Ye Xingbei: "..."
She felt that the day when her little dough bun at ho would turn into a black hearted glutinous rice ball was not too far off.
Truly sothing to be happy about, ha ha!
Xiao Shumiao was having a great ti, chirping away about his discoveries on the back mountain to Ye Xingbei.
Ye Xingbei genuinely felt that her Xiao Shumiao was showing signs of becoming a chatterbox.
If Lingyue was sparing with words, then his words were utterly worthless!
Luckily his voice was pleasant, adorably cute, otherwise, if he kept talking nonstop like this, even as her most beloved son, she wouldn’t be able to bear it.
As Xiao Shumiao was chirping away, Senior Master Gu returned.
Xiao Shumiao imdiately rushed over, holding on to Senior Master Gu affectionately, talking and gesturing, making Senior Master Gu laugh joyfully.
The family had dinner together in harmony and sat around the dining table for small talk.
Senior Master Gu, in high spirits, asked Gu Junzhu, "Did your Brother Ting tell you? He’s bringing his girlfriend ho this weekend."
"He did," Gu Junzhu said, "Brother Ting also said that her parents are coming along too."
"I know that," Senior Master Gu nodded, "Your Brother Ting’s girlfriend said her parents have never been to Beijing before, and she wants to bring them here for a few days to visit so historical sites. That suggests she’s a filial young lady."
"Dad, I think you shouldn’t be too optimistic," Gu Junzhu chuckled, "I got the sense from Brother Ting that her parents are coming for the engagent party."
According to the wishes of their family’s Senior Master, it’s to first et the girl and see if she’s suitable before discussing engagent.
But now, the girl’s side has brought her parents directly, wanting to talk about engagent without waiting for Senior Master Gu to et her first.
"Can’t bla the girl’s family. It’s understandable," Senior Master Gu chuckled, "Xiao Zhu, once you have a daughter, you’ll understand that every daughter is precious. They’re not goods for us to select from. I want to see the girl, but her parents want to see our family too, and that’s reasonable."
"Dad, have so tea," Gu Junzhu poured a cup of tea and handed it to him with both hands, "Dad, after you told about Brother Ting, I had soone look into the reputation of Brother Ting’s girlfriend’s family back in her hotown, and it wasn’t too good, so be prepared."
"Not a good reputation?" Senior Master Gu was a bit stunned, "In what way?"
"It’s hard to summarize," Gu Junzhu explained, "The people near the girl’s ho don’t speak highly of her family. For instance, a family with a good reputation would be praised for honesty and diligence, but for Brother Ting’s girlfriend’s family, the comnts my people gathered are that they’re selfish, an, and like to take advantage of others."
Gu Junzhu chuckled, "They’re minor issues, perhaps not seriously concerning, but I had to give you a heads-up so you’re prepared ntally, so you don’t set your expectations too high and then get disappointed or upset."
Then he’d have to skin those people, but he couldn’t say this to the old man.
He left the second half of the sentence unsaid, smiling quietly, appearing well-behaved.
Senior Master Gu automatically filled in his son’s unfinished sentence as "worried, saddened, can’t accept it," thinking his son was sooo filial and considerate. He patted his hand in reassurance, "You just overthink things. I’m not that fragile, am I?"
"Not necessarily," Gu Junzhu said, "You’ve been waiting for twenty years for Brother Ting to bring a girlfriend ho. If it turns out disappointing, you’d definitely be upset. I had to remind you."
"I get it, I get it," Senior Master Gu chuckled, "Our little Zhu is attentive and considerate, I know. As long as the girl herself is fine, a little anness in her family is okay. The girl is marrying into our family, not the other way around. If her family isn’t good, we’ll just have less contact later on."
"Dad, it’s not as simple as you think," Gu Junzhu shook his head slightly with a smile, "Dad, do you know what Godzilla and the supporting younger brother demon an?"
"I know, I know!" Xiao Shumiao, sitting on the carpet by the coffee table playing with toys with Lingyue, suddenly raised his hand to answer.
"Oh? Our little Shu knows?" Senior Master Gu looked at him with interest, "Then tell Grandpa, what do Godzilla and the supporting younger brother demon an?"
Xiao Shumiao puffed up his little chest proudly and answered, "Godzilla is a dinosaur in a movie, and Voldemort is a bad guy in a movie!"
Senior Master Gu really didn’t know what Godzilla and the supporting younger brother demon ant. He listened to Xiao Shumiao’s answer, looked at Gu Junzhu in confusion, not understanding why Gu Junzhu suddenly talked about movies.
"The ones I’m talking about aren’t the Godzilla and Voldemort in movies," Gu Junzhu dipped his fingertip in water and wrote the characters for Godzilla and the supporting younger brother demon on the coffee table, "The Godzilla and supporting younger brother demon I’m referring to are those who exploit their in-laws to support their own families. I think the girl Brother Ting is seeing has family like that."
Senior Master Gu frowned, "I rember your Brother Ting said his girlfriend has two brothers, one sister, and one younger brother?"
Gu Junzhu nodded, "Yes."
"She has so many siblings?" Yun Jue, who had been quietly listening from across Senior Master Gu, was surprised, "How old is Brother Ting’s girlfriend? Didn’t her parents get the mo on family planning?"
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