You're right this time!
"You little rascal, if it weren't for us protecting you, how could you have grown up like this?" The old man glanced at her sideways.
Gu Yanliu...
"Grandpa, you can just say 'little calf,' why do you have to add 'little turtle'? It sounds awful!" She pouted, looking unhappy.
"Xiaxia, look at your aunt, why is she so petty!"
"Back then, I scolded your father like that every day, and he never reacted." The old man didn't even lift his eyelids, his expression still gentle as he spoke to the baby.
As if in response to her great-grandfather's words, Xiaxia struggled a little, making a "woo-woo" sound.
"Grandpa, she's so tiny, what could she possibly understand?"
"Later, when she's older, you can say the same thing to her and see if she'll still be happy," Gu Yanliu teased.
"I wonder if I, this old man, will live to see that day again?" The old man's expression was a mixture of melancholy and contentment.
Before you know it, your great-grandson has been born, and he's become a great-grandfather.
Now the Gu family has four generations living together, but he is truly getting old.
Gu Yanliu paused, suddenly feeling a lump in her throat, and said in a hoarse voice, "Grandpa, you will definitely live to be a hundred years old. You still have to see Xiaxia get married!"
"Alright, Great-Grandpa, from now on, let's start saving up for Xiaxia's dowry." The old man was still all smiles, without a trace of gloom on his face.
The baby in his arms seemed to understand him, its little body shifting slightly, and it responded with two soft whimpers.
“Look, Xiaxia can understand what her great-grandfather is saying now.”
Gu Yanbai returned very soon.
The old man asked, "Has your brother-in-law been settled in?"
"Yes, I've already spoken to them."
"I wonder how many days this will last?" The old man's good mood vanished the moment this was mentioned.
A perfectly healthy man, seeing his family in such dire straits, doesn't even think about earning more money.
He only reluctantly agreed after they brought it up.
What kind of nonsense is this? It's like they forced him.
He wouldn't even want to look at someone who doesn't care about his granddaughter's difficult life.
Just looking at it makes me feel really upset.
"Alright, Grandpa, don't worry."
He's an adult now; he should be responsible for himself and his family.
Although Gu Yanbai also looked down on him, it was a matter between the two of them, and he felt that they should make their own decisions.
"That's true, they're not worried at all, so why should I be fretting?" the old man said with a self-deprecating laugh.
There are always endless worries in a person's life.
Seeing that the children have grown up and are half buried in the yellow earth, I still can't help but feel anxious.
"grandfather,………"
"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about these upsetting things anymore."
He patted the baby gently and asked, "Xiaxia will be a month old in a few days. What are your plans?"
Gu Yanbai thought for a moment, "We've discussed it and decided not to hold a big event, it's too much trouble!"
We figured we'd just invite a few close friends over; the more casual the better.
"Alright, let's do it that way then." Seeing that the other party had already made up their mind, the old man didn't say anything more.
Gu Yanliu's eyes flickered slightly. After hesitating for a moment, she finally asked, "Should we tell that person?"
"Who is it?" Gu Yanbai asked, puzzled.
“The butcher’s family… that person, she asked me about it in town a few days ago, and I couldn’t help but tell her.” Gu Yanliu’s eyes darted away.
When her sister-in-law was heavily pregnant, she often went to the market.
During the time she disappeared, everyone knew that she must have given birth.
Everyone asked her about it, and she happily told them everything.
I didn't want the news to spread like wildfire, and eventually that person heard about it too.
Then, people would wait there during the time she was delivering goods.
She didn't want to pay attention to her, but thinking it was a good thing, she couldn't help but say it.
Then people said that when you hold a full moon celebration, you must tell her.
That's why she asked the question.
"What does this have to do with her? Don't pay any attention to her anymore." Gu Yanbai's eyes turned cold, and the smile he had when he entered the room was completely gone.
The old man sighed softly, "Tell her."
If she comes, don't give her a hard time; just treat her like any other guest.
“Grandpa…” Gu Yanbai said with some dissatisfaction.
"Yanbai, listen to your grandfather."
She can't be entirely blamed for what happened back then.
She's a young woman, and there's really no need for her to stay.
She is, after all, your biological mother; that blood relation can never be erased, no matter where you go.
The old man looked at his two grandchildren in front of him with a complicated expression. So many years had passed in the blink of an eye.
The child who was once disliked even by dogs has now grown up and become a father.
“If she asks again, I’ll… tell her.” Gu Yanliu looked at his expression with some unease.
“Tell her! If she wants to come, she can. You guys don’t need to keep your faces up.”
"You're all grown up now. There's no need to hate her. From now on, just treat her like any other relative." The old man's face was filled with complex emotions, and he sighed unconsciously again.
Gu Yanbai didn't say a word, entered the house with a dark face, leaving them only with the back of his head.
The old man knew that he was unhappy.
He handed the child back to Gu Yanliu, saying, "Take the child inside."
By the way, put less salt in your soup; it's not good to eat too much salt.
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