Chapter 188: How Could the Surname Be Su?

It’s like they planned it.

"I heard about what’s happening with your family, so we came to check it out," said Su Ziqiao with a smile, following behind the Liu Yating sisters. "Even though it’s not a housewarming, we still need to celebrate a bit."

Finally got rid of those difficult ones.

"Oh right, Brother Hai is busy and couldn’t come, but he asked me to bring someone over." Su Ziqiao stepped aside, revealing someone in military uniform standing behind him.

"His name is Zhang Erzhu," Su Ziqiao said. "His family’s traditional skill is building stoves. That day, Brother Hai noticed you liked their stove, so he asked me to bring him over."

"If your family wants to change the stove, let him do it. If not, he can just go back."

Gu Lingling’s eyes lit up when she heard this from Su Ziqiao.

A stove! She’s been eyeing Yang Yunhai’s stove for a long time.

Now that the person is here, she has to change it, no matter what.

"Please come in, please come in," Gu Lingling said happily.

"Why do I feel you’re happier to welcome him than us?" Liu Yating said quietly, feeling a bit jealous.

Zhang Erzhu scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "I... I’ll go check the kitchen first."

Being personally named by their leader to come over, he felt quite flattered.

This mission must be completed beautifully.

Gu Chunhai was also very pleased to hear about Zhang Erzhu’s skills. Their stove was originally made by Gu Chunsheng. He had suggested hiring someone, but Gu Chunsheng and Old Mrs. Gu refused to spend the money.

As a result, their stove wasted a lot of firewood, was difficult to light, and smoked terribly. Cooking a meal was sheer torture.

He had been thinking about hiring someone to redo the stove once everything was settled.

This was like a pillow being given to someone drowsy.

"Brother Hai is really something," Su Ziqiao laughed, shaking his head.

When Brother Hai asked him to bring Zhang Erzhu over, he was puzzled, wondering if a stove was that important.

Now it seems it’s far more useful than the things he brought along.

"You got it so fast?" Gu Lingling was surprised at the things in Su Ziqiao’s hands, touching them as if they were treasures.

It’s true though, she loves cooking.

Wang Meili had taken all the kitchenware, and Gu Lingling didn’t stop her. She didn’t want to use their stuff anyway, so she asked Wang Shuxia for help using the money Gu Haojun gave her.

It’s easier to buy these things from the army than elsewhere.

Wang Shuxia readily agreed.

This girl helped her so much, and it’s not like the task didn’t involve money.

Originally, she didn’t intend to accept the money, but Gu Lingling was stubborn. Without taking the money, she wouldn’t let her help buy them.

Building a stove isn’t something that can be done in a day. Zhang Erzhu’s skills were indeed impressive. First, he cleaned the Gu family’s stove in the kitchen, so there wouldn’t be so much smoke when cooking later.

He then told Gu Chunhai what was needed and returned to his unit, planning to come back once everything was ready to build the new stove.

As for Su Ziqiao, it was hard to come out, and there was a chance to grab a free meal, so he wasn’t in a hurry to leave.

Liu Yaxin had long been taken by Yao Jingsong to find Zhao Si’en.

Grandma Yao finally took a closer look at Su Ziqiao.

"Child, what did you say your name was again?" Grandma Yao asked, looking at Su Ziqiao once more.

"Grandma, aren’t I handsome?" Su Ziqiao raised an eyebrow confidently. "My name is Su Ziqiao."

Actually, he had noticed Grandma Yao secretly sizing him up earlier.

"Su? It can’t be a ’Su’," Grandma Yao frowned and then shook her head.

Not handsome?

Su Ziqiao felt a bit hurt.

But Grandma Yao paid no attention to that, still puzzled, "How could it be ’Su’?"