Chapter 28 Chapter 28
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Mother Gu stood up immediately, and Father Gu followed suit.
A moment later, they saw their son Gu Tingzhou standing at the entrance holding the hand of a delicate little girl, with a female comrade beside him.
The little girl was wearing a pink dress with tiny white flowers embroidered on the hem. Two shiny black braids hung on her shoulders, with bows of the same color tied at the ends of her hair.
She has a small and straight nose, rosy lips, and big eyes. She raises her little face to look inside, her eyes twinkling, and she looks like a doll that has walked out of a New Year picture.
Look at the female comrade next to her. She has delicate and soft eyebrows and clear eyes. She is wearing a white shirt and her hair is tied behind her head, revealing the beautiful lines of her neck.
The simple outfit exudes a gentle and clean temperament, which makes people feel comfortable. No wonder my son likes it.
But somehow, when Mother Gu looked at the two of them, she felt that they looked very familiar, as if she had seen them somewhere.
Just as she was frowning in thought, the little girl had already broken free from Gu Tingzhou's hand and ran to her on her short legs. She raised her little face and called out crisply, "Hello, Grandpa and Grandma! I'm Yueyue."
At this time, the female comrade also stepped forward, smiled and nodded, "Hello, uncle and aunt."
Gu Tingzhou followed him up, "Dad, Mom, this is what I told you about my girlfriend Song Chunman and her daughter Yueyue."
Mother Gu stared at the woman, and when she saw what she was holding, she smiled and said, "You're here, so why bring anything? You're so polite."
Song Chunman handed the item over and said, "It's just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you like it."
Mother Gu thought this woman was quite nice and polite. She couldn't help but stare at her for a few more seconds, and suddenly she remembered...
Aren’t you the lesbian and her daughter who gave her Coke when she had low blood sugar last time?
"Why are you here?" Mother Gu suddenly opened her eyes wide, her eyes full of surprise.
Song Chunman was also stunned when she heard this. When she saw the person in front of her clearly, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, "Aunt?"
Gu Tingzhou stood aside, confused: "Do you two know each other?"
"She knows me! Of course she knows me!" Gu's mother excitedly grabbed Song Chunman's hand and turned to her son, saying, "Last time I fainted from hypoglycemia in front of the department store, it was this woman who saved me!"
Song Chunman waved her hands quickly upon hearing this, "Aunt, you are too polite. It's not really saving my life, it's just a small favor."
"How can it be such a piece of cake?" Mother Gu patted the back of her hand, her tone earnest, "Fainting from hypoglycemia is so dangerous. If no one is around, the consequences will be disastrous. Look, there are so many people around, and only you two came forward to help me!"
"That's right." Father Gu also said, "I'm always scared when she has low blood sugar."
Gu Tingzhou then remembered that his mother had indeed mentioned this matter. She even took half a bottle of Coke home and kept muttering about not leaving any contact information after returning home.
He suddenly felt happy.
His mother seemed to have a good impression of Song Chunman, so his relationship with Song Chunman would move forward one step further.
So I couldn't help but laugh: "This is too fate."
Gu's mother also found it unbelievable. She didn't expect that her son's partner was this lesbian. No wonder a little girl called their home last time. It seemed that it must be Yueyue.
She looked at Song Chunman with a smile, "Last time I mentioned to your uncle that I wanted to invite you to dinner at home, but I didn't ask for your contact information. I didn't expect Tingzhou to bring you here. It seems like we are really destined to meet."
"Don't stand there!" Gu's father shouted hurriedly, "It's late now, we're all hungry, sit down and eat quickly, the food is getting cold."
Mother Gu finally came to her senses and pulled Yueyue to the living room. "I don't know what you like to eat, so I just made something casually."
After a pause, he looked at his son and said, "The dumplings you brought back last time, weren't they made by Chunman?"
Gu Tingzhou coughed lightly, "Yes."
Mother Gu groaned and looked at Song Chunman, "You made great dumplings. You must cook a lot, right? I guess mine aren't as delicious as yours, so please don't be disgusted."
Song Chunman looked at the dishes on the table. The rich variety of dishes made her eyes widen. How could she dislike them?
The mahogany table was polished to a shine, with spare ribs floating in a milky white soup in a white porcelain bowl in the middle. There were also shiny yellow braised pork, roast duck, chopped chicken, four-happiness meatballs, and fried shrimp balls. The shrimp were coated with a thin batter and fried until golden and crispy. They looked delicious.
On the side, there was also a cold salad of black fungus and cucumber, and stir-fried vegetables, etc. The staple food was white rice and white flour buns with a rouge red tinge...
Song Chunman clenched the corner of her clothes with her fingertips. They knew her identity and it was her first time here, so they didn't treat her carelessly just because she was remarried and had a child. She felt a little happy in her heart and just smiled and said, "Thank you, auntie. I'm sorry for the expense."
Gu's mother was originally worried that her son would bring in someone who was difficult to get along with. Now, Song Chunman is beautiful, has good character, and can make such delicious dumplings. She must be someone who is easy to get along with.
