Divine Doctor, Sweet Wife
CHAPTER 18 Gu Ruoqing Forced to Work!

Gu Qingyao laughed coldly. “Your last name is also Gu. You are also the descendant of the Five Black Categories. What's problem? You don't want to work but you want to eat. You even direct others to serve you. You are typical hedonist and act like a landlord. You are the one who must undergo education through punishment. If you refuse to be disobedient, I'll continue to forbid you to eat.”

“My mother was a true farmer, and a true revolutionary. You are the..”

“It's true your mother was a farmer, but she was nothing to shout about. She married into a family with bad elements like the Gu family, so she was also a bad element. My grandparents have sincerely acknowledged their mistakes, and work hard every day as an act of deep self-criticism. They have changed themselves through work.

“What has your mother done? She married a bad element that she looked down upon for the sake of some resources sent back by my oldest and second uncles to show filial piety to their parents. Then he spent his days lazing around, expecting others to serve him. You two are classic capitalists. You must be sent to the cow pen to be reformed.”

"Junk!" Gu Ruoqing was so frightened that he turned pale.

He and his mother are done if they ever receive such a label. This Gu Qingyao is too evil. Did he push her and her mother to death?

But he did not remember that he and Zhang Xiaohui often used such threats on the Gu family.

Gu Qingyao laughed coldly. "Junk? I'm not talking nonsense. To think that you still do not know how to cook at your age. And you dare deny that you live in luxury?

“You spend most of your day outside playing rather than working. When you get back, you just sleep while waiting for me to cook for you. Uh! How luxurious! Just like the young mistress in the landlord family. People like you should..”.

"Shut up, I've never done that!" Gu Ruoqing was pale from fright, and his expression was frightened. The Gu Qingyao he was facing was terrifying.

Gu Qingyao's lips curved up with a cold smile. Currently, Gu Ruoqing was only a 15-year-old young girl. He grew up in a village and was not as mature as he was in his previous life, so he was easily frightened.

“It is not your right to say whether you have acted that way or not. The entire Qing River Brigade is aware of your behavior. Let me tell you – if you continue to refuse to behave, the Gu family will not let go of you. Someone like you is a threat to your family as long as you stay with us. You better hurry up and do your job, or you won't get dinner tonight.

Gu Ruoqing was completely frightened by him. Gu Qingyao who was standing in front of him was filled with straight energy, which caused him to feel extremely scared.

Also, her mother who had always protected her was not around. Gu Ruoqing muttered to himself, “It's late. What else is there to do? Cook for me first and I'll work tomorrow.”

Gu Qingyao said in a cold tone, “Family clothes haven't been washed yet! Wash them and you will get dinner.

“I was starving all afternoon. I don't have any energy.”.

“Then you can continue to starve tonight!”

Gu Ruoqing: "..."

Gu Ruoqing had no choice but to look for his grandparents' and Gu Yunshen's clothes to wash. There was a well in the yard and he was washing clothes near the well.

He rarely did heavy work like this, and now he was so hungry that he saw the stars. Gu Ruoqing hated Gu Qingyao so much.

After working on his knitted sweater for a while, Gu Qingyao noticed that some time had passed and it was around four in the afternoon, so she went to prepare dinner.

Dinner is simpler. He steamed some wild herbs and sorghum bread, cooked a pot of porridge with dried yam, and added a little white rice to it. Dried sweet potato porridge a little sweet. If it was only eaten occasionally and not as a staple food to fill one's stomach, he would think it was quite tasty.

Gu Yunshen came back while she was cooking.

He had plucked many medicinal herbs, and had also brought back a bundle of firewood and a sack of wild herbs.

The sack contains wild plants, mushrooms, some wild mushrooms and some wild fruits.

Not much, maybe some more mushrooms.

In terms of play, there is only one pheasant and two other birds.

Even Gu Qingyao was unable to identify these birds. But since Gu Yunshen brought them back, they were definitely edible.

In the past, he had only listened to her. Now Gu Ruoqing was actually working when he was not at home. Gu Yunshen was very pleased.

He handed the items to his youngest daughter in the kitchen, then went outside to boil some water to clean the pheasant and two other birds.

There's a big ceramic jar under the roof outside. They had built the stage and used it for cooking, and it was very convenient.

Gu Ruoqing was furious when he saw his father did not pity him at all when he came back to see him work.

Gu Qingyao quickly finished cooking dinner. Just then, Gu Ruoqing finally finished washing the clothes.

She rarely worked and now she had washed so many clothes. He had not eaten all day and he was so hungry that he saw the stars, and was so tired that he was sick all over his body. When she saw that dinner was ready, she immediately hung up her clothes and went to eat.

Gu Yunshen also called Gu Chonghua and Wen Ruyu to come over. Everyone washes their hands and prepares to eat.

Dinner in the form of wild plants, sorghum bread, and dried sweet potato porridge. For vegetables, they have dried radishes and vegetables fried with mushrooms. There are more of the latter, but not enough for so many people.

Gu Ruoqing was displeased when he saw no meat.

“Where is meat at home? How can I eat this? It's tasteless.”

Under normal circumstances, Gu Ruoqing naturally would not mind such a meal too much. After all, in times like these, it was enough to have food to eat. They cannot afford to be picky.

But the Gu family does have some members in the military, and usually have slightly more resources. Zhang Xiaohui was also doting on him, so he was somewhat sheltered and spoiled compared to the others.

Today he had been working all day, and still had to eat this meal. He was not happy right away.

Especially when he knew there was so much meat in the house, yet he could not eat it. This made him even more dissatisfied with his food.

Gu Qingyao said, “Why is this not edible? Consider yourself lucky to have food. Many others will be starving!

“We just ate meat yesterday. We have to save the rest for the new year. We cannot eat meat every day. Where do we get so much meat? Also, your mother brought a lot of meat for the Zhang family, or it will be enough for a few meals for the whole family.”

Gu Ruoqing opened his mouth to reply, but Gu Yunshen glared at him and said, "Eat!"

Gu Yunshen's single word frightened Gu Ruoqing so much that he did not dare to say anything.

In this family, he was most afraid of his father, not his grandparents. Even his mother was most afraid of his father.

Her hair stood straight whenever her father glared at her with his dark eyes!

Gu Ruoqing did not dare to say it anymore. He lowered his head and ate.

Gu Qingyao had seasoned mushrooms and vegetables well, so they tasted quite good, and they ate them all.

When Gu Ruoqing tried to fill his bowl with second porridge, he realized there was no more.

He was immediately stunned. “Gu Qingyao, where is the rice? Why is there no more?”

Gu Qingyao softly said, “Have you not eaten yet? Why eat so much late at night? It's enough as long as you don't go hungry.

Gu Ruoqing: "..."

Others: "..."