Chapter 135: The Xiao Family Is Not A Family

  Two people came into the living room, one after another. As soon as Gu Xiu saw Xiao Qian, he immediately worshipped and said, "Brother-in-law, I just went to see your car, it's really great."

  Xiao Qian sat down at the dinner table, with Gu Yan sitting beside him. He picked up his chopsticks with a calm expression and said, "Is that so? What insight do you have?"

  "Opinions are like... expensive cars are good," said Gu Rui.

  Xiao Qian burst out laughing, "It's not necessarily good, it's just that there's a reason for the high price, because new technology has been developed on it, so it would be that expensive."

  Gu Xiang seemed to understand and nodded generally, but then said, "If my classmates saw this, they would definitely be jealous to death."

  Xiao Qian looked at the innocent Gu Yun, strangely he didn't feel annoyed, "I remember you were in high school?"

  Yes.

  "Study hard and be as excellent as your sister, then I'll buy you a car later."

  "Really?" Gu Ruo's eyes lit up immediately.

  Gu Yu grabbed her chopsticks and looked at Xiao Qian.

  A silent glance, and then Gu Xiang said, "But my sister is a freakish academic tyrant, now rare, once in a thousand years, brother-in-law... aren't you making things difficult for me?"

  "Haha......I suppose so." Xiao Qian smiled and looked at Gu Yu.

  Gu Yan directly took a vegetable leaf and hit Gu Ru, "Shut your mouth and eat your meal properly."

  "Ugh, brother-in-law, can you please take my sister back home? With her around, I'm under too much pressure and the distance between me and the academic elite is getting farther and farther away." Gu Rui's face was filled with a disgusted expression.

  Gu Yu was taken aback.

  Xiao Qian looked at Gu Yu again, "I also think so. The key is that your sister has been too comfortable here and doesn't want to go back."

  "Is that so...... I thought you didn't want my sister anymore, but it turns out she doesn't want to go back after all." Gu Xian teased half-jokingly.

  Gu Yu's face turned slightly pale.

  Xiao Qian's expression also solidified.

  Yes. Actually, it's because Ti Yu doesn't want him anymore.

  Damn it, I don't want him anymore!

  He swallowed what he was chewing on and smiled at Gu Yu, looking at Ti Ye with a deep gaze, "Yes, Miss Gu is obviously not as weak as she looks."

  She is indeed a shrew at home.

  Li Huifang kept looking at several people. When eating at home, there were not many words. Except for the poorly educated Gu Ruo, basically no one spoke, and since Gu Jia Cheng was still lying in the bedroom, a meal was quickly finished in silence. Gu Ru said that since there was nothing to do now, she had to go back to work, so she wanted to bid farewell to Li Huifang.

  Li Huifang looked at Gu Yan and sighed, saying, "The Xiao family is different from the Gu family. Alas, when Old Man Xiao came to propose marriage back then, I shouldn't have agreed so readily out of a moment's soft-heartedness."

  Li Huifang looked at Gu Yalan, "The water in the Xiao family is indeed too deep, and you are too stubborn, can't bear any grievances. They have been in this city for so many years, with a high reputation and great prestige. If it were an ordinary girl, marrying into their family might also be happy, after all, there's food to eat and clothes to wear, no financial difficulties. But our family has always taught you to be self-reliant, which is not suitable for the Xiao family environment. Little Yalan, if you have any grievances, Mom can't help you with anything, but the door of our home is always open to you. Your father always says that even if the Xiao family treats you badly, we can still support you for a lifetime, and we don't need to rely on their influence to live well."

  Gu Yu looked at Li Huafang, and her heart couldn't help but be moved.

  Yes, it's frustrating, how can it not be frustrating?

  She has been a person who cannot bear any grievances since childhood, so she will be stubbornly frightening.

  But it's precisely because of being too proud that they can't bear these grievances and don't want to tell anyone about them.

  When she first married into the Xiao family, she didn't think about what the Xiao family meant in City B. From a young age, Gu Yu's life was also very comfortable, and she never thought that one day she would be reaching for someone beyond her grasp, nor did she know that there were still levels above her own level.

  Now I slowly understand many things and finally know what Xiao Jia means. It's nothing more than those people who always say she is out of their league.

  But what did she actually reach for?

  The Gu family didn't care about the few dollars from the Xiao family. The Gu family has always been low-key and conservative, but they are also self-sufficient and don't need to rely on anyone else's face.

  Gu Yu still had a deep respect for the Xiao family, not because of their surname, but because she wanted to live on in the Xiao family.

  Li Huifang patted Gu Yei's shoulder, "Today, watching you two slowly interact is not bad either. In fact, a husband and wife are just slowly grinding together, slowly learning to yield to each other. You can be strong in front of anyone, but not in front of your husband. If you're weak, he'll want to protect you, and he'll be strong for you."

