Chapter 159: Quite Easy to Foole

"I don't know how Yun Si and Chao Yin met," Gu Zhenjun said. "When I found out, Yun Si was already pregnant."

"Chao Yin knows nothing. He doesn't know that Yun Si is a young lady of the Lu family. He doesn't even know that Yun Si's surname is actually Lu. Yun Si does know Chao Yin's identity. Yun Si probably didn't expect that I knew Chao Yin. When I went to see her, she forced me to swear not to tell Chao Yin."

"It's all my fault. If I hadn't asked Yun Si first after finding out about this, but instead told Chao Yin first, things would have been different. If I hadn't told Yun Si that Chao Yin was getting married back then, would Yun Si have been so distraught...? I'm sorry to Yun Si, and I'm sorry to Chao Yin too."

Gu Zhenjun didn't know how the two of them knew each other, but Old Master Lu could guess.

His daughter is very timid. Because she has six fingers on her left hand, she feels different from others and has been very self-conscious since childhood. Apart from going to school, she never leaves the house and does not participate in any social activities. She has only traveled far twice in her life: once from S City to settle in A City, and once to C City for vacation. She knows very few outsiders.

They must have met in City C.

The Lu family and the Xie family had no dealings. The third son of the Xie family and his daughter were nearly ten years apart in age. He couldn't understand how the two of them could be involved.

He didn't know who to blame.

No matter who's to blame, his Sisi is gone forever.

"Since you didn't say it before, don't say it again."

"Nian Nian's surname is Lu, and it will always be Lu."

"Go back now. I'll pretend you were never here today."

Grandpa Lu couldn't quite remember what Gu Zhenjun said after that; he only remembered these last few words.

He has already lost his beloved Sisi, and he cannot lose the child Sisi left behind.

Not long after, he and his wife moved to S City with their granddaughter to settle down.

He couldn't face such a tragic event; he would never be able to face it in his entire life.

He didn't want to hear anything more about the Xie surname.

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Although Rui Rui accepted Gu Suixing's explanation, she did not forgive Lu Fengqing so easily.

He woke up with a sullen face. Although he didn't refuse Lu Fengqing's help in dressing and washing his face, he remained silent no matter what Lu Fengqing said to him.

Gu Suixing lifted her foot and lightly kicked Rui Rui's little bottom. "Good morning kiss."

Rui Rui crawled over, put her hands on Gu Suixing's shoulders, and kissed Gu Suixing on the cheek.

Lu Fengqing felt a pang of envy and jealousy.

Gu Suixing: "Mom is going to help Dad take a bath and then go downstairs to have breakfast."

Rui Rui nodded and went out on her own.

He had absolutely no intention of giving Lu Fengqing a good morning kiss.

Lu Fengqing was heartbroken.

She wanted to follow, but Gu Suixing stopped her.

"You've spent the whole night with him, it's time for you to spend time with me."

Before Lu Fengqing could speak, Gu Suixing added, "Don't push him too hard, give him some time."

Lu Fengqing then stopped thinking about going over there and said in a low voice, "I'm not a good mother."

“I’m not a good dad either.” Gu Suixing tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear. “No one is born knowing how. We have a long life ahead of us, and we can learn slowly.”

Lu Fengqing nodded and helped Gu Suixing walk towards the bathroom.

Both of them were very quiet.

The only sound in the bathroom was the pattering of water.

Gu Suixing didn't make a fuss about her.

After getting dressed and coming out, Gu Suixing suddenly asked, "Do you want to know what I talked about with him last night?"

Lu Fengqing raised her head.

Gu Suixing then told Lu Fengqing the little story he had made up the night before, and at the end smiled meaningfully, "Looks like she believed it. She's quite easy to fool."

What are you implying?

Lu Fengqing glared at him.

Lu Fengqing never expected that Gu Suixing would explain to a child who was not even five years old in this way.

