Chapter 471

"Should I have a good face toward someone who wants to snatch my daughter away?" Gu Chenghuai's tone was calm, not feeling that he had done anything wrong at all. He was just slightly cold and didn't use malicious words, his attitude was already very good.

"Any reaction is your freedom," Lin Zhao shrugged.

Just as they were speaking, Gu Zhili walked up with his new wife to toast.

"Mengmeng, this is Third Uncle and Third Aunt," he introduced to his wife.

Han Meng obediently changed her form of address, her eyes bright as she looked at the two elders her husband often talked about.

Gu Zhili said to Lin Zhao and her husband, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, this is my wife, Han Meng."

"Mengmeng," Lin Zhao called out following her nephew, praising, "Truly a beautiful girl."

She took out a gift and handed it to the bride.

"A gift for changing your form of address."

Han Meng looked at Gu Zhili, who nodded, and she took it, saying gratefully, "Thank you, Third Aunt."

She felt this packaging box looked familiar; it seemed to be a famous foreign jewelry brand, where a single item was ridiculously expensive, and what Third Aunt gave her seemed to be the full set.

Han Meng couldn't deny that she was very happy.

"You married Zhili, so you're family. There's no need to be polite with your own family," Lin Zhao waved her hand; she had plenty of good things in her hands.

Those relatives of the Lin family gave her all kinds of good things every New Year and holiday.

Every year on her birthday, it was even more so.

Lin Zhao only found out later that it was Lin Heling's instruction. He felt that his daughter's first twenty years were bitter, so the whole family had to spoil her, and whatever good things they encountered had to be sent to Zhaozhao to make her happy.

Lin Heling was the youngest son of Lin Fu and his wife Zhang Yun, and was already uniquely favored. He had been lost for a few years, so the old couple felt even more sorry for this son. His seniority wasn't low, and what he said was regarded as a golden rule by the Lin family.

For so many years, every time it was Lin Zhao's birthday, there were always people sending piles of good things to her, which almost became a fixed custom of the Lin family.

It was unclear how it would be in the future, but in any case, while the Lin family's anchor, Lin Fu, was still around, others didn't dare to disobey.

With Lin Fu's current physical condition, living another ten or twenty years wouldn't be a problem.

Thinking of her grandfather's set of health-preserving methods, Lin Zhao clicked her tongue in wonder in her heart.

The newlyweds left and headed to other tables to toast.

Lin Zhao looked at the well-matched figures and smiled slightly.

"Being young is truly good."

Gu Chenghuai was silent for a moment, "You are also young."

"I'm already in my forties, not young anymore." Although her age wasn't young, her parents were still around, and her grandparents were also sturdy. Sometimes Lin Zhao still felt like a little girl.

She couldn't help but laugh.

"You want to laugh at yourself, right?" Gu Chenghuai said amusedly.

"What do you mean not young? You look no different from someone in their twenties." Chief Gu knew his beloved loved beauty and would sulk if a small pimple appeared on her face. Every time she lamented the passage of time, he would praise her to the extreme.

Lin Zhao was proud.

She insisted on skincare day after day, and she was still using the anti-aging one she drew from the lucky draw wheel back then, so of course she had to look young.

After toasting, Gu Zhili returned to the stage, raised his glass, and smiled to thank the guests for coming.

By the way, he promoted his brother's hotel.

Gu Zhihang was stunned for a moment, then smiled helplessly, "And he said I was the one obsessed with money, I think Gu Zhili is."

Gu Zhiyu glanced at him, "Zhili is helping you promote."

"Alright, I won't say anything."

Jin Lixin snorted with laughter.

Gu Zhihang looked at him, "Laugh again and I'll deduct your bonus."

Assistant Jin immediately stifled his laughter.

In the face of a bonus, he was still very sensible.

Gu Zhihang was satisfied.

Gu Zhi Yao sat with her partner, their heads leaning together as they whispered, "Second Brother even uses deducting bonuses to threaten people, truly hateful."

