Chapter 200: 1990s: A Family by the Spring Chapter 200: The Little Nephew Is Too Beautiful, This Son-in-Law Must Be Reserved in Advan

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

"Fine."

Lin Xiyu was also curious what method he would use to coax the child, to make her little nephew obediently listen and willingly stay behind, living together with them as a couple.

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In fact, there was no child a Rubik's Cube couldn't placate.

When Guben spun the Rubik's Cube with one hand, playing at a magical frequency, her little nephew's heart was deeply conquered.

The little cutie gripped the edge of the bed with both hands, gazing at him longingly.

As soon as he showed the slightest willingness to teach him, he became uncontrollably excited; his perpetually gloomy and timid little face revealed a happy smile never seen before.

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"Grandma......"

Lin Xiyu took the opportunity to discuss with Fu Nainai: "Guben says he wants to take care of Ruirui for Eldest Brother, and let Ruirui live with us for a while."

"I think that works."

Fu Nainai hadn't spoken yet when Fourth Aunt jumped in first: "Grandfather is in the hospital, and Grandmother has to look after the child and take care of Grandfather, running back and forth is too exhausting; if this drags on, her own body will collapse."

"Ruirui has never left me since she was little......"

Fu Nainai hesitated a little: "I don't know if the child is willing?"

"I think Ruirui quite likes little Bin......"

Fourth Aunt kept making eyes at Grandmother, and privately urged in a low voice: "Aren't you hoping little Bin will go back to see Grandfather? It's rare that he's willing to help you look after Ruirui; with Ruirui there, we can use him as a bridge to have more contact with that couple, and over time, the relationship will ease."

"Can that work?"

Fu Nainai was torn both ways: she wanted to mend relations with her grandson, but worried her great-grandson would suffer grievances living under someone else's roof.

"How about this....."

Fourth Aunt continued to persuade: "Let's stay in Shanghai a few more days, let Ruirui spend more time with that couple; if Ruirui is willing to follow them on her own, then you won't have to worry about him anymore."

"Alright then."

Fu Nainai agonized for a long while, and for the sake of her old partner, reluctantly agreed.

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"Wow, whose little treasure is this?"

"Isn't she too beautiful?"

"Her little face is so delicate, as if kissed by an angel......"

"I can't take it, too tempting, it's making me want to have a child."

"I want to have a daughter; no matter what, I must snatch your little nephew and make him our son-in-law......"

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As evening approached, Wu Meng and her younger brother came to the hospital to deliver food, and upon seeing Fu Nainai's group of three, they were instantly attracted by the adorable little cutie.

Little Ruirui was scared by her loud voice and kept hiding behind Lin Xiyu; even so, she still couldn't escape the clutches of the "future mother-in-law."

Wu Meng rushed over, forcibly hugged her, and kissed her face hard twice, causing the little cutie to be so frightened she almost burst into tears on the spot.

"A man sheds blood and sweat but not tears."

Guben soothingly patted his head; the little cutie heard his voice, sniffled a few times, and actually managed to hold back her tears.

"So amazing."

Wu Meng clicked her tongue in amazement: "He actually listens to you."

"Do you know what 'uncle and nephew' means?"

Guben smugly raised his eyebrows: "This is....."

"Showing off."

Wu Meng pulled a piece of milk candy from her pocket to coax the little cutie, and also wanted to assert her presence as "future mother-in-law": "Ruirui, want some candy? Auntie has White Rabbit Milk Candy."

"Grandma says eating candy causes cavities......"

Unfortunately, the coaxing didn't work, and the little cutie refused her with a perfectly serious expression.

"Uh."

Wu Meng was embarrassed, awkwardly peeled the candy wrapper, and stuffed it into her own mouth.

"Hehe."

Lin Xiyu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Sister, move aside, let me....."

Zhao Yuncheng found it amusing and also felt like teasing the little cutie; he squeezed Wu Meng aside and squatted in front of Ruirui.

"Ruirui, want to play with planes? Uncle knows how to fold paper airplanes, want one?"

To everyone's surprise, when Little Ruirui heard "plane," her eyes suddenly turned red, she wrongfully pouted her lips, and looked like she was about to cry.

"Ruirui, don't cry, be good....."

Fu Nainai felt terrible heartache and hurried over, hugging Ruirui into her arms: "Daddy doesn't not want Ruirui; Daddy misses Ruirui very much, it's just that training is very hard and he can't come home."

"You......"

Wu Meng kicked Zhao Yuncheng in anger: "Why say anything, you had to mention planes."

"How was I supposed to know this would happen?"

Zhao Yuncheng realized belatedly, filled with self-reproach.

"Ruirui, want to play with the Rubik's Cube? Uncle will teach you."

