What is that?
"Wait a minute..." Mr. Shen was completely confused. "What father-in-law? What sister?"
The leading man was also a little puzzled. He looked at him, then pointed to a cat that was still wholeheartedly blowing on the dying flame, "I am her older brother."
Following his gaze, Mr. Shen looked at Gu Lingyu and blinked. "Big brother? My own brother?"
Although the man didn't know why he asked that, he still nodded honestly: "Yes, dear brother, Gu Lingfei."
Mr. Shen suppressed the turmoil in his heart and looked at the people beside him. They began to introduce themselves in a row:
“Dear sister-in-law, Aya.”
"My dear second brother, Gu Lingke."
"My dear second sister-in-law, I'm so happy to see you."
“My dear third brother, Gu Lingchen.”
"My dear third sister-in-law, Su He."
Mr. Shen took a deep breath. "Is there anything else?"
Gu Lingfei noticed his expression, her heart skipped a beat, and she carefully chose her words: "Hmm?"
Mr. Shen looked at him, and although he tried to restrain himself, his eyes still revealed a lot of hostility. "Do you have any other brothers in your family?"
Gu Lingfei shook his head. "There are only four of us siblings in the family. Ayu is the fourth oldest." As he spoke, he called out to a cat, "Ayu."
The familiar yet long-lost voice didn't immediately register with Gu Lingyu. After a few seconds, as if suddenly remembering something, she turned around and looked in the direction of the voice. Upon seeing her familiar brother and sister-in-law, she immediately skipped over happily.
"Big brother..."
All of the older brothers have started their own families. In their spirit cat clan, spirit cats must establish their own households after reaching adulthood.
The brothers' wives were all human, and they preferred the liveliness of the human race, so they lived their quiet lives there. It wasn't unusual for them not to see each other for three to five years.
Although she rarely saw him, her older brothers and sisters-in-law, who had no children of their own, all doted on her like their own daughters. In short, they loved her even more than her parents did, and she was always very close to her brothers and sisters-in-law.
It had been almost two years since she had last seen her brothers and sisters-in-law.
I naturally miss it terribly.
However, halfway through her hopping, she noticed her father's presence and abruptly stopped!
What else could Dad not understand? — Damn it! What the hell was that his only son who died young in a car accident?!
"Gu Junshan!!!"
Shen's father's thunderous roar was heard even by Shen Wuqiu, who was breastfeeding her child upstairs, and by everyone else.
Daiying immediately put the four coins she was holding into the rocking bed, exchanged a glance with her serious-looking partner, and then the two of them quickly walked out together...
Looking at their sons and daughters-in-law standing neatly in the yard, the couple felt no joy at the long-awaited reunion. Instead, they were thinking: Oh no, these three uninvited brats have come to ruin things!
At the scene of the massacre, the air froze for a few seconds.
Oscar tried to salvage her acting skills after they were exposed, but before she could even begin, her father preemptively struck:
"Tell me, which of your sons died young?"
Just now, Mr. Shen went through these matters again and came to the following two conclusions:
Firstly, the child must be inextricably linked to this Gu family; otherwise, the couple would not be so generous and devoted.
Secondly, the child's identity must be something shameful, otherwise the couple would never have cursed their own child to die young.
Thinking about the words, actions, and behavior of these two old men, they don't seem like shameless and heartless people. They care so much about Qiuqiu and the children, and they are even willing to curse their own children. They might just be expressing their disappointment in their good-for-nothing son who cheated on their daughter.
He wanted to see which of these "bastards who died young in a car accident" really was.
Thinking this, Mr. Shen silently walked to the iron gate, closed it, and locked it.
The uninvited guests clearly sensed the awkward atmosphere, and Gu Lingfei, who was in the lead, broke the silence first: "Father, Mother, this is..."
Upon hearing the news, Su Yunzhi rushed out, stunned: "Father, Mother? Old Gu... what happened? Didn't you say you only had one son? And he died in a car accident?"
"???" Several distinguished guests were simultaneously shocked.
Completely exposed as a fraud, Daiying gave up trying to salvage the situation. She took a deep breath and said, "This is a long story, let me explain..."
"There's nothing to explain..." Mr. Shen, who had already grabbed a shovel from the corner, said with a stern face, "Tell me first, which one is your unfortunate and tragic only son!"
"..." Faced with many pairs of eyes staring straight at her, Daiying swore that in her long life, she had never felt so anxious at any moment.
Seeing her unusually flustered expression, Gu Junshan secretly took her hand and said to Mr. Chen, "Old Le, calm down..."
"Calm down?" Mr. Shen sneered. "Gu Junshan, I, Shen Xiangle, have treated you two quite sincerely, haven't I? And what have you two done? You've made a fool of me..."
At this point, Mr. Shen remembered something else: "Was Qiuqiu also kept in the dark by you two? She definitely was..."
He trusted his own daughter's character; she would never be someone's mistress. It must have been one of them who deceived her and then fabricated this excuse of her untimely death to get rid of her.
Just thinking about it made Mr. Shen's blood boil. "Which of you bastards did this...?"
Just then, Shen Wujun, who had been awakened by the commotion downstairs, came down as well. Seeing his father holding a shovel and looking like he was about to fight someone, he rushed over and asked, "Dad, what's going on?"
Mr. Shen: "You're here just in time. That Gu family is shameless. They tricked your sister into having their child. What do you mean by a son who died in a car accident? They have three sons, and they're all married..."
Upon hearing this, Shen Wujun was initially incredulous, then glanced at the group of people in front of his father, "So all three of you are Gu Lingyu's brothers?"