Ning Xiao pinched his girlfriend's fingers and lowered his voice, "Keep it down, be careful that Zhihang holds a grudge against you."

Gu Zhi Yao shook her partner's hand and said softly, "I'm not afraid, I have you, you will protect me, right?"

"That's for sure," Ning Xiao said affirmatively.

"However..." his tone changed, "I haven't been officially accepted yet, so it's not good to be too arrogant, otherwise what if he trips me up."

Gu Zhi Yao smiled, "It's okay, I'm on your side."

"Mm, I'm also on your side."

The two sticky, childish ghosts were chattering away nearby.

Gu Zhiyu heard it very clearly, his mood complex and hard to describe in words.

How did his wise and martial comrade become like this? It was unbearable to look at.

On stage, Gu Zhili was still talking.

After introducing and promoting his own hotel, he said words of thanks.

He thanked his grandparents and parents, and focused on thanking Lin Zhao, his Third Aunt.

"... The first time I took a train was brought by Third Aunt, the first time I went to Hong Kong was called by Third Aunt, the first time I came to the capital was with Third Aunt, the first time I drank coffee, the first time I ate cake... many of the firsts in my life were brought by my Third Aunt. What Zhili and Zhihang had, I would also have a share. Today is the day I am about to step into a new stage of life, and I want to thank my Third Uncle and Third Aunt here, thank them for their care for me."

These words were sincere, and Gu Zhili's eyes were full of gratitude.

Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai didn't expect him to have prepared this, and the couple was very surprised.

"Silly boy, to do such a thing," Gu Chenghuai said.

"Exactly, it made me feel stuffy inside," Lin Zhao's heart was very complex.

That black, thin, and honest little guy had become a big young man and had his own little family...

Time passed so fast it was like a dream.

Gu Zhili's words continued, "... Mengmeng always says she feels at ease looking at me, and the confidence in me is what she thinks is the most dazzling part. I want to say that my confidence comes from my family, the care of my grandparents, the open-mindedness of my parents, and the silent support of other relatives. My family never demands that I must do anything, they only tell me, if you want to do something, just go do it, how do you know if you'll succeed if you don't try, don't be afraid, at worst just come home, there's always a meal and a bed for you at home..."

Speaking of this, his voice paused, and his eyes were already moist.

The older he grew and the more people he knew, the more Gu Zhili knew what kind of luck it was to be born in the Gu family and have such relatives.

He was grateful every moment.

Applause thundered off stage.

At this moment, everyone could see the groom's sincerity.

Gu Zhihang clapped very hard, his palms turning red.

"This guy, why is he suddenly so sentimental, making my eyes almost leak."

Gu Zhi Yao's eyes were also red, and hearing this, she glared at him, "Second Brother! You speak too crudely! You purely don't want us to eat well."

"Blindly particular," Gu Zhihang looked at his increasingly lawless sister, muttering in his mouth.

But he didn't say anything more.

At a table not far away, Huang Xiulan's tears couldn't stop flowing.

Zhao Liuniang patted her shoulder, "Eldest sister-in-law, you shouldn't cry like this on a happy day. Zhili is so sensible, you should be happy. I really envy you for having such a son, how thoughtful, these words make people feel very comforted, those wooden blocks in my family... forget it, don't dream, it's good enough if they don't confront me."

Huang Xiulan wiped her tears, "Oh my, I suddenly became sentimental, I'm really sorry. I don't know why, looking at Zhili like this, I remembered things from many years ago... back then we couldn't even eat our fill, we were hungry, and the children were hungry. If it weren't for Third Sister-in-law always giving Zhili and the others extra meals, how could they have grown so tall and so spirited."

"Zhili thanking his Third Aunt is what should be done," she looked at Lin Zhao gratefully, "Third Sister-in-law took Zhili out to see the world when he was young, and every time he came back he had made great progress. Third Sister-in-law, Zhili can have today, you have half the credit, his father and I must toast you."

Huang Xiulan raised her glass, insisting on toasting Lin Zhao.

"Why be so serious," Lin Zhao said reproachfully, "They are all our own children, Zhili and Zhiyu and Zhihang are similar in age, the three children grew up together, that's why I took extra care of him. In my heart, I treat A-Lan and the others the same, they are all my nephews and nieces, could I be biased?"

"I didn't say that," Huang Xiulan's smile was bright. With the son she worried about most getting married, she was radiant today, full of joy.

"Who doesn't know Third Sister-in-law is the best at balancing things, which child in the family doesn't say their Third Aunt is good."

Lin Zhao: That doesn't sound like a compliment~

Zhao Liuniang also said, "Isn't that so, my family's Yu-Yu always uses Third Sister-in-law to lecture me, a sentence always on her lips is, if it were my Third Aunt, she definitely wouldn't lecture me, Mom, you just have a bias against me."

And it was indeed so.

The children of the Gu family were all close to Lin Zhao, wanting to share happy things with her, and were most diligent in going to the third branch during holidays.

This made Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang envious.

The two didn't feel jealous, after all, they both knew Lin Zhao was good to the children.

"Then Gu Gu Ersao, don't nag Yu-Yu, let her happily do what she likes to do," Lin Zhao advised.

"What she likes?" Zhao Liuniang shook her head, "She likes racing, can I indulge her? That thing is so dangerous, if something happens to her, what would her father and I do? No, don't even think about it."

Lin Zhao could understand both sides, she fell silent, not knowing what to say.

"If you can't indulge this, then for other things that don't endanger her safety, Gu Gu Ersao should also say less 'no' and 'not allowed', otherwise how will the child be close to you."

Seeing Gu Yu unhappy, with gloom always between her brows, not as happy as other children, she wanted to advise Zhao Liuniang, hoping she wouldn't keep such a tight watch on the child.

"Yu-Yu is in her twenties, she has long been an adult with full civil capacity, Gu Gu Ersao, don't always treat her like a child who knows nothing, she doesn't need you to support her to walk."

Zhao Liuniang was stunned.

"... Am I really controlling too much?" she asked uncertainly.

Before Lin Zhao could answer, Huang Xiulan nodded, "It is quite a lot, I see Yu-Yu is unhappy, thinking it must be because you control her too severely."

Looking at Gu Yu's appearance, she also felt sorry for the child.

The second sister-in-law was a very good mother, this was an indisputable fact, but she really controlled her daughter Gu Yu too much.

Yu-Yu used to be so lively and likable, but she had become more and more silent over the years.

"Is it very annoying?" Zhao Liuniang asked eagerly.

Huang Xiulan rolled her eyes at her, "What do you think, if someone controlled you every day, not allowing you to do this, not allowing you to do that, would you be happy?"

"Of course not!" Zhao Liuniang said immediately.

"You know that."

Zhao Liuniang also discovered that her daughter spoke less and less to her, and she was very panicked. Taking advantage of the opportunity of being gathered together, she sought advice from the two sisters-in-law.

"What should I do?" she was a bit impatient, "Yu-Yu doesn't even speak to me much anymore, I really am..."

Not speaking anymore?

It's that serious?!

Lin Zhao became serious, "Let Yu-Yu move out to live."

"Move out to live?" Zhao Liuniang was full of unwillingness, "Who will cook and wash clothes for her, if she's a girl and encounters danger, what to do?"

"Then let her go to the small western-style building, live with her grandparents, don't go over every day, go once every half a month or a month, give her some free space," Lin Zhao said.

Huang Xiulan nodded in agreement, "This is a good idea."

She looked at Zhao Liuniang, "Gu Gu Ersao, if you don't want Yu-Yu to be completely estranged from you, you really have to let go."

She and A-Lan had a good mother-daughter relationship now, wasn't it because she listened to Third Sister-in-law and didn't control too much.

Children are grown up and need their own space.

As elders, one must learn to let go.

Huang Xiulan rejoiced that she had learned.

Zhao Liuniang gritted her teeth, "Okay."

After the wedding banquet ended, she immediately told her daughter this news.

Gu Yu's eyes lit up, her gaze eager, "Really?"

Looking at the expectant smile on her face, Zhao Liuniang smiled bitterly. She, as a mother, was truly a failure; she claimed to love her daughter, yet didn't even understand Yu-Yu's thoughts.

"Really," Zhao Liuniang said, "In the future, go do whatever you want to do, just pay attention to safety, don't let your father and me worry."

Gu Yu asked tentatively, "Then... I want to form a band?"

"Okay."

"I want to buy a motorcycle," Gu Yu continued.

"... That's fine too," Zhao Liuniang bit the meat in her mouth, "Drive slowly, you must, must pay attention to safety."

Gu Yu was full of surprise.

She looked at Huang Xiulan and Lin Zhao in disbelief.

"Eldest Aunt, Third Aunt, what did you say to my mom, why is she like a different person?"

Lin Zhao rubbed her niece's cool, short hair dyed grandma gray and smiled, "Your mother's heart that loves you has never changed. She controlled you so much because she was worried about you, don't resent her."

"I don't resent her, I know my mom did it for my own good," Gu Yu hugged Zhao Liuniang, rubbing her head against her shoulder, acting like a spoiled child just like when she was little.

She really didn't resent her, she was just unhappy.

Zhao Liuniang, who hadn't been close to her daughter for a long time, almost cried.

"Alright, it's nauseating, get up quickly, I still have to go back and prepare your luggage, you have to stay for a long time, there's quite a lot of things to bring."

After only sighing for a few seconds, Zhao Liuniang returned to her usual vigorous self.

"I'll go with Mom."

Gu Yucheng watched this scene, the worry between his brows gone, and he followed with light steps.

"I'll go get the car."

The second branch also bought a car, but it wasn't a sedan, but a truck that could deliver goods, which was fine for carrying people. Gu Yucheng had passed his driver's license test.

After being busy for a day, everyone said goodbye and went home.

When the Han family returned home, they unpacked the gift the new son-in-law sent and found it was actually the very popular mobile phone on TV.

Thinking of the price of this phone, no one in the family dared to move.

"Why did he send us a mobile phone, isn't it said that this thing is very hard to buy, how did the son-in-law get it..." Han Meng's mother said with a grin.

She swept her peripheral vision toward her daughter-in-law, feeling very happy in her heart.

How could she not know this person was narrow-minded and spoke ill of Mengmeng? She had taught her, but it was useless. If this weren't her grandson's biological mother, she would have been so angry she almost made her son divorce her.

The son-in-law showed strong financial power, and this person's face was slapped swollen; let's see how she talks in the future.

Old Han said, "When Mengmeng comes back to visit, let her take the phone back to use herself."

Han Meng's sister-in-law's face changed slightly, and she pinched her husband's arm, making Han Meng's brother hiss in pain.

"Why are you pinching me, coveting my sister's things again, why are you so greedy? You bullied my sister so much, and you're still coveting her things, how are you so shameless!"

Han Meng's sister-in-law's face turned blue and white, and she started making a scene, "Who am I doing this for, I'm not doing it for you, for this family..."

Han Meng's brother interrupted her spell-casting, "Alright, we're all old foxes, what are you acting for? I know what kind of person you are, stop howling, aren't you ashamed."

The Han couple didn't stop the fight, and the couple took the phone back to their room.

"You say, the son-in-law wouldn't be doing it on purpose, right?" Old Han felt something was wrong, pulling at his wife's arm.

"... No, he wouldn't, right."

Gu Zhili, who had entered the wedding room, sneezed, deeply hiding his merit and fame.

Bullying his wife, could he let her have it easy?