"Hello, Grandma~"
Gu Xiaobei blinked his eyes and raised his little head to look at the person in front of him. He looked so soft that it almost melted people's hearts.
Wang Aifen bent down and touched his little face, "Xiaobei, why are you so well behaved? Grandma wants to give you a kiss when she sees you."
Gu Xiaobei is fearless, but when someone praises him, his little face will turn slightly red.
"Thank you for the compliment, Grandma."
Wang Aifen was even happier. While teasing the child, she asked, "Qinglin, when did you get married? You didn't even tell me. Xiaobei should be three years old now. Why isn't his mother with you?"
At this moment, the child's mother, Shen Man, walked quietly to the corner to reduce her presence.
Her heart was in her throat, afraid that the two of them would be exposed to her.
Gu Qinglin glanced at the woman beside him calmly, then quickly looked away, "Grandma Shen, the child's mother is very busy."
"So that's the reason. Xiaobei is so young, and you, as a grown man, can't take care of her properly. Her mother is busy at work, so you shouldn't have come over."
As she spoke, Wang Aifen sighed again, "For so many years, you have come from such a far place as the capital to visit us almost every few years."
"We all know your parents' intentions, but there's really no need to go to such great lengths to come. If you're too busy to come, just give them a call."
Gu Qinglin nodded but said nothing.
His father and Uncle Shen were close friends, and even though Uncle Shen was gone, his father always remembered the friendship between the two and wanted to take care of the elderly in the family on behalf of his sacrificed brother.
It's a pity that his father is the director of the hospital and is too busy to have the time to come.
As Shen Man listened, she became more and more curious about the relationship between Gu Qinglin and their family.
This man is from the capital and is a soldier. Logically, she should have little contact with him in the future.
But now it seems that her contact with him may have started with the Red Flag Brigade.
At some point, Gu Xiaobei ran over and hugged Shen Man's thighs, speaking in a soft, baby voice, acting aggrieved and coquettish.
Pretend like you never knew her.
"Beautiful sister, Xiaobei, can you hug me? Mommy hasn't hugged me for a long time. I miss her so much."
"You smell like mommy, can you hug Xiaobei?"
Shen Man knew that the boy was pretending to be pitiful. She had just hugged him two days ago, but she couldn't help but feel soft inside and was about to bend down to pick him up.
"I can't do that, sister. We are too different in age."
"No matter what, I want my sister, my beautiful sister~"
Gu Qinglin, who was standing by, frowned slightly and reminded him in a deep voice, "Gu Xiaobei, talk nicely and don't act like a spoiled child."
At this time, Yang Fang walked out of the house. When she saw Gu Xiaobei beside Shen Man, she was stunned for a moment.
"Hey, this kid looks quite similar to Ming, especially his eyes. They are so similar."
She walked over, picked up Gu Xiaobei from the ground, and looked at his little face from left to right.
"Manman, come here and take a look. Doesn't this guy look a bit like Ming? If you didn't know, you would think Ming had a new brother."
When Gu Xiaobei saw Yang Fang, his eyes lit up instantly. It was his grandma, his favorite grandma.
He was about to open his mouth to say something, but unexpectedly, at the critical moment, someone covered his mouth.
Gu Xiaobei blinked his ignorant eyes and looked at his mother, his little head filled with great doubts.
Why doesn't mom let him visit grandma?
My mother once said that a good and well-behaved child is the ideal child in her heart.
When you meet someone, you should greet them politely.
Little did she know that Shen Man was almost frightened to death by him and broke out in cold sweat.
She quickly stuffed the child in her arms into Gu Qinglin's arms, blocking Yang Fang's sight.
"Mom, there are so many people in the world who look normal, so don't think too much about it."
After listening to Shen Man's mother, Gu Qinglin now understood her abnormality.
He is a man, so it's no big deal if he has a child for no reason.
But Shen Man is a woman, and a family-oriented woman at that. If she has another child with another man, it will be a big problem in every way.
Thinking of this, Gu Qinglin lowered his eyes and glanced at the child in his arms, and warned in a low voice, "Be good, talk less, and don't cause trouble."
He had not planned to bring the child here, but he was worried about leaving him with a stranger. He did not expect to meet Shen Man as soon as he brought the child here.
Gu Xiaobei immediately covered his mouth with his little hands and blinked his big round eyes.
He understood that his mother couldn't leave, his grandmother couldn't leave, and anyone who wanted to be related to his mother couldn't leave.
Yang Fang, who was still looking into Gu Qinglin's arms, whispered, "No, you really don't think that child looks familiar. He looked like Ming just now, but now that I look closely, he doesn't look alike, but he still looks familiar."
Shen Man held her back, not letting her go over to take a closer look. "Mom, she looks normal. Stop staring at her. You're scaring the kid."
Wang Aifen nodded and said, "Xiaofang, Qinglin is from Beijing and only comes here once every few years. I have never seen that child before, and you certainly haven't seen him either."
Yang Fang thought about it and it was true, but she didn't know what happened today. When she saw the child, she felt close and familiar.
I always feel like I've seen it before.
She raised her head and glanced at the child's father. It would be fine if she didn't look at him, because he looked familiar.
Yang Fang asked Wang Aifen, "Mom, who is this young man?"
Wang Aifen came back to her senses and patted her forehead, "Oh, look at my memory. I forgot to introduce it to you."
"Xiaofang, have you forgotten that Qinglin is the son of Manman's father, a good friend of the military doctor in the army? Qinglin has been coming to visit us all these years. The last time he came, he came to see you, Manman."
"But the child was in the army and rushed back to the army, so he didn't come to see you. He said he would visit you and your daughter next time."
"I didn't expect it to be fate. You guys just came back these two days, and Qinglin also came over. We just happened to run into each other."
Gu Qinglin suddenly looked at Shen Man, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
She is actually Uncle Shen's daughter. No wonder they will be together in the future. So that's how it is.
Shen Man was also a little surprised and asked Gu Qinglin about the relationship between their families.
Yang Fang was startled for a moment, then seemed to think of something and became excited.
"So it's Qinglin, no wonder you look familiar. I saw you when you were a child. You look like your mother. By the way, are your mother and father okay now?"
Back then, she had a pretty good relationship with Gu Qinglin's mother, and her husband was like a brother to hers. When she fell pregnant with Manman, the two families said that if she was a daughter-in-law, they would become relatives.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye.
Gu Qinglin's children are this big now.
"Auntie, Dad and Mom are both in good health. They've been thinking about you and want to come visit you in person. But they're both working in the hospital now and can hardly spare the time to come, so you've always come instead."
"I was planning to come visit you last time I came back, but I was on a mission at the time, so things got put on hold."
Yang Fang looked at the tall and straight man in front of her and couldn't help feeling sorry for him.
In terms of looks, temperament, and family background, this man is no worse than Lu Zhengguo. It's a pity that the two children are not destined to be together.