Chapter 60 Wedding Photos - Part 2 (Final Chapter)

After the family of four moved into Jinxiuyuan, Ji Wei began preparing for her tutoring class, which kept her busy. Gu Zhiyuan and Lü Shuangcai had already started working on a new project. Having tasted success in Jinxiuyuan, they began to focus on the construction industry. As for the freight company, they only checked the accounts regularly each month. The couple were both very busy with their respective businesses.

Every time Gu Chen'an heard someone praise his family, he felt incredibly proud. Here, no one would privately pull him aside to ask if his stepmother was good or bad, and no one would press him about the differences between his stepmother and his biological mother. Gu Chen'an was very satisfied with this kind of life. The only thing that made him unhappy was that his parents were getting busier and busier, and the time he spent with them each week was starting to decrease. Fortunately, he still had Lulu to keep him company. Overall, he was very happy every day.

Ji Wei chose to resign after running the tutoring center for a year. She had limited energy and could only manage one at a time. After some hesitation, she finally decided to quit her job at the school, which would give her more free time. Gu Zhiyuan and his son, as well as Lulu, all supported her decision. Lulu looked at her happily, asking, "So, Mom will have more time to spend with us now?"

"Of course." Ji Wei also realized this problem before she decided to resign. Before, she was running between tutoring classes and school, which made her neglect her two children. She realized that she seemed to have put the cart before the horse.

"I'm sorry, I've been too busy lately and have neglected my family." Gu Zhiyuan felt that he also had a lot of reasons for her resignation.

"It's my own fault for not being able to balance the time between school and tutoring, but what you said makes sense. I think we might be able to hire a housekeeper to take care of the housework and meals." Now that we've earned money, it's only natural to enjoy it.

"Do you have any requirements for the candidate? Or shall we go to the job market together?" Gu Zhiyuan quickly agreed with her point of view. Their careers were both on the rise, and there was really no need to waste time on such trivial matters.

"I'll take them to see it this weekend." When they come to work at home, everyone in the family has to be agreeable to them.

"Okay, I'll arrange it." As his career progressed, Gu Zhiyuan's execution ability became stronger and stronger.

"Okay, I'll leave this to you. I should be able to finish the handover at the school by the end of the month." Ji Wei said, still feeling a little reluctant, after all, this was her life's work. But when she met Lulu's bright eyes, she felt it was all worth it. In her past life, she had neglected Lulu many times because of work, and she would never make that mistake again in this life.

After the children had all gone to their rooms to sleep, Gu Zhiyuan moved closer to her and asked gently, "You really don't regret it?"

“Of course, this is a choice I made after careful consideration.” Ji Wei looked up at him, her eyes full of determination.

"Then go ahead and run your tutoring center with confidence, or you can stay at home if you want." The success of Jinxiuyuan showed him the potential of this industry.

"What, you want to support me?" Ji Wei looked up at him and asked deliberately.

"It all depends on whether Teacher Ji is willing to give me this opportunity." Gu Zhiyuan smiled slightly.

"I still prefer to earn my own money." Economic freedom is always a person's source of confidence.

“It’s not impossible for Teacher Ji to support me.” Gu Zhiyuan chuckled, lowered his head and took her hand, his fingers intertwining with hers, their fingers tightly clasped together.

Thinking about how he always handed his salary directly to her after receiving it, Ji Wei's smile deepened, and she playfully lifted his chin: "It's not that I can't support you, but you must keep your figure."

In the past two years, both Lü Shuangcai and Wang Haifeng have gained weight, while Gu Zhiyuan still insists on jogging in the morning and has maintained a relatively good figure.

From the very beginning, Gu Zhiyuan had noticed that she particularly liked his figure. Hearing her words now, he suddenly remembered the way she stared at him. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Would Teacher Ji like to check it now?" Without giving her a chance to answer, he got up and carried her back to the room.

When Ji Wei woke up the next day, she stared at the ceiling and wondered what this person ate all day to have such good stamina.

