Chapter 373: Being a Guest
Gu Qi came home drunk and staggered into the living room.
As soon as he entered, he saw his mother sitting on the sofa in the living room watching TV.
"Mom..." Gu Qi called out incoherently.
Gu's mother heard the voice, turned around, and saw Gu Qi's drunken appearance, with a trace of worry and dissatisfaction on her face, "Why did you drink so much again? Don't you want your body? Mom, go and make a bowl of sobering soup."
Gu Qi staggered to his mother's side, sat down beside her, and looked at her with a dazed look, "Mom, I'm heartbroken..." That beautiful face flashed through his mind, and he felt a little uncomfortable. This was the first time he fell in love with a girl, but she was already married, so he didn't have any chance.
Gu's mother was surprised, "When did you fall in love? Who is the other person?" Her son is 22 years old this year, and it's time for him to find a partner. I heard that the girl from the Zheng family has returned to Hecheng. Tomorrow, she will take her son to visit the Zheng family. It would be great if her son and the girl from the Zheng family fall in love.
In Hecheng, only a few families with equal strength are worthy of the Gu family. Of course, in her heart, the Zheng family is the first choice.
Gu Qi smiled bitterly, "We haven't had the time to talk, and I'm heartbroken..."
Gu's mother didn't understand what Gu Qi said, but she didn't care. She reached out and patted Gu Qi on the shoulder, "It's okay, there are fish in water everywhere. My son is so outstanding, it's his loss if he rejects you. It just so happens that the girl from the Zheng family is back, and we will visit the Zheng family tomorrow. Do you remember when you were little, you and the girl from the Zheng family often played together? At that time, you said that you would marry her as your bride when you grew up, hahaha..."
"Mom... I feel a little dizzy..." The alcohol gradually rose to his head, and Gu Qi felt more and more dizzy. He closed his eyes uncomfortably.
"You are such a worry, kid." Gu's mother sighed helplessly, reached out to take the thin blanket on the sofa, and covered Gu Qi with it. "Drink the sobering soup later and then go to bed, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable tomorrow."
"Hmm..." Gu Qi replied in a daze, his breathing gradually became heavier, and he soon fell asleep.
Zheng Ying was changing clothes in the room. In the morning, her mother told her that Gu's mother and Gu Qi would come to visit the Zheng family today.
Her mother and Gu's mother were close friends, but after getting married, due to family and other factors, the two did not communicate as frequently as before, and only called each other occasionally.
"Knock knock knock!" There was a knock on the door.
Zheng Ying looked at herself in the mirror, smiled with satisfaction, walked forward to open the door, and saw Zheng's mother outside the door. She smiled and said, "Mom!"
"Your Aunt Gu and the others are here."
"Okay." Zheng Ying nodded and followed Zheng's mother downstairs.
"Is Ling Yao coming back for dinner?" Zheng Jun asked. This time she was really grateful to Ling Yao. If it weren't for her, her father's health would not have recovered so quickly, and he would not have known Zheng Fang's wolfish ambitions.
"She probably won't come back. She has something to do today."
Gu Qi was talking to Zheng's father. Hearing the footsteps, he turned around and saw Zheng Ying. He was stunned. Could she be Zheng Ying? Although they often played together when they were young, they hadn't seen each other for nearly ten years, and he couldn't remember what Zheng Ying looked like.
Zheng Ying couldn't help laughing when she saw Gu Qi's dazed look.
Zheng's mother pushed Zheng Ying helplessly and said softly, "Pay attention to your image." Her daughter was good in everything except her careless personality. She wasn't a lady at all.
Zheng Ying made a naughty face and followed Zheng's mother towards the Gu family.
"Oh! Are you Yingying? You're so beautiful. Girls really change a lot when they grow up. If I saw you on the street, I would definitely not recognize you, hahaha..." When Gu's mother saw Zheng Ying, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She looked at Zheng Ying with admiration in her eyes.
Zheng Ying felt a little embarrassed by being praised by Gu's mother. She smiled shyly with a red face and responded politely: "Hello, Aunt Gu! You are getting younger and younger."
Gu's mother smiled from ear to ear, holding Zheng Ying's hand, her face full of affection, "This little mouth is as sweet as honey. Come, let Aunt Gu take a good look, oh, you are getting more and more beautiful. Aqi, don't you think so?"
She turned her head and winked at Gu Qi.
Gu Qi nodded, "Yeah." He now wished he could find a hole to crawl into. If he knew she was Zheng Ying at that time, he would never confess to her friends in front of her. It was too embarrassing.
Mother Gu rolled her eyes at Gu Qi, then turned to look at Zheng Ying with a smile, "Yingying, he is Gu Qi. You used to play together when you were little. Do you remember him?"
Zheng Ying smiled and nodded, then turned her gaze to Gu Qi, blinked playfully, and said in a clear and pleasant voice, "Of course I remember, Gu Qi, long time no see!"
Gu Qi coughed awkwardly, "Long time no see!" If he knew that she was Zheng Ying, he would never come to the Zheng family today.
Seeing Gu Qi's embarrassed look, Zheng Ying couldn't help but chuckle.
When Gu Qi heard her laughter, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. If he could go back to yesterday, he would never confess to Zheng Ying's friends.
Mother Gu watched the interesting interaction between the two young people in front of her, and the smile on her face became more and more brilliant.
"You two haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't you take this opportunity to go out for a walk, so you can chat and reminisce." As she said that, she gently pushed Gu Qi's shoulder, indicating that he should take Zheng Ying out to play.
Mother Zheng and Father Zheng also nodded in agreement.
"Let's go." Zheng Ying walked outside generously.
Gu Qi stepped up to follow.
Father Zheng, Mother Zheng and Mother Gu looked at the backs of the two people leaving, smiling from ear to ear. If the two children can succeed, the relationship between the two families will be even closer.
Come to the garden outside.
Gu Qi hesitated for a long time, pursed his lips and said, "Well... can you please not tell anyone about what happened yesterday?"
Zheng Ying couldn't help laughing, "Okay, okay, I promise not to tell anyone."
"Really?" Gu Qi looked at Zheng Ying doubtfully.
"I keep my word." Zheng Ying's eyes flashed with mischief. She heard that Gu Qi was a famous playboy in Hecheng, and that he changed girlfriends as easily as changing clothes, but now it seems that he is quite innocent.
"Is your friend really married?" Gu Qi thought of Ling Yao and asked. He hoped that they had lied to him yesterday. After all, it was the first time he was moved, and he didn't want to give up so easily.
"Of course it's true. My friend got married last year and her husband is a soldier. You haven't given up yet, have you?" Zheng Ying looked at Gu Qi.
"No, I'm just asking." Gu Qi turned away embarrassedly.