"Are you ready yet?" Gong Tao called out towards the house from the carriage.
Gong Tao checked the ti and realized that it was getting late. If they didn’t leave soon, who knew when they’d finally be able to get going, especially since winter days grew dark early.
Cai ina hurriedly fetched a big cotton coat. "Wrap this around you, or you’ll get cold."
Cai ina really couldn’t understand what was up with these people. They just decided to go to town without considering the weather.
Wasn’t it just to buy an old trunk? Gong Tao could have gone alone, so why bring the kids? This was why Zhao Guangran was better.
"Why don’t we just not go? Look, Guangran is staying ho," Cai ina said, genuinely worried about Ni Zi. She’d just been sick, and even though she seed to have recovered well, she was still a bit weak.
Stay ho and not go? After finally getting the opportunity, how could Gong Ruini agree to give it up? As for why Zhao Guangran, that little rascal, didn’t want to go to town, it was because he was angry.
That’s right, carefree Zhao Guangran had been angry for quite a while this ti. The reason for his anger was simply because Gong Ruini had suggested moving to the newly-built house to sleep.
If it was just the Gong siblings going, Zhao Guangran wouldn’t have objected so strongly. But the key issue was that Zhao Xuran intended to move as well. If that happened, Zhao Guangran would undoubtedly have to move too, which was sothing he didn’t want at all.
Zhao Guangran had raised objections, but his older brother suppressed them, leaving him no choice but to agree. Still, he wanted to express his displeasure through actions, which included not going to town this ti.
"Mom, I want to choose a nice-looking cabinet." Apparently, Zhao Gang ntioned there might be so good items, but not many, it depended on luck.
Sports had been encouraged for many years, and good things would have been long gone, with not many left behind.
This left Gong Ruini feeling regretful. If only she had co earlier, it would have been so much better. Even if it was just a tiny space, as long as it could store things, it’d be fine.
Cai ina knew her daughter was stubborn in every way. She was just asking again out of hope, and after getting the usual answer, she said, "Alright, listen to your father on the way and rember to stay away from the stove."
This ti, Zhao Gang had prepared ticulously for the trip. They had a stove and food, and barring any unforeseen events, they would be returning ho in the afternoon.
"Rember to heat up the food for your dad and Uncle Zhao," Cai ina called after them.
Of course, she didn’t forget to remind Gong Tao again to take good care of her daughter. "Be careful on the road..."
Having heard this for what seed like the nth ti, Gong Tao was really feeling helpless. If it weren’t for his daughter not giving him a good look, Gong Tao would have liked to chase Gong Ruini off.
"It’s late, i Na, we’re leaving now. Keep an eye on the house," Gong Tao couldn’t complain. Just then, Zhao Gang stepped forward.
"Keep an eye on that Guangran kid at ho, don’t let him go out; make him do chores at ho." Since his youngest son could cause trouble easily if not supervised, it was better to keep him busy with chores at ho.
Telling Zhao Guangran to do chores, Cai ina didn’t have that in mind. Not only was the kid young, but also because he was part of the Zhao family, she didn’t dare.
"He’s staying ho, but not for enjoynt. How dare such a young child throw a tantrum?" Zhao Gang was angry too.
Initially, he thought his youngest son would make a little fuss and that would be it. However, a brief lack of discipline, and he’d start acting out more and more. If not addressed seriously, who knew what he’d do in the future?
There was no way for Cai ina to respond to this. These past days, that kid Zhao Guangran had been a bit too much, or rather quite unreasonable. Despite agreeing to move, he just had to make a fuss, causing Zhan Jing to feel unwell.
If Zhan Jing hadn’t noticed sothing was off and corrected it herself, who knew what might have happened? No wonder Zhao Gang was upset.
"Alright, I’m off, take care of the house," Zhao Gang signaled for the ox to depart.
Gong Ruini sat on the ox cart, feeling the old ox was slow. However, in the winter, the ox cart was stable, especially since it was carrying two adults, three kids, and food and drinks. It was quite a load.
Gong Ruini neither inquired nor got involved in Zhao Guangran’s self-destructive actions. In his eyes, she was nothing but a troublemaker. If it wasn’t for her suggestion, they wouldn’t be moving so soon.
All Gong Ruini could do was smile. She couldn’t understand. Did he think that waiting until Zhan Jing had her baby and he beca a big brother would an he wouldn’t have to move?
Gong Ruwen felt a bit embarrassed. "Is it alright to leave Guangran ho alone?"
Just then, Gong Ruwen had seen Zhao Guangran’s head bobbing around in the yard. If he truly didn’t want to go to town, he didn’t need to appear.
Now that he appeared, it ant he actually wanted to go to town.
It wasn’t just Gong Ruwen who noticed Zhao Guangran; even the Zhao family father and son saw it. But they couldn’t persuade Zhao Guangran to join them with words like, "Let’s all go to town." Since he already said he wasn’t going, they decided to let him learn a lesson.
Otherwise, at the slightest displeasure, he’d keep making a fuss in the future.
"Let him throw his tantrum. When you get back, talk up all the good things about town."
Zhao Xuran knew the more they acted like this, the more Zhao Guangran would regret it. But if he didn’t feel regret, would he reflect on this matter?
Zhao Xuran was also dissatisfied with Zhao Guangran’s way of protesting, which was so off the mark. "If you’ve got issues, bring them up deliberately. Why go through all this trouble?"
Even though Zhao Xuran was talking about Zhao Guangran, Gong Ruini felt a chill as if he was referring to her as well.
Gong Ruini resolved to keep her cool. She couldn’t let Zhao Xuran suspect anything. Besides, she didn’t feel like she’d ever silently protested.
"Once we’ve moved, I’ll start enlightening you guys, Ruwen, you should have learned a bit, right?" Zhao Xuran knew why Zhao Guangran was so against moving. It was just that he knew the carefree days of easy eating and playing were coming to an end.
Ah, we’re starting the enlightennt now? Gong Ruini was almost crying with joy. Finally, she could gradually escape the life of a literate dummy.
The days of pretending not to understand even when she did were truly exhausting.
"Great, Ni Zi wants to buy so pens and notebooks. Ni Zi must study hard."
Gong Ruini was thrilled. Even though Zhao Xuran didn’t explicitly say it, that kid Zhao Guangran probably wasn’t interested in studying. That was her opportunity to surpass him in every way.
What Gong Ruini wanted was for Zhao Guangran to rember her with nothing but fear.
As for the Zhao family realizing she was bullying Zhao Guangran, so what? Didn’t it just prove that Gong Ruini was an extraordinary talent?
"Be careful," Gong Ruwen was happy for his sister, but she seed a bit too excited. He was really looking forward to seeing her reaction when she realized she was about to embark on a tough and gloomy academic journey.
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