Chapter 1020: Whose Child?!
The meal lasted from morning until eleven o'clock, and Gu Yin's stomach was bulging. The matter was also settled.
The old leaders had other important matters to discuss, so they asked Xiaosheng to come and pick her up.
She had just finished eating, and the house was nice and warm, so she took off her coat as soon as she got into the car.
Xiao Sheng glanced at it and froze.
"What are you looking at?" Gu Yin asked, puzzled by his gaze.
Xiao Sheng turned his gaze away without saying a word.
Gu Yin: "...Just say what you have to say!"
Who is that person?
Gu Yin: "...Who?"
Who is the father of the child?
"What child?"
"I admire Chu Yan. He's a man, but I'll always stand behind you. I'm family! So, you can tell me who that man is, and I'll observe him from a man's perspective to see if he's truly sincere towards you! Is that person from the base?"
Gu Yin: "??? What nonsense are you spouting? What man? Where did I get a man? Besides Chu Yan, who else could it be? You're being ridiculous!! Are you possessed?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Sheng stopped somewhere and helplessly pointed to her slightly protruding belly: "You're already showing! Tell me, I'll help you investigate him, at least to ensure your safety. As for Chu Yan, that's your private matter, I won't get involved."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin looked at her stomach, then at Xiao Sheng's expression that said, "I won't say anything."
"...I was just stuffed!!! Pregnant my ass! Go home!!!"
Xiao Sheng: "Are you stuffed?? You never eat like this, no matter how much you usually eat! What's wrong with you???"
"Still watching?! I'll knock you out if you keep watching! You ate from 8 a.m. until just now, even pigs don't eat like that, no wonder you're stuffed!"
Xiao Sheng rubbed his face and let out a heavy breath: "You scared me to death. Honestly, you didn't know not to eat so much. If it's delicious, we can go again next time."
Gu Yin: "...Drive!"
When Gu Yin got home, her family was just about to start dinner. Looking at the table full of delicious food, she could only shake her head regretfully and hang up her coat.
"You guys eat, I've been eating all morning. What a mess! When I went out just now, Xiao Sheng was shocked when he saw my stomach. He thought I was pregnant, and with someone else no less! He even offered to help me hide it from Chu Yan. Tsk tsk tsk, what a mess!!!"
Everyone: "......"
"You've eaten a bit too much. Let me get you some digestive tablets. You shouldn't eat like this, even if it's delicious."
The old lady looked at her belly and was speechless.
After digesting for a while, seeing that everyone had almost finished eating, Gu Yin brought up the important matter.
"How about we go back to our hometown after the Chinese New Year this year?"
Everyone was taken aback. Hometown?
"Is it your grandfather's hometown, or our hometown?" the old lady asked.
"My hometown in Jiang City."
The old lady nodded upon hearing this: "You miss your hometown? That's fine, we'll go back after the New Year. We can go and sweep your grandparents' graves. The village chief has been helping to look after the house in our hometown, and it's habitable. Does anyone want to go back?"
Gu Qingming shook his head: "I can't. I have to keep an eye on the commercial street. There will be a lot of people during the Spring Festival. I have to follow up on fire safety and other security matters. I can't leave it unattended."
“The club is busy during the New Year, and I can’t leave. Just let Ashu and Ahua go back with them. My brother isn’t home, so why don’t you go back, sister-in-law?” Li Xiang asked Li Mengxin.
Li Mengxin nodded: "Okay, then I'll treat it as a vacation and go back with you."
Gu Yin explained, "I'll be staying at my hometown for a while because of work. It's okay if you don't want to go back; it's freezing cold."
Upon hearing that it was work-related, Gu Shu and Gu Hua didn't want to go back.
"I have to go to the person's house with my mentor, and I don't have time to go back, so I won't go."
"I....."
“You have to go back; it’s related to the school.”
Gu Shu: "...Alright, I'll go back then."
The others didn't bother to make do either.
Finally, Gu Yin, Gu Shu, and Li Mengxin went back together, along with the people who had been with Gu Yin.
"Hey, hey, hey, isn't this you, Ah Yin?!" Just as everyone was discussing what to bring back, the old man who was watching the news suddenly shouted.
Everyone looked over and saw that the midday news was playing.
The content concerned Gu Yin's construction of schools across the country, and included questions and conversations, but the specific details were not explicitly stated.
Gu Yin glanced at the screen, but didn't touch her chopsticks. Instead, she smiled at the others, thankfully managing to maintain her image.
"I had lunch at the Great Hall of the People this morning."
"You've really made something of yourself! You actually appeared in the news! Dining with so many high-ranking officials! Wow, you've really made something of yourself! Shu, go online and save this video! I want to keep it!" The old man laughed as he told Gu Shu to download the video from the internet.
Although Gu Yin was very capable and frequently visited the red house, and Xiao Sheng and the others often came over as well, the old chief and the Gu family members were only people they had seen on television.
Knowing something is one thing, but seeing it for yourself is far more intuitive!
The incident caused another uproar online, but Gu Yin was already used to it, as were the others.
Everyone is saying that Chu Yan has lost a treasure, it's a huge loss, and he must be regretting it terribly.
Some people say that with Chu Yan's current achievements, he could have any kind of person he wanted, so how could he possibly regret it? At most, he would just feel sorry for him!