They successfully found a housekeeper at the job market over the weekend. With the housekeeper in charge of cleaning and cooking three meals a day, Ji Wei's life became much easier. This allowed her to devote more energy to her tutoring classes. The tutoring classes started with math and expanded to Chinese, and eventually English was added. As for the subjects Gu Chen'an had suggested before, it seems that they cannot be implemented for the time being.

Previously, Ji Wei realized that they were spending less time with their child, so she and Gu Zhiyuan made a pact that no matter how busy they were with work, they had to set aside time to spend with their child every weekend. So far, it seems that they have been following through quite well.

Life went on peacefully and beautifully, but soon new troubles arose. For example, Lulu would ask her with a puzzled look, "Mom, why is my surname different from Dad's and my brother's, and also different from yours?"

Ji Wei touched her little face, met her clear eyes, and gently explained Xie Fei's situation to her. The little girl looked up at the sky with some curiosity: "Is he still watching me from the sky now?"

"Of course, he will be one of the thousands of stars, watching over you every day." Ji Wei's tone was gentle. She had no intention of erasing Xie Fei's traces. Lulu was born with her and Xie Fei's hopes, and she should not forget Xie Fei's existence.

“I understand. So I have two dads, one in heaven and one by our side.” Lulu’s tone was tinged with pride as she finished speaking.

Six-year-old Lulu quickly accepted the fact that she had two fathers, and she was also more accepting of the issue of surnames. This made Ji Wei see a different Lulu than in her previous life, and she was happy with Lulu's open-mindedness in this life.

As the real estate industry boomed, Gu Zhiyuan's company assets grew, and his own wealth increased accordingly. However, his salary and bonuses were always handed over to Ji Wei as promised. He enjoyed the feeling of Ji Wei handling everything for him and relished this care. Of course, he also kept up with the times, creating surprises for Ji Wei on various holidays.

Ji Wei found Gu Zhiyuan's request to take wedding photos a bit outrageous: "Why did you suddenly think of taking those kinds of photos?"

“We got married in such a rush back then, and now that we have the time and the ability, we naturally want to make it up to you.” Gu Zhiyuan remembered hearing that female employee at the company say to the people around her that taking wedding photos is every girl’s dream.

"Are you saying I'm being wronged?" Ji Wei quickly realized his intention.

“Yes, so let’s take a few photos too, just to keep at home for ourselves to see.” Gu Zhiyuan continued to persuade her. The truth was, apart from the photos taken when they got their marriage certificate, they hadn’t taken any new photos together in all these years. The family photo album was full of pictures of the two of them, brother and sister. Of course, more importantly, he really wanted to see her in a wedding dress. In the past two years, they had attended quite a few wedding banquets, and every time, he regretted his hasty decision back then.

"I think it's you who wants to take these photos." Ji Wei was indifferent to taking wedding photos, but then she thought that it would be good to take a few sets so that they could look back on them when they were old. At least at this time, the two of them were still in good shape.

“It’s true that I want to take pictures. I want to see you in a wedding dress, so would you be willing?” Gu Zhiyuan thought that if she was willing, he would even like to have another wedding. They really had been too simple back then.

"Since that's what you think, then I'll reluctantly agree." After saying that, Ji Wei suddenly thought of various wedding photos from later years and couldn't help but ask, "Can you still wear your old military uniform?"

"What else could it be?" Gu Zhiyuan was somewhat puzzled by her intention.

"Remember to bring it with you then, aren't we going to shoot several sets? You can't wear a suit all the time," Ji Wei explained.

"Okay, then I'll clean it up tonight and have the housekeeper iron it." Gu Zhiyuan nodded.

"Pick a holiday and take them with us," Ji Wei thought. She decided to take another family photo, and maybe they could take one every year to preserve their joy each year.

"Should we bring them to the wedding photos too?" Gu Zhiyuan didn't want to bring them.

"Take them for another set of photos, just to have a new family portrait. We haven't had one in ages," Ji Wei reminded him, adding that it was time to replace the photos in the living room.

Gu Zhiyuan was quickly persuaded, so the photoshoot was entirely handled by him, and Ji Wei only needed to make time for it.

