C233 (1/2)
The journey south to Guangzhou Palace was rather long, and taking into account Gu Xiaoyu's adaptability level, they had to slow down all the way, stop after stop, and by the time they arrived in Guangzhou, it was already midsummer.
However, that was only the beginning. After all, if one walked on water for two or three months, even adults would find it hard to endure. After the excitement had passed, Gu Xiaoyu began to wilt, and as the weather was getting hotter and hotter, she fell sick on the way and made herself difficult for others.
After finally getting into the Guangzhou Manor, Xie Jingxi was finally relieved, ”Gu Xiaoyu keeps saying that she will not take the boat anymore, and I think that's about right, this is not a person's life.”
Gu Yun, on the other hand, did not do anything. After keeping him alive for these two years, Gu Yun's body seemed to be much better than before, and there was not a single time when the poison broke out. Xie Jingxi did not know whether this was good or bad, and was worried about him the entire time.
Gu Yun took Gu Xiaoyu from her hands, ”When she's older, I'll take you out to sea, it'll be more fun than this.” In his arms, Gu Xiaoyu held her up to her shoulder and said, ”Little thing, take me to the big ship with the cannons to play on. Your uncle's boat is much more imposing than this one.”
Gu Xiaoyu's eyes lit up. ”It's very harmful, what's a cannon? Is it bigger than Little Ye Miaomiao?”
”Hmm? ”Haha …” Gu Yun held her up and walked around the place twice, ”See that? My lady is just different from the others, she is interested in the ship's cannons, but she is not qualified, and has more interesting things than her. Little thing, it's time to come out and learn.”
Just when they walked out of the cabin, Xie Jingxi saw Gu Wan waving at them. This girl was still not steady like before, she was about to jump into the water, regardless of whether they could hear her or not, she shouted at the top of her lungs.
Gu Wan led a four or five-year-old little boy, with a straight little face, he stood in his original position motionlessly, forming a stark contrast with Gu Wan who jumped off the bed earlier. Every time Gu Wan yelled out, his little face would twitch, looking like she wanted to immediately cut off all relationship between Gu Wan and her mother.
The little girl, Gu Xiaoyu, was currently nestled in her father's embrace, cautiously looking at the surroundings. The little girl was usually lively and bold, but deep in her bones, was her father's carefulness and sensitivity. Once she entered the environment that she was not familiar with, she would spontaneously become silent, like a leopard waiting for an opportunity to take action.
”Big brother! ”Beautiful!” Seeing that they had landed on the shore, Gu Wan could no longer suppress her excitement and ran over. She threw herself at Xie Jingxi, almost pushing her back into the water again.
”Gu Wan, can we make some progress? Why are you still so careless?” Xie Jingxi patted her back, ”In front of your first niece, you should leave a stable impression on her.”
”Where's my niece? Oh, she's already so old. Let me hug her.” Without saying a word, Gu Wan rushed into Gu Yun's embrace, but was stopped by Gu Yun, ”Calm down first, then hug again. I'm afraid you'll throw her into the water.”
”Ai ai, ai, no. You can't treat me like this, right? It's so easy to meet a girl here, I'm really excited. Can you let me hug you for a bit? I'll give birth to my own …”
In the end, Gu Yun did not give her a hug, and Gu Wan was so angry that she almost jumped up in anger, ”I say, Jingwan, why is my big brother still asking for a beating? Where did Sheng Tong go? Sheng Tong... ”
Gu Wan walked in circles for a long time before finally realizing that Sheng Tong was standing upright behind her butt, ”Heh, why don't you make a sound, kid!”
Sheng Tong wanted to say that he had spoken, but his mother did not hear him at all.
Xie Jingxi noticed that this little boy looked extremely delicate and dignified. His appearance was somewhat similar to Gu Wan, but his temperament was completely different, it was difficult for a boy of this age to be so stable. Whether he was standing or walking, he looked so perfect, it was truly strange, how did Sheng Luan and Gu Wan raise such a perfect child.
”This is boss, right? Sheng Tong, he looks much more serious than you two.”
”What are you saying? How am I not proper when his dad is dishonest? Let me tell you, if this brat didn't look like me, I'd even suspect that I was holding him wrongly.”
The corner of Sheng Tong's mouth twitched again.
Coincidentally, when Gu Xiaoyu turned her head around, she coincidentally saw his expression, and her large eyes looked at him for a moment. Sheng Tong glanced at her, and politely smiled at her, as if nothing happened just now.
Of course, no one noticed the interaction between the two little fellows. Gu Wan's mouth never stopped talking, and had already told Xie Jingxi about Sheng Luan's broken legs.
When they finally got back to the Mansion, Gu Guan carried Gu Xiaoyu away as he wished. ”My niece, she's so handsome. Call me auntie, please.
Gu Xiaoyu had always given her a lot of face, so she called out to her with a soft and sweet voice, ”Aunt.”
”This child is really obedient, and he looks smart too. Why is he so likeable? He's much stronger than my three kids. Jingwan, I'll trade three for you.”
Xie Jingxi only laughed, Gu Yun glared at her, and said, ”Go and live by yourself, stop trying to hit on my daughter.”
”Hey, that's not it. What's wrong with that? It's as if someone stepped on his tail. Am I not out of favor? Big Brother, you were not like this before!”
”I changed it now, that's all.”
Master Gu probably hated people who thought about his daughter the most, even if it was his own sister. Moreover, his own sister had three kids, so he had to be more cautious in the future.