"Gu An. Wait a moment." After dinner, Si Dingzhou called Gu An.
"Uncle Si?"
"Let's talk."
Si Dingzhou slowly walked into the garden and stopped to wait for him.
Seeing that Gu An was nervous, Si Dingzhou couldn't help but smile.
"Come,"
The two walked one in front and one behind, walking on the snow into the depths of the garden.
Si Dingzhou stopped by the lotus pond and said, "Gu An, uncle wants to ask you, how much do you know about your father, Gu Zhenhua?"
"dad?"
Gu An lowered his brows and pondered how to start.
"I was only three years old when he died, so I don't remember many things clearly. My mother and I have lived together for many years, and she rarely mentioned my father's life story.
I didn’t know until recently that he left me a biology laboratory.”
Si Dingzhou was not surprised by this. It seemed that Gu Zhenhua had given up his status as the young master of the Gu family when he left Beijing.
From then on, he worked hard on his own, got married and adopted this child.
"Your father is actually the grandson of Gu Tiangang, the head of the Gu family, the largest family in Beijing."
"The four major families in Beijing are not the same ones. They are now the Ye family, the Jiang family, the Si family, and the Gu family. Among them, the Gu family is the leader."
Si Dingzhou was silent for a moment, then stared at Gu An and said quietly, "The Gu family has only one son for three generations. What a pity."
Rich families place the most importance on blood inheritance. It can be said that from now on, the Gu family’s title as the largest family will no longer exist.
The capital city is not big, and the top wealthy families can only accommodate four major families.
Although it looks prosperous on the surface, in fact, there are wolves, tigers and leopards everywhere who are eyeing you covetously.
The Gu family has no heir so far, and it is inevitable that they will be replaced by other families as time goes by.
The reason why they can still hold the first place is that the Gu family has produced a second-in-command.
The country was stable during his tenure.
That's all.
"Uncle Si, can you tell me what you know?"
Gu An was full of gratitude to his adoptive father and would be happy to do anything if needed.
"That's why I called you here."
"Twenty years ago, Gu Zhenhua left Beijing for Jiangcheng and became a drug enforcement officer despite his family's opposition.
Old man Gu Tiangang was a stubborn old man. He said that as long as he didn't admit his mistakes, he would not be allowed to go home. He cut off all contact with him and pretended that he didn't have this grandson.
"Later, when Gu Zhenhua married your mother, he sent an invitation to our family. The old man was angry and didn't show up, nor did he allow anyone else to go."
Gu An frowned, "Did Dad's parents have any objections at the time?"
"The Gu family has the final say. You'll understand when you go there." Si Dingzhou looked at him with a hint of pity.
I don't know if anything has changed after all these years.
"Later, news of Gu Zhenhua's death reached the capital. Grandpa Gu was so grief-stricken that he personally brought back his grandson's ashes. He never met you and your son."
No wonder I have no impression.
Gu An had no resentment in his heart. He just felt sorry for his mother who had been a widow for many years at such a young age and it was not easy for her to raise him.
At first he didn't understand why Si Dingzhou wanted to go to Gu's house by himself, but now he really wanted to go and take a look.
Not for anything else.
You have to go to Dad's house.
Regarding Gu Zhenhua's sacrifice, Gu An still has doubts in his mind when considering the Rongcheng laboratory project.
Perhaps by going to the Gu family this time, I can learn more from the Gu family members.
"Uncle Si, thank you for telling me this."
"Don't have too much pressure. Although you are nominally Gu Zhenhua's adopted son, the Gu family is the Gu family, and you are you. Don't be sad if they don't accept you.
I hope you can live the life you want and not let the mountains in front of you block your eyes."
Si Dingzhou saw it clearly. Even Gu Zhenhua was unwilling to bear the family mission, so why let an eighteen-year-old child bear it?
"I see."
Gu An never thought about making connections or using his surname to gain benefits.
Rich families are not necessarily happier than ordinary families.
I am a living example.
"Okay, you go back and rest first." Si Dingzhou waved his hand and watched him leave.
He stood alone in the snow for a long time before slowly returning to the house.
Wen Qing took her husband's coat, hung it up, and massaged his shoulders.
"That was all pretty quick."
"Well, if these kids want to market the antidote, they have to deal with the Gu family. They're oversimplifying the problem."
"Do you suspect there was another reason for Gu Zhenhua's sacrifice?"
"It's hard to say, but there's definitely a connection. Antidote research is a double-edged sword.
While it may seem like saving millions of families is one thing, it also eliminates people's dependence on other media, creating a chain reaction. Some speculate it could threaten the stability of national power.
"You mean cigarettes?"
Si Dingzhou smiled and patted his wife's hand to signal her to stop.
"Although there's some exaggeration, it's true. The benefits of being tied together are shared, and no one wants to gamble with the future.
What you can’t control must either be destroyed or prevented from happening.”
There is nothing right or wrong in itself. Different perspectives and stances lead to different opinions.
“Will the Gu family meet them?”
"I'll write a visiting card and give it to Honghong tomorrow. It should be fine if she takes it. As for what happens after we meet—"
Si Dingzhou was also unsure. He smiled and said, "At worst, he'll be kicked out, and that would only bring shame to the Gu family."
"Gu An is a very simple and likable child. Number Two wouldn't be so intolerant."
Wen Qing really likes his personality, he is simple and straightforward, and has a pure heart.
"A young sapling may have only one or two branches at first, but as it grows, it develops more and more branches and leaves. Isn't it the same with people?"
"Did your daughter attack someone?"
Hearing his wife mention this, Si Dingzhou felt a dull pain in his thigh again. He rubbed it and turned his head away, "You noticed it too."
Wen Qing curled his lips and said, "Don't say you are not blind."
Anyone with a sense of smell could smell the sour, pungent smell of spring emanating from their bodies when they were together.
"As a man, if you don't give your New Year's money to your mother, then you can only give it to your wife."
Si Dingzhou rubbed his chin, thinking of his past, and looked at his wife eagerly:
"You make a lot of sense. You still haven't shown me the New Year's money I saved over the years."
"I'm saving up a dowry for Honghong." Wen Qing glanced at her husband.
All he does all day is urging people to do their work, and I have to worry about everything else myself.
"Honghong is 25 this year. A woman's prime childbearing years are between 23 and 30. It's unbearable to think that I have to wait at least four years before I can have a grandchild."
"How about letting them get on the bus first and then buying the tickets?"
When it comes to his daughter's marriage, Si Dingzhou doesn't care about Gu An's identity.
Is he the adopted son of the Gu family, the young master of the Jiangcheng Lin family, or just a child from an ordinary family.
They only trust their daughter's judgment.
Wen Qing frowned. "It's not impossible. It doesn't matter whether your daughter becomes a professor at Peking University or Tsinghua University. I'm just afraid this fool doesn't have the guts."
In front of his daughter, he is like a little puppy, not daring to say anything.
Ahem!
Gu An sneezed several times in succession.
"Who said me?"
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