Chapter 444: Where My Father Lives
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
They met Gu Dajiang more than a month after they settled down.
At first, Grandpa Yu’s son, who was helping people move the goods, overheard someone asking Gu Yundong’s name when he was chatting with someone.
At that time, he did not know who this person was, but Gu Yundong’s name was too familiar. She could be considered their family’s benefactor.
He went over and asked Gu Dajiang a few questions.
Only then did he realize that this was Gu Yundong’s father. Didn’t Miss Gu look for her father at the city gate of Qing’an Prefecture?
“When your father heard that we had seen you, he was overjoyed.” Grandpa Yu said, “Unfortunately, at that time, we all thought that you had come to Wanqing Prefecture, so your father has been staying here to search for you.”
“He does everything. He followed my son to carry goods, wash horses, and pour night urine. He goes wherever there’s work. The money he earned is all used to find you. He asked the peddlers on the streets to help him. He went to the government office and gave money to the constables and asked the passing escorts to look for you. The copper coins on him are only enough for him to eat. Originally, he planned to sleep under the bridge in a dilapidated temple. Those places don’t cost money. We dragged him to live in the small courtyard we rented. Back then, you left us a basket of sweet potatoes and saved the lives of our family of three. When we saw your father, could we not give him a place to live?”
Gu Yundong was stunned. How was that possible? How could Gu Dajiang be in such dire straits?
“He, he can read and is very smart. My father used to be an accountant. How could he…” Even if he was a refugee, even if it was not easy to find work in the prefecture capital…
Very few people could read in this day and age. It wasn’t difficult for Gu Dajiang to find a decent job with his ability.
Grandpa Yu sighed. “But the shops and restaurants that need literate people won’t allow him to run out of the prefectural city to look for people every other day.”
As long as Gu Dajiang heard any news about his family, he would rush over eagerly.
Unfortunately, none of it was true.
Gu Yundong clenched her fists and suddenly found it difficult to breathe.
That’s right. She had taken it for granted. She had always thought that she didn’t have to worry about Gu Dajiang. As long as he avoided the calamity and didn’t return to the old Gu family, he would be able to live well without Old Gu and Patriarch Gu suppressing him.
However, she ignored the fact that in Gu Dajiang’s heart, nothing could compare to his wife and children. There was nothing more urgent than finding them.
Seeing that she didn’t say anything, Grandpa Yu thought of her clothes and the maidservant beside her and realized that her life should be good. Now that she heard that her biological father had been suffering to find them, she definitely didn’t feel good.
“Fortunately, the hardships are over. Wait patiently for another two days. Dajiang will be back soon, and you and your father will meet. From now on, your family will reunite and live a good life.”
Gu Yundong took a deep breath and suppressed the bitterness in her heart.
When she looked up again, there was already a smile on her lips. “Yes, you’re right. We’ll be reunited soon. Sir, can I see where my father lives?”
“Of course.” Grandpa Yu was very happy. “Come to my place. Perhaps your father will be back by the time we get home.”
Gu Yundong was also looking forward to it. She gave the money to the owner of the wonton shop and helped Grandpa Yu up.
Grandpa Yu waved his hand. “There’s no need to help me. I’m still energetic..”