Children's world is simple. They cannot yet understand complex things like human nature and helplessness, but Gu Suixing has simplified the story to a level that children can understand.

I have to say, that scoundrel is definitely more quick-witted than me.

The dark clouds in Lu Fengqing's heart dissipated a little, and while she breathed a sigh of relief, she was deeply moved by how that scoundrel of a man defended her in front of their son.

It wasn't for nothing that she endured so much hardship and gave birth to his child despite everyone's objections.

but……

Lu Fengqing leaned over and hugged Gu Suixing, saying emotionally, "Although I'm not a Sailor Moon with a curtain and a golden retriever, thank you, Gu Batian."

Gu Suixing: "..."

The corridor became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

Gu Suixing's ears gradually turned red, and it took her a long time to utter two words: "Shut up!"

Lu Fengqing suppressed a laugh and released Gu Suixing, pointing to her room, "Go in and wait a while, I'll bring you breakfast."

Without waiting for Gu Suixing to speak, he turned and went downstairs.

The name Gu Batian was actually given to him by Gu Suixing himself.

The reason was that he felt his name wasn't imposing enough.

Gu Zhenjun had a repressed childhood. Although Gu Jinhong didn't care about him, as the eldest son and heir, the burden on his shoulders was by no means light. The elite education robbed him of the joy of childhood.

After growing up and starting his own family, Gu Zhenjun hoped that his child would live a carefree and easy life, so he named his child "Suixin" (meaning "follow your heart"). When his wife was pregnant, she craved spicy food, and Gu Zhenjun thought he was about to have a little cotton-padded jacket (a warm and cozy little girl), but who knew it would be a leather jacket (a leaky one at that).

A boy's name "Sui Xin" (meaning "follow your heart") is obviously not an option. Gu Zhenjun had fought with his son for a wife several times, and in a fit of anger, he decided to name the leaky leather jacket "Gu Suibian" (meaning "Gu Freely"). Fortunately, his mother was reliable and didn't actually let her grandson be named that.

The character "随" is used to indicate generational order. It's okay if "心" can't be used. Boys have an extra little tail after "xin", so a little tail is added after "xin", making it "xing".

Madam Gu named her grandson Gu Suixing.

One day, Gu Suixing, a primary school student, was talking to his parents about his name. "In my class, there are students named Qianlong and Chaohong. There is also a student named Cangqiong in the next class. Their names all sound very powerful. Why don't you give me a more powerful name?"

Gu Zhenjun asked, "What kind of name do you think is powerful?"

Gu Suixing, who was deeply influenced by martial arts dramas at the time, thought for a moment, "'Batian'?"

Gu Zhenjun laughed, "Alright, from today onwards, your name will be Gu Batian."

To accommodate their son, from that day on, Gu Zhenjun and Huo Yao always referred to their son as Gu Batian.

"Gu Batian, what do you want to eat tonight?"

"Gu Batian, your grandfather called to ask when your summer vacation starts."

“Your dad brought back a lot of seafood today. Gu Batian, go next door and ask your grandpa and grandma Lu if they want to come over for dinner tonight.”

Gu Suixing initially accepted things well, until one day when he was playing outside with his classmates, he ran into his father, who called him "Gu Batian" in front of his classmates.

"Gu Batian? Sui Xing, so your nickname is Batian."

"No way, my mom says that nicknames that aren't humble are hard to raise, and names like Niu Dan (cow egg), Tie Zhu (iron pillar), and Gou Sheng (dog's leftovers) are better."

Bathed in the surprised gazes of his classmates and listening to their discussions, Gu Suixing belatedly felt emotions called "shame" and "embarrassment".

Finally, I spent thirty yuan to treat these people to ice cream before I could finally shut them up.

They suffered both disaster and financial loss.

After returning home, Gu Suixing refused to let his parents call him that anymore.

After so many years, Lu Fengqing brought it up again.

Gu Suixing thought to himself that he would let it go for now, and settle the score with Sailor Moon after his leg healed.