Guben reacted rapidly, deploying his Special Move again.

"Want to."

Sure enough, Xiao Ruirui could not resist the Rubik's Cube's allure.

Hearing the two words "Rubik's Cube," she instantly stopped crying, her little Gaze lighting up again.

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"Nainai, look, Ruirui likes Xiao Bin so much......"

Fourth Aunt seized the chance to pull Fu Nainai aside, urging earnestly: "After all, they are blood uncle and nephew; with this blood relationship, you can rest assured. Ruirui following that couple will definitely be better than following you two Old Man, and her Personality can become more cheerful too......"

Fu Nainai still harbored Concern: "They both still have to work; where would they find the time to look after a child?"

"Guben doesn't work anymore."

Lin Xiyu stood relatively close to the two of them, overhearing their conversation.

"Xiao Bin doesn't work?"

Fu Nainai was startled, her heart giving a violent jump.

"Mm."

Lin Xiyu did not want Fu Nainai to worry, did not explain the actual situation, and casually brushed it off with: "He Promised me he would recuperate properly and won't go to his current firm for work anymore."

"Xiyu ah......"

Fu Nainai, with her rich experience, sensitively sensed something was off: "Tell me the truth, how exactly did Xiao Bin get injured this time? Why did he even stop working?"

"This......"

Lin Xiyu glanced at Guben with some hesitation: "It's not convenient for me to say; let him tell you himself."

"You take Ruirui out to play for a while."

Fu Nainai would not be at ease until she got to the bottom of it; she gave Fourth Aunt a meaningful look: "Make him stop pestering Xiao Bin; I have some words to say to Xiao Bin......"

"Okay."

Fourth Aunt understood perfectly, leading the younger generation away from the Ward.

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"Xiao Bin ah......"

Fu Nainai saw everyone leave; ever since entering the Ward, she had been continuously ignored by her Grandson; the heartache and Guilt suppressed for so long could no longer be controlled; she hadn't finished a single sentence before Tears streamed down in a rush.

"Back then your Grandfather did act rather heartlessly; these years he has regretted it too. You had no news in the United States, he died unwilling, clinging to life, Refusing to swallow his last breath."

"Your mother's death pained us too; your father hasn't had it easy these years either. Although their Emotion was poor, they endured so many years; if not for you two brothers, they wouldn't have thought of divorce."

"Xiao Bin ah, Grandfather and Grandmother are old, won't live much longer. Your Grandfather's only dying wish is to see you, to hear you call him Grandfather one more time......"

"Grandmother knows you have Grievances; Grandmother doesn't want to force you either. Just thinking, while your Grandfather still has breath, let him arrange his affairs. Right now he worries most about you; whatever you ask, he will definitely Promise. Even if it means swallowing his pride to beg his old comrades, using all the Fu Family's connections to pave the way for you, he would be willing......"

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"No need......"

Guben couldn't bear to see Grandmother cry; his heart also felt bad: "I can handle my own matters clearly; no need for you to worry."

"You still resent your Grandfather?"

Grandmother saw he wouldn't relent, crying with snot and Tears, even more heartbroken.

"No."

Guben's feelings were complex: "I Admit I have a knot in my heart; Mother's death dealt me a huge blow. If not for Xiyu writing me letters, reigniting hope, I likely would have collapsed completely, never returning again."

"Even so, I never resented anyone; the only one I resent is myself. It was my own carelessness, failing to protect my mother, betraying Grandfather's entrustment."

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"Xiao Bin, your mother's death is not your fault; it is Grandfather and Grandmother's mistake......"

Fu Nainai saw his Expression desolate, her heart pierced like by needles.

"Grandmother, stop talking."

Guben pursed his lips in a bitter Smile: "Arguing this has no meaning at all. The person who makes me feel most Guilt and unease still doesn't know I've returned; I don't even have the face to go see her."

"The person you speak of is......"

Fu Nainai's heart trembled; after struggling for a long time, she tremblingly spoke the one person she least wanted to mention right now: "Your Maternal Grandmother?"

"Yes."

Guben lowered his Eyelids, unable to conceal his grief: "After Grandfather passed away, she followed Eldest Uncle to Guangdong. She always said she disliked the Southern region, couldn't understand the local dialect, living anywhere wasn't as good as living in her own home. But with Grandfather dead, no one accompanied her anymore; she had no choice but to leave her hometown, go to a completely unfamiliar place......"

"Guangdong's living Habits differ greatly from the North; she must be Unaccustomed too. Thinking of Maternal Grandmother there eating poorly, sleeping poorly, I feel Sadness. Want to bring her back, but I don't dare go see her, don't dare tell her Mother has passed away, afraid she can't accept the cruel reality, and like Mother, suffers Stimulation and mental collapse......"

