☆, Chapter 45
Chapter 45
Gu Qingyue couldn't sleep, so she put on her slippers and got out of bed quietly. She pushed open a wooden door, which made a long, faint sound, which was particularly abrupt in the dead of night.
The old house seemed even more tranquil and peaceful at night. Gu Qingyue passed by the kitchen, where a light shone through the white curtains. Nanny Li stepped over the threshold, saw Qingyue, and exclaimed in surprise, "Qingyue, you're still awake? Come and have a bowl of sweet soup."
A man coughed from inside, and Gu Qingyue asked, "Mammy, who's in there?"
"Hengsheng, you just came back from the hospital and haven't eaten yet. You're such an old man but you don't know how to take care of yourself." Nanny Li sounded very distressed.
Gu Hengsheng, dressed in a white shirt and trousers, stood beneath a dim light. His shirt, perhaps due to the light, seemed to have a faint yellow tint. He turned, his bony fingers cupping a white porcelain bowl, and asked, "Are you still awake?"
"I can't sleep." Gu Qingyue shook her head and leaned forward to ask, "What are you eating?"
"Milk and red bean meatball soup," he said.
Nanny Li handed Qingyue a bowl and said, "Try it. My little grandson likes it very much."
Gu Qingyue took it and sat down on the high threshold. She scooped a spoonful and put it in her mouth. The meatballs were soft and delicious. Her eyes lit up: "Delicious."
Nanny Li smiled and said, "You two continue drinking. I'm going to go to bed first. I'm old and can't stay up late."
After Nanny Li left, Gu Qingyue looked up at him and said, "How is Grandpa? I went to the hospital today and didn't see him."
"He can be transferred out of the ICU tomorrow," said Gu Hengsheng.
Gu Qingyue nodded softly, lowered her eyes, and used a spoon to stir the glutinous rice balls in the bowl.
"Are you in a bad mood?" He looked at her and asked.
Gu Qingyue looked up at him, her eyes clear in the dim yellow light. She was thinking about what Zhou Yunian had said to her, and how much weight she held in his heart. She didn't dare to speculate.
She shook her head, staring at him and said, "I met Sister Yu Nian today. Simin said Sister Yu Nian is your fiancée?"
Gu Hengsheng smiled softly and said, "It's just the old man's wishful thinking."
Gu Qingyue said, "Uncle San, let me ask you a question."
"What?" he asked.
"What if you like someone but your family doesn't approve?"
"Do you have someone you like?" He looked at her.
Gu Qingyue met his gaze and nodded slowly: "Yes, someone I like very much."
Gu Hengsheng looked away: "Second sister-in-law disagrees?"
"No." Gu Qingyue frowned, then realized, "I'm asking you, if you like someone now and Grandpa doesn't agree, will you give up under Grandpa's pressure?"
"Qingyue, I remember I told you that the old man doesn't like to worry about my affairs."
"Hmm?" She looked confused.
"In other words, I always make my own decisions," he said.
Gu Qingyue felt a little relieved. The bowl of milk and red bean meatball soup had cooled in the wind, and when she put it in her mouth, it was sticky and difficult to swallow. She placed the bowl on the ground, resting her chin on her hand.
It started to rain outside, with a gentle sound of rain.
Gu Qingyue felt a chill on her back and she pulled her blue cardigan.
"Don't want to eat anymore?" He glanced at the porcelain bowl beside her legs.
"It's cold and doesn't taste good," she said.
Gu Hengsheng walked over, and a dark shadow suddenly fell in front of her eyes. She could smell the faint scent of cigarettes on him. She frowned slightly: "Have you ever smoked?"
He picked up the porcelain bowl on the ground and said gently, "Can you smell it?"
"Um."
"You seem to be smoking a lot lately?" she said.
"yes."
"You have to take good care of yourself." She said in a condescending tone.
Gu Hengsheng laughed: "Okay, I understand."
Finally, he acted like an elder and said, "It's late, go to bed."
Gu Qingyue stood up and brushed off the non-existent dust on her body: "Good night."
"good evening."
After Mr. Gu was transferred out of the ICU, his health had gradually recovered a lot, but this time he was injured after all, and he seemed to be a little weaker.
Gu Qingyue hadn't been to the hospital since the last time she went with her mother. Gu Hengsheng had been in the hospital most of the time recently, so it was difficult for Gu Qingyue to run into him again, except for that night.
In this courtyard, Gu Qingyue and Gu Simin had something to talk about, and the two of them often sat in the pavilion chatting. Gu Simin tore off a piece of cake and threw it into the lake.
Laughter emanated from the corridor. Gu Simin glanced over and saw Gu Chaojun walking by with a girl. She winked at Gu Qingyue and said, "Look, look, this is the nth girl he has brought back?"
Gu Qingyue looked in the direction of the voice and leaned back in her chair: "I don't know."
Gu Simin frowned and said, “It’s because Daddy isn’t home recently that he dares to act so recklessly.”
Gu Qingyue remained silent.
Gu Simin sighed and leaned against the backrest: “Isn’t he afraid of getting sick by changing girlfriends like this?”
Gu Qingyue didn't have a good impression of Gu Chaojun. In her opinion, Gu Chaojun was just a playboy. Gu Qingyue heard from her mother that although Gu Chaojun was studying in Australia, he didn't study seriously. He changed girlfriends all the time and was involved in drugs. His whole life could be summed up in one word: chaos.
Gu Qingyue said: "It's his own business anyway, we shouldn't interfere."
Gu Simin looked at Gu Qingyue, a hint of melancholy in her eyes, and said, "Actually, I don't really like going back to Yanjiang. Sometimes I understand Third Brother's feelings. For other families, the New Year is probably a time for family reunions, but for the Gu family, it's not. Although I hate it in my heart, I can't take off the surname "Gu". I can't live like that."
Gu Qingyue agreed with her and only warned her: "Don't tell this to anyone else."
"I only dare to complain a few words in front of you." Gu Simin understood.
A week later, Mr. Gu was discharged from the hospital. As soon as he returned to the old house, he called Gu Linsheng into the room. Half an hour later, Gu Linsheng retreated from the room with a grim expression.
Liang Wan was playing in the room with Gu Xin. When she saw him come back, she glanced at his face and asked tentatively, "What did Daddy say to you?"
Gu Xin was playing with building blocks. Gu Linsheng squatted down, picked up a building block at random and played with it in his hands: "It's just that they want me to transfer the mainland business to my third brother."
"Will Third Brother agree? Doesn't he never like to ask about these things?" Liang Wan disagreed.
"Liang Wan, do you really think that Third Brother doesn't care about these things?" Gu Linsheng looked up at Liang Wan, "You're not really that stupid, are you?"
Liang Wan's face turned pale and blue: "What do you mean?"
"To tell you the truth, my third brother has been sending people to investigate the cause of death of his mother and brother in the past few years while he was abroad." Gu Linsheng said slowly.
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