☆, Chapter 6

Chapter 6

On the day of the old man’s birthday party, all the younger generations of the family were present.

Gu Qingyue got up early that day and was taken to the side hall by her mother to have breakfast. She originally thought that it was just the two of them, mother and daughter, but unexpectedly, Gu Hengsheng was also there.

When Gu Qingyue went in, Gu's mother was talking to Gu Hengsheng.

He was wearing a black hooded sports jacket with gray cuffs today, which made him look younger. In fact, he was not old, but this outfit made him look more youthful.

Because of what happened that night, Gu Qingyue always felt a different emotion whenever she saw Gu Hengsheng. It was a bit like the mutual sympathy of an underground alliance. This description might not be accurate, but Gu Qingyue couldn't explain it, but she just felt an inexplicable trust in him.

When Gu's mother saw Gu Qingyue coming in, she smiled and said, "These young people are really lazy. Each one can sleep more than the other."

Gu Qingyue took a seat and called out "Third Uncle". Gu Hengsheng smiled and nodded slightly.

The waiter brought breakfast, and Gu's mother asked again: "Where do you plan to work when you come back this time?"

Gu Heng picked up the cup and took a sip of water, then said, "A few research institutes have contacted me, but nothing has been confirmed yet."

Gu Qingyue didn't say a word the whole time. She ate the crystal steamed dumplings with her eyes fixed on him and listened to him chatting with his mother.

The crystal dumplings had an extremely thin wrapper, like a layer of white gauze, and inside were carrots and eggs. Gu Qingyue ate a few and found the flavor a bit bland. The vinegar was on Gu Hengsheng's side. She bit her chopsticks, her eyes fixed on the bottle. She was just about to ask him for help, but he and his mother were so engrossed in their conversation that she didn't want to interrupt. Gu Qingyue sighed softly and scooped a spoonful of porridge into her mouth.

Mother Gu seemed to have some feeling and said, "It's probably hard to say about the old man."

Gu Hengsheng casually picked up the vinegar on his right side and placed it next to Gu Qingyue's bowl, then said, "This is a bit of a headache. The ideas of the older generation are always a bit stubborn."

The fragrant vinegar was within reach. Gu Qingyue's eyes lit up and she looked up at him. He seemed to notice something and asked, "What else do you want?"

Gu Qingyue shook her head, picked up a crystal dumpling and brought it to her mouth. Afterwards, she remembered something and mumbled a thank you.

The voice was as soft as a mosquito's hum, but he still heard it clearly. Gu Hengsheng looked at her, smiled, and said, "You're welcome."

Gu Simin's voice came from under the eaves outside. Before Gu Qingyue could get up, Gu Simin had already rushed in, yelling. She casually snatched Gu Qingyue's chopsticks and put a crystal dumpling into her mouth. Gu Qingyue reminded her, "I've used chopsticks before."

Gu Simin didn’t care: “Don’t worry, I don’t dislike you.”

Mother Gu said, "Just woke up, right? Did you stop by to eat?"

"Okay." Gu Simin looked at Gu Hengsheng again, "Third brother, I'm sorry, I couldn't get up this morning, so I can't go running with you."

Gu Simin continued, "Get up at six, Third Brother, aren't you sleepy?"

"Not bad." Gu Hengsheng said with a smile.

Mother Gu said, "You young people play with your phones until the early hours of the morning, so naturally you can't wake up."

Gu Simin covered her mouth and laughed, feeling quite embarrassed.

After breakfast, Gu Simin took Gu Qingyue's hand and invited her to her room to help with a math problem. On the way, they ran into Song Xiaoshu, who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans. He was squatting on the ground, playing with a cat with a willow branch in his hand.

It’s the cat that Gu Hengsheng gave birth to.

Gu Simin said, "Hey, good morning, what a coincidence."

Gu Qingyue smiled silently, and Song Xiaoshu also smiled and nodded in agreement, "Good morning, what a coincidence."

Gu Simin was very outgoing and asked him without hesitation, "Hey, how are you doing in science?"

She asked this question suddenly. Song Xiaoshu was puzzled. She stared at Gu Simin and said, "It's okay. What's wrong?"

"Can you do me a favor, then?"

"What's the matter?"

Gu Qingyue explained, "She has some difficult questions and needs your help."

Song Xiaoshu said modestly, "I can't guarantee that I know everything. After all, I've been in college for three years, and I've almost forgotten everything I learned in high school."

Gu Simin frowned: "Why do you say that? Then my staying up late to study is meaningless, isn't it?"

A few of them went to Gu Simin's room. Several exercise books were spread out on the table. Gu Simin turned to hold her phone and said with interest, "Hey, let's play a team game. The one that's been popular recently?"

She completely forgot that she had asked them to come and help her solve the problem.

Song Xiaoshu is a boy, so he is naturally proficient in it. He asked clearly: "LOL"

"Yes." Gu Simin snapped his fingers.

Of course, Gu Qingyue's phone did not have this game. She turned on the data, and with the rapid development of technology, the download speed of 4G data was quite fast. In less than ten minutes, the game software was safely lying on the phone screen.

Under Gu Simin's guidance, Gu Qingyue logged into her account and added friends.

The game requires five people, and except for the three of them, the rest of the teammates are matched by machines.

Gu Qingyue doesn't play games much, but Gu Simin is better than her. The other two teammates are probably novices as well. Even though Song Xiaoshu tried to turn the tide, he still loses in the end.

After one round, Gu Qingyue held her phone in her hand and finally remembered the real reason why she came to Gu Simin's room and how she ended up forming a team to play games without any reason.

Gu Qingyue asked: "Simin, aren't you here to solve the problem?"

Gu Simin bit a piece of flower cake and said vaguely: "Hey, no rush, play a few more games, I will have time to do it when I go back."

