While holding her, Ji Mingtao looked around like a thief, afraid that someone would suddenly appear.
When Gu Shichu saw him like this, she laughed so hard that she trembled. This man usually had a blank expression and looked indifferent, but now he had lost all his usual calmness and was extremely nervous. This contrast made Gu Shichu very happy.
Ji Mingtao became angry and embarrassed, so he lowered his head and bit Gu Shichu's lips, kissing her fiercely, not giving her a chance to breathe. He kissed her until she was breathless and had no energy to open her mouth to talk.
After Gu Shichu was released, his heart beat so violently that it seemed like it would jump out of his chest. It was so exciting. She didn't expect Ji Mingtao to react so strongly this time. It was much stronger than when he was at home.
Gu Shichu's eyes became brighter and brighter. She hugged Ji Mingtao's neck and said mischievously, "Are we wild mandarin ducks now?"
Ji Mingtao's handsome face darkened, and his reverie disappeared in an instant. He said, "Can you talk about something serious?"
"Why are you talking so seriously? What we are doing now is not a serious matter." Gu Shichu said righteously.
Ji Mingtao: …
That's true, no, she almost took him away. Ji Mingtao had a cold face and pulled her off him with his hands.
Gu Shichu had no choice but to give up with regret. If he continued teasing, the man would get angry.
"Shall we go back now?" Gu Shichu looked at his bucket and said, "I have enough snails to stir-fry for a whole plate. I'll stir-fry them tonight and we'll eat them together slowly. My spicy stir-fried snails are really delicious."
Ji Mingtao nodded and said to her, "You go back first. I have to go up the mountain one more time."
Gu Shichu didn't ask any more questions and said, "Okay then, be careful and don't hurt yourself."
"I know." Ji Mingtao said, and handed the bamboo rat in his hand to her: "Take the bamboo rat back first."
Gu Shichu didn't bother to be polite with him. He carried his small bucket in one hand and the bamboo rat in the other and went home.
When passing by the banyan tree forest, he found that Li Danyang and Wei Shaocheng were both missing. They must have gone home after the quarrel. Gu Shichu didn't care. Li Danyang was about to get married, so Wei Shaocheng must have given up his plan if it didn't work.
When she returned to the village, she happened to meet Li Danyang's mother. When she saw her carrying a bamboo rat, she exclaimed enviously, "Wow, Gu girl, you caught such a fat bamboo rat! It's enough for several meals! Where did you catch it? I'll ask my head of the family to try his luck too."
Although everything belonged to the public these days, small prey that ordinary people found privately belonged to them personally. Unless they caught a big game like a wild boar or a roe deer, they could not enjoy it alone but had to share it with the villagers.
So when Li's mother saw that Gu Shichu caught such a fat bamboo rat, she was very jealous. After all, few families can eat meat nowadays. Gu Shichu's bamboo rat looked to weigh seven or eight kilograms, which could be eaten for many meals. How could Li's mother not be envious
Gu Shichu replied with a smile: "I caught it in the bamboo forest in the back mountain. It was hiding so well that it took me a lot of effort to catch it." She lied with her eyes open. Anyway, except Ji Mingtao, no one knew that she didn't catch the bamboo rat.
"Is that so? You are so lucky." Mother Li stared at the bamboo rat with envy.
Gu Shichu just smiled and walked away. Only then did Li's mother remember to call her, "Gu girl, my daughter is getting married on the eighth of this month. Please come to the wedding banquet."
"Okay, Aunt Li, I will be there on time." Gu Shichu agreed immediately, not because she was close to Li Danyang's family, but because Zhoujia Village had a small population and every family was related. When one family had a wedding, basically the whole village could go to the wedding.
Gu Shichu had no grudges against the Li family, so it would be inappropriate for him not to attend the wedding.
On the eighth day of the New Year, Gu Shichu looked at the time, brought a few eggs as gifts, and went to the Li family.
The Li family's daughter's wedding was naturally a lively occasion. After Gu Shichu presented the gift, he followed everyone to Li Danyang's room to see the bride.
Weddings these days are very simple, but Li Danyang dressed very festively, wearing a red plaid top. Although it was not bright red, it was new and made her face look rosy.
The aunts and sisters-in-law around were teasing Li Danyang. Li Danyang sat on the bed with a blushing face. He was teased, feeling shy and timid, his face full of excitement of getting what he wanted.
Gu Shichu walked up to her and said, "Li Danyang, congratulations. I wish you a happy wedding and a happy life."
When Li Danyang heard Gu Shichu's voice, she looked up suddenly and saw that it was indeed her. The blush on her face turned pale instantly, and the shy and sweet smile just now became stiff. She didn't know whether she was guilty or embarrassed. After a while, she stammered, "Thank you, thank you for your blessing."
After saying that, she no longer dared to look at Gu Shichu. She was obviously feeling guilty about Gu Shichu. She probably felt that she had robbed her of her ideal husband, and later her promising stepchildren as well. In a sense, it was equivalent to robbing Gu Shichu of the wealth and glory that was destined for him.
If Gu Shichu knew about this, wouldn't he be determined to kill her? It would be strange if Li Danyang didn't have something up her mind.
When Gu Shichu saw Li Danyang's uncomfortable expression, she knew exactly what she was thinking. In fact, she didn't need to feel guilty, because even if she didn't snatch Zhou Weiguo away, Gu Shichu herself would not want him.
How could an old man with a dead wife and a child compare to the young, handsome and lovely Ji Mingtao? Even if Gu Shichu was blind, he would only choose Ji Mingtao.
Li Danyang only thought about enjoying wealth and glory after clinging to Zhou's family, but she didn't think that before she could enjoy wealth and glory, she would have to endure a long time. During that time, as a stepwife and stepmother, her life was not so easy.
At least in the original owner's memory, before Zhou Weiguo resigned and went into business and his four stepchildren became successful, the original owner was like an old nanny, taking care of the family's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. She was so busy every day that she worked herself into a yellow-faced woman.
By the time Zhou Weiguo became rich and his four children grew up, the original owner had already become ill and was busy taking medicine and going to the hospital every day. How could she enjoy a good mood and a good body
Zhou Weiguo was tired of seeing this yellow-faced woman, so he secretly kept several young and beautiful women outside.
The stepchildren were busy with work and did not have deep feelings for the hardworking original owner. After all, they were used to her one-sided dedication and thought that everything she did for them was natural, so they were not very grateful to her.
When she gets old, just give her money so that she can afford medical treatment and medicine. As for her being alone without anyone to accompany her and unable to enjoy family happiness
Don't think about it. Not kicking her out of the house and still supporting her shows how kind they are as stepchildren.
Even so, outsiders still say that they are filial and grateful, and they treat their stepmother so kindly.
Therefore, the news that Li Danyang saw in his previous life, such as the loving mother and filial son, and the original owner's rapid rise to prominence, were all made up for show and were not the real situation at all, but Li Danyang took them as the truth.