Chapter 142 Silence
Gu Yanxiao quickly freed his ears from his mother's "clutches".
He spoke up, "Mom, what are you thinking about?"
Gu's mother looked at him with disdain: "You should ask yourself what you're thinking! Xiang Wan is in her postpartum confinement period. Let me tell you, I'm going to give my daughter-in-law a sixty-day postpartum confinement period. If you dare to do anything wrong during this time, I'll beat you to death!"
Although many people nowadays only observe a 30-day postpartum period, some women in rural areas don't even have a single day of postpartum confinement, let alone 30 days.
But Gu's mother couldn't bear to let her daughter-in-law suffer such grievances.
During this period, even her own son was not allowed to "bully" her.
"Mom, don't worry! Don't you know what kind of person your son is? I was just teasing Xiang Wan!"
Gu Yanxiao sighed helplessly. Who would have thought that his own mother would see this scene and misunderstand it?
"It's good that you know what you're doing. If I find out you dare to do anything reckless, I'll beat you to death."
Gu's mother understood that it was somewhat awkward for her to talk to her son about such things, so after giving him a warning, she turned and walked away.
"Wife..." Just then, Mr. Gu walked over with a book on his face and called out to Mrs. Gu.
"What is it?" Gu's mother asked, still feeling embarrassed.
Seeing her somewhat unpleasant expression, Gu's father immediately cast a dangerous glance at Gu Yanxiao.
It must be that this unfilial son has upset his wife again.
His precious grandson is the best; he's adorable no matter how you look at him.
If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't convenient for him, as the father-in-law, to go into his daughter-in-law's room, he would have loved to keep an eye on his grandson whenever he had a spare moment.
Instead of pitifully waiting for the occasional time when Aunt Liu or his daughter-in-law brings out their grandson, they can only catch a few longing glances.
"Um, I've thought of a few names for each year, would you like to take a look?"
Faced with his daughter-in-law's bad mood, Gu's father unconsciously lowered his voice a few decibels.
"Give it to me." Mother Gu stretched out her hand.
Mr. Gu honestly handed the paper with several names written on it to his daughter-in-law.
"I'll take it to Xiang Wan to choose from." Gu's mother rolled her eyes at Gu's father, sounding annoyed.
This guy has no emotional intelligence. His daughter-in-law is so sensible that she let him, her grandfather, name her every year.
Since he has considered several options, it is only right that his daughter-in-law should make the final choice!
If you can't even understand this simple principle, you've wasted all these years of your life.
After being glared at by his wife several times, Gu's father helplessly rubbed his nose. Wasn't he just about to discuss it with his wife?
As for which name to use, that's naturally up to Su Xiangwan, the biological mother.
Why did his wife not even let him finish speaking before she beat him to it, giving him a few dirty looks for no reason?
While muttering to himself, Gu's father, with his sharp ears, heard a few low laughs.
Turning around, he saw that the one smirking was none other than his own unfilial son.
"What are you laughing at? If it weren't for you, how could I be disliked by your mother?" Gu's father was furious and rushed over to kick Gu Yanxiao twice.
Gu Yanxiao, on the other hand, chuckled and dodged away, keeping his father company as he stretched...
The Gu family's old house.
Grandpa Gu sat on the sofa, his gaze dark as he sensed the silence around him.
Yes.
silence.
Gu Jianjun has disappeared somewhere.
Gu Yanfeng didn't even come back for the Chinese New Year.
It's not because he's just a lowly platoon leader, so he could be that busy.
Although Gu Yuanchao has stepped down, given the character of Huo Chang'an and Feng Yuanzheng, it's unlikely that they wouldn't even give Gu Yanfeng a moment to go home for New Year's Eve dinner.
Ultimately, it was because Gu Yanfeng knew that his mother had been arrested and sent to a labor camp by the police, and that his father had lost his job and become an idle person.
Even my grandfather has retired from his position as a leader.
This family, it can be said, has offered absolutely no help to his military career.
Even having such parents can be a burden.
So, he didn't even make a phone call, let alone come home for the New Year's Eve dinner.
Now, Grandpa Gu is truly all alone.
"Old comrade, the food is getting cold. Would you like to eat first?"
The family's housekeeper, Chen Ma, cautiously walked out of the kitchen and looked at Grandpa Gu, saying...
Chen Ma has been working for the Gu family for over twenty years.
It can be said that she watched all of Gu's children being born and growing up.
Who could have imagined that the Gu family, once so prosperous and thriving, would turn out like this?
Now it has turned into this desolate scene.
If I had to pinpoint when the changes began, I would say...
That is, it all started when Old Master Gu, being easily swayed, listened to Gu Jianjun's slander and kicked his eldest son's entire family out of the Gu family, declaring to the outside world that he was severing ties with them.
In fact, Chen Ma said without any hesitation that she saw the two Gu brothers more clearly than Old Master Gu himself.
Although the eldest son, Gu Jianguo, was a man of few words, he was the most filial.
He just does more and says less, unlike Gu Jianjun, who is glib and always trying to curry favor with Old Master Gu.
That's why, as he got older, Grandpa Gu unconsciously started to favor Gu Jianjun's family.
But all of this changed after Old Master Gu kicked Gu Jianguo's family out. With the person who did so much work gone, there was no one left to do many things.
Gu Jianjun, who talked a lot, naturally stopped trying to curry favor when he had no competitors.
In addition, now that Old Master Gu has stepped down from his high position in order to protect his grandson Gu Yanfeng, he no longer has any power in his hands.
Even if Gu Jianjun and his son tried to curry favor, they wouldn't get any benefits, so naturally they weren't willing to put in the effort anymore.
The current desolate state of Grandpa Gu in his later years is truly no one's fault but his own doing.
After hearing what Chen Ma said, Grandpa Gu slowly came back to his senses and raised his eyes.
It seems that Gu Jianjun, that bastard, isn't coming home for dinner again today.
The thought had barely crossed his mind when he was suddenly startled.
When did he become the one waiting for others to eat?
He's always been fawned over and waited for by others!
Thinking of this, a silent sorrow spread through my heart.
He waved his hand and said, "I'm not eating! Aunt Chen, you go eat by yourself!"
As he spoke, he lowered his eyes again, and his aura weakened considerably once more.
"Old commander, you didn't eat lunch. If you don't eat dinner tonight, how can your body take it?"
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