Chapter 103
◎ Bei Bitang returned from a business trip and found that the sky had fallen. Not only did Gu Wangxi and Anna recognize each other as father and daughter, but Gu Wangxi also◎
When Bei Bitang came back from a business trip, she found that the sky had fallen. Not only did Gu Wangxi and Anna recognize each other as father and daughter, but he also showed her a sterilization operation form, forcing her to accept the result.
Gu Wangxi walked straight into Bei Bitang's house with his suitcase, and became a member of the family.
He gets up every morning to coax his daughter to go to school, sends his daughter to kindergarten and Bei Bitang to work, goes home to buy groceries, goes to the company, picks up his daughter from school, makes dinner, and then picks up Bei Bitang from work.
Gu Wangxi enjoyed the days of washing and cleaning. After a while of family life, he saw that Bei Bitang was becoming more and more relaxed in front of him, and she completely regarded him as her life partner.
Gu Wangxi's mind gradually became crooked, and he wanted to take Anna and Bei Bitang home.
Seeing that Gu Wangxi always went along with her, Bei Bitang also wanted to go along with Gu Wangxi for once. After a few days of hesitation, she took a step forward and planned to take Anna to meet Gu Wangxi's family.
Gu Wangxi's reasons for persuading her were also very tempting, which was to give Anna more relatives who loved her.
When Gu Wangxi returned home, Gu Qinghua and Zhang Ma were watching "Dream of the Red Chamber" on CCTV. They were watching the episode where Lin Baoyu and his sisters moved into the Grand View Garden. They were watching with great interest and could not take their eyes off it.
There were two boxes of vegetarian noodles from Longhua Temple on the coffee table, with a faint smell of incense.
Seeing Gu Wangxi coming back, Gu Qinghua didn't even raise his head. He pointed at the packed vegetarian noodles and said, "You can take care of your own lunch. Aunt Zhang and I will have this. There is no share for you."
Gu Wangxi smiled, didn't respond, and sat down next to Gu Qinghua.
Gu Qinghua couldn't help but look away from the TV, glanced at him, and asked, "What's the matter?"
Gu Wangxi smiled mysteriously, his heart fluttering, and said, "Mom, guess what?"
Gu Qinghua shook his head and said, "I won't guess, and if you don't tell me, just watch TV with me and Aunt Zhang quietly, so that we can be in a good mood and share some noodles."
The old ones are still the wisest. Upon hearing this, Gu Wangxi could no longer sit still. He immediately said directly, "Mom, I'm going to bring your granddaughter to see you."
Gu Qinghua was extremely surprised and stunned.
She listened to Gu Wangxi's explanation in confusion, not knowing what was going on.
Gu Qinghua gradually recovered from his shock. He slapped the back of Gu Wangxi's hand fiercely and said angrily, "You really caused such a big disaster! You didn't even know you had a daughter! If Miss Bei hadn't returned to China, I would never have seen my granddaughter in this life!"
Gu Wangxi clasped his hands together and said sincerely, "Mom, I know I was wrong. I brought Bitang and Anna back."
Gu Qinghua stood up suddenly and said, "I have to check the almanac to see when is a good day to go to Miss Bei's house to apologize and propose marriage!"
Gu Wangxi quickly pulled the anxious Gu Qinghua aside and said, "Mom, we are not planning to get married."
Gu Qinghua said angrily: "Why, you don't want to take responsibility even though you already have a child?!"
Gu Qinghua was almost angered to death by this evil son Gu Wangxi.
Gu Wangxi sighed and said, "It's Bitang who doesn't want to get married."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qinghua sat down and praised, "Miss Bei is very thoughtful. Marriage is not a big deal. If you don't get married, you can leave more easily. Son, you should also urge others to get married. There is no rush to get married. Take your time."
At the end of his words, Gu Qinghua comforted Gu Wangxi half-heartedly.
Gu Wangxi rubbed his face and nodded in agreement.
Gu Qinghua suddenly thought of her terrible ex-husband. She said with some concern, "If your biological father knows the news, will he come to cause trouble?"
Gu Wangxi's expression turned cold, and he said in a bad tone: "Mom, you found that with me around, he can't get close to Anna and Bitang."
