Chapter 420

Lin Zhao smiled happily, "I'm looking forward to seeing grandfather."

"And your... great-aunt." Lin Heling said without changing his expression, "In my memory, your great-aunt had a very good personality; you look like her, so your great-aunt will definitely like you."

Uncle De had a strong desire to talk and immediately said: "Miss's personality is very good, hating evil as if it were an enemy, daring to love and hate; I have never seen a girl more free and easy than her."

I wonder if Miss is married?!

Before the old master left, he must have been worried about Miss's major life event.

Uncle De's eyes grew sore again.

Returning to the old place, the memories of the past decades echoed in his mind; thinking of the days he traveled north and south with the old master, now that only he, an old servant, remained, he felt an unspeakable bitterness in his heart.

The old master never urged Miss to get married, but he was always worried that she wouldn't have someone intimate to accompany her... she would be lonely.

The Western-style building arranged by Mr. Qiao had three floors.

Opening the large iron gate, there was a road leading straight to the main building, with a garden on one side and a lawn on the other.

The walls of the Western-style building were painted very white, and the eaves and roof were red bricks and red tiles with patterns; the second and third floors had balconies, and from the balconies, one could see the lawn and the garden.

Entering the house, the stairs were made of high-grade wood and were exquisitely carved.

The light overhead was large and bright, luxurious and fashionable.

"Is this a place for people to live?" Gu Lan swallowed her saliva, her pupils shrank, and her face was full of shock.

Lin Zhao was amused by A Lan, "Yes, it's for people to live in."

Just at this moment, Mr. Qiao appeared, surrounded by several strong men.

He greeted Lin Zhao and the others with a humble attitude.

"You've come; I've transferred this house to Gu Feng; now it's your Gu family's; live in it as you please, do whatever you want, don't be constrained."

Gu Yucheng was stunned, "What? The house is given to my dad?!"

He said 'my dad', not 'our Gu family'.

It could be seen that he was not greedy.

Mr. Qiao's eyes were gentle, "Yes, given to your dad."

He handed the property deed to Gu Yucheng.

"Go back and give this thing to your dad, and tell him I've always been in Haicheng, still living in the Qiao family courtyard, waiting for him to come over to play chess at any time."

After finishing the business, Mr. Qiao left the time to the people of the Gu and Lin families and then left.

He hadn't been back for long, and there were many things to do; there was a very important meeting waiting for him.

Gu Yucheng was completely confused, and the arm holding the property deed couldn't be lifted at all.

"Qingzhou, hurry and pinch my arm; it's numb."

Gu Qingzhou was very cooperative and pinched second brother, not holding back.

"Hiss!!"

"You're the one who told me to pinch; so many people are listening." Gu Qingzhou hurriedly said.

Gu Yucheng ignored this and held the paper in his hand stiffly, his voice drifting, "A house in Haicheng, how much must it be worth?!!!"

With the property in the capital given by his father-in-law to his wife, and hearing his promise to give Zhao Zhao a Western-style building in Haicheng as a backing, Gu Chenghuai was calm enough.

He said: "Second brother, call tomorrow and ask Dad how to handle it."

Gu Yucheng calmed down, "I should ask."

He hurriedly stuffed the paper to his third brother.

"You hold it; I'm afraid of losing it. If I lose it, even if I sell myself, I won't be able to pay it back."

Gu Chenghuai: "..."

Lin Heling couldn't help but smile, "It can be replaced, rest assured."

Uncle De, who had finished using the toilet, came back, and as soon as he reached Lin Heling's side, he said: "I've looked; I've been here before, and young master, you've been here too; do you remember? There's a hole in the wall over there; you once found an orange cat there."

He pointed to the wall near the garden.

Lin Heling recalled, and some fragmented memories were extracted from the massive memory bank.

"Seems to have some impression."

He said uncertainly: "That orange cat was snatched by great-aunt?"

Uncle De nodded, "Yes, yes, young master still remembers."

