Chapter 6

The smile on Chen Cong's face suddenly disappeared.

Were there any signs so early?

Why did I know nothing about it in the past?

She turned around subconsciously.

At the same time, Gu Kai also walked to her side and held her hand tightly.

The sound came from the car dealership.

It was already past one o'clock and there were not many customers in the car dealership. Several salesmen sat together in the rest area and ate boxed lunches.

One of the girls had already jumped up from her seat and hid several steps away from the table. She pointed at an open fast food box on the table with a look of disgust.

"Oh my god, I have some in here too."

"That's disgusting, Xiao Wu, didn't you see it when you went to buy food?"

Several other girls also shouted.

Xiao Wu, who was criticized by his colleagues, looked aggrieved: "There were definitely no ants in the rice when I went to buy it. If there were, I wouldn't buy it! Did they crawl in after I put it here? Oh, look, there are some on the wall too!"

After hearing what the girl said, everyone's eyes turned to the wall that the table was leaning against. Everyone then discovered that there was a dense row of ants along the wall, crawling along the wall towards the window.

Maybe these fast food boxes were placed right next to the window, so a small branch of the "Ant Team" smelled the smell and temporarily changed their itinerary, and crawled into the lunch boxes through the fast food bags.

"Where do all these ants come from?!"

All the girls quickly stepped back several steps, wishing they could get as far away from the table as possible.

At this moment, everyone's attention had shifted away from the lunch boxes and turned to the black mass of ants that gave people goose bumps.

After all, this is not an outdoor area, and in order to show its high-end character, the decoration and hygiene are very good.

It is really surprising to see so many ants in this situation.

"Is the weather going to change? I've heard that small animals are the most sensitive. Could such a large-scale evacuation be a sign of something?" Chen Cong interrupted.

Gu Kai looked at his wife.

Although Chen Cong's tone was very natural when he spoke, he could feel that his wife's palms were full of cold sweat and her body was a little stiff.

He realized that she said this to give some warning to the girls in front of her.

So Gu Kai, who usually doesn't like to talk, also echoed: "Indeed, abnormal animal behavior is usually a warning, and there is a high possibility of a major natural disaster."

"Oh, that seems to be the case! I've heard that too."

"Yes, yes, the ants are moving... Is it going to rain?"

"Why is it raining? Don't you see there's not even a cloud in the sky? It's abnormally hot. It's almost 40 degrees in June!"

"You also said it was abnormal..."

"Gu Kai, let's go buy a few emergency reserve kits, shall we? It's better to be prepared for the worst. I'm scared when I see what happened today. Anyway, those things are not that expensive, and they won't go bad if they are kept. It's more reassuring to have a few."

"Okay." Gu Kai nodded: "Buy a few more. In addition to ours, we can also prepare some for our parents. The elderly need them more as they get older."

The two of them ignored the girls and walked out the door while talking.

Anyway, they have tried their best to do what they can. As for whether it will be adopted or not, it really depends on each person's fate.

Fortunately, they could still hear the chattering of those people even after walking a long way away.

"Hey, I'll go buy a few too. If anything does happen, I'll be more prepared with my parents' health."

"Well, what's the point of buying that thing? It just takes up space. The things inside have a shelf life. It's a waste if they expire. But, you can buy some food to keep at home. If nothing else, in this scorching hot day, having some food on hand can help you go out less often."

The little girls said a lot more, but Chen Cong and the others had already walked far away and could no longer hear them.

After struggling to stuff the bicycle into the electric bike, the two drove away from the dealership.

When they drove to an empty road, Chen Cong put the car into the space, and then went to the parking lot with Gu Kai.

This time, the two did not stay outside for long and drove directly back to the Gu family's old house, which is where Gu Zhengchu lives now.

This is a relatively old residential area, and the houses around it are basically more than 30 years old.

Compared with the newly built communities around it, it is quite out of place.

But precisely because of its age, this place looks more down-to-earth.

Small restaurants and shops are lined up in rows, and it looks very lively.

The Gu family lives on the first floor of a residential building facing the street.

Like their neighbors on both sides, their home enclosed the balcony facing the road, opened a door, and built a few steps to transform it into a storefront.

But his shop neither sells snacks nor stationery. There is a simple wooden sign hanging above the door with the words "Gu Family Medical Clinic" written on it.

Although this facade looks inconspicuous, it has a great reputation.

The former director of Bac Ninh Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, a well-known figure in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, opened a clinic after his retirement. Would there not be a small number of people coming to seek medical treatment?

Fortunately, it was lunchtime and there were no patients in the clinic.

