Chapter 217 Seeking Help from a Noble
Grandma Lin’s words brought back memories of her past life, which had never touched flowers or plants!
When she enters old age, she really can't pursue her career anymore, mainly because she doesn't want to do it anymore and finds it meaningless?
She worked herself to death every day, just to see the changes in the numbers in her bank card. After finding out that her health was deteriorating, she began to live a Buddhist life, fiddling with some flowers and plants. Although it was short, it was very comfortable.
"Lao Su, stop fiddling with your flowers and plants. Look who's coming."
Grandma Lin brought Gu Zhenqi into the greenhouse and said to Grandpa Su who was bending over and carefully trimming the flowers and plants.
Being suddenly interrupted, Mr. Su frowned. He couldn't afford to offend his wife, so he had to endure it. So he put down the scissors in his hand, took the reading glasses beside him, put them on, squinted and looked at Gu Zhenqi...
After confirming who was coming, his face instantly became gentle: "Xiao Gu, you are here, come and take a look at my flowers and plants."
Gu Zhenqi: “.”
Uh, I glanced at Grandma Lin. It’s true. Isn’t it the case that people from the same family should stay close to each other, so they don’t treat her as an outsider?
Don’t know? She thought she had returned to her home, and the two amiable old people in front of her were her grandpa and grandma. Where were they?
Her gaze fell on them again, and the rising thoughts were instantly dispelled. Although Grandpa Su had restrained himself, he still exuded a murderous aura and the awe-inspiring bearing of a superior without even getting angry. Grandma Lin exuded an elegance and kindness from the bottom of her heart, which were things that her grandparents did not possess.
"What are you in a daze for? Come and take a look?" Old Master Su called out again.
"She's just a little girl, how can she tinker with these flowers and plants like an old man like you? She doesn't understand, so let her chat with me."
Grandma Lin said as she was about to pull Gu Zhenqi away: "Come on, Xiao Gu, I'll take you to see some beautiful clothes and jewelry, and then we'll go have some tea and some snacks."
"Wait a minute, you really don't want to take a look?"
For some reason, Gu Zhenqi heard a sense of grievance and loneliness in Mr. Su's tone.
She came here today to ask for something, so she naturally had to cater to the old man's preferences. So she stopped and said with a smile:
"Grandma Lin, it's rare to see such a place with flowers blooming and competing for beauty in winter. Grandpa Su must know a lot about flowers. It's just right for a junior like me to broaden his horizons."
"You are such a good kid. Apart from you, I'm afraid no one else can appreciate his hobby?"
Grandma Lin's tone sounded like blame, but it was very easy to hear the doting in it.
It’s really not Grandma Lin’s fault. Sometimes when she has nothing to do, she comes to the greenhouse and looks at the colorful flowers. She really likes them!
Especially when it's snowing outside and the wind is cold, but it's spring inside, she thinks about the manpower and resources spent on maintaining this greenhouse, and her old man, with whom she had promised to travel around the motherland after retirement, but he broke his promise because of this?
It can't be said that he broke his promise, but he would get up every day and go into the greenhouse to tinker with it, completely forgetting the agreement between the two of them. She was bored at home every day and was about to get moldy and hairy.
It would be nice to go out for a walk while her legs and feet are still under her control. She had mentioned it several times, but he always postponed it using the flowers as an excuse?
It would be strange if she was happy. Even now, looking at these flowers, Grandma Lin looked like she was looking at a love rival.
Gu Zhenqi had no idea what Grandma Lin was thinking at the moment. She was listening very humbly and politely as Grandpa Su enthusiastically explained each pot of flowers.
Even though she was very knowledgeable about these flowers and plants, and even knew and owned more valuable varieties than these, she placed them in the space as the most common decorations.
If compared, any single flower in the sea of flowers that appeared after the upgrade of her space could make the hundreds of pots of flowers in this greenhouse look dull.
Grandma Lin smiled faintly when she saw that they were chatting happily. She knew her own old man best. This talk would take at least an hour to finish. In order to prevent him from getting thirsty, she had to go and make him a cup of tea herself.