Gu Yin stopped paying attention to what was happening online and went to Qingdao University during her free time.
When Meng Yu arrived at the laboratory, he was just about to leave.
"Why did you come here, Ah Yin? Why didn't you tell us beforehand? If we weren't here, you would have made a wasted trip!"
Gu Yin smiled and nodded: "I told the teacher that I came over to talk about the class. The plan has changed, and I may have to leave Beijing for a while, so the class will have to be handled by someone else."
Meng Yu also knew about this: "Didn't Wenxin come back with you? Let her come back to teach. Based on her experience, she can be promoted to intermediate lecturer, and in a few years she can be promoted to associate professor."
Gu Yin shook her head upon hearing this: "She's at the base now, going straight to the researcher path instead of the lecturer path. Besides, I need her help. Since she can't come, Yu Lulu and the others went to the base for a while before. I want them to come. They'll graduate next year anyway, so I'd like them to stay at the university for now."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Cheng Dong came out from inside.
"teacher."
Chen Dong nodded: "Have you eaten?"
Gu Yin smiled and shook her head: "No, I arrived just in time. Shall we go out to eat together?"
"The classrooms and cafeteria are still open. Why don't you go eat there? It's been a while since you've been to school, so why don't you take a look?"
Gu Yin nodded, and the group headed to the school cafeteria.
Even though it's winter break, students who live far away, need financial aid, are working, are doing internships, or are preparing for graduate school entrance exams still live on campus. All the canteens are still open, and while food outside is expensive, the school offers more affordable options.
"This is the book the publisher has prepared. Take a look. If there are no problems, we'll use this as the final version."
While waiting for their meal, Cheng Dong gave the book to Gu Yin.
Gu Yin took it and carefully looked through it.
"It looks fine, let's go with this. I have some more data, so let's use this as the second-year version. Or, let's have Junior Uncle bring a few more people. We're just too busy, there are too few people who can use it."
We can't let her do the experiments all the time. Cheng Dong has learned it, but he has other experiments to do and he's not taking on any more students. Hu Shanmin doesn't have any students right now, so it's a good opportunity for him to teach a few.
Cheng Dong said helplessly, "Go and talk to her about it. If she's willing, then it's fine. If she's not willing, then there's nothing we can do."
If that person were willing to mentor students, they would have done so already. They've been told many times, but he hasn't listened, so there's nothing they can do. If Gu Yin can persuade him, that would be a good thing.
Upon hearing this, Gu Yin immediately took out her phone and made a call to the base.
"Why are you calling?"
Gu Yin voiced her thoughts: "The school has recently set up a course on supernatural ability experiments, but there's no one to teach it. I can't do it myself, Wen Xin and the others are busy, and Yu Lulu and the others are beginners. The teachers are also busy. You're the only one who's free. Why don't you quickly teach a few students and come here to be a teacher!"
Hu Shanmin was about to refuse.
"If you're not going to help, then I'll go teach, but I don't know when I'll be able to return to the base."
Hu Shanmin: "...I'll teach, I'll teach, okay! Bring Yu Lulu and the others to the base! They have some basic knowledge, so it's alright. The others don't have any basic knowledge, and I don't have the patience to teach them! That's fine!"
"Okay, it's settled then!" Gu Yin hung up the phone as soon as she finished speaking, afraid that he would regret it if he said a few more words!
"Done!"
Cheng Dong nodded: "You can decide for yourself. There's no way to arrange courses during the winter break. We'll start arranging them after the summer break and when school starts. This period of time is a good opportunity for them to study properly."
Half a year should be enough.
After dinner, Gu Yin informed Yu Lulu and the others that they should return to school and report to the base after spending the New Year in their hometown. They could then come directly to Cheng Dong.
Before we knew it, the end of the year was here.
"I've bought all the New Year's goods and arranged the gifts. We'll have our New Year's Eve dinner a little earlier, since we're going to watch the gala tonight! Hurry up! Ashu, take this pig's trotter to the kitchen and have Auntie start stewing it! Huahua, are you going to Jishen's house to deliver the gift later or tomorrow?"
"I'll go again tomorrow! We'll go together when he arrives tomorrow! It's already agreed!" Gu Hua shouted as she tied red ribbons and lanterns to the tree.
"Ah Yin, what about you! Are you all crammed into tomorrow? You're going back to your hometown in your third year of junior high! When are you going to send gifts to the teachers and leaders here?!"
"I won't send any gifts, and I can't send any random gifts. A New Year's greeting over the phone will suffice. It's already been agreed upon. They also told me not to do any of this and to get back to Jiang City as soon as possible; that's what they really want!"
Gu Yin shook her head as she put pretty and festive red ribbons on the pets at Gu Gu Chicken's house.
"Okay, your brother and your dad won't be home until tomorrow. I don't know if your grandparents will be able to come back." The old lady kept talking while her hands kept working.
While other families prefer to eat at hotels for their New Year's Eve dinner, this family has been cooking at home for the past few years, finding it more lively that way.
"What's wrong? Missed me, huh, big sister? Well, I'm back now!"
Gu Yin looked up and saw Wang Yanzhi and Zhou Wansheng walking into the garden, looking travel-worn.
"Grandpa and Grandma!" Gu Yin waved.
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