Gu Jiqing didn’t agree.
But Zhou Cibai still had to pay for it with a new dance costume.
Because even though he remembered that the dancing dress was made by Gu Jiqing’s mother and was very careful not to damage it, he refused to let Gu Jiqing take it off, so it inevitably got stained with a lot of stains in the end.
And when Gu Jiqing leaned his back against the floor-to-ceiling window of the hotel, he was unable to resist and bit Zhou Cibai’s shoulder hard in revenge.
Not only did Zhou Cibai not let go, he also asked in a hoarse voice, “Gu Zhizhi, why did you suddenly think of giving me such a gift today?”
As if trying to soften his heart, Gu Jiqing rested his forehead against his shoulder and whispered with his last bit of strength, “Because I want to meet you sooner ah.”
This is an understatement.
But it is enough to express all the love in it.
When the words fell, he was quickly engulfed in the next, more turbulent wave before he could say more.
It seems like they are trying to express the years they have missed with such a strong and indescribable emotion.
Behind them, there was a dazzling night scene of southern mist, with the waves of the river and the roaring of gulls until dawn.
When Gu Jiqing woke up again, he felt like he was scattered all over.
He felt that the feeling of the most ruthless dance teacher stretching his legs in the training class when he was a child was not as painful as the fight between him and Zhou Cibai last night.
To the point that Gu Jiqing only wanted to describe Zhou Cibai as being as strong as an ox.
He didn’t even have the strength to open his eyes, so he turned over in Zhou Cibai’s arms with his eyes closed.
Then Zhou Cibai kissed his forehead and asked, “You are awake?”
“En.”
Gu Jiqing responded lazily.
Zhou Cibai felt guilty, but he had no intention of repenting. He just said in a cute way: “I just posted in a circle of friends saying that this is the most special and happiest New Year I have ever had.”
“En.”
“I also posted a photo of us at the entrance of Shiwai.”
“En.”
“I already washed and dried the dancing dress.”
“En.”
“I also asked the hotel to make congee.”
“En.”
“And I also washed the school uniform and packed it into the suitcase.”
“En?”
Gu Jiqing opened his eyes.
Zhou Cibai felt a little embarrassed by his gaze, but he still chose to be shameless and said without changing his expression, “I think we can try it next time.”
“……”
Is Zhou Cibai a real dog?
You are already thinking about the next meal right after finishing this one?
Before Gu Jiqing could express his shock, Zhou Cibai lowered his head and kissed his eyes, which had widened instantly, and whispered, “Can we have a practice room at home in the future?”
“……”
not, good, at all.
Gu Jiqing also wants to live a long life with Zhou Cibai.
He finally couldn’t stand it anymore, and after taking a deep breath, he said to Zhou Cibai calmly and gently, “Can you help me get the laptop?”
Of course.
Zhou Cibai didn’t think much about it and helped Gu Jiqing turn on the laptop and put the pillow in place.
He originally thought that Gu Jiqing had something to deal with, but he saw Gu Jiqing open Word, the contract template, and type a line of words—an agreement regarding the love life of Gu Jiqing and Zhou Cibai. Party A is Gu Jiqing, and Party B is Zhou Cibai.
[Point 1]: During the relationship, Party A and Party B must ensure good communication, listen to each other’s reasonable demands, and understand and care about each other to ensure the stability and durability of the relationship.
Zhou Cibai had no objection.
Gu Jiqing wrote the second point: [If there is a conflict between the demands of Party A and Party B, Party B must fulfill the obligation of being a henpecked person that he promised that year and unconditionally submit to Party A without damaging the relationship.]
?
Zhou Cibai still had no objection.
Gu Jiqing then wrote the third point: [Out of consideration for the physical and mental health of both parties, during the relationship, unless there are special circumstances, physical contact should not exceed twice a week, and each time should not exceed two hours (during exam weeks, it should be reduced to once a week)]
“……”
This time Zhou Cibai finally raised an objection.
“Gu Zhizhi! When we were in that kind of relationship before, it was fine for you to set such rules, but now that we are serious boyfriends, do you think this rule is reasonable?” Zhou Cibai tried to argue.
Gu Jiqing was indifferent and softly said, “That’s reasonable. Otherwise, if you are not in good health, how can we grow old together?”
