After the marriage, the strong beauty became rich and busy raising children

Chapter 142 Comparison

Peng Xiaoling found it very strange.

When she went out just now, she remembered that she still had half a bucket of water.

It was already dark, and there was no way she could go to fetch water. She could just eat some dry steamed buns, but her son, Gu Xiaofan, liked to eat noodles, and he had a big appetite.

How can this be done?

At this time, Gu Xiaofan came back with a shovel.

As soon as he came back, he walked stealthily to the backyard.

Peng Xiaoling followed him in and found him wiping the mud off the shovel with dry corn leaves.

"Where did you go?"

Gu Xiaofan was shocked. He didn't even know when his mother followed him in.

"I, Yuanyuan and I went out to play for a while."

"playing what?"

Gu Xiaofan stammered, "No, I didn't play anything."

"Did you use up the half bucket of water at home?"

"No, no."

Peng Xiaoling was so angry that she pulled a long branch, grabbed Gu Xiaofan, and started beating him on the legs: "You are still lying. There is no water in the river, so where did the mud on your shovel come from?"

Gu Xiaofan grimaced in pain, "It's not like I was the only one who carried water. Yuanyuan also carried some."

Peng Xiaoling became even angrier.

"Yuanyuanyuanyuan, you still have the nerve to say that. They dug a well today and they don't lack water. Why are you competing with them? What did I tell you today? This water is for cooking. Have you stuffed your ears with wool, huh?"

Peng Xiaoling hit him hard with several branches.

Gu Xiaofan couldn't help crying.

"You still have the nerve to cry. Don't eat tonight."

After saying that, Peng Xiaoling dropped the branch and went back to the house.

Sitting on the edge of the kang, she was about to drink some water. She picked up the cup, but it was empty. She picked up the thermos, but it was still empty.

The anger in her chest was about to burst out of her mouth.

She herself knew that she was not angry because her son wasted water, but because Gu Errong's family was living better and better.

She was jealous.

After sitting for a while, her anger gradually subsided.

It’s definitely not okay to go one night without water. Gu Xiaofan has the habit of drinking water in the middle of the night.

She thought, since they had dug a well, she might as well go to Guan Youshuang to get some water so that she could taste the well water.

She went to the backyard to coax Gu Xiaofan, and then went to Gu Errong's house with a bucket of water.

The Gu family is having dinner.

Dumplings made by Wang Huiying.

"Xiaoling, have you eaten yet? Why don't you sit down and eat together?"

Seeing that it was Peng Xiaoling, Wang Huiying greeted her warmly.

Peng Xiaoling smiled and said, "No, Auntie. I was just about to cook, but my useless son wasted all the water. I want to borrow some water."

"Oh, what's the point of borrowing? Errong has carried some water today. It's in the water tank. Go and scoop a bucket."

"Aunt, didn't you dig a well? You didn't use the water?"

Guan Youshuang smiled and said, "The master said that the water is full of silt and needs to be cleaned. It will probably take a few days before it can be used."

Peng Xiaoling said "Oh", but snorted in her heart.

Isn't it just a bucket of water? If you don't want me to hit you, you don't have to make such an excuse.

How stingy!

In that case, she won't be polite.

Since Wang Huiying and the others didn't follow her out anyway, she simply scooped a full bucket for herself, said thank you and went back.

When he got home, Gu Xiaofan had already forgotten the unpleasantness and was kneeling in the yard folding cardboard.

Peng Xiaoling had an idea and decided to make some dumplings for her son as well.

There were still a few potatoes at home, and the few pounds of meat she bought during the Chinese New Year was pickled by her and put in a jar.

I originally planned to eat it during festivals.

She took out a spatula, scooped out a small piece of meat along with the lard and put it in the pot.

Then turn on the fire and prepare to melt the lard.

Soon, a sizzling sound came from the pot.

She washed another smaller potato, peeled it, and started cutting it.

Because farmers have to take care of both domestic and outdoor work, she doesn't have parents-in-law to help her like others, she has to rely on herself.

Years of practice have made her nimble and quick at cooking.

About an hour later, she brought a plate of dumplings and called her son to eat.

Gu Xiaofan was particularly surprised when he saw the dumplings.

In the past, dumplings could only be eaten during the Chinese New Year.

He patted the dirt off his body and said, "Mom, why are you suddenly making dumplings today?"

Peng Xiaoling didn't answer him directly. She patted his head and said, "As long as you study hard, I'll make delicious food for you often in the future, okay?"

"Uh-huh."

"Okay, eat it while it's hot."

Peng Xiaoling pushed the vinegar dish with chili peppers and oil in front of her son.

The little guy gobbled the food ravenously, as if he hadn't seen food in years.

Peng Xiaoling wanted to eat some, but she only packed about forty of them. She was afraid that her son wouldn’t have enough, so she didn’t pick up her chopsticks.

"Mom, why don't you eat?" Gu Xiaofan asked vaguely while chewing a large piece of dumpling.

Peng Xiaoling looked at her son lovingly, shook her head and said, "Mom is not hungry, you eat first."

"Try one, it's delicious." As he said that, Gu Xiaofan fed a piece of dumpling to Peng Xiaoling's mouth.

"Eat quickly, son. Mom is really not hungry."

"Eat one, just eat one."

Unable to persuade her son, Peng Xiaoling ate one.

She felt mixed emotions.

After all, they are too poor.

Ugh.

She touched her son's head again and asked softly, "Xiao Fan, have you taken any exams recently?"

"Not yet. I have the test tomorrow."

"I heard from Yuanyuan's grandmother that Yuanyuan seems to be taking extra classes recently. Do you know how his grades are now?"

"It's still the same, almost like me."

Peng Xiaoling breathed a sigh of relief.

"My son is so smart, so why don't you try harder? Can we surpass him?"

Gu Xiaofan said unhappily: "What do you mean by surpassing him? My Chinese score is higher than his, okay?"

"Okay, then mom is wrong. Let's try to surpass him in math then."

Gu Xiaofan said proudly, "Don't worry, Mom. I will definitely leave him far behind in this exam. By the way, the teacher said that there will be a parents' meeting after the exam."

Peng Xiaoling was very happy.

She was already imagining the parent-teacher conference.

*

After a day without live streaming, Guan Youshuang felt much more relaxed.

After dinner, she and Gu Errong returned to the house.

Gu Errong helped her get some water to wash her face and said, "I'll take you wherever you want to go tomorrow."

Tomorrow, she has to go to school.

According to the principal, after tomorrow's class, the children will have a holiday. They will rest at home for two days and then take the exam for the high school entrance examination.

In other words, after tomorrow, she can really enjoy a few days of retirement life.

She said honestly: "I have to go to school tomorrow morning, let's talk about it in the afternoon."

Although Gu Errong had never asked her about her classes at school, he had heard from his sister that because Guan Youshuang's teaching level was so high, the principal had specially assigned her a top class.

It sounds dreamy, right? He himself found it incredible.

The matchmaker said that, it's clear that she hasn't had much education!

Gu Errong turned her over and said, "We will have a puppy soon, right? Don't you like carpentry? How about we make a doghouse tomorrow afternoon?"