Obviously it’s too late.
Because Grandpa Zhou called the next second.
Zhou Cibai picked up the phone, but before he could even open his mouth, Gu Jiqing heard the old man’s angry questioning voice on the other end of the line: “Zhou Cibai! Explain it to me clearly! What do you mean by the happiest and most special New Year? Does it mean that our Zhou family has treated you unfairly every year before?!”
“No, grandpa, I didn’t mean that!” Zhou Cibai was not the kind of person who would say one thing to one person and another thing to another, and the other party was his most respected grandfather as well. He was so anxious that he didn’t know how to defend himself.
But Grandpa Zhou just liked to bully his little grandson, so he shouted even louder: “No what no! You forgot your mother when you got a wife, and you forgot your father when you fell in love!”
“I didn’t…”
“You didn’t! Tell me clearly what you are doing! Didn’t you say you were going to find your partner? Why did you post a photo of Gu Jiqing? Your brother said the photo was taken in Nanwu, is that true? Are you going to find that kid from the Gu family or your partner? Do you think that I am an old man and can be easily deceived and bullied because I am old?!”
Old Master Zhou’s voice was so loud and he acted so confidently that it made Zhou Cibai’s ears hurt.
But Gu Jiqing kept hinting at him not to say things like ‘that kid from the Gu family is his partner’.
Zhou Cibai could only quickly explain: “Grandpa, I didn’t lie to you. I really came here to find my partner. My partner is in Nanwu. It just so happened that Gu Jiqing ran into some trouble and was kicked out by his stepfather without any money. I just wanted to spend the Spring Festival with him.”
All of his words were true, but if the personal pronouns were a little vague, they could be interpreted in a completely different meaning. The old man on the other end of the phone obviously believed it to some extent.
Gu Jiqing, who had been listening nearby, relaxed a little.
It seems that Zhou Cibai is not that stupid either.
But before he could let out a sigh of relief, Grandpa Zhou’s loud voice rang out again: “Wait, you said that the kid from the Gu family was kicked out by his stepfather with no money during the New Year? Then where are you guys living now?”
Gu Jiqing’s nerves tensed up again.
Zhou Cibai quickly responded: “We are staying in the hotel, what’s wrong?”
“What’s wrong? You still have the nerve to ask what’s wrong? Gu Zhifeng is a jerk, are you little also a blockhead?! It’s New Year’s Day, and the child is this pitiful, but you didn’t bring him home and instead stayed in that shabby hotel. Is this how I taught you to behave?!”
“No, Grandpa…”
“No what no? It’s not right to stay in a hotel during the Chinese New Year. Bring the child home immediately. I’ll give him a big red envelope as New Year’s money!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Jiqing pinched Zhou Cibai hard in a rare moment of anxiety.
Zhou Cibai immediately understood and anxiously said, “No, Grandpa, Gu Jiqing is thin-skinned and shy…”
“Shy what shy? It’s not like Xiao Gu hasn’t been to our house before. Your sister-in-law and Xiao Yue like him a lot.”
“But I drove here, and it will take two or three days to drive back…”
“Drive what drive? Leave the car. I can find someone from the Nanwu branch to drive it back for you. You can take Xiao Gu on the plane. I’m too lazy to have him suffer that injustice with you!”
“But after all…”
“What after all! Anyway, I just can’t bear to see you two little brats staying in a hotel during Chinese New Year. Get back home! You should celebrate Chinese New Year like it’s Chinese New Year; otherwise, don’t recognize me as your grandpa!”
After saying that, he hung up the phone with a “beep”, leaving no room for rebuttal.
Zhou Cibai, who tried to save Gu Jiqing but failed: “……”
Gu Jiqing, who was about to go home with his boyfriend to celebrate the New Year on the third day after they confirmed their relationship: “……”
Zhou Cibai propped himself up with a pillow and knelt straight. “Gu Zhizhi, I’m sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn’t have been so complacent just because I found a beautiful, smart, gentle, considerate, and perfect boyfriend. I ended up being so happy that it ended up in tragedy, forcing you to come home with me. But if you really don’t want to, it’s okay. I’ll go back alone first and then sneak out to find you when I have a chance, so don’t be unhappy, okay?”
His eyes were serious, his tone was sincere, and his words were full of pity, so that all of Gu Jiqing’s temper was stuck in his throat. In the end, he could only sit up helplessly, “Get out of the way.”
Zhou Cibai asked hurriedly: “What’s wrong?”
Gu Jiqing’s calm tone carried a hint of despair: “Nothing, it’s just that your beautiful, smart, gentle, considerate, and perfect boyfriend needs to get a haircut first.”
Zhou Cibai reacted and happily grabbed Gu Jiqing by the waist and kissed him hard. “So you agree to go home with me?”
Before Gu Jiqing could even stand still, he grabbed his back and smeared his face with saliva. He said angrily, “I’m only accompanying you as a friend, don’t mess around!”