She spoke so eloquently that Gu Qingyue didn't know what to say anymore. She just said "oh" slowly.

After a few rounds of this, Gu Simin lost all the games and his interest in playing the game obviously waned.

Song Xiaoshu was explaining a problem to her while Gu Qingyue sat beside her, drinking tea and asking, "What's your major?"

Song Xiaoshu twirled a pen in his hand, raised his eyelids to look at her, and said, "Guess."

Gu Qingyue pondered for a moment and guessed, "Finance?"

Song Xiaoshu shook his head and gave the answer directly: "Physics."

Gu Qingyue was surprised and said truthfully: "Not really."

Song Xiaoshu smiled: "What major to study depends on whether the temperament is similar?"

"That's not what I meant." Gu Qingyue tried to explain, "I just subconsciously feel that people who study physics must wear glasses."

"Is your high school physics teacher nearsighted?" Song Xiaoshu asked.

Gu Qingyue nodded.

"Hey, our physics teacher is also nearsighted," Gu Simin chimed in, then asked Song Xiaoshu, "Which city do you study in?"

"Huai City."

Gu Simin sighed and went to see Gu Qingyue: "Qingyue, are you also studying in Huai City?"

Gu Qingyue nodded.

"You two are destined to meet!" Gu Simin thought of something and said, "Maybe Third Brother will go to Huai City too."

Gu Qingyue was curious: "Third Uncle...what is he...doing in Huai City?"

"He came back to China this time because his father asked him to. He should be developing in China for the next two years. Oh, I admire him so much. He went abroad to study right after graduating from high school. He originally studied finance at the University of Toronto, but later switched to biology." Gu Simin said, "Oh, I can't really explain it. Anyway, he's very capable. My mom always says that if I have half the brains of my third brother, I won't have to worry about not getting into a key university in China. How is that possible? We're not born to the same mother, so how can we be the same? It's just asking too much!"

Gu Simin couldn't help but feel a little angry when she finished speaking.

Gu Qingyue was amused by her, and even Song Xiaoshu chuckled.

Because Song Xiaoshu was present, the two of them didn't continue the topic. Gu Qingyue thought, maybe she could ask her mother later.

The three of them played a few more games until the third aunt came back, and then Gu Qingyue and Song Xiaoshu left.

Song Xiaoshu put his hands in the pockets of his blue jeans and asked her, "Which school do you go to in Huai City?"

"S University." Gu Qingyue asked him, "What about you?"

Song Xiaoshu smiled mysteriously but didn't answer.

Gu Qingyue thought he didn't want to say it, so she didn't ask any further questions. She never had the habit of getting to the bottom of things.

In the evening, the courtyard is very lively.

Mr. Gu's birthday party was nothing more than a meal for the younger generations to eat together. There were so many people at the meal that the elders had no time to take care of the younger generations. This was the most comfortable meal that Gu Qingyue had had in the past few days since she came to Yanjiang. Not really, the breakfast she had in the old city the day before yesterday was also quite comfortable.

Gu Qingyue sat at the same table with younger people like Gu Simin. There were many people of the same age here, but Gu Qingyue couldn't remember their names. This was the trouble with a large family, with many relatives and some of them were unfamiliar faces. It was the first time Gu Qingyue had seen them. Fortunately, Gu Simin introduced them to her one by one.

After dinner, Gu Chaoyun suggested playing cards to kill time.

Gu Chaojun held up a handful of cards and said, "Let's play vingt-et-un?"

Gu Chaojun was the son of his fourth aunt, a year older than Gu Qingyue. He studied in France and spoke fluent French. It was said that he had a great time abroad. His fourth aunt had three daughters, but the youngest was a boy, and she treasured him very much.

This time, Gu Chaojun came back not only himself, but also brought his childhood friend who he played with abroad. That person also had a Chinese face, but was of Chinese descent. He grew up abroad and had a nice name, Liang Qiufang.

"What?" Gu Simin was puzzled.

"21 o'clock." Liang Qiufang explained that although he grew up abroad, his Mandarin is quite standard.

Gu Qingyue was called to the table, her opponent being Song Xiaoshu. Gu Qingyue's hand was terrible, so Gu Simin kept placing bets on her. After losing a few rounds in a row, Gu Simin jokingly said, chewing on some sunflower seeds, "Qingyue, you're almost going to lose all my New Year's money from last year."

Gu Qingyue felt a little guilty and kindly suggested to her, "Why don't you place a bet with Song Xiaoshu?"

Song Xiaoshu is the biggest winner tonight. You can get a glimpse of the whole picture by looking at the chips piled on his table.

The group didn't stop playing until almost ten o'clock. During this time, Gu Qingyue and Gu Simin went to the bathroom. There was a public bathroom in the yard that was specially for guests.

Gu Chaoyun and Liang Qiufang were hiding under a screen wall smoking. When Gu Qingyue was washing her hands, she heard her name.

Liang Qiufang asked, "How is Gu Qingyue related to you?"

Gu Chaojun said lazily, "According to seniority, she has to call me uncle."

"Your family's generations are quite complicated." Liang Qiufang asked, "Does she have a boyfriend?"

"I don't know, what's wrong, you like her." Gu Chaojun seemed to take a puff of cigarette, "I met her once when I was a child, and everyone praised her for her good looks. She must be a great beauty in the future. After seeing her today, even I feel itchy."

"Yunzi, don't people call you uncle? Your thinking is a bit immoral."

Gu Chaojun didn't care: "No, she has no blood relationship with our family."

"What's the meaning."

"She was adopted by my second sister-in-law, you understand?"

Gu Simin went to see Gu Qingyue. Her expression remained unchanged. She took two tissues to wipe her hands and cursed softly, "Gu Chaojun is such a bastard."

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