Gu Qinghua nodded and said angrily, "When I changed your and Xiangnan's surnames, he declared he would no longer recognize you. Humph, now that his little daughter is doing so poorly academically and Xiangnan has been admitted to a key university, he's frustrated and wants to restore our relationship. He's just wishful thinking!"
When Gu Qinghua returned to China, her husband not only had a wife but also a little daughter. Her daughter was left to her own devices and became so destitute that her longing and love for her husband for so many years evaporated in an instant.
That shameless guy actually wanted to divorce his current wife and get back together with Gu Qinghua.
Gu Qinghua was disgusted and of course refused. She insisted on getting a divorce certificate, taking her daughter away, and changing the surnames of her two children.
Her ex-husband didn't care about her foolish daughter and even thought she was a disgrace to him. It was easy for her to take Gu Xiangnan with her. Her ex-husband gave her his daughter as if he were throwing a burden. However, when he heard that she changed the children's surname, he was furious and wanted to cut off all ties with the children.
At that time, the ex-husband only cared about Gu Wangxi, the child who could bring honor to her. But Gu Wangxi saw that her mother was heartbroken and her sister was raised in a cowardly way. She hated him so much that she didn't care about him as a father.
The ex-husband was helpless. He watched Gu Xiangnan being won back little by little. The daughter born to his second wife had the worst grades, but he came to see Gu Wangxi and Gu Xiangnan again with a flattering face.
Gu Wangxi completely ignored him. Gu Xiangnan only wanted his money and gave him a smile in person, but the smile disappeared once he got the money.
Gu Qinghua said bitterly, "He only sowed seeds without watering or weeding, and yet he still expected to harvest a good crop. I'm waiting to see what happens to him. That woman has no feelings for him at all, otherwise she wouldn't have bothered me so much. She only wants to live a good life and is using your biological father's resources to raise her daughter. In her eyes, your biological father is just a tool."
Gu Qinghua's expression grew calmer as he spoke. "That child, like you and Xiangnan, has no feelings for her father, and might even resent him. It's true, her mother is the one who takes care of her. Her father isn't close to her at all. He constantly calls her stupid and her mother names. How could a daughter stand this?"
Gu Qinghua didn't hate her ex-husband's second wife at all. Instead, she objectively thought she was a smart person. Although she couldn't read or write, she knew that she had to live a good life and move up, so she refused to marry a young man from the same village.
As soon as her ex-husband went to the countryside to work, she immediately decided to marry him, who was even worse than a beggar at the time. Facts proved that she made the right bet.
It was none of her business that her daughter became like that. After all, it was her, the stepmother, who provided her daughter with food and clothing. If it weren't for her, Xiangnan might have died in an accident long ago.
Even if they are given food and drink, they can still have psychological problems. Not to mention a country woman, even those high-level intellectuals don't pay attention to the psychology of children.
To say she deliberately raised Xiangnan to be useless is unconscionable; she simply has no ability to do so. She raised the two children, and their behavior and thoughts are exactly the same. Anyone who talks to these half-sisters for a while would think they are real sisters with the same father and mother.
In the past, she took care of both children. Later, she was unable to return to China. Her ex-husband didn't want to get involved at all, so he directly gave his daughter to another woman to raise and never asked about her again.
She asked Xiangnan, before she had a stepmother, she was often sick, cold, and hungry. After she had a stepmother, she could eat on time.
With this stepmother as a comparison, Gu Qinghua's hatred for her ex-husband intensified, and she also hated herself for choosing such an unkind father for her child.
"I think that child has a wild nature, with eyes like a wolf. I'll wait and see. If that child can support herself, will she still let her mother stay with her violent father? Who will he choose then? Needless to say, it will be the daughter of Minggen. A lonely man's fate is what he deserves. He will like the child who can make a living and bring honor to him. Which child will he have feelings for?"
Gu Wangxi felt that what his mother said was absolutely right. Anyway, he would not care about it in the future, and Gu Xiangnan would not care about it either, because her biological father was her biggest psychological shadow, which has not been completely eliminated yet.
He had seen the half-child several times. She looked down at people in public, introverted and self-conscious. But when she faced her biological father who scolded her mother, she was naturally rebellious. If her mother hadn't stopped her, she would have rushed up to her biological father and started a fight.