When he gets angry, his voice becomes very soft.
Zhou Cibai smiled and kissed him again: “Okay, no messing around, whatever my wife says is what it is.”
Gu Jiqing felt uncomfortable being called that and pushed him: “Who is your wife?”
Zhou Cibai looked at his red ears and couldn’t help but take a bite. “Whoever goes back with me to meet my parents is my wife.”
“Zhou Cibai! You… En…”
Before Gu Jiqing had time to vent his anger, he was submerged in a new round of attacks.
So when the two of them returned, it was already noon the next day.
Gu Jiqing’s black hair, which had originally grown a little long, had been cut into a refreshing and neat style, revealing his delicate eyebrows and white earlobes.
He changed his clothes into a simple down jacket that looked very warm, paired with a shirt and a sweater. He stood straight, looking clean, generous, and full of student spirit.
With the backpack he carries obediently and a hint of nervousness unconsciously revealed between his slightly pursed lips, he looks like a well-behaved child who is very much loved by his parents.
He is usually so bad in front of him, but why is he so well behaved now?
Zhou Cibai took advantage of the last moment of solitude before entering the house to bring him into his arms and said with a low laugh, “So our most powerful Gu Zhizhi also gets nervous sometimes?”
“I didn’t.” Gu Jiqing said this while taking a step back quickly, as if he were afraid of being seen, with a rare awkward look on his face: “I just think that lying is wrong in the first place, so at least I should leave a good impression on your family.”
After saying this, he pretended to remain calm, but his ears were already a little red.
Zhou Cibai had seen Gu Jiqing calm and composed for a long time but rarely saw him like this. He thought he was cute and bent down to kiss him. “Don’t worry, I’m here, and no one will bully you.”
“Zhou Cibai!” The two people were just outside the Zhou family garden. As long as someone stood by the window, they could see everything. Gu Jiqing hurriedly took two steps back, but he retreated too quickly and accidentally stumbled.
Zhou Cibai immediately pulled him back and hugged him in his arms, out of habit.
Then the garden gate creaked open.
The two turned their heads and saw Zhou Cibai’s sister-in-law standing behind the door holding a phone.
Zhou Cibai: “……”
Gu Jiqing: “……”
Zhou Xiaoyue’s beautiful mother: “…”
After a strange eye contact.
Accompanied by a series of excited “woof woof woof”, a large white dog dressed very handsomely, at the speed of a 100-meter sprint, turned into a ball of white light, and ran towards Gu Jiqing from the garden.
Gu Jiqing finally came to his senses, quickly pushed Zhou Cibai away, caught Zhou Zhou, pretended to be calm, and softly said to Zhou Cibai’s sister-in-law, “Hello, sister. Thank you for taking care of Zhou Zhou these days. I’m really sorry to have to bother you for a few more days.”
Zhou Cibai’s sister-in-law originally thought that something was wrong with the atmosphere just now, but after hearing Gu Jiqing’s story before, she felt sorry for him and liked him so much. Now he was so well behaved and polite. “It’s not a bother, it’s not a bother. Zhou Zhou is very well behaved and cute. It even greets people during the Chinese New Year and asks for red envelopes. It just makes up for Zhou Cibai’s absence during the Chinese New Year. It’s lively and fun. Our whole family likes him so much.”
Zhou Cibai, who hadn’t had time to say anything, found himself replaced by a Samoyed: “???”
Although this is a nice thing to say, but how can it be true?
Gu Jiqing just replied very obediently: “Then that’s good.”
Zhou Cibai’s sister-in-law smiled gently again and said, “Besides, our house doesn’t have much else but a lot of rooms. Since there are no other guests this time, I specially asked Auntie to clean up the largest and most spacious bedroom. Come with me and see if you like it.”
Zhou Cibai reacted quickly this time: “No need! Saozi, just let Gu Jiqing sleep with me…”
However, Gu Jiqing didn’t wait for him to finish and nodded without hesitation: “Yes, thank you, sister.”
Zhou Cibai, who lost the right to secretly stick with Gu Jiqing: “???”
Gu Jiqing didn’t want to sleep with him at night?!
Once again, before he could open his mouth to refute, his sister-in-law smiled and took Gu Jiqing’s hand: “Don’t be polite with me, I’m here to pick you up. It’s cold outside. I’ll take you to meet Grandpa and the others first. Just leave the things to Xiao Ci. He’s thick-skinned and not afraid of hard work. Otherwise, Grandpa will say that he was raised in vain. And I heard from Xiao Ci that you can make desserts. Xiao Yue has likes cookies recently. Can you teach me?”
Gu Jiqing’s voice was even gentler and more pleasant than usual: “En, okay, what flavor does Xiao Yue like?”
The tough Zhou Cibai was left standing alone in the cold wind, watching the two people happily leave with Zhou Zhou: “……”
Why did he suddenly feel as if he was redundant?——
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Zhou Zhou: Anyway, I am not the one with the lowest status in the family
