Chapter 3407: She loves you so much, she will definitely stand up for you……

When the two returned to the Gu family mansion, Lin Wanqiu was preparing lunch with the servants, while Gu Yanzhong was happily feeding the koi he kept in a pond.

For this pond of koi, he had put in a lot of effort; in the freezing weather of Yan Jing, with temperatures several degrees below zero, he had installed a full set of circulating heating equipment for the fish pond, keeping the water temperature around 25℃.

Seeing Ye Chen and his daughter return, he said with a smile: "Nannan, your mother told you to come back and then go to the kitchen to help her, so hurry up and go, let Chen'er stay here with me for a while."

Gu Qiuyi was somewhat surprised, as her mother had never usually let her help with housework, so why was she being asked to help in the kitchen today?

But the clever and quick-witted girl soon realized: her mother probably had something she wanted to talk to her about, so she smiled and said: "Dad, Brother Ye Chen, you two chat first, I'll go help in the kitchen."

Ye Chen also didn't think much of it, nodding and saying: "Go ahead, if you need my help, just tell me."

Gu Qiuyi smiled and said: "In our family, there's a rule: men are not allowed to go into the back kitchen."

After saying that, she turned and walked away gracefully.

Gu Yanzhong saw that he now had an opportunity to speak privately with Ye Chen, and thought he would have an open-hearted chat with him, but then he recalled his wife's earlier instructions—she was afraid he might say the wrong thing, and had specially told him not to rush, to discuss core issues with Ye Chen, but to wait for her signal.

So he smiled at Ye Chen and said: "Chen'er, I see Long Ying Automobile has been making big moves lately—this project is something you're determined to get, right?"

Ye Chen nodded seriously: "Uncle Gu, this project uses my father's name, and it's essentially putting the honor of the Ye and An families on the line, so I will definitely give it my all."

"Excellent!" Gu Yanzhong praised: "We Chinese used to be too reserved, always feeling that using one's own name to name a company or brand was a bit ostentatious, but I disagree with them—this could very well be a glorious opportunity to leave a legacy for generations! So you must do it well!"

Ye Chen respectfully replied: "Uncle Gu, rest assured, we will give it our all."

While the two were chatting, Gu Qiuyi had already arrived at her family's kitchen.

Mother Lin Wanqiu was arranging for the servants to prepare ingredients. Seeing Gu Qiuyi come in, she quickly pulled her to the empty dining room and asked: "Nannan, have you talked with Chen'er yet? Your father just called your grandfather Ye Ye, and your grandfather has already told him everything that needed to be said. If it's settled now and you still act confused, Mom will go all out—later at the dinner table, I'll speak plainly to him!"

Gu Qiuyi quickly said: "Mom, you must absolutely not say these things directly to Brother Ye Chen—he's thin-skinned and not good at refusing people. If he can't immediately agree or refuse, he'll feel terrible inside."

Lin Wanqiu became anxious, saying: "You silly girl, you only ever think of him. Although I'm also grateful to him and admire him, if we talk about the two of you, I do have opinions about him. Our family has sacrificed so much for him, you've waited for him so many years, we've recognized each other for so long, and now he still won't give you an answer—how can this be?"

Gu Qiuyi said: "Oh Mom, the situation really is special, but I've already made everything clear with Brother Ye Chen. His view is that he's not confident he can defeat those people, and he fears he might die an untimely death one day, so he wants to prepare enough Rejuvenation Pills for our family of three, so I can live well with you. But I also told him I can live well with Dad and Mom, but if they pass away, then I won't want to live either."

Lin Wanqiu sighed—she knew her daughter best, and knew she wasn't joking.

If Ye Chen were killed by enemies, the only reasons in this world that could encourage her to keep living would be herself and her husband.

If she and her husband were no longer around, she feared she couldn't go on alone.

So she asked Gu Qiuyi: "Then what did Chen'er say?"

Gu Qiuyi replied: "Brother Ye Chen just advised me, but I didn't listen. I told him that if he and his parents were all gone, I couldn't possibly survive alone unless he gave me a son."

"Good girl!" Lin Wanqiu raised her thumb, praising: "Exactly—just throw straight balls at him! Just go straight to the point! Our mistake before was thinking too much for him—this person is naturally hesitant about this matter, and if we keep thinking for him and give him enough time, he'll just keep delaying, never making a real decision!"

As she spoke, she quickly asked: "By the way, after you said all that, did Chen'er show any reaction?"

Gu Qiuyi lied: "Brother said he would consider it carefully. So I feel I've already made my meaning clear to Brother Ye Chen, and he definitely won't keep dragging his feet—she will definitely give me an answer."

Saying this, she clung to her mother's arm, acting coquettish: "Mom, I've already said this—don't bring it up again at the dinner table with Brother Ye Chen, just give him a little more time, okay?"

Lin Wanqiu let out a soft sigh, stroked Gu Qiuyi's hand, and said sincerely: "Nannan, Mom just wants you to get pregnant soon. My thought isn't only to continue the bloodline for Chen'er and the Ye family, but more importantly, to give you a companion. Chen'er himself isn't sure he can defeat Wu Feiyan, and if something really happens to him, and Mom and Dad can't be with you to the end, your child will still be there to accompany you, to support you in old age and see you through your final days."

As she spoke, she asked Gu Qiuyi: "Are you going to put in extra effort and first get pregnant with Chen'er's child? If that really doesn't work, we can step back and just tell him clearly—whether we marry or not doesn't matter; marriage is just a formality, but the bloodline between two people is the real thing."

Gu Qiuyi showed no shyness, her expression instead very firm: "Mom, we've already said everything we needed to say, I have nothing to hide from you, and I also really want to get pregnant with Brother Ye Chen's child soon—but I don't want Brother Ye Chen to agree under pressure..."

Saying this, Gu Qiuyi's face turned slightly red, and she whispered shyly: "I... I hope that when Brother Ye Chen agrees to my request, his heart is filled with love for me, and that he gives me a child because he loves me, not just because of pressure or the need to continue the family line."

Lin Wanqiu worriedly sighed: "Nannan, Chen'er really takes after his father—looks like him, personality like him. I'm truly afraid he'll handle male-female relationships the same way his father did—putting it bluntly, I'm afraid he'll keep rejecting you."

Gu Qiuyi gave a bitter laugh: "If Brother Ye Chen ultimately still rejects me, then I have no other choice—I can only pray in my heart for him, hoping he can turn danger into safety and live a happy life."

Upon hearing this, Lin Wanqiu feared her daughter would spend her life alone, and her eyes instantly turned red.

She took Gu Qiuyi's hand, her voice trembling with emotion: "If only Aunt An were still alive—she loved you so much, she would definitely stand up for you……"