After Gu Qinghua finished speaking, she saw Gu Wangxi's gloomy face. She looked open-minded and said soothingly, "Let's not talk about these bad things. Wangxi, tell Mom about Anna and Miss Bei's preferences."
This is the first time Bei Bitang has come to Gu Wangxi's home.
She looked at the villa surrounded by flowers and trees in front of her, breathed a sigh of relief, raised her hand and adjusted Anna's collar for the last time.
Gu Wangxi took the things, raised his eyebrows and said, "Let's go, there is no big bad wolf in there."
Bei Bitang turned around and rolled her eyes at her. Anna said innocently, "I know there's no Big Bad Wolf in there. There's Grandma, Auntie, and Cousin..."
Gu Wangxi led the group inside and said, "Baby is really smart, but there are only grandma and Grandma Zhang inside now. Your aunt and the others are stuck in traffic and will take a while to get here."
Gu Xiangnan was very unfortunate. She could have arrived before Bei Bitang, but her car broke down on the way and she was stopped by traffic police.
Bei Bitang took Anna's hand and walked up the steps to the door, and heard hurried footsteps. A beautiful woman in a snow-blue cheongsam came out with a smile on her face.
She looked at Anna and Bei Bitang with a smile and said, "Anna, Miss Bei, come in quickly!"
Then, she pointed to the magpie in the cage under the porch and said, "No wonder it's been chirping so loudly these past few days. It turns out it has a spirit and knows a distinguished guest is coming soon."
Bei Bitang smiled gently and said softly, "Auntie."
While greeting Gu Qinghua, she shook Anna's little hand.
Anna smiled innocently and said generously, "Hello, grandma, I'm Anna."
Gu Qinghua quickly went to pull the two of them together and said with a smile, "Hello, Anna."
She tilted her head and said to Bei Bitang, "Don't be so polite. We are all family."
After several people sat down, Bei Bitang took the tea that Gu Qinghua poured for her with both hands. Steam was rising in the air as she said softly, "Auntie, I brought everyone a wool cardigan. I hope you like it."
Gu Qinghua immediately said, "I like it. I like whatever you give me. Where's the cardigan? I'll try it on and see."
Gu Wangxi handed the bag to her, then secretly squeezed Bei Bitang's soft and delicate hand.
Bei Bitang sat upright, took her hand away, and didn't even look at him.
Gu Qinghua and Zhang Ma opened the box, picked up the wool cardigan given by Bei Bitang, put it on immediately, looked at each other, and said that Bei Bitang had good taste.
At this time, the sound of a car was heard outside the house.
Aunt Zhang said, "It must be Xiangnan's family."
Gu Qinghua looked angry and said, "Don't worry about it. My brother came back with his girlfriend and daughter, and she was still late. Is that reasonable?"
Bei Bitang smiled, and Anna looked at the door curiously.
Gu Wangxi spoke up for his sister, "Mom, you can't blame Xiangnan. She was just unlucky today. All the good luck is with me, her brother."
After a while, a woman wearing pink high heels and with fluffy, thick long hair came in with shopping bags in both hands.
She looked to be in her early twenties, wearing an orange and white polka-dot dress and a large headband of the same color, looking innocent and cute.
Gu Xiangnan saw Bei Bitang at first sight. Bei Bitang was dressed simply and clearly, with a black high-necked tight sweater on top and a gray cashmere skirt underneath. There was a pearl on her white neck, and she looked indescribably cool and beautiful.
Gu Xiangnan said in a daze: "Sister, you are so beautiful."
Bei Bitang really didn't know how to respond to this, and she looked at Gu Wangxi for help.
Gu Wangxi lived up to expectations and asked, "What are you holding in your hand?"
Gu Xiangnan suddenly became excited and said, "This is the gift I bought for Miss Bei and Anna! Miss Bei, Anna, open it and take a look. If you don't like these, there are more outside."
When Gu Wangxi opened it, he saw that the box was filled with brightly colored dresses of the same style in different colors.
Gu Wangxi couldn't help but hold his forehead and said, "You can just buy two pieces, one large and one small. Why buy so many? Do you want Bitang and Anna to dress like the Queen of England?"
Gu Xiangnan looked at Bei Bitang and pouted.
Bei Bitang said, "Thank you, Xiangnan. I like your gift."
Anna also said sweetly: "Auntie, I like colorful skirts too."
