“Dad! Why are you taking this thing out?” Gu Yaoguo asked first, reaching over and pushing Grandpa Gu’s hand back.
“Hey, what do you know! There’s no use keeping this thing anymore. We might as well sell it and exchange it for some meat. An’an has just married into our family. We can’t let her go without eating meat even once, can we?” Grandpa Gu insisted stubbornly.
“How can that be the same? This pocket watch was personally given to you back then by… him. It’s such an important thing. How could you sell it just to buy meat?”
Gu Yaoguo’s face had turned livid.
When Su Nian’an heard how important the pocket watch was, she immediately felt uneasy. If they were going to sell such an important item just so she could have one meal with meat, wouldn’t that make her a sinner in the Gu family’s eyes?
“Grandpa, no, no! Please put it away. I don’t need to eat meat. Vegetables are enough for me, really!” Su Nian’an hurriedly joined in and tried to stop Grandpa Gu.
“Grandpa, this thing can’t just be taken out casually,” Gu Qingyu, who was sitting opposite Su Nian’an, also said with a frown.
After being urged by so many people, a trace of helplessness appeared on Grandpa Gu’s aged face.
“This thing used to be a symbol of honor. But now…”
Actually, the reason Grandpa Gu had suggested selling it this time was because he himself no longer wanted to keep looking at the pocket watch.
As long as this thing existed, Grandpa Gu couldn’t help thinking about the past, and the more he thought about it, the more tormented he became.
He had lived a glorious first half of his life, but now he had fallen into such circumstances. There weren’t many people who could truly accept such a drastic change and bear it calmly.
“An’an, now that you’ve married into our Gu family, I don’t really have anything I can give you. So Grandpa will give you this pocket watch. You can do whatever you want with it.”
After saying this, Grandpa Gu directly handed the pocket watch to Su Nian’an.
His action left the other members of the Gu family utterly shocked.
Just what kind of magic did this Su Nian’an possess? She had known Grandpa Gu for less than two hours, yet he was already willing to give her the pocket watch he had cherished for half his life?
Su Nian’an herself was confused.
The novel had never described Grandpa Gu in much detail. He had died not long after being sent down to the countryside, so she had no idea why he seemed to treat her so well when she felt that she hadn’t even done anything yet.
“This… this is too precious. Grandpa, you should take it back…” Su Nian’an definitely couldn’t accept the pocket watch from Grandpa Gu. This thing had to be very important.
Otherwise, the Gu family members wouldn’t have all changed expressions the moment Grandpa Gu took it out.
“Take it.”
A cold, clear voice suddenly sounded.
Su Nian’an couldn’t help raising her head to look at Gu Qingyu, who was sitting across from her.
What… he wanted her to accept it?
Was there something wrong with Gu Qingyu’s brain?
And besides what right did this man have to make the decision for her? Could it be that he really acknowledged her as his wife?
Su Nian’an stared at Gu Qingyu, only to find not the slightest trace of joking in his cold eyes.
“Hahaha… A-Yu is right. An’an, just take it. Consider it Grandpa’s last gift to you. From now on, you’re a member of our Gu family.”
As he spoke, Grandpa Gu handed the pocket watch toward Su Nian’an again.
This time, the other members of the Gu family did not stop him.
If Su Nian’an accepted it, then she would truly become a member of the Gu family.
Should she take it or not?
Su Nian’an was extremely conflicted. It was all Gu Qingyu’s fault. She could have politely refused before.
Su Nian’an secretly glared at Gu Qingyu, only to meet those cold, clear eyes of his.
Su Nian’an: …
Fine! Since you dared to tell me to take it, then I’ll take it! Who’s afraid of whom?
Su Nian’an didn’t hesitate any longer. She directly accepted the pocket watch from Grandpa Gu’s hand.
The moment the heavy pocket watch landed in her palm, Su Nian’an knew that it would definitely be worth a fortune in the future.
It was made of real gold.
“Thank you, Grandpa. I’ll cherish it,” Su Nian’an said sincerely as she looked at Grandpa Gu.
“Good, good, good. A-Yu, from now on, you must get along well with An’an, understand?”
Grandpa Gu then turned to his grandson and began speaking to him.
Hearing this, Gu Qingyu subconsciously glanced at Su Nian’an and softly responded, “Mm.”
Seeing that his grandson was no longer rejecting the marriage, Grandpa Gu finally burst into a hearty laugh.
To be honest, the atmosphere during this meal was actually quite pleasant.
Since coming down to the countryside, this could be said to have been the happiest meal the Gu family had eaten.
It wasn’t merely because their food was drastically different from what they had eaten in the past. More importantly, after arriving in such an environment and experiencing such a state of mind, no one had been in the mood to properly enjoy a meal.
After they finished eating, Grandpa Gu entered his room with Gu Yaoguo supporting him.
However, the adobe house where the Gu family currently lived had no extra rooms.
Where Su Nian’an would sleep therefore became something everyone needed to discuss.
Before Bai Yuyan could make arrangements, Gu Qingyu spoke first.
“Is this all your stuff?”
Gu Qingyu pointed at the several woven plastic sacks on the ground.
Su Nian’an was a little confused, but she still nodded instinctively. She was just about to ask what he meant when Gu Qingyu picked up the bags and walked toward his own room.
Seeing this, Su Nian’an hurried after him.
The moment she entered the room, Gu Qingyu casually closed the door behind her.
Bai Yuyan and Gu Qingyuan, who were still standing outside, exchanged a glance. Both of them could see the disbelief in each other’s eyes.
“My brother… has accepted this sister-in-law?” Gu Qingyuan looked at her mother, Bai Yuyan, still feeling that it was somewhat unreal.
Previously, because the Su and Gu families had an engagement, Su Nianxi, the daughter of the Su family, had always liked clinging to Gu Qingyu, making him extremely annoyed.
Gu Qingyu had constantly tried to find ways to break off the engagement, but Grandpa Gu had always stopped him.
What Grandpa Gu valued most in his entire life was the word “honor.” Naturally, he would never allow Gu Qingyu to break off the engagement.
However, after being sent down to the countryside, Grandpa Gu actually began to regret his decision a little. He had mentioned several times that he shouldn’t have made the decision about his grandson’s marriage on his own.
He had been domineering his entire life, even insisting on making decisions about his grandson’s marriage himself. But after coming to the countryside, Grandpa Gu’s temperament had softened considerably.
Even if the Su family refused to honor the engagement, the Gu family actually wouldn’t have suffered much.
Besides, with that spoiled and delicate temperament of the Su family’s daughter, if she had been sent to the countryside, the Gu family would have had to take care of her as well. Just thinking about it gave them a headache.
The siblings Gu Qingyu and Gu Qingyuan were both capable of enduring hardship. In the past, Grandpa Gu had often taken the two of them to the military compound for training. Even though Gu Qingyuan was a girl, he had still been extremely strict with her.
Therefore, after coming down to the countryside, the Gu family had actually adapted reasonably well.
The problem was that the difference between their current life and their former one was simply too great especially when it came to food.
Now that the Su family had sent Su Nian’an to marry Gu Qingyu in place of Su Nianxi, it couldn’t really be considered a breach of the engagement either.
When the engagement had originally been arranged, no specific person had been explicitly named. However, everyone knew perfectly well that the intended pair had been Gu Qingyu and Su Nianxi.
Su Nianxi’s personality was not particularly likable. Not only did Gu Qingyu dislike her, but Gu Qingyuan didn’t like her either.
So now that her sister-in-law had been replaced by someone else, Gu Qingyuan could honestly say that she felt relieved.