Chen Hong glared at Gu Jin, trembling with anger, "The things I said to you before, did they all go in one ear and out the other? It's already difficult enough to feed this big family with the food we have! And now you want to take in another freeloader! Do you have no conscience?"
Gu Jin lowered her head, the corners of her lips slightly curved upward.
If she didn't take in An Mingji, that would truly be heartless.
In her past life, her body lay unattended for seven days until An Mingji forcefully took it away and buried it, holding an extravagant and luxurious funeral that shocked the aristocrats in Beijing.
At the dining table, Gu Jiajie and Gu Minmin were stunned by their grandfather's words, while their mother's attitude was something they were long used to.
The siblings looked at Gu Jin in confusion, as if she had lost her mind.
Especially Gu Jiajie, with a cynical smirk on his lips.
He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but ever since Gu Jin returned home today, she seemed different, the gloomy aura around her was gone, and she stood straight and tall.
Now she even had the courage to mention adopting the little wolf cub from the village, which was truly surprising.
Gu Jiajie took a bite of the coarse bread in his hand, his eyes darted to the last piece on the table, and he reached out to grab it.
He simply sat aside eating, while watching... the show.
Yes, just watching the show!
In his eyes, if his cousin wanted to adopt the wolf cub, she wouldn't easily get past his mother.
The old man glanced at his silent eldest son, then looked at his daughter-in-law standing with hands on her hips, and gently tapped his pipe.
"Xiao Jin said she'll split from the family, and allocate her ration to the child, so she won't take more of the family's food."
Chen Hong was originally planning to teach Gu Jin a lesson, but as soon as the old man spoke, her momentum deflated.
She looked unwillingly at her husband, only to see him drinking his porridge, indifferent to the situation at hand.
This infuriated Chen Hong; she inhaled deeply and exhaled, but couldn't contain herself in the end.
Stomping her foot, she shouted, "I don't care anymore! Do as you all please!"
With that, she left, her eyes red. It wasn't easy for her!
If it weren't for this family, she wouldn't have lived such a calculating life. Times were getting harder for the family, and now adding another mouth to feed, the future seemed bleak.
As the eldest daughter-in-law left, the old man glanced at his eldest son.
"Eldest, what do you think of this matter?"
Gu Decang put down the bowl in his hand and looked at the old man seated at the head, "Dad, you have the final say on this."
"Hmm."
The old man wasn't surprised by this outcome.
He exhaled smoke, gazing deeply at Gu Jin, "Jin, everyone agreed to this, but remember, the family won't provide extra food for that child. His portion will come from yours."
"Understood, thank you, Grandpa."
The matter of adopting Xiao Jin was settled just like that.
They only needed to find the village head later to handle it at the police station in town.
"Isn't Xiao Jin not yet eighteen?" Gu Decang suddenly asked.
"Yes, she said she found someone to report her age as two years older, talk to Old He (the village head) about it later."
Gu Decang nodded and stopped asking questions.
Beside them, Gu Jiajie and Gu Minmin looked at Gu Jin with surprise.
In their eyes, Gu Jin had always been obedient and quiet, keeping her head down with a gloomy demeanor, never showing interest in anything.
Yet today she made their mother furious and got the old man and their father to agree to adopting the little wolf cub.
The most critical part was that her share of the food would be cut in half in the future.
Gu Jiajie patted his full stomach, looking at Gu Jin as if she were a fool.