Lin Heling said: "Have some impression."

Decades have passed, that orange cat must be gone... time is really a cruel thing.

Uncle De thought of the past, "Speaking of which, the owner of this house was a 'deadly rival' of the old master; it's really a case of things remaining the same but people changing."

Saying they were deadly rivals was actually done for outsiders to see; the two high-spirited young men were of the same mind, participating in the cause of saving the country in the open and in the dark...

Speaking of which, it was really a magnificent experience.

It's a pity that one can no longer see the scene of the old master and Mr. Qiao playing chess.

Thinking of this, Uncle De felt somewhat melancholy.

"Young master, tomorrow I'll take you to see the old master; he has always been thinking of you; now that you're back, I hope the old master will be at ease."

A look of pain flashed in Lin Heling's eyes, "Good, we'll go tomorrow morning."

Song Xiwei held her husband's hand, using a little force.

Lin Heling shook his head, indicating he was fine; the pain of a loved one leaving was a long farewell that one could never get used to in a lifetime; it didn't show usually, but the regret that surged from the bottom of his heart when he occasionally thought of it would drown a person.

"I'll go with Dad." Lin Zhao said.

She remembered the matter of her great-grandfather leaving behind the search for her father's murder, and every time she thought of it, her heart felt stifled.

How could someone who lived so brilliantly end up like this? It was too sigh-inducing.

"Good, we'll go together."

Mr. Qiao specially arranged for people, people to cook, people to clean, and even a driver...

Lin Heling accepted it well.

Gu Yucheng and the others didn't know where to put their hands and feet.

Especially after entering the room where they were to stay temporarily, the luxurious and bright lights, the beautiful iron art bed, the clean and elegant four-piece set, the bedside tables on both sides of the bed, the desk lamps on the bedside tables, the clean wooden floor on the ground, and the brightly patterned carpet on the floor, this was really... better than the place where the commune secretary lived.

"Do rich people live this well!" Gu Lan stood at the door of the room, thinking about which foot was appropriate to step in with first.

Looking at her sister's appearance, Gu Zhili said seriously: "Sister, I will go to university well, and after graduation, I will follow Zhihang to make big money, and then I will give you such a Western-style building as a dowry."

Gu Lan's face turned red instantly.

She was extremely embarrassed and had a gentle temperament, and couldn't make her younger brother shut up, so she only said loudly: "I'm not in a hurry to get married; you should save money to marry a wife."

Gu Zhili's brows were almost connected into a line, "If you don't get married... Mother will nag you every day."

"Let her nag; I have to go to work, and I won't stay at home for long." Gu Lan had already thought it through.

Gu Zhili thought to himself, then he and his brother were going to have bad luck.

At this time, his brother Gu Zhihang put his arm on Gu Zhili's shoulder and said carelessly: "If you have a lot of money, buy it for brother; I want it, and I definitely won't say anything to spoil the mood."

Gu Zhili had been simple since he was a child, and his temperament was straight; he didn't hear that his brother was joking and thought Gu Zhihang was serious, his face solemn: "No! The small Western-style building is too expensive; if you want it, buy it yourself; it's too tiring for me to buy another set for you!"

Gu Zhihang was joking; how did he know this silly boy would refuse him so seriously.

He heard the sound of his heart breaking.

He asked unwillingly: "What if Zhiyu and Zhihang ask you for it?"

"Give it to them." Gu Zhili said without thinking.

Gu Zhihang: "..."

Gu Zhihang was so angry he laughed, "Not tired now?!"

Gu Zhili also realized his double standard and smiled awkwardly, "Those are Zhiyu and Zhihang; they must have their reasons for wanting it, so of course I have to give it."

Gu Zhihang reached out and pointed virtually, his fingers shaking uncontrollably.

"Good, you're really something."

After finishing his words, he returned to his own room.

He was afraid that if he continued talking to his own brother, he would be angered to death!

