Chapter 659: A Moment of Happiness! (Two chapters combined!)
Before long, people started arriving. It was the first time Gu Yin had ever seen leaders who had appeared on television news here.
Now that they've arrived, there's no need for her and Chu Yan to stay any longer; what happens next is none of their business.
So Gu Yin stood up and looked at her old leader and Old Leader Long: "The goods have been delivered safely, so we'll be leaving now."
The old leader nodded: "Alright, you can go ahead and get busy. On behalf of the people of the whole country, I thank you for your help this time!"
Chu Yan nodded slightly: "This is what we should do."
After saying goodbye, Gu Yin and Chu Yan left the red house.
After getting into the car, Chu Yan breathed a sigh of relief: "My dad used to want me to pursue a career in the system, but my grandfather refused. He said that with so much money and assets in our family, if we entered the system, we wouldn't be free and it would be easy to make mistakes. Even if you don't want to, once you're in the system, you have to take sides. That kind of thing is too dangerous. It's more comfortable and free to be a wealthy man. Plus, I don't want to be tied down, so I didn't consider it. Look at Xiao Sheng's pale and powerless face today. Even if they weren't involved and didn't know about this, they will be affected to some extent because of Zhang Wancheng."
Gu Yin nodded: "Don't worry about them, let's just do our own thing. This is such a big deal, we should be able to see the follow-up news."
The two had been home for a short while when Lan Yan arrived.
Seeing him slumped on the sofa, the old man smiled and said, "Eat first, then wash up and rest!"
The house has many rooms, including many guest rooms. The room where Lan Yan stayed when he was recuperating here has been cleaned up and will be his room from now on.
Lan Yan was deeply moved when he found out. He had a house in Beijing and his own room at his godmother's place, but the feeling he got from the Liang family was different from the feeling he got from the Gu family.
The Liang family had a traditional atmosphere of strict father and kind mother. When Liang's father was alive, he and Liang Ping usually didn't dare to say much when they went back, which was somewhat similar to the feeling of meeting a superior.
The Gu family gave him a very relaxed, warm, happy and joyful feeling. There was intimacy between family members, playful banter among friends, and an atmosphere of respecting the elderly and caring for the young. The children dared to speak and make a fuss, and the adults would listen to the opinions of the young people and even the children. This kind of family atmosphere was very attractive, especially to someone like him who did not have a family. So when they talked about becoming godparents, he was really happy!
Faced with the old man's concern, he softened his tone and said, "It's nothing, I've just been running around all day, and with what happened just now, I'm a little tired. I'll be fine after sitting for a while!"
The old man nodded upon hearing this: "The food hasn't been served yet. Do you have anyone you'd like to invite over for a meal?"
Liang Ping didn't take leave. Liang's mother and the others went back to their hometown. The other teammates are also busy right now. Lan Yan thought about it and realized that no one was really idle.
He used to feel lonely when he thought about these things, but now, with the lively atmosphere in the room, his loneliness disappeared.
"Everyone else is busy, it's fine! Let's just have a meal, no need to bother them!"
The old lady next to her nodded upon hearing this, and then explained, "Ayin's grandfather went to Dabai Mountain and can't come back, and her grandmother and Ale are abroad and can't come back either. But we have already told them about this, and they said they will give you a gift when they come back! I hope you don't mind."
Lan Yan knew about the Gu family's affairs. He had only envied the atmosphere of the family and wanted to recognize Gu Yin as his sister, but he never thought of recognizing Zhou Wansheng and the others as his grandparents. It wasn't that he was unwilling, but he didn't want to take advantage of them. He was still a man, and even if he were a godchild, he would definitely have a share in the family fortune in the future. He was a little panicked and afraid of affecting Gu Le and Gu Yin's interests. Even if he didn't want to, in such a large family, with many men in the company, there would inevitably be disloyal people. If these things affected their relationship, he would truly be a sinner!
Thinking of this, he quickly said, "It's alright! It's nothing! It's just a simple meal, no need to be so formal!"
The old lady smiled and said, "We're all family, it's only right! We also prepared a gift, we'll give it to you after we finish eating!"
They had no idea what Lan Yan was thinking in such a short time! But even if they did know, it wouldn't matter, as Zhou Wansheng had already divided up the family property after picking Gu Yin and the others up and taking them home.
From now on, Gu Le will be in charge of the company's affairs. Gu Yin will receive dividends. Apart from the shares held by other shareholders and the Zhou family's own shares, Gu Le will only have 1% more shares than Gu Yin. This extra share is given to Gu Le so that he can better manage the company. However, Gu Yin will have more shares than Gu Le in terms of collections and fixed assets.
This is just what her family gave her. Even if her family hadn't given her any, Gu Yin's assets would definitely surpass Zhou Wansheng's in a few years. Gu Le is still young, but she's smart and has excellent foresight at such a young age. Her future is limitless! So what Lan Yan was worried about simply won't happen!
"Come and eat! The food is all ready! The roast lamb is ready too!" Gu Yin and Chu Yan brought the roast lamb into the house in pieces and called out loudly!
"Blue Flame! You're the star of the day! Take a seat!" Gu Qinglang greeted him with a smile.
