Before her marriage, Jinzhu was a young lady from the Jin family in the capital. Compared with the Gu family, her social status was not high, but she still had some standing. Her marriage to Gu Zhenglin was originally a business arrangement, but after marriage, they had a very good relationship and supported each other through thick and thin.
In the years when Gu's business wasn't going so well, Jinzhu helped Gu Zhenglin manage the company. In recent years, she hasn't had much to do, so she spends her days shopping and attending banquets.
"Sister-in-law, we can't spoil her like this; she's become too spoiled."
"She's our only precious daughter in the Gu family. Whenever I go out to an auction or shopping, if I see something nice that I think would suit our Fufu, I buy it and save it for her."
"Auntie, don't spend so much. You've already bought me so much; I can't even use it all."
"It's not much. If you can't use it all, keep it as an investment. Your parents are usually busy and can't attend these activities. Your aunt goes out all the time, so of course we want to prepare more for you. We'll give it all to Fufu to keep in the future."
"Aunt, isn't it a bit too early for you to prepare my dowry now?"
"We're not in a rush to get married, but it's not early to start preparing things now. In ancient times, for daughters of wealthy families, preparations began from birth."
Jinzhu dreamed of having a daughter, but since she only had a son and was busy at the time, she didn't have a second child. Later, when Fufu was born, all her love naturally went to her.
Actually, there were some girls in her maternal family and relatives' families, and some of them specially invited them to visit her often, but Jinzhu still preferred Zifu. Moreover, she knew that many distant relatives who brought their daughters and nieces had ulterior motives.
The Gu family was simple and straightforward, with no hidden agendas. Old Master Gu was an upright and honest man who couldn't tolerate any dirty deeds. He taught his two sons by example, which is why both sons were outstanding.
There were no petty squabbles or jealousies between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, or between the sisters-in-law. Moreover, there were two brothers, Gu Zhengji, who was in the army and had not yet returned, and Gu Zhenglin, as the eldest son, naturally had to take on the responsibility of being the next head of the Gu family.
The two brothers have always been close since childhood. They are both content with the distribution of Gu's shares and family property, which is why Gu's business has flourished.
Gu Zhengji and Gu Dining are not involved in these business matters, so the shares that should be given to them are with Qin Qingwan and Qin Zifu.
If there was anything that really bothered Jinzhu at the time, it was her mother-in-law's heirloom jade bracelet, which was supposed to be given to each head of the family's wife. There was only one, so it was given to Jinzhu. Of course, Qin Qingwan was also given some other jewelry, but Jinzhu always felt that she had taken more than her share as a daughter-in-law, so she felt embarrassed for many years.
At the time, Gu Zhengji was worried that Qin Qingwan would be unhappy, but she didn't care at all about not getting it. She felt that this thing was originally meant for the mistress of the family, and if her sister-in-law took it, she would have to bear the pressure of the mistress of the family.
As for her, the Gu family never interfered; on the contrary, they supported her career. She has been able to do whatever she wanted for more than 20 years since she got married.
Besides, to put it bluntly, it's just a bracelet of excellent quality and texture.
When a person is rich in spirit, they don't care about material possessions at all.
This has created a strange phenomenon: people don't care about what they haven't received, but they always think about what they have.
Like Qin Qingwan, Qin Zifu was surrounded by love and raised in a wealthy environment, which gave her a sense of confidence and ease, as well as an open-minded and generous nature.
"Everyone's here! Fufu, come here and let Grandpa take a look."
Gu Suixin is almost eighty years old. She is in good health, her legs are still nimble, and she can occasionally practice Tai Chi and Baduanjin.
I just came back from practicing Tai Chi in the backyard today.
"Grandpa! Whose old man is this? How come he looks so young?"
"Hmph, you've got some nerve. Did you miss this old man?"
"Of course I want to."
"It's just something you say casually; I don't see what you're thinking."
"Grandpa, please sit down. Let me massage your shoulders."
Qin Zifu helped Gu Suixin sit down and massaged his shoulders.
"By the way, have you seen the fish Grandpa keeps? How about I catch you a couple to take home?"
"Grandpa... I'm a big kid now, I don't catch fish anymore."
"Haha, you've grown up, you've grown up! Grandpa was just thinking the fish were doing well."
"Yeah, I see. They've been fed so much they're as fat as a pig."
