Every time Gu Yanjun dreamt of this part, he would suddenly wake up.
Every time Gu Yanjun recalls this dream, he finds it absurd.
To recall such an absurd dream about a girl you've barely met feels like a disrespect and desecration to her.
He raised his hand to rub his temples and sighed softly.
For the next period of time, although Old Master Gu lived in Gu Yanjun's house, he almost never appeared in front of Gu Yanjun during the day, except when he went back to sleep every night.
The old man was either at Xie Mingzhu's house playing with Jiang Jiang and helping Xie Mingzhu and Shu Ying take care of the children, or he was sitting at the kindergarten gate or in the military compound talking to the neighbors about how cute Jiang Jiang, Yang Yang, and Yue Yue were. He was always cheerful.
It was as if Grandpa Gu and Shu Ying were the real family, while Gu Yanjun, their grandson, seemed like an adopted child.
Some newly moved-in military dependents, unaware of the situation, genuinely believed that Old Master Gu was a relative of the Xie family. Occasionally, when they saw the old man coming out of Gu Yanjun's place, they would ask him in surprise how he knew Gu Yanjun as well.
Listening to these words and seeing the old man's cheerful expression, Gu Yanjun almost didn't recognize his grandfather.
Is he still the same grandfather who sighs all day long, looking at him with a worried expression and complaining that he is dull and boring?
Occasionally, when Grandpa Gu has to go out, and Xie Mingzhu and Shu Ying are also unavailable, he will ask Gu Yanjun to help pick up the children.
The three children, hand in hand, skipped and hopped as soon as they stepped out of the school gate, where they saw Gu Yanjun standing there expressionless, saying to them—
"Let's go, I'll take you home."
The classmates who came out with them couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when they saw this scene.
"Wow, Yangyang, Yueyue, Jiangjiang, are you all from your family? This uncle is so handsome! Just as handsome as your dad, Yangyang and Yueyue!"
"Yangyang, Yueyue, Jiangjiang, you are so lucky! Why do so many people come to pick you up every day, while we only have our parents to pick us up..."
“I wish I had that many people in my family. I love living with my grandparents and uncles. Now I live alone in the compound. Sometimes my parents go on duty at night, and I have to stay in the house by myself. No one plays with me.”
"The three of you can not only go to and from school together, but also play together at night. You're so lucky."
"I really envy them..."
Yangyang, Yueyue, and Jiangjiang, upon hearing this, were practically beaming with pride, their little hands tucked into their waistbands, and they smiled smugly.
"Don't be too envious of our relationship, because we are family. If you are envious, you can ask your parents and aunts to have lots and lots of brothers and sisters for you, so we can play together."
After each conversation, Jiang Jiang would look up at Gu Yanjun with anticipation.
"Gu Yanjun, when are you going to get married and have a baby so we can play together? That way we'll have more playmates."
Gu Yanjun: ...
This child really can't say what he wants to hear.
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Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, Shuying's belly has become visibly rounder than before.
With her due date fast approaching, Shu Ying was terrified that something unexpected might happen and she wouldn't have time to finish her work. So, she had been busy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the past few days, not daring to slack off for a moment.
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