Chapter 383 Sorry (revised)

"Yes! Mom, we are with you!" Li Shanhu rushed over and hugged Fan Qingyi's arm.

The twins looked at each other and nodded with a smile.

Fan Qingyi's eyes swept over the faces of several people, took a deep breath, exhaled slowly, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, smiled at several people, and said, "Let's go."

Outside the courtyard gate, Bo Qihua was more nervous than Li Wenfeng said.

Her expression was stiff, and she wanted to force a kind smile. She tried several times, but she felt powerless and couldn't find the feeling. She

was panicking.

"A Sheng..."

Gu Yasheng's eyes flashed with heartache, and he gently advised, "Qingyi is a good child. Wenfeng said that she got

the news that we were coming to have a New Year's Eve dinner. She has been working hard to prepare these days and wants to treat you with the best..."

"That child... always likes to consider others." Bo Qihua's eyes were slightly red, and a smile flickered in his eyes.

While the two were talking, the courtyard door was opened with a creak.

Bo Qihua's breathing stagnated, and the hand holding Gu Yasheng unconsciously tightened and exerted force.

The courtyard door opened wide, Li Wenfeng took a step back, and he and Fan Qingyi entered the sight of the two people.

Behind the couple were three daughters who picked out their strengths.

Bo Qihua's eyes became even redder.

Fan Qingyi saw Bo Qihua at a glance.

She seemed to be the same as in his memory.

But also a little different.

In his memory, his mother's face had been blown by strong winds, beaten by heavy rains, and worn out by life. On the day she passed away, the cracks on her face caused by the cold winter had not healed yet, and it looked like dry tree bark.

The woman in front of him had fair skin. Although there were some wrinkles at the corners of her eyes from the years, her face was white and rosy, and

she looked like a well-fed lady. Her long black hair was pinned to the side of her ear with a hairpin inlaid with a big round pearl, and only a long curl fell on her chest. She

was wearing a cheongsam with handmade dark embroidery and a fur shawl on her shoulders.

She was dressed in a way that suited her age.

Fan Qingyi's eyes became sore when he saw her.

Zhuzhu said, "Grandma has fiery red lips and big waves, a neat riding suit, high boots and long legs, she is beautiful and cool..."

At that time, she thought that her mother's original character should be a willful and decisive woman.

But now she realized more and more clearly what her mother sacrificed for her.

Bo Qihua had seen her daughter's photos and looked at her from a distance in the car, but this was the first time in more than 30 years that she had seen her up close. She

opened her mouth and wanted to call her daughter's nickname, and then she saw Fan Qingyi walking quickly, throwing himself into her arms like he did when she was a child, and whispered in her ear, "Mom, I miss you so much."

Bo Qihua's nose was sore and tears burst out instantly.

She raised her hands tremblingly, and held her daughter tightly in her arms, just like she had imagined countless times. She

said the guilt hidden in her heart, "...Yiyi, I'm sorry."

Fan Qing shook her head.

"I'm not sorry. I know mom hasn't abandoned me, and that's enough."

Hearing her daughter's words of understanding, Bo Qihua choked up and said, "It's mom's fault. Mom should have taken you away. Mom shouldn't have left you alone no matter what. You had such a hard time those years. It's all my fault..."

"It's not like that."

Fan Qingyi held Bo Qihua's shoulders, pulled the distance between them, looked seriously into Bo Qihua's eyes, smiled with red eyes, and said, "Mom always wanted to take me away. It's my own fault. It's not your fault, mom. It's my fault and the Fan family's fault. So, don't be so self-contained and take the responsibility on yourself..."

"But..."

Bo Qihua wanted to say something, but Fan Qingyi held her arm and said, "It's cold outside, let's go in and chat slowly. We have a whole night to chat today."

Bo Qihua's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

Tears were still in her eyes, but a smile was already spreading. The joy from the bottom of her heart and the eyes full of maternal love made her whole body glow.

Fan Qingyi also smiled with red eyes.

Turning around and seeing her husband and three children, she smiled and introduced them to Bo Qihua.

Bo Qihua looked at the few people with a loving look, and smiled gently at Li Wenfeng, "Okay."

"Mom." Li Wenfeng's nervous smile was a little stiff.

Instead, the three sisters came forward with a smile and shouted enthusiastically, "Grandma!"

The smile in Bo Qihua's eyes suddenly became much deeper.

"Good, good kid..."

Li Wenfeng was pushed aside, and seeing Gu Yasheng standing next to her, she smiled and said hello.

Bo Qihua took her daughter's hand and briefly introduced Gu Yasheng.

"...I married your uncle Gu a few years ago. He helped a lot with Zhuzhu's affairs and the Lai family."

Fan Qingyi and Li Wenfeng looked at each other, and the couple thanked him in unison.

Gu Yasheng smiled, "We are family, so we don't talk behind each other's backs. When we have a chance, your mother and I will tell you the details. There is no rush."

