Chapter 723 The Haggard Family

The two bodyguards did not follow them in. They closed the door from the outside dutifully and left.

As Master You led Gu Zhiyu and An Nan to the living room, he said in a friendly manner:

"Since we moved to our new home, I have been looking forward to you two coming over to visit us!"

Just as Annan and his friend sat down on the sofa, they suddenly heard a faint baby crying.

It didn't sound like it came from this house, but rather from upstairs.

The staircase entrance to the fifth floor was blocked by iron bars, indicating that the fifth and sixth floors were both You's houses. The one crying upstairs must be Tang Qiyun and You Chen's child.

Mr. You obviously heard the crying as well. He paused as he was pouring tea for them, then subconsciously raised his head to look at the ceiling and continued pouring the tea.

"It's been a year since I last saw you. You two have hardly changed. You seem to be in better shape than before."

Gu Zhiyu took the teacup and glanced at him: "Mr. You is still as charming as ever."

An Nan, who was standing by, didn't say anything. She silently complained in her heart that her man's ability to lie with his eyes open was getting better and better!

Is the old Mr. You still as charming as ever?

If she hadn't made a special visit and had met him by chance on the street, she might not have recognized him at first glance.

How could this person in front of him still be the old and powerful Mr. You? He was clearly just a hunchbacked old man.

With his back hunched and his waist bent, he looked much more haggard.

Not only was her figure thin and she didn't look plump even with all those thick clothes on, her complexion was also extremely bad, extremely pale and bloodless, with dark circles under her eyes.

At first glance, he looked much older.

Is this life going wrong?

Annan looked around and took in their house.

The original layout of the house was a two-bedroom, one-living room of 60 square meters, but they renovated it by connecting the middle of the two houses, turning it into a four-bedroom, two-living room of 120 square meters.

Although it is not as luxurious as the villa I lived in before, it is still spacious and bright.

And unlike other houses, this one didn’t keep the cement industrial style when it was delivered, but was carefully renovated. There were paintings and calligraphy on the walls, flooring on the ground, and carpets as decoration.

The room was filled with various supplies, but it was not messy. They were neatly classified and placed, tidy and clean.

Although this room is not as warm as her home, the temperature is still comfortable. It doesn't look like she is short of supplies or living in poverty, right?

How did this old Mr. You become like this?

You Shihong was obviously aware of his current image. He laughed dryly and said to Gu Zhiyu:

"Mr. Gu, you must be joking. My current condition is..."

Before he could finish his words, the tightly closed bedroom door suddenly opened. A woman rushed out in a hurry:

"What's wrong? What's wrong? Why are you crying?!"

An Nan looked carefully and saw that it was Mrs. You who had attended her wedding before. So he and Gu Zhiyu stood up politely and greeted her.

Kong Ci then noticed that there were guests at home, and hurriedly tidied up her messy hair: "Mr. Gu, Annan, you are here?"

Then he straightened his messy clothes awkwardly: "I'm sorry, I just fell asleep and didn't know there were guests at home. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you..."

Annan said politely, "We came here without warning and disturbed your rest."

Then I couldn't help but secretly look at each other.

She was just like Master You, with a pale face and dark eyes, looking like she had been drained of energy. She was totally different from the elegant and graceful lady she used to be.

Annan was very puzzled.

His family has so many supplies that they can't even put them away, and the house is warm, so they obviously live a good life. Why are the old couple in such bad condition?

Kong Ci asked the two of them to sit down again:

"Don't disturb me, don't disturb me. It's not the right time to sleep. I'm just old and I tend to sleep for a while."

As he said this, he complained to Mr. You: "You too. Why didn't you call me when a guest came?"

You Shihong also poured her a cup of tea: "Isn't it because I saw that you finally slept so well that I wanted you to sleep a little longer?"

While they were talking, the sound of the baby crying never stopped.

Although Kong Ci maintained a decent smile and greeted Annan and the others, he was obviously quite restless and kept looking around.

Seeing this, Annan took the initiative to ask: "What is this crying sound...?"

Kong Ci immediately turned to look at You Shihong and asked, "Where is Zhuangzhuang? Why are you crying all the time?"

This was the second time she mentioned the name Zhuangzhuang.

The one who could make her so worried must be her eldest grandson.

Annan thought of the child that Tang Qiyun couldn't abort, and his loud cry when they last met.

It seems that this guy is still full of energy!

Who came up with the name Zhuangzhuang? It fits me so well!

Is it called You Zhuangzhuang or You Dazhuang?

You Shihong replied to his wife: "He is upstairs. I was afraid that it would disturb your rest, so I asked You Chen to carry him upstairs."

Kong Ci stood up from the sofa in a flash: "He is clumsy, how can he take care of a child? Where is Wang Ma?!"

Seeing her lose composure, You Shihong apologized to Gu Zhiyu awkwardly:

"I'm sorry, this is my first time being a grandmother, so I'm a little nervous..."

Then, before Gu Zhiyu could say anything, he frowned and said to Kong Ci:

"Why are you shouting? The guests are still here! Aunt Wang just finished cleaning the room and went out to buy something."

Kong Ci felt distressed when she heard the child crying, and couldn't help but complain:

"I said that we can't keep only one servant, Wang Ma! At least keep two, one to sweep the house and cook, and one to take care of Zhuangzhuang, but you are the one who steals the door..."

In order to save money and because the place was small and did not need so many servants, Mr. You made the decision and only left Mrs. Wang, a servant with rich child-rearing experience, at home.

Thinking that she is in charge of the nanny work, and that it is enough for their family of three to take care of the baby, it is enough for them to ask her when they don't understand something.

The saved expenses are mainly used to accommodate bodyguards in 401. After all, living in an apartment building with a complex population, security work is the most important thing.

Who would have thought that although the idea was good, this child is actually not easy to take care of...

Before Kong Ci could finish her complaint, You Shihong stopped her and said, rather embarrassingly:

"I told you, the guest is still here! If you're worried, just go upstairs and check it out yourself. Why are you nagging here?!"

After finally meeting Mr. Gu, he still had something to say.

Kong Ci seemed to realize that he had lost his composure and smiled apologetically at Annan and the other two.

"Excuse me, please sit down first. I'll go up and take a look at the situation."

Annan smiled and nodded: "You go ahead and do your thing."