Zhou Cibai felt that Gu Jiqing was challenging his dignity as a man. “Don’t you know whether I am in good health or not?”
Because he knows it too well.
Gu Jiqing quickly tapped on the keyboard: “So you can’t overindulge yourself.”
Zhou Cibai angrily said, “But excessive abstinence can also damage your body!”
Gu Jiqing had no reaction: “Don’t worry, I’ll make you a heat-reducing feast.”
Zhou Cibai: “?”
Gu Jiqing asked again, “Aren’t I so good to you?”
Zhou Cibai: “??”
Gu Jiqing calmly said, “And I know that you have already agreed to point 1 and point 2, so for points 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7, I will write whatever I want. You can only express your opinion symbolically.”
Zhou Cibai: “???”
“Gu Zhizhi.”
“Zhou Cibai!”
Zhou Cibai finally realized that Gu Jiqing was just a small dumpling with sesame filling. There was no way he could win an argument with Gu Jiqing, so he could only rely on force to win. He pulled out his laptop and threw it on the sofa, then pressed Gu Jiqing on the bed and started tickling him.
Gu Jiqing has thin skin and keen senses, so he has been ticklish since he was a child. He was quickly defeated by Zhou Cibai’s tickling attack.
He kicked Zhou Cibai while laughing and tried to struggle, but Zhou Cibai pinned him down under the blanket and bullied him.
The room was filled with laughter, and pillows fell to the ground. Gu Jiqing felt that he might be the first person in Nanwu to be on the social news because he laughed to death while being tickled.
Fortunately, just as he was about to succumb to Zhou Cibai’s tyranny due to the tickling attack, Zhou Cibai’s cell phone, which was placed next to the pillow rang.
They both turned their heads to look at the same time and then stopped at the same time.
Because the note on the caller ID is [Grandpa].
Given Grandpa Zhou’s temper, if he can’t get through on the phone once, he will definitely call a second time, a third time, and a fourth time, until the other party answers the phone. Moreover, the degree of his temper during the call and the time he waits for the other party to answer the phone are completely positively correlated.
So Zhou Cibai quickly hugged Gu Jiqing with one hand and answered the phone with the other: “Hello, Grandpa.”
“You still know how to call me grandpa!” As soon as the call was connected, Grandpa Zhou’s angry voice came from the receiver: “You did such a rebellious thing, and you still have the nerve to call me grandpa?! Our Zhou family doesn’t have a second grandson like you!”
Gu Jiqing didn’t know Grandpa Zhou very well, but his impression of him was that he was an old, naughty boy with a very good temper and a bit childish. What could have made him so angry?
Could it be that Gu Zhifeng told the Zhou family about their affairs, so Grandpa Zhou…
The same thought flashed through Gu Jiqing and Zhou Cibai’s minds at the same time.
Gu Jiqing tensed his body, and his knuckles on Zhou Cibai’s chest unconsciously clenched into fists. He suddenly fell into an indescribable panic.
Zhou Cibai sensed this uneasiness, so he pulled his arm around him tightly and asked in a deep voice, “Grandpa, what’s wrong?”
“You still asking me what’s wrong?!”
The old man was obviously very angry.
Gu Jiqing’s uneasiness suddenly became more obvious, and his heartbeat quickened involuntarily.
The old man added fuel to the fire and shouted angrily, “If Su Yuebai hadn’t let it slip under my coercion and inducement, how long would you have kept it secret from me?”
“No, Grandpa…”
Zhou Cibai didn’t expect Su Yuebai to be so careless and unreliable, and he was just about to explain.
Grandpa Zhou yelled, “What do you mean by no?! It’s time to fall in love at your age. If you don’t want to leave your girlfriend during the New Year, then go and see her. If you want to please your mother-in-law, then go. Why did you lie to me and say you were dealing with something urgent?! Am I someone who’s so old-fashioned and doesn’t support my grandson’s relationship?! If I were, Zhou Zhenbai would probably still be a bachelor now!!!”
“……” Zhou Zhenbai, who was caught in the crossfire, said, “Grandpa, if you want to talk about Xiao Ci, just talk about Xiao Ci. Why are you bringing me along?”