Gu Lan smiled helplessly and tapped her brother's head, "Hurry back to your room to rest; rest well and then go take a bath."

"Got it." Gu Zhili carried his luggage into the room next to his sister's.

The Gu family was arranged on the second floor, the Lin family lived on the first floor, and Xibao and the other three Lin family girls liked the courtyard on the first floor, so they lived on the first floor together.

Hearing people say that cats would come to forage and bask in the sun, the three girls were even more expectant.

This time coming to Haicheng, Seeing Da Huang and the other four pets didn't come; they would be sent over by Gu Chenghuai's comrades in a relay manner.

There was hot water in the Western-style building at any time, and washing was very convenient; Lin Zhao liked this the most.

Big cities are really good.

Just like this, they settled down; Mr. Qiao's arrangements were thoughtful, and it was convenient to go anywhere, more comfortable than in the reception house.

The next day.

Gu Yucheng and Gu Qingzhou took Gu Lan and the others to play and, by the way, called Gu Fu in their hometown.

The bomb that was the property deed was still there, which was too scary.

How could one just give away a Western-style building like that!!!

At the same time, the Lin family followed Uncle De to see the late Old Master Lin.

Mr. Lin, who was famous all over the world back then, had now become a handful of yellow soil.

Uncle De stood in front of a small mound, his aged voice slightly choked, "Master, the young master is back... I brought him to see you."

His emotions fluctuated too much, and his voice was shaking, "Master, are you doing well down there? Without an old partner like me by your side, you must not be used to it, right? You wait for me... I will follow you in the future."

The yellow paper shriveled when it saw fire and finally turned into black ash.

A few drops of tears fell on the ground.

Lin Heling looked at this small mound that no one would notice, silently pulled out the weeds growing on the grave mound, his lips pursed very tightly, his dark eyes overflowing with pain, and his eyes turned red bit by bit.

He remained silent throughout.

Lin Zhao wanted to go up to help, but Song Xiwei held her back.

"Mother?"

Song Xiwei shook her head at her, "Let your father do it himself; he is feeling uncomfortable in his heart."

Last night, Heling didn't sleep all night; she knew he was uncomfortable.

That was the old man who held him in his arms and put him on his shoulders; ending up with such an outcome, he was in pain, and he didn't know how much regret was accumulated in his heart.

He had to be allowed to vent it out.

Hearing this, Lin Zhao pursed her lips, her eyes turning red.

After she turned thirty, sometimes she lay on the bed and let her imagination run wild; every time she thought of the day her parents would leave, her heart would sink continuously, and her nose would be so sore she couldn't sleep...

Father wandered for so long, forgot his relatives, and when he remembered again, the elder he loved most was gone; how painful it was.

The lively Yaobao was silent, and she and her brothers quietly looked at their grandfather, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

Lin Zhao hugged the twins and whispered: "Here sleeps your grandfather's grandfather; your grandfather hasn't been back for a long time; he is fulfilling his filial piety, so let's wait for him."

"Yes." The two children nodded sensibly.

Yaobao's empathy was amazing; she associated her grandfather with her own grandfather, her eyes slowly turned red, and she hugged Lin Zhao and cried silently.

Lin Zhao sighed in her heart, such a soft temperament, what will happen in the future? Don't be bullied by others.

Fortunately, there were Yubao and the others, otherwise she really couldn't rest assured about her daughter.

She gently patted Yaobao's back, and it took a long while to coax the soft-hearted girl.

Looking at his daughter's rabbit-like eyes, Gu Chenghuai felt heartache and planned to go to the Friendship Store later to buy a doll for his precious daughter to make her happy.

Lin Heling finished clearing the weeds on the grave mound and knelt down to kowtow three times.

Lin Zhao and Lin Shisheng and the others followed suit.

After paying respects to the deceased, Lin Heling helped his wife beside him to stand up.

He looked at Uncle De, "Uncle De, grandfather is too lonely here; I want to move his grave to the cemetery."