Gu Xiangnan immediately said proudly: "See, brother, you don't understand us."
Gu Qinghua was just about to ask about his daughter, son-in-law and grandson.
The next second, Gu Xiangnan's husband and son Li Shanfu walked in, both wearing suits of the same style.
The difference was that Gu Xiangnan’s husband came in carrying a pile of boxes that was taller than him.
Bei Bitang and Anna widened their eyes simultaneously.
Gu Xiangnan's husband put the gift on the ground and then greeted everyone politely.
Gu Wangxi asked in a low voice: "Are there any more outside?"
Gu Xiangnan's husband smiled wryly and said, "There's another car."
Gu Xiangnan weakly argued, "Brother, you can't blame me. I have a skirt, so I need shoes too. Since I've already bought the shoes, I should buy a bag too. If I don't buy everything, it will be difficult for Miss Bei and Anna to match each other in the future."
Gu Wangxi was truly convinced. He resigned himself to his fate and said to his brother-in-law, "Let's go. I'll go with you to move all the things in."
He really couldn't educate Gu Xiangnan this time. Bei Bitang admired her sister's style of doing things very much. She thought Gu Xiangnan had a bit of the mentality of "wine and meat pass through the intestines, but Buddha remains in the heart", and wanted her daughter to learn this mental state.
Being able to eat and sleep one moment, cry the next, and throw troubles into the trash the next, and being able to keep the heart and mind blank is a top-notch skill.
Gu Wangxi was unable to refute Bei Bitang's educational policy and could only complain secretly. Fortunately, neither his nephew nor his daughter had the potential to become another Gu Xiangnan.
Li Shanfu stared at Anna, who was as delicate as a doll, with curiosity, and couldn't help but walk to Anna's side.
Anna took the initiative and stretched out her hand like a little adult. She said in a clear voice, "Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Anna. I'm five years old. How old are you?"
Li Shanfu was stunned for a moment, then he held Anna's hand and said in an adult-like tone, "Li Shanfu."
Anna's eyes turned. Even though Li Shanfu didn't tell her his age, she knew he was younger than her.
She will have a younger brother in the future. Her eldest and second aunts have older brothers and sisters, so she can’t be the eldest among them.
Li Shanfu watched his father and uncle carry in stacks of boxes, and whispered to Anna, "Anna, I don't want to grow up. Do you want to grow up? Look, your father and my father both had to do hard labor when they grew up."
Gu Qinghua looked at his two grandchildren leaning against each other, whispering, and smiled from ear to ear.
The whole family sat and chatted for more than half an hour before going into the restaurant and taking their seats.
In order to prepare today's meal, Gu Qinghua tried all the famous restaurants, big and small, in Shanghai before finally deciding on the menu and inviting a skilled chef to come to his home to cook it.
The dishes were so abundant that the large round table couldn't even hold them all. Aunt Zhang asked, "Teacher Gu, should we remove some of the dishes and serve them later?"
Gu Qinghua waved his hand and said proudly, "No need. Move over and leave some space for the two children to put their bowls. We adults will eat with our bowls in our hands!"
The meal was a joyful one, as if we were all a family.
After the meal, Gu Qinghua gave Bei Bitang a jade bracelet that seemed to be dripping with green water as a gift. Anna naturally also had one, a gold and jade necklace.
In the tea room's compartment, Gu Qinghua handed a passbook to Bei Bitang and said with emotion, "Wangxi said he wanted to move back in. That's great. I've been wanting to stop caring about this family for a long time. I'm going back to my own house! I've been looking forward to living in that English country-style house. This is the household allowance Wangxi has given me over the years. There's quite a bit of money left over. I gave it to him, but he refused to take it. You take it."
As he spoke, Gu Qinghua stuffed the passbook into Bei Bitang's hand.
Gu Qinghua was so wealthy that she bought three houses, one for herself and one for each of her two children.
She has been living in the house under her son's name for the past few years because she wants to take care of Gu Wangxi's life. If she is not watching over him, Gu Wangxi may run the hotel as his home.
With Bei Bitang and Anna, Gu Wangxi no longer wants to stay in hotels. He thinks hotel suites are not human at all.