​​Bo Qihua patted his daughter's hand.

Fan Qingyi nodded to Gu Yasheng, glanced at Li Wenfeng, and took Bo Qihua's arm to enter the yard first.

Li Wenfeng called Gu Yasheng into the yard.

Gu Yasheng pointed to the trunk, and the two men smiled in tacit understanding and went to move things.

The three sisters looked around and decided to give the mother and daughter some more space alone, and went to help move things.

When the trunk was opened, it was stuffed full, even the back seat was filled with boxes tied with bows.

Gu Yasheng explained with a smile, "These are all gifts from your grandmother. Of course, most of them... are for your mother."

The three sisters smiled, and Li Zhenzhu said jokingly, "You know, my grandmother loves my mother, and she loves her crows too. We are the crows..."

"Does it have to be a crow? I can't be a magpie?" Li Liuli replied with a rare smile.

Li Shanhu chuckled, "...I want to be a lark!"

"Hehe again?"

Li Zhenzhu glanced over and discussed with Li Liuli, "Big sister, how about we be hawks? Grandma is so domineering, leading three little birds is so embarrassing, let's be hawks flying in the sky, grandma stretches out her arm, I fall down, you fall down, Doudou falls down..."

"Second sister, you know the size of a hawk, right? If they all fall on grandma's arms, how long must grandma's arms be?" Li Shanhu said bluntly that it was unreliable.

If they really fell on her arms, that picture...

eh, I'm a little afraid to watch.

Li Zhenzhu frowned and really compared the size and arm length of the hawk with Li Shanhu.

Li Liuli, "..."

Li Wenfeng was amused and speechless. He smiled apologetically at Gu Yasheng, who was smiling, and coughed lightly, pulling the daughters' attention back. "It's cold outside, hurry up and move the things in."

Li Shanhu stuck out her tongue, and Li Zhenzhu winked at Li Liuli. The three sisters each held a box and walked briskly into the yard.

Gu Yasheng and Li Wenfeng took a few more things, and the five of them ran back and forth three or four times before they took all the things in.

When they returned to the living room again, the mother and daughter were no longer there.

The two of them could be heard talking and laughing in a low voice from the kitchen.

Li Shanhu tiptoed to look inside, then stepped back and shook her head at everyone.

Everyone tacitly agreed not to go in and disturb them.

Li Wenfeng smiled and took Gu Yasheng to the study to talk. The three sisters had a rare chance to relax during the New Year. They turned on the TV to watch the countdown to the Spring Festival Gala broadcast on CCTV, and watched the artists and actors shuttling backstage, chatting about the gossip they knew.

Li Shanhu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and crackled them. While agreeing with the twins, she occasionally glanced at the kitchen and the study, making her eyes gurgle.

The Mr. Gu that my grandmother married later was only mentioned once in the extra chapter of the novel, saying that he was the head of a famous hall in Xiangcheng. He founded a shellfish market and made a fortune by collecting protection fees.

In the 1980s and 1990s in Xiangcheng, if you pick out two big guys at random, most of them made their fortunes in this way.

The problem is that Xiangcheng is now under the rule of country Y. When the country takes it back, they will crack down on people like this. Mr. Gu's clan will definitely be affected.

In the past, they had nothing to do with each other. If she rushed to tell people that you were going to be destroyed, they would have slapped her and given her a few grains of rice.

It's different now.

Mr. Gu is my grandmother's husband. He is her step-grandfather in name. They are all family members, and he is very kind to his family.

She has always been grateful. Knowing that there will be danger in the future, she must find a way to remind him.

Mr. Gu is a smart man. I guess he will understand after she reminds him.

The problem is, how should she remind him?

Tell my grandmother directly and let her tell her?

Wouldn't grandma have to live in fear every day, worrying about this, guarding against the knife hanging over her head that might fall at any time?

No way.

Just tell Mr. Gu directly!

They have been in the mainland for quite a while, and their observations on policies should be more intuitive and sharp than hers, right?

"...Doudou?"

Li Shanhu was suddenly hit on the forehead. She covered her forehead with a cry, and suddenly came to her senses and looked at Li Zhenzhu who had done it, "Second sister!"

"I'm talking to you? Why are you in a daze?"

Li Shanhu looked confused, "What are you talking about?"

"I said she didn't listen. She looked at the kitchen and the study, but she didn't look at us."

Li Zhenzhu laughed angrily, raised her hand and pretended to knock on her forehead again.

"Ah, big sister, save me!"

Li Shanhu slipped behind Li Liuli, poked her head out and stuck out her tongue at Li Zhenzhu. Li Zhenzhu rolled up her sleeves and was about to go forward to catch the person when a tiger roar suddenly came from the backyard.

The three sisters paused at the same time. Li Shanhu narrowed her eyes slightly, "...I forgot to send the little tiger head back to the space."

The twins, "..."

