Bai Yuyan stared at Su Nian’an and then let out a soft sigh before asking, “Are you the daughter of the Su family?”
“Yes. But before I came here, I already wrote a severance letter cutting ties with the Su family. It was… it was Su Aiguo who made me write it.” Su Nian’an looked as though she was about to cry. Anyone who saw her at that moment would have thought she was utterly pitiful.
But Gu Qingyu, who had already seen her true nature, certainly wasn’t fooled.
It was already dark, but under the moonlight, Gu Qingyu could still see that beneath Su Nian’an’s pitiful, tearful eyes, there was undoubtedly a trace of slyness hidden within them.
When faced with a slap from a complete stranger, Su Nian’an had been able to remain completely calm.
Gu Qingyu was certain that even if he hadn’t stopped that slap at the time, Su Nian’an would have found a way to dodge it. This girl simply wouldn’t allow herself to suffer a loss.
“I… I had nowhere else to go. I had to take so many different trains and vehicles today before I finally found this place.” Su Nian’an looked at the kind-hearted and beautiful Bai Yuyan in front of her, desperately trying to squeeze out a few tears.
Bai Yuyan frowned deeply. She truly hadn’t expected the Su family to go so far just to sever their relationship with the Gu family.
“Nian’an, come inside with me first. It’s cold out here.” Bai Yuyan looked at Su Nian’an, and her sympathy for her had already reached its peak.
She put an arm around Su Nian’an’s shoulders and began leading her inside.
When she turned around and saw her useless son, she couldn’t help glaring at Gu Qingyu.
Gu Qingyu pretended not to see it. Let alone Su Nian’an he wouldn’t acknowledge this marriage even if the person who had come were Su Nianxi.
After returning to the house, Su Nian’an suddenly heard an elderly voice ask, “Who… who is it? Yuyan…”
Bai Yuyan quickly replied, “Dad, it’s the daughter of the Su family the girl who has a marriage arrangement with A-Yu. She’s come to find us.”
Immediately afterward, Su Nian’an heard a fit of coughing, and the elderly voice spoke again.
“Quick… bring her in. Let me see her…”
Bai Yuyan glanced at Su Nian’an and comforted her, “It’s the Old Master. I’ll take you to meet him.”
Su Nian’an nodded. Naturally, she knew that Grandpa Gu was here too.
Actually, logically speaking, Grandpa Gu was already so old that he shouldn’t have needed to go to the countryside for re-education. After all, he was also a founding hero of the country.
But he wanted to stay together with his family and advance and retreat alongside them, so no matter who tried to persuade him otherwise, he insisted on going to the countryside with his children and grandchildren.
Unfortunately, he was old, and his body truly couldn’t take it anymore. In the novel, it was said that Grandpa Gu passed away in his third month after arriving in the countryside.
The largest room in this adobe house had been given to Grandpa Gu.
As soon as Su Nian’an entered the room, she saw a frail, emaciated old man lying on the kang.
His eyes had already become cloudy, but even so, it wasn’t difficult to tell from his bearing that he must have been an extraordinary and distinguished man in his youth.
Hearing footsteps, Grandpa Gu turned his head toward the doorway.
The candlelight inside made the entire room look rather dim. Rural areas still didn’t have electricity at this time, so at night they could only use kerosene lamps.
“What is your name?” Grandpa Gu was the first to speak.
“Grandpa, my name is Su Nian’an.”
“Did you come here to find A-Yu?” The old man looked at Su Nian’an and smiled.
It was the first smile he had shown since coming to the countryside.
At his age, he had suddenly experienced the downfall of his entire family.
From the moment the Gu family had been investigated until now, Grandpa Gu had gone from a powerful and prestigious founding hero to an emaciated old man in barely half a month.
Looking at Grandpa Gu’s gentle yet slightly sorrowful smile, Su Nian’an suddenly thought of her own grandfather for some reason.
She had been raised by her grandfather since childhood, and the two of them had been extremely close.
