Chapter 147: Gu Zhenhua: What Could She Possibly Do Wrong?

Even before Hu Meili could complain, Gu Zhenhua was informed of Lin Xiangnan’s heroic deeds on his way home for lunch.

The union members came in a grand manner, and everyone in the family compound knew about it.

Gu Zhenhua wasn’t alone. He was with Political Commissar Xu and Captain Commander Wang, as they were on the same route.

Hearing that Lin Xiangnan had been praised again, Captain Commander Wang didn’t know what to say. “This girl’s luck is just unbelievable. She finds opportunities to make achievements wherever she goes.”

“Hey, don’t talk nonsense. Xiao Lin did all of this at risk,” Political Commissar Xu’s expression was more nervous than Gu Zhenhua’s. He comforted Gu Zhenhua, “This time it was just an accident. And the police assisted in the end, so it should be fine.”

Political Commissar Xu felt particularly uneasy when talking about this.

Especially when he heard that Aunt Hua had also played a part in this achievement, he didn’t dare look directly at Gu Zhenhua.

When Lin Xiangnan first arrived at the family compound, although she had a bit of a fiery personality, she wasn’t a street urchin. She spent her days at home researching food.

If it weren’t for Aunt Hua’s love of food, she wouldn’t have actively approached Lin Xiangnan, leading to Lin Xiangnan constantly going out with her.

From Aunt Hua’s experiences in her youth, it was clear that she had always been an active person, and she couldn’t settle down even after retirement.

After all these years, Political Commissar Xu had become accustomed to his mother’s temperament.

But he couldn’t help but feel sorry for Gu Zhenhua. His mother had taken Lin Xiangnan wild, and he didn’t know if Gu Zhenhua could accept it.

Thinking about this, Political Commissar Xu spoke up for Lin Xiangnan, “This family compound isn’t very big, it’ll get boring after a while. It’s good to go out to the city for a change when you have nothing to do. The car being stolen was just bad luck.”

“Yes, that’s what I think too,” Gu Zhenhua agreed with a very human tone, “We’re stuck here every day, there’s no need to keep everyone at home. Every time I think about Xiao Lin leaving home and running so far away to be with me, I feel indebted.”

Gu Zhenhua and Political Commissar Xu had similar thoughts, both feeling a Xiao embarrassed.

When he married Lin Xiangnan, she didn’t have a job and just wandered around. He had heard his mother-in-law complain countless times.

If she didn’t study, didn’t work, and didn’t wander around outside, would she just stay at home?

There weren’t that many chores to do at home, and there weren’t that many books to keep her entertained. It was better to go out and explore, see new scenery every day, and encounter different new things.

Gu Zhenhua was in this state when he was in his teens. He had experienced it, so he didn’t think there was anything wrong with Lin Xiangnan playing outside.

It was just that Aunt Hua was already quite old, and she was still being dragged around by Lin Xiangnan.

Thinking about it, Gu Zhenhua felt a Xiao sorry for Political Commissar Xu.

Gu Zhenhua said gratefully to Political Commissar Xu, “Thankfully, Aunt Hua was with her this time, otherwise it would have been troublesome.”

“Xiao Lin is still amazing. Didn’t you hear? This time, Xiao Lin stood in front and protected my mother.” Political Commissar Xu said humbly.

Gu Zhenhua continued to praise, “How can that be the same? Aunt Hua is an old revolutionary, she has rich experience, with her there, things could go so smoothly.”

Currently, the government didn’t strictly manage civilian firearms. Not only could Lin Xiangnan get a gun and carry it, but Aunt Hua, at her level, was originally equipped with a gun.

But they only had their car stolen, and they didn’t encounter any life-threatening danger, so they didn’t use their weapons seriously.

When Gu Zhenhua and Political Commissar Xu first heard the news of Lin Xiangnan and Aunt Hua’s heroic deeds, they both felt a Xiao worried and angry.

But on the way home, they comforted each other, and without Lin Xiangnan and Aunt Hua taking action, they had already calmed each other down.

They were also relieved that there was another person with them, making their own family members safer.

It was always better to have a companion than to fight alone.

Gu Zhenhua returned home and saw Lin Xiangnan frying pumpkin cakes in the kitchen. He even asked proactively, “Is there any for Aunt Hua?”

“She has a toothache. She won’t eat it.”

Lin Xiangnan still remembered how Aunt Hua had abandoned her and ran away.

“Aunt Hua won’t eat it. Political Commissar Xu and the others can eat it,” Gu Zhenhua said thoughtfully, “You two scared Political Commissar Xu quite a bit with what you did.”

“Is there enough flour? I’ll help you knead it,” Gu Zhenhua washed his hands, ready to help.

“No, I kneaded a lot of dough…”

Before Lin Xiangnan could finish, Hu Meili interjected, “I was going to complain to you. I didn’t expect you already knew. You have to keep a better eye on Xiao Nan, she’s always causing trouble.”

“Mom, it’s all over, let’s not talk about it anymore,” Lin Xiangnan wasn’t worried that Gu Zhenhua would scold her, she was afraid that he would nag.

“It’s over, you say it’s over and it’s over? I’m still worried, afraid that those thugs will retaliate against you,” Hu Meili said with a headache. Back in their hometown, Lin Xiangnan dared to cause trouble, and now she seemed even more restless.

Lin Xiangnan argued, “They’ve already been arrested, they can’t retaliate. And they wouldn’t dare.”

They had already been sent to labor camps, of course they knew whose car they had stolen. These educated youths who had secretly returned to the city were already living with their tails between their legs, how could they dare to provoke the military?

If they really dared to retaliate, Lin Xiangnan and Aunt Hua wouldn’t be afraid.

No matter what, Lin Xiangnan always had her own logic, and Hu Meili didn’t argue with her. She just looked at Gu Zhenhua, hoping he would say something.

Gu Zhenhua looked at his mother-in-law helplessly. Even his own mother couldn’t control her, how could he control her?

Under Hu Meili’s expectant gaze, Gu Zhenhua said to Lin Xiangnan, “Although you didn’t get hurt yesterday. But I’m still worried, I’ll teach you a few self-defense moves later.”

“Okay, I was just thinking of learning. Aunt Hua even criticized me for having brute force yesterday. She has some skills, but when she hits someone with a stick, the other person is fine, and she still dares to criticize me.”

“My fighting skills are the best, you practice with me more, and you’ll learn quickly. I’ll also teach you skills like climbing trees and scaling walls. If you really can’t fight, we can still run…”

“Okay, teach me. I can climb trees, but I can’t scale walls.”

Seeing her son-in-law’s performance, Hu Meili was so angry that she laughed. She gritted her teeth and said, “Just indulge her!”

She thought he was a comrade, but he turned out to be an accomplice.

Lin Xiangnan was already a bit reckless, and with Gu Zhenhua backing her up, wouldn’t she become even more lawless?

But when Gu Zhenhua returned home, Political Commissar Xu had already persuaded him, saying, “Mom, Xiao Nan just went out for a walk, what could she possibly do wrong? The wrongdoers are those car thieves.”

Lin Xiangnan agreed wholeheartedly, “Exactly. Our Zhenhua is so insightful.”

Gu Zhenhua: “Hehe~”

“I shouldn’t be here!” Hu Meili gritted her teeth, got up, “Xiao Gu, you go start the fire, I’ll go check on the kids.”