Gu Feichen took Zuo Li into the Gu family's house by car. Zuo Li was amazed by the scenery along the way.
Not to mention anything else, just talking about this manor located near the capital is enough to show the wealth of the Gu family.
They arrived relatively early, so they didn't go there at a certain time.
"Do you want to go see dad with me, or go shopping around? I'll let them accompany you." When they were in the garage, Gu Feichen took Zuo Li's hand and asked.
Naturally they refer to a few small ones.
Zuo Li said: "Go and do your work, I can do it by myself."
Gu Feichen held the back of Zuo Li's head with his hand and kissed her on the forehead.
"Remember, except for the old man, you don't need to care about anyone else here. If anyone wants to cause trouble for you, just drive them away."
Zuo Li felt warm in her heart. With Gu Feichen's words, at least she wouldn't have to wrong herself.
As soon as he left, the four kids next to him who had no presence before began to tease Zuo Li.
Gu Suiyang bumped into Gu Jixing and said in a low voice: "Remember, except for the old man, you don't have to care about anyone else here. Gee, these words are really overbearing."
Gu Jixing glanced at Gu Suiyang as if he were a fool, and then said calmly to Zuo Li, "I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. I don't think you need me to accompany you."
"Ah, okay."
Naturally, Zuo Li would not stay with Gu Ji Xing.
As soon as Gu Jixing left, Gu Beibei also smiled: "Zuo Li, I also want to find a friend, why don't you come with me?"
Zuo Li: "Your friend is only a little older, so I won't go."
Although Zuo Li felt that she was not too old, she still couldn't hang out with Gu Beibei's friends.
It's OK at other times, but not today.
Gu Beibei shrugged, "Sir, it's really troublesome. That's alright, as long as the eldest and third brothers stay with you."
Just as Gu Beibei left, Gu Suiyang came to Dan Zuoli's side.
"Someone invited me to play pool, little stepmother, will you go?"
"Not going."
In the end, the only person left beside Zuo Li was the taciturn Gu Yuanzheng.
Speaking of which, Gu Yuanzheng really has no sense of existence.
Gu Jixing didn't say anything, but he and Zuo Li had had disputes.
Gu Suiyang even screamed at his stepmother all day long and always came close to Zuo Li.
Even Gu Beibei, who was the last to meet Zuo Li, had a complicated relationship with Zuo Li because of some shared secrets.
Only Gu Yuanzheng.
As the eldest son, he would not take the initiative to trouble Zuo Li.
Even if he doesn't like Zuo Li in his heart, he seems to be able to suppress it.
And because of his personality, he is always much more silent.
But Zuo Li remembered that he needed to find that bug-like miracle doctor to cure his body.
Zuo Li looked at him: "If you have something to do, you can leave first. You don't have to stay with me."
Gu Yuanzheng raised his eyes, his slightly brown pupils were faint, and contrasting with the indifferent expression on his face, he had the feeling of a cold and noble young master.
He put both hands into his clothes, and when Zuo Li looked back, he straightened his scarf alone.
"I have nothing to do. Gu's mansion is quite big. I'll take Aunt Zuo for a walk."
Zuo Li breathed a sigh of relief. When she came in by car, she had already felt how big Gu's mansion was. It would be great to have someone to take her with her.
Otherwise, it would be bad if you accidentally go to a place you shouldn't go.
"Did Dad tell Aunt Zuo about the interpersonal relationships between the Gu family and the capital?"
"Said."
"Can we match up one by one?"
"able."
Gu Yuanzheng nodded and said no more.
Zuo Li remembered that in the future, Gu Yuanzheng would be the silent and domineering boss, who was also difficult to speak.
However, it is true that this boss is still a cold young man.
Zuo Li looked at Gu Yuanzheng and felt that she should learn more about his thoughts when she had time.
I always feel that if I hold it in like this, I might become a pervert at some point.
But I also felt that Gu Yuanzheng probably didn't want to reveal his feelings to her.
Gu Yuanzheng stopped and turned to look at Zuo Li: "Aunt Zuo, do you have something to say to me?"
"ah?"
"You kept staring at me."
Zuo Li looked away awkwardly: "Well, it's okay, it's okay."
Alas, alas, what did she say?
I can't say when you will have a heart-to-heart talk with me.
How do you say this?
If she is a biological mother, you can still talk about it.
But, she is not.
Zuo Li felt for the first time what it means to be a stepmother.
From the underground parking garage, I took the elevator up to the mansion and felt a warm breath blowing against my face.
"Why is it so hot?"
Gu Yuanzheng unbuttoned his coat, revealing the sweater underneath.
Although I didn't live here before, several little ones have rooms and various clothes here.
Therefore, before coming here, there is no need to wear a formal dress like Zuo Li.