He had checked out of the private room at the Peace Hotel a long time ago. It was okay for him and Bei Bitang to go there occasionally to relive their old times, but he would feel very lonely if he continued to stay there.
Gu Wangxi persuaded Bei Bitang to move into the house on Shaanxi North Road because his daughter needed more space to move around. The house had a ready-made daily maintenance team, so he didn't want Bei Bitang to worry about anything.
It just so happened that Bei Bitang wanted a yard so that Anna could do more outdoor activities, so she agreed to move in without much hesitation.
Bei Bitang shook her head, refusing to accept it and said, "Since Wangxi doesn't want it, then Mom can take it and spend it. Wangxi and I manage our own money, so I can't accept this money."
Bei Bitang's words were well-reasoned, so Gu Qinghua had no choice but to take the passbook in his own hands. The two talked for a while before leaving the tea room.
Bei Bitang and Gu Wangxi couldn't hide what was going on from Miao Xiuxiu. Since they had to meet everyone on the appraisal side, they had to meet Miao Xiuxiu and the others.
Bei Bitang had told her in advance, and when Miao Xiuxiu heard that Gu Wangxi lived on Shaanxi North Road, she had no worries at all and couldn't wait to marry Bei Bitang into the family.
Bei Bitang was also helpless.
An autumn breeze blew overnight, and the trees were covered with yellow frost. People who got up early opened the windows, sneezed, and went to the closet to find the autumn clothes that they had put away last year.
Bei Bitang and Gu Wangxi walked side by side into the family yard of the textile factory. Bei Bitang had nothing in her hands, while Gu Wangxi had a lot of bags.
Anna did not go with them. Miao Xiuxiu took her to Lin Bilan's house early in the morning.
Anna and her cousins stood on the balcony, looking down. When they saw Bei Bitang and Gu Wangxi appear in the building, they quickly ran into the house and called out in clear voices, "Grandma, Mom and Dad are here."
Wei Bili looked at her watch and said, "It's exactly half past twelve."
Miao Xiuxiu hurriedly lowered her head to tidy up the corners of her clothes, and Lin Bilan looked around to see if there was anything that had not been cleaned up.
When Bei Bitang and Gu Wangxi walked in, Miao Xiuxiu and the others were all stunned. Gu Wangxi was handsome and steady, wearing a blue suit and a silver tie.
Lin Kangquan brought slippers for the two of them, and Gu Wangxi said thank you.
Gu Wangxi put the things at the foot of the coffee table and then greeted everyone.
Miao Xiuxiu came back to her senses and said with a smile, "Sir, come and sit on the sofa and have some tea."
Bei Bitang greeted Chen Jinlong with a smile, and seeing Gu Wangxi standing still, as if waiting for her instructions, she pulled him to sit down with a forced smile.
Wei Bili poured tea for the two of them. Lin Bilan took two oranges and placed them in front of Bei Bitang, saying, "Eat some oranges. These oranges are so sweet."
Anna lay on Gu Wangxi's thighs and asked coquettishly, "Dad, what gifts did you buy for your cousins?"
Anna's cousins blushed shyly, but they also wanted to know in their hearts that what child doesn't look forward to gifts?
Gu Wangxi smiled tenderly at his daughter and said lovingly, "You go and see for yourself. Anna can take it out and give it to your cousins."
Anna responded happily: "Okay!"
I actually went to look for gifts for my cousins.
She first took out a Transformers box, handed it to her second cousin, and said, "This is for my second cousin."
Chen Jinlong quickly said, "My brother-in-law is thoughtful."
Wei Bili gave her silly son a look and asked him to say thank you to Gu Wangxi.
Big and small, chatting about everything.
Miao Xiuxiu suddenly looked at Gu Wangxi and said in a rather unpleasant tone, "When are you getting married?"
Bei Bitang looked annoyed. She had clearly told Miao Xiuxiu that she had never thought about getting married.
Before Gu Wangxi could speak, Bei Bitang said, "Mom, didn't I tell you about marriage? Don't mention it again."
Miao Xiuxiu's eyelids drooped as she said disapprovingly, "How can you not get married? What kind of talk is that? Actually, you want to get married too, right?"
Bei Bitang didn't give her any face at all. She snorted coldly and said, "Mom, you've been single for many years and haven't married yet. Why don't you believe that other women in the world don't want to get married? What are the benefits of getting married? Besides getting a marriage certificate?"
