A Beauty in the 80s Goes on a Blind Date with Her Child, Captivating the Military Compound - Chapter 31

The thought of Shen Sisi cooking for other people made Gu Chengfeng’s heart clench.

She had previously been a pampered young lady who never did manual labor.

With her father as a school principal and her mother as an office worker, she came from a scholarly family.

Her hands were meant for holding a pen or playing a musical instrument; how could they be doing such rough chores?

Moreover… doing it for these outsiders.

Gu Chengfeng coldly snorted and started heating the wok and oil.

Looking at the ingredients already prepared, he added them one by one to the pan.

His stir-frying movements were not proficient, but at least his posture was impressive and authentic.

After all, if you haven’t eaten pork, haven’t you at least seen a pig run?

Soon, a table full of dishes was ready.

There was numbingly spicy Mapo Tofu, and other essential dishes like Shredded Pork with Green Peppers, Scrambled Eggs with Tomatoes, Dried Tofu with Shredded Pork, and Chopped Meat with Cowpeas…

Shen Sisi hadn’t expected Gu Chengfeng to have this skill. The food looked no worse than a state-run restaurant’s…

Even Heizi blinked hard a few times.

He didn’t see wrong, did he? His Brother Feng actually knew how to cook?!

Was this edible?

Would they be poisoned…

When Gu Chengfeng served the final dish, Stir-fried Cabbage with Garlic, he coolly motioned for everyone to sit down and eat.

“Today… thank you all for your hard work!” Gu Chengfeng raised his glass and drank it down heartily.

Heizi and the few younger brothers he brought also finished their drinks.

Seeing that Gu Chengfeng finally had a home, a bright room, and a gentle, beautiful woman, Heizi’s eyes suddenly felt like tearing up.

Gu Chengfeng didn’t pay any attention to Heizi, focusing instead on serving food to Shen Sisi and Niu Niu.

Seeing that Shen Sisi was only focused on Niu Niu and hadn’t taken more than two bites herself, Gu Chengfeng forcefully took the bowl away.

“I’ll feed the child, you eat while it’s hot.”

“No need, I’ll do it…” Shen Sisi wanted him to go talk to the guests. She usually ate like this and was used to it.

Hearing the word “used to,” Gu Chengfeng’s eyes darkened.

Had that scumbag treated Shen Sisi like this all these years?

How much suffering had she endured…

His fingers, gripping the spoon, were trembling, but his expression remained calm. “Didn’t you want to ask Heizi how all these things came back?”

Heizi immediately picked up the thread. “That’s right, Sister-in-law. You wouldn’t believe how exciting the story is…”

Shen Sisi was instantly interested and stopped arguing with Gu Chengfeng, curiously asking him, “Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?”

Based on her understanding of her uncle, did he really spit out something that went into his mouth? No way!

But this time was an exception!

Heizi wiped the oil from the corner of his mouth and used a sharp chicken bone to pick his teeth.

“This matter, well, it’s not hard to explain, but it’s not easy either,” Heizi chuckled shrewdly. “Your uncle often plays cards with me, right?”

“All these betrothal gifts, he lost them to me at the card table.”

“What?” Shen Sisi’s mouth gaped in astonishment.

She knew her uncle loved to gamble and had lost a lot of money, but… losing all the betrothal gifts in just a few days? That was too exaggerated.

“You guys wouldn’t have… cheated, would you!” Shen Sisi asked tentatively.

“Cheating” was a polite word; she suspected Heizi and his men might have been dealing seconds.

Heizi couldn’t help but hear the implication.

He wasn’t annoyed by Shen Sisi’s misunderstanding. Instead, he smiled and explained, “How could we? Although I, Heizi, have the face of a villain, I also have a bottom line. Cheating is the biggest taboo when gambling. I still understand that rule.”

“Then…” Shen Sisi was even more curious about what had actually happened.

When the subject came up, Heizi got angry. “The one who cheated wasn’t me, it was your uncle!”

