Gu Hongjie's ears turned red, whether from embarrassment or some other reason, it was hard to tell.
He coughed lightly and said, "I'm not late to start my own business! Have you all forgotten that when I went to sell clothes and hair clips at the gate of the calcite factory, I went with them? Many aunties liked me because I was sweet-talking and bought more goods from me."
Li Guizhi quickly replied, "I haven't forgotten."
Gu Jianguo's eyes also showed a look of reminiscence, "Yes, how could I forget? I can't believe it, Gu Wei, seven years have passed since we met."
Gu Wei, who had been watching the commotion with great amusement, gradually lost his smile upon hearing that ambiguous remark.
At the same time, he keenly discerned something alarming in the other person's eyes as they looked at him.
"Yes, time really flies. You and my grandma are both over forty years old now."
Gu Jianguo stroked the rim of his wine glass. "We're all getting old. In a few years, it will be like the old lady's New Year celebrations are getting worse every year."
"Old man? I'm still middle-aged." Gu Wei took a sip of beer, pretending to be nonchalant, but secretly wondering if his grandfather had discovered something and suspected him.
Li Guizhi and Gu Hongjie were unaware of the unusual behavior between the two.
After the meal, someone cleaned up the leftovers, and Gu Wei returned to the house next door.
He had just stepped into the house when Gu Jianguo followed him in.
Gu Jianguo's face was flushed from drinking, and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked at him with a complicated expression, but his lips trembled and he couldn't speak for a long time.
The air in the room seemed to have frozen.
Gu Wei instantly understood. Perhaps Gu Jianguo had wanted to talk to him before, but he was afraid of Gu Hongjie's college entrance examination, so he had been holding back.
He got up and closed both the front and back windows, and drew the curtains.
"Say what you want to say."
Gu Jianguo lowered his voice and asked, "Who exactly are you?"
Gu Wei's heart was churning with emotion, and he sighed that this day had finally arrived.
In fact, he had already prepared himself mentally.
After all, the truth will eventually come out, and many suspicious points can be traced back to the truth.
"I am Gu Wei."
Gu Jianguo frowned and asked in a low voice, "Real name?"
Gu Wei nodded with a complicated expression. "Yes, my real name."
Gu Jianguo rubbed his face vigorously and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "Gu Wei, I know you are genuinely good to us and to Xiao Jie, even more so than we, as parents."
If it weren't for your unexpected help that pulled our family out of poverty, we might still be living a miserable life in the countryside. We are extremely grateful and want to repay your kindness tenfold.
But why do you look so much like Xiao Jie? And you're not Gu Honghe's son at all! I hope you can give me a reasonable explanation!
Gu Jianguo had countless guesses and answers in his mind, which were constantly overturned.
He had endured this long, only wanting to know the truth from Gu Wei.
Gu Wei looked into Gu Jianguo's eyes and whispered, word by word, "Because I am Xiao Jie's future son, your own grandson."
This answer is simply too unbelievable and shocking.
Gu Jianguo almost couldn't sit still on the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed), his eyes widening in disbelief. "What did you say?"
"This is the answer. I don't know why, but one day I suddenly ended up here and found you through Li Bin."
As for the ability to travel between two time periods, Gu Wei didn't want to talk about it unless absolutely necessary.
Although Gu Jianguo was having a hard time processing such a shocking story, he was 100% certain that Gu Wei was not lying!
After what seemed like an eternity, he finally found his voice and whispered, "Then who is your mother?"
Gu Wei knew that Gu Jianguo's question meant he believed her. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to tell the truth: "Teacher Shi's daughter."
Gu Jianguo suddenly understood many of the key points. "No wonder."
Gu Wei grew up with his grandfather and knew his temperament well. He deliberately leaned forward and asked, "Grandpa, you won't blame me for keeping this from you for so long, will you?"
After calming down a bit, Gu Jianguo looked at Gu Wei, who had a tense, anxious, and worried expression, and raised his rough hand to cover his face.
"Child, how could I blame you? I'm so grateful to you. If it weren't for your appearance, we... Seven years have passed. You must have suffered so much, so much pain, right?"
Gu Wei's eyes instantly welled up with tears. "Yes, I don't know how to tell the truth, and I don't know what will happen after it's revealed..."
Gu Jianguo felt as if his heart was being soaked in acid, and he was extremely distressed. "I'm telling you, you must keep this matter to yourself from now on. Don't tell anyone, not even your grandma or Xiao Jie!"
The result was even better than expected, and Gu Wei's tense nerves were finally able to relax.
"Okay, I'll do whatever you say, Grandpa."
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