Chapter 705: Not to be trifled with (Two chapters combined)
The house was already full of dishes, but Gu Erzhu's family didn't come. Uncle Tang went to call them, but they still didn't come. After much persuasion, he had no choice but to leave the money for the sheep.
So the room is now full of family members.
Wang Yanzhi glanced around and, not seeing Gu Hua, asked in confusion, "Where's A-Hua? Why haven't you come out to eat?"
Upon hearing this, Li Xiang took out her phone: "She must have gone out to play. I'll call her."
Zhou Wansheng shook his head upon hearing this and said, "They shouldn't be outside. We just came from the village. There's only one main road in this area, and the other side roads aren't very interesting, so they probably didn't go outside."
Just as Gu Yin was about to explain, she saw Gu Hua and Chen Jishen walk in together.
The room fell silent immediately, not because of the presence of a stranger, but because the two had entered hand in hand.
Gu Hua led Chen Jishen in, stood in front of everyone, coughed lightly, and solemnly introduced him: "This is Chen Jishen, my boyfriend. We've been dating for about six months. He's a senior in my major. He's steady, his character seems good so far, and he's diligent and ambitious. Knowing I was here, he came to find me. Today is the first time we've met, and I hope you'll like him!"
Just as Chen Jishen was about to speak but was interrupted, he took a deep breath, immediately bowed slightly, and earnestly introduced himself: "Hello everyone, my name is Chen Jishen, and I am Gu Hua's boyfriend. I apologize for disturbing you today, and please correct me if I have done anything wrong!" He then bowed slightly again.
He had prepared a long speech, but after seeing so many eyes and having his train of thought interrupted by Gu Hua, Chen Jishen's mind went completely blank. His expectations were just that—expectations. Facing the actual situation, he was still nervous! More nervous than when he participated in national university debate competitions, more nervous than when he represented someone in court for the first time!
"I don't think I said anything wrong just now," Chen Jishen thought back, confirming that he hadn't made a mistake, but he had said it a bit too simply. He wondered if they would have any objections. Why were they silent? Were they dissatisfied with him? Or was his outfit inappropriate today? Or did he say something wrong?
Chen Jishen's mind was in a mess when he suddenly felt a force on his hand. It was Gu Hua squeezing his hand tightly, trying to comfort him.
Gu Hua laughed and said, "What's wrong?! You should all say something! I'm getting a little creeped out if you don't say anything. Grandma, you go first!"
Li Mingfang, who was called out, said: "...Well, he's quite good. The young man looks decent, right, old man!"
Gu Jianguo looked bewildered, but still nodded: "Yes, it's pretty good." It's just that this surprise was a bit too much for him to handle.
"What's so great about it! Tell me! You two have been together for so long, why didn't you tell your family at all, Hua? What if you got scammed?! People these days are so messy! On the surface, everything seems perfect, but in reality, nothing special! There are too many bad people in the food delivery industry! If you want to date, tell your family! We'll find you someone! Handsome! Tall! Outstanding! We've got everything!" Gu Qingming got angrier and angrier, his face darkening with each word! What? In his heart, Hua was still a child, how could she be dating? How could she be at the age where she could date? Gu Shu hadn't even dated yet!
As she spoke, she looked at Gu Shu sitting next to her, who was leisurely sipping his tea. She was immediately furious: "Drink, drink, drink! All you do is drink! You didn't even know your sister was kidnapped! What kind of brother are you! Your sister has a boyfriend! And you're still a bachelor! You still have the nerve to drink! Sit over there! You're making me annoyed!"
Gu Shu, who was inexplicably dragged into the fray: "..."
He obediently put down his teacup and sat down next to Gu Yin. If you were to ask who was the safest person to sit next to right now, it would definitely be Gu Yin!
Zhang Dandan was quite curious about this family's affairs. In the village, if a girl dated while in school, her parents would scold her terribly, saying hurtful things like she was immoral. But if a boy dated, they would praise him for being outstanding and capable. She found this distorted education annoying, but she couldn't do anything about it. She had told Gu Qinghao that even if he liked a girl, he shouldn't confess his feelings while in school. He could control his heart, but the other person might not. If both of them were striving for improvement, that would be fine. But if it affected the other person's grades and caused them to fall behind, they wouldn't be able to continue without external intervention. A good relationship is about mutual progress and health, which is what makes it last.
She was very curious to know how Gu Qingming had resolved the matter. After all, judging from the Gu family's attire and demeanor, they must be wealthy. She wanted to see how wealthy people raised their children.
As a result, Gu Hua's next sentence ended the matter.
Gu Hua: "I asked Ayin and Brother Yan to help me investigate. Ayin has also met Chen Jishen."
Gu Qingming, who was still angry, heard that Gu Yin and Chu Yan had investigated the boy, and that Gu Yin had even met him and knew about their relationship. So he stopped worrying and didn't say anything more.
Li Xiang waved her hand: "Don't stand there! Your name is Ji Shen, right? Come and sit down. A Hua, take everyone to sit down and eat. Everyone is hungry."
Gu Hua nodded upon hearing this, and then sat down next to her parents with Chen Jishen.
Gu Qingming glanced at Chen Jishen, who was sitting properly, and placed the beer and soft drink in front of him; "Which one do you want to drink?"
Chen Jishen was a little flattered: "A drink will do, thank you, Uncle!"
Sure enough, with Zhou Shen around, there's nothing to fear! Chen Jishen looked at Gu Yin and saw that she was also looking this way, so he smiled and nodded to express his gratitude.
