Gu An likes to eat fish, especially Fang Rou’s specialty - steamed mandarin fish.
When he was a child, he couldn't eat fish and often got it stuck in his throat.
His adoptive father bought him mandarin fish with fewer bones. After Gu Weihua's death, this dish was preserved and became a family dish. The mother and daughter didn't eat much, just a small fish was enough.
The price of mandarin fish is a bit more expensive than that of carp, crucian carp and the like, but it has the advantage of tender and plump meat, delicious taste and few bones. The fish meat is rich in protein. It is one of the four famous freshwater fish in my country.
Fang Rou picked out a fish weighing about three pounds at the vegetable market, and bought some other fish to stir-fry a few more side dishes.
Two grown men followed her, and Gu An took the initiative to help carry the vegetables.
He Xiao lowered his voice and asked, "Xiao Anzi, I heard from your mother that you have suffered a lot in the Lin family in the past two years. Why didn't you tell your mother and me?"
"Godfather, please don't ask me. Just think I'm crazy. I was blinded by greed and didn't know what was good for me. I'm sorry to bother you."
Gu An tilted his head back, his clear eyes shimmering with light. A gentle breeze blew through his hair, bringing with it a variety of scents, bringing back memories of the past when he often accompanied Fang Rou to this market to buy vegetables.
He Xiao's eyes followed the figure in front of him who was lingering in front of different stalls and bargaining with people. He patted his shoulder and said in a deep voice: "Be nice to your mother in the future. Otherwise, I will not forgive you."
The grace of giving birth is not as great as the grace of raising someone. Gu An nodded silently. He didn’t need to live his life again.
"You haven't fallen behind in your studies, have you?"
"No, I should be able to get into a good university."
Gu An was very confident. Although he wasn't like those protagonists in novels who were constantly reborn with systems and cheat codes, he still hadn't cheated. Being a top student was the best cheat.
"It's good to be confident and ambitious. If you encounter any problems that you can't solve, remember to call your godfather."
"Yeah." The two added each other on WeChat.
......
"What are you guys talking about?"
Fang Rou bought the vegetables and turned around. The scene of the big and small getting along harmoniously was like that of a father and son. She couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
"I discussed the philosophy of life with my child and helped him clear his head at the same time."
"Use you?" The woman glared at him softly.
The two of them rolled their eyes at each other, and He Xiao happily took the dish from her and stuffed it into Gu An's hand and walked back.
Gu An didn't mind, because what he was holding in his hands were not vegetables, but treasures.
Tank 500 drove to the family compound, and the security guard let it pass without saying anything.
The car stopped downstairs. Fang Rou tilted her head, blinked, and belatedly asked, "Does he know you?"
"Ah, I've been here before with the leader to pay a visit. Haha, before... maybe the old man had good eyesight."
Fang Rou hesitated for a moment but did not stop.
Seeing that she didn't ask any more questions, He Xiao secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu An walked at the end, frowning and thinking.
After his death in the previous life, his soul can be freed from the constraints of the mortuary and come and go freely after his body is cremated. He can follow those who have a karmic connection with him.
At that time, there were several times when Gu An's soul floated in the family compound and he accidentally saw his godfather coming out of another building in the community.
"What are you thinking about?" He Xiao secretly nudged him with his elbow.
"Godfather, I saw you before..."
"Xiao Anzi, you didn't have a complete childhood since you were young. Do you need me to help you complete it?" A dangerous light flashed in He Xiao's deep pupils.
Gu An leaned back and stiffened a little, lowered his eyelids and closed his mouth silently.
The boy is weak and cannot be defeated.
"Hurry up and come into the house, stop dawdling." Fang Rou opened the door, took off her coat, put on a kitchen apron and started washing rice and cooking, but the dishes were still in Gu An's hands.
"Here I come."
After closing the door, Gu An handed the fish to Fang Rou, and sorted the remaining vegetables, put them in a basket, and brought them to the living room to pick them. His movements were quick and efficient.
"I didn't realize you're quite skilled." He Xiao looked around the room. The last time he stood here was two years ago.
"I've been helping my mother with housework since I was little, you just didn't see it."
Gu An pulled the leaves vigorously, paused, lowered his head and laughed at himself: "I haven't been idle in the past two years."
"A rich young master also does housework? That's quite impressive."
"Just tell me I'm good enough to lick you, I won't be sad." A dog licks a dog, and in the end, he'll be left with nothing.
"Hahahaha, it's a great honor for Xiao Anzi to turn back to the right path after losing his way."
"Godfather, are you still single?" He Xiao was single in his previous life until Gu An died.
As he grew older, although he had never been in a relationship, he could more or less tell that his godfather was interested in his mother. His mother seemed to have been deliberately avoiding him over the years.
Things between adults...
He Xiao glanced at the busy figure in the kitchen, sat down on the sofa and helped pick vegetables without saying a word.
Both of them were silent for a moment.
"Can you tell me about your youth, Godfather?"
Gu An was only three years old when Gu Weihua left. A three-year-old child is young and ignorant.
The adoptive father was busy with work and often went on business trips for several days before coming home. He would never talk about work with the children. They only knew that he was a hero. The mother cried and said that he had gone to a very far place and would not come back.
At that time, Gu An was still very resentful, complaining about why his father had to go so far away. Until he grew up and became more sensible, he never dared to speak to his mother for fear of making her sad.
Many years have passed and I am about to turn eighteen. Although my mother is still beautiful, she is no longer young.
In his previous life, he only knew how to study and be a bootlicker for the Lin family. Now he wants to do more for his mother.
He Xiao met Gu An's inquiring gaze, took a deep breath, turned his head, and was lost in thought for a long time before he slowly spoke.
"The three of us were college classmates. Your father and I were in the same department, and your mother was the most beautiful girl in another department. Back then, campus beauties were considered aloof, but your mother was gentle, charming, and approachable, so she was pursued by more students."
"You two aren't very handsome either."
"Can you speak?"
“…” Gu An gestured with his hands, please!
He Xiao continued to recall: "Your father and I fought our way out of the horde, but unfortunately I failed at the last moment. I was also puzzled as to why she chose that boy Gu Weihua, when I was obviously more handsome. Perhaps it was your father's unique personality charm. He was a passionate and brave man with a strong sense of responsibility and justice..."
"You should be grateful to him. If he hadn't risked his life to save you from the traffickers, you wouldn't know where you'd be sold to now."
Gu An nodded. After Gu Weihua's sacrifice, Fang Rou told him his life story. Only then did he know that he was not his biological son.
Young cubs will feel lost. Although the mother-child relationship is very good, they will inevitably develop a longing for their biological parents.
When the old man of the Lin family sent people to find him, while he was enduring indifference and abuse in the Lin family, all he wanted was for his closest family members to look at him more.
Fortunately, all this is over.
"I'm really lucky!" Gu An smiled and concluded for himself.
He Xiao stared at him and said, "We all are."
"Have you picked the vegetables yet? The fish will be steamed soon. Hurry and bring the green onions into the kitchen to wash them for me."
"Hey, here I come." Gu An stood up and was about to leave, but was held down by He Xiao.
"Xiao Anzi, give the opportunity to the elderly."
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