"The terrain here is relatively high, and there are natural hot springs below. In addition, there are various pipelines to maintain the temperature here.
But it’s just inside, this old house has many corridors, so the clothes outside are not high.”
Zuo Li was wearing a red dress, but she was not wrapped in a coat.
As soon as I entered here, I felt the heat.
But she didn't take off her coat either.
"I'll take you outside for a walk." Gu Yuanzheng was more attentive. He could feel that Zuo Li was a little hot inside, so he suggested taking her out.
Zuo Lin sighed and realized that along the way there were winding water bottles, nine winding corridors, and the whole thing was an antique house.
Coupled with the demographic relationship of the Gu family, Zuo Li really felt as if he had traveled hundreds of years ago instead of decades ago.
Just like what Gu Yuanzheng said, you won't feel hot in the corridor.
But probably because there are hot springs underground, it is still warmer than outside.
Zuo Li thinks it is really good to spend the winter here.
"How come you haven't met anyone?"
After walking around for more than ten minutes, Zuo Li met many servants, but he did not meet any Gu family members or guests.
"This is Xiyuan. Most of them should be in Dongyuan. The dinner is also held there. I thought Aunt Zuo that you didn't want to meet them so soon, so I didn't take you there."
Gu Yuanzheng was leaning on a corridor pillar and turned to look at Zuo Li.
There was wind outside, which lifted the hem of his clothes. Coupled with his face, he looked indescribably handsome.
It seems that after the Chinese New Year, these kids are almost sixteen.
Sixteen years old.
It is indeed an age enough for girls to be obsessed with.
If Gu Yuanzheng fell in love prematurely.
Um, I can't imagine some of it.
"Aunt Zuo? What are you thinking about?"
Zuo Li came back to her senses, smiled awkwardly, and said quickly: "I didn't think about anything."
Isn't this tone too eager, and it will reveal the truth?
If it were Gu Suiyang or Gu Beibei, they would definitely ask questions at this time.
But Gu Yuanzheng just glanced at Zuo Li meaningfully, and then looked silently at the garden outside and a stream that was not frozen.
"When I was young, they and I didn't come here very often. It was not very peaceful in such a big house.
Connected to the stream is a lotus pond of more than ten acres. I have fallen into it, Ji Xing has fallen into it, Suiyang and Beibei have also fallen into it.
A few of us were lucky enough to survive. But some brothers and sisters were not so lucky."
Zuo Li never expected that Gu Yuanzheng would say such a thing.
At that moment, she just felt cold inside.
"Only a fool like Gu Feng would think that grandpa didn't leave us brothers and sisters in the old house because he didn't like us."
Gu Yuanzheng gave a rare cold scoff, then looked at the stream and said nothing for a long time.
Zuo Li subconsciously hugged his arms, and for the first time he felt deeply what was hidden behind this magnificent, simple and luxurious mansion.
Why did they fall into the lotus pond?
Because someone doesn't want them alive.
"Do you hate your dad?" Zuo Li suddenly asked something that didn't seem to be relevant.
Even this question seems a bit puzzling.
But as soon as this question came up, Gu Yuanzheng's expression suddenly became gloomy.
Those indifferent eyes locked on Zuo Li's body for an instant.
It seems as if this question is a taboo.
It was like a spell that shattered Gu Yuanzheng's desire to hide his heart.
Zuo Li's heart sank.
The question just now was just a question inspired by a sudden inspiration.
She wasn't actually sure how she felt.
But Gu Yuanzheng's reaction at this time explained everything.
Who would have thought that Gu Yuanzheng, who had almost no sense of existence and never caused trouble, would have resentment towards Gu Feichen deep down in his heart!
The son hates his father!
Zuo Li felt uncomfortable in her heart. She opened her mouth to say something, but felt that the words were so pale.
Gu Yuanzheng's eyes gradually regained their coldness: "Aunt Zuo, after you got married, you actually made the atmosphere of this family much better.
I can feel the changes in my second and third children, as well as the improvement in Beibei's health. I haven't even said thank you to you for these.
It's just that the harm caused by some things originated in the past, and you can't help us with these.
Aunt Zuo, does she know why my body is like this? I am afraid of cold, and I will faint after exercising strenuously for too long.
Although he is only a teenager, he can only live a self-denying life like an old man.
Aunt Zuo thinks, don’t I want to play like the third child?"
Gu Yuanzheng's tone was extremely calm, but it was like a cold wind blowing across the earth, leaving behind the coldness after all.
Sometimes being hoarse is not the angriest thing.
Gu Yuanzheng, speaking in a calm and calm tone, is perhaps the scariest thing.
"Is it because?"
Gu Yuan was sitting in the corridor and motioned for Zuo Li to sit down as well.
