บท 17: A Guilty Brother
บรรณาธิการ: Nyoi-Bo Studio
They had to wait for the children to bring the ingredients back before they could start preparing dinner.
The parents had nothing to do, so they could only chat.
Generally speaking, they would talk about their experiences in raising children on the variety show.
The host, Tang Tian, explained how he and his son got along.
Gu Che's expression was calm as he was indifferent to it.
When Liu Man mentioned her younger sister, Liu Yue, Gu Che's spirits were lifted. In his eyes, the sisters' way of getting along was worth learning.
[ Did you notice? Gu Che's eyes lit up just now. ]
[ Don't tell me he's interested in Liu Man! ]
[ You're thinking too much. He doesn't even look at Liu Man. He is just eavesdropping. ]
[ Eavesdropping? No. He is listening in broad daylight. ]
[ Why do I feel like he's secretly learning from her? ]
[ Learn what? ]
"Gu Che, you also have a sister. How do you usually get along with her?" Zhou Yan asked with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, he patted his head in frustration. "I just remembered that you two only met yesterday. I'm so sorry."
The air fell silent for a moment.
Zhou Yan didn't seem to notice it. He continued, "I saw that many people on the internet are very concerned about her. To be honest, I'm also very curious about her experience over the years. Do you know about it, Gu Che? Is it convenient for you to tell me?"
[ Well, someone finally asked what I was thinking. ]
[ I want to know too. ]
[ Hey, didn't you see Gu Che's face turn black? Zhou Yan is hurting him. ]
[To satisfy his curiosity, Zhou Yan rubs sault in Gu Che's wound. How selfish he is! ]
[ He just wants to be popular. Even the people from the crew didn't ask this question. He rushed to ask because he wanted someone to thank him. ]
Zhou Yan carefully looked at the silent Gu Che. " if it's not convenient, then you don't need to answer."
"It's not convenient." Gu Che was direct.
Zhou Yan smiled awkwardly.
Tang Tian tried to smooth things over. "It's getting dark. If they don't come back soon, aren't we going to have to cook in the dark?"
Gu Che didn't drop the topic as Tang Tian wished. Instead, he stared at Zhou Yan.
"Miaomiao is my little sister, a little sister that I lost but found again. I will respect her decision."
Tang Tian's eyes flickered and he probed, "You mean as long as she wants to talk about it, then it's okay. If she doesn't, then you won't talk about it. Am I right?"
"Yes."
After a pause, Gu Che added, "She's the only one who has the right to tell everyone about everything she's experienced. Even if I'm her brother, I don't have the right."
Of course, he had already talked with his sister before. He didn't need to hide the fact that she had lived in the deep mountain and that she had been learning from her master. As long as he didn't mention that she didn't belong to the world before, he could say anything else.
He raised the corner of his lips and looked at Zhou Yan, who looked embarrassed. "If you're curious, you can ask her about it."
It was obvious that if Zhou Yan dared to run to Gu Miaomiao, ask her if she had been suffering in the past few years, and personally open her wound to show everyone, the saliva of the netizens would drown him.
Zhou Yan coughed a few times and turned his head to look at Liu Man, praising her for the good response to her recent song.
Liu Man didn't know how to respond.
[ To be honest, Gu Che is a good brother. ]
[ In reality, how many people can respect their children or siblings? ]
[ But isn't he asking everyone to disturb Gu Miaomiao? He's shirking responsibility, isn't he? ]
[ Hey, he has no obligation to tell you everything about his family. ]
The atmosphere among the parents suddenly became a little strange, and a child's voice broke the strange atmosphere.
"Ahh!"
Tang Tian stretched his neck and looked down. "It seems to be Miaomiao's voice."
Gu Che, who had a cold face just now, immediately stood up and walked down impatiently.
"Miaomiao."
Gu Che tried to take the things from her hands.
"Why did you carry two baskets?"
"Because I am strong!"
Gu Miaomiao grinned and quickly passed Gu Che, running to the destination in one breath. After putting down the baskets, she ran back in one breath and opened her arms.
"Hug me!"
Gu Che quickly carried her up and weighed her in his arms.
He was scared to death. Just now, his sister directly ran past him, and he thought that he was being despised by her.
Gu Che still had a lingering fear, but Gu Miaomiao secretly tore open the wrapper of a milk candy and stuffed it into his mouth.
"Brother, try it. It's super delicious. It's the best candy I've ever eaten!"
The sweetness spread.
Gu Che felt a sweetness in his heart.
He then looked at his sister, who was carefully peeling another candy and eating it.