“Why am I bringing you along?! Do you want me to tell you again about all the ridiculous things you did in college just to be in a relationship?”
“Grandpa, your great-grandson is still here, please give me some face.”
“Heh, you are your wife’s slave and still want to save face. Look at this, your brother is just like you, all following your father, a loser!”
“Then isn’t my father also followed after you?”
“…Bullsh*t!”
Gu Jiqing and Zhou Cibai finally breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the cheerful atmosphere of the quarrel and bickering on the other end of the phone.
But what about the girlfriend?
Why did Su Yuebai tell such a lie?
To be on the safe side, Zhou Cibai quickly asked, “Grandpa, did Su Yuebai tell you that I was here to find a girlfriend?”
“What? It can’t be said? You’re capable of chasing your wife for thousands of miles, but you’re afraid that your sister telling us?” Grandpa Zhou got angry at the dock, turned back to the phone, and spoke again: “Let me tell you, Xiao Yue didn’t say anything. I just asked her where the big white dog came from, and she hesitated for a long time and couldn’t say anything. I thought there must be something fishy, and sure enough, the explosion blew you out, right? You little brat, you’re this tall, can you be a little smarter?”
Zhou Cibai, who was admitted to Tsinghua University by relying on his raw score and real ability but was said to be stupid: “……”
Gu Jiqing couldn’t help but chuckle.
Zhou Cibai was about to cover his mouth in anger when a vigilant voice came from the other end of the phone: “What’s that sound?”
Gu Jiqing and Zhou Cibai paused again.
Fortunately, Zhou Cibai reacted quickly and immediately said, “It’s nothing, just a kitten came over and scratched me.”
“Aiyo, then you must remember to get the rabies vaccine.”
“En, don’t worry, Grandpa, I’ll go and beat… Um…” Zhou Cibai hadn’t finished his words when Gu Jiqing’s fingertips really scratched his waist and abdomen along with the texture of his abdominal muscles. He used all his strength to muffle the sound that was not right, then grabbed the criminal suspect’s hands and quickly said, “Grandpa, I heard someone say that you are having lunch. If there is nothing else, I will hang up first.”
“Wait, hanging what hanging? You haven’t told me what’s going on with your partner yet! When are you going to bring the person back to see me? When are you going to get engaged? After graduation, will you start a family first or start a career first? When will I be able to have a great-grandson…”
“Grandpa!” Zhou Cibai was afraid that Gu Jiqing would be unhappy when hearing these words, but he had not discussed it with Gu Jiqing at all. He was afraid that coming out so rashly would make Gu Jiqing embarrassed, so he could only turn to look at Gu Jiqing, anxiously asking for his opinion with his eyes.
Then he saw Gu Jiqing typing slowly on his cell phone.
“He is very beautiful, his grades are also good, but his family is a little poor. However, he is very smart and will probably make a lot of money soon. So I want to wait until I have saved enough for the dowry before coming to see you…”
When Zhou Cibai finished reading this passage, he couldn’t help but look up at Gu Jiqing.
Gu Jiqing put away his phone as if nothing had happened.
Grandpa Zhou on the other end of the phone was very satisfied with this description: “Not bad, it seems that this little lady has some ideas of her own, which is rare. However, our Zhou family is not the kind of family that despises the poor and loves the rich. Tell the little lady that, as long as she is willing, she can come to see me anytime. Grandpa has prepared a big, red envelope for her. Did you hear?”
“I heard, Grandpa. I really have something to do here. I’ll hang up now.”
After Zhou Cibai hung up the phone, he turned around and hugged Gu Jiqing, asking, “Are you really willing to go home with me to meet my parents?”
Gu Jiqing lowered his eyelashes. “Why not?”
“I thought…” Zhou Cibai paused but still chose to say, “I thought you would be more resistant to this kind of complicated family relationship.”
After all, establishing such a relationship is too tiring for Gu Jiqing. Coupled with the shadow of the Gu family, Zhou Cibai thought that Gu Jiqing would choose to deal with it coldly. After all, his nervousness just now was visible to the naked eye.
Gu Jiqing just said softly, “They are all your family members, and they are very kind to you.”
Zhou Cibai’s life has been full of perfection since birth, and he doesn’t want Zhou Cibai to lose this perfection because of him.
Zhou Cibai’s heart softened when he heard this. He lowered his head, kissed his forehead lightly, and whispered, “Then you go home with me tomorrow, okay?”
“Not okay.”
“Why??”
“I’m too poor now.”
“My family isn’t the kind of villain that despises the poor and loves the rich!”
“I know.”
Even a villain who despises the poor and loves the rich cannot raise such a good Zhou Cibai.
“But I’m a boy.”
Gu Jiqing threw out these words lightly, and Zhou Cibai paused while holding his hand.
“Although I think your family won’t embarrass me too much, what if they don’t agree and want to kick you out? I can’t afford to support you now, and we can’t both work and study and end up living on the streets, right?” Gu Jiqing said lightly, as if he had thought about the worst ending thousands of times in his mind, “So just wait a while, until I can support you, okay, little boyfriend?”
“Not okay.” Zhou Cibai turned over, bent over, and bit him. “If you have to wait, you have to wait for me to earn money to support you.”
“That’s not impossible either.”
Gu Jiqing rubbed lazily in his arms, like a complete salted fish.
Cute, naughty, and reasonable.
Zhou Cibai was moved in his heart, and he put his hand on Gu Jiqing’s lower abdomen and whispered seriously, “But Gu Zhizhi.”
“En?”
“What about the great-grandson my grandfather mentioned?”
What does it mean?
Gu Jiqing raised his eyelids.
Just in time to meet Zhou Cibai’s serious questioning gaze, he was startled at first, then he realized what was happening, and his ears turned red. He couldn’t help but kick Zhou Cibai. “Zhou Cibai, have some shame!”
“It is not shameless to care about the wishes of elders.”
“Then you can give Zhou Zhou to him! Zhou Zhou can celebrate the New Year and would need some New Year’s money anyway.”
“It’s not impossible either, then we will get a ragdoll as our second child.”
“Then take your hands away, it’s not like I can give birth to a ragdoll!”
“Try it?”
“Zhou Cibai!”
In the end, Zhou Cibai was not willing to do anything excessive. He just looked at Gu Jiqing’s completely blushing face and kissed his cuteness again and again.
He kissed until Gu Jiqing got so impatient that he scratched his paws. Then he hugged Gu Jiqing contentedly and whispered, “Gu Zhizhi, I plan to start studying junior courses early next semester.”
“En?”
“I want to start my internship earlier and become independent, and then you can come home with me, okay?” Zhou Cibai looked at Gu Jiqing, his eyes as bright and firm as ever.
Gu Jiqing felt warm in his heart when he looked at him. He withdrew his gaze and let out an “En.”
“Then it’s settled!” Zhou Cibai immediately hugged Gu Jiqing happily and planned to give him a fierce kiss.
But the phone suddenly rang.
Zhou Cibai and Gu Jiqing stopped what they were doing at the same time and turned their heads to look.
The phone was not locked, and messages popped up on the screen, all from [A Loving Family]
They didn’t have time to read the heated discussions at the beginning and only read the last few points.
[Zhou Zhenbai]: So what Zhou Cibai meant when he said this year was the happiest time was that it wasn’t happy to celebrate the New Year with our whole family before?
[Zhou Zhenbai]: Also, why does this silhouette look so much like Gu Jiqing, who came to our house last time?
[Zhou Zhenbai]: @Zhou Lao Er, would you mind coming out and explain?
Gu Jiqing raised his eyes and looked at Zhou Cibai.
Zhou Cibai lowered his eyes and looked at Gu Jiqing.
A brief eye contact and silent inquiry.
After a long silence, Zhou Cibai seemed to finally remember something. He stiffened his body and slowly said, “Um, Gu Zhizhi, when I was posting on WeChat Moments just now, I was so happy that I seemed to have forgotten to block my family members…”
Gu Jiqing, who was discussing with Zhou Cibai about coming out after they both lived independently a minute ago: “……”
It’s not too late for him to correct Zhou Cibai’s bad habit of showing off his affection.
T/N: ZCB used 他 which means he when he talks to his grandpa, but both 他/她 have the same exact sound, so his Grandpa did not know
