Meng Fuyan carried the ribs into the kitchen, chopped them into small pieces, washed them, and then made sweet and sour ribs. However, she preferred braised ribs, so she simply made two portions.
Soon, the aroma wafted from the kitchen, and the two little ones couldn't sit still any longer. They rushed into the kitchen one after another, with Dun Dun's eyes shining the brightest as he stared at the pot.
"Big sister, it smells so good!"
Meng Fuyan smiled and said, "We'll be able to eat it in a little while. Stay away so you don't burn yourself."
Dundun immediately took a few steps back obediently, looking extremely well-behaved, showing no trace of the fierce and adorable demeanor he had displayed during the fight.
The meal was finally ready, but her parents hadn't returned. Meng Fuyan asked the nanny, "Do my parents usually come home for lunch?"
The nanny smiled and said, "At first, he came back often, especially when your mother was pregnant. After the baby was born, your mother went back to work and was very busy. Your father often came back but never saw your mother, so he came back less and less."
Meng Fuyan twitched her lips. These two workaholics were a perfect match.
"Then let's not wait, we'll eat by ourselves."
Just as the food was served, Gu Tingzhi arrived. He had changed into his military uniform, and the air of a business elite he had exuded abroad was completely gone; he had reverted to his appearance from a few years ago.
I have to say, military uniforms are really good-looking! Meng Fuyan couldn't take her eyes off them.
"Why are you here? Come in quickly, it's just in time for dinner, I made some ribs."
Pulling Gu Tingzhi in, Meng Yunji saw him and called out, "Brother Gu!"
Seeing that Meng Yunji had grown into a teenager, Gu Tingzhi was quite happy. Meng Yunji in this life was much more cheerful than in the previous life.
I didn't even have a chance to talk to him at the airport. Even though they knew Yanyan was his girlfriend, the Gu family deliberately acted high and mighty and ignored the Lu family.
He knew then that the Gu family patriarch did not want him to get too close to the Lu family.
"It's been years, you've grown up so much!"
He was carrying a bag containing gifts for the three children. He handed him the one Meng Yun had sent, saying, "Here, this is a gift for you."
Meng Yunji happily accepted it, "Thank you, Brother Gu."
He got along very well with Gu Tingzhi back then, but unfortunately, their time together was short, and he left not long after.
This is his future brother-in-law; he already knew that.
The two little ones are busy gnawing on ribs and have no time to think about the gifts.
Everyone sat down to eat. The orderly had already left. The two younger children were being taken care of by a nanny and were behaving quite well.
Gu Tingzhi's mood improved somewhat as he ate the ribs; Yan Yan's homemade ribs were still the most delicious.
Seeing his expression, Meng Fuyan asked, "What's wrong? You don't seem very happy. Did you get a job so quickly? You only got back yesterday. I thought you'd get a couple of days off!"
Gu Tingzhi: "I was originally going to rest for two days, but I was worried about unforeseen circumstances, so I felt more at ease after finalizing the arrangements. Therefore, I started working ahead of schedule."
Meng Fuyan paused in her chopsticks, her hand holding the food in her hand froze. Had something unexpected happened?
She seemed to have guessed why.
However, with the nanny and child present, she didn't ask further questions until after dinner, when she took Gu Tingzhi to the small living room upstairs and asked, "What's wrong? Did the Gu family give you a hard time?"
Gu Tingzhi sat down beside her, pulled her into his arms, and the two snuggled together. Watching the sunlight outside the window and the curtains fluttering in the wind, Gu Tingzhi felt that the anger in his heart had subsided considerably.
"It will definitely be difficult. I'm just wondering whether I should go back to the path I planned before, because I've realized that after a few years of freedom and warmth with you, I can't stand the atmosphere of a family anymore. That feeling suffocates me, and I even feel irritable and want to lose my temper!"
Gu Tingzhi never imagined that he would become like this.
In my past life, I lived a very repressed life, always scheming and calculating every moment, constantly weighing my interests and playing a game with the Gu family.
In the end, he won and got everything he wanted.
Having been reborn into this life, he once thought that with more knowledge and more time to plan, it would be easier to acquire everything, and the Gu family would no longer be a threat. He believed that as long as he was patient for the time being, he could soon take over everything belonging to the Gu family.
He had always done this since his rebirth, so whenever he made a contribution, he would always contact the Gu family. He knew that Old Master Gu valued profit, and as long as it was beneficial to the Gu family, they would definitely do it.
Therefore, he would never let his credit be stolen; he would only amplify it, which would be beneficial and harmless to him.
For the past few years, he had three reasons: first, his sense of responsibility to his country; second, he could indeed benefit from it, which would be good for his future career; and third, Yan Yan wanted to go abroad, and he also wanted to make himself happier. So he took Yan Yan abroad for a few years.
He thought that after returning, he would follow the same path as before, maintaining a superficial relationship with the Gu family, not offending the old man for the time being, but dealing with his stepmother and her child, and finally, when he had fully matured, he would deal with the rest.
Unexpectedly, when he returned, he was faced with the situation he had anticipated, but he found it hard to bear.
Is this a case of "it's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality"?
He's been living too happily these past few years and can no longer stand the faces of the Gu family.
I can't even eat when I see this.
Meng Fuyan was stunned; she hadn't expected Gu Tingzhi to do this.
But thinking about it, it's understandable. Who can stand facing a group of freaks every day after living a good life?
"You originally thought that since you're a descendant of the Gu family and can't get rid of it anyway, you might as well take advantage of the old man's influence to develop yourself. You figured you might as well use it. But now you've realized that enduring it for even a second longer is torture, and you don't want to put up with that anymore, right?"
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