Heizi told her that Chen Jianguo was both unskilled, poor, and loved to gamble.

That day, he came to borrow two hundred yuan from Heizi for Shen Sisi’s dowry money.

After receiving Gu Chengfeng’s betrothal money, he first paid back factory colleagues. He only repaid fifty to Heizi and used many items to pay off the rest of the debt.

“Then, I got someone to encourage him to come play mahjong with me so I could win back those nice items. That old fool fell for it, of course. Every day after work, he wouldn’t go home, he’d come straight to me to play cards.”

The result, naturally, was… he lost the shirt off his back.

“When I saw he’d lost almost everything, I made up an excuse that I was busy for two days and didn’t want to deal with him. But he somehow managed to get a lot more items, saying… it was his biological daughter Chen Ting’s dowry, and he wanted to bet it with me. So I agreed.”

“Who knew, in order to win, he cheated right under my nose by switching cards!”

Heizi was so angry he slammed the table. He immediately grabbed Chen Jianguo and threatened to break one of his fingers.

Chen Jianguo was so scared he wet his pants. He compensated Heizi with some of his daughter Chen Ting’s dowry to calm the situation.

Hearing this, Shen Sisi could only say one thing: Serves him right!

Chen Jianguo had lost both the battle and his dignity this time.

He not only lost her betrothal gifts but also jeopardized Chen Ting’s dowry.

Who was there to blame?

Blame his own love for gambling, his greed, and his unscrupulous methods.

Shen Sisi felt a sense of satisfaction, but she quickly stopped smiling.

If he lost that badly, he would definitely take his anger out on her aunt when he got home.

Realizing this, Shen Sisi’s heart felt as if it had been clenched by a large hand—tight and painful…

Although her uncle was despicable, her aunt genuinely treated her well, and she didn’t want to harm her aunt.

Gu Chengfeng saw her eyes redden and stiffened immediately. “Don’t worry, your aunt is fine.”

“How do you know?” Shen Sisi asked distractedly.

Before he could speak, Heizi smiled and explained, “Don’t worry, Sister-in-law. Brother Feng already thought of that. That Chen Jianguo wouldn’t dare lay a finger on your aunt, or even raise his voice at her. He’d have to think twice.”

Shen Sisi looked at them with wide, tear-filled eyes.

Who could resist that look?

Heizi didn’t dare to keep them guessing any longer and quickly said, “I’ve officially recognized your aunt as my godmother!”

Shen Sisi was stunned, thinking for a moment that she had misheard.

Heizi actually recognized her aunt as his godmother!!!

This move was clearly something only Gu Chengfeng could have thought of…

Shen Sisi felt both amused and exasperated. As soon as she looked up, her eyes met Gu Chengfeng’s.

“Gu Chengfeng, you are truly something else…”

With Heizi recognizing her aunt as his godmother, Chen Jianguo would truly have to reconsider his insignificant strength if he wanted to get violent.

After all, Heizi’s reputation in Lin County was no less formidable than Gu Chengfeng’s back in the day.

Gu Chengfeng raised his glass and gave Heizi a private toast. “Thank you, brother.”

Heizi clinked glasses with him. Perhaps because of the alcohol, he became more talkative. “I should be thanking you… I, Heizi, grew up without a father or mother, fighting wild dogs for food, bullied every day, and getting into fights everywhere. You were the one who didn’t look down on me, was willing to be my friend, and led me back to the right path.”

“I can’t thank you enough…”

Tears welled up in his eyes, and every word was sincere.

“A thousand words are in this wine. Let’s drink, brother!”

Shen Sisi looked across at Heizi, never knowing his background was so pitiful.

But thankfully, he met Gu Chengfeng.

Shen Sisi stared at the tall, broad shoulder beside her, the corners of her mouth twitching upward uncontrollably.

Holding her chopsticks, she picked up a piece of Mapo Tofu that Gu Chengfeng had personally made.

The moment she put it in her mouth, she couldn’t help but spit it out.