Grandma Gu leaned on Grandpa Gu's shoulder and thought of her father.
She grew up with her father and has no memory of her mother. She knows her ancestral home, but she has never mentioned it to her children except to her brother Chuan.
Her father's dying wish was that if her grandfather's descendants ever encountered trouble, she should help them as much as she could. And if they could continue visiting relatives, as long as the relatives were decent people, she should continue doing so, treating them like ordinary relatives.
According to the information Gu Nian provided, the grandfather of that Lord Gu Qingyuan was her father's brother.
Gu Qingyuan's father and she are cousins, just like Gu En and Gu Xin.
The relationship between Gu Qingyuan and his three brothers, including Gu Dabo, is equivalent to the relationship between Gu En and Gu Xin's future children.
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, blood ties within the clan are still very important. However, just two years ago, Gu Shouxin gathered a family to discuss establishing his own lineage. The ancestor was Grandma Gu's father, and the family genealogy has only been recorded for a few pages so far!
Grandma Gu rarely hesitates about anything, but she hesitated a bit about this matter.
Firstly, her father's dying words were still there; secondly, she was used to her current life and didn't want anyone else to disrupt it.
Grandpa Gu knew what Grandma Gu was hesitating about, and comforted her, "Niannian said that Gu Qingyuan only has himself, no parents, brothers, or grandparents. Now that he's married to Peng Wumei, he only has two people, it's not as complicated as you think."
Grandma Gu sighed, "I thought I would never see anyone from the Gu family again in my life. I even planned to tell this matter only to that unreliable eldest son when I died, and have him handle it. But in the end, they still came looking for me."
Grandpa Gu couldn't help but laugh.
You said the eldest brother is unreliable. If you tell him, won't he tell the second and fourth brothers?
With the second brother taking the lead, finding Gu Qingyuan would be a piece of cake.
Grandma Gu couldn't help but laugh: "Back then, after Mother died, Father wanted to go back, but he knew that if he went back, his family would force him to marry and have children to carry on the family line, so he stayed in Qingzhou. After I married you, we had our eldest and second sons in succession, and Father also wanted to go back, but after you told him about your background, he gave up the idea. He named our eldest and second sons Shouren and Shouxin, which are all reminders for me to remember the Gu family!"
Grandpa Gu smiled and said, "Our father was a devoted man, it's just a pity that our mother passed away so early. Lanlan, let's go see Brother Peng tomorrow. Although Fifth Sister got married in Jiangnan, we can't not send a gift. We'll also ask Peng Laosan about Gu Qingyuan and see what kind of person he really is. Let's make a decision then! When Father chose cremation and asked you to bury his ashes underground, wasn't it because he wanted to return to his roots one day? While we're still here, let's personally help Father fulfill this unspoken wish!"
Grandma Gu was silent for a while before replying, "Okay."
When Grandma Gu's parents left Jiangnan, it was considered an elopement. In the Great Zhou Dynasty, she was betrothed as a wife, but she became a concubine. Moreover, her mother was a maid, which is why her father left with his people and did not return even after her death. He was worried that if Grandma Gu went back with him, she would be bullied.
The Gu family of tea merchants in Fuzhou had a great reputation and many family rules, but now it seems that the lineage of Grandma Gu's grandfather has been expelled.
Since Gu Qingyuan was able to sever ties with his relatives, Grandma Gu naturally wouldn't be eager to do the same.
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