"I don't know about this either. I only know that when my eldest cousin was still resisting pressure to date, my second cousin and Pan Lina announced that they were in love, and then applied for marriage. The family held a wedding smoothly. Not long after the marriage, the second cousin returned to the base research institute. He came back once every six months on average, and had to leave again in less than a week. The base also provided accommodation for family members, but the conditions were too harsh. Pan Lina couldn't stand it and didn't want to go."

"Isn't this marriage a bit too hasty? The one who was originally going to date the eldest son suddenly followed the second son, and grandpa, grandma, uncle, and aunt also agreed. What were they thinking?"

"My aunt was not happy about it, but she couldn't persuade my grandfather. Pan Lina's grandfather went through life and death with my grandfather when he was young and saved my grandfather's life. Later, he was injured and didn't want to become a burden, so he quietly left and disappeared for decades. My grandfather always missed him. One day, they met by chance in Kyoto's First Square. They were very excited. The old comrade had a terminal illness and was about to die. He entrusted his only granddaughter Pan Lina to my grandfather.

So grandpa asked my eldest cousin to date Pan Lina and planned to get them married, but my eldest cousin didn't like Pan Lina and directly refused. Pan Lina turned around and went to find my second cousin, who unexpectedly agreed. "

Meng Tao: “…”

Well, she was too simple-minded and couldn't guess the truth.

More than ten minutes later, Grandpa Xu, Uncle Xu and Second Uncle Xu came back. Aunt Xu directed the arrangement of the dishes on the table and prepared to eat. There were a lot of people today, so two tables were set up. Everyone just sat down to drink some hot soup when they saw Xu Hengkai coming back from outside, exhausted. Gu Panpan immediately stood up and shouted with joy on her face, "Brother Hengkai, there is a seat here," and started to drag the chair, hoping that Xu Hengkai would sit next to her.

Gu Yingying quickly glanced at the expressions of Grandma Xu and the two Aunt Xus, smiled disguisingly and whispered to Gu Panpan, "Heng Kai just came back from outside, he must have gone to Grandpa Xu and Uncle Xu's table, the adults want to talk to him."

"How do you know? You're just guessing!"

Gu Panpan rolled her eyes at her cousin. She originally wanted to help Xu Hengkai get a bowl of hot soup, but she saw that Wu Danning had already stood up and asked Xu Hengkai to wash his face and hands. Xu Hengrui at the men's table also hurriedly stood up to give his elder brother a seat and set up the dishes and chopsticks. It was obvious that Xu Hengkai would be sitting over there later. Gu Panpan had to stop what she was doing and sat down reluctantly.

After washing his hands and face, Xu Hengkai came back and walked to the ladies' table to greet his grandmother. After all, he hadn't been home for two days. Grandma Xu told her eldest grandson to go eat quickly and not to go hungry. However, Xu Hengkai seemed to have just discovered that there were guests at the table and politely greeted Gu Yingying: "Long time no see, when did you come back?"

"Yesterday," Gu Yingying replied with a smile, and pointed at Gu Panpan beside her: "I was craving for your food, so I brought my sister here today to eat and drink."

Xu Hengkai: "As long as you like it, eat more."

Gu Panpan said in a tender voice: "Brother Hengkai, please sit here. I will serve you some soup."

"No, I'll go over there."

After saying this, Xu Hengkai walked away without looking back. From beginning to end, he only exchanged glances with Gu Yingying and never with Gu Panpan.

Meng Tao lowered her head to eat. She began to believe the rumor that Tian Zhigao told Shen Yu: Xu Hengkai might be interested in Gu Yingying.

After lunch, Shen Yu took Meng Tao back to rest and did not join the after-meal tea party with other people. Seeing Gu Panpan here, Grandma Xu was worried that Meng Tao was still unhappy about the previous incident, so she did not try to keep them. Xu Hengkai, who usually rarely participated in such gatherings and always left as soon as they finished eating, seemed very busy, but this time he did not leave. He accompanied the Gu sisters to the living room, sat together, and talked to Gu Yingying with a happy expression. They had a very good conversation.

Meng Tao said to Shen Yu: "Actually, I think they are a good match."

"They have been friends since childhood, which is great. If the Xu and Gu families are going to marry, this pair would be a great match. As for Gu Yingying's past, no one can guarantee that she will not go astray in her life. It's okay as long as my cousin can accept it. It's better than trying to make do with Gu Panpan and end up with enemies."

"It's not good for others to interfere in this matter. Let it happen naturally. We just need to remind her in time to prevent Gu Yingying from getting into an accident. The rest is up to my cousin."

"Um."

Back in the yard, Meng Tao didn't feel sleepy or want to take a nap, so the two of them took Xiao Wangcai with them and went out for a walk again.

While walking and playing outside, Meng Tao ate a lot of snacks. When it was dinner time, Shen Yu took her to a famous Western restaurant.

Time always flies when they are alone together. Before they know it, it is dark. The couple released Xiao Wangcai from the space and returned to Xu Mansion at nearly ten o'clock. The lights in the front hall are bright and there are hearty laughter. Shen Yu lowered his eyes and sensed it for a while. He said to Meng Tao, "Grandpa and uncle are entertaining some guests. Zhehan is also there. He just left not long ago and came back so soon. Something must have happened. I will take you back first and come to see you later."

Meng Tao waved her hand: "No, we are already home, Xiao Wangcai and I will go back to the house first, you can go in quickly."

After saying that, he called Xiao Wangcai to go to the inner courtyard.

After walking a dozen steps, I met my aunt Wu Danning, who was bringing two kitchen staff to the front hall to deliver food, steaming hot midnight snacks. Wu Danning saw Meng Tao and asked hurriedly, "Why are you alone? Where's Xiaoyu?"

Meng Tao replied: "Shen Yu is talking in the front hall."

"Seeing you guys were so playful, grandma was worried when you called. Sure enough, you came back only now. Did you have a good dinner? Are you hungry? I just made a midnight snack, so have a hot bowl and take a rest."

Meng Tao smiled and said, "Thank you, auntie. I don't need to have a midnight snack. I ate a lot outside and I'm still very full."

"They are all snacks, right? They just taste weird and have no nutritional value."

Wu Danning scolded her, saying that he was too busy to take care of her. He told her to drink more water and let her go back to rest.

After Meng Zhehan finished his midnight snack, he said goodbye to Grandpa Xu and Uncle Xu. Uncle Xu asked Shen Yu to see him off, and the two talked in the car for more than twenty minutes before they separated.

(End of this chapter)