Chapter 48
The night the variety show ended, Wei Xun was picked up by the company team.
Cancan watched Weixun's car disappear from view. She clenched the little bell in her hand and comforted herself in a baby voice, "Mom said she would come to see Cancan."
Qi Sen put his hand on her little head and rubbed it gently twice as if to comfort her.
**
Gu Jueyan sent a car to pick them up. When the driver saw Sheng Jing, he said politely, "It's New Year's Eve tonight. Mr. Gu has invited your parents to dinner. Let me take you back."
Sheng Jing was stunned.
On New Year’s Eve, your parents came back from abroad?
His mother, Zhen Yi, loves traveling. His father, Sheng Chao, is a university professor who studies Chinese classical literature and also loves traveling. However, compared to traveling abroad, Sheng Chao prefers traveling in China to see the majestic mountains and appreciate the beautiful mountains and rivers.
This time, Sheng Chao combined the annual leave he had not taken before and took some time off to travel around the country and abroad with Zhen Yi.
Before they went on the variety show, they called and said that a friend they had known for more than ten years had settled abroad. It was particularly lively to see old friends again, and the friend warmly invited them to celebrate the New Year there. Considering that Sheng Jing was celebrating the New Year alone in China, they called Sheng Jing to ask him to come over, but Sheng Jing refused at the time.
After two years in the entertainment industry, due to the nature of his work, he spends many holidays either on the set or outside. The festive atmosphere is becoming increasingly weak. The Spring Festival, like other days, only means a chance to rest for him.
In addition, Sheng Jing's parents tended to educate him in a free and independent manner. He has been a model good student since he was a child. He does not need his parents to worry about him, and he does not worry about anything. He supports them traveling abroad, and he naturally does not object to them spending the Spring Festival abroad.
Parents deserve their own happiness and lives, and he doesn't want to be a burden that forces them to revolve around their children.
Sheng Jing had already discussed with his parents before appearing on the variety show, but he didn't expect them to return on New Year's Eve.
**
On the way back home, Cancan was holding the little bell given by Wei Xun, sitting in the car and swinging her feet leisurely.
"Is this what your mother gave you?" Pei Shen touched the small bell and asked with a smile.
Before leaving, Wei Xun gave Cancan a small bell and promised Cancan a small wish. After getting the small bell, Cancan would look at it every few seconds and treasure it very much.
Cancan leaned slightly to the side, tightly protecting the little bell in her hand, and said in a clear and sweet voice: "Cancan's bell, only Cancan can touch it."
"You won't even let me touch it?" Pei Shen teased her, bending down as if to snatch the bell from her hand.
Cancan hurriedly moved her bottom, as if she was sitting on a conveyor belt, moving it sideways little by little. She looked a little funny, but Cancan was completely unaware. She covered her little hands carefully and began to reason fiercely: "This is Cancan's stuff! If Third Brother wants the bell, he can go ask Mom for it himself. You are an adult, not a little fool, don't you know this?"
Pei Shen continued to tease her: "Didn't you say that good things should be shared?"
Cancan touched her little head helplessly, with a confused expression that seemed to indicate that she should share.
The little hand unconsciously covered the little bell, and after a long while, she whispered cautiously, "But this belongs to mother, and cannot be shared."
"Is that so?" Pei Shen asked in pretended confusion.
Seeing Pei Shen's clueless look, Cancan felt more confident. She nodded quickly, "Yeah, yeah, that's it."
Pei Shen smiled but did not answer.
Before I knew it, the car stopped in front of Gu's house.
Winter is bitterly cold.
Bai Manshu and Gu Jueyan did not wait for them at home, but waited for them at the gate. When they saw the car stopped, they smiled and opened the door for them.
Sheng Jing carried Cancan out of the car. Gu Jueyan took Cancan from Sheng Jing's hand without hesitation, picked her up with a smile and asked, "The little princess is finally back?"
Bai Manshu also smiled and touched Cancan's soft dimples, and asked softly, "Did you miss us outside?"
Cancan nodded obediently: "Of course I do."
Gu Jueyan walked in holding Cancan, looked at Cancan and said hesitantly: "Cancan seems to have lost some weight?"
Bai Manshu looked him up and down for a few times, frowning slightly: "Well, there is not much flesh on his face."
"Cancan, don't participate in any variety shows anymore. Let's go to kindergarten and film when we want. Variety shows are too hard, running around everywhere." Gu Jueyan instructed, and then asked, "Are you tired during this period?"