Lan Yan grinned and helped the old man and woman over: "Don't get too sentimental, or I'll burst into tears! It's my first day as the new big brother, I still need to save face! Hahaha!"
Everyone burst into laughter!
"Alright, alright! No more sentimentality, let's eat and drink well! Come on! Cheers! After this drink, we're family! Family is our support! Our strength! Our haven! We'll advance and retreat together!" Gu Qinglang raised his glass, and everyone stood up as well.
After finishing his drink, the old man chuckled and said, "Are you going to change your address now?! The gifts are all prepared! You can only receive them after you change your address!"
The old lady laughed and said, "Call me! Here's a gift for you! We've been preparing this ever since we came back from the neighboring country, just waiting for this day!"
Lan Yan didn't stand on ceremony and stood up to bow: "Greetings, Grandpa and Grandma! From now on, just call me if you need anything! I'll be there whenever you call! If you're busy, I'll have my brothers come and help! I'll take all the credit!"
Everyone burst into laughter again!
The old man and woman gave the gift box to Lan Yan.
Gu Shu objected: "Big brother! Don't be so stubborn! Grandpa and Grandma! I can do it too!"
"You usually run off before I can even play chess with you! Now you're bragging about how good you are! What are you good at?! You're not good at all!?"
Gu Shuyi immediately stopped complaining when she thought of her grandfather's terrible chess skills: "Well, I really am not very good at it."
The room fell silent for a moment, then burst into laughter a second later!
Seeing his bewildered expression, Chu Yan stopped laughing, cleared his throat a few times, and then whispered a few words in his ear.
Gu Shu's face immediately turned both dark and red!
"I was just kidding! I can do it! I can do it exceptionally well!!"
Gu Hua picked up a chicken leg and shoved it into his mouth, saying speechlessly, "Eat your food!"
Li Mengxin quickly changed the subject: "You received gifts from Grandpa and Grandma, now it's our turn!"
Lan Yan wasn't embarrassed at all this time, and said with a smile, "Hello, godmother and godfather! I will take good care of my younger sister and brother from now on! Thank you for giving me such a happy and joyful home! Thank you!"
If Gu Qinglang hadn't taken the college entrance exam multiple times like the other villagers, and if he had been in good health, he probably would have gotten married in his late teens or early twenties, and his first child would have been about the same age.
So he didn't feel awkward being called "Dad" by Lan Yan.
He smiled and, together with his wife, got up and helped the person up.
“Ayin and Ale can take care of themselves. Your profession is special, and we just hope that when you are on a mission, you will think of us more and take good care of yourself. Then we, as your parents, can rest assured! Here, this is a gift that your mother and I picked out!” He said, handing him a car key.
Lan Yan could tell at a glance that this car wasn't cheap. He hesitated for a moment, but ultimately decided to accept it.
"Okay! I'll take good care of myself!"
Seeing the tears in Lan Yan's eyes, Gu Qingming stood up: "Come, come! Come to your great-uncle's place! Your great-uncle and aunt don't know what you like, so they've given you a shop on the commercial street, just like a child in the family. It's not a big shop, so don't mind!" The main thing is that they've sold all the big shops, and they're keeping the small ones to collect rent.
Lan Yan hurriedly stopped her, saying, "I can't accept this! I have a house in Beijing, this is too valuable!"
Ignoring him, Gu Qingming shoved the property deed into his arms and laughed, "Sign it later. If you don't, it means you don't want to acknowledge me as your uncle! If you're a man, you won't be coy! I'm happy to have a nephew in the army! And with such a high rank! You can't spoil my fun!"
Blue Flame had no choice but to accept it!
The adults have finished recognizing each other! Gu Shu immediately stood up, looking expectantly at Gu Shu, "Big brother! Do I have a gift?!"
Gu Hua, who was standing next to her, rolled her eyes again!
Before Li Xiang could scold her, Lan Yan nodded with a smile: "Yes, yes, yes! Absolutely!" He then moved the things he had prepared to the sofa next to him and opened them one by one.
Upon seeing the gifts on the sofa, Gu Shu exclaimed excitedly, "Sisters! You don't like these things, do you?! Can I have them all?"
Gu Yin's eyes lit up! She immediately refused: "Dream on! I want that fighter jet model!!!" This is something you can't buy anywhere else!
"I want a rocket model!" Gu Hua quickly said!
There are three more there.
Chu Yan didn't say anything, but went straight over and picked up the aircraft carrier model, a smile playing on his lips: "This is mine!"
The remaining items include tanks and warships! All of them are unique and not available on the market!
Gu Shu lowered his eyes: "Hehe! Since Ah Le isn't here, I'll just take them all!"
"Who said I wasn't there?! I saw it all!! I want that tank model! Second Brother, you can't take it all! Grandma, please put it away for me! I want to play with it when I get back!"
Gu Shu turned around and saw Gu Yin holding up her phone, while Gu Le was angrily shouting on the other end of the video call!
Gu Shu: "...I'm not happy!"
Seeing that they all liked it, Lan Yan was also happy and quickly said, "This is just a small model. I also have a two-meter-tall one! I'll bring it over for you later!"
"Big brother, I love you!!!" Gu Shu hugged Lan Yan tightly!
Everyone in the room burst into laughter! Gu Le even clamored to go home immediately!
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