Chapter 689: Bai was moved (Two chapters combined)
"Her mother died when she was six, and her father had an affair with the nanny, resulting in a child within six months! That means her father and the nanny were already having an affair before her mother even passed away! What a scumbag! With a stepmother comes a child, right? Before she turned thirteen, things were alright; she was just neglected, but her grandparents were still around. But when she turned thirteen, her father was transferred to the south, and the whole family of four went there. Far from the reach of the emperor, with her grandparents not around, her stepmother started targeting her. Under her stepmother's influence, her stepsister also started causing trouble. Because of the recent transfer to the south, You Cen was very busy, spending 80% of the year in the military, and her stepmother took care of everything at home!"
Seeing this, Gu Yin frowned even more: "When You Niannian went to the South, she was already in the first year of junior high school in Beijing. She needed to transfer schools, something that should have been done in a week, but her stepmother dragged it out for half a year. Because she was a day student, every time she came home, there was either no food or leftovers. You Niannian had no choice but to enroll as a boarding student. She originally thought that even if the other side didn't give her living expenses, she could just ask You Cen for it. But I don't know what the stepmother said to You Cen, but the first time You Cen answered the phone, he scolded her to be more sensible and not..." She told her stepmother not to bully her sister and to stop associating with bad students before hanging up the phone, never answering You Niannian's calls again. Her living expenses were gone, but thankfully she had saved some red envelopes for the Lunar New Year. However, because she was a transfer student, the educational methods in the north and south were different, and she only started classes more than halfway through the semester, resulting in You Niannian ranking near the bottom of her class in the final exams! When she returned home for winter break, her stepmother, citing her bad habits and poor grades, forced her to drop out of school and study at home until next year. Now, You Niannian finally understood her stepmother's wicked heart. She disagreed and explained the situation to You Cen. Despite the situation, You Cen didn't believe her. Even when You Niannian said she wanted her sister to play with her every day, she readily agreed to her stepmother's plan. You Niannian knew this family was unreliable. She didn't make a scene. After her stepmother processed her leave of absence from school, she took a secondhand phone she'd bought and angered her stepmother that same day. Then, when no one was looking, she secretly placed the phone under the stepmother's bed with the recording function on. Her stepmother's curses at her and her mother in the room, along with her insidious plan, were all recorded. After being bullied again, You Niannian held a kitchen knife to You Niannian's neck. They dragged her to the rooftop (their apartment building only had three floors), and after everyone in the residential compound arrived, they confronted You Cen and her stepmother. They even called her teacher to prove that she was studying hard, just not having enough time to catch up. They said that if she worked harder during the holidays, she would catch up on the later material. The teacher also told her to remember to call if she didn't understand something, etc. Coupled with the release of the recording and You Cen's inaction, all four members of the You family were summoned to the leadership office. You Niannian had only one request: to be sent back to Beijing. In the end, You Cen agreed.
Gu Yin exclaimed, "You Niannian is so outstanding! At only thirteen years old, she has such wisdom and courage. She knows that this matter cannot be resolved at home. Only by making a big enough fuss will her voice as a child be taken seriously. Otherwise, if You Cen just says that the child is ignorant, no one can say anything! Moreover, she doesn't want her stepmother and stepchildren to apologize. Even if her stepmother says that she won't do it again, even if various departments supervise her, she doesn't believe it. After all, those leaders can't follow her all the time. She is still a child, and she is no match for her stepmother in terms of strength or anything else. So she wants to leave! Only by getting away can she grow up healthily!"
It has to be said that You Niannian's actions were absolutely correct. If she hadn't left, it's uncertain whether she would have been able to grow up healthy!
Lan Yan felt a tightness in her chest. How could they treat her like this, even though she was their own daughter! Thinking of You Cen she saw yesterday, she wasn't surprised. No wonder he couldn't go far, no wonder he'd changed careers. After You Niannian exposed how he let his stepmother abuse You Niannian, his superiors had already put him on the blacklist of incompetent managers.
