Chapter 348 He's being coquettish
The elders supported Gu Xuanyi's divorce, after all, the Gu family's daughters never had to worry about marriage. But encountering such a former in-law and son-in-law was a distressing matter, and the entire Marquis's mansion was shrouded in a faint gloom.
Because of this upsetting incident, Gu Xuanyi seemed to have become a different person. She lost her former arrogance and became more humble and gentle. At first glance, she seemed to have had her edges smoothed out by life, but she still had edges. When servants gossiped and slandered her, she would punish them.
The elders are quite satisfied with her transformation; she finally has the dignified and elegant demeanor of a well-bred young lady.
However, as the saying goes, the price paid was too high.
Ultimately, it was because Gu Jingsheng and Zhang Shi, the parents, did not educate Xuan Yi well, allowing her to develop this kind of personality, which led to her suffering greatly as she grew up before she changed.
Wei Rui Xuan.
When Gu Jingxi returned from his shift and came to the gate of the courtyard, he saw his niece Gu Xuanyi coming out. The uncle and niece greeted each other, and then Gu Xuanyi left.
After Gu Jingxi entered the house, he saw his wife tending to the potted plants and asked curiously, "Ayao, when did you and Xuanyi become so close?"
Hearing this, Meng Jinyao looked up and saw a man in a scarlet official robe. When she saw Gu Jingxi, her eyes lit up with a smile, and she replied, "Yesterday I casually mentioned that you like orchids, and Xuanyi overheard it. Today she sent over a pot of Phalaenopsis orchids, which she brought from her own courtyard. I originally declined, but she insisted on giving it to you as a gift, so I kept it."
Upon hearing this, Gu Jingxi felt inexplicably flattered. He seemed to have never received any filial piety from his juniors before. His adopted son, Gu Xiuming, had never taken the initiative to show him any filial piety, except for sending him a birthday gift on his birthday.
Seeing this, Meng Jinyao said, "You helped her that day, and she was very grateful to you. I think she wished she could treat you like her father, but she was also a little afraid of you and dared not get close to you."
Gu Jingxi: "...No need for that. It's better for her to treat me like an uncle."
Meng Jinyao smiled, knowing that he was disgusted. Thinking about Xuan Yi's past behavior, what normal parent would like a child like that?
After a moment, Meng Jinyao said, "Xuanyi hasn't been back from her divorce for long, only a few days, but she has changed a lot. I was talking about this with my second sister-in-law this morning."
Gu Jingxi nodded slightly: "It's good that she changed her previous temperament, otherwise she would suffer a great loss next time."
Meng Jinyao remembered something, waved her hand to dismiss the maid, and then whispered, "Husband, I heard from my sister-in-law that Xuanyi's relationship with my brother has also changed. An irreparable rift has formed between father and daughter. Now, when Xuanyi sees my brother, her attitude is not the same as before. She is indifferent and distant, as if she were the most familiar stranger."
Hearing this, Gu Jingxi was not surprised: "The estrangement between the father and daughter is also the eldest brother's problem. Even if Xuanyi was willful back then, she paid the price for her willfulness. As a father, the eldest brother only considered the issue from the perspective of face and interests that day, sided with the Peng family, and didn't care about her life or death, which chilled her heart."
Meng Jinyao thought of her own father. Everyone has a father, but fathers vary in quality; not all fathers are good fathers.
After a moment, Meng Jinyao raised her head, looked at the man in front of her, the gloom in her heart dissipated, and she smiled and said, "My husband is a good father."
Gu Jingxi was slightly taken aback, then smiled gently: "When we have children in the future, I will try my best to do what a father should do and strive to be a good father."
Meng Jinyao said, "Actually, my husband was a good father before."
Gu Jingxi remained silent. He had reflected on his past actions. He believed he had done a good job in educating Xiu Ming, but he hadn't paid enough attention to Xiu Ming's daily life. He was too busy with official duties to take care of him, so the responsibility of caring for Xiu Ming fell to his mother. He could probably be considered a passable father in the past.
Seeing his silence, Meng Jinyao reached out and took his large hand, looking at him intently, and said, "Husband, his current situation is his own fault. If he had a good character, he wouldn't have ended up like this. No matter how hard you try to educate someone with a wicked heart, you still can't reform them. Besides, he doesn't treat you like a father, and he's been secretly seeing his biological parents behind your back. He's also influenced by his biological parents. Perhaps this is a case of bad bamboo sprouting bad shoots?"
Gu Jingxi embraced her and said gently, "Ayao, I want a daughter, a daughter that belongs to us. Our daughter will definitely be a well-behaved and lovable little girl."
Meng Jinyao looked up and asked with a smile, "Didn't you say you'd have a child next year? If you can't wait, you can look for one this year. You have to be careful about adopting a child and observe them carefully. I feel you still need to look for one in advance, and even if you find one you like, you have to see if the biological parents are willing to adopt the child."
Gu Jingxi shook his head: "No, we will not adopt again."
Meng Jinyao was taken aback: "Do you mean you want to adopt one from an orphanage? It's not impossible, but we still need to observe her more closely, mainly looking at her character and temperament. Otherwise, if we find a terrible one, we'll suffer too."
Gu Jingxi: "..."
He actually wanted to suggest they have a child themselves, but his health hasn't fully recovered, so he can't conceive right now. Never mind, the time isn't right; let's not talk about it for now.
Seeing that he was silent again, Meng Jinyao felt that he was acting strangely and seemed to be hiding something from her. However, considering that he was always honest with her, she didn't think too much about it and assumed that it was because of his health problem. She then began to feel sorry for her again.
Meng Jinyao reached out and hugged his waist, saying softly, "Husband, don't overthink it. It doesn't matter to me whether I have a biological child or not. We don't even need a child. I want you more than a child."
Gu Jingxi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I wasn't thinking about it much, I was just thinking about something else."
Meng Jinyao pressed further, "What is my husband thinking?"
Gu Jingxi: "It's nothing, I'll tell you when the time is right."
Meng Jinyao looked surprised and asked, "Does my husband have a secret he can't tell me?"
Gu Jingxi smiled and said, "Okay, Yao, you can have a secret, okay?"
After he finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed her on the cheek, then rubbed his forehead against hers, staring at her intently.
Meng Jinyao and Gu Jingxi looked at each other. The man smiled and looked at her with gentle eyes, staring at her without blinking, seemingly with a hint of coquetry.
Is this man being affectionate with her?
Meng Jinyao's heart skipped a beat. She stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said, "Alright, I'll allow you to have one secret. But you can't hide anything else from me."
"Just this once."
Gu Jingxi responded, buried his head in her neck and nuzzled her, inhaling her faint fragrance. He felt that with her in his arms, life was peaceful and serene.
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