With his hands in his pockets, Shang Ziming saw her stop and look at him, and said innocently, "Why aren't you coming? Let's go inside."
Su Xiao looked at him without saying a word.
Shang Ziming looked back, his face innocent. "What's wrong? We've arrived at the Gu family's place? Why aren't we going in?"
Seeing his composed expression, Su Xiao felt a strange unease. "Are you going in too?"
"Yes, now that we're at the doorstep, of course I should go in and greet the elders. Besides, I also have something to ask Grandpa Gu," Shang Ziming said frankly.
Su Xiao had no reason to stop him from going in, and so the two of them knocked on the Gu family's door one after the other.
Gu Yi came out to open the door and saw that it was Su Xiao. He was overjoyed and welcomed her in, then ran off to deliver the message.
As for Shang Ziming behind Su Xiao, forgive his old and blurry eyes, he really didn't see him.
Fortunately, Shang Ziming didn't mind and just followed Su Xiao inside.
As soon as I reached the garden, I heard someone coming to greet me.
"Xiaoxiao, you're back!" Qin Yumei rushed over first, not caring about etiquette or posture; her eyes were only for her daughter.
"Mom, I'm back." Su Xiao opened her arms and caught Qin Yumei, and the two hugged each other.
"You little rascal, you've suffered, haven't you? How could you leave without a word? How could you be so carefree..." Qin Yumei muttered after seeing that her daughter was unharmed and relieved of her worries.
"Alright, it's good that the child is back. Why are you scolding her? Hurry up and welcome her inside. What are you standing here for?" Grandpa Gu, who had followed behind, saw that she was going on and on and quickly came to her granddaughter's rescue.
"Grandpa, I'm back." Su Xiao let go of Qin Yumei, walked up to Grandpa Gu, smiled happily, winked at him, and thanked him for his help.
The old man squinted his eyes and laughed heartily.
"Grandpa Gu, Aunt Qin," Shang Ziming said quickly when he saw that they were almost done.
He didn't want them to truly forget him forever.
"Hey, young Shang, when did you get here?" Old Master Gu seemed to have just noticed him; sure enough, they didn't even notice him.
"Come in and sit down." Since he was a guest, Old Master Gu invited him into the house.
"Thank you, Grandpa Gu." Shang Ziming smiled, showing no displeasure, and followed him into the house.
Qin Yumei and Su Xiao walked behind. Qin Yumei excitedly pulled Su Xiao and asked, "Did you come together?"
Su Xiao nodded.
In the living room, Gu Yi served tea to everyone.
Grandpa Gu sat in the main seat and asked, "Are you fully recovered? Are there any lingering effects?"
That's a really blunt question. But there's no way around it; this is a matter of lifelong happiness for his granddaughter.
Su Xiao and Shang Ziming had never talked much about their relationship within their respective families, but those who needed to know already did.
When Shang Ziming was injured, Su Xiao went to take care of him without hesitation.
The elders of the Qin and Gu families could only sigh and pray, but thankfully, everything was moving in a positive direction.
The merchants were increasingly satisfied with Su Xiao as their daughter-in-law, and were just waiting for their son to bring her home. They wished they could bring her home today and have them get married on the spot the next day.
"Your health has recovered very well. Is Xiaoxiao here?" Shang Ziming praised, "Xiaoxiao's medical skills have surpassed her teacher's."
Shang Ziming looked at Su Xiao with tenderness, but Su Xiao was whispering to Qin Yumei and didn't pay attention to him.
Grandpa Gu looked around, stroked his beard, and said with considerable pride, "That's certainly true."
"How many days can you rest this time? When will you leave again?" Grandpa Gu was quite satisfied with Shang Ziming as his grandson-in-law. However, the fact that Shang Ziming would be away for months at a time when he had a mission made Grandpa Gu somewhat unhappy.
Yes, that's the nature of his job, so he completely understands. But when it comes to his own granddaughter's interests, he has a different mindset. He feels uneasy and has a knot in his heart.
How could Shang Ziming not hear the hidden emotions in the old man's words? Fortunately, he had already made his decision.
"I'm not leaving again this time."
Upon hearing this, Old Master Gu exclaimed happily, "So you've been transferred back? Good, good!"
After the initial joy came worry: "Sigh, I wonder how long I can stay."
Shang Ziming thought about it for a moment. He really couldn't be sure. Even if he got into the system this time, it wasn't like there wouldn't be any changes within the system.
After thinking for a moment, he still cautiously said, "There will definitely be no changes in the short term. I've been transferred back this time."
"What? You changed careers?" Old Master Gu looked incredulous.
Shang Ziming, however, remained calm. He had considered his future. In the military, it would be difficult to advance further, since his father and second brother were both in the military.
Otherwise, based on his achievements in recent years, he should have been promoted a level long ago, but he has been suppressed all along.
This time, the leader gave him two choices, and he understood the deeper meaning behind them. He was simply going with the flow, but because of Su Xiaoxiao, he was much more willing to accept the choice.
After more than a decade of military service, he had to give it all up and start all over again, choosing to accept the challenge.
"Chief Inspector, I dare not accept such an honor." Old Master Gu looked at the young man in front of him, who already held a high position and great power, with both admiration and satisfaction.
"I know, but I'm not afraid," Shang Ziming said confidently. No matter if it's a hail of bullets, fighting on the battlefield, or conspiracies and schemes, or punishing evil, he will face them head-on without fear.
"Good, haha, good." Old Master Gu laughed heartily. The young man was courageous and promising. "If there's anything you need from this old man in the future, just ask. Since we've chosen this path, let's make it work and make it smooth."
"Thank you, Grandpa." Shang Ziming didn't stand on ceremony. Most of his connections were in the military, so he naturally accepted Grandpa Gu's kindness.
Old Master Gu had his own reasons for saying this. He only had one son, Gu Tingjiang, who had two sons and a daughter. Now that both of his sons had joined the military, the Gu family's connections in the military were not significant, and his two grandsons would have a long way to go if they wanted to make it.
Now, things are just right, as Shang Ziming, their grandson-in-law, has transferred to the government. The Gu family already felt guilty towards Su Xiaoxiao, and after more than a year of getting to know her, Old Master Gu is extremely satisfied with her. He thinks it's perfectly feasible to give his family's connections to his grandson-in-law.
He also trusted Shang Ziming's character and accepted the Gu family's help. He would also keep the future of the two Gu family boys in mind.
This can be considered a kind of covert exchange of benefits.
Shang Ziming stayed at the Gu family's house for a while, had a pleasant conversation with Old Master Gu, and achieved the purpose of his trip, even gaining more than he expected. He left very satisfied.
I really wanted to stay and have dinner, but I couldn't; I had too much to do. Sigh...
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