Afterwards, Gu Jianguo asked them curiously about their future fate.
After struggling with his conscience for a long time, Gu Wei finally decided to tell him the truth.
When he learned that his wife and children had all passed away at a young age, and that he himself had not lived past sixty, Gu Jianguo was overcome with grief and broke down in tears.
"If we're all gone, wouldn't you be all alone..."
Seeing Gu Jianguo's tears streaming down his face, Gu Wei felt a sharp pain in his heart. He whispered comfortingly, "Grandpa, that's all in the past. From the moment I appeared here, our destinies changed. Life will definitely get better and better from now on. Once Xiao Jie's college acceptance letter comes in, our whole family will move to Beijing..."
Gu Jianguo wiped away his tears and said in a hoarse voice, "You're right! Things will definitely be better for us in the future. Judging from Xiao Jie's attitude, he probably did well on his exams, otherwise he wouldn't be so cocky. When the time comes, our whole family will move there, and we'll transfer our household registration to Beijing and become Beijing residents. Then we won't have to bother with Gu Honghe and his gang anymore..."
Upon hearing Gu Jianguo mention Gu Honghe, Gu Wei couldn't help but ask curiously, "Grandpa, how did you know I wasn't from Gu Honghe's family?"
Gu Jianguo sighed softly, "Isn't it true that when you're poor, no one cares even in the bustling city, but when you're rich, distant relatives come calling? I don't know who heard from Guanli's family that we've become rich and are doing quite well. Someone came looking for us a while ago, when you were out of town."
I arranged for them to have a meal and learned about the situation. That's when I found out that Gu Honghe has three sons and one daughter, and there's no one named Gu Wei... So, were all those replies and local specialties arranged by you?"
Gu Wei touched his nose. "It's me. To avoid being exposed, I even went to your hometown address, rented a house in the county town first, and then bought it..."
Gu Jianguo was speechless. He patted Gu Wei's shoulder hard and said, "You silly child, you should have told me sooner. Why did you have to go through all this trouble and put so much pressure on yourself, living in constant fear of being exposed?"
Gu Wei lowered his eyes and whispered, "I dare not, I'm afraid you won't believe me or you'll be angry with me and disown me!"
Gu Jianguo couldn't help but punch his shoulder again. "We're not ungrateful people, no matter what. We could never disown you after all these years of your heartfelt treatment. Let me tell you, if anything happens in the future, don't hide it from me. Just tell me frankly. Grandpa isn't an unenlightened person."
"Okay, I've got it."
At this moment, Gu Wei felt completely at ease and at ease.
The towering tree that once sheltered him from the wind and rain reappeared beside him.
Just then, footsteps and the sound of pulling on the door came from outside.
"Hey! Why is the door locked? The windows are closed and the curtains are drawn! I can't go to bed so early."
Gu Hongjie walked to the window with a puzzled look in his eyes, peered into the room through the light-filled curtains, and peered through the windowpane.
Gu Jianguo's eyes and nose were red from crying, so he quickly turned his back.
Gu Wei went to the end of the kang (a heated brick bed), pulled back the curtains with a whoosh, unfastened the latch, and opened the window. "Are you done tidying up?"
Gu Hongjie immediately looked up and grinned, "The stove is spotless, I even emptied the kitchen sink."
Gu Wei smiled condescendingly, "Not bad, worthy of praise."
Gu Hongjie then noticed Gu Jianguo's unusual behavior and his eyes widened. "Oh my! Why is my dad crying?"
Gu Wei casually made up a lie, "He's drunk and misses your grandparents. Go back to your room and watch TV first, and I'll try to comfort your dad."
Gu Hongjie had no suspicions. "Okay, then you can have a good chat with my dad."
Later, Li Guizhi heard about it and came to see Gu Jianguo as well.
Gu Wei also dismissed the person back to their room with just a few words.
Neither the mother nor the son suspected anything, which made the grandfather and grandson secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
That night, they talked all night long, about many things.
Now that Gu Wei's identity has been confirmed, Gu Jianguo treats him even more kindly and warmly.
After Gu Hongjie estimated his score and confirmed that he had done well, Gu Wei took the whole family on a trip.
After arriving in the provincial capital, Gu Weixian drove them to Shi Xuelin's place for breakfast.
On the way, Gu Jianguo and Li Guizhi looked at the street scenes rushing past the car window and sighed, "The provincial capital has changed a lot in the past few years." "Yes, I don't think there were so many tall buildings when we came here last time."
Gu Hongjie, who came to the provincial capital more often than them, immediately said, "That's right, otherwise why would it be called the provincial capital? With the old city renovation, not only have many high-rise buildings appeared, but also many cars. Look at all those cars on the road..."
Gu Wei glanced at his grandparents sitting in the back through the rearview mirror, then at the smug Gu Hongjie beside him, and added with a smile, "There are indeed more cars now than a few years ago. Traffic congestion sometimes occurs in the city center. To alleviate this, the city has invested heavily in the construction of the Eight Roads and Five Bridges project, which is expected to be completed and open to traffic in winter."
Gu Wei knew that these "eight roads and five bridges" were part of the East Inner Ring Road project, which included the Gongda Interchange, Wenchang Interchange, Zhongshan Road Interchange, Kuancheng Bridge, and the Cigarette Factory Underpass.
"That's good. Otherwise, in winter, the roads would be slippery and there would be traffic jams, which would increase the risk factor considerably."
Gu Jianguo straightened up and continued looking outside.
In the past, the provincial capital was a big city in their eyes, a place that needed to be looked up to and worshipped.
But ever since I heard Gu Wei say that he bought a courtyard house in Beijing, and I know that one day I will settle down and live there, I have gained confidence, and many of my feelings have changed.
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