Does this mean the successor has really been decided?
Su Ziqing was quite surprised; it wasn't Gong Changming after all.
She thought it would be him.
Gong Chengjue, however, seemed completely unsurprised.
Gong Chengkun unconsciously walked to Gong Chengjue's side, "Big brother..." What did Grandpa just say to him, and what did he say to those uncles?
Gong Chengjue didn't say anything more, but Gong Changming's wife exclaimed in surprise, "Is the old man confused?"
Gong Chengkun looked in that direction.
When Gong Changming's wife saw everyone looking at her, her expression changed, and she turned and left.
The atmosphere was a bit strange. Gong Changhong walked towards Gong Chengjue and said, "Chengjue."
"Second Uncle," Gong Chengjue called out.
"I have something to say to you." Gong Changhong glanced at Gong Chengjue.
Everyone knows that Gong Changhong is a very fair person. Because he joined the army, he naturally holds a significant position in the Gong family. Since he was never considered a potential heir, even if the others competed for him in private, they never did anything to him.
On the contrary, each of the brothers was truly friendly and respectful to Gong Changhong, who had joined the army.
Among the other members of the Gong family, some rejected Gong Chengjue, some were jealous of him, and the only ones who cared for him, besides the old man, were Gong Changhong.
It's no exaggeration to say that Gong Changhong is more like his father than Gong Changzhou.
Gong Chengjue followed Gong Changhong to the rooftop.
Gong Chengkun wanted to follow, but was stopped by the two of them in unison.
Gong Chengkun: "..."
Watching them leave, Gong Chengkun remembered that Su Ziqing had just entered the ward. He looked at her, his tone less unfriendly than before, and asked, "What did my grandfather say to my older brother?"
"Ask your older brother."
Gong Chengkun glared at her.
Su Ziqing met her gaze calmly. What, trying to outdo her with bigger eyes? I've never lost!
The two stared at each other for a moment, until Gong Chengkun finally looked away. Things were different now; since she was someone his elder brother had taken a liking to, he couldn't do anything to her out of respect for his brother.
"Hmph." He snorted coldly and looked away.
rooftop
Gong Chengjue looked at the changeable weather, sometimes sunny and sometimes cloudy, and now there was rain and fog, which made it hard to feel happy.
Gong Changhong had served in the military for many years. Although he was over fifty years old, his back was as straight as a pine tree. With his hands behind his back, he faced away from Gong Chengjue and gazed into the distance.
Gong Chengjue didn't speak, but accompanied Gong Changhong as they gazed into the distance.
"What are your thoughts?" After a long silence, Gong Changhong finally asked.
"What do you think I should think, Second Uncle?" Gong Chengjue asked, a slight smirk playing on his lips.
Gong Changhong turned his head to look at him, "Did you give up on your own?"
"Grandpa wouldn't cause trouble for the Gong family at this time." All decisions are made with the family in mind before considering the individual.
Gong Chengjue was someone who understood the old man quite well.
Grandpa loved him, but he was just one of many descendants.
"But judging from what the old man said, he gave you a choice." Gong Changhong looked at him deeply. "And you chose a woman?"
If this woman were his childhood sweetheart, that would be fine, but she's not!
"Yes," Gong Chengjue readily admitted.
Gong Changhong sneered, "I thought you picked any woman to spite your father, but now that your father is dead..." things should naturally go their separate ways.
He, on the contrary, directly rejected what the old man was planning to give him and wanted Su Ziqing instead!
"Second Uncle, you're overthinking it," Gong Chengjue said with a slight smile.
Gong Changhong glared angrily, "Won't you regret this in the future?"
"Maybe, but I don't regret it now," Gong Chengjue said.
Is it worth it?
“If I don’t do this, Grandpa won’t agree to let Ziqing enter the Gong family.” Gong Chengjue saw it very clearly.
The one-year bet was terminated midway due to these unexpected events, and that was all he could do.
With the old man's health like that, no one can guarantee that he won't suddenly...
Gong Changhong said nothing more, but seeing his fluctuating heartbeat, he was quite angry.
Gong Chengjue himself didn't think anything of it, and even spoke well of Su Ziqing, saying, "That silly girl was even planning to take out all her savings to help me out in an emergency."
"Maybe he was just saying it for the sake of it," Gong Changhong said irritably. "If a man promises to pluck the stars and the moon for a woman, does he really mean it?"
Gong Chengjue remained silent; he knew she wasn't just saying it.
"You really like her that much?" Gong Changhong said irritably.
"We'll get engaged after my father's 100-day mourning period," Gong Chengjue said.
Gong Changhong pursed his lips. "You even found out her identity? That Mr. Feng..."
“Feng Xixuan’s identity is not important; she is just a member of the Su family,” Gong Chengjue replied.
What could Gong Changhong say after hearing him say that?
…………………………
On the day of Gong Changzhou's funeral, the weather was clear. Every member of the Gong family wore a somber expression. With the media present, who would dare to show any other expression at this time?
Originally, Su Ziqing was not allowed to attend the funeral, but due to the acknowledgment of Old Master Gong and the confirmation of the head of the family, Su Ziqing was implicitly considered to be a member of the Gong family, so she attended the funeral.
Reporters who had been paying attention to the attendees at the funeral saw Su Ziqing and, as if they were on steroids, took several photos of her.
The editor then used eye-catching headlines and included their own imagined scenarios: a new matriarch of the Gong family was about to appear, Gong Chengjue and Su Ziqing were about to get married, and the editor speculated that the head of the Gong family had a rule about settling down and starting a family, suggesting that Gong Chengjue might be rushing into marriage to secure the inheritance.
Blah blah blah, in short, the gossip-loving audience had no interest in the Gong family's funeral at all, but were more interested in the matter between Gong Chengjue and Su Ziqing.
Some people, who have some audacity, have even connected Su Ziqing's recent experiences with those of Gong Chengjue.
It was even written that the two were mutually incompatible...
They bring out feudal superstitions, combine them from different sources, and finally arrive at the conclusion that both of them have simian creases and are incompatible!
What outsiders write is another matter. At this time, Gong Changzhou had been buried and the funeral was over.
Grandpa Gong had already been sent back to the hospital to continue recuperating. At this moment, only Gong Chengjue, Su Ziqing, Gong Chengkun, and Gu Mingyin were at the grave.
Wearing sunglasses and dressed in black, Gu Mingyin looked at Gong Changzhou's portrait without saying a word.
From the moment she heard that the head of the family would be succeeded by the fifth son, Gong Changfan, she basically didn't utter another word.
She thought that by changing her stance, she could still salvage the situation, but she never expected that Gong Chengjue would actually... give up?!
Just thinking about it makes me so angry I could vomit blood.
If you're going to give up, then why bother competing with Chengkun?
"Gong Chengjue." Gu Mingyin turned to look at him, as if staring at a stranger. "You actually handed over something so easily within your grasp?!"
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