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Fu Nainai felt Guilt and unease: "Your Maternal Grandmother doesn't know your mother has passed away?"

"Probably doesn't know."

Guben shook his head gloomily: "I told no one; if not for Sixth Grandfather asking me, I wouldn't have told him either."

"You were in the United States so many years......"

Fu Nainai harbored doubt: "Your Eldest Uncle never went over to see you mother and daughter?"

Guben smiled bitterly: "When Mother was hospitalized he went once; after she passed away, he never saw him again."

"Then he should know."

Fu Nainai didn't say it explicitly; actually the Fu Family had also been keeping track of them all along.

Guben's father was a soldier, inconvenient to go abroad; he entrusted his younger uncle to go to the United States to check on them several times.

Only the younger uncle didn't show his face; secretly inquired quite a bit of information about him.

Otherwise they wouldn't have known he had already returned to the country; after receiving a call to account from his sixth granduncle Gu Jianye, they rushed over from Jinan without a moment's delay, frantic with worry.

"Sigh."

Guben's eye sockets reddened, and he sighed deeply once more.

"Xiao Bin....."

Fu Nainai shed tears of heartache: "You were injured this time, is there any inside story? Tell Grandma, Grandma can also have Grandpa help you......"

"No need, Grandma."

Guben refused Grandma's kindness once again: "I really can resolve it myself; Sixth Granduncle wanted me to take a post in the Gu family enterprise, and I didn't agree either — it's just not being a lawyer anymore, nothing major."

"Xiyu wants me to recuperate, so I'll follow her wishes and rest for a while longer to set her mind at ease; she's suffered quite a bit for me these years, I don't want to let her be wronged or worry for me again; staying home to keep her company more, letting her have a few days of peace, is also a bit of my heart for her......"

"Since it's Xiyu's wish, Grandma won't interfere; you two handle it yourselves."

Fu Nainai sighed helplessly, too embarrassed to ask further whether he intended to recover first then return to Jinan, or go to Guangzhou first.

She didn't ask, Guben didn't say; the old and the young faced each other in silence, and the ward fell into stillness once more.

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Fu Nainai bringing her great-grandson to Shanghai during the New Year alarmed more than just Fourth Aunt; Fu family relatives and friends came one after another upon hearing the news.

The hospital ward turned into a reception hall; Guben looked at the crowd of uninvited paternal cousins and was quite speechless: "Why aren't you properly in Jinan serving the old master, what are you doing running over to me?"

"Xiao Qizi, that's where you're wrong,

Second Elder Cousin addressed him by the cousin ranking, expressing dissatisfaction: "You went to America and cut off contact, fine; but you're back and didn't even tell us — you take us brothers too lightly."

"Exactly......"

Ninth Younger Cousin, relying on being the youngest, protested unhappily: "Even if Grandpa did something wrong, we didn't offend you; is it necessary to resent us all together, not caring about brotherhood at all?"

"This kid just deserves a beating."

Second Eldest Cousin rubbed his fists, eager: "If not for the fact he's already taken a knife wound, I'd definitely teach him a proper lesson."

Fifth Elder Cousin didn't waste words, grabbed his neck: "You've finally fallen into our hands; today if we don't torment you half to death, we're not surnamed Fu."

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"Grandma, they're bullying me."

Guben disdained verbal dispute, directly playing his trump card.

"You dare hit Xiao Bin, Grandma won't spare you."

Fu Nainai didn't hesitate either, hurried over in small quick steps and gave each of them a slap.

"Damn, you brat, too fucking shameless."

Fifth Elder Cousin was forced to let go, rubbing his arm, grimacing in pain.

"Who told you to be blind, coming all the way to Shanghai to provoke me......"

Guben gave a black-bellied smile, and dealt him another critical hit.

"Hahaha......"

Fifth Elder Cousin laughed instead of getting angry: "Haven't seen you in five years, you're still this black-bellied; one sentence from you can choke a person to death; now us brothers are relieved — you haven't changed, still the Xiao Bin in our memory......."

"Is this being cheap?"

Guben gave him a white eye: "You like being scolded by others."

"Hahaha......"

Second Elder Cousin also laughed, and gave him an enthusiastic hug: "Second Brother likes listening to you bicker; much better than when we first came in and saw you lying in bed, sickly and listless."

"Go to hell."

Guben pushed him away with disdain: "Your eyes failing? Mistaking me for the old master? Want to call me Grandpa works too — New Year money I've prepared for you all, 500 each."

"There's still New Year money?"

Zhao Yuncheng, worthy of being a close assistant, reacted fast: "Then shouldn't we hurry up and kneel and kowtow......"