Cancan shook her head: "With daddy, mommy and brother, Cancan is not tired at all."
Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu were loyal fans of this variety show. They had seen how relaxed and happy Cancan was when she was with Wei Xun and Gu Chi. Upon hearing this, they looked at each other and asked with a smile, "Do you like Wei Xun very much?"
Hearing Wei Xun's name, Cancan smiled sweetly: "Cancan likes mother."
Gu Jueyan half-jokingly said, "It's a pity that your father doesn't have much talent in love, so it's a bit difficult for Wei Xun to be your mother."
In the live variety show, Wei Xun rarely took the initiative to talk to Gu Chi. The interaction between the two was almost zero except for the dance on the first day. Others did not know Gu Chi and did not notice the slightly red ears when Gu Chi danced, but Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu saw it all clearly.
Gu Chi is sometimes lawless, hanging around Long every day, acting like a doll or watching a TV drama, which is embarrassing and frustrating.
Gu Chi coughed twice and defended himself: "Young people nowadays don't need love and focus on their careers, which is different from your generation."
Gu Jueyan chuckled and said nothing.
After returning to the living room, Zhen Yi and Sheng Chao stood up, took the luggage from Sheng Jing's hands and asked a few questions with concern.
Cancan, who was held in Gu Jueyan's arms, tilted her head, stared at Zhen Yi and Sheng Chao for a while, and called out in a baby voice: "Hello, big brother and dad, hello, big brother and mom."
Everyone was stunned.
Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu looked at Zhen Yi and Sheng Chao, who were about the same age as them, with a hint of envy in their eyes.
They are of similar age, but they are a generation apart in Cancan's eyes.
Zhen Yi and Sheng Chao smiled after they realized what was happening.
They are Sheng Jing's parents, and Sheng Jing is Cancan's older brother. According to the hierarchy of kinship, it seems right to call them dad and mom.
But in this case, they are of the same generation as Gu Chi, which is a bit strange no matter how you think about it.
On the eve of the Chinese New Year, there are a lot of snacks and nuts at home.
Cancan saw a bag of chestnuts on the table, struggled to get out of Gu Jueyan's arms, happily picked up the bag of chestnuts, took out a few and placed them on the coffee table.
It was already past nine o'clock, and Bai Manshu asked Cancan to follow Taotao to take a bath, but Cancan held the chestnut bag and refused to leave.
Cancan has had a lot of fun participating in variety shows recently, but apart from sausages, there are almost no snacks that he likes to eat.
She likes to eat chestnuts and sweet and sour tomatoes. She hasn't eaten these for a long time, so Cancan naturally wants to eat them before taking a bath.
Cancan was peeling a small chestnut very carefully, but she was not strong enough to peel open the hard shell. Her eyes unconsciously fell on the adults sitting on the sofa.
Cancan stood in front of Qi Sen, raised her little hands and shook the bag of chestnuts in her hand, looked at him eagerly, and motioned him to help her peel them.
Qi Sen lowered his head, glanced at Cancan who was trying to stand on tiptoe, smiled faintly, and did not reach out to take the chestnuts from her hand.
Cancan pouted and moved in front of Gu Chi.
But Gu Chi still didn't help her.
Cancan held Banli in her arms and said aggrievedly, "Why don't you help Cancan?"
"Go take a shower, and I'll peel it for you after you're done."
Cancan hesitated for a moment, put the bag away, held Taotao's hand and said in a baby voice, "Don't lie."
It was almost ten o'clock when Taotao came to the living room carrying Cancan, who had just finished taking a bath.
In the living room, Pei Shen, Sheng Jing, Gu Chi and Qi Sen were peeling chestnuts, while Gu Jueyan, Sheng Chao and Zhen Yi were sitting on the sofa chatting casually.
Cancan ran to Gu Chi wearing thick plush pajamas, with no socks on her white feet.
Qi Sen quickly covered her feet with a blanket and handed the peeled chestnuts to her mouth.
Cancan smiled happily.
After eating the chestnuts, Sheng Jing followed Sheng Chao and Zhen Yi home.
Cancan ran to the entrance, looked up and asked seriously: "Big brother dad, big brother mom, can Cancan still see big brother tomorrow?"
Zhen Yi's voice was soft: "If you want to see him, you should ask him."
Hearing this, Cancan turned her head and looked at Sheng Jing.