When she was young and powerless, Su Nian’an hadn’t been able to give her grandfather a better life.
By the time she had finally managed to make a good life for herself, her grandfather had already passed away.
For some reason, when faced with an old man like this, Su Nian’an suddenly found that she couldn’t bring herself to wear a mask in front of him.
“Yes, Grandpa. I came here to find Gu Qingyu.” Su Nian’an smiled at Grandpa Gu and answered.
For some reason, when Su Nian’an said his full name, Gu Qingyu felt a strange tingling sensation in his heart.
This was the first time he had heard Su Nian’an say his name.
Her voice was soft and delicate, and it sounded exceptionally pleasant to his ears.
“Come here. Let Grandpa have a look at you.” Grandpa Gu beckoned to Su Nian’an, still smiling warmly.
Su Nian’an didn’t hesitate and immediately walked over to the bedside.
“Good, very good. You really are a pretty girl. It’s just it’s just that you’re a little too thin. Didn’t the Su family give you enough to eat? You’re much too thin…”
Listening to Grandpa Gu repeatedly muttering about how thin she was, Su Nian’an suddenly felt her nose grow sore.
When Su Nian’an was in junior high and high school, she had been forced to leave the countryside and go to the county town to study.
Every time she came home on the weekends, her grandfather would always complain that she had gotten thinner again.
“Oh my, why are you crying? Child, you must have suffered a lot of grievances, haven’t you? Your grandpa has experienced just about everything in this lifetime. I know how hard things have been for you. Being forced by the Su family to come all the way here… You poor child.”
Grandpa Gu had probably heard everything they had said outside just now.
“Grandpa, I… I wasn’t forced to come to the countryside. I came here willingly.”
That was indeed the truth. Although Su Nian’an’s intentions weren’t entirely pure she was willing to come to the countryside because she knew the Gu family would eventually have their case overturned she really had volunteered to come to the countryside and marry the male protagonist, Gu Qingyu.
“Good child. Since you’re willing to marry into our Gu family, our Gu family won’t mistreat you.” Grandpa Gu looked at Su Nian’an with a face full of affection.
The Gu family had already fallen to such a state and had experienced so much betrayal and people kicking them while they were down. At this moment, Grandpa Gu was actually grateful that Su Nian’an had come.
“Dad, it’s time to get up and eat something. Should I bring your food in here and feed you?” Bai Yuyan asked from the side, seeing that Grandpa Gu seemed to be in fairly good spirits.
Grandpa Gu thought for a long while before saying, “All right, I’ll get up and eat. An’an should be hungry too, right? Is there enough food at home?”
Grandpa Gu was already acting familiar with her, directly calling Su Nian’an “An’an.”
“There’s enough. It’s just that Yaoguo and Yuanyuan haven’t come back yet,” Bai Yuyan replied.
Gu Yaoguo was Gu Qingyu’s father, while Gu Qingyuan was Gu Qingyu’s younger sister.
Among Gu Qingyu’s generation, there was also an older sister named Gu Qingning, but she was already married, so naturally she couldn’t follow them to the countryside.
As the only male member of Gu Qingyu’s generation in the Gu family, Gu Qingyu could be said to be the family’s future hope.
“Why have they been out for so long today? It’s already dark,” Grandpa Gu asked with a frown.
The moment he finished speaking, they heard the sound of the main door opening outside.
“They should be back. I’ll go take a look.” Bai Yuyan left the room after saying this.
Su Nian’an instinctively turned her head toward the doorway, only to see Gu Qingyu leaning against the door, his gaze fixed on her the entire time.
For some reason, she suddenly had the feeling that Gu Qingyu had seen right through her.
But Su Nian’an wasn’t afraid.
Since he was staring at her so intently, Su Nian’an simply rolled her eyes at him.
At worst, she’d get the space bracelet and run.
Wouldn’t it be even better if she had no feelings for the male protagonist?
Once the Gu family’s name was cleared, she would be able to regain her freedom.