Back To The 80s-Chapter 552 - 544: Mo Wang_1

Zeng Changzhi sat up from his bed in surprise, and asked.

"Yes, would I have been willing to buy so much stuff otherwise?" Zhao Hongmei also felt a pang of pain at this.

Zeng Changzhi said anxiously, "You need to give Honghe the money right away tomorrow, how could you let him buy the stuff?"

Zhao Hongmei didn’t make a sound, and patted Erhu, who was lying next to her.

.......

In the following days, Gu Xiaobei always ran into Xu Yanhong in the staff quarters.

Every time, Xu Yanhong would politely greet Gu Xiaobei with a smile.

"Sister-in-law, did you bring the kids back?"

Gu Xiaobei had just entered the staff quarters with the two children when she saw Xu Yanhong, who was just leaving. She didn’t know why, but it always happened this way.

Gu Xiaobei politely said, "Yes, are you going out?"

"I’m going to buy some groceries," Xu Yanhong replied. She took out a handful of candy from her bag, bent down, and said to Xiaopang and Mo Wang, "Xiaopang, Mo Wang, Auntie has candy here, would you like some?"

Xiaopang looked at the candy in Xu Yanhong’s hand, a variety of colors he had never seen before and was attracted. He looked at his mother.

Gu Xiaobei only smiled without saying anything, and Mo Wang held Xiaopang’s hand tightly. He firmly said, "Eating candy will cause toothaches. We won’t eat it."

Xu Yanhong tried to put the candy into Xiaopang’s hand despite his refusal.

Mo Wang suddenly stepped forward and pushed away Xu Yanhong’s hand. His voice changed its tone, "Take it away, we won’t eat it, take it away, we won’t eat it!"

Xu Yanhong looked up at Gu Xiaobei awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, this candy was brought by my relatives from Hong Kong. It’s quite tasty, let them have it."

Gu Xiaobei smiling politely, said, "If they don’t want to eat, don’t force them."

Mo Wang held Xiaopang’s hand and said to Gu Xiaobei, "Mom, let’s go home. Let’s go! Home!"

Gu Xiaobei apologized with a smile at Xu Yanhong and led the two children home.

Xu Yanhong watched the figures of Gu Xiaobei and her children go into the building, before finally turning to go shopping.

Upon arriving home, Gu Xiaobei held Mo Wang and asked, "Why can’t we have the candy the aunt gave?"

Mo Wang pursed his lips, not knowing how to express his long string of thoughts. After a while, he said, "We can’t eat candy given by enemies."

Gu Xiaobei held her forehead, but she knew it was a good habit not to accept things from strangers.

.......

Ji Xiangdong had also found someone willing to swap houses.

After they moved out, they would repaint the house, tidy it up simply, and then move in.

Bai Mingzhu was jealous and upset seeing the harmonious daily life of Wen Xiuqing and her family.

Knowing that Ji Xiangdong’s family was about to move, Wen Xiuqing prepared especially delicious meals these past few days.

Early in the morning, Wen Xiuqing invited Gu Xiaobei over for dumplings in the evening.

"Come over after Xiaopang and Mo Wang wake up from their nap in the afternoon," Wen Xiuqing hugged Mo Wang and instructed.

"Okay, both of them have stopped taking afternoon naps recently. We’ll come over early in the afternoon to help. Do we need to buy anything?" Gu Xiaobei asked.

"No need to buy anything. Can you ask Zhanguo if he could call the Qi family? Their mother has been sighing every day, and we don’t even dare to speak loudly at home anymore," Wen Xiuqing said with some helplessness.

Gu Xiaobei could understand; being hospitable was one thing, but having such a guest in the house every day was indeed quite uncomfortable. She nodded and agreed, "Alright, I’ll call Zhanguo from the guardroom later."

Wen Xiuqing sighed, "When people get old, they really need to be clear about somethings, lest they suffer."

After Wen Xiuqing left, Gu Xiaobei dressed the two children and led them to the guardroom at the entrance of the staff quarters to call Lu Zhanguo.

Gu Xiaobei went into the guardroom to make the call, while Xiaopang and Mo Wang did not want to go in and chose to play at the door.

Shortly after Gu Xiaobei went into the guardroom, Xu Yanhong happened to pass by. She saw Xiaopang and Mo Wang squatting at the door of the guardroom playing, and she smiled and went over to say, "Xiaopang, Mo Wang, what are you doing?"

As soon as Mo Wang saw Xu Yanhong, he immediately stood up with Xiaopang and used his little body to block Xiaopang from her. He watched Xu Yanhong warily.

Xu Yanhong didn’t understand why Mo Wang always seemed to see her as an enemy. She smiled and said, "Mo Wang, Auntie has some apples here. Would you and Xiaopang like some?"

Mo Wang pressed his lips together and looked at Xu Yanhong with guarded eyes. He shook his head resolutely.

Xiaopang also followed suit, "We don’t want apples."

Xu Yanhong didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Auntie has chocolate here. It’s a very delicious candy." While speaking, she took out a palm-sized piece of chocolate wrapped in gold paper.

Mo Wang held his sister’s hand tightly, took a step back, turned to Xiaopang and said, "We can’t eat it. Let’s find mother." He then took Xiaopang’s hand and went into the guardroom.

Gu Xiaobei, who had just finished making the call, came out. Seeing Xu Yanhong standing there with a piece of chocolate and a serious-looking Mo Wang instantly gave her an idea of what was going on. Smiling, she said, "Yanhong, don’t give them food anymore when you see them in the future. It’s not a good habit."

Xu Yanhong laughed awkwardly, "Sister-in-law, don’t get me wrong, I have no other intentions."

Gu Xiaobei continued with a smile, "I know you mean well, but I don’t want my children to get into the habit of casually taking things from others."

"Sister-in-law, since you’ve said so, I won’t do it next time." Xu Yanhong thought that if it hadn’t been for her thick makeup, her face would have turned red by now.

Gu Xiaobei didn’t say anymore. She took Mo Wang and Xiaopang but did not look back as she walked home. She knew that Xu Yanhong was watching them from behind.

"Mother, what is chocolate? Is it very delicious?" Xiaopang looked up at Gu Xiaobei curiously.

Gu Xiaobei simply replied, saying, "It’s a kind of candy that’s a bit bitter and a bit sweet, but children can’t eat it. You can eat it when you grow up."

"Can I eat it when I’m as tall as mother?" The anticipation was evident in Xiaopang’s eyes.

Gu Xiaobei nodded, "Yes, Xiaopang, you must learn from your brother in the future. No matter who offers you food, don’t accept it. Do you understand?"

Xiaopang nodded, "Yes, don’t accept it. If you eat it, you will never see mother again."

After having lunch, Gu Xiaobei took Mo Wang and Xiaopang to mop the house and quickly cleaned up. Checking the time and seeing that it was almost three o’clock and Doudou was about to wake up from her nap, they finally left for the small yard.

When they got downstairs, they saw Xu Yanhong playing with a sandbag with Erhu in the courtyard.

Seeing Gu Xiaobei, Xu Yanhong laughed and said, "Sister-in-law, are you going out?"

"Yes, we’re going to the children’s grandmother’s house." Gu Xiaobei had no choice but to slow down, greet Xu Yanhong.

Mo Wang pulled Gu Xiaobei’s hand hard and urged, "Mom, let’s go fast. Let’s go!"

Smiling, Gu Xiaobei followed Mo Wang and walked a few steps faster.

Xu Yanhong looked at Mo Wang’s retreating figure, then turned to look at Erhu, "Erhu, does auntie look very scary?"

Erhu shook his head, "Auntie is beautiful and prettier than mom!"