After Mother Gu returned home, she had briefly mentioned to Father Gu that their daughter was seeing someone new.
Therefore, Father Gu didn’t make much of it at the time, because Mother Gu had spoken of it so casually that it made him feel as if this new relationship might be one that their daughter found as a rebound to console herself after her heartbreak, uncertain whether it could last. Not to mention, the daughter’s relationship with Wa Zicong had been long-standing; Father Gu found it highly unlikely that she could just forget it all so suddenly.
The reason why Mother Guang hadn’t spoken so affirmatively to Father Gu was, in fact, to relieve their daughter of the pressure, especially since the Xiao Family was no ordinary household. To this day, Mother Gu still didn’t know they were the wealthiest family around.
In her eyes, all wealthy people were pretty much the same, too lofty for their ordinary family to reach anyway. However, there was no helping it if her daughter liked him. As parents, they always hoped to fulfill their children’s wishes as much as possible, as long as nothing illegal was involved.
Whether this marriage could proceed smoothly, Mother Gu actually had no confidence.
Now, their daughter suddenly called saying she wanted to bring her husband back to her parents’ home. Mother Gu felt that the truth couldn’t be wrapped up and hidden anymore; it was time to have a clear talk with her husband.
Father Gu was leisurely sipping tea at home, holding that morning’s newspaper.
Mother Gu came out and said to Father Gu, "Nuannuan is coming home, and she’s bringing her partner with her."
"Oh," Father Gu responded absentmindedly.
So she’s bringing him home. It was the same when Gu Nuan brought Wa Zicong home before, wasn’t it? It wasn’t the first time their daughter had brought a man home.
Father Gu had adjusted his expectations quite well, now not daring to have too great hopes for his daughter’s partner, especially with the prior example set by Wa Zicong.
Speaking of which, he had learned something the day before while meeting an old friend: the Wa Family and the mother and son had returned to their hometown from abroad, for reasons unknown to him.
As far as the Gu Family knew, wasn’t Wa Zicong supposed to be marrying a rich girl? It was heard that a house was already prepared for them to live together. What could it mean that Wa Zicong had suddenly returned to his hometown alone? Google seaʀᴄh 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⁂𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⁂𝕟𝕖𝕥
Father Gu was somewhat puzzled.
Having once regarded that boy as his own son, Father Gu couldn’t help being concerned about news of the Wa Family. It was probably fair to say he felt unreconciled—perpetually so. How could a child with whom he was so familiar suddenly change?
Seeing Father Gu’s attitude, Mother Gu didn’t know how to continue. She thought about it and decided to wait until the two kids came back to talk to Father Gu about it.
As for Mother Gu, of course, her task was to tidy up the house, making it suitable for her daughter and son-in-law to stay. Then, she planned to go grocery shopping. She was a bit nervous, but not too overly so, because Gu Nuan said they were coming back by train, which is slow. It would probably take more than a day to get home.
Meanwhile, Gu Nuan and her husband were on a train. Zhang Sanfeng had booked soft sleeper tickets for the young couple and herself.
Soft sleepers are the equivalent of luxury car prices—a splurge. Gu Nuan had never even dared to think of taking such a luxury before, mainly because it seemed uneconomical. With the money spent on a soft sleeper, one might as well fly. Of course, it’s only after experiencing it that one realizes the pleasure of a soft sleeper journey makes it worth the price.
It seemed that Zhang Sanfeng and her husband both enjoyed this kind of leisurely long-distance travel.
When the train was moving, her husband lay in bed reading comic books. Zhang Sanfeng sat by the train window, cradling a cup of black tea, enjoying the taste of the tea while watching the passing scenery outside the window.
Gu Nuan went to the bathroom.
The two men exchanged glances as they saw her walk away.
Zhang Sanfeng said, "You’re the one who introduced her, right?"
The birthday present Gu Nuan gave to Da Bai was earth-shattering, to say the least; Zhang Sanfeng was both surprised and astounded. Considering that Gu Nuan seemed so plain and ordinary, reportedly from an average background, with parents who were also just average folks, it was incredible that she could come up with a billion.