Sheng Jing nodded slightly: "I don't have work tomorrow morning, I can come to see you."
Sheng Jing spends most of the 365 days in a year working. Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, various business activities are constantly taking place. After the variety show, he has to participate in activities immediately, and his schedule is very full.
He can only squeeze out some time these days tomorrow morning, as he has to fly to another city to participate in an event in the afternoon.
"Okay, Cancan will get up early tomorrow and wait for big brother."
**
On the way back, Sheng Jing glanced at Zhen Yi beside him and asked the question that had been buried in his heart.
"Weren't you planning to spend the New Year abroad this year? Why are you back?"
Zhen Yi's smile faded a little, "I remembered that I had something to do, so I went back."
Sheng Jing nodded.
On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, there were few cars outside and the lights and shadows flickered.
The hustle and bustle is hidden in the house, and the loneliness is left outside the door.
Sheng Jing tilted his head and looked at the closed shop doors and windows outside the window, thinking about something.
Just as I was thinking about something, I suddenly heard my father Sheng Chao say in a loud voice: "It's New Year's Eve this year. Are you going to be at home for the New Year?"
Sheng Jing originally wanted to go find Cancan. After having that dream about his previous life, his family and memories from his previous life left a deep impression in his mind.
But Sheng Jing couldn't just abandon his family and stay with his family from his previous life.
His parents were very good to him throughout his life. Although they did not spoil and care for their children like other parents, his parents took good care of his diet, daily life and daily life since he was a child.
Zhen Yi and Sheng Chao are not the kind of people who would spoil their children. Most of the time they are calm and restrained, have their own ideas and passions, and have independent personalities and dreams. Influenced by them, Sheng Jing also has a very independent personality.
No matter what, they are still a family in this life.
Sheng Jing pondered for a while and was about to say that he would spend the New Year at home when Sheng Chao sighed and said, "I know you like Cancan and have accepted her as your sister. I have no objection to that. I like Cancan too, but you should stay home during the New Year. This year, let's go visit your grandmother and talk to her."
Sheng Jing was slightly stunned.
His grandmother died before he was born.
At that time, Zhenyi was just six months pregnant. When her grandmother bought vegetables to make soup for Zhenyi, she met a desperate gambler on the way. The gambler snatched her wallet and pulled off her gold earrings with such force that her body fell down and hit her head on a piece of stainless steel glass, dying on the spot.
The desperate gambler was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for causing death during robbery. I heard that he committed two more crimes in prison, which extended his sentence by a few years.
In previous years, after dinner on New Year’s Eve, according to their local customs, they would burn incense and paper for their deceased relatives to mourn the deceased souls.
Zhen Yi would go there every year, sometimes with Sheng Chao and Sheng Jing accompanying her, and sometimes she would go alone to talk to her mother. This year, she had never asked him to accompany her to talk.
Hearing the word "grandmother", Zhen Yi's face turned three shades pale. After a long moment, she murmured, "Sheng Jing, he's coming out."
Sheng Jing paused and looked at his father Sheng Chao in confusion.
Sheng Chao sighed and opened his lips silently: "The one who accidentally killed your grandmother."
Sheng Jing looked out the window and didn't speak for a long time. He put his hand on Zhen Yi's shoulder, patted her, and said softly, "Mom, it will all be over."
In the first two years after her grandmother's death, Zhenyi couldn't accept it. She would always dream of her mother smiling and making soup for her at night. But now, more than ten years have passed, and some of the pain has gradually healed in the sands of time. Zhenyi has long lived a happy life of traveling freely and doing what she wants. However, when she learned that the murderer was about to be released from prison, she recalled the scenes of the past and the tragic situation when her mother left. She could not accept the current situation that the good people are gone, but the bad people are still there.
This is so unfair to good people.
**
The next day, Zhen Yi returned to her normal self.
She put the finished red bean cake in a transparent box and handed it to Sheng Jing who was having breakfast with a smile.
Sheng Jing paused eating for two seconds and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
"Red bean cake." Zhen Yi wiped the water droplets off her hands and said softly, "Didn't you make an appointment with Cancan this morning to meet her? Since you've made an appointment, don't break your promise. Don't set a bad example for the children."
"Oh. I see. I'll go after I finish eating."
Zhen Yi thought for a moment and said, "I don't think I'm a very good mother. I was pursuing an independent life, and at the same time, I gave birth to you. I couldn't strike a balance between being a mother and myself, and in the end, I ended up putting you down."
