Chapter 19: Growing Old?
When the two of them raised their eyes and saw each other, their faces unconsciously showed joy.
In an instant, she trotted all the way in his directionβ
"Gu Chen'an."
"Slow down."
Yuan Shu couldn't care so much, and threw himself into his arms.
Gu Chenan's fingers rubbed on the clothes, "Where did you get this dress?" β
Yuan Shu looked down and replied: "I bought it at the Hanfu store at the gate of the water town, is it good-looking?" β
Gu Chenan nodded: "You... Why did you choose this outfit? β
...... Yuan Shu was slightly stunned, not understanding why he asked like this. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Probably... Eye-rim? β
Gu Chenan smiled bitterly, she still forgot, she didn't remember anything.
But it doesn't matter.
Gu Chenan put his arms around her waist and asked softly, "Are you hungry?" β
Yuan Shu snorted: "I'm a little hungry." β
"Then let's go eat."
"Wait, Xiao Wei and Lingling haven't come back yet!"
Gu Chenan then remembered that she was not a water town alone.
Yuan Shu couldn't help laughing and said, "Gu Chen'an, are you such a big brother?" I even forgot my younger brothers and sisters. β
Gu Chen Anguan'er: "It's okay, let's go over first, and I'll send a message to Lingling later." β
β...... All right. Yuan Shu asked again, "Then where are we going to eat?" β
"The private food here is good, I've been here a few times before, do you want to try it?"
"Okay~" Yuan Shu was led by him with one hand, and the other hand was holding his arm.
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As night fell, the group returned to the old house.
The sister and brother laughed all the way from the gate to the back hall, and they didn't look serious at all. And the two of them didn't know that the Gu family clan was discussing big things with the elders at home at the moment.
The two of them ran in like this, and after attracting everyone's attention, they suddenly relented.
"Xiaohao, Lingling, you're back." As soon as Old Man Gu saw the children, the expression on his face changed instantaneously and he became happy.
"Grandpa..."Gu Weiwei spit out half of his words, his eyes met Gu Jinchuan's sharp gaze, and he immediately swallowed it back.
Old Man Gu beckoned and said, "Come on, come on, come and sit here grandpa." β
Gu Weiwei obediently walked over and sat beside the old man.
Gu Lingling also quickly slipped over to Gu Mianmian and sat down, and asked in a low voice, "Sister, what are you doing?" β
Gu Mianmian tilted her head and said, "Discuss marriage." β
"Marriage?? Sister, are you going to get married? β
Gu Mianmian couldn't help but glance at her, and then said that she was discussing the marriage of her second brother Gu Huaien.
"Second brother?!" Gu Lingling's exclamation attracted a lot of attention, and she buried her head behind Gu Mianmian, pretending to be restrained.
It's just that I've never heard of Gu Huaien's emotional affairs, why are you suddenly getting married?! Before Gu Lingling could recover from the shock, she heard someone calling her.
It was Old Man Gu who was asking her why Gu Chenan hadn't come back yet.
Gu Lingling responded: "Grandpa, the eldest brother's car may have been delayed on the road, and they should be almost there." β
At the same time, Uncle Mo happened to park the car at the gate of the old mansion.
There is a large temperature difference between morning and evening in Jiangning, and as soon as he got out of the car, Gu Chenan put his blazer on Yuan Shu.
The two men held hands and walked through the corridor.
Yuan Shu looked at the road as if he was going to the front hall, and wondered: "Huh~ Aren't we going to the living room today?" β
"Tonight, the old house will be very 'lively'. I don't think you would like that kind of occasion, so I'll take you on a detour. β
Boisterous? Yuan Shu felt that Gu Chen'an had something to say, and said puzzledly: "Is something wrong?" β
Gu Chenan shook his head and said, "Gu Huaien wants to get married, and the Gu family's relatives come to the house to discuss the marriage together." β
...... Yuan Shu was stunned and exclaimed, "Gu Huaien is getting married??" β
"Hmm."
"Why was it so rushed?"
"I don't know."
"Who is the woman?"
"The daughter of the Qu family in the capital."
The daughter of the Qu family is a big family when she hears it.
Yuan Shu frowned and said, "Family marriage? β
Gu Chenan snorted and nodded: "The Gu family has participated in the development of the three major areas of Jiangning, among which there is an old reform plot, and the Qu family also has a share. The marriage of the two families is more or less because of this. β
"Can they really be happy if they marry for the benefit of the family?"
"Letting the two of them get married will only do more good than bad to both families. In terms of relationships, it will only be close to each other. But for the two of them, it's just a contractual relationship. β
"Are they all thoughtful people, can they willingly obey the arrangements of their families?"
"Born in such a family, many times, I can't help myself."
"......" Yuan Shu sighed lightly, thinking that this kind of bloody plot would only appear in TV series, but she didn't expect that there would be reality and it would happen next to her.