I don’t know what’s wrong with the man in front. He actually gave up such a good woman and child.
She invited the mother and daughter to sit down and picked up some spare ribs for Yueyue: "Here, have this. Grandma stewed it for two hours. The bones will come off easily. Try it."
At first, Song Xiyue was worried that Grandma Gu would be as fierce as the grandma over there, but now it seems that this Grandma Gu is better than that grandma.
He smiled and even picked up some food for her.
Yueyue held the small bowl and ate the meat in small bites: "Grandma, this smells so good."
"If it smells good, eat more." Mother Gu's eyes narrowed with laughter, and she added another piece to her bowl, "If it's not enough, grandma will give you more."
"Thank you, grandma." The little girl also picked up a piece of meat for her, and also picked up a piece for Father Gu on the side, "Grandpa, you eat too."
A simple action made the two of them laugh. It seems that Song Chunman has done a good job in teaching her children.
I don’t know if it’s fate, but the more they look at these two people, the more they like them.
At the dinner table, Gu's mother's enthusiasm almost overflowed. She picked up a piece of braised pork for Song Chunman, and then added a shrimp ball to Yueyue's bowl, muttering to herself:
"Eat more, you look so thin."
"Yueyue, try this quickly. Grandma fried it specially for you. See if you like it."
"When you're done eating, grandma will give you some toys to play with later."
At first, Song Chunman's hands were a little tight as she gripped the chopsticks, and she felt very nervous, fearing that she had done something wrong.
But seeing the genuine warmth in their eyes, the tension in her heart gradually dissipated, and a natural smile slowly appeared on the corners of her mouth.
Moreover, at the dinner table, Gu's father and mother did not ask about her and Sun Wenbin, which made her feel quite relaxed.
Gu Tingzhou looked at how warmly his parents treated Song Chunman and Yueyue, and saw the gradually relaxed expression on Song Chunman's face, and the stone in his heart finally fell to the ground.
After dinner, Song Chunman wanted to help clear the table, but was rejected by Gu's mother. Gu's mother then simply asked who was taking care of Yueyue now.
Song Chunman also confessed her situation. Of course, she only spoke briefly about Song Zhiqiang, and did not mention the child for the time being.
When Mother Gu heard that she wanted to start a business recently, she immediately said, "Let Tingzhou help you. He knows a lot of people. Don't carry it all by yourself."
Song Chunman looked at Gu Tingzhou and smiled, "Auntie, he's very good and has thought of everything."
Mother Gu glanced at her son. She didn't expect that this boy was so smart. It seemed that he was just pretending.
After chatting for a while, it was almost nine o'clock and Song Chunman had to take the child back home.
Mother Gu had a very good impression of Song Chunman, especially since she was the female comrade who saved her. She had an even better impression of her. Seeing that they were about to leave, she quickly got up and went into the house to get the gift she had prepared.
When she was about to leave the room, she paused again, then opened the red envelope she had prepared and stuffed some money into it before leaving.
When they got outside, she handed the gift and red envelope she had prepared to Song Chunman, "It's just a small gift, you have to accept it no matter what."
Song Chunman looked at the bag, then at the red envelope, and was stunned.
Gu Tingzhou took it first, "I'll thank Mom on their behalf."
After that, he stuffed the red envelope into Song Chunman's pocket, took out the little bunny doll from the bag, and handed it to Song Xiyue, "Look, uncle didn't lie to you, grandma will definitely give you this."
Song Xiyue looked at the rabbit and couldn't help but exclaim, "How cute!"
After saying that, he raised his little face and looked at Grandma Gu, his eyes smiling happily into crescents, "Thank you, Grandma. Can I come here often to play in the future?"
Mother Gu looked at her pink and tender face, and she liked her more and more, as if she had seen her own granddaughter. "Come, you must come."
Then he turned to look at Song Chunman and said, "If you are busy in the future, you can send your child to us. Anyway, the old man is retired and has plenty of time."
Song Chunman held a thick red envelope in her hand, and her eyes reddened slightly when she heard this. "Thank you, auntie. If you need anything, I will definitely not be polite."
As soon as he finished speaking, the clock in the living room began to chime.
It's already nine o'clock, they have to go back.
Mother Gu didn't keep them to talk and asked Gu Tingzhou to send them back.
Gu Tingzhou carried the things and walked them downstairs.
As soon as they left, Mother Gu looked at Father Gu while she was cleaning the house and said, "This girl is good. Let Tingzhou spend more time with her. If there are no problems, we can find a date to hold the wedding."
Father Gu was also quite satisfied with Song Chunman, especially this child. Although they could accept her, they were a little worried about what people in the compound would say about her.
But since both of them think there's nothing wrong with it, then it's fine with him too.
While they were cleaning the room, Gu Tingzhou had already sent Song Chunman and her daughter home.
After entering the house and putting everything in place, Song Chunman dared to open the red envelope. She counted it and found that there was one hundred and sixty-six yuan!
She was shocked.