She squinted her eyes and revealed a satisfied smile. She shook her head and looked sweeter than candy.
"It's also the best candy I've ever had," Gu Che replied.
"Really?"
Gu Miaomiao's eyes sparkled. She felt that Gu Che had good taste, just like her!
She moved closer and pressed her chubby cheek against his.
"We are indeed brother and sister; even our taste is the same!"
"Yes!" A certain top celebrity lied through his teeth.
[ This scene is so lovely. Hurry up and take a screenshot. ]
[ Gu Che looks too gentle. I thought he only knew how to sing coldly and dance arrogantly. ]
[ didn't anyone notice Gu Che looked guilty when he said he liked the candy? ]
A few other parents had also come to pick up their children. When they saw this scene, Su Hanjiang touched his head. "Gu Che is really..."
He didn't finish, but the comments helped him finish the sentence.
[ ...shameless. ]
The girls 'group had a good harvest, and so did the boys' group.
"Look at the ingredients I found," Su Zhaomu said with a smile. "Dad, I'm awesome, right?"
"What do you mean by 'the ingredients you found'?" Su Hanjiang replied. "The three of you worked together to find the ingredients."
The little boy pursed his lips and turned to look at the other two boys. He waved his hand and asked Su Hanjiang to lower his head and get close to him.
"Tang Jing didn't find any ingredients. Zhou Jun didn't do anything at all."
Some netizens paid close attention to this group and knew very well that Su Zhaomu was telling the truth.
[ Su Zhaomu has two lame teammates. They got nothing. ]
[ Tang Jing is so serious. He just knocked at people's doors and asked for ingredients with a straight face. Why didn't he act cute? ]
[ Zhou Jun is spoiled. He didn't want to work at all. He even told the staff that he was tired and wanted them to carry him. ]
[ Don't be too harsh on a child. He's still young. ]
[ There are five children in total. Liu Yue is six years old, Tang Jing and Zhou Jun are five years old, and Gu Miaomiao and Su Zhaomu are four and a half years old. Who is younger? ]
Gu Miaomiao stuck to her brother's side, her big eyes staring straight at the vegetables in the basket.
"Brother, do you know how to cook?" she asked curiously.
"Yes."
"Then what can you do?"
"I can try everything."
"I want to eat braised pork."
"I'll try."
"Yay! You're the best!"
Su Hanjiang listened for a while and thought that Gu Che knew how to cook. He smiled and said, "I'll leave the red braised pork to you then. I'll be in charge of the sweet and sour fish. Children should like sweet and sour flavor."
Liu Yue mustered her courage and whispered, "My sister's tomato fried eggs are super delicious."
Tang Tian laughed. "I'll make chili eggplants then? Children may not be able to eat spicy food. I'll have minced meat with eggplants instead. Gu Che, please give me some meat."
Zhou Yan glanced at the baskets. In this way, there were only vegetables left.
It was hard to cook without vegetables only.
After thinking for a while, Zhou Yan took the initiative to talk to Gu Che. "Do you know how to make braised pork? It wasn't easy for Miaomiao to bring the ingredients back. It wouldn't be good if they were wasted."
Zhou Yan also knew that questioning Gu Che's cooking skills would invite criticism.
However, he was not afraid. Firstly, many netizens knew that Gu Che didn't know how to cook at all. Secondly, he used the excuse of not wanting to waste ingredients. If Gu Che insisted on cooking the braised port, everyone would attack him in the end. If Gu Che changed his mind, everyone would praise Zhou Yan for being straightforward.
Before Gu Che could react, Gu Miaomiao exploded.
"My brother is super amazing! You're not allowed to doubt him!"
Her fair and tender face was flushed red with anger.
"I'm just asking. Don't overreact." Zhou Yan smiled with a good temper.
Gu Miaomiao decided to list Zhou Yan as the most annoying person.
"Brother, don't be sad. I believe in you."
It had been a long time since Gu Che had been trusted and protected.
Four years ago, he had wanted to participate in the talent show, but his eldest brother had questioned him. Even now, his eldest brother was still against him becoming an idol.
He was always eager to prove himself.
But now, Gu Miaomiao believed him just because he was her brother and did not need him to prove anything.
Gu Che knelt and said guiltily, "Miaomiao, I'm sorry. I lied. I don't know how to cook."
Gu Miaomiao blinked.
Gu Che didn't dare to look at her, worried that disappointment would appear on her little face.
"It doesn't matter." Gu Miaomiao took the opportunity to pat his head and found that it felt good. She patted him a few more times as if she was patting a watermelon. "No one is born a cook. You can learn. I can cook, and I'll teach you!"
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