Gu Yin: "...What made you think of calling them here?"
Chu Yan: "...Didn't you say Gu Hua missed her boyfriend? I've seen that she's always been quite cooperative with us, so I thought I'd call him over to give her a surprise, as a reward for her past hard work."
Gu Yin: "..." Your understanding is quite demanding on your girlfriend.
Gu Qinghao, who was standing next to Gu Shu, tugged at him and said, "Your dad was still angry just now, but why did he stop talking as soon as your sister mentioned Gu Yin as niece?" Zhang Dandan, who was standing next to her son, also leaned closer to him out of curiosity, wanting to hear what was going on.
Gu Shu smiled and explained, "Because Ayin is the smartest and most capable person in our family! Except for Grandpa Zhou, everyone else listens to her. Anyway, as long as Ayin has investigated and agrees to Ahua and Chen Jishen being together, it means that Chen Jishen's family background and character are fine. As for whether there will be problems in the future, that's beyond our control. Anyway, no matter what happens, we don't have to be afraid with Ayin around. If she can't solve our family's problems, then no one else in our family can. She's like a god. However, our family will try our best to keep up with her pace and not hold her back. We know our limitations; if we can't help, we won't hold her back. That's why Ahua told Ayin about her boyfriend. If Ayin says Chen Jishen has problems, then Ahua will definitely ignore him. I'm the same way. If I'm dating, I'll introduce my crush to Ayin first. I'll only continue pursuing her if she thinks there's no problem. This is being responsible to my family, as well as to myself and the woman."
Their family is a bit complicated, and it's Gu Yin who's holding them together. If they were to become a hindrance or even cause more trouble, their family would fall apart. Their family understands this!
Zhang Dandan and Gu Qinghao were stunned. How could such a well-behaved and very pretty girl be so amazing!
Neither of them asked any further questions, after all, it was someone else's private matter, and it would be impolite to ask any more. However, their curiosity grew stronger.
Since no one had the habit of not speaking while eating, halfway through the meal, Uncle Tang looked at Gu Jianguo and said, "You saw before that the place where your house used to be has been planted with vegetables. I have to talk to you about this."
Gu Jianguo nodded upon hearing this; he also wanted to know what was going on.
"After the village became a tourist village, many uninhabited houses were taken back and used as public spaces. But there's one type of house that won't be taken back: even if no one in the family is left, but there are still relatives, the house will be kept. Because as long as I'm still alive, your house is still alive. If I'm gone, I can hand over the house to my descendants. Like Mingfang's house, it was divided up by relatives. Your house, I originally didn't touch it, but after a long time without people living there, it lost its vitality, and the house deteriorated quickly. Then, in a violent incident..." It collapsed in the rain. The village chief said it wouldn't look good and would affect the village's appearance, so I used it to grow vegetables. My eldest grandson, Qingshan, has his own house in the county, and Qinghao has his own house. I didn't plan to give your house to anyone; I wanted to keep it for you and give it to you when you came back, as a way of keeping a memento. I was thinking that if no one from your family came back when I was about to leave, I would give it to the village. Later, when the village goes to the ancestral hall to worship your family's ancestral tablets during festivals, we can also offer incense to you. I didn't expect you to come back; this is a good thing!
He thought the village had allocated his house to his uncle's family, and since he wouldn't be coming back to live there anyway, he figured it was fine. Gu Jianguo never expected it to be for this reason.
"No need to give it to me. I see you're growing vegetables quite well, so keep growing them. If you stop growing them later, you can give them to Xiaohao. Then you can exchange the foundation with the neighbor, and Xiaohao can combine the two rooms to make it more spacious. If my mother and her family come back to visit, they'll have a place to stay."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Dandan immediately refused, saying, "Cousin, you keep it for yourself! If you don't want the hassle, you can rent it to other people in the village and get a sum of money every year. Besides this house, my Xiaohao also has two rooms left to me by my ex-grandmother, which I used to open a shop. They'll be for Xiaohao in the future too. He has enough room! You can keep it for yourselves! Although the village isn't doing well right now, things might improve in the future. This is a tourist area, so the houses will definitely be expensive in the future. You can keep it!"
Before Gu Jianguo could finish speaking, footsteps came from the doorway.
Looking up, I saw four people walk in.
"Why are you back?" Uncle Gu asked, looking at his son and grandson, the three of them. Didn't you say you were going to stay in the county for a while longer?
Zhang Dandan also looked at her husband: "You didn't even say you were coming back so someone could have picked you up. How did you get back?"
The road here is quite far, and they don't have a car. Usually, when they come back from outside, they ask someone with a car to pick them up and then pay for the trip.
Upon hearing this, Gu Jiancheng looked around at the people in the room, then said in a muffled voice, "I took a taxi back from the county."
"Taking a taxi back from the county is so expensive! It costs over two hundred yuan! You don't have money to burn like this!" Uncle Gu Er frowned and said with dissatisfaction.
It only costs 6 yuan to take the bus from the county to the town, and it only costs 30 yuan to drive from the village to pick you up and bring you back. That's how we usually do it! Besides, the car that person in the village drives is a small car, mainly for picking up and dropping off tourists, so why bother bringing a car back?
"I'm afraid if we don't come back soon, outsiders will take everything from the house! Grandpa, aren't you being too biased!"
Gu Yin looked over and realized that this person should be Gu Qingshan, Gu Jiancheng's eldest son and Gu Qinghao's half-brother.
This man looked to be around fifty years old, with a face full of menacing features; he didn't look like someone to be trifled with.
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