Since returning home, Gu Yanxiao has been trying every means to please his daughter, hoping to build a good relationship with her so that she will remember him after he leaves. When the holiday ended, the whole family went to see Gu Yanxiao off. He carried Xiao Yunxi the whole way. It was the little girl's first time at the train station, and seeing so many people, she couldn't take it all in. She wrapped her little arms around her father's neck and turned her head around to look at everything.
Gu Weiguo gave him a few words of advice and then said nothing more. Han Yulan nagged him for a while, telling him to be careful during training, and then said nothing more. He pulled Xia Liang aside and said, "Honey, I have to go again. You'll have to work hard from now on. I'm sorry, it's all my fault." Xia Liang squeezed his hand, which he hadn't let go of, and said, "Ever since we started dating, I knew what kind of life I would have. I didn't regret it then, and I won't regret it now. Besides, my parents are here in the provincial capital now, and Wu Ma takes care of the kids most of the time, so I haven't had to worry about them too much." Gu Yanxiao felt very guilty, but he was also proud of his wife. He held his wife tightly in his arms and said, "Don't be stingy with the money and tickets I gave you, spend them as you please. Let her grandparents take care of our baby's food expenses." Whether it was because the tightness hurt her or because she heard her heartless father's words, Xiao Yunxi struggled, and the two separated. Xia Liang said, "You don't need to send me all of it. My salary is enough, and you know I have more than one source of income." Gu Yanxiao assumed it was tailoring work and said, "Don't do it if it's too hard. You're already tired after a long day." Xia Liang smiled and said, "I know what I'm doing, don't worry." Seeing that he couldn't persuade Xia Liang, Gu Yanxiao didn't say anything more and continued to hold her hand as they returned to the platform.
When it was time to board the train, Gu Yanxiao reluctantly kissed the little one a few times on the cheek before handing her to Xia Liang. At first, Xiao Yunxi didn't notice, but when she realized that her father was walking further and further away from her, she burst into tears and reached out her hands, wanting her father to hold her. Xia Liang almost couldn't hold her, and Gu Weiguo quickly took her and comforted her, saying, "Grandpa will hold you." He patted her back while comforting her. Gu Yanxiao's eyes welled up with tears when he saw this scene on the train, and he almost jumped off the train without thinking.
Parting is always bittersweet, and those who remained were also in low spirits. However, with little Yunxi crying and fussing, no one was too sad to care. They all gathered around to comfort the little one. She kept crying and pointing in the direction Gu Yanxiao had gone, wanting her father. In the end, Xia Liang gave her a piece of candy to calm her down. If Gu Yanxiao knew, it was hard to know whether he would be sad or heartbroken. The little one only mentioned her father a few days before he left, and then it was as if she had completely forgotten he existed. Well, she was only one year old; she didn't have such a good memory.
When Gu Yunxi was one and a half years old, she was already a little devil. There was never a day when the drawers and cabinets in the house were tidy. Either she would pull out the drawers, empty the contents, scatter them everywhere, and then sit in them herself, or she would run to the cabinets and try to open them. If she couldn't open them by herself, she would find a way to do it by pushing a stool in the living room and standing on it. It was hard to know whether to praise her for being smart or scold her for being naughty. Once the house got a little bigger, it wouldn't be able to keep her inside anymore; she wanted to run out to play in the yard. There was a small vegetable patch in the yard, which hadn't been a vegetable patch before. Han Yulan came and suggested turning it into one so they could grow some simple vegetables for their own consumption. That day, after the little one ran out, she was silent for a long time. Aunt Wu remarked that the little one was acting strangely today. When she went out to check, oh my god, she had pulled up all the bok choy from the patch! Because it had rained the day before, the ground was still wet, and the little one was covered in mud from head to toe, looking like a mud monkey. Aunt Wu carried her to the bathroom to give her a bath, but while she was running the water, the little one ran out again, heading straight to her grandparents' room. She climbed onto the bed and rolled around a few times. By the time Aunt Wu found her, it was too late; she had stained the sheets and blankets. So heartbreaking.
When Gu Weiguo and Han Yulan returned home from get off work, they saw the bed sheets and duvet covers hanging in the yard and asked Wu Ma, "Why were they washed again? Didn't we just change them the day before yesterday?" Wu Ma replied helplessly, "You'll have to ask that little rascal. Today she went to the yard and pulled up all the vegetables, got covered in mud, and even rolled around on your bed, so it's all dirty now." Gu Weiguo laughed heartily, "Let me see what our little rascal is up to." When he got inside, the little one was sitting obediently on a small stool like a good child. Anyone who didn't know her would never believe she was such a mischievous girl. Gu Weiguo picked up his granddaughter and asked, "Sweetie, did you pull up the cabbages in the yard today?" The little one's eyes darted around, and she hugged her grandfather's neck, saying, "Grandpa, I missed you." She even gave Gu Weiguo a kiss on the cheek. He wasn't angry to begin with, and even if he had, all his anger had vanished. Han Yulan, who was following behind, was also envious and stepped forward, saying, "What's wrong? Doesn't your grandma miss you today, my little darling?" The little guy was also clever and stepped forward to hug Han Yulan's neck and kiss her, saying, "Grandma, I missed you." The old couple smiled so hard that their eyes disappeared. They really couldn't do anything with this clever little devil.
When she was two and a half, the little one was no longer content running around in her own yard; she wanted to play outside in the main courtyard. There was no family planning policy back then, so families had many children, and there were several around her age. They would play under the big tree in the courtyard, catching crickets, ants, and all sorts of things. They quickly became familiar with each other. Sometimes, even while the family was eating, a child outside would call out, "Sweetie, come out and play!" Little Yunxi would immediately put down her spoon, kick off her stool, and run towards the door, shouting, "Coming! Wait for me!" Xia Liang would pick up her daughter and ask, "What are you going to do? And why did she call you 'sweetie'?" The little one looked innocent and said, "We're going to catch mice. Xiaomi said..." There's a hole behind the tree, and there are mice in it. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Isn't my name 'Guai Bao'?" Xia Liang said helplessly, "Your name is Gu Yunxi. 'Guai Bao' is what your family calls you. You can introduce your real name to your friends later." The little one even asked back, "Real name? What's my nickname?" Xia Liang glanced at her indifferently, "You don't have a nickname, and you can't catch mice. Mice bite people, and if you get bitten, you'll get sick and have to take very bitter medicine and go to the doctor for injections." The little one seemed to recall some bad memory, turned around and shouted to her friends outside, "Xiaomi, I'm not going to catch mice anymore, and you shouldn't go either." After saying that, she returned to the dining table, climbed onto the stool, and continued eating. Gu Weiguo and Han Yulan, who witnessed the whole thing, didn't say anything, but simply put two shrimp on their granddaughter's plate.
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