She had worked like a slave in the Sun family for so many years and had never received a two-yuan red envelope from Liu Cuifen. She was surprised that when she came to the Gu family for the first time, Gu's mother gave him such a big red envelope.
"My mother likes you very much." Gu Tingzhou suddenly spoke in a low voice.
Song Chunman was startled, her ears slightly red: "...Aunt is too polite to give so much."
"Not much." He raised the corners of his lips slightly, "We will be a family from now on anyway."
When Song Chunman heard this, the tips of her ears turned even redder.
She hadn't expected her first meeting with her parents to go so smoothly and be so valued. She tightened her grip on the red envelope, her eyelashes trembling as she looked up. "How could it be so fast?"
Gu Tingzhou chuckled softly, "My mom said that if I don't get married by the time I'm thirty, people in the compound will say there's something wrong with me. Do you have the heart to let others keep saying that to me?"
Song Chunman couldn't help but ask, "You have such good conditions, and someone thinks so?"
Gu Tingzhou raised his eyebrows. "Those people gossip for no reason. Anyway, you're old, and if you don't get married, there's something wrong with you. Besides, if I take you back today, I think someone will see us, so don't make me wait too long."
Song Chunman thought about it and agreed.
These days, the uncles and aunts in the compound are the most restless and talkative. Even the smallest things can be made to come alive by them adding fuel to the fire.
It was possible that someone had seen her following Gu Tingzhou home today, and they were probably gathering together to make plans.
"Then, you go back first..." Song Chunman bit her lip, her voice as thin as a mosquito, "I'll think about it carefully."
Gu Tingzhou didn't expect her to agree immediately, and when he saw her give in, the smile in his eyes deepened.
He didn't say anything more, just raised his hand to ruffle the little girl's hair and left.
After he left, Song Chunman also took the child to a bath and put him to bed.
Perhaps because she was worried about gains and losses, even though everything was going well, she was still a little worried, so she couldn't sleep that night.
When I woke up the next day, my eyes were dark.
Gu Tingzhou, on the other hand, was in high spirits when he came and told Song Chunman that he had found two storefronts and wanted to take her to see them.
Song Chunman didn't expect him to act so quickly, and the depression she felt last night disappeared instantly.
She took her child and went out with Gu Tingzhou to look at the store.
Just as Gu Tingzhou had expected, the news that Song Chunman had taken the child to Gu's house the previous evening spread throughout the military compound like wildfire the next morning.
When Mother Gu was going downstairs, Aunt Zhang, who lived in the same row, grabbed her arm and said, "Mrs. Gu, I heard that Tingzhou brought a girl home last night?"
Speaking of gossip, her eyes lit up. "Last night, we were taking a walk and saw Tingzhou bring a woman in white into your house. I think she brought a little girl with her too?"
Gu's mother originally wanted to gloss over it. After all, there were many gossips in the compound at that time, and she was afraid that making it known too early would cause trouble for Song Chunman.
But after a whole morning, she was questioned when she went to buy groceries, questioned when she went to the mailroom to pick up mail, and even had neighbors talking to her across the clothesline while she was drying her quilts. The idea of "hiding" in her heart was loosened.
Especially when she thought of her son knocking on her door and saying, "Mom, I'm going to marry her," she smiled and said, "I just found a girl and brought her home for us to see."
"That child..." The person asking the question was still hesitant, "Is it brought by that female comrade?"
Mother Gu admitted openly, "Yes, the child belongs to that lesbian."
The man took a deep breath, "She's really a babysitter? Tingzhou is so outstanding, how could you find him a divorced woman with a baby?"
Mother Gu was unhappy when she heard this, "What's wrong with taking care of children? Does taking care of children mean I can't be a partner or a daughter-in-law?"
She didn't explicitly say "divorce" nor did she deny "raising the baby", but everyone understood the meaning of her words. Suddenly, there was a small noise in the crowd -
Gu Tingzhou is the golden nugget in the compound. Not only is he handsome, but he is already a regimental-level cadre at such a young age. There are so many girls eyeing him, but why did he choose a divorced man with children?
Is there something wrong with his brain? Are the Gu family members also okay? How could they let someone like this in?
Chen Yafang was also among this group of people, so she naturally knew about this.
She couldn't believe it. She was a virgin, her parents worked in the government, and she had worked hard to pursue Gu Tingzhou for so many years, but he turned around and brought a divorced woman to his house as a partner?
She doesn't believe it!
So the next day at noon, she waited for Gu Tingzhou directly at the gate of the compound, wanting to find out clearly.
But unexpectedly, it was not only Gu Tingzhou who came back this time, but also the woman and her daughter who were rumored to be here.
Gu Tingzhou was holding the child and was talking to her with his head down, a smile on his lips, a gentleness that Chen Yafang had never seen before.
The little girl's small hands grasped the front of his shirt and giggled. The woman followed the two of them. As the three of them walked, the sunlight falling on their bodies gave them an indescribable sense of comfort. They looked like a family of three.
Chen Yafang dug her nails deep into her palms. Just as she saw them about to enter the corridor, she suddenly came to her senses and rushed forward immediately.
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