Between herself and her mother, she chose the former.
Sheng Jing looked at her, not understanding why she suddenly said this.
Zhen Yi's voice became softer, with an imperceptible seriousness in it: "Thank you for not blaming me and your father for so many years. Now that we see you have a little sister you like, we are also very happy."
At least that child could make up for some of her debt to Sheng Jing.
Zhen Yi pointed at the transparent box containing red bean cakes. "Cancan said yesterday that she wanted to eat red bean cakes, so I put more red beans and sugar in it. It's sweeter than before. You don't like greasy food, so eat less of this."
After saying that, he patted Sheng Jing's shoulder, went back to the living room to watch the documentary, and took off his light yellow apron.
Zhen Yi is petite and speaks softly, but she is a very opinionated person and not as gentle as she appears.
Sheng Jing stared at Zhen Yi's back for a while and said softly, "You are a good mother."
Zhen Yi was stunned.
Sheng Jing held the soup spoon and said seriously, "At least that's what I think."
Society defines a good mother as someone who takes meticulous care of her children, accompanies them every day, gives them the best, and more importantly, devotes herself.
But this has been the definition of mother for thousands of years.
In Sheng Jing's eyes, being a good mother does not mean dedication or self-sacrifice. It is enough as long as she can remember his preferences.
Sheng Jing casually drank two mouthfuls of porridge and whispered, "I'm leaving."
Zhen Yi looked at him intently and nodded slightly.
**
At the Gu family, Cancan sat on the sofa holding the little pink dragon and watched the TV series starring Wei Xun.
While watching, she patted Xiaolong's head and said in a baby voice, "Longlong, this is mother."
"But she's not a mother anymore. She's now playing a police officer who specializes in catching bad guys."
"Do you know the police?"
"I know you don't know, you're such a little idiot, forget it, let me tell you what the police are~"
As she spoke, Cancan was explaining to the little pink dragon in a soliloquy. Pei Shen sat aside waiting for Wan Yao to come over and take her pulse. He heard Cancan's babyish teaching in his ears and shook his head helplessly.
Cancan knew that she would return to kindergarten after the Chinese New Year, so she happily played the "Teacher Playing House Game".
Early in the morning, holding a notebook, he asked them seriously, looking like a little teacher: "What is one plus one?"
Only if you answer correctly can you have breakfast.
Bai Manshu and Gu Jueyan had no choice but to answer the questions before they could eat the hot breakfast. The whole family answered correctly. Cancan knew that she could not stump them, nor could she act as a little teacher to teach them, so she took two toy dragons from Gu Chi's room and let the toy dragons that could not speak play teacher house with her.
Only a doll that cannot speak can satisfy Cancan's urgent desire to become a teacher.
After all, everyone in the family is smarter than her.
Pei Shen rubbed his eyebrows and smiled softly as he looked at Cancan who was talking seriously to the doll.
"Humph, didn't I just tell you the answer? You don't even know it. You can't eat candy later. Give all the candy to Cancan."
"Got it? Nod if you know."
Cancan held the little dragon's neck with her little hands and forced it to nod.
Pei Shen smiled.
When Wan Yao arrived, Qi Sen and Gu Chi had just finished breakfast.
"Thank you for your hard work." Qi Sen said.
Wan Yao's voice was as soft as ever: "It's nothing."
Wan Yao sat down on the sofa and looked around carefully. Seeing that Sheng Jing was nowhere to be seen, she lowered her eyes slightly and bit her lip in disappointment.
"What are you looking for? Do you want me to help you find it?" asked Pei Shen who was sitting in front of her.
Cancan immediately tilted her head and said happily, "This is Cancan's home. Sister Yaoxian, whatever you want, Cancan can find it."
Just as he finished speaking, the doorbell rang twice.
The aunt, driver, and housekeeper at home had all gone home for the New Year, so Gu Chi had to run over to check the screen himself. Seeing that it was Sheng Jing, he pressed the button to let him in.
"Who?" Qi Sen asked.
Gu Chi said casually: "Sheng Jing."
Wan Yao was stunned when she took something out of the bag. She adjusted her hair uncomfortably and lowered her head, not daring to look anywhere else.
A few seconds later, Sheng Jing came in and bent down to change his shoes near the door. Cancan ran over with the little pink dragon in tow, took off his slippers, and said in a soft voice, "Big brother, you're really here."
