Chapter 237: Chapter 237

Gong Ruini thought it was necessary to note something important: don’t take adults’ words too seriously.

The moment Zhao Gang said there would be a reward, and especially when he mentioned a material reward, she shouldn’t have been too excited too soon.

"What’s wrong, how is it?" Zhao Gang patted his full belly, "By the way, Ni Zi, I heard you’re planning to be generous."

"So Ni Zi, how do you plan to be generous?" Zhao Gang didn’t really have high expectations, even though Zhao Xuran spoke with confidence.

But Gong Ruini, a little girl, what could she really do to be generous?

Even though she had plenty of money, she was a miser. Expecting her to spend money was definitely not something one should expect.

Ah, no way, they expect her to spend money too? Gong Ruini was going crazy, "I don’t have money."

If Zhao Gang had been generous, Gong Ruini wouldn’t mind spending money herself, but Zhao Gang, being shameless as usual, still expected her to be generous.

Hmph, if adults act this way, Gong Ruini could be just as ruthless.

"Ah, don’t spend money." Zhao Gang had an expression of how could you view your uncle , looking as aggrieved as possible.

Hmph, all an act, hmph, mustn’t fall for it, "I know, I’ve thought about it, since this is to celebrate these black wood ears." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ Novᴇl_Fire(.)net

Hmph, Zhao Gang could use black wood ears as a material reward, so Gong Ruini didn’t mind using them again.

"Not possible, Ni Zi, your uncle already made a black wood ear feast. If you make another table of black wood ear dishes, who would believe it," Zhao Gang suggested Gong Ruini should observe everyone’s reaction.

The frequency of eating black wood ears at home had been high recently, but today was excessive. Although everyone finished the food, they were still somewhat sick of it.

Zhao Guangran was the first to jump out, "I don’t want to see black wood ears in the short term."

"Ni Zi, let’s eat something else tasty," Zhao Guangran said, as he originally thought there would be a punishment for Gong Ruini, knowing he had already come up with a punishment plan if she failed the sports test. But didn’t expect Gong Ruini to handle running so easily, making him disappointed.

Since the punishment couldn’t proceed, making Gong Ruini spend big money was the only way to ease his anger.

Zhao Guangran’s words went unnoticed by Gong Ruini, and she turned to look at the three members of the Gong Family, her closest kin, thinking they wouldn’t let her down.

Gong Ruini looked expectantly at Gong Tao, his wife, and her big brother Gong Ruwen.

Gong Ruwen’s lips moved, "Ni Zi, I don’t want to eat black wood ears anymore either." Even the tastiest food becomes tiresome if eaten every day, and besides, Gong Ruwen never found wood ears particularly delicious.

Hmph, a betrayal from the big brother, never mind him, there’s still the parents.

Cai Meina avoided Gong Ruini’s gaze, not daring to look at her. Even without a response, the answer was obvious.

Gong Tao didn’t avoid Gong Ruini’s gaze, and just when she thought there would be someone on her side, "Ni Zi, Dad doesn’t want to eat black wood ears anymore, that taste is quite hard to accept."

"Dad wants to eat meat." These days have been so busy, with a large expenditure of energy, the bountiful harvest of black wood ears simply can’t compare to meat.

Meat, meat, meat, Gong Ruini felt faint. How could she have been so silly to think her family would back her up, yet they were all setting her up, each one worse than the last.

Without fresh meat at home, except for some bacon, buying meat so everyone could eat to their satisfaction had Gong Ruini afraid to even think about how much would need to be purchased.

The quantity would surely be large, easily depleting her carefully expanded little treasury thanks to Gong Tao.

"Meat, meat, meat." Zhao Guangran was delighted with Gong Tao’s suggestion.

Fine, don’t listen to him and think he’s the villain? Zhao Guangran believed he was actually a good person, merely suggesting eating something delicious, and it wasn’t his fault that Uncle Gong directly stated he wanted meat.

Zhao Guangran thought Gong Tao’s suggestion wasn’t enough, "Ni Zi, I don’t have high demands, the meat should be like today’s black wood ears."

Zhao Guangran really thought he was a nice guy, considering Gong Ruini’s situation .

One shouldn’t be so shameless, one shouldn’t be so excessive, Gong Ruini’s hand was too weak to point at Zhao Guangran, so she could only look pitifully at Zhao Xuran.

In a critical moment, she could only rely on Zhao Xuran to put Zhao Guangran in his place.

"Looking at my brother won’t help, even Uncle Gong said so." Hmph, looking for help wouldn’t be allowed, even though big brother hadn’t stated an opinion, given his history of bias, Zhao Guangran was really worried his big brother might relent and help Gong Ruini.

If big brother relented, that would be one thing; he was just concerned the anti-Gong Ruini alliance might persuade big brother to break their pact.

Feeling anxious? Gong Ruini looked at Zhao Xuran, feeling pitiful, as she only had so much money and couldn’t just spend it all.

"Son, this is the result of everyone’s discussion, and it was your idea for Ni Zi to be generous," Zhao Gang worried his son would try to act the fool in front of Gong Ruini.

Ahhh, Gong Ruini was going to lose it, how could she have forgotten who was to blame, and now, what was the use of seeking help from this guy?

"Yes, since Ni Zi, you’ve agreed, you must fulfill it," Zhao Xuran reminded Gong Ruini, she had agreed to this without coercion.

Of course, Gong Ruini knew this, but wasn’t it Zhao Gang setting her up, otherwise, why would she have foolishly agreed?

The problem was that protesting now was pointless, since these people wouldn’t admit it, "I know." Hmph, trying to trick her again in the future was impossible, she’d never seen such shameless adults, even willing to trick kids.

"Since we need to eat meat, we don’t need to spend money, we can go to the mountains," Zhao Xuran softened at Gong Ruini’s pitiful look, considering the little girl worked hard for her money.

Such tender skin, often bitten by bugs in the bushes, the delicate little girl enduring it all.

Zhao Xuran didn’t expect things to escalate , and honestly, he felt some responsibility, so he decided to help Gong Ruini complete it together.

Going to the mountains to hunt? That’s a solution. Gong Ruini’s eyes lit up, "Brother Xu Ran, you better not be lying to me."

Gong Ruini waved her small fists at Zhao Xuran. If he dared deceive her, she wouldn’t mind showing her theatricals, even if it was just a weak effort to prove she wasn’t that easy to bully.

"Sure, sure, if I don’t help, I’ll pay for it, okay?" Zhao Xuran thought of saying that her small fists didn’t hurt at all, but the delicate girl, let’s not make her cry.

Ahhh, why oh why was his dear big brother standing out, Zhao Guangran expressed dissatisfaction, as if it had been him, his big brother wouldn’t be so easily talked into it, refraining from adding fuel to the fire was the best he could hope for, but how he kept helping Gong Ruini, it was really maddening.

"Big brother..." Zhao Guangran grumbled discontentedly.

"As long as there’s meat to eat." Zhao Xuran didn’t think the task would be impossible, "Then we’ll have a barbecue."

It’s been a while without barbecue, even though it’s a bit hot, but at night with a cool breeze, it’s great for grilling, "Uncle Gong, it seems like you haven’t tried barbecue yet, it’s the perfect time for it now."

"Great, too bad there’s no wine." Though Zhao Gang had secretly brewed a bit, it was long gone, leaving Gong Tao a bit disappointed, yet still content.