Soon it was time for the photoshoot. Ji Wei tried on the wedding dress she had chosen in advance, and Gu Zhiyuan's eyes immediately fell on her. Lulu was much more direct: "Wow, Mom is so beautiful, like a princess on TV."

Gu Chen'an nodded in agreement, and the two of them kept praising it. Gu Zhiyuan, on the other hand, seemed particularly quiet. Ji Wei looked up at him and asked, "Isn't it pretty?"

"She looks beautiful, even more beautiful than I imagined." When he made the appointment last time, he had been imagining her in a wedding dress, and now he realized that she was even more beautiful than he had imagined.

“You look especially handsome today, shall we start early?” Ji Wei extended her hand to her.

She was wearing white mesh gloves. Gu Zhiyuan stepped forward and grasped her outstretched hand, his tone full of solemnity: "Okay."

The filming went even more smoothly than Ji Wei had expected, but she didn't expect there would be a proposal scene. She thought it was just a filming action, but she was surprised to find that he actually had a ring on his hand. She was pleasantly surprised and then held out her finger to him to express her do-or-nothing.

Gu Zhiyuan felt inexplicably nervous when he put the ring on her finger. Only after the ring was on did he look up at her and say, "When we got married, Chen An said that he and I would treat you and Lulu well. So I've always felt that I owe you a promise. Ji Wei, regardless of anyone else, I will always treat you and Lulu well. In the future, please continue to keep an eye on me, okay?"

"Then you'd better do your best." Ji Wei said, and the two smiled at each other. She thought that the future was still long, and their family would continue to be happy.

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Author's Note: This book ends here. The family of four's life continues, and I wish everyone happiness! Thank you all for your continued support! [heart]

My new novel, "After Swapping Up with a Rich Old Lady," is now available. Those interested can check it out.

Shi Yuan made a wish at the Yonghe Temple to become rich, but after a series of car accidents, she swapped bodies with Song Qingru, a powerful and wealthy woman. Staring at the ceiling of the VIP ward, she wondered, how could this not be a kind of fulfillment?

However, life in a wealthy family was completely different from what she had imagined!

Spending money like water and relaxing comfortably? That's a myth! Aside from the constant dangers, what happened to the promised delicacies when you see these low-fat, low-calorie meals?

The military-style daily routine drove Shi Yuan, the former champion of staying up all night, crazy. Shouldn't one do whatever one wants when one has money?

Shi Yuan would flip the table; his life was in danger, who cared about these things?

Putting company matters aside, he prioritized eating, drinking, and having fun. Faced with his indifferent grandson's questioning, Shi Yuan waved away the model-like guy beside him and earnestly explained, "Don't worry, I'm only doing this to mislead them. I know what I'm doing." Yeah, right!

As for the rebellious granddaughter, that's even easier to handle. Understand her and support her: "I think the poor school heartthrob and the bright and beautiful young lady are more compatible. Why don't you choose him?"

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Song Qingru, a wealthy heiress, lost her husband early in life and her son in middle age. To protect her family's company, she became an iron lady until a car accident caused her and Shi Yuan to switch places.

Just as she was rejoicing that her youthful body would give her more energy to devote to her work, she discovered the next day that this body was even more fragile than her own.

She had just finished making her fitness plan when she saw Shi Yuan, who was eating pig's trotters in the middle of the night, with her body in disarray!

She had just started complaining that the young people these days are useless at everything when she saw Shi Yuan partying at a nightclub with her grandchildren, her face covered in her own grime! Before she could even say anything to stop him, she was pulled along by Shi Yuan.

Having forced herself to be assertive for over twenty years, Song Qingru almost forgot that she was once a notorious freeloader in the industry. Shi Yuan helped her rediscover her former happiness!

This time, Song Qingru decided that she would seize power, investigate the past, and also enjoy life!

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The arrest of a senior executive of the Fu Group has unearthed a case from over twenty years ago. Shi Yuan, who had just returned to his body and was about to retire successfully, was informed that he owned five percent of the Fu Group's shares. Shi Yuan was dumbfounded. Had he really become a rich man? Who said the Yonghe Temple was ineffective!