Grandma Lin did not disturb them and turned to leave the greenhouse. When she came back, Grandpa Su was even more excited about his explanation. She poured a cup of tea and handed it to Grandpa Su: "Don't just talk. Drink a sip of tea to moisten your throat. Otherwise, if you cough at night, no one will take care of you."
Old Master Su seemed to be used to it. He took it and drank a cup of tea in one gulp. He handed the cup back to her very naturally. Seeing him drinking tea as if it were wine in order to continue his talk quickly, Grandma Lin couldn't help but scold him:
"It's like drinking like a cow!"
Mr. Su was good-tempered and didn't say anything back.
Grandma Lin turned around and prepared to pour tea for Gu Zhenqi. Noticing her intention, Gu Zhenqi hurried forward and took the teacup from her hand:
"Grandma Lin, I am your junior, how can I ask you to pour tea for me? This is really embarrassing for me."
As he spoke, he first poured a cup of tea and handed it to Grandma Lin with both hands, then poured another cup for Grandpa Su, and finally poured his own cup.
Her series of actions made Grandpa Su and Grandma Lin appreciate her even more.
Grandma Lin simply sat aside with a cup of tea, listening to their discussion. At first, Gu Zhenqi was just a listener, but slowly and unknowingly, she started discussing with Grandpa Su. The two of them had common topics and forgot about time while chatting.
It was not until Grandma Lin's call that they were pulled out of their state of trance.
"It's time for lunch. Man is made of iron and rice is made of steel. You two can chat after lunch."
Mr. Su said apologetically: "Look, it's all my fault. I forgot the time. Come on, Xiao Gu, let's go eat first."
There were six dishes and one soup on the table, squirrel fish, roast duck, braised pork elbow, minced meat and eggplant, stir-fried prawns, blanched kale, and pork ribs and lotus root soup. Maybe it was because Gu Zhenqi was a guest at home, so most of the dishes were meat, and the staple food was not just white rice, but steamed buns and dumplings.
"Don't be polite, just treat it as your own home. We'll have a home-cooked meal today. I don't know what you like to eat, so let Aunt Wang cook a few dishes for you. After dinner, be sure to tell Grandma Lin what you like so that she can cook it for you next time you come! By the way, be sure to call me in advance before you come so I can ask them to prepare the ingredients in advance." Grandma Lin said lovingly.
Gu Zhenqi looked at the delicious food on the table, a hint of shame flashed across her eyes, but she hid it well and said sincerely: "I'm not picky, these are already very rich."
She said this casually, but Grandma Lin didn't know that she thought more about it. She looked at Gu Zhenqi with distressed eyes and patted her hand: "Child, you have suffered a lot. You must have suffered a lot in the past, right?"
"I didn't suffer much. My parents' and my husband's family treated me very well."
Hearing her say this, Grandma Lin seemed to suddenly think of something: "Where are your two little cuties? Why didn't you bring them here with you? I miss them a lot. In my entire life, I have never seen a child prettier than the New Year dolls."
"They are in kindergarten now. I will bring them to visit you next time."
Grandma Lin picked up a piece of food for her with chopsticks and said, "Okay, that's it."
Mr. Su asked casually, "Xiao Gu, are you coming to Kyoto to attend university this time?"
Grandma Lin also had the opportunity to communicate with Grandpa Su, so naturally she didn't know that Gu Zhenqi was following the army.
"I'm with the army!"
Hearing this, Mr. Su became more interested. Having spent his entire life in the military, he had developed a military spirit and had a natural liking for soldiers. He couldn't help but look up to the women behind the soldiers:
"It's good to be with the army. It's good to be with the army. I wonder which army your wife is in?"
Gu Zhenqi tightened her hands under the table and took a deep breath.
"I don't know him. I only know that his job is quite special and he fell into a coma during this mission. However, I have no way to see him."
Grandma Lin had been well protected by Grandpa Su all her life. She had never been told about the military affairs. She was determined to be an intellectual, so when she heard that Gu Zhenqi's lover had fallen into a coma and she couldn't see him, her first reaction was surprise:
"He was unconscious, how could you not see him?"
Only Old Man Su, who was standing by, stopped picking up the dishes, his face darkened, and he looked at Gu Zhenqi with a meaningful look.
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