She and Gu Wangxi truly love each other, live together, and can see each other as soon as they open their eyes every day. What's the difference between them and a married couple?
The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Miao Xiuxiu stammered and couldn't answer.
Chen Jinlong touched his nose awkwardly. Gu Wangxi looked up at the ceiling. It was really white, well painted, and very smooth.
Wei Bili smiled and interrupted, "Getting married has its advantages. You can take beautiful wedding photos."
Hearing this, Gu Wangxi immediately turned around, tapping the floor with his heels, and whispered, "Bitang, what Second Sister said does make sense."
Bei Bitang said in a clear voice without any shyness, "I can see the real person every day, why would I need to see wedding photos?"
Gu Wangxi's face turned red, and he couldn't hold back his laughter even though he pursed his lips. He covered his face with his hands, and his face turned red with laughter.
Seeing that she couldn't convince Bei Bitang, and that her new son-in-law was acting like a shy young wife, Miao Xiuxiu changed the subject and said, "Wangxi, Bitang has a bad temper and suffered a lot in the past. She may look cold, but she has a soft heart. She will remember anyone who treats her well for the rest of her life. From now on, you have to treat her well, love her, and cherish her, and she will treat you well in return."
Gu Wangxi nodded solemnly and said, "Mom, I will."
After lunch, Bei Bitang and Gu Wangxi's phones kept ringing, so they had no choice but to say goodbye and leave for work. As for Anna, she would stay with Lin Bilan and play with her cousins, and someone would take her home eventually.
As they walked out the door, Gu Wangxi took Bei Bitang's hand and said with a smile, "Miss Bei, you have changed so much."
Bei Bitang said calmly, "I'm closer to my second elder sister. As for Mum and the others, as long as we can handle the New Year and other holidays, Mum will be very satisfied with me and won't worry about me. Some feelings can't be forced. As for my eldest elder sister, I won't ignore her, but I'll keep my distance at other times."
When she was in the most difficult and desperate time in her life, she met Gu Wangxi, who also knew that she had a bad relationship with her family.
She didn't need to hide the estrangement between her and Miao Xiuxiu from him. She didn't feel embarrassed to talk about these things.
The first step to loving yourself is to be able to face the fact that some people don’t love you that much and say it calmly.
Gu Wangxi took Bei Bitang's hand, kissed the back of her hand, and said with eyes full of heartache: "I will take care of this from now on."
Bei Bitang smiled and said, "That won't do. Mom and Big Sister are afraid of me, but they are not afraid of you. The better you treat me, the less afraid they will be of you, even if they need something from you."
Gu Wangxi said: "I'm not afraid of trouble. Money is a small matter."
Bei Bitang smiled and said softly, "But I feel sorry for you too."
The golden sunlight fell on the two people, stretching their shadows on the ground very long.
It was not until the third year of their cohabitation that Bei Bitang and Gu Wangxi married, giving him a formal status. Bei Bitang's desire to get married was not due to Gu Wangxi's whispering. Gu Wangxi knew that Bei Bitang did not like being urged to get married, so he did not dare to mention it to her.
Bei Bitang was a frequent flyer, and every flight attendant knew her. When Bei Bitang went on business trips, Gu Wangxi would go to see her alone or with his daughter.
The family of three reunited at the hotel, only to discover problems. They frequently encountered police inspections, and since they weren't legally married, they had to spend time explaining themselves. Even more ridiculous, someone once again reported to Bei Bitang that Gu Wangxi was entering and leaving the hotel with a woman with a charming back, asking her to investigate whether Gu Wangxi was acting shady.
Bei Bitang casually mentioned the matter of marriage at the dinner table. Gu Wangxi was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night and ran to the Civil Affairs Bureau to queue up at five in the morning.
They first held a wedding in Shanghai, and then another one in a small town in Germany, a wedding just for the three of them.
At the wedding in the small town, only Bei Bitang, Gu Wangxi and their precious only daughter Anna were present. Gu Wangxi was not only the pastor, but also the master of ceremonies and the groom.
Bei Bitang watched Gu Wangxi hurriedly take off his priest's clothes, put on a suit at a speed that left an afterimage, take the oath, and exchange rings with her. She laughed so hard that tears came out.
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