Zuo Li shook her head and leaned against the pillar.
From this angle, you can better observe the changes in Gu Yuanzheng's expression.
"When Ji Xing was seven years old, he was kidnapped. I was actually there at the time, and I was kicked by that person.
Originally, this kick was not so serious, but I had just escaped from death in a lotus pond before this.
Probably because children are weak, I have become like this since then.
It's not normal, I can do everything normal people can do. It's normal, I can't even go outside in the winter, I feel like an old man.
Aunt Zuo, at that time I was thinking, where is dad? Where has dad gone? He is so powerful, the bad guys are afraid of him.
If he appeared, those people would not dare to bully my brother and me.
laugh."
Finally, Gu Yuanzheng sneered and said,
I don't know whether he was mocking Gu Feichen for failing to protect him, or whether he was mocking himself for being so simple.
Zuo Li felt like his heart was clogged.
She tried hard to recall what happened to Gu Yuanzheng during this period.
However, he discovered that he had never openly expressed his disobedience to Gu Feichen.
Because he rarely talks.
In that home, he seemed to be in it, but also seemed to be outside.
Zuo Li discovered once again that she was really not a very qualified stepmother.
She always seemed to think that Gu Yuan was the boss, he was more mature and steady, so she rarely laid eyes on him.
So much so that now she discovered the resentment in Gu Yuanzheng's heart.
He is indeed the boss.
But they are quadruplets.
He was only born a few minutes earlier than Gu Jixing.
Gu Yuanzheng did not continue to analyze his heart in front of Zuo Li. He looked at the yard in silence.
Zuo Li, on the other hand, said after a while: "Maybe you can talk to Mr. Gu."
"Talk about it?" Gu Yuanzheng looked at Zuo Li with a smile on his lips, but this smile seemed to be mocking Zuo Li's simplicity.
"Since the damage has been done, there are some things that don't need to be said. Unless... I can get better."
Gu Yuanzheng said the last few words very lightly.
Zuo Li looked at him and felt uncomfortable.
Still the same sentence.
Not to mention what kind of people they will be in the future.
How wise and mature is Gu Yuanzheng?
Now he is just a sixteen-year-old boy.
She said nothing to comfort her.
Before you find that person, all promises are like paper, easily broken.
"Who is that person in front of you?"
A voice suddenly sounded, breaking the inexplicably sad silence.
Zuo Li turned around and saw a woman with a big belly being helped towards this side.
Gu Yuanzheng stood up and watched the two women approach.
"Third Aunt, I am Gu Yuanzheng."
Lin Shu was surprised when he heard Gu Yuanzheng's voice.
"Yuan Zheng, why are you here?" Lin Shu, as the eldest daughter-in-law of the third family, had been married for many years, so naturally she had met Gu Yuan Zheng.
It's just that I was far away just now, so I didn't look carefully.
Her gaze fell on Zuo Li, and her eyes lit up immediately.
"So, this is my sister-in-law."
"Third younger brother and sister." Zuo Li also recognized Lin Shu and even knew that she liked to play mahjong.
The men and women of the Gu family have their own rankings.
Gu family man:
The eldest is Gu Feichen, 34 years old and married to Zuo Li.
The second child is the second wife, Gu Feishen, who is married to Dong Xue. (However, to the outside world, Gu Feishen is 34, two months younger than Gu Feichen. In fact, his real age is already 38, four years older than Gu Feichen.
It's just that Gu Feishen's birth was not very upright.
Secondly, the old man wanted to ensure the absolute authority of Gu Feishen, the eldest son, so he asked Gu Feishen to change his age.)
The third child is Gu Feidu, the eldest son of the third wife, who is 32 years old and married to his wife Lin Shu.
The fourth eldest brother, Gu Feibai, is 27 years old and has never been married.
Gu Feiyue, the fifth and second wife, is 27 years old and married to Shen Jiaojiao.
Gu Feitang, the sixth and third wife, is 25 years old and has never been married.
The summary is that the eldest family will give birth to one child, and the second and third bedrooms will give birth to a boy in succession.
As for my daughter.
Gu Yushi from the second house, Gu Shui from the third house, and Gu Xiangge; all three are 30 years old.
Compared to other families, the Gu family's population is definitely relatively simple.
As the eldest daughter-in-law of the third wife of the Gu family, Lin Shu comes from a scholarly family but has a very straightforward temperament.
The information given by Gu Feichen indicated that Lin Shu could befriend him.
But there is another sentence, that is, staying away from Lin Shu’s husband Gu Feidu.
"Sister-in-law, I have met you today. You are so beautiful. I liked you very much at the first sight."
Forehead.
Lin Shu reminded Zuo Li of Wang Xifeng in "The Red Mansion".