Gu Zheng's tone remained indifferent, but if Aunt Gu and the others were present, they would have noticed that his tone was gentler than ever before.
"Oh, I can't accept that. You've already brought me so much stuff this time. Just come visit next time, don't bring so much stuff again, or I'll be unhappy."
Grandpa Xia deliberately put on a stern face, but the light in his eyes betrayed his joy.
Indeed, it's rare for a younger generation to treat him so well, so it would be a lie to say he wasn't happy.
Gu Zheng refilled Grandpa Xia's tea, saying, "It's only right."
Grandpa Xia took another sip of tea. "You child, really. No wonder Ranran and you are so close. If I were a few decades younger, I could have become good friends with you too."
Grandpa Xia said with a smile.
Gu Zheng's expression remained unchanged. "Xia Ran is also very good. He has helped me a lot."
Hearing Gu Zheng's words, Grandpa Xia's smile deepened.
"Then you are right. My Ranran has been very well-behaved since he was little. He is really, really well-behaved. No matter what I say, he will go along with me. I am very content. Now my only wish is for him to get married and have a child as soon as possible. Then I can rest assured."
"By the way, Zheng, you and Ranran work at the same company. Have you noticed which girl Ranran gets close to? Every time I ask him, he doesn't want to say."
Gu Zheng paused for a moment, then said,
"No, he's always been busy with work, I haven't seen him getting close to any girls."
"Sigh, I knew it would be like this." Grandpa Xia sighed. "I always tell him not to work so hard to earn money, but he insists on refusing and being stubborn with me."
Gu Zheng: "Grandpa, Xia Ran knows what to do. You should let him choose his own life."
"That's true, but I still can't help but worry. He's been too well-behaved since he was little. He's never had a rebellious phase, and he hasn't even had a puppy love. I've never seen him get close to any female classmates."
Grandpa Xia shook his head as he spoke, completely unaware that Gu Zheng, sitting opposite him, slightly raised the corners of his mouth when he heard that Xia Ran hadn't even had a puppy love.
"It will happen, it's just not the right time yet," Gu Zheng said.
Grandpa Xia didn't continue the topic, but instead talked to Gu Zheng about other things, while Aunt Gu and the others gradually got up.
Qin Shi and Aunt Gu are both very talkative people. Since they came together, Gu Zheng and Grandpa Xia didn't need to chat anymore; he just stayed by their side.
Around seven o'clock, Grandpa Xia spoke up.
"You all sit down first. I'll go wake Ranran up. Let's go out for some morning tea together."
Grandpa Xia had just stood up to call Xia Ran when he saw Xia Ran come out of the room with her eyes half-closed.
Grandpa Xia took one look and couldn't help but chuckle again, saying,
“You child, the guests are all up, and you’re still sleeping so late. You’ve always been like this since you were little. You’re good in every way, but this habit of being lazy in bed is not good.”
Xia Ran, who was still a little dazed, suddenly woke up after hearing Grandpa Xia's voice.
"Grandpa, I didn't oversleep," Xia Ran said shyly, glancing at Gu Zheng.
His grandfather is really something; all the image he worked so hard to maintain has been ruined!
"You still say you didn't? Have you forgotten what happened back then..."
"Grandpa!" Seeing that Grandpa Xia was about to bring up some old stories, Xia Ran quickly spoke up to stop him.
If Grandpa keeps talking like this, what will become of his image?
Chapter 110 A Family of Three
"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore." Grandpa Xia noticed Xia Ran's embarrassment and immediately shut up with a smile.
Gu Zheng then stood up and said,
"Grandpa, I'll go wake Xiao Chen up first."
Grandpa Xia nodded, of course, and Xia Ran was about to say that she would go, but she stopped herself in time.
Gu Zheng went into the room and carried Gu Chen out. Gu Chen probably hadn't slept enough, as his little head was nodding off in Gu Zheng's arms.
Following Gu Zheng, Qin Hao also came out, yawning repeatedly.
Seeing her lazy son, Aunt Gu rolled her eyes and said,
"Qin Hao, have you been staying up all night playing games again?!"
This is a statement of fact, which is enough to show how well Aunt Gu understands Qin Hao.
Qin Hao, who was still a little dazed, was completely awake when he heard his mother's words.
"No, no, no, Mom, I didn't play games. I was working all day yesterday. That Lin Yi is crazy. He called me out of the blue last night, saying he wanted to talk about work. I had no choice but to talk to him all night."
Qin Hao spoke without changing his expression, but who was Aunt Gu? How could she possibly be fooled by Qin Hao?
However, since they were still at Xia Ran's house, she couldn't curse in front of Grandpa Xia, lest she leave a bad impression on him. Otherwise, she really would have slapped Qin Hao.
Grandpa Xia watched this scene with a smile, and then called out to Xia Ran. Xia Ran's attention was originally on Gu Chen, but as soon as she heard Grandpa Xia's voice, she quickly turned around.
"What's wrong, Grandpa?"
"It's... the one we were talking about last night."
As Grandpa Xia spoke, he glanced at Gu Chen in Gu Zheng's arms, then at Aunt Gu and the others, and surprisingly, he looked a little embarrassed.
Grandpa Xia's reaction puzzled Aunt Gu and the others.
Xia Ran, however, chuckled softly, as if suddenly realizing something, and said...
"You mean this? Okay, I'll ask for you in a bit. Let's go to the teahouse now so it won't be too crowded and we won't be able to find a seat."
"No need, no need," Grandpa Xia quickly said. "I made some money before you woke up and asked the restaurant to reserve a table for us, so there's no rush. You go first, go first."
Seeing her grandfather so anxious, Xia Ran couldn't help but chuckle, but she also felt completely relieved.
Grandpa likes Xiao Chen so much now, he definitely won't be angry when he finds out about Xiao Chen's relationship with A Zheng.
Xia Ran and Grandpa Xia's actions really puzzled Aunt Gu and the others.
"Xiao Ran, what are you talking about? Why are you being so secretive?" Aunt Gu couldn't help but ask.
Xia Ran still had a smiling expression, then directly reached out her hand to Gu Chen in Gu Zheng's arms and said,
"Xiao Chen, come here and let your...uncle give you a hug."
Xia Ran was so happy that she almost asked her stepfather for a hug, but thankfully she corrected herself in time.
Xia Ran's actions made Gu Chen's eyes light up, and he immediately reached out to Xia Ran's arms.
Although Gu Zheng had some doubts, he didn't ask anything and chose to trust Xia Ran's decisions.
Xia Ran hugged Gu Chen, looked at the others, and then said with a smile,
"Actually, it's nothing. My grandfather really likes Xiao Chen and wants to recognize him as his godson or great-grandson. He asked me to ask for your opinions."
When Xia Ran said that, Aunt Gu and the others were stunned for a moment, but they quickly came to their senses.
Especially Aunt Gu, her excited appearance even puzzled Grandpa Xia.
"Of course! This is a blessing for our Xiao Chen. But we are already family. Whether he acknowledges us or not, Xiao Chen is already the old man's great-grandson!"
Grandpa Xia said with a smile, "While that's true, I still want to get your opinions."
Grandpa Xia looked at Gu Zheng and asked,
"Xiao Zheng, what do you think? If you agree, then it's settled. If you don't agree, that's okay too. You can come and play more often in the future."
Actually, Grandpa Xia was quite nervous when he asked this question, because it seemed a bit unreasonable to suddenly ask someone else's son to be his great-grandson.
But he really coveted Gu Chen.
Xia Ran could also see Grandpa Xia's unease, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at Gu Zheng with a smile on his lips. He knew that Gu Zheng would definitely not refuse.
really.
"Of course." Gu Zheng answered Grandpa Xia without the slightest hesitation, "Xiao Chen also likes you very much, Grandpa."
"Really?" Grandpa Xia's eyes lit up.
Gu Zheng nodded again, which was his way of answering Grandpa Xia.
Grandpa Xia's face turned red with joy.
"Alright, alright, this one is for Xiao Chen. This is a small bracelet that I had someone make out of old silver from my family when Ranran was little. Ranran used to wear it on both her hands and feet. There were four in total. Now I'll give one to Xiao Chen, and the rest to Ranran's future children."
Grandpa Xia took out a small silver bracelet from the pocket of his Tang suit jacket and handed it directly to Xia Ran, indicating that Xia Ran should put it on Gu Chen.
"This isn't anything valuable, so please don't refuse it. It's for my great-grandson, and I'll be angry if you refuse it."
Grandpa Xia was afraid that Gu Zheng and the others wouldn't want it, so he started talking directly.
But he was overthinking it. Gu Zheng and the others wouldn't refuse at all, given his relationship with Xia Ran.
Xia Ran felt a mix of bittersweet emotions as she held the silver bracelet.
Grandpa, don't blame him when he finds out later.
"Thank you, Grandpa. Since this is for Xiao Chen, of course we won't refuse it." This is what Aunt Gu said.
Xia Ran had already helped Gu Chen put on the bracelet. His fair and delicate hands looked very beautiful with the silver bracelet. Grandpa Xia was very satisfied and his face was full of smiles.
Gu Chen looked at the bracelet on his wrist with curiosity. Xia Ran hugged Gu Chen and said,
"Xiao Chen, your great-grandfather sent you something. What should you say?"
Gu Chen shifted his gaze from the bracelet and looked at Grandpa Xia, speaking softly,
"Thank you... Great-Grandpa..."
"Hey, hey, hey! Okay! You're welcome. Be a good boy and grow up well, okay?" Grandpa Xia couldn't stop smiling.
Upon hearing this, Gu Chen subconsciously looked at Xia Ran, and then nodded heavily under Xia Ran's smiling gaze.
"Know!"
After such a long delay, they finally went out. Qin Hao, always the lively one, helped Grandpa Xia walk ahead, as did Aunt Gu and her husband.
They all tacitly left Xia Ran and her family of three behind.
Chapter 111 Stop fooling around
Gu Zheng glanced in the direction ahead and, finding no one looking over, simply shook Xia Ran's hand.