Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 471: Discordant Views

Hua Wenyi is a woman who speaks gently, occasionally chatting about different topics at the dinner table, but she definitely doesn’t bring up subjects like ’academics and career’ that make the younger generation feel constrained.

Gu Li had never interacted with an elder so gentle, and even though they weren’t related by blood, her care for him was genuine. He couldn’t help but remember his past experiences dining with elders.

If he dined with his grandparents, they would certainly speak with feigned praise. If he dined with his parents, they would undoubtedly criticize his poor character or his unfilial choice to study Chinese, deviating from their planned path, or speak ill of his brother right in front of him.

If he dined with his grandfather, it was even more serious. As soon as his grandfather’s face darkened, everyone at the table would eat poorly.

At that moment, a piece of potato fell into Gu Li’s bowl.

Gu Li snapped out of it and looked along the chopsticks to see Tuanzi’s smiling face.

"It’s so tasty, you should eat more." 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

The young man’s heart softened, and his expression became less stiff.

"Eat up," Tuanzi continued to remind him, "Don’t daydream, it’s disrespectful to the delicious food."

It sounded reasonable.

Gu Li ate a few bites of the soft, glutinous potato, agreeing with Tuanzi’s words.

After a while, Tuanzi again picked potatoes for him from the potato and chicken dish or pumpkin from the pork and pumpkin dish. They were all delicious, and his cousin was truly considerate of him.

The young man felt a bit pleased but quietly suppressed these thoughts, eating slowly.

Her chubby little face showed a smug expression, and when she noticed the third aunt looking over, Tuanzi quickly buried her head in the rice, occasionally raising the corners of her lips.

Later, noticing that Gu Li always ate vegetarian dishes wasn’t quite right, Tuanzi picked chicken pieces for him and watched him eagerly.

The expression on the young man who didn’t seem so irritable appeared a bit bewildered.

Hua Wenyi had long watched their interaction, and softly reminded, "She wants you to pick some dishes for her."

Gu Li looked at Tuanzi’s expectant little face and then at the farthest dish, and said, "It seems your hands are rather short."

The expected gaze immediately turned into one of anger.

"Whose hands are short? This is a normal length!"

But within seconds of being upset, delicious dishes fell into her bowl, quickly stacking up like a little mountain.

The angry eyes turned into crescent eyes.

Tuanzi made a few reserved ’hm hm’ sounds.

"Seeing that, Miaomiao will forgive you, but don’t say Miaomiao has short hands in the future!"

The two of them each sat on their chairs, even if Tuanzi wanted to fiercely threaten him face-to-face, she couldn’t do it immediately.

She could only put down her chopsticks and wave her little chubby paws, almost letting out a ’woof woof’.

Seeing Gu Li’s gaze involuntarily fall on her swinging legs, she quickly and cleverly added, "Don’t say Miaomiao has short legs either! We are siblings, you have long legs, which proves that Miaomiao will also have long legs in the future!"

Such words have great impact.

To the young man, it meant his cousin felt they were quite similar. Having just met a few times, she had already acknowledged their identity as cousins with no guard, overly kind.

Unconsciously, Gu Li also put on a thick filter.

Beneath the rough and irritable demeanor lay a delicate heart. Due to his childhood experiences, he understood a truth, that just because people are relatives, doesn’t mean they can truly treat each other as family. True emotion is more important than blood relations; sincerity for sincerity.

He and his grandparents were indeed grandson and grandparents, but their attitude seemed to transfer the dislike for his parents onto him. And his uncle’s family frequently showed malice, their attitude worse than that of strangers he met on the street.

"Alright, you will definitely have long legs in the future."

Hua Wenyi glanced at the contemplative young man and then smiled, reminding Tuanzi, "If you don’t eat now, it’ll get cold."

Tuanzi spared her cousin and quickly stuffed more food into her mouth.

This side was joyous and harmonious, but the atmosphere on the other side was a bit awkward.

Jin Xuan ranks fourth, with only one younger sister below, Jin Lin. The two were closest in age, having been very close in earlier years, with similar and different personalities.

Similar in that they didn’t think Old Sir Jin as a father whose words were correct and whose path had to be followed.

Different in that Jin Xuan complained more, but in truth lacked the courage to refuse Old Sir Jin’s networking. This led to her using his connections while feeling trapped, often complaining privately.

While Jin Lin decisively left her father’s protection, even if she was battered and bruised she didn’t admit defeat, ultimately carving out her own path and meeting Gu Feng with shared values, entering the marriage hall. She didn’t rely on Old Sir Jin and confidently refused his arrangements in career and marriage.

After Jin Lin fell out with Old Sir Jin, Jin Xuan, worried about his anger, proactively distanced herself from her sister. Later, when Jin Lin and her family had a mishap, Jin Xuan didn’t come to visit Gu Cheng and his brothers.

Now, meeting relatives was especially awkward.

Gu Cheng is serious and proper, yet has a considerate side, usually only showing it to recognized family, making it difficult for him to initiate conversation.

Gu Che is even more so, he seems cool and indifferent but is actually casual and easy-going. Other than parents, brother, and sister, he really doesn’t care about many people. Jin Xuan and her husband were indeed elders and relatives, but he hadn’t seen them much over the past twenty years; it was too hard for him to pretend a deep affection.

The two seniors just focused on eating, completely ignoring the awkwardness at the table.

The one who could lighten the atmosphere was the somewhat shrewd Gu Chi.

But given his shrewdness, he certainly wouldn’t help Jin Xuan and her husband at this moment.

Jin Xuan ate without knowing the taste and racked her brains for topics.

Learning that the meal was cooked by Gu Cheng, she praised, "Your culinary skills are really good. These years must have been hard for you."

Gu Cheng hadn’t spoken yet when Jin Xuan couldn’t help but say, "But you’re busy with work, Little Che is a busy person too; you can totally hire a housekeeper to help with cooking and cleaning. If there’s no time to take care of Miaomiao, hiring a live-in nanny is also fine. When you earn money, you should spend it."

The young director was momentarily at a loss for words.

Two award-winning films brought him substantial income, his brother saved a lot, not to mention the assets left by their parents before the accident, enough to make life comfortable for the three siblings.

But was it that they couldn’t bear to spend money? Didn’t know how to spend money? He deliberately stayed in Jiang City precisely to not miss his sister’s childhood.

Moreover, his sister at this age needs proper guidance. Just looking at his sister’s previous environment, being only with a master in ancient times, she actually lacked more family love. Although normally his sister seems sunshine and clingy, this clinginess is behind a fear of being separated from family again.

He understood clearly but did not expose it, staying in Jiang City to work, ensuring at least one meal a day is handmade for his sister, was actually a way to tell her with actions, Big brother is here, this is home, don’t be afraid, they won’t be separated again.

Earning money is very important, but money can be earned at any time. If he neglects his sister’s mental health because of work, he will regret it for a lifetime.