The three cats of the Gu family didn't know what to say at that moment.
Silence means consent.
With his fiery temper, Shen Wujun snatched the large iron shovel from his father's hand and waved it in front of the three Gu family members, shouting, "Is it you? Is it you? Or is it you?"
Although Shen Wuqiu didn't know what had happened, she glanced into the courtyard and guessed what was going on. She wanted to go up and say something, but the cat that had been silent stood in front of Shen Wujun and said, "It has nothing to do with my brother and the others."
"Get out of my way, or I'll beat you up too..." Shen Wujun showed no mercy and tried to pull her away, but before his hand could even touch Gu Lingyu, Gu Lingfei grabbed his hand. It seemed effortless for the other party, and he couldn't break free no matter what he did. But he remained fearless, only frowning: "Oh, you've come to my territory, and you're quite arrogant?"
Gu Lingfei remained calm. "Young man, it's best not to touch girls so easily."
"you……"
Gu Lingyu quickly pulled her brother's hand away, "Brother, don't hit him."
As she spoke, she sighed again in an old-fashioned manner and said to Shen Wujun, "Don't fight with my brothers, you definitely can't beat them."
These words were just as hurtful and insulting as they were offensive, and Shen Wujun exploded, "Gu Lingyu, what the hell do you mean? You think you can bully us because we have no one to rely on, so you dare to come and provoke us, is that it?"
"..." Gu Lingyu shook her head, glanced at her parents who didn't know how to end the situation, walked to her father Shen, and then knelt down with a thud.
"..."
After a few seconds of silence, Gu Lingyu closed her eyes and said, "Qiuqiu's child is mine."
"..." This wasn't the first time Mr. Shen had heard her say this, and he had long taken it as a joke. At this moment, he just thought that this girl was trying to protect her brothers and was stirring up trouble again, so he didn't want to pay any attention to her.
Gu Lingyu could roughly guess his thoughts, so she repeated herself seriously: "Qiuqiu's child is really mine."
Mr. Shen still didn't want to talk to him.
Unexpectedly, Shen Wuqiu's voice came from the hall, "The child is indeed mine and Lingyu's."
Chapter 88 Companion
Unexpectedly.
Shen Wuqiu didn't get to see her father's shock. He was only stunned for a few seconds before he erupted in fury:
"Shen Wuqiu, are you trying to drive me crazy? She's spouting nonsense to protect her own brother, and you want to get involved too?"
Yes, even if his own daughters admitted it, Mr. Shen still wouldn't believe the children were theirs.
"Dad, the child really is mine and Lingyu's." Shen Wuqiu walked out carrying Da Mao, her eyes quickly scanning the faces of everyone in the courtyard. She was also quite troubled by the situation, somewhat regretting her impulsive decision to give the children a father out of nowhere. Now, facing her uninvited brothers-in-law, she felt even more embarrassed. "Anyway, things aren't what you think. I will also give you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Shen Wujun, whose mind had been flashed with a shocking idea, looked at her impatiently and asked, "Sister, you're not a lesbian, are you?"
unexpected……
That was too abrupt...
His words were like an invisible hand, pausing the noisy chaos of the moment.
Even Shen Wuqiu, who had never thought of deliberately hiding her sexuality, was caught off guard by his question.
In the eerie silence, time seemed to drag on endlessly, as if an eternity had passed.
In the end, Shen Wujun couldn't withstand the complex and varied gazes from all sides and said awkwardly, "Otherwise, how will you two girls have children?"
He was fine when he didn't speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, Mr. Shen yelled at him: "Does being gay mean that two girls can have children?"
Shen Wujun was startled by his shout, but still dared to speak up as a straight man: "Male homosexuals can't have children, but female homosexuals have many ways to have children. My roommate's cousin is a lesbian, and she found a girlfriend and they had twins..."
Mr. Shen gritted his teeth: "If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute..."
Shen Wuqiu: "Yes, Lingyu and I are partners."
"..." Mr. Shen clutched his chest, "You..."
Shen Wuqiu glanced at Gu Lingyu, who was staring at him in astonishment, and unconsciously clenched his fist. Although he was worried about his father's ability to bear it, he still hardened his heart and said, "Dad, I'm sorry, I didn't tell you the truth before."
Mr. Shen shook off Su Yunzhi, who was supporting him, and looked at Shen Wuqiu with a very complicated expression: "Shen Wuqiu, are you trying to make me angry to death?"
“If…” Shen Wuqiu pursed her lips, “If you can’t accept it…”
"Have you ever really treated me like your father?" Mr. Shen interrupted her.
Shen Wuqiu looked at him.
Mr. Shen lowered his head, looking lost in thought. He said with a self-deprecating smile, "Perhaps it's because I haven't been a good enough father that you're unwilling to discuss anything with me, or even just let me know."
Shock, disbelief... When these sudden, earth-shattering news came crashing down on him, after these emotions surged, all that remained in the heart of Mr. Shen, the old father, was disappointment.
In this era of cultural inclusiveness and rapid information dissemination, even if my father is conservative and old-fashioned, he is not unfamiliar with the homosexual community.
He was certainly unwilling to accept that, no matter how tolerant an era may be, minority groups will always be in a vulnerable position.
What parent in the world doesn't want their child to walk a smooth path filled with flowers?
But what's the use of him not accepting? Everyone has their own life to live. Just like him, because he was so attached to his own life, he ultimately cruelly rejected Xiao Wuqiu's tears about not wanting a new mother and stubbornly arranged for a new mistress to take over the family, all in pursuit of his career.
He has no right to refuse.