Since he received the order, Gu Yunji should not stay in Xuzhou Mansion for longer, explain all the affairs, say goodbye to Fan Li, Zhang Cuiying and others, and take his wife and daughter on the journey to Shaoxing Mansion.

When Gu Yunji and his entourage set off in February, just in time for the spring flood of the Yangtze River, the speed of the river increased, and it was down the river again, and the boat speed was very fast, and it only took more than a month to successfully reach the end of the Yangtze River.

After that, he changed to take the carriage by land, although there were tosses and turns along the way, but it was much easier than the original from the capital to Xuzhou Mansion to take office, and it was the early summer of April when he arrived at Shaoxing Mansion, which was a good time to be lukewarm.

Shaoxing Mansion City was in sight, Gu Yunji saw a familiar figure standing at the gate of the city, and his eyes instantly showed joy: "Teacher?!" ”

Gu Zhaoxi also saw Xu Chengyu waiting there at a glance, as soon as the carriage stopped, he couldn't wait to jump out of the car, his eyes were bright, and he stretched out his hands and threw himself at him: "Grandpa!" ”

"Xi'er!" Seeing his long-awaited granddaughter, Xu Chengyu had a smile on his face and hugged her.

Gu Yunji walked over with Xu Shuhua with a smile: "Teacher, why are you here?" ”

Xu Chengyu turned his head and said with a smile: "Hangzhou Mansion and Shaoxing Mansion are next to each other, and it is only a few days away, this time it is rare for you to come to Shaoxing Mansion to take office, I haven't seen you for a long time, so I want to come back and take you to settle down." ”

Xu Shuhua hadn't seen Xu Chengyu for three years, and when he saw him again, he only felt that his father was a little old, and his heart was sour, and he said sadly: "Daddy's sideburns have gray hair again." ”

Xu Chengyuhun didn't care: "When people are old, how can there be people who don't have gray hair?" I cannot compare with you young people, like the midday sun, when it is bright and strong. I haven't seen you in three years, and you've changed a lot. ”

Saying that, Xu Chengyu looked at the two of them carefully, looked at Xu Shuhua and said with a smile: "It is said that Shudi has good water and soil, and there are more beauties, but now it seems to be true." I look at the past few years, Shuhua has a good complexion and good spirits, so he should be doing well. ”

"And Yunji, how did you get here in the past three years? I don't think you're a general judge, but a military attache for a few years! ”

Gu Yunji's skin darkened a little and his figure became stronger, Xu Chengyu couldn't help but pat his tight arm muscles, and half-jokingly: "Sure enough, it is past the year of the weak crown, and people have matured all of a sudden, the first two years were at most a handsome young scholar, and now he looks like a young man." ”

Gu Zhaoxi saw that he finished talking about his mother and father, and he was so anxious that he couldn't do it, and his small mouth kept whispering in Xu Chengyu's ear: "What about me?" What about me? What about my grandfather? What has become of me? ”

As soon as Xu Chengyu saw Gu Zhaoxi, he thought that Xu Shuhua was also pestering himself like this when he was a child, touched her head lovingly, and said with a doting smile: "Of course our Xi'er has grown taller and grown up!" Grandpa can't even hold it! ”

Gu Zhaoxi had just turned five years old, and she had already walked very steadily, and her parents no longer hugged her as often as before, and encouraged her to do everything by herself. But in Gu Zhaoxi's heart, he is still willing to be a carefree child by the side of his elders, and it is rare to see his grandfather who he hasn't seen for a long time, so he has been holding Xu Chengyu's neck and being coquettish.

Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua are tall among men and women, Gu Zhaoxi is also tall at a young age, and he is the eldest one hanging on Xu Chengyu, and Xu Chengyu's posture of holding her is uncomfortable at first glance.

