Parks near tourist attractions in Beijing.

The two drove for several hours to reach Beijing, where Su Ying and Gu Sinian found a place that looked like it had a historical charm to eat.

As soon as I went in, I saw someone I shouldn't have seen.

Su Ying wanted to turn around and leave, but Gu Sinian stopped her.

"Haven't you always wanted to eat the roast duck at this restaurant? It's famous for that, so it's normal to run into acquaintances."

Su Ying muttered under her breath, "Don't you feel embarrassed?"

Gu Sinian shook his head. "No, I'm just a little jealous of this scene."

"When I was little, I always hoped that my parents and grandparents could take me on a trip, but I never had the chance."

“I used to think they were very busy, but now I think it’s not worth it. In the past, they were always missing one or another person.”

"Perhaps he feels indebted to Qiao Xiyan now, which is why he dotes on that child so much?"

Su Ying's gaze swept over them, and she could tell that Li Yaxian and the child you had with Qiao Xiyan were the ones she liked.

After all, he's the son of her own daughter, so of course she has to love him to the core.

"I heard that Gu Yuanhong and Li Yaxian have remarried?"

Gu Sinian nodded. "I know all that. It all happened a long time ago."

The man was quite annoyed when he noticed that the woman's gaze was fixed on the family of five.

"Your husband is right in front of you, yet you keep looking through him at those people behind him. What are you up to?"

"I was just too curious. How could someone like Li Yaxian take such good care of a child?"

"I used to not understand why she knew I had a child but never even looked at the baby, yet she took such good care of Qiao Xiyan's child. This wasn't true love, but her own child."

Gu Sinian smiled wryly, picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, "What exactly do you want to say?"

"I didn't mean to say anything, I just wanted to ask if you want to acknowledge your biological parents?"

Gu Sinian shook his head, "No need, really no need. My biological father sold me for money. My mother doesn't know and thinks her child died. Now she has a house full of children and grandchildren and lives a very happy life. I am just an insignificant person."

She was being nosy. Gu Sinian is already this old. What's the point of acknowledging him back? If there's no affection, there's no affection.

He was sold to Li Yaxian by his biological father when he was young, and this has always been an insurmountable gap in his heart.

It's impossible for them to reunite.

No one can accept the sudden appearance of a son, so let's just leave it as it is.

After all, it was wrong from the very beginning.

If Gu Sinian's biological father cared about Gu Sinian, how could he have never contacted him?

Why bother looking for relatives? It's just asking for trouble.

"I was wrong. I won't mention your family reunion anymore. Or should we go to another restaurant?"

"No need. We're far enough apart, they won't notice."

Although Gu Sinian said he didn't care, his heart was bleeding. He had grown up with Gu Yuanhua and He Yanyan since he was a child, and the two elders loved him very much.

But the love from grandparents is different from the love from parents.

He never expected that someone else could obtain something he had never had before so easily.

Since learning his true identity, his grandparents have never been to the family compound, let alone seen the five children they had watched grow up.

This is the fragility of kinship without blood ties.

The dishes they ordered were served one after another, and Gu Sinian completely forgot about everything else.

"Let's eat first."

"Okay, sure."

The little incident earlier didn't spoil their meal. Su Ying took a bite of roast duck, nodded in satisfaction, and kept eating, one bite after another, unable to stop.

"Wow, this roast duck is really delicious. No wonder it's a century-old brand."

Seeing his wife's greedy look, Gu Sinian's earlier slight annoyance completely disappeared.

"Eat more if you like, and order more if you're still hungry."

"I like to eat... but we've already ordered a table full of food, and we won't be able to finish it if we order any more."

Can I take the roast duck to go?

Gu Sinian nodded, "Sure."

Su Ying chuckled, "Let's pack twenty of them."

Gu Sinian was shocked, "Can we finish eating so much?"

Su Ying covered her mouth with her hand and whispered, "You forgot I have a space that can store things for a long time."

"That makes sense."

Gu Sinian walked straight to the checkout counter and asked for a roast duck to be packed up. The cashier thought she had misheard and picked at her ear before asking again.

"Comrade, you really need twenty roast ducks, don't try to amuse me."

"No. Don't worry. I can pay now, and you can pack it up for me."

"Comrade, you bought so many roast ducks, our chefs don't have time to slice them for you."

"It's okay, the whole one is fine."

"Okay. I'll have the kitchen pack it up for you right away."

"Okay. Send it to my car later, in that military green jeep."

The cashier nodded, took the money, and immediately ran to the kitchen to say hello.

As soon as Gu Sinian returned to his seat, Su Ying asked anxiously.

"How's it going? Do you have any in stock? Do you have twenty?"

Gu Sinian nodded, "Yes. It will be packed up and sent to the car later. I've already given the key to the cashier, they'll handle it."

"That's fine then."

After finishing their meal, the two stood up and walked towards the door. A family of five from a short distance away also walked over, and they met face to face.

Su Ying was truly exasperated by this awkward situation. She had just seen the family of five enjoying their meal together happily, so why did they suddenly start walking away without paying?

Her head was throbbing with pain...

She pulled Gu Sinian and walked out, pretending not to see the five people. Yan Yan saw that the two of them had left without saying goodbye, so she immediately chased after them.

Gu Huadong followed closely behind, fearing that something might happen to his wife.

"Old woman, slow down."

The three remaining people looked at each other, bewildered.

Gu Yanshuo's eyes held a hint of arrogance. "So it was that imposter. He was unwilling to adopt me before, and now he's been kicked out of the Gu family. What a fitting end."

Li Yaxian chimed in, "Exactly. You were just an imposter. Even without their adoption, you're back in the Gu family now. You're the only bloodline of the Gu family now."

"Exactly. Right now, I'm the only one with the surname Gu. How can those five bastards compare to me?"

Gu Yuanhong found the word "bastard" particularly grating. His own identity was so awkward, and he was a child whose father was unknown. How dare he call Gu Sinian and Su Ying's five children "bastards"?

"All you do all day is say these nonsensical things. Can't you change the bad habits you learned at the orphanage?"

“It can’t be changed. If you can accept it, then accept it. If you can’t accept it, then send me back to the orphanage. But now I’m the only son in your Gu family.”

"You'd better think this through."