Gu Yin continued reading: "After returning to Beijing, You Niannian caught up with her grades in just six months. In her final year of junior high, she even entered the top ranks of her grade and successfully entered a key high school. Her grades remained excellent in high school. After the college entrance examination, her grandparents passed away, and You Cen returned—his first return in many years. After that, something happened. After the college entrance examination results came out, she enlisted in the army with her outstanding scores. Rumor has it that she did this so that one day You Cen would call her 'Commander.' She was afraid that if she waited until she finished university to enlist, it would be too late, and that You Cen would be promoted to a higher rank before she could even surpass him. Ah, You Niannian is really amazing, hahaha!"
Having finally finished reading, Gu Yin smiled and looked at Lan Yan: "So, will You Niannian be unable to greet the commander? It seems You Cen has already transferred to civilian work."
Lan Yan put the documents away and nodded: "You Niannian has gone wherever it's tough and dangerous all these years, risking her life, but she really won't live to see that title of 'commander.' However, You Cen and You Niannian are at the same rank. You Cen is already over fifty and hasn't become a regimental commander yet, which is why he was demobilized. Even so, it was only because people in Beijing took pity on Old Master You that they brought him back to Beijing. Otherwise, with his grades, well, it's embarrassing for him to be at the same rank as his daughter before and now be below her."
Gu Yin smiled and said, "Defeating him in the field he cares about most is enough to shatter all his pride, not to mention that this is his daughter whom he has always looked down on. You Niannian understands her father quite well. No matter how hard she tries, she can't keep up with the speed at which her father is stuck in a rut and has to change careers."
After speaking, Gu Yin looked at Lan Yan: "By the way, why are you investigating You Niannian? Are you interested in her? Do you like her?"
Lan Yan stood up, took the documents, and lightly tapped Gu Yin's head: "What are you thinking? I'm going to be her coach soon, isn't it normal for me to investigate the students? Alright, I'll go get busy now." After saying that, she left the pavilion.
Gu Yin raised an eyebrow: "Then you absolutely mustn't slap me in the face!"
Blue Flame paused for a moment, then quickly left.
After dinner, just as Gu Yin was about to rest, there was a knock on the door.
Gu Yin opened the door in confusion and saw Chu Yan, who looked travel-worn.
"You just got back? Have you eaten? My brother has class tonight, so he left some late-night snacks at home. I'll make you some." He said, pulling the person to Chu Yan's room, which was not far away next door.
"Take a shower first, then I'll get you something to eat."
Chu Yan put down his luggage. He originally wanted to hug Gu Yin, but when he saw the pajamas she was wearing and thought about how dirty he was, he gave up. He then smiled and nodded, "Just make a little bit. You make some for yourself too, and we can eat together later."
Gu Yin turned and went out upon hearing this: "Okay!"
It's past ten o'clock now. All the other adults in the family have gone back to their rooms. Gu Shu hasn't come back yet, and the nanny is asleep. Gu Yin went to the kitchen by herself, cooked a big bowl of noodles, and put on the prepared shrimp, eggs, beef, vegetables, and a few chicken wings. Before she could pick it up, Chu Yan came out.
"I'll take it! Don't move, you don't need to take it over, just eat here."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin took two small bowls and followed.
Chu Yan was serving noodles when Gu Yin looked at him and asked, "Has everything been taken care of?"
Chu Yan nodded: "I didn't want to deal with them, so I used my teacher's legal team. It was settled in two days. After helping Ji Yang with the formalities, we came back together. I have a house near the company, so I let him stay there. Being close to the company means he has more time to serve the company." After saying that, he handed the bowl of noodles to Gu Yin.
Gu Yin took it and smiled, "With a boss as good as you, even if we don't live close by, I believe he would still be willing to dedicate himself to the company!"
Chu Yan smiled and said, "I am indeed good. I am good as a boss, and I am even better as a boyfriend."
Gu Yin raised her eyebrows upon hearing this, and reached out to put all the chicken wings from the large bowl into his bowl: "I'm not bad either!"
