Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 222. Salty.
Gu Kaiping returned to the fire, his thoughts in turmoil. He knew that the Gu family was about to change, but he didn't know whether such a change would be good or bad.

"Husband, what are you thinking about?" Liu Yun had just seen the father and son whispering to each other, and now seeing Gu Kaiping looking so lost, she was even more curious about what they were talking about.
"It's nothing," Gu Kaiping said, looking Liu Yun up and down. The once beautiful and charming young lady from the Marquis's mansion was now no different from the peasant women he had seen before.

Then think of Bai Suihe. Even on the road to exile, she was always clean and tidy, while Liu Yun was disheveled and looked like she hadn't had a proper grooming in who knows how long.

If it's a change in family rules, that's fine. Otherwise, if he has to face that old face every day, he might follow suit and find a mistress outside, so at least he'll have a place to relieve his stress.

"What did you just say to your father?"

"You're just a woman, so just take good care of the children and do your own thing. Don't pry into other people's business."

Liu Yun's expression changed. She could clearly sense that Gu Kaiping had just been full of malice towards her, and that his attitude had been getting worse every day since he was exiled.

Is this because Liu Yun has lost the support of the Marquis's mansion, and they're preparing to turn against her?
It must have been something that old man said to him that made him so embarrassed.

Thinking of this, she even harbored resentment towards Gu Baijiang. Since she had had enough of the good life, she decided that everyone should suffer together.

When dinner was served, it was really just a bowl of noodle soup for each person. Xu Shuanghong had only taken one bite when she immediately stopped and looked at everyone.

Her expression softened slightly only after Gu Baijiang frowned, indicating that it wasn't directed at her.

"Who made today's dumpling soup? How much salt did they put in it?"

Xu Yulan looked at Liu Yun, picked up the bowl and took a small sip. If she weren't so hungry, she would have spat it out. Did they put all the salt they had bought before into it?

Liu Yun said with a look of shame, "I accidentally poured in too much salt. It got into the soup and there's no way to fix it. How about we all make do tonight?"

Gu Antong took a sip, then looked at Gu Anliang and found that he was doing the same thing. The siblings, holding their bowls, quietly took a half step back.

"How can this be acceptable?" Gu Kaichen saw the two beauties frowning and momentarily forgot that Liu Yun was not a servant he could order around. "You can't even do this simple thing right. I think you're doing it on purpose."

Liu Yun said, "Since my second brother is so dissatisfied, then from now on, the kitchen will be handled by you two."

Then she turned to look at Gu Kaiping. "Are you dead? Look at how your brother treats his sister-in-law!"

"Since marrying into the Gu family, I've been managing the household affairs diligently every day, afraid of being wronged. And because of this one mistake, your brother practically pointed his finger at me and yelled at me. Is this the Gu family's upbringing?"

Gu Kaiping glanced coldly at Gu Kaichen. No matter how bad Liu Yun was, she was still his sister-in-law. Taking his anger out on Liu Yun showed that he really didn't respect him as his older brother.

“I think your sister-in-law is right. Everyone makes mistakes. You’re all so fixated on this little problem. Since you think it’s okay, then you do it.”

Xu Yulan really wanted to kick Gu Kaichen hard. He was the worst person in the family, so what right did he have to complain?

Besides, it's just a little salty, adding some water won't make a difference, why do you have to give her all this work?

"Sister-in-law, don't take it to heart. He doesn't understand anything."

It's better to eat something a little salty, so you'll have the energy to keep going.

Besides, it's not particularly salty. If you don't like it, you can add some water so you can eat more." Xu Yulan didn't think there was anything to say. In their countryside, if you think there's too much salt, you can just add more water and fill your stomach with water. It's almost nighttime now, and everyone needs to rest. Why eat so much?
Even if this soup is extremely salty, she has to eat it without batting an eye. If she were to actually be the head chef, it would be better for her to just collect two steamed buns every day; that would save everyone a lot of trouble.

Thinking of this, she took another sip from the bowl. It was so salty! She almost spat it out, but in the end, she forced it down.

"I think it's fine. If everyone thinks it's too salty, then we can add some water," Xu Yulan said, forcing herself to speak.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, Gu Antong and Gu Anliang calmly finished all the noodles and even drank the soup.

"See? I told you there was nothing wrong with the soup. Everyone, eat up!" Xu Yulan took the bowl to the side, preparing to secretly pour it out when no one was looking.

If she really finishes this bowl, she'll definitely have to sleep with the bucket tonight.

Since even his own mother said so, Gu Anwei cautiously tried a bite. There was no problem. His aunt's cooking skills were as ordinary as ever, but much better than his mother's.

He also suspected that his father was looking for trouble, so he took his bowl, sat down next to Xu Yulan, and began to eat slowly and deliberately.

Xu Yulan hesitated several times before speaking. How could her silly son be so honest? Drinking such salty soup, though it wouldn't kill him, would make him feel unwell.

Gu Baijiang glanced at them and sighed, "We're all family, so let's all be a little accommodating. It's just a little salty, don't nitpick."

After saying that, he also wanted to taste the soup to see what was wrong with it. He took a sip and it seemed normal. Liu Yun's cooking skills were so-so. Everyone had gotten used to eating it for so many days, but at least it wasn't as salty as Gu Kaichen had said.

Seeing that Gu Baijiang had already eaten, the others didn't know what to say and could only bite the bullet and start eating as well.

Gu Kaiping stopped several times, even looking around to see if there was a suitable place for him to dispose of the body.

What's wrong with Gu Kaichen? Why isn't he eating properly and instead keeps staring at me?

Gu Kaichen, "...Big brother, why aren't you eating? Is it not good?"

"No, I'm just not hungry yet, I want to wait until I'm a little hungry before I eat."

"Brother, you're really inconsiderate. Wait a minute, you'll feel cold again, and then we'll have to heat it up again. We're already tired enough every day, and you're still causing trouble for everyone."

She's not a woman; she could have solved this in no time. Why make such a fuss?

"Eat quickly, and after you finish, let Yulan and the others wash the dishes. The sooner we finish our work, the sooner we can get some rest."

Gu Kaiping didn't want to argue with him anymore, so he quickly finished the dumpling soup in his bowl and put the bowl aside.

Xu Shuanghong and her two daughters exchanged glances and forced themselves to finish their food.

After all, the host family didn't look down on them, and these outsiders still had to rely on others for support to make a living, so of course they had no right to be picky.

After seeing that everyone else had eaten, Liu Yun slowly picked up her bowl and finished her rations in front of everyone.

(End of this chapter)