"Yeah. My mom made the red bean cake you like."
Cancan’s little voice is clear and crisp: “Big brother, mom is a good mom.”
Cancan hung the little pink dragon around her neck, picked up the transparent box containing the red bean cake, and walked back carefully with her head down to prevent the dragon doll from falling.
Several people looked at her with a smile, but did not go up to help.
After changing his shoes, Sheng Jing frowned and glanced at them, then picked up the little pink dragon and walked to Pei Shen holding Cancan's hand.
Wan Yao felt Sheng Jing's breath and unconsciously put her hand on the canvas bag. She patted the thermal box in the bag and her heart gradually calmed down.
Cancan gave each of them a piece of red bean cake, and Wanyao was no exception.
Wan Yao was about to take it with both hands, but the unassuming Gu Chi quickly stopped her and told her earnestly, "Cancan, Wan Yao is checking Pei Shen's pulse right now. Put the red bean cake back so she can eat it later."
Cancan said "oh" and put it in the box obediently.
Wan Yao looked at the only piece of red bean cake in the transparent box uncomfortably and bit her lip nervously, fearing that someone would eat the cake.
That was done by... Sheng Jing's mother.
Pei Shen noticed Wan Yao looking at the red bean cake from time to time, and asked curiously: "Wan Yao, do you like red bean cake? If you like it, eat it first."
In fact, Wan Yao doesn't like sweets because they are too greasy. She prefers to eat light pastries with just a slight fragrance. The only reason she misses them is that they are made by Sheng Jing's mother and are pastries made by his family.
Gu Chi handed the box to her and said with a smile, "You said you like sweets earlier. I didn't take good care of you. I will order a table full of sweets for lunch today. Thank you for your hard work in treating Pei Shen."
Wan Yao opened her mouth silently, not knowing what to say.
Then I ate the greasy red bean cake slowly in small bites. It was both greasy and sweet.
It’s the texture and stomach that are greasy, but it’s the heart that is sweet.
In the third year of liking Sheng Jing, she finally ate the same food as Sheng Jing, sat under the same roof, and breathed the same air in the same room.
**
At noon, Wan Yao had a lunch that was so sweet that it couldn't be sweeter. She carefully drank several glasses of water before leaving with her bag.
It just so happened that Sheng Jing received a call from his agent and was about to leave, so Gu Chi asked Sheng Jing to see Wan Yao off.
This time, Wan Yao did not sneak out like last time. She stood at the door, holding her canvas bag and nodded heavily.
His expression was serious, with the decisiveness and seriousness of someone going to the battlefield, which made people laugh.
Sheng Jing smiled and said nothing.
Along the way, both of them remained silent.
When the car stopped at Wan Yao's house, she took a deep breath, took out a stainless steel thermos from her bag, and whispered, "I...I was watching your variety show before..."
Sheng Jing tilted his head to look at her, politely maintaining the good habit of looking at the other person when communicating.
Wan Yao was holding the thermal box, her body trembling slightly.
"I wanted to know how Pei Shen was doing recently. I can tell from his complexion, so I came to see him." Wan Yao explained in a low voice, "There's no other reason."
Sheng Jing raised his eyebrows, looked at the shy girl beside him, and said calmly: "I don't doubt the reason why you watch variety shows."
This sentence gave Wan Yao some courage. She pursed her lips and handed the thermos bucket in her arms to him: "This is rock sugar and snow pear soup."
Sheng Jing paused, not understanding what this meant.
"Yesterday...yesterday, I was watching a variety show and noticed that after eating hot pot, you kept drinking water. Your throat seemed a little uncomfortable, so I..." Wan Yao blushed slightly, her voice trembling, "As a doctor, I hope everyone can maintain a healthy body, so I made some rock sugar and snow pear soup. It wasn't for you, but mainly because winter is coming and the weather is dry, and my throat is uncomfortable, so I made some for you."
As she spoke, her voice became smaller and smaller.
"Here you go..."
Wan Yao stuffed the thermos into Sheng Jing's arms, opened the car door, and ran away quickly with the bag in her arms, like a frightened rabbit.
Sheng Jing opened the thermos and took a sniff, smelling a faint sweetness and the fragrance of pears. He looked up at the place where he and Wan Yao disappeared, and smiled inexplicably, shaking his head.
