GBP Chapter 48 Uncle and Nephew Clash Again
Chapter 48 Uncle and Nephew Clash Again
Faced with the elderly people's continued persistence, Lu Yuanqing simply shrugged.
“But I think since things are already set in stone, what’s the point of saying anything more?” Lu Yuanqing spread his hands. “I still have younger siblings and nephews and nieces to support! I can’t keep fantasizing that the brigade leader will change the rules back every day!”
"So from now on, I'll work harder, try not to take leave or slack off, and try to earn full work points every day. By the time the autumn harvest is over, even with our family's work points, I think we should be able to barely get by next year!"
After Lu Yuanqing finished speaking, he turned around, picked up a hoe, and started working. His posture and the atmosphere were truly those of a very enthusiastic young man!
But before he could even finish digging out a single line, he was panting heavily, and his movements slowed down.
Lu Mingdong, who was planting sweet potato seedlings right next to him, scoffed.
Lu Yuanqing blushed and quickly glanced at the others around him.
The other villagers, perhaps because of his words, started working quietly, unlike the situation at the beginning of the morning when they were working and bragging.
Lu Yuanqing then turned back with relief and glared at Lu Mingdong, "Hey, you brat, are you mocking your third uncle?"
Lu Mingdong looked up at him, his little face full of self-righteousness. He blinked and said indifferently, "Isn't it obvious?"
Lu Yuanqing laughed in exasperation, "Your third uncle is a human being, not a machine. How can he keep doing such strenuous farm work indefinitely?"
He was a reasonable person, so even though Lu Mingdong, that brat, was arrogant and openly laughed at him, he still rationally gave his excuse.
"Excuse!" Two rational and calm words.
Holy crap!!!
Lu Yuanqing was shocked. This kid must be his tapeworm!
"Xiao Dong!" Lu Yuanqing laughed instead of getting angry, and said seriously, "I think you are the most beautiful person in our family. Look at your aunt and your sister, their hair is yellowish, they are all like little blondies. But your hair is jet black and shiny, and it feels soft to the touch. And also, your little face that has gained a little weight recently! It's just so..."
"Alright!" Lu Mingdong admitted defeat as expected. "Third Uncle, I was wrong!"
Lu Yuanqing smiled, decisively stopping her daydreaming, and asked with a smile, "What should we do if a child makes a mistake?"
Lu Mingdong glared at him, his already large eyes widening completely.
Lu Yuanqing sighed to himself: It looks just like a cat!
Tsk tsk tsk! It's gotten all pricked up! It's gotten all pricked up!
Lu Yuanqing showed no embarrassment at bullying a child, his face beaming with a triumphant smile. "Hmm? Xiao Dong doesn't know? Does your third uncle need to teach him?"
Hmph! Kid, you cold-blooded brat, you think you can turn the world upside down? You're still too green.
Lu Mingdong blinked, wanting to cry because he would lose face, but he couldn't.
His little brain turned around so fast, faster than he had in the past few years.
Lu Yuanqing blinked and acted cute, quietly waiting for his reaction.
"Third Uncle, you're so kind!"
Lu Yuanqing was overjoyed: Finally, he was able to suppress this brat!
"Now you know how good your third uncle is!" Lu Yuanqing said smugly. "But praising your third uncle doesn't excuse you from the apology you owe!"
Lu Mingdong rolled his eyes inwardly. What had he done wrong?
Ignoring the second half of Lu Yuanqing's sentence and directly agreeing with the first half, Lu Mingdong nodded and said, "Third Uncle is indeed the best. This is not just my opinion. Yesterday, I even heard my future Third Aunt's mother telling someone that your and my future Third Aunt's happy days are coming soon!"
While working, Lu Mingdong pretended to be thoughtful and said, "My future third aunt is so good to our family. My fourth uncle and I are very happy that you two can get married soon!"
what?
a bolt from the blue!
Lu Yuanqing had no idea whether a bolt of lightning was flashing overhead right now.
Whether it was true or not, he felt like he had been struck by lightning.
"No," Lu Yuanqing threw down his hoe, took a big step and squatted down in front of Lu Mingdong, his face contorted with pain and his tone filled with sorrow, "Xiaodong, tell your third uncle first, did you really hear Aunt Tian say that?"
"Did she really bring up marriage?"
"When? Was it her idea alone, or Gu Baoxia's idea?"
Lu Yuanqing was so anxious that he wanted to grab his shoulders and shake him.
When exactly did this happen? How come he doesn't know?
Gu Baoxia looked down on him, so why wasn't she more supportive?
He had been waiting for Gu Baoxia to come and break off the engagement!
Lu Mingdong calmly observed his expression for a moment, and his depressed mood instantly disappeared.
Indeed, human joys and sorrows are not the same, and may even shift.
Just now, he was feeling down, while Lu Yuanqing was feeling smug.
Now he's happy, but Lu Yuanqing isn't!
"Third Uncle, are you too happy?" Lu Mingdong looked at Lu Yuanqing with his innocent eyes.
Lu Yuanqing almost coughed up a mouthful of blood!
What's there to be happy about!
He desperately wants to know: When did this child go blind? Can't you see how dire the situation is?
"Uh, is Third Uncle happy? Or not?" Lu Yuanqing asked.
Lu Mingdong was speechless. "You don't even know whether you're happy or not?"
The Gu family is truly terrifying.
Most importantly, its power is quite formidable.
Look! Even his third uncle was terrified.
What can Lu Yuanqing do?
He didn't like Gu Baoxia, and judging from Gu Baoxia's attitude towards the original owner and towards him, it was clear that Gu Baoxia didn't have those feelings for them.
As for why he agreed even though he had no feelings for the original owner of the body.
Lu Yuanqing, who has never been in a relationship, said he didn't know either!
Anyway, the person who wanted to marry Gu Baoxia is no longer here, and the person Gu Baoxia is willing to marry is not him, so Lu Yuanqing never took this marriage seriously.
After he robbed Gu Baoxia of 100 jin of grain, Gu Baoxia found him even more displeasing.
For this reason, Lu Yuanqing remained calm and waited for Gu Baoxia to find a new partner and then come to the Lu family to break off the engagement.
Rumors are a terrible thing, especially when they involve girls.
For the sake of those hundred catties of grain, Lu Yuanqing wouldn't be the one to break off the engagement, which was also a way of giving Gu Baoxia face.
But now Tian Xiaoju is discussing marriage with people in the village?
Good heavens, how come he, one of the parties involved, only just heard the news!
"Third Uncle, don't you want to marry your future Third Aunt?" Lu Mingdong asked curiously, tilting his head.
He was genuinely curious!
"Do you think I want to?" Lu Yuanqing glared at him irritably.
“Hmm!! You don’t want to, you really don’t want to!” Lu Mingdong said.
You can tell from his whole body that he doesn't want to.
Lu Yuanqing glanced at him in surprise, "Don't you think my thinking is wrong?"
"why?"
Lu Yuanqing: "Look! Fourth Uncle, Aunt, and my sister, even Xiao Nan and the others in the family, they all like Gu Baoxia very much. If they knew that I didn't want to agree to the marriage, they would definitely say something to me!"