July 31st, early morning.

On the edge of the old city of the imperial capital, in the backyard of the Gu family's old house.

The exquisite garden, once filled with unusual rocks and blooming flowers all year round, has now changed its appearance.

All the precious flowers and trees were removed and replaced by neatly planned vegetable plots. The lush green vegetables grew well, exuding the freshness of soil and plants.

In the center of the garden, the viewing pool formed by drawing fresh water has also been widened and deepened to become a fish pond.

By the pond, an old man and a young boy, each holding a fishing rod, sit quietly fishing.

Gu Jinzhi was wearing a short black martial arts uniform, which made his tall figure look even more slender.

The edges of the bandages were faintly visible under the sleeves, on the wrists and arms.

Nearly two days had passed, and his handsome face still showed fatigue, except for his eyes, which were as calm as a deep pool.

The old man next to him was his grandfather, the mainstay of the previous generation of the Gu family, the grandmaster, Gu Litong.

The old man was wearing a loose-fitting double-breasted shirt, his hair was sparse and gray, and his face was covered with deep wrinkles.

At this moment, he half-closed his eyes and stared at the float on the water, without moving for a long time.

He turned his head to look at the fish basket next to his grandson, and saw four or five lively crucian carps in it.

Gu Litong felt a little uncomfortable, and the fishing rod in his hand unconsciously moved towards Gu Jinzhi.

"Ahem," Gu Litong cleared his throat, breaking the silence, "I heard that the day before yesterday, Xiao Yueyue asked you for a granddaughter, but you kept dithering and refused to let go for a long time?"

Gu Jinzhi held the rod steadily, his eyes slightly lowered, and he said nothing.

Only a thin layer of red quietly spread around the ears.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Gu Litong's cloudy old eyes flashed with a mischievous smile, and he continued to tease him:

"How is it? Are you satisfied with the marriage that Grandpa arranged for you?"

The fishing line sank slightly, and Gu Jinzhi moved his wrist slightly, and a carp the size of a palm was easily pulled out of the water.

He shook his hand, and the fish was pulled in and fell accurately into the fishing basket.

He remained silent throughout the whole process.

Gu Litong curled his lips, moved a folding chair, and moved closer to his grandson. He lowered his voice and asked mysteriously, "Tell grandpa secretly, did you... do that with that girl?"

As he spoke, he stretched out his two thumbs, which were covered with age spots, and touched them together.

boom--

A surge of heat rushed to Gu Jinzhi's head, and his usually stern face instantly turned red.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his turbulent emotions, and spoke in a tense voice.

"Grandpa, you said you can't talk while fishing."

"Hey, you kid!"

Gu Litong was choked and coughed twice. He angrily retracted the fishing rod that almost "crossed the line" and put on a serious fishing appearance again.

The fish pond was quiet again, with only the rustling of vegetable leaves in the breeze and the chirping of cicadas in the distance.

After a while, Gu Litong couldn't hold it in any longer.

"The wedding on August 2nd will definitely not take place."

He spoke casually.

"I see you're really into that girl. If that's the case, just listen to me and forget about those foreign things. Let's just hold our traditional Chinese ceremony. It's lively and respectful."

Gu Jinzhi still kept his eyes down, staring at his float, as if he didn't hear anything.

Gu Litong didn't care and continued to complain about his daughter-in-law:

"Your mother is the same. We gave her half a year to prepare, but she still hasn't even made a decent wedding dress and has to buy ready-made ones."

"Since everything is ready, I think it would be better to let your wife wear your grandmother's red wedding dress! It will be so festive! Don't go to a hotel for the wedding, hold it at the old house, it will be so meaningful!"

Gu Jinzhi's eyelashes trembled slightly, but he still did not respond.

Gu Litong waited for a while and frowned unconsciously.

He turned his head and looked at Gu Jinzhi carefully.

This child has been unusually calm since childhood, and never shows his emotions on his face.

I don't know who he looks like...

Sometimes, even he, as a grandfather, can't understand what he is thinking.

The old man's tone slowed down a bit, with a bit of helplessness:

"Jinzhi, you two seem to be getting along pretty well. And you risked your life to save her this time... Grandpa thought you really accepted her."

He sighed softly.

"Never mind, do whatever you want. As long as you don't regret it later, that's all."

There was a sound of footsteps coming from afar. It was the servants in the house.

"Master, Master, breakfast is ready."

Gu Litong responded and was about to tell his grandson to put away the fishing rod, but he saw that Gu Jinzhi was still sitting as steady as a mountain, with no intention of getting up.

The old man thought for a moment and waved to the servant: "Okay, we'll fish for a while longer, you guys eat first."

The servant bowed and retreated.

Gu Litong had no intention of taking care of his fishing rod anymore. He just sat quietly by the fish pond with his grandson.

The warm morning sun shone on the two of them, making them feel comfortable and relaxed.

Suddenly, ripples appeared on the water surface on Gu Jinzhi's side again, and the float suddenly dropped down!

He flicked his wrist, and a fat grass carp broke out of the water, its tail flicking out a string of crystal water droplets in the air. It struggled desperately with considerable strength.

Gu Jinzhi stretched out his other hand and grabbed the fish steadily.

The fish bounced in his palm, its scales gleaming in the sunlight, full of vitality.

He stared at the fish in his hand. After a moment, he raised his arm, and the grass carp that was still struggling fell back into the pond with a "splash", stirring up a small splash of water, and quickly swam to the depths and disappeared.

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