A day passed in a flash, and at two o'clock in the morning on New Year's Eve, Sheng Jing flew home after attending an event.
He had to spend the day with his mother Zhenyi, and could only communicate with Cancan through WeChat video.
**
New Year’s Eve is the day when the family happily reunites.
Cancan was dressed very festively, with red all over her body, even the headband she wore was a red calf, foreshadowing the arrival of the Year of the Ox.
Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu stopped working and stayed at home to accompany Cancan.
Gu Chi, Qi Sen and Pei Shen stood on chairs to paste window paper-cuts on the floor-to-ceiling windows on the first floor.
It’s very prosperous and lively.
Cancan stood beside them, looked up at them while they were pasting, and handed the paper-cuts in her hand to them from time to time.
"We have to decorate our home as beautifully as possible so that we can be the most beautiful." Cancan, who is always thinking about the first place, said seriously.
Qi Sen, who was pasting window paper-cuts, lowered his head, his brows softening: "Well, the first place must be Cancan."
The song "Congratulations, congratulations to you" came from the TV. Cancan hummed along for a few lines, and as she sang, she became more excited. She quickly put down the window paper-cut and ran to the TV. She clasped her two little hands together and bowed, shaking her head and began to sing: "Every street is ￥%%, and everyone's mouth is full of congratulations."
After Qi Sen finished pasting one paper-cut, he lowered his head and was about to look for Cancan to ask for the next paper-cut, but Cancan, who was dressed like a New Year picture doll next to the chair, disappeared.
He said helplessly, "Cancan, give me window paper-cuts."
Cancan was immersed in the happy singing. Upon hearing this, she turned around and said in a baby voice, "But Cancan wants to sing."
Qi Sen was stunned for two seconds, then he thought of something and said with a smile: "Cancan, who gave my second brother the window paper-cuts, is the best child. This is the first time my second brother has seen such a well-behaved child who is willing to help me with things."
Then he started to praise him continuously.
Cancan was delighted to hear this. He trotted over with his head held high and asked innocently, "Is Cancan so great?"
"right."
Cancan chuckled, picked up the window paper and handed it to him, saying seriously: "Cancan can help second brother with housework, and Cancan can do many other things."
Qi Sen chuckled secretly.
He has summed up an experience on how to raise Cancan: whatever you praise Cancan for, the happier she will be in whatever she does.
When I praised her for being able to do housework, she immediately picked up the broom and started sweeping the floor.
When she was praised for being able to eat, Cancan picked up the small bowl and ate in big mouthfuls.
This method has been tried and tested and has never failed.
Cancan had no idea that she had been seen through by her second brother Qi Sen. She happily shook her head and fiddled with the paper-cuts in her hands, trying her best to be her second brother's little helper.
Before we knew it, it was New Year’s Eve dinner.
Cancan made a video call with Sheng Jing, had a conversation with him, and after hanging up, she made another call with Wei Xun.
But Wei Xun didn't answer the call.
Cancan lay on the sofa, looking at the little bell in front of her with a depressed look.
"It's time to eat, Cancan." Gu Chi patted her little head.
Cancan grabbed the little bell and put it in her pocket.
She knew that her mother was very busy and had no time to talk to Cancan.
Cancan stood up and sat in her seat, playing with the bell in her pocket while eating.
The bell rang crisply. Gu Chi, Qi Sen and Pei Shen looked at each other and knew what Cancan was thinking. They did not mention Wei Xun's name and tried to find topics to divert Cancan's attention.
He said things like today's apples are delicious and Cancan's favorite ham sausage is the best dish today.
Cancan gradually forgot about the little bell in her pocket and laughed along with them.
This New Year's Eve, the Gu family was more energetic than usual.
After the meal, it is time to stay up all night to celebrate the New Year.
Bai Manshu and Gu Jueyan were sitting in the living room on the first floor playing Go. Gu Chi was sitting on the sofa holding Cancan to watch the Spring Festival Gala. Pei Shen, Qi Sen and Taotao were washing strawberries.
Cancan looked around and thought of her mother who hadn't come. She asked softly, "Daddy, is Mommy still busy?"
"If she didn't call you, she's busy."
Cancan called two hours ago, and now two hours have passed, and there is no response on WeChat.
Cancan pursed her lips and whispered, "But Cancan misses mother so much."
The eldest brother saw that the second and third brothers and father were all there, and grandparents were also happily playing chess. Only mother was outside.
