☆, Chapter 71
Chapter 71
After Gu Qingyue hung up the phone, her mother looked over and asked, "Is it Su Xi's call?"
Gu Qingyue clutched her phone, her eyes slightly red, and said, "Mom, why didn't you tell me about your car accident?"
Mother Gu's expression changed slightly, but after a moment, she smiled again: "Why do you bring this up so suddenly? It was just an accident."
Gu Qingyue remained silent. Mother Gu touched her hand and said, "Mom doesn't want you to be involved in this, nor does she want you to see too many things like this. Hengsheng also means the same thing, so we want you to go abroad."
Gu Qingyue was silent for a moment before she said gloomily, "I'm not a child."
Mother Gu sighed, smiled tolerantly, and said, "In my eyes, no matter how old you are, you are still a child."
Gu Qingyue sniffed and turned to look out the window. After calming herself down, she turned back to her mother and said, "I was terrified at the time. I hope you'll always be healthy."
Mother Gu held her close to her chest and said, "Mom will take good care of herself."
Gu Qingyue nodded softly.
Gu Qingyue did not return to the Su residence with her mother. She asked the driver to drop her off near Gu Hengsheng's residence. She walked to a nearby supermarket to buy some food, intending to prepare dinner for him when he returned in the evening.
While she was picking out boiled shrimp in the fresh produce section, she received a call from Gu Hengsheng. He asked, "Have you arrived in Huai City?"
Gu Qingyue hummed softly. He seemed to hear the commotion from her side and asked, "Where are you?"
"In the supermarket near where you live," she said.
"Okay, I'll pick you up."
Gu Qingyue was surprised: "You don't have to go to work?"
"I'm the boss. I don't need to show up on time, so I have more free time." Gu Hengsheng said with a smile.
"That's probably what being a boss is like, right?" Gu Qingyue said.
"yes."
Gu Qingyue went to the fruit section and was picking strawberries when Gu Hengsheng arrived. He took the cart from her, glanced at the ingredients inside, and said, "You want to cook?"
"Yes." Gu Qingyue put her arm around his. There happened to be a couple in front of them, with the same posture as them. Gu Qingyue subconsciously said, "Will others think we are a couple too?"
Gu Hengsheng smiled slightly: "I hope they think so."
Gu Qingyue asked frankly, "When will you propose to me, Third Uncle?"
"Almost." He looked at her and said.
Gu Qingyue thought he was joking and didn't take it seriously. She smiled and took a box of strawberries and asked him what he thought: "How do you think of this box of strawberries?"
"Every one is plump and bright red, very good." He nodded.
Gu Qingyue recalled an incident and said, "Once, my roommate and I passed by the school's snack street and saw someone selling milk strawberries on the roadside. Two boxes for fifteen yuan. I saw his sincere look and although I suspected it was a bit too cheap, I also thought that maybe they were producing it themselves and that was why they were selling it cheap. Then, guess what I bought was milk strawberries."
He looked at her and said, "No."
"Yes, they were so sour that they made my teeth ache. Later I learned not to be greedy for cheap things." She spread her hands. "I also threw those two boxes of strawberries into the trash can. Since then, whenever I come across cheap fruit on the street, I always subconsciously refuse it."
Gu Hengsheng smiled and said, "Then try today's box."
After the two of them bought the items they needed, they went to the checkout counter to pay. Gu Qingyue stood next to Gu Hengsheng and watched him take out his wallet to pay without any psychological burden.
Gu Qingyue suddenly had an idea: "Do you know what the closest relationship with someone is?"
"What?"
"It means being able to spend the other person's money without any psychological burden." She nodded twice again and said, "At least that's how I think about it."
Gu Hengsheng smiled and said, "It's an honor."
The two took the elevator to the underground garage. Gu Qingyue got on the passenger seat and said, "I'll cook in the kitchen later. You go take a shower first."
"good."
After returning to the residence, Gu Hengsheng took the food out of the bag for her, and then went to the bedroom to get some clean clothes as she had said before, and then went to the bathroom to take a shower.
Gu Qingyue pushed her hair back into a low ponytail that hung down her back, and began to prepare tonight's dinner: garlic lettuce, boiled shrimp, and a tomato and egg soup.
When Gu Hengsheng came out of the shower, a portion of lettuce and boiled shrimps were already served on the dining table on a white plate made of Su Jin.
She was cooking tomato and egg soup. He poured a glass of water and handed it to her mouth. Gu Qingyue drank two sips and scooped a spoonful of soup with a wooden spoon and handed it to him: "Try it."
Gu Hengsheng drank it as he was told. She looked at him intently, waiting for his comments. He smiled under her gaze and said, "Very good."
Gu Qingyue received the praise she had hoped for. She turned off the stove and said, "To be praised for the food I cook is like the joy I felt when I got full marks on a test as a child."
The two sat down at the dining table. Perhaps because she had cooked it herself, Gu Qingyue finished a whole bowl of rice. After the meal, Gu Hengsheng was responsible for washing the dishes.
Gu Qingyue washed a box of strawberries. After he finished washing the dishes, she took a strawberry, bit off the tip, and fed the remaining half to his mouth. Gu Hengsheng opened his mouth, swallowed the strawberry, stared at her for a moment, and said slowly: "Qingyue, do you have something to tell me?"
Gu Qingyue also looked at him and said, "My sister came to me and asked me to plead with you, maybe you can let Fourth Uncle go."
"What's your answer?" he asked, looking at her.
"I said it depends on your own opinion. I won't interfere with your decision." She looked at him again, her tone somewhat guilty. "Do you think I'm a bad person?"
Gu Hengsheng smiled, held her face in his hands, brought his face close to hers, kissed the corner of her mouth, and said gently, "Good girl."
Before receiving Gu Qingyue's call, Gu Hengsheng went to the prison to meet Gu Linsheng. Although Gu Linsheng was in prison, he still had that gentle and leisurely demeanor. In fact, there was no need for him and Gu Linsheng to meet, but he just wanted to confirm something.
Gu Linsheng knew why he came to see him. He smiled and said sarcastically, "Third brother, God is really unfair. You haven't cared about the Gu family for so many years, and I have been working hard alone, but I am making wedding clothes for others. I really can't accept this."
Gu Hengsheng said nothing.
Gu Linsheng raised his eyebrows and glanced at him, saying, "You came to me today just to talk about your mother. You've been investigating for so long, but you've been investigating the wrong person. The person you should be asking the most is the old man. But as far as I know, your mother had a heart attack at the time, and the old man was at home. As for why the best time for rescue was missed, you should ask the old man."
He seemed to recall something, and uttered a soft "oh," then calmly said, "But with the old man in his current state of dementia, I don't think you can get anything out of him. Actually, you must already know who killed your mother, so why bother coming to me to confirm it?"
Gu Linsheng was right. He had guessed the reason a long time ago, but he still gave the man some leeway, thinking that he would not be so cruel.
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