Chapter 11: The Old Man's Gift
In Gu's house, Gu's grandfather was a soldier, and Gu's father, Gu Sheng, was also a soldier when he was young, and after he retired from the army, he went to the sea to do business, and he was smart and had the means, and developed the Gu family.
There are three in Grandpa Gu's generation, Grandpa Gu is the youngest, and there is an older sister and an older brother. My sister is old, and she died two years ago, and now there is a second brother. Grandpa Gu felt sorry for his wife, so he only gave birth to Gu derivation.
Gu Erye, who is also Grandpa Gu's second brother, gave birth to three boys and two girls, and the eldest sister only gave birth to a daughter because of physical problems, and she was also married to Tong Minhao, who was a soldier, and also gave birth to a girl Yan.
This birthday, the Gu family didn't make a big deal, but just invited people from the Gu family and some old comrades-in-arms, also to avoid so many constraints. Grandpa Gu was chatting with his old comrades-in-arms hotly, and he didn't notice that Gu Yan was taking Xue Lingling down.
Until Gu Yan brought someone to him, Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu were surprised, and they didn't ask, Grandma Gu happily pulled Xue Lingling aside to chat, as for Gu Yan, he followed Grandpa Gu to entertain guests.
"Polishing your eyes?" As soon as he finished greeting an old comrade-in-arms, Grandpa Gu asked Gu Yan with a smile.
"Grandpa, it was me who was wrong. "Hurt a good woman.
"It's not a loss to the man of my Gu family, I know that I have lost my way, not bad. "Grandpa Gu's husband and wife are also good for Xue Lingling, but this stubborn grandson just can't see people clearly, and he doesn't know how to cherish such a good granddaughter-in-law. That Yao is not a fuel-efficient lamp at first glance, and no one in the Gu family likes her except Gu Yan.
Grandma doesn't know sign language, and she doesn't hinder her liking for her granddaughter-in-law, and there is also a daughter-in-law interpreter.
In the evening, the Gu family only left the Gu family to eat, and the others had already entertained and eaten in the afternoon, and now those who stayed were all from the Gu family.
"Grandpa, I wish you happiness like the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan, this is a small gift I give you. "Gu Ming was the first person to give gifts.
"Good boy. Grandpa Gu smiled happily, and Gu Ming jumped back to his seat. With his beginning, the rest of the people also gave gifts to the old man.
"Didn't Xiao Ling prepare a gift for Grandpa?" Second Master Gu's daughter-in-law Yang Hui noticed that Xue Lingling had not given a gift yet, and for a dumb man who married the president of the dignified Gu family, the sparrow turned into a phoenix. The rest of the Gu family was not really friendly to Xue Lingling like Grandpa Gu, and they all looked at it with jokes.
Xue Lingling was holding something in his hand, but compared with the expensive gifts they gave, it seemed too cheap, Xue Lingling lowered his head and didn't dare to give the gift out, for fear of embarrassing Father Gu and them. I didn't send it until the end.
"Third aunt. Gu Yan was not angry but threatening.
Yang Hui's heart was furious, and she forgot about it. Gu Yan has the means to achieve the position of Gu's president, it is not possible to kill people silently, and he is a ruthless person, and he will not give anyone a favor.
Yang Hui's husband Gu Sanshu cursed his wife in a low voice, offending Gu Yan, and he was not far from death. Just do it yourself, don't implicate your own company.
Gu Yan held Xue Lingling's hand and comforted her, as if to say to her, "Don't be afraid, you have me." Xue Lingling's originally somewhat uneasy heart was also relaxed, with him, what were he afraid of.
Grandpa, this is a small gift I made myself, I don't know if you like it or not. Gu Yan acted as Xue Lingling's translator, and Xue Lingling respectfully placed the gift he had been holding in his hand in front of Grandpa Gu, very worried, I don't know if Grandpa Gu will like this.
"Whatever you send, grandpa likes it. "Grandpa Gu doesn't care what kind of gift it is, let alone the value of the gift, what he cares about is his heart, as long as his heart arrives, it is better than anything else.
"Grandpa, open it and see what it is, and my grandson wants to see what it is. Just because he doesn't care doesn't mean that others don't care, Gu Ming wants to see what this woman will give.
"yes, let's see. "The others also made a fuss, and it was not a big deal.
Gu Yanying's eyebrows furrowed slightly, what kind of heart did these people have, how could he not see through it. Very good, it seems that he is too kind to them, in an ordinary but shocking voice, "Don't you forget, today is grandpa's birthday, whether the gift is opened or not, you don't see it, it's very important?"
