NOVPUB26: Chapter 26 Hitting the Door
26 -26 Hitting the Door
“Ghost Sister, it’s Erbao, I’m here to see you, open the door!”
Gu Youyou was covered in metaphorical black lines, thinking what a brat.
She’d have to be foolish to actually go and open it.
“Maybe she’s asleep?
I’ve heard your ghost sister sleeps all day!” whispered a child nearby.
Gu Erbao shook his head and said, “She was just out walking with a cane, there’s no way she fell asleep so quickly.
Definitely faking it.”
Gu Youyou: “…”
After a few more knocks and no response from inside, Gu Erbao increased his effort, banging on the door much louder than before.
“Ghost Sister, come on and open the door!
Otherwise, I’m going to kick it down!”
Gu Youyou: “…”
Back when the Gu Family’s little black room was in question, Gu Youyou wouldn’t have been afraid, but Jin Zijin’s door…
with these two brats, they might actually kick it down.
Gu Youyou rolled her eyes and said indifferently, “I need to rest, go play somewhere else.”
Gu Erbao, delighted, shouted loudly, “See, I told you she wasn’t asleep.
Don’t worry, this time I’ll definitely let you see our family’s ghost sister.
Just remember, if her hair is white, you have to help me herd cattle for three days!”
The child, unconvinced, countered, “Hmph, my grandma said that people only have white hair if they are grandmas.
Your ghost sister just got married; there’s no way her hair is white.
I don’t believe it.”
“Don’t believe it?
Just wait and see.”
“Fine, let’s have a look, but don’t forget, if her hair isn’t white, you’re the one who has to help me herd for three days!”
“Deal, pinkie swear!”
So, Gu Youyou heard the two troublemakers outside make a bet over the color of her hair and then, conspiring together, charged at Jin Zijin’s door.
Oh my goodness, Gu Youyou really felt like cursing.
She truly understood what it was like to be a rare animal now.
A tiger falls flat and is bullied by dogs; a phoenix in water is inferior to a chicken.
She knew she had to recover quickly, or even the kids would start bullying her.
Now she was just hoping Jin Zijin’s door looked weaker than it actually was and could take a bit more punishment.
It better not really get kicked down by the kids.
The thudding of the door being kicked came through, mixed with the raucous cheers and hi-ha sounds of the two brats, kicking away enthusiastically.
No, this won’t do.
Once it starts, there will be a second time.
With so many kids in the village, if this rascal brings troublemakers over to gape several times a day, won’t they annoy her to death?
She’d rather just die of embarrassment than not be able to handle a few kids.
Gu Youyou stood up leaning on her cane, looked around the room and spotted a knife by the stove.
She took it in her hand, and with her dry, withered hair, stood coldly in front of the door.
Fine, let them kick.
If they break it down, she’d scare the living daylights out of those two brats!
As for how Gu Erbao came to the conclusion that she had white hair, there was a story behind it.
It happened when his mother, Huang Xiangwen, was delivering medicine to Gu Youyou and wasn’t paying attention, allowing him to sneak into the backyard and catch a glimpse through the door.
Gu Youyou’s hair was withered and yellow, and under the sunlight, it might easily be mistaken for white by an unfocused eye.
Ever since then, Gu Erbao fancied himself as the first to have the scoop on the ‘Ghost Sister’, bragging everywhere that his ghost sister had white hair.
The two mischievous kids shouted and took turns kicking at the door for a while, until Jin Zijin’s frail door finally met its honorable end.
Looking at the broken door hanging off to one side, Gu Youyou figured that since tomorrow she would return to her parents’ home, Jin Zijin would definitely need to take her to the Gu Family, meaning he would have to fix the door in the dark tonight.