What about Gu Chen'an? If he hadn't married... Will it be the same as Gu Huaien, forced to marry in the family?
Yuan Shu began to think crankily again.
"Gu Chen'an..."
"Huh?"
"What about us?"
"What?"
"Are you.... I mean, if you weren't with me, would you have accepted the family marriage? β
"No, it won't."
Gu Chen'an's answer was so firm without hesitation.
Yuan Shu still couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why?" β
"There's no why." Gu Chen stopped quietly, turned around and faced her, "Yuan Shu, do you believe me?" β
Yuan Shu didn't know why, but still told him the answer.
Believe, she believes. She didn't know where this trust came from, maybe she thought so selfishly.
"Then please keep believing in me like you used to, okay?"
Gu Chenan took her hand and held it very tightly. His eyebrows and eyes were warm, and his voice was soft, but clear.
Like in the past? What do you mean? Yuan Shu frowned and thought.
Suddenly, He Huan hurriedly came running.
"What's the matter?" Gu Chenan was a little unhappy with the timing of Hehuan's appearance, but he didn't show it.
He Huan was obedient and said unhurriedly: "Grandpa, Lawyer She is here." β
Gu Chenan frowned, didn't speak again, he took Yuan Shu and went back.
In the courtyard, She Chongyang was drinking tea. Seeing Gu Chen'an appear, he immediately got up and bowed his head.
Gu Chenan led Yuan Shu over.
She Chongyang glanced at Yuan Shu, then looked at Gu Chen'an, a little surprised: "Presumably this is Mrs. Gu." β
Gu Chenan smiled faintly: "Yuan Shu, this is She Chongyang, my lawyer." β
Yuan Shu bowed slightly, smiled politely, and it was a greeting.
She Chongyang also nodded to her politely.
At this point, when She Chongyang, who is a lawyer, comes to the house, he must have something important to talk to Gu Chen'an.
Yuan Shu naturally understood, she looked at Gu Chen'an, and whispered, "You talk, I'll go back to the room first." β
Gu Chenan nodded, watching Yuan Shu slowly go up the escalator, and it wasn't until he watched her return to the room that he walked into the downstairs living room with She Chongyang.
......
The next day, the morning light was faint.
Yuan Shu woke up in Gu Chen'an's arms.
As soon as he opened his eyes and saw Gu Chenan's face, Yuan Shu wanted to do something bad to him and bully him.
But... I just thought about it, and I didn't dare to put it into action.
Thoughts are real ideas, and cowardice is also real cowardice.
"Awake?" Gu Chen'an, who had just woken up, had a low and hoarse voice.
Yuan Shu hummed lightly, raised his hand and stretched his waist, lazy.
"Did you sleep well?"
"Good~"
Yuan Shu rubbed in Gu Chen'an's arms, and didn't seem to plan to get up yet.
"Sleep again?"
Yuan Shu shook his head: "I'm hungry." β
"Would you like to eat firewood ravioli?"
Yuan Shu opened his eyes violently and nodded desperately: "Yes!" Have it? β
Firewood wontons are her childhood memories, and when she grew up, she went to study in other places and never ate them.
Later, times changed. Firewood was gradually replaced, and the firewood wontons disappeared with it.
Gu Chenan smiled: "Then get up, I'll take you to eat." β
"Okay~"
Hearing about eating, Yuan Shu got up without procrastination at all, and his movements were smooth and in one go.
Gu Chenan packed up early, drank tea and read the daily newspaper in the courtyard downstairs, when he heard Yuan Shu trotting down from upstairs.
"Gu Chen'an, I'm okay."
Every time I heard her call her name, Gu Chen'an, who was expressionless, always had a little more light on his face.
Gu Chenan folded the newspaper and put it on the stone table, and when he turned around, he saw Yuan Shu jumping up to him.
Yuan Shu smacked his lips: "It's tea and newspaper again... Gu Chen'an, how are you like an old man. β
β...... You're saying I'm old? β
Yuan Shu chuckled: "No, absolutely not, young and old, young and old..."
Gu Chen'an raised his eyebrows, "Young man... Old? β
Yuan Shu laughed and chose to fool the past.
A small wonton stall with a lot of people.
Two old men run this small wonton stall built with a few iron sheets, and the area is not large.
For more than thirty years, only ravioli have been sold here.
Gu Chenan ordered two bowls of wontons with the boss, and Yuan Shu found an empty table to sit down and wait.
Yuan Shu looked at the busy figure of the boss and the old stove, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "I didn't expect that there are still firewood wontons." β
Gu Chenan smiled.
Yuan Shu turned his head and asked, "Do you often come here to eat wontons?" β
"When I was a child, I used to eat it, but then I rarely ate it when I went out."
In a few words, two bowls of steaming wontons were served.
Gu Chenan hurriedly motioned for her to taste it.