Apart from Xu Hongying, who was busy in the kitchen, Gu Wanyin and Gu Qingqian were nowhere to be seen.
Although they don't live here, they have to come here every morning as if they were going to work.
Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. They've already sent red envelopes, but where are they?
Chen Si walked into the kitchen, greeted Xu Hongying with a Happy New Year, and then asked a question.
"Mom, where are my eldest sister, second sister, and brother-in-law?"
Xu Hongying was steaming fragrant meat buns, and porridge was cooking next to her. Just smelling the aroma made one's mouth water, and one could picture the sizzling soup in their mind.
"They've all gone back, each to their own home, each to their own mother."
"So soon? Aren't you going to stay a few more days?"
Shen Sisi only met her two brothers-in-law yesterday, and before they could even exchange a few words, they left in a hurry.
All I remember is that my brother-in-law, Zhou Guotao, was a very upright and ruthless man with a square face, sword-like eyebrows, and bright eyes.
He is the head of the Asahi Ward Police Station in Kyoto, and he is always extremely busy.
Like Gu Qingqian, her second brother-in-law is an artist, but he is a violinist. He is tall and handsome, but doesn't talk much, and has an innate artist's aloofness and elegance.
He and Gu Qingqian had a lot to talk about, and the two were quite compatible.
She had a very good impression of both of her brothers-in-law, but unfortunately, they only met briefly and she didn't have time to get to know them better before they went back home.
"They are married daughters who rarely spend the Lunar New Year at their parents' home. This year, because of your wedding, they were able to reunite with us with their sons-in-law. They should be going back to their husbands' home now, as their children are there!"
Chen Sisi nodded. It's really not easy for married women. Going back to their parents' home for the New Year is a luxury, and they have to choose a special time.
Actually, this is a kind of sweet trouble, after all, they still have their maternal families, while she has completely lost her maternal family.
"They're really something. They can go back to their hometown, but they still gave Niu Niu so many red envelopes. I didn't even give them anything."
"It's alright, we're all family, no need to be so polite."
"By the way, where's Dad?" Shen Sisi asked.
Surely Gu Changhe didn't go back to Kyoto too.
His home in Kyoto was deserted and empty. Why would he go back?
Mentioning him, Xu Hongying's face hardened: "I don't care, let him go wherever he wants!"
Just then, a powerful, deep voice came from outside the door: "No wonder my ears are burning on this New Year's Day, it turns out someone is talking about me."
Gu Changhe carried a jar of rice wine as he walked through the snow.
"Dad!" Shen Sisi went up to him and said, "Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year, Sisi!" Gu Changhe was clearly very happy, and his laughter became hearty and cheerful.
Chen Sisi welcomed the man in and poured him a cup of tea.
Apart from her being quite enthusiastic, no one in the entire family ever gave the old man a second glance.
Gu Chengfeng, in particular, treated his father like an enemy. After a quick greeting, he went to play with Niu Niu.
This left Chen Sisi with no choice but to give an awkward smile: "Please have some tea, please have some tea!"
Gu Changhe was already used to it, so he waved his hand dismissively, then took out a bulging red envelope and started teasing Niu Niu: "Niu Niu, look what this is?"
"Red envelope!" Niu Niu's big eyes crinkled into crescent moons with laughter.
The little guy is a bit of a money-lover. Upon seeing the red envelope, he excitedly clasped his hands together and bowed, saying, "Grandpa, Happy New Year! Wishing you prosperity, good health, and success at work!"
She only knows this one sentence, which her grandmother taught her this morning.
"Good, good, good!" Gu Changhe said "good" three times and stuffed the red envelope into Niu Niu's little hand.
Niu Niu touched the thick red envelope and couldn't resist opening it to see what was inside. What she found was a stack of ten-yuan notes!
"So much money!" Shen Sisi was stunned and quickly told Niu Niu to return it to him.
Gu Changhe suddenly lowered his voice: "I know you young people are having a hard time and need money right now. This is nothing, please accept it!"
After pondering for a while and trying to push it back but failing, he reluctantly accepted it for Niu Niu.
Looking at this cheerful old man, I pondered that he was quite different from the rumors.
Could it be that there's some misunderstanding between them?
Just then, Niu Niu pestered Gu Chengfeng to go to the yard to set off firecrackers, and she tentatively suggested it after some thought.
"Dad, it's the New Year, you can't stay in the guesthouse forever, can you? Come and stay with Mom! I'll bring Niu Niu over to sleep with me tonight."
Knowing she meant well, Gu Changhe still shook his head: "Forget it, no need! This old woman doesn't like me."
"How could that be?" Shen Sisi feigned ignorance, blinking her large, inquisitive eyes. "Dad, isn't there some misunderstanding?"
Gu Changhe sighed softly, "Isn't it just a misunderstanding?"
"I'm not afraid to tell you this, but your mom has always thought I have feelings for someone else, and that's why she's been arguing with me!"
"What?" Shen Sisi felt there was something to look forward to; things were indeed unusual.
"This story begins when your mother and I were young."
“At that time, we weren’t married yet. I was engaged to a girl, but then I saved your mother and ruined her reputation. Out of a sense of responsibility, I broke off the engagement and married her.”
"Life was good at first after the marriage, but then things changed..."
Gu Changhe said that ever since the girl who broke off the engagement graduated and started working, she has always been bothering him with something, and she goes to his workplace every few days.
He had refused many times, but the girl kept bringing up the matter of breaking off the engagement, which made him soften his heart time and time again, forcing him to help her.
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