The next second, the doors of the kitchen and the study opened at the same time. Bo Qihua frowned, and when he saw the three sisters sitting well on the sofa, his expression eased.

Gu Yasheng was upstairs, looking down from above, and saw Bo Qihua, and he breathed a sigh

of relief. Li Wenfeng and Fan Qingyi looked at each other, and glanced at the guilty Li Shanhu with a reproachful look.

"Mom, it's okay, it's Doudou's pet..." Fan Qingyi smiled and held Bo Qihua's arm.

Gu Yasheng's eyes moved slightly, and seeing that Bo Qihua didn't say anything, he smiled but didn't say anything.

The family returned to their respective seats.

The three sisters waited for the doors of the kitchen and study to close, then rushed out of the living room and went to the backyard.

Little Tiger was standing in front of his huge tiger den, shaking his head, kicking his legs, stretching and yawning. When he saw them, he opened his mouth and was about to make another sound, but Li Shanhu pounced on him and covered his mouth.

"Brother Tiger, shut up!"

Little Tiger thought she was playing with him, so he jumped up with his head shaking.

Li Shanhu couldn't help but groan twice, and simply turned over and rode on him, patting his little head, "There are guests at home today, don't shout anymore, or you'll scare my grandma and step-grandfather, or I'll have my mom lock you up for three months."

The little tiger head, who was about to roar, suddenly wilted and fell to the ground, unable to get up.

Li Shanhu laughed angrily, and slapped him on the head twice. The little tiger head rolled his eyes at her, turned his head away, and didn't even look at her.

Li Shanhu, "..."

"Are you still feeling wronged? Do you know that your shouting just now almost scared my grandma... You know you can't say that word on New Year's Day! You still have the nerve to lose your temper, didn't I tell you a few days ago? You..."

Looking at the little girl with her hands on her hips, talking to a tiger, the tiger seemed to understand!

This scene had a big impact on Gu Yasheng who was standing in front of the window.

He opened his mouth and glanced at Li Wenfeng who was smiling beside him, "This... is Doudou's pet?"

Even if we take a step back, can this beast be kept at home?

Li Wenfeng laughed dryly, "Yes, he ran down from the back mountain of my hometown. He and Doudou grew up together. The two of them... one man and one tiger get along like friends. The child couldn't bear to part with him, so he kept him..."

After saying this, Li Wenfeng wanted to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

Gu Yasheng smiled, "Doudou is quite interested in animals. It's a pity that this beast can't show up in public, otherwise he would be by Doudou's side to protect him, and ordinary people wouldn't be able to get close to Doudou." Li

Wenfeng agreed with this.

The two chatted for a while, and Li Wenfeng took out the chessboard and said that he had learned some basics from others in the army, so he could play with him.

Gu Yasheng smiled and agreed.

The two seemed to be playing chess, but also seemed to be exploring each other. The

two fought fiercely in a game of chess, and when the winner was about to be decided, someone knocked on the study door.

Li Shanhu poked her head out, looked at Gu Yasheng with a smile in her eyes, and called out, "Grandpa, Dad, the New Year's Eve dinner is ready, and the closing ceremony has been held. Grandma and Mom asked me to call you downstairs to watch the Spring Festival Gala. It starts at 8 o'clock, and there are only a few minutes left."

Gu Yasheng's heart was shaken by the call of

"Grandpa", like a stone thrown into a calm lake, splashing circles of ripples, which softened his heart and filled his eyes with smiles. He just felt that his mouth and tongue were a little dry, opened his mouth, and responded in a gentle voice, "...Okay."

"Uncle Gu, let's go."

Li Wenfeng stood up, glanced at his little daughter, and called Gu Yasheng with a smile.

Gu Yasheng recovered as usual, and the two went downstairs one after the other.

Fan Qingyi and Bo Qihua sat on the sofa in the middle, one on each side. The two men walked to their lovers and sat down. The three sisters squeezed on the two-seater sofa on one side.

Melon seeds, milk candies, some dried fruits, and tea were placed on the tea table.

Li Shanhu held a fruit box and shared a handful of melon seeds and fruits, then squeezed back in between the twins.

Coincidentally, the clock on the wall rang and the TV station began to broadcast the Spring Festival Gala.

The family watched the Spring Festival Gala, just like ordinary people celebrating the New Year, talking and laughing, discussing which program was good, which one was funny, which one was the best, which one alluded to reality...

Soon it was half past eleven, and Li Wenfeng got up to fire. Li Shanhu took the opening cannon and called Gu Yasheng to go and fire it together.

Gu Yasheng rarely showed his childish nature and actually followed.

After the firecrackers went off once, they would rush up to the sky and go off again in the air. He looked at the fireworks that were illuminated by the lights and suddenly felt that the Chinese New Year was so good.

When a table of food was served, the family sat around the round table, raised their glasses or drinks, clinked their glasses, and said Happy New Year, that feeling reached its peak.