  "Isn't it enough to satisfy your vanity here, so you won't go outside looking for other women?"

  Li Huifang said, "However, I think Xiao Qian is not that kind of person, he didn't do anything to wrong you outside."

  Gu Yu smiled and said, "Yes, mom, you don't have to worry about me anymore."

  Xiao Qian indeed did nothing wrong to her outside.

  He doesn't like messing around outside.

  Naturally, he didn't like her either.

  After dinner, Xiao Qian sat there, looking at Gu Ai hugging a pillow, and asked Gu Ai, "Has Little Ai also gone to college?"

  Gu Ai glanced at him and said, "Hm, about to graduate."

  "Oh... we're almost graduating already."

  "Yes, Sister Madam is quite busy, probably doesn't know, huh?"

  Xiao Qian paused for a moment, Gu Ai raised an eyebrow and looked at him, then stopped talking. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that Gu Ai didn't want to see him.

  Xiao Qian said, "Which university is Gu Ai in? Is it in B City?"

  "The best university in the country is right here in City B, why would I go elsewhere to attend college?"

  "Yes, it's better this way, staying here is just right."

  Gu Ai looked at him with an expression of "isn't this obvious?"

  Xiao Qian did not expect that one day he would be disliked by others. He sat there, straightened his back, and saw Gu Yan come back. He then stood up to bid farewell, saying he wanted to take Gu Yan back to the company together, as there were still things to deal with.

  Li Hui Fang naturally wouldn't stay behind, they're all busy every day and everyone at home knows that.

  The two of them went in again to bid farewell to the Gu family before leaving their house.

  Watching Xiao Qian leave, Gu Ruo looked at Gu Ai and said, "You really are bold, treating your brother-in-law with such indifference too."

  "What if I don't?"

  "Women are just prone to having long hair and short sight."

  "You're used to being a yes-man, still acting like a woman... how old are you?"

  "My goal is to make the Gu family prosperous in the future, just like the Xiao family. As the only man with a pulse in the Gu family, ah..."

  "Does the Gu family still need you to make a big show? That's going to have to wait... And what's the difference between the Gu and Xiao families, anyway? Is it that the Gu family didn't feed you enough, or clothe you enough, or give you enough money to pick up girls outside?" Gu Ai said.

  Gu Yun heard this and hastily shook his head to look around at his parents.

  "Gu Ai, you're still single yourself, yet you won't let others have a romantic life!"

  "Hmph, yes, Master Gu, if you weren't carrying this identity, do you think those beautiful women would still be surrounding you every day? Look down on the Gu family? Then don't say you're a member of the Gu family." With that, Gu Ai tossed her head and walked away proudly.

  "What's wrong with me, Master Gu? Apart from having the surname Gu, I'm also very handsome!"

  Xiao Qian got on the car, grasped the steering wheel, and glanced at Gu Yu through the rearview mirror.

  The family members dislike him, which is also reasonable.

  After all these years, he hasn't fulfilled his responsibilities as a son-in-law.

  Firstly, he failed to protect Gu Yu, and secondly, he married their daughter without showing filial piety towards them.

  Even the number of times I go to Gu's house every year is limited.

  The Xiao family has many rules, and Grandfather doesn't like the women in the house to be too close to their natal families, so as not to let people say that the Xiao family is showing off its wealth outside. Although it seems unfeeling, it's also said that the Xiao family is arrogant, but it really does prevent a lot of unwanted relationships from seeping in.

  Moreover, Gu Ai's way of thinking is not wrong either. The Gu family indeed doesn't need to rely on the Xiao family's influence, as their businesses are in two different fields anyway.

  One who is engaged in cultural industry cannot work together with them.

  Xiao Qian said, "The cook in your family is quite good at making delicious food."

  "Gu Yu said, 'That wasn't made by a chef, it was my mom.'"

  "......" Xiao Qian chuckled twice, "Is that so... your family didn't hire a chef?

  "You think every family is like yours, so abnormal. No big deal, just install a dozen or so kitchen appliances from all over the world in your kitchen, and eating at home is no different from eating out. There's no flavor that you love without ordering."

  Xiao Qian couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable when she heard her belittle their home, "How is there no flavor of home... That cook can also make whatever you want to eat, wherever you want to eat, our family's cook has a strong ability to learn, if you want to eat the taste of your hometown... he can do it in two days..."

  "You figured it out."

  "It's just not the same, okay? I've been eating my mom's cooking since I was a kid. In the past, I even hired a chef to imitate it, but no matter how they were taught, they couldn't replicate her flavor. A mother's flavor is irreplaceable."