Watching Gu Shiyin scramble away in a panic, leaving the Phoenix Ancient Book on the ground, Zuzi chuckled.
With a slight flick of her fingers, the ancient book floated up lightly from the floor and returned to its spot on the shelf.
Only then did she walk up the stairs, handing the lunchbox in her hand to Mr. Gu: "Xiao Bei, don’t get upset."
Mr. Gu was still trembling with anger, but upon hearing this, he looked a bit more kindly and couldn’t help but sigh deeply:
"Zuzi, what did I do to deserve this? How did I end up with such unfilial descendants, the third son as well, and now Lao Liu too... I watched Lao Liu grow up to be so gentle, mature, and steady. How did he end up talking crazily and daring to say anything after just a little drink?"
Silly Xiao Bei, do you really believe she went crazy from drinking?
Zuzi smiled slightly but didn’t reveal the truth: "This double-skin milk is excellent, soothing and calming. You should try it."
"Zuzi, to be honest, when Lao Liu was born, it was because Sha Sha left ho. I felt empty inside and raised her as if she were Lao Wu. Alas, her character and Sha Sha’s are ultimately different. Maybe I shouldn’t have had such a foolish idea that soone could replace soone else. It’s my failure to teach her properly..."
"Xiao Bei, you need to understand, even an Ancestor can make a crooked clay figurine. It’s perfectly normal to raise a child who turns out differently; don’t dwell on it."
Mr. Gu: "..."
Zuzi, your taphor for comforting people is indeed, unique.
Mr. Gu invited Zuzi back to the study, chatting and eating the double-skin milk.
He always felt as if he had missed sothing important just now, but he couldn’t recall it.
After a while, a thought flashed through his mind: "Zuzi, what did Lao Liu say earlier about you and Bao Gucheng... so kind of affair? Isn’t that kid supposed to be tutoring you? How dare he have evil intentions towards you?"
Zuzi rested her chin seriously: "Xiao Bei, don’t worry, he hasn’t been flirting with the Ancestor."
Ordinarily, it’s the Ancestor who seeks out boys, asking for a sniff.
To put it seriously, is it the Ancestor who needs to flirt with boys?
Right?
Mr. Gu was still a bit uneasy: "I recently saw in the news that n nowadays are unreliable. Male teachers, male bosses, even male relatives, all bully little girls. Zuzi, you should be careful living outside. It’d be best if you moved back ho, wouldn’t it? Live with your mom."
Zuzi considered seriously again: "Well, she’s busy. The Ancestor doesn’t want to disturb her."
Mr. Gu thought to himself that was true: "That child is so engrossed in her drawing that she forgets everything else. Alas, you must be careful with the n out there; none are any good!"
Looking at his pretty and adorable little granddaughter, the old man couldn’t help feeling that all the n outside harbored ill intentions!
At this mont.
In Gu Qiusha’s bedroom on the top floor.
She was bent over her desk, drawing.
Beside her, Gu Yuzhi sat quietly, peeling tangerines for her considerately, occasionally getting up to make tea, adjusting the room’s temperature and humidity. As it neared midnight, he wanted to coax her to sleep.
His sister wouldn’t do anything unless she was lost in her work.
Once she picked up a paintbrush, everything else was forgotten, and she would just say, "I have to do a few more comic pages. I promised my fans; I can’t delay the updates."
Every ti this happened, Gu Yuzhi wanted to blurt out: Drawing comics, drawing comics, I wish I were that comic!
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After Zuzi left, Mr. Gu thought left and right but still had a shred of doubt, and couldn’t resist calling Elder Bao: "Old Bao, are you asleep?"
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