The couple entered the house, and Gu Zhengchu, who was lying on the sofa with his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

Seeing Chen Cong, he was obviously stunned.

"Dad." Shen Cong called out.

Looking at Gu Zhengchu, who was completely different from the haggard old man in her memory, she felt mixed emotions.

After calling out "Dad", I was choked up and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Gu Zhengchu sat up straight.

When he saw the tears in the eyes of his daughter-in-law, whom he had watched grow up, the unhappiness in his heart suddenly disappeared.

Everyone has their own aspirations.

Children just want to pursue their ideals, what's wrong with that?

He sighed, stood up from the sofa, walked back to his own consultation table and sat down, then pointed to the sofa and said to Shen Cong, "Sit down, don't cry."

Hearing this familiar voice in his memory, Chen Cong could no longer hold back his tears and burst into tears.

She recalled how she had returned home from Nan'an after many hardships, and as soon as she entered the door, she heard the tragic news that Gu Kai had been crushed to death by rocks while trying to find her, and she cried uncontrollably.

My father-in-law also sighed and said, "Sit down and stop crying."

For a moment, I was so confused that I couldn't tell which was a dream and which was reality.

Gu Kai hung a sign outside the door that read "Closed today, temporarily closed" and then locked the door from the inside.

In just a short moment, when he turned around, he saw his wife crying.

He looked at his father in confusion, questioning with his eyes: "What's going on?"

Gu Zhengchu glared at him fiercely, stood up, went to the inner room to get a hot towel, and came back to throw it to him: "Go and wipe Congcong."

Gu Kai took the towel, walked over confusedly and touched his wife's head, and consoled her: "What's wrong? Why are you crying?"

At this moment, Chen Cong was thinking about the heartbreak she felt when she heard about Gu Kai's death. Suddenly, she met his concerned gaze and burst into tears.

She opened her arms and hugged her husband tightly, buried her face in his arms, and called out over and over again: "Gu Kai, Gu Kai..."

I was so scared that I didn't even dare to open my eyes.

Gu Zhengchu felt a little helpless when hearing his daughter-in-law crying.

He knew that the young couple would have to go through the formalities in the next two days.

When they came in just now, he thought that these two people came to tell him after exchanging their certificates.

But when Chen Cong hugged his son and cried like this, he felt that what he thought might be wrong.

Could it be that... there is still room for things to turn around?

But, how is that possible?

Having quit his job and obtained his visa, how could Chen Cong possibly go back?

It should be... I can't bear to let go.

After all, the two children have been childhood sweethearts and have always had a good relationship.

Gu Zhengchu sighed again in his heart and said aloud, "Don't cry, Congcong. Transportation is so developed now. It's not like you can't come back after you go out. It's just going to school. You can buy a plane ticket and come back during the holidays. There's no need to be so upset."

At this point, he paused and said, "You and Xiaokai...even if you can't be husband and wife, you can still be friends. You can't just stop seeing each other forever because of going to school."

If you really can't bear to let go, you can remarry after you're done with this bet!

He added silently in his mind.

Chen Cong has now realized his own gaffe.

She let go of her husband, took the towel and wiped her face, then sobbed and retorted: "Who said we can't be husband and wife? We are fine! Dad, don't talk nonsense. Gu Kai and I will not divorce. We want to be husband and wife for life!"

Gu Zhengchu: “…”

Gu Kai rubbed his brows to hide the smile between his eyebrows, and habitually began to take the blame for his wife: "Dad, we are fine now. I came here today to tell you that we will not divorce."

Gu Zhengchu was stunned by the twists and turns of this young couple.

He couldn't ask Chen Cong, so he could only stare at Gu Kai, signaling with his eyes that he should explain immediately.

Chen Cong finally calmed down. She stood up from the sofa and stood beside her husband.

He looked at Gu Zhengchu and said, "Dad, don't glare at Gu Kai. This has nothing to do with him. Let me explain it to you.

It’s just that this story is a bit long to tell, and my parents are waiting for me to go back and tell them.

Dad, please come home with us. I asked my mom to cook and told my dad not to go anywhere and to wait for you at home.

Let's go back and I'll explain it to you, so we don't have to repeat it several times."

When he heard that he was going to his in-laws' house, Gu Zhengchu hesitated for a moment.

However, he was indeed shocked by Chen Cong's crying today, and he was also afraid that the young couple might have done something behind the adults' backs.

Otherwise, why did the child cry so aggrievedly?

So he did not oppose it as firmly as Gu Kai thought.

Instead, he nodded happily and said, "Okay, I'll go with you. You must explain the situation to your family!"

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