Eighties Sweetheart Wife-Chapter 611: Can’t Stand Others Doing Well

Qian Anna finished speaking, glanced at the pale-faced Shu Xiang, smiled triumphantly, and then walked away without looking back.

Today was Saturday, and Shu Xiang was called over for a meal.

She hadn’t planned on going out, after all, she had taken her mother’s words to heart.

To marry Gu Huaiming, she had to learn to change herself.

In plain terms, wasn’t it just to please Gu Jiaojiao and cater to them?

For Gu Huaiming, she could do it.

But actually, it wasn’t too bad, after all, Gu Jiaojiao was about to take exams and was very busy.

There wasn’t even time to pick on her, meals were eaten in a hurry, and besides, her visits to the compound weren’t frequent.

Most of the time, her dates with Gu Huaiming were outside.

But today, upon her arrival at the house, Aunt Wang hadn’t returned yet, and the maid had taken a leave because of some family matters, so Gu Huaiming said he’d cook, and she eagerly volunteered to go buy meat and eggs from the supply store.

Just her bad luck to run into Qian Anna.

Did she look like an easy target?

Shu Xiang, with her mind in turmoil, carried the meat and eggs back to the Gu family’s house.

But she didn’t expect that Gu Huai’an and Song Yunuan had also just returned.

Both were smiling and sitting on the couch, with Gu Huaiming wearing an apron, cheerfully saying, "... Instead of going to a restaurant, I’ve improved my cooking skills recently, you two must give it a good taste. Tell me, what else do you want to eat? I’ll make it for you."

He turned around and saw Shu Xiang holding the meat and eggs. Seeing her expression, Gu Huaiming felt a thump in his heart.

Song Yunuan also noticed.

Jiaojiao was still doing her papers, not even leaving her room.

In the compound, no one dared to provoke Shu Xiang.

Except for Qian Anna.

Was she upset by Qian Anna?

She patted Gu Huai’an on the shoulder, and without waiting for Gu Huaiming to ask, she took Shu Xiang by the hand.

The girl had been changing recently, even thanking her once, always trying to get closer to her, clearly someone at home was coaching her.

It couldn’t be anyone else; it had to be her mother.

Mother Shu she had met, and found her to be a very astute and sensible woman.

Unfortunately, Shu Xiang didn’t inherit any of these excellent qualities from her mother.

Although Shu Xiang hadn’t spoken yet, Song Yunuan guessed that Qian Anna must have brought herself up in front of Shu Xiang.

So, she took her to the backyard.

Gu Huaiming wanted to follow, but he stopped in time and said to Gu Huai’an with a strained voice, "Huai’an, this..."

Not knowing the situation, he didn’t know what to say.

Gu Huai’an glanced at him and said, "Little Nuan loves spicy chicken cubes, go make that."

Gu Huaiming immediately agreed cheerfully.

He turned and headed for the kitchen.

Gu Huai’an, with a frown, had no choice but to pick up the meat and the net bag of eggs and follow to the kitchen.

Really, Gu Huai’an was somewhat regretful.

He should have brought Little Nuan back home later; she really didn’t need to bother with these trifles.

But he couldn’t tell Little Nuan not to bother with them; that would be ungrateful.

After minding the business, to say such a thing would be hypocritical and shameless, wouldn’t it?

Moreover, if he and Little Nuan weren’t wrong in their guess, the person who had angered Shu Xiang had a ninety percent chance of being Qian Anna.

After all, the grudge started with him.

Still stirring up trouble after being kicked out of the compound, does she have a way back?

He said to Gu Huaiming, "You should know the people in our courtyard; quite a few of them are rather cunning. If you really want to marry Shu Xiang, you should tell her about certain things yourself, not let her hear them from others and make her own false assumptions."

Gu Huaiming was stunned and asked in confusion, "What do you mean by ’certain things’?"

Gu Huai’an was about to make a phone call and only said to Gu Huaiming, "That, you’ll have to figure out on your own."

Gu Huaiming lamented, "Ah, dating is so complicated, I can’t even imagine what marriage will be like."

Gu Huai’an glanced at Gu Huaiming; there was no way to continue that conversation—it was just a little complaining behind the scenes.

Gu Huai’an didn’t indulge him and walked straight out to call Xiao Wu: "Check if the Qian family has made any international long-distance calls recently, see who they’re contacting."

Xiao Wu on the other end immediately agreed.

Song Yunuan took Shu Xiang to the back yard, a place lush with greenery but not a garden; it was a vegetable patch.

The cucumbers had formed, and Song Yunuan picked two, handing one to Shu Xiang, "Try this fresh cucumber. No need to wash it, it’s sweet and crunchy when eaten raw."

Saying this, she started crunching on one to demonstrate.

Behind them stood a tall begonia tree.

It was the end of June, and the green, unripe begonia fruits already filled the branches.

Song Yunuan took a look at Shu Xiang, who was silent and had reddened eyes, and asked bluntly, "Who did you run into, or what did you hear? If you can tell me, then tell me. If you can’t, then consider I never asked."

Shu Xiang, holding a cucumber, looked at Song Yunuan with a complex expression.

Qian Anna’s words were swirling in her mind.

Suddenly she mustered the courage to ask Song Yunuan, "If... hypothetically, if Gu Huai’an had a childhood sweetheart, and they used to play together a lot, playing house, one as the groom and the other as the bride, and that person went abroad but is now coming back, and also that girl hasn’t dated anyone yet, what should I do?"

Song Yunuan looked at Shu Xiang in surprise.

This was about Gu Huaiming, wasn’t it?

Did Gu Huaiming play such games when he was a child?

Who was the girl?

The Gu family never mentioned her, so it must have been many years since they had contact.

Even Gu Jiaojiao hadn’t mentioned her.

Qian Anna really went out of her way to dig up this person.

Song Yunuan wondered if Gu Huai’an had ever played such games and decided to ask her later.

Song Yunuan didn’t answer directly; this wasn’t a classroom where you ask and I must reply. Instead, she asked Shu Xiang in return, "Now you tell me the truth, during elementary school or maybe middle school, even high school or college, did you have any boys who made your heart flutter?"

Not even one?

That seemed highly unlikely.

Shu Xiang was immediately taken aback, her eyes blinking, wondering how she could say there were none when that was impossible.

In middle school, there had been one who made her heart flutter.

That boy was tall and thin, loved to play basketball, and importantly, he had excellent grades.

But then the school closed for a while, something happened in his family, and up till now, she hadn’t heard anything about him.

Shu Xiang’s eyes were no longer red; she opened her mouth to deny it, but facing Song Yunuan, she really couldn’t speak the words of denial.

Song Yunuan chuckled, "See, everyone has a past. Isn’t that very normal?"

Shu Xiang’s mind cleared up a lot, and she began to tell Song Yunuan about Qian Anna’s words to her.

She relayed everything to Song Yunuan.

Song Yunuan nodded, understanding it was indeed Qian Anna.

This person really couldn’t bear to see others doing well.

Song Yunuan said leisurely, "If you care so much about the words of those who don’t matter, really, Sister Shu Xiang, you’re going to be very tired indeed."

Whether it was tiring or not, Song Yunuan couldn’t feel it; once faced with it, it was just a small matter, a few words.