She held Su Ruanruan’s hand and couldn’t get enough of looking at her, tears welling in her eyes.
She wanted to acknowledge her daughter, but Jingyan said to wait as it wasn’t a good time yet.
He said, Ruanruan had important things to do.
When he finished, the Gu Family fell into a long silence.
She had always known that Ruanruan had a hard life, but she never expected it to be that hard!
She didn’t know how Ruanruan became Su Peiming’s daughter, but thought that Su Peiming treated her well and raised her well, unlike those beasts in the Su Family!
Mrs. Gu forcefully suppressed her maternal instincts and tearfully accepted being called ’aunt.’
However, not publicly acknowledging each other didn’t affect the Gu and Lin families knowing her real identity. Now, all the close relatives had come over, and her mother was overjoyed.
Mrs. Gu took Su Ruanruan’s hand and placed it in her own mother’s, whispering, "This is your grandma. Ruanruan, call her grandma."
Su Ruanruan thought Mrs. Gu treated her like her own daughter without overthinking it.
She softly called out.
Mrs. Gu’s mother immediately burst into tears of joy, unable to contain her emotions.
Her daughters gently persuaded her at the side: "Lin Sheng has found a person dear to his heart, you should be happy, and she has called you grandma too."
Old Mrs. Lin nodded while saying, "Yes, yes, it’s a happy occasion."
She wiped her tears and pulled Su Ruanruan closer, putting on her reading glasses to look at her carefully, her hand tenderly touching Su Ruanruan’s delicate little hand.
Su Ruanruan felt embarrassed and glanced towards Bao Jingyan.
He had brought her here, but he hadn’t mentioned such arrangements.
Bao Jingyan was chatting with the men from the Gu and Lin families, but he also kept an eye on her, feeling her gaze when she looked over.
Bao Jingyan gave her a reassuring smile.
Somehow, she immediately felt calmer.
Old Mrs. Lin looked at her and then gently asked, "Is it settled?"
Su Ruanruan’s face felt hot.
Old Mrs. Lin gave a light cough, "You’re still young, there’s no rush."
Mrs. Gu said hurriedly, "If you say so, Jingyan might not bring Ruanruan here anymore."
The other noble ladies also joked around.
Surrounded by such a group of loving women, Su Ruanruan felt more at ease.
Today was a big day for the Gu Family, though it was an unspoken agreement among the people next to Su Ruanruan.
The butler prepared a huge round table in the living room, seating everyone around it, and delicacies from land and sea were served; Gu Yuanpei brought out the best wine from home, filling up the glasses of both men and women.
Old Mrs. Lin also asked for a glass.
Gu Yuanpei, with a cigarette in his mouth while pouring wine, looked years younger.
Old Mrs. Lin said, "Yuanpei has handled this well, today is the day to sit , it’s when family reunites."
Mrs. Su’s eyes were filled with tears.
She watched Su Ruanruan, savoring the word ’reunion.’
Indeed, her daughter Yunxi had been found, and from now on she would double her affection towards her, providing everything she desired.
Mrs. Gu was happy, even after her recent illness, she drank two small cups.
Gu Yuanpei, with a face flushed with joy, persuaded her from behind, "I know you’re happy! Drink less, we have many days ahead."
Mrs. Gu’s eyes shimmered with tears, nodding her agreement.
Yet Gu Yuanpei himself drank quite a bit, especially wanting to drink with Bao Jingyan.
Bao Jingyan, usually quite restrained, was also willing to join in,
He took off his jacket, draping it over the chair back, rolled up his shirt sleeves to his elbows, a cigarette in one hand and the other on the chair back behind Su Ruanruan, looking quite comfortable.
He and Gu Yuanpei had a few drinks, and Gu Ze came by again.