Thinking of this, Cancan's eyes became slightly moist.
"Dad, you said before that Mom's parents treat her badly. Will Mom spend the holidays alone?"
Gu Chi was stunned.
There was an undercurrent in those dark eyes.
Qi Sen said that Wei Xun's mother died of illness, and her father remarried and had a new family, and it seemed that he even had a child. She had no status in the family, and her relatives were a bunch of vampires who only knew how to suck blood and make money. There was no care between relatives at all.
Gu Chi hugged Cancan tightly, and suddenly wanted to know, this year, Wei Xun...
How did you get through it.
Is it spending time with the team in business activities, or being alone at home staring blankly at the lively Spring Festival Gala on TV.
The lights outside were bright and bustling, and Gu Chi felt a little sad when he thought of Wei Xun, who played Anna and had to dance with him.
Cancan said that was his wife, the one he had cried and begged to marry in his previous life, but in this life, during such a lively Spring Festival, he didn’t even know how she was spending it.
The doorbell rang for two seconds.
Gu Chi was slightly stunned, holding Cancan in his arms and looking at the small screen.
In the picture, Wei Xun wrapped his coat tightly and looked at the camera with a calm expression.
Cancan smiled happily, the excitement and joy in her eyes were like surging waves, endless.
"It's mother! Mother is here to see Cancan!"
**
When Wei Xun came in, he politely greeted Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu, and explained softly, "Excuse me for disturbing you, I wanted to come and see Cancan."
Bai Manshu smiled faintly: "Cancan misses you too. Come and sit down."
Wei Xun nodded politely and sat down in the corner of the sofa with Cancan in his arms.
A skit was playing on TV. Cancan held Wei Xun's arms and watched quietly while eating strawberries.
The content of the skit is roughly about hugging the people who love you, not forgetting your parents and family members who are very kind to you in the world, and going home often to visit them.
After hearing this, Cancan's eyes paused on Qi Sen, Pei Shen, and Gu Chi for two seconds. Under their expectant gazes, she jumped down from Wei Xun's arms, stood still on the carpet, raised her two little hands, and asked in a baby voice:
"Mom, can you hug Cancan?"
Wei Xun smiled and gave her a gentle hug.
Cancan smiled sweetly and ran to Gu Chi to hug him. After hugging Qi Sen, Pei Shen, Taotao, Gu Jueyan and Bai Manshu, she ran to Wei Xun's arms and lay down like a salt fish.
At midnight, fireworks are brilliant in the distance.
Cancan fell asleep early with Weixun in her arms.
The next day, when Gu Chi came to her room to see her, he saw Cancan throwing clothes from the closet into the suitcase. He frowned and asked, "Cancan, what are you doing?"
Starting the new year by running away from home?
Cancan took out a few light blue Princess Elsa hairpins and headbands from the decorative box and said in a baby voice, "Cancan is going to live with mommy."
Gu Chi: ? ?
"You don't want a daddy anymore?"
Cancan thought for a moment and said, "Cancan will be back in a few days. Daddy, you are an adult now. You must take good care of yourself."
"Did grandpa and grandma agree?"
Cancan nodded heavily.
"Grandpa and grandma said that Cancan is not just Daddy's child, but also Mom's. If Cancan wants to live with Mom, of course she can."
Gu Chi frowned, totally unable to accept the tragic news that his baby was abducted by Wei Xun on the first day of the new year.
He squatted beside Cancan, secretly took out the luggage that Cancan had thrown in, and whispered, "Cancan, don't you even want your second and third brothers anymore? Do they know?"
Cancan threw the hairpin and headband into the suitcase without hesitation and said in a baby voice, "They know. Cancan will be home after a while."
Just as she was about to call her mother to help her fold the clothes, she looked at the empty suitcase in confusion and asked bewilderedly, "Daddy, where are Cancan's clothes?"
Gu Chi put his hands behind his back and moved Cancan's clothes under the bed. He looked clear-eyed and said innocently, "Daddy doesn't know either."
At this moment, Qi Sen, who had told Wei Xun some things to pay attention to in Cancan's daily life, walked into Cancan's room. When he was about to help Cancan pack his luggage, he saw the clothes that he had thrown or kicked under the bed, and was speechless.
Wei Xun behind him was stunned for two seconds, pursed his lips and said nothing.
She really wanted to know how she had fallen in love with Gu Chi, whose IQ was similar to Cancan's in her previous life.
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