The Lin family was a great clan that had been passed down for I don't know how many years; there was a cemetery, and the cemetery was very large; it had been affected in the past, such as being thrown with feces and garbage, but after the opening, Uncle De called people to clean it up as soon as possible.

He had long had the idea of moving the old master's grave; this piece of land was something he had found casually back then; it had been hard on the master!

"Good, it must be moved. A person as clean as the master must have been tired of staying here long ago." Uncle De said, "I will arrange it."

There was also the Lin family's property that had been returned, which also needed to be cleaned and repaired.

The Gu family had a place to stay, but the young master, the little young master, and the little young lady couldn't be without one!

He was a professional housekeeper, and he couldn't let the master's family lose face no matter what.

"I've troubled you."

Lin Shisheng said: "Uncle De, I have time; you can call me to help at any time."

Over the years, the Lin family had learned many principles of conduct from Uncle De; one or two of them were more slippery than loaches, and they were all filled with sweet rice balls.

Very useful.

Uncle De nodded, "Okay, I'll call you."

The previous network of relationships should also be repaired.

Gu Yucheng and Gu Qingzhou took Gu Lan and the others to the post office and dialed the phone in their hometown.

Gu Mu's loud voice rang out, "You've arrived, right? Everything is fine, nothing happened, right?!"

"Everything is fine, nothing happened." Gu Yucheng replied, and he continued without leaving any gaps, "Is Dad nearby? I have something to find him for."

Gu Mu frowned, her face revealing confusion.

She handed the receiver to Gu Fu, who was listening with his ears pricked up.

Gu Fu pretended not to care and took the receiver, "I'm your dad, what's the matter?! Speak directly if you have something to say; you're a man of several decades, don't just look for Dad at every turn."

Although he said so, the corners of his mouth turned up; obviously, he was very happy to receive his son's call for help.

Gu Yucheng didn't know that his dad was someone who didn't mean what he said, so he just pretended not to hear it and said: "Dad, did you tell Uncle Qiao that we were going to Haicheng?"

Gu Fu was completely confused, "No, why would I say that!"

"What's wrong? Did you see your Uncle Qiao? How does he look? He's doing well, right?!" His tone was urgent and concerned.

A complex look flashed in Gu Yucheng's eyes, "Good, not just good, it's simply too good! Uncle Qiao even sent people to pick us up and arranged for us to stay in a grand Western-style building; most importantly..."

He swallowed his saliva, his voice carrying an indescribable envy, "He even transferred the Western-style building to you. Dad, you have a super large and super grand Western-style building in Haicheng. Uncle Qiao forced the property deed into our hands; we don't know how to handle it; Dad, you tell us what to do?!"

Gu Fu's eyes widened like mosquito coils.

What the hell?!

Mr. Qiao gave him a Western-style building?!

"I can't accept it! You find a way to let people take it back." Gu Fu said in a way that didn't allow for refusal.

"One shouldn't accept rewards without merit; I won't accept it, and you can't accept it either; a house is not something else; it's too valuable; you can't accept it; you must return it."

Gu Fu's answer was within Gu Yucheng and Gu Qingzhou's expectations.

Their dad had taught them since they were children that they shouldn't accept things they shouldn't accept; once a gap was opened, the wind would blow in.

"Good, we will find a way to return it." Gu Yucheng promised.

Gu Fu gave a few more instructions before hanging up the phone.

Gu Qingzhou looked at second brother, "Uncle Qiao is so busy; we might not be able to see him; I feel that if you don't return it, this matter still needs Dad to come."

Gu Yucheng shrugged, "Just try your best; try first."

As the tail of his voice fell, his eyes looked brightly at the younger generation in the family, "There was some coffee shop on the way here; shall we go see how it is?!"

Gu Zhili said: "Second uncle, coffee is bitter; you don't like it."

"Try it; let's go; I'll treat you all." Gu Yucheng was ranked second, had a big heart, and was willing to try new things.