Chapter 95: Thoughts of All Parties
Beijing, Gu family’s old house.
Old Master Gu was holding the purple clay teapot, humming a tune, and as he entered the door he said to himself: It's broken!
His wife sat upright on the sofa with a sullen face, and next to her sat his daughter-in-law pouring tea and water.
After Mr. Gu thought about it, he understood where the old woman's anger came from.
These are all old accounts that cannot be settled.
"Dad, you're back. Come over and have a cup of tea." Mao Huilan was thinking about how to make her mother-in-law happy. When she looked up, she saw her savior coming and quickly asked the old man to sit down.
"I'm old now. I can't compare to when I was young. Back then, I could run ten miles carrying a cannon. Now, it's hard for me to even take a walk."
After saying that, he pretended to pound his legs.
"I should have told you to go to the park near the door earlier. Why did you have to run to the flower and bird market and walk around? It takes half a day to go back and forth. It must be strange if your legs are not tired!"
Wang Shuxian threw over an wormwood hammer, and Mr. Gu picked it up and used it to hit the acupoint.
"Huilan, how is the matter in Xicheng going? Is the room ready?"
The old man asked, Mao Huilan didn't dare not answer, she subconsciously observed her mother-in-law's expression, and then considered speaking:
"My uncle has already made reservations at the hotel. The largest south-facing room on the third floor of our house has been repainted and fully furnished. We can move in any time."
The old man leaned back in his chair and sighed, "I didn't expect this kid to be so careful one day. It's different now that he's a father. He kept it a secret from us."
He glanced at his wife out of the corner of his eye, "Your mother is worried that he will be a bachelor for the rest of his life, and she is arranging this and that for him all day long, but who knew that their daughter is about to go to college. He even kept this secret at home, it's outrageous!"
The last sentence was emphasized, and Mao Huilan didn't dare to respond. The old man said his son was fine, but it was inappropriate for her, a sister-in-law, to gossip about her brother-in-law.
"It's all your fault! How dare you say you didn't receive any news at all?"
Wang Shuxian didn't fall for Old Man Gu's trick and questioned him angrily.
She has now become the most laughed at in the capital. Whose son would marry and have a child without telling his mother!
"Comrade Wang Shuxian, you are making false accusations when you speak like that."
Old Man Gu succeeded in breaking the ice and finally got his wife to speak. It was good enough that she was willing to complain. "You also know the nature of the work in Xicheng. At that time, any news leaked out would be a disaster for her and the Su family."
Wang Shuxian didn't look down on Su Xiao, but she felt uncomfortable at the thought of becoming a relative with that old man Su Boting.
"Humph, you make me look like some evil mother-in-law or step-grandmother, hiding everything from me. You book the restaurant yourself, choose all the decoration and furniture for your home by yourself, and you don't even give others a chance to help. You're just guarding against us!"
Speaking of this, I feel so angry that I can neither get up nor get rid of it.
"Mom, have a drink of water." Mao Huilan handed over the teacup at the right time. "My uncle must be feeling guilty. He didn't raise the child for 18 years, and finally got such an excellent child. He must be happy and sad at the same time. He wants to compensate him all at once. We should also be considerate of him, right?"
"You still know how to speak." Wang Shuxian took the cup and took a sip of water. Now that she had a step down, she felt relieved. But...
"Do you think that little girl named Xiaobai will bear a grudge against our family? We have ignored her for so many years. I heard that she is not having a good life in the countryside."
As a daughter-in-law, this question is really difficult to answer, but fortunately my father-in-law took over the conversation.
"Old woman, don't think too much. We were also in the wind and rain at that time, and we didn't know when we would be broken. It's good for the child to grow up quietly in the countryside. Although we have suffered a lot, but when God gives a man a great responsibility, he must first make his heart and mind suffer and his muscles work hard."
"Alas..." Wang Shuxian sighed, "That's true, but people's hearts are sometimes... hard to predict!"
Speaking of human nature, the three people present had all experienced the darkest test of human nature and fell into silence for a moment.
Lin Xiaobai, the protagonist of the family reunion, didn't even know that he had become the subject of discussion before his relatives arrived in Beijing.
Of course, this kind of discussion is currently limited to the compound, after all, the Gu family’s background is there.
How many families are eyeing the position of the youngest daughter-in-law of the Gu family. Even though Gu Xicheng is already in her forties, for her career, this age is like the rising sun in the east, it is a bright time.
Coupled with his previous outstanding military achievements and the crucial evidence provided by the clearing of the atmosphere, one can imagine how brilliant the future will be.
Therefore, even though the news that Gu Xicheng had a daughter spread throughout the city, those families entrenched on the edge of power were still ready to move like sharks smelling blood.
The Yao family is the most unwilling to give up.
This once glorious family has been in decline since the downfall of its in-laws, the Yang family father and daughter.
The Yao Mansion, which was once bustling with people, now has even the glazed tiles on the eaves covered with a layer of dust that cannot be washed off.
But Mr. Yao refused to believe in fate. His skinny fingers tapped on the rosewood table, saying, "The daughters of our Yao family have always been destined to marry into the best families."
When granddaughter Yang Xueying was still alive, the Yao family put a lot of effort into the Tang family.
At that time, Tang Jingmo had just reached adulthood and entered the military academy, and Grandpa Yao personally took his granddaughter to the compound to create a "chance encounter".
The image of Yang Xueying waiting for Tang Jingmo in the cold wind in a dress that winter is still a joke in the circle.
"Now it's good," Yao Jingjing pinned the pearl hairpin into her temples in front of the dressing mirror. The almond-shaped eyes and rosy cheeks of the person in the mirror made her curl the corners of her lips.
"I have to finish what my cousin failed to do." She ran her fingertips over the invitation card that her grandfather had taken so much trouble to get. The four gold-plated words "Beijing Hotel" hurt her eyes.
Old Lady Yao hurriedly held down her granddaughter's hand and said, "Don't say that! Let's forget about the Tang family, but we can still try harder for the Gu family!"
She glanced out the window warily, "The Gu family is now in its heyday. If we can get in touch with them, it would be a blessing in disguise..."
"Grandma, you underestimate your granddaughter." Yao Jingjing nonchalantly adjusted the angle of the brooch. The peacock blue brooch just matched her cheongsam today. It's a pity that it's not even close to the sapphire.
"Gu Xicheng lost his wife many years ago, so he needs someone of his own. The daughter he adopted from a wild background..."
She suddenly lowered her voice and said, "I heard that you are serving in the army on an island. What rules can you understand? The seaside is not a good place. It is exposed to wind and sun all year round. I am afraid that you will be no different from a black bear."
A car horn sounded outside the window, and Old Man Yao came in with a cane. His cloudy old eyes suddenly lit up when he saw his granddaughter in her fancy dress:
"Great! This is the atmosphere of my Yao family!"
He slapped the invitation with his withered palm, "Today is the family reunion banquet, the Gu family wants to formally introduce the eldest lady——"
Suddenly he started coughing violently, "Jingjing, whether our Yao family can turn things around depends on you..."
Yao Jingjing smoothed out the non-existent wrinkles on her cheongsam, and her determined smile was reflected in the glass window.
What she didn't tell her grandfather was that the dark green cloak she had picked up from the old tailor the day before was exactly the favorite color of Gu Xicheng's late wife Su Xiao.
"Don't worry, Grandpa. He's almost fifty years old. How could he not be interested in a flower like me? If that were the case, he would probably have to go to the hospital to see his eyes."
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