Chapter 263: A Generation of Grand Secretaries (25)

"I'll take you back."

Gu Sui said, and Wen Wan nodded. The two walked to Wen Wan's residence. "How about I take you back too?"

Gu Sui chuckled, "Okay."

Then the two went to Mobai Courtyard together. Gu Sui was worried about Wen Wan being alone, so he took her back to her residence.

The system was speechless in the face of this.

Is this some kind of idiotic plot? Is this some kind of bug? You give me gifts, then I give you gifts, then you give me gifts again, then I give you gifts again, it's so weird. This couple is so boring. It should just hurry up and report to the Transmigration Bureau about Qin Yuege.

So the system told the host and left, but the host, who was busy being affectionate with her lover, didn't notice the system leaving at all.

...

After the two sides finished talking, everyone in the Shen family saw Young Master Gu and their young ladies coming and going in pairs. The sensible ones stopped calling him Young Master Gu and started calling him Son-in-law. After the first person to call him Son-in-law received a reward of two taels of silver, everyone in the family quickly changed their address.

When Shen's father and mother found out, Shen's father asked Gu Sui to come see him, saying he needed to have a good talk with Gu Sui. Meanwhile, Shen's mother called her daughter to her side and immediately asked, "Do you really like that Gu Sui?"

Wen Wan nodded.

"So, are you still going to cancel the engagement? What did you tell me back then? You said you'd cancel the engagement once Gu Sui had resolved things with the Gu family. I should have known that, given your personality, if he didn't like it, he wouldn't have been able to get into the Shen family even if he knelt down at the gate on the very first day."

"At the time, I wanted to break off the engagement."

"But are you really sure? Gu Sui is a good man, but I heard that he won't live past thirty. If something really happens to him, you'll be the one who suffers. I can't bear to see you spend the rest of your life alone."

"His health will recover, the doctor said."

"Alright, then I have no other opinion about him. If you like him, that's fine. If things don't work out in the future, just come back. My Shen family can still support you."

Wen Yan: "..."

It must be said that Wen Wan felt warmth from these parents. Although they were not exactly good people, and were even the vicious mother-in-law who looked down on the male protagonist in the story, it seems that they have feelings for their daughter.

"Fine, if I can't take it anymore, I'll come home and stay with you guys for the rest of my life."

Wen Wan chatted with Chen's mother for a while, still somewhat worried that Gu Sui would be made difficult by her father. Chen's mother also realized that her daughter's mind was not on this, so she quickly waved her hand, "Go on, your father isn't that fierce, he won't eat your Gu Sui alive."

"Isn't he fierce? He's incredibly fierce."

Mother Shen: "..."

"Hahahaha, go say that in front of your father."

"Then I'll definitely end up like my brother, with my dad breaking my legs."

Wen Wan left her mother's room and went to her father's study. The butler was waiting at the door and quickly bowed when he saw her, "Miss."

"Is my dad in a good mood?"

Butler: "Master seems to be in a good mood, and he and the young master are getting along very well, so Miss doesn't need to worry too much."

"That's fine." Wen Wan waited for a while, but the man still hadn't come out, so she called out, "Father, Gu Sui and I have things to do. Could you take him away with me?"

The door opened, and Shen's father came out, glaring at Wen Wan. "No manners at all! Where did all the etiquette you learned go?"

"There are no outsiders here, Father, let's go." Wen Wan pulled Gu Sui, who was behind Shen's father, and ran away. Shen's father was furious and looked at the steward beside him, "Isn't this what you call betraying your own people?"

Butler: "It's a good thing that the young lady and the young master have a good relationship."

Do you think my decision was right?

"The sir's decision is naturally the best one."

"Now that Gu Sui is a member of the Shen family, you should help with the Gu family members if you can. I don't want my daughter to suffer after marrying into that family."

"Yes, sir, but the son-in-law is a shrewd man. That family didn't get any advantage and is still in jail."

"Go and make them suffer. They dare to bully my Shen family's son-in-law. Do they really think the Shen family has no one left?"

"yes."

Wen Wan pulled Gu Sui away from Shen's father's courtyard, then stopped. "My father didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"No, Uncle Shen just told me to take good care of his only precious daughter."

"You really didn't make any unreasonable demands?"

"It's not excessive."

"That's what he's talking about," Wen Wan frowned, somewhat annoyed. "He wouldn't be asking you to marry into his family, would he? Or offering you a thousand taels of silver to leave me?"

Gu Sui: "I don't have any. If it were a thousand taels, I wouldn't be in a difficult position."

"So what did he ask you to do?"

“He told me that if I dared to take a concubine, he would beat me to death.”

Wen Wan: "He's right."

Wen Wan nodded. "Although we're still dating now, if you dare to have multiple wives and concubines after we're together, don't blame my father. I'll cripple you and run away to a place you'll never find again, making you regret it for the rest of your life."

"That's ruthless!"

Are you scared?

"I promise you, I will never take a concubine in this life. If I break this promise, may my descendants be cut off and I not live to the age of thirty."

Wen Wan: "..." There's no need to make such a vicious oath.

Gu Sui looked at Wen Wan tenderly. In fact, the most important thing that Shen's father talked to him about was the business plans of the Shen family and the Gu family. After all, the two families were getting married, and there would be some overlap in their businesses.

"Ah Jiao, let's go back to my home and meet my parents."

"Of course, let's go."

The two then left the Shen family and boarded a carriage to the Gu family. When they arrived at the Gu family's gate, Gu Sui got off the carriage first, and then helped Wen Wan down. The steward quickly came up and said, "Master and Madam are back."

Gu Sui: "I'm bringing Ajiao to visit my parents. Go and prepare some things."

Butler: "Yes, sir."

Upon entering the Gu family residence, one finds that there are far fewer servants than half the number when Wen Wan last visited; in fact, there are hardly any people to be seen.

Gu Sui said, "I won't be in the manor, so we won't need too many people to serve me. I'll bring people back after you marry into the family."

Wen Wan: "I don't need anyone to wait on me. Gui Zhi is enough."

"That won't do, Guizhi is Guizhi."

Gu Sui led Wen Wan to the ancestral hall and saw the memorial tablets of Gu's father and mother. Gu Sui offered incense to his parents, and Wen Wan also offered incense to the two elders.

Gu Sui: "Father, Mother, your son is all well. This is the person I like, named Shen Jiao. She will be your future daughter-in-law. I'm sure you will like her very much."

Wen Wan: "Uncle Gu and Aunt Gu, I will definitely take good care of Gu Sui, so please don't worry."

She thought to herself, "Please forgive me, my name is not Shen Jiao, but Wen Wan. But whether I am Wen Wan or Shen Jiao, I will not let anyone hurt Gu Sui. I will make sure he lives a long and healthy life."