"Hey, you little rascal, you're never serious!"
At this moment, the servants brought out fruit and tea.
Gu Di'an also returned from outside.
"Perfect timing, Di'an is back too, let's all sit down and chat."
Everyone sat around a Chinese-style sofa. The old man sat in a grand chair, while Qin Zifu stood beside him, massaging his shoulders and checking on his health.
"Preparations for Father's birthday banquet are almost complete, and the invitations have all been sent out. Just come a day early; everything else is arranged."
"Okay, sister-in-law, you've worked so hard. You've always taken care of everything at home."
Qin Qingwan had never cared about these things, nor was she capable of handling them.
"It's not hard work for you, your work is hard."
"By the way, Qingwan, how are your parents' health?"
"Father, they are in good health. My mother is still making house calls."
"That's good. Have them all come that day."
"Okay, I already told them a few days ago that they will definitely come."
"Qingwan, I've heard that your mother's appointment number is extremely difficult to obtain."
Jinzhu only knew that he was a nationally renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor. She had gone out with a friend before, and her daughter-in-law wanted to have a child. The young couple had all their tests done and everything was fine, but there was still no progress. They thought they should see a traditional Chinese medicine doctor.
She heard it from them; apparently, no matter how rich you are, you can't get a number if you want to. Let alone Old Madam Qin, even Qin Qingwan's number isn't something you can just get whenever you want.
"Hey, she's getting older now, and I don't want her to be too tired. Just three half-days a week is fine. If any of your friends need her, just let me know."
"Okay, I'll talk to her about it then. Have her son and daughter-in-law take a look; it'll ease her worries."
"OK"
"We, Fufu, will also become renowned experts like this in the future."
"Aunt, I still have a long way to go. I need to practice for several more years."
"You should study hard and stop wasting your talent by playing all the time."
Gu Suixin looked at her granddaughter, scolding her, but her eyes showed the look that said, "My granddaughter is the best."
"Okay, Grandpa, I can do that now too. For example, I know right now that you've been eating too much cold food these past few days and your stomach isn't feeling well."
"Huh? You wanted something cold?"
At this moment, the whole family stared at the old man.
"You half-baked idiot, how can you even tell? Don't talk nonsense."
"Accurate. I don't even need to take your pulse; I can tell just by looking."
"No way!"
"Dad, you can't do this!"
Gu Zhenglin is usually not talkative, much like Gu Zhengji. Both brothers are very serious, but Gu Zhengji has become much better after having a daughter.
Now the two brothers started talking.
"At this age, you should be more careful."
"Okay, okay, it's been so hot these past few days, I had some herbal tea. Come on, let's eat! Is dinner ready?"
"Alright, alright, it's time to eat."
"Come on, let's eat. Fufu, sit next to me."
During the meal, she served food to her grandfather, and he served her food in return. In the end, neither of them finished what was in their bowls.
After finishing her meal, Gu Suixin sat for a while before taking a nap, while her parents and uncle and aunt went to talk about something.
"Brother, come with me to the swings."
This swing has always been in the backyard. It was made for Qin Zifu when she was a child by Gu Suixin, but it was replaced with a new one later. She would go and play on it for a while every time she came.
"good"
Qin Zifu sat on it, and Gu Di'an pushed her a few times, causing it to swing gently.
"Has Fufu been in a relationship?"
"Huh? No?"
Qin Zifu felt a little flustered. What had her brother discovered?
"Fufu has grown up and is old enough to date."
"Brother, you're almost too old, why don't you talk about it?"
"There's nothing suitable. I'm talking about you, why are you criticizing me?"
"I was just asking casually. Don't always be so busy with work; dating and marriage are also important things."
"Okay, I'll take a picture for you."
"All right"
Qin Zifu unlocked her phone and handed it to Gu Di'an.
Gu Di'an took a few pictures of her and showed them to her; she was fairly satisfied.
"Great shot, bro."
"It's alright, you can continue playing, I have to go back to the company."
Qin Zifu pouted.
"Well, that's keeping me very busy."
After Gu Di'an left, she swung around for a while longer.
Big Bad Wolf Qi: Baby, what are you doing?
fu: [Image]
fu: Swinging on a swing~
Qi Jingchen opened the photo. The girl sat obediently on the swing, smiling sweetly at the camera. His hand unconsciously touched the screen and pressed save.
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