"You guys can even make noodles look like they're stretchy! That's too much!" Gu Shu had just entered the room when he saw Gu Yin putting chicken wings on Chu Yan's plate!
Gu Yin turned around and said with a smile, "There was no kiss, what's so bad about that?"
Gu Shu's eyes widened: "!!! Are you still my sister?! Have you been possessed by someone?!"
Chu Yan looked at Gu Yin and couldn't help but laugh: "Don't scare him."
Gu Yin raised her eyebrows: "There are still some dishes in the kitchen. Go over and see if you want noodles or hot rice."
Gu Shu put down the basketball: "I'm eating noodles too, are there any left?"
Gu Yin nodded: "Yes, you can cook it yourself."
Gu Shu: "...You won't even give me a bowl of noodles? Ah Yin, do you remember back in our hometown, I would share half of every piece of candy I had with you? Do you remember..."
Gu Yin sneered upon hearing this: "Heh, I must remember. That half candy fell on the ground, and you were afraid of being scolded by your aunt, so you picked it up, blew on it a few times, and stuffed it into my mouth. I wouldn't even remember if you hadn't mentioned it!"
Gu Shu: "...How do you cook noodles again? Oh, boil the water first, then put the noodles in!" She said, quickly walking towards the kitchen.
Gu Yin smiled but didn't say anything.
Chu Yan sighed, "If only I had known you when we were kids, I could have eaten whatever I wanted!"
Gu Yin sighed helplessly, "I was all dark-skinned when I was little. Even if you knew me, you probably wouldn't want to be friends with me!"
"No way! Grandma said you were really naughty when you were little, and I was naughty too. We'll definitely be best friends, and then grow up together as childhood sweethearts, how wonderful!"
Gu Shu, who came out to get a drink of water, said, "...I shouldn't be here~" Then, under Chu Yan's deep gaze, she slipped back into the kitchen.
Gu Yin and Chu Yan stopped talking. After Gu Shu brought out the noodles, Chu Yan looked at him and said, "I'm planning to set up a basketball club that will specifically accept players from university teams. I've mentioned this to you before, and you've learned quite a bit about it at the company. You can run this club, what do you think?"
Gu Shu was stunned: "Me, me? Are you sure you want me to take charge? Do you have too much money and not afraid that I'll fail?" He had only learned a little bit, but when it came to doing it himself, he was ashamed to admit he knew his own limitations.
Chu Yan nodded: "You take charge, don't worry, someone will help you. Tomorrow, find some time to go to the company and find someone named Ji Yang. He will work with you to set up the club. As for the people, A Yin found you someone at Harbin University. That person is from the Harbin University team. Before this, he had already contacted many schools, so there should be quite a few people coming. As for the people from Beijing, you can contact them. They will come in a few days. You and Ji Yang will arrange their accommodation and salary. I won't interfere."
Gu Shu: "...You have that much confidence in me?!"
Gu Yin couldn't help but speak up: "Brother, Ji Yang is a doctoral student at Foshan University."
Gu Shu: "...So I was just an afterthought."
Chu Yan put down his chopsticks after finishing his meal: "Stop being cheeky. If you don't do this well, you'll have to work for Chu's company after graduation. Don't even think about starting your own business."
Gu Shu replied seriously, "Brother Yan, don't worry, I will do my best to cooperate with Mr. Ji. You just need to keep an eye on things!" Having been with the Chu family for so long, he had learned a thing or two. He knew that Chu Yan was training him. Whether he succeeded or failed, this experience would help him avoid many pitfalls in his future entrepreneurial endeavors! Moreover, the funds for establishing the club were all provided by the Chu family, so he really had no worries at all and could just focus on doing it!
Chu Yan nodded, stood up, and pulled Gu Yin toward the door: "We're full. You can eat slowly. Remember to clean up the dishes when you're done, including ours."
Gu Shu, who had just been touched for a second: "..." All that touching for nothing!
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