The person who started the coaxing just now was instantly silenced, and his heart was furious, and even the children like Gu Ming, who was still young, felt a sense of danger. The younger ones shrank directly into the arms of their parents, Gu Ming is already 12 years old, and it would be naïve to make movements like theirs. Worshipping this cousin is also very afraid of this cousin, Gu Mingqiang fought hard to prevent others from seeing his fear.
The person who spoke just now, after Gu Yan's fright, was also furious in his heart, and whispered, "We just want to see, see." ”
Gu's mother despises it, none of these people are good things, they are all arrogant, and they show off everywhere because their family has money. Gu's mother family didn't bother to call them the Gu family at all, but because of Old Man Gu's affection, they had some communication. Giving a few thin noodles does not mean that you can bully your own daughter-in-law.
"Since I want to see it, I also want to see what Ling Ling has sent, so the old man will open it and take a look. Seeing that the situation was a little wrong, Grandma Gu came out to play a round.
Grandpa Gu opened it, and what caught his eye was a red picture frame, the wood of the frame was not expensive, and it was something that could be bought at a reasonable price on the market.
I didn't see what the painting was, but when I looked at the wooden frame, I felt cheap, and the people who were frightened by Gu Yan were disdainful for a while, and they raised a mocking gesture on their lips, as if they had found the sense of balance of humiliation just now from this cheap wooden frame. Which of the Gu family's people is not a person with fine clothes and food, and they are generous. Today's gifts to the old man are all precious things, not to mention millions, and I'm afraid this thing in front of me is less than 1,000 yuan.
Old Man Gu is a soldier in this line, and his family is not richer than the other two lines in business. The Gu family is all incorruptible, and their lives are worse than others' lives, until Gu Cheng went to the sea to do business, and then to Gu Yan's succession, the Gu family became a famous first-class family in Kyoto. The people of the two veins look at the developed Gu family, and the leaders in Kyoto have a relationship with the old man Gu.
Grandpa Gu's eyes locked tightly on the picture in front of him, and he didn't react for a long time, the old man's abnormal behavior made everyone wonder a little in their hearts, could it be that the things in the painting were too bad? After all, the frames used were like this, how good could the painting be.
Grandpa Gu's eyes actually shed tears, tears crossed his wrinkled face, and walked past the face that had witnessed the natural aging of the years. His cry scared Grandma Gu, as a soldier with an iron will, he would not cry easily.
"What's wrong with you, old man?"
Old Man Gu wiped away his tears, and his voice was still loud, "It's okay." Since this gift is too valuable, look at me, I still shed tears at my age, it is really useless. ”
Old Man Gu faced the front of the painting to everyone, and appeared in front of everyone after the painting was completed. In the painting, a man in a wheelchair in a blue military uniform, one of the man's trouser legs is empty, even though he is old and disabled, his face does not admit defeat, and his resolute gaze still expresses his determination.
If those old comrades-in-arms are still there, they will definitely recognize that this simple and solemn soldier wearing blue is their old squad leader, the military uniforms of the Republic of China period are not as novel and chic as the current clothing, and the lines are all sewn by people to protect the family and defend the country.
On Old Man Gu's birthday, Xue Lingling didn't know what gift to give, he couldn't afford it if it was too expensive, and he didn't think it was appropriate if it was too cheap. After thinking about it for a long time, I asked Uncle Qing, who had been in the Gu family for more than 20 years, and Uncle Qing didn't have any good ideas, but just told her the story of Old Man Gu being a soldier when he was young.
Xue Lingling asked Qingbo to find his comrades-in-arms at that time, and wanted to invite people over, but the old man's body could not travel long distances, Xue Lingling had a whim, since he couldn't meet, he drew the old man with the consent of the other party. Xue Lingling's painting is not exquisite, and he can't paint people vividly, but he captures the expressions of the characters very well.
No one thought that Xue Lingling would give the old man such a gift, when did Xue Lingling go to find someone, even Gu Yan didn't know at all.
"This gift, grandpa likes it!Good boy!!" Old man Gu's biggest regret is that he didn't meet the old squad leader who had the grace of saving his life again, Xue Lingling's painting can be said to have been sent to his heart, and he was busy asking the news of the old squad leader, and Gu Yan still acted as a translator.
The old man was happy from the bottom of his heart, and praised Xue Lingling fiercely, so that Xue Lingling was embarrassed to hear it. The old man was even more generous to give Xue Lingling a gem of hundreds of millions, and the people who originally wanted to see jokes couldn't laugh at all now, no matter how expensive and good the things they picked weren, they couldn't compare to Xue Lingling's unexquisite paintings, so you can imagine how ugly his face was.
Gu's mother was even more proud, as if she was praised by the old man. My daughter-in-law is capable!!