Chapter 97: Don't Come Back to Your Maiden Home So Often

"Next month."

"Soon, there isn't much time left… is everything prepared?"

"Pretty much. Si Han has been handling all of it. I don't bother with these things."

"Is that so?" Wang Ma suddenly said, "That won't do either. No matter what, you are still a daughter of our Gu Family. Since you're getting married, even if the other party is the Head of the Bo Family… you still need to show how much the Gu Family values you. We can't just set the wedding arrangements so lightly."

Gu Wenyan wanted to say she truly didn't care and hadn't given it much thought.

But Wang Ma was very serious: "Wang Ma knows you haven't stayed at the Gu Family all these years, so you don't feel much sense of belonging in your heart… but you still need to take it seriously."

Hearing Wang Ma say this, Gu Wenyan couldn't help raising an eyebrow.

Could it be… she had misunderstood this Wang Ma?

Did Wang Ma actually have no ill will toward her?

Gu Wenyan was thinking about this in her heart, but said carelessly out loud: "It's fine. The wedding is coming up soon anyway, and Si Han has already prepared pretty much everything. I don't really need to put in much effort."

"…Alright then. Since you've already made these decisions, leave it to him to handle."

Wang Ma suddenly changed the subject: "But after you get married, remember that your other half will always be the most important."

"…For example? What do you think I should do?"

"These things, I'll teach you slowly later on." Wang Ma smiled and said in the tone of someone who'd been through it, "But I can give you a reminder now. For instance, you're still living at the Gu Family now. Once you're married… you can't keep coming back all the time."

"Wang Ma isn't saying I'm kicking you out!" Wang Ma said earnestly and solemnly, "It's just for your own good."

Gu Wenyan asked coolly, "For my own good?"

"Of course! You know, once a woman gets married, she naturally has to guard the new home she shares with her husband… So, unless there's some special situation, try to come back to your maiden home less often. That way you won't give people something to gossip about."

None of the young masters of the Gu Family spoke up, and Gu Mianmian just kept her head down eating.

Gu Wenyan's tone sharpened: "So what you mean is, once a woman gets married, she has no home, is that it?"

"If she's bullied and has nowhere to go, she can only suffer in silence, with no one to tell?"

Wang Ma was suddenly shocked: "You've misunderstood what I meant! I'm telling you to value the relationship with your husband—that's what's most important…"

"But you just told me to come back to my maiden home less often. What you mean is that you think I spend too much time at my maiden home now, and that I can't keep coming back so often in the future."

Wang Ma sighed: "You're just too sensitive, child. I just wanted to talk to you about how, after you get married, you should maintain the relationship with your other half… not stop you from coming back."

"But that's exactly what I heard." Gu Wenyan's gaze was sharp, and she wasn't being polite with Wang Ma at all.

After all, what she heard was Wang Ma finding fault with her still living at her maiden home and possibly coming back often in the future.

Gu Wenyan hated that kind of talk. Why should a woman have no home of her own after getting married?

And sayings like "a daughter married off is water thrown out"—she found such remarks absolutely detestable!

Still, Gu Wenyan didn't necessarily have to go back to her maiden home. She could have a place of her own, and if married life wasn't that happy, she could go back to her own house to live.

But that didn't mean she'd be happy hearing Wang Ma say these things meant to remind her.

"…Sister, I don't think that's what Wang Ma meant. She did it for your own good. Just talk to her nicely. She's old too—don't upset her. It wouldn't be good if her blood pressure spiked!"

Wang Ma had always had high blood pressure. A couple of years ago, she had chosen to leave the Gu Family and return to the countryside to retire in peace.

But now she was back, and the Gu Family had to be mindful of this issue. On top of that, the Gu Family was already very close to Wang Ma…

So even Gu Yechen, the one in the Gu Family who cared most about Gu Wenyan, said to her at this point: "Wen Yan, Gu Mianmian definitely didn't mean it that way. She did it for your own good. Don't worry—even after you get married, this will always be your home."

Gu Wenyan smiled.

"Wang Ma, thank you for caring about me, but these are my own affairs. I'll handle them myself."

After saying that, she put down her breakfast and said to Gu Yechen: "Big brother, I'm heading to the company first. I won't be home for dinner tonight."

Ever since Wang Ma came back, Gu Wenyan felt she had become somewhat dispensable in this house again.

But… this was only the beginning. Everything was far from over.

She had to think carefully about how to deal with what came next.

Wang Ma was far more difficult to handle than Gu Mianmian.

After all, Wang Ma had been the wet nurse of the three young masters from childhood, and her relationship with them was only slightly less close than that of a mother.

In fact, when they were little, they had spent even more time with Wang Ma. It was just that she shared no blood relation with them.

But judging from how much Wang Ma cared about them, they must also be very grateful for the care she had once given them…

Gu Wenyan realized where the problem lay. Especially since, when Wang Ma was speaking just now, neither Gu Yeting nor Gu Yefeng had made a sound. Clearly, whether or not they agreed with Wang Ma's opinion, in their eyes Wang Ma was an elder.

So while Wang Ma was talking, none of them spoke up.

Good.

Gu Wenyan liked challenging things.

Besides, this Wang Ma wasn't as formidable as she had imagined—she'd shown her true colors this quickly…

It was a good thing to start preparing from now.

Gu Wenyan didn't go to work with Gu Yechen. Even at Gu Group, she still went about as usual, watching how others worked.

She herself didn't have anything particular to do, but she didn't mind running errands for others, even taking the initiative to ask if they needed help.

But not many people dared let her help. They all politely declined.

Gu Wenyan knew that, because of her status, it was hard to truly fit in here. They all held a mix of awe and respect for her in their hearts.

It didn't matter… what she wanted wasn't to be friends with everyone. Understanding the details of the company's internal operations was one of her goals.

After Gu Yechen came to the company, he didn't show up—at least, he didn't come to talk to Gu Wenyan about what Wang Ma had said that morning.

Gu Wenyan acted as if nothing had happened. After work she went straight to Bo Group, as if for Gu Wenyan nowadays…

wherever Bao Sihan was, that was truly the home where she could feel at ease.

The moment Bao Sihan saw Gu Wenyan arrive, he immediately set down the work in his hands and opened his arms to her: "Come here."

Gu Wenyan pressed her lips together, walked quickly to him, and was held by the man around the waist, lifted onto his lap, and gathered into his embrace.