Chapter 22 Leaving
The three people who remained where they were introduced themselves to Ye Nuan again at their mother's urging.
Mother Gu noticed that Gu Muxi and Gu Muyan were covered in paint, and there was also paint on their hands. She let go of Ye Nuan and walked over to tug at their clothes. "What's going on? Hurry up and change your clothes. Also, Aunt Zhao, the two children have paint on their hands too. Find some cleaning oil and give it to them. Don't bring it with you to eat."
"Okay, ma'am, I'll get it right away." Aunt Zhao walked out from the kitchen, found the cleaning oil in the storage room and handed it to the two of them.
"Thank you, Mom, and thank you, Aunt Zhao!" Gu Muyan jumped towards the stairs.
"Child, go wash up quickly, it's time for dinner." Mother Gu responded with a smile, then pulled Ye Nuan, who was standing there, to the dining table.
"Come, Nuannuan, sit here, your second brother's seat. Your second brother didn't make it back today. When he returns from his business trip abroad, our family will be truly together." Father Gu pointed to the seat next to him and asked Ye Nuan to sit down. Mother Gu sat on her left. Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu sat in the main seats. Across from Father Gu sat Gu Mocheng's family, and across from Ye Nuan sat Gu Muwan. After everyone was seated, Ye Nuan said: "Well, thanks to the absence of the second young master of the Gu family today, otherwise I would have sat at the other end of the table, because Gu Muyan and Gu Muchen sat two seats to Ye Nuan's right, and Gu Muxi sat across from Gu Muyan." It's not hard to know that the Gu family always sits in fixed seats when they eat together.
Lunch began. Old Man Gu raised his glass to welcome Ye Nuan back to the Gu family, and then began eating. Mother Gu kept using serving chopsticks to pick up food for Ye Nuan: fish, braised pork, prawns, hairy crabs... The plate in front of Ye Nuan was piled high. She was a little worried: she didn't know if her stomach could handle eating so much meat at once. She was also a little embarrassed: how should she eat the hairy crabs?
Although Ye Nuan had worked in many restaurants before, she had never eaten things like hairy crabs, crayfish, sea cucumbers, and abalone. Even in the place where she lived, these things were rarely seen. So, Ye Nuan didn't know what to do with the hairy crab in front of her. After all, it was specially picked up by Gu's mother for her, and it seemed disrespectful not to eat it. At this time, the anxious mood of the little boy Gu Jingnian to eat the crab relieved Ye Nuan's troubles. Gu Mocheng personally peeled the crab for his son, and Ye Nuan also imitated his movements. It took a while before she finally ate the first bite of crab meat.
Halfway through the meal, Old Man Gu looked at Ye Nuan and said, "Nuannuan, Xixi wasn't here just now, so Grandpa didn't tell anyone. Now that you two are here, I want to ask for your opinions. We plan to announce your identity and say that you were accidentally lost. Xixi is the adopted daughter of the Gu family. After all, this matter involves the Gu family's affairs from over 20 years ago. I believe you already know about it. So, do you two have any opinions on this approach?"
"Grandpa, I didn't. After all, I was the one who took Nuannuan's place for so many years." As soon as Gu Muxi opened his mouth, Ye Nuan could find that the Gu family members frowned at the same time.
"Grandpa Gu, I think we can still live the same way as before. I know that the Gu family is a wealthy family in S City and even in the country, so my future work will attract attention, and I may not be used to it." Ye Nuan said this. This was the truth. She didn't want to get used to any kind of life anymore. She felt that her daily life now made her very satisfied and comfortable.
"You mean, you don't want to introduce your Gu family to everyone?" asked Gu's father.
"Uh-huh, yes."
"Hey, there's no rush. Think about it slowly." Father Gu felt that time was too short and Ye Nuan was in no mood to think about these things. No one else said anything.
After dinner, Gu's parents wanted Ye Nuan to get acquainted with the Gu family and play with the other siblings, but Ye Nuan refused, saying, "I have a night shift today and need to prepare at the hospital this afternoon." So, Ye Nuan accepted the driver's ride and left the Gu family after a short while.
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