Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Now that he had received the transfer order, it was not appropriate for Gu Yunji to stay in Xuzhou Prefecture for too long. After explaining all the affairs, he said goodbye to Fan Li, Zhang Cuiying and others, and took his wife and daughter on the journey to Shaoxing Prefecture.

It was February when Gu Yunji and his party set out, just in time for the spring floods of the Yangtze River. The water flow in the river increased, and they were traveling downstream again. The boat sailed very quickly. It only took more than a month to successfully reach the end of the Yangtze River.

After that, he took a carriage and took the overland route. Although there were many twists and turns along the way, it was much easier than going from the capital to Xuzhou Prefecture to take office. When he arrived in Shaoxing Prefecture, it was early summer in April, which was a good time when it was neither cold nor hot.

Shaoxing Fucheng was in the distance. Gu Yunji saw a familiar figure standing at the gate of the city, and his eyes instantly showed joy: "Teacher?!"

Gu Zhaoxi also saw Xu Chengyu waiting there at a glance. As soon as the carriage stopped, he couldn't wait to jump out of the car. With bright eyes, he spread his hands and rushed towards him: "Grandpa!"

"Xi'er!" Seeing the granddaughter he had longed for, Xu Chengyu smiled all over his face and picked her up.

Gu Yunji led Xu Shuhua and walked over with a smile: "Teacher, why are you here?"

Xu Chengyu turned his head and said with a smile: "Hangzhou Prefecture and Shaoxing Prefecture are next to each other, only a few days away. It is rare that you come to Shaoxing Prefecture to take up the post this time. I haven't seen you for a long time, so I thought of coming back to see you and pick you up." settle down."

Xu Shuhua had not seen Xu Chengyu for three whole years. When he saw him again, he felt that his father had become a little older. He felt sad and said sadly: "Daddy has gray hairs on his temples again."

Xu Chengyuhun didn't care: "How can we not grow gray hair when we are old? I can't compare with you young people. Like the sun at noon, it is the time when it is bright and powerful. We haven't seen each other in three years, and you have changed a lot. "

As he said that, Xu Chengyu looked at the two of them carefully, looked at Xu Shuhua and said with a smile: "It is said that the land of Shu has good water and soil and is rich in beauties. Now it seems true. I have seen that Shuhua has a good complexion over the past few years. If you are in good spirits, you should be living a good life."

"And Yun Ji, how did you come here in the past three years? I don't think you are a general judge, but you look like you have been a military attaché for several years!"

Gu Yunji's skin became a little darker and his figure became stronger. Xu Chengyu couldn't help but pat his tight arm muscles and said half-jokingly: "Sure enough, after passing the weak years, people have matured all of a sudden. In the first two years, at most He is a handsome young scholar, and now he looks like a young man."

When Gu Zhaoxi saw that he had finished talking about mother and father, he was so anxious that he kept whispering in Xu Chengyu's ear: "What about me? What about me? What about my grandpa? How have I become?"

As soon as Xu Chengyu saw Gu Zhaoxi, he thought that Xu Shuhua had pestered him like this when he was a child. He touched her head lovingly and said with a fond smile: "Of course our Xi'er has grown taller and grown up! Grandpa can hardly hold her. Move!"

Gu Zhaoxi had just turned five and had already walked very steadily. Her parents no longer held her as often as before, and encouraged her to do everything by herself.But in Gu Zhaoxi's heart, she still wanted to be a carefree child around her elders. When she saw her grandpa whom she hadn't seen for a long time, she kept hugging Xu Chengyu's neck and acting coquettishly.

Gu Yunji and Xu Shuhua were both tall among men and women. Gu Zhaoxi was also tall at a young age, and she was taller than Xu Chengyu. The way Xu Chengyu held her was uncomfortable at first sight.

Gu Yunji wanted to take his daughter down and persuaded: "Xier, don't let grandpa hold her all the time. Grandpa is very tired. Can you come down and take a walk?"

Gu Zhaoxi hadn't spoken yet, but Xu Chengyu turned away from his movements and hugged him tighter: "Although I'm old, I haven't aged to this extent yet. I can still hold the child." . I haven’t seen Xi’er for a long time. I can’t stay in Shaoxing Mansion for a few days this time. Please let me hold her for a while.”

Seeing his daughter proudly making a face at Gu Yunji, Xu Shuhua said helplessly: "Dad, you are too spoiled to her." Xu Chengyu touched his precious granddaughter's little head and said indifferently: "You are a little kid, what's wrong with being so used to it? You're still young, no matter how strict you are when you grow up, it won't matter. I was used to it like this when you were a kid, didn't you grow crooked?"

Xu Shuhua's eyes darkened, remembering some past events, and fell silent.

Xu Chengyu and his wife had a very good relationship. The wife was weak and had not gotten pregnant for several years after marriage. Xu Chengyu didn't care. He didn't even mention the concubine, and he still lived alone with her.

Later, his wife got pregnant successfully and gave birth to Xu Shujing. More than ten years later, when Xu Chengyu was nearly [-] years old, he gave birth to Xu Shuhua.Xu Chengyu was ecstatic, but two years later, his wife passed away due to a disease caused during childbirth.

At that time, Xu Shuhua was young, only three or four years old. He was ignorant and did not have deep feelings about his mother's death.Xu Chengyu lost his wife in middle age and suffered a huge blow in his life. He was mentally depressed for a while. After slowly picking himself up, he devoted all his thoughts to his wife to his young daughter, holding her up like a jewel and relying on her for everything.

Therefore, although Xu Shuhua lost his mother when he was young, he had a rich spiritual world, received sufficient fatherly love from Xu Chengyu, and lived a carefree childhood.

Now that Xu Shuhua has a child and is a parent, he can naturally better understand Xu Chengyu's mood back then.She and Gu Yunji had been married for five or six years and had only one child. Both parents were vaguely aware that something was wrong. They sent letters and inquired several times, testing the situation overtly and covertly.

Regