Feng Nianhao couldn't help but speak, his face full of urging, which made the adults laugh.
"Alright, alright, hurry up and take Xiao Chen inside." He Hao said helplessly and amusedly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Feng Nianhao tried to pull Gu Chen inside, but Gu Chen didn't move and instead looked at Xia Ran.
"Little Daddy?"
"Go ahead, Daddy will be right in."
After hearing Xia Ran's words, Gu Chen and Feng Nianhao went inside.
After the two children went inside, Feng Nianhao put his arm around Xia Ran's shoulder and said,
"Let's go in, let's go in first. Feng Ming, can you help carry some things? Don't let the guests carry them."
"Understood," Feng Ming replied, then looked at Gu Zheng beside him.
"Mr. Gu, let me take it."
"Hmm." Gu Zheng handed the item in his hand to Feng Ming, a gesture that surprised Feng Ming.
He thought Gu Zheng would at least be polite to him, but to his surprise, Gu Zheng gave him the things without hesitation.
Feng Ming shook his head helplessly. He was indeed the cold-faced devil that people in the industry talked about.
When Xia Ran was led into the living room by He Hao, she found Feng Nianhao and Gu Chen fiddling with the snacks on the table. No, to be precise, Gu Chen was being shown the snacks and toys by Feng Nianhao. Xia Ran could even see the helplessness in Gu Chen's eyes, but he was holding back from lashing out.
Xia Ran couldn't help but find this scene somewhat amusing, but she also felt that Gu Chen was more like a five-year-old child in this way.
He Hao pressed Xia Ran to sit on the sofa, and a butler-like person served them tea, fruit, and snacks before leaving, leaving only the two families.
"Quickly, drink some tea. The flower tea here was made by my mom herself. It's very fragrant. She doesn't usually make it for people."
He Hao introduced the tea on the coffee table to Xia Ran, and greeted Feng Nianhao and Gu Zheng when they walked in from behind.
"Mr. Gu, let me sit next to your wife today. You and Feng Ming can sit opposite each other."
"Okay." Gu Zheng actually responded, which surprised not only Xia Ran but also Feng Ming.
Damn, Gu Zheng really is a henpecked husband! He was so cold to me outside, but now he's all smiles and friendly.
Feng Ming put down what he was holding, and He Hao suddenly seemed to have thought of something.
“I almost forgot, you said you would braid red strings for us. I haven’t strung them with the gourds I brought back yet, so now is the perfect time to try them out. Little Fatty, hurry up and get out the treasures you brought back from kindergarten. Your Uncle Xia braided red strings for us, let’s string them together and wear them.”
Upon hearing this, Feng Nianhao's eyes immediately lit up, and he couldn't wait to ask,
"Really? Is it the same as the one Gu Chen has?"
"Hmm?" He Hao hummed in confusion, his gaze falling on Gu Chen's wrist. He noticed that there was indeed a red string on Gu Chen's wrist, with a small bell hanging from it, which looked quite exquisite.
"Hey, I didn't notice earlier, but they really look pretty good." He Hao's gaze fell on Xia Ran and Gu Zheng again, and his heart itched even more now.
"Little Fatty, hurry up and get it."
"Okay, little dad!" Feng Nianhao stood up and pulled Gu Chen along with him.
Gu Chen looked at Feng Nianhao with a puzzled expression and asked,
"what?"
"Of course you'll come with me to get my things! Let's go, let's hurry!"
Feng Nianhao grabbed Gu Chen and dragged him away, giving Gu Chen no chance to refuse.
"Tsk tsk tsk..." He Hao couldn't help but laugh at Feng Nianhao's enthusiasm. "I've never seen my little chubby guy so enthusiastic about a child before."
Xia Ran smiled and said, "This must be fate."
“Yes! It’s fate! It’s fate that we met.” He Hao said as he reached for the bag that Gu Zheng had just left there.
Xia Ran's braided red rope was placed in a small red cloth bag, which he bought along with the red rope.
He Hao took out the rope and immediately started praising it.
"This is really great, Xia Ran. How did you learn to do this? I'm clumsy and I can't seem to learn it no matter how hard I try."
He Hao looked at the red string in his hand again and again, unable to resist liking it.
He glanced at it, then his gaze fell on Gu Zheng's hand, and he couldn't help but click his tongue again, saying,
"I thought our family of three was already quite affectionate, but I didn't expect you to be even more affectionate than us, putting on the red string so quickly."
Xia Ran's expression stiffened upon hearing this, but she ultimately remained silent.
Gu Zheng smiled slightly and replied.
"The child was being fussy and insisted on wearing it, so I had no choice but to put it on."
Even though Xia Ran had anticipated that Gu Zheng would say something, he was still shocked to hear it from his own mouth.
Could things change any more drastically under Gu Zheng's administration?
"Hey, that's normal. My little chubby one is the same way. He keeps fussing about it. If we hadn't found a suitable rope yet, he would have put it on long ago."
He had barely finished speaking when Little Fatty came over with his things and led Gu Chen over.
Xia Ran and He Hao strung the items together, and Feng Nianhao was the first to put them on.
Wow! It looks so good!
Little Fatty shook his wrist, his eyes shining, and even picked up Gu Chen's hand to compare.
"Oh, Gu Chen, look, we look so alike, we're both so good-looking."
“It doesn’t seem like it.” Gu Chen withdrew his hand and said in a calm tone.
The chubby boy glared at Gu Chen and immediately grabbed his hand again.
"Same! I say same, and it's exactly the same!"
Gu Chen frowned, wanting to refute, but in the end he was too lazy to say anything and let Feng Nianhao talk.
Xia Ran smiled at the scene, but then looked around the living room and asked a question with some confusion.
"Wasn't there supposed to be a banquet today? Is it just us? Or did we arrive too early?"
Given the Feng family's background, it's unlikely no one would have come. But it wouldn't be right to say they arrived too early, since they had arranged to meet He Hao at that time.
He Hao paused for a moment before speaking.
"Well... the main reason is that I'm not very familiar with the other people, and I didn't want to invite anyone else, so I invited you guys. We'll have a barbecue in the yard later, how about it? Or do you prefer it to be a bit more lively? If you like it to be a bit more lively, I can invite a few more people over."
"No, no." Xia Ran quickly shook her head as well. "I'm fine with anything, it's just that we're both okay, it mainly depends on you."
Xia Ran was actually quite happy that not many people came, since he didn't really want to spend time with unfamiliar people.
Gu Zheng and Feng Ming sat opposite each other watching their loved ones chat, showing no intention of interrupting unless they had a question to ask them.
He Hao kept chatting with Xia Ran, while the two children found their own places to play.
As time passed, He Hao couldn't help but glance at Feng Ming frequently.
Feng Ming frowned and winked at He Hao, both of them looking puzzled.
He Hao sighed and decided to go for a barbecue first.
"It's almost time, and everything is ready. Let's go have a barbecue. I haven't had one in ages, and I can't wait!"
Xia Ran was also caught up in He Hao's excitement and nodded, saying,
"Okay, then bring the two children."
Xia Ran called out to Gu Chen, and the two children came running over excitedly.
Xia Ran was subconsciously ignoring Gu Zheng, but Gu Zheng didn't care at all and just walked behind with Feng Ming.
Gu Zheng thought that Feng Ming and the others hadn't noticed anything unusual about him and Xia Ran, but he didn't expect that Feng Ming had already noticed it. So when it was just the two of them walking behind, Feng Ming spoke up.
"Mr. Gu, haven't you and Xiao Chen's father made up yet?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Zheng paused for a moment, neither speaking nor denying nor admitting it.
Feng Ming wasn't angry; he simply continued speaking.
"It's okay if you don't want to talk about it, but as someone who's been through it, I still want to tell you that you can't let arguments drag on for too long, otherwise it will only push the relationship further apart. Couples usually make up before they get out of bed. Sometimes, it's a good thing to suffer a little loss in a marriage."
This time, Gu Zheng stopped and looked at Feng Ming with some doubt.
"What if he keeps ignoring you? What if he ignores you no matter how much you try to appease him?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Ming couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
It seems most men are like this; they're henpecked. At least he's not the only one.
"Ahem... Actually, there's only half the solution, which is to be shameless, shameless to the extreme. People are most afraid of relentless pestering."
Hearing this, Gu Zheng thought of the rumors circulating in the circle. They said that back then, Young Master Feng liked someone, but the person didn't want to be with him, so he still insisted on pursuing her. Now it seems that Feng Ming really has experience in this regard.
However... his situation seems somewhat different from Feng Ming's.
"What if you did something that really angered him?"
"Could it be that President Gu is having an affair?" Feng Ming blurted out, looking at Gu Zheng with an incredulous expression. "If it really is an affair, tsk... then I'm afraid there's really nothing I can do. Some people are very sensitive about infidelity, so I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
Feng Ming's tone no longer had the familiar feel it had before, because if Gu Zheng really was cheating, he would really look down on Gu Zheng.
Although such situations are common in this era and in their circle, Feng Ming cannot accept it. To cheat on someone while having a wife is a serious matter, and his character is definitely questionable.
Gu Zheng's face darkened upon hearing Feng Ming's words, and he said coldly,
"No, I just did something that made him very angry, but it was definitely not cheating."
After saying that, Gu Zheng paused for a moment. Cheating? Thinking about it carefully, it seemed like he could, but he hadn't done anything too outrageous with Gu En.
"So that's how it is." Feng Ming believed Gu Zheng. When he saw that Gu Zheng's expression was not good, he just thought that Gu Zheng was unhappy that he had doubted Gu Zheng earlier.
"Actually, it still comes down to this: admit your mistakes, try your best to make amends, and as long as it's not a big mistake, he will definitely forgive you if you sincerely repent."
Chapter 392 Washing Hands and Cooking Soup
Gu Zheng was taken aback after hearing these words. Qin Hao had told him the same thing, and he had done so, but Xia Ran still…
Gu Zheng knew in his heart that all of this was his fault.
Seeing Gu Zheng's expression, Feng Ming assumed that Gu Zheng had figured things out, so he patted Gu Zheng on the shoulder and turned to go upstairs.