Gu Yunji wanted to hug her daughter down, and persuaded: "Xi'er, don't let grandpa hold it all the time, grandpa is very tired, okay to come down and take a walk?" ”

Gu Zhaoxi hadn't spoken yet, but Xu Chengyu turned his body to avoid his movements, and hugged him tighter and tighter: "Although I am old, I have not aged to this extent, and the child can still afford to hold it." I haven't seen Xi'er for a long time, and I can't stay in Shaoxing Mansion for a few days this time, so let me hug him for a while. ”

Seeing her daughter grimacing at Gu Yunji proudly, Xu Shuhua said helplessly: "Daddy, you're too used to her." ”

Xu Chengyu touched the little head of his baby granddaughter, and said disapprovingly: "Children, what's wrong with habits, the left and right are still young, and it doesn't matter if they grow up to be strictly restrained." I was used to it when you were a child, didn't you look crooked? ”

Xu Shuhua's eyes darkened, remembered some past events, and fell silent.

Xu Chengyu and his wife have a very good relationship, his wife is weak, she has not been pregnant for several years after marriage, Xu Chengyu doesn't care, she doesn't mention the matter of taking concubines, she still lives alone.

Later, his wife still got pregnant smoothly and gave birth to Xu Shujing, so after more than ten years, Xu Chengyu gave birth to Xu Shuhua when he was not confused. Xu Chengyu was ecstatic, but after two years of not being happy, his wife died because of the root of the illness that fell during childbirth.

At that time, Xu Shuhua was young, only three or four years old, ignorant, and did not have too deep feelings about his mother's departure. Xu Chengyu lost his wife in middle age, suffered a huge blow in his life, and was depressed for a while, but after slowly cheering up, he poured all his thoughts about his wife into his young daughter, and held her like a pearl baby.

Although Xu Shuhua lost his mother at a young age, he had a rich spiritual world, and he received enough fatherly love from Xu Chengyu, and he lived a carefree childhood.

Now that Xu Shuhua has children and is a parent, he naturally understands Xu Chengyu's mood better. She and Gu Yunji have been married for five or six years and have only one child, and both parents faintly noticed that something was wrong, and wrote several times to ask, openly and secretly tempting.

On the Gu family's side, the husband and wife spoke in a unified voice, only saying that Gu Yunji had been busy with official business over the years, and he was tired and tired, and it was difficult to have an heir. As for Xu Chengyu's side, as Xu Shuhua's father and Gu Yunji's teacher, the two couldn't bear to hide it from him and told the truth.

Xu Chengyu didn't say anything after knowing it, there were only a few simple words of care and entrustment on the letterhead, neither blame nor comfort.

Now that he sees Xu Chengyu again and sees his attitude towards his daughter Gu Zhaoxi, Xu Shuhua reacted in hindsight, what kind of turmoil he experienced in his heart when he knew the truth.

may have seen the shadow of his youth from Gu Yunji, which evoked the longing for his deceased wife; Perhaps it is a pity for her daughter that she will not be able to have a second child in this life; Or maybe it's gratifying that although the son-in-law's method is too radical, it has avoided going down his old path......

Thousands of tastes were brewing in his chest, but Xu Chengyu didn't say a word, only transforming his emotions into love for Gu Zhaoxi - the only daughter and son-in-law, who looked and had a very temperamental appearance and temperament, Xu Shuhua's child when he was a child.

Although the granddaughter and daughter are similar, they are still different after all.

Xu Chengyu couldn't help but glance at Gu Yunji: The young man in front of him had the shadow of him back then, similar to his high spirits, similar to his gentle love for his wife and daughter, but there was no decadence between his eyebrows and eyes - because his wife and daughter were there, and his family was complete.

Thinking of this, Xu Chengyu smiled again, felt that his arm was sore, so he put Gu Zhaoxi down, watched her raise a lively smile, and ran happily to his father and mother, and the family was happy.

Xu Chengyu's heart was relieved, and something was relieved.

He suddenly wanted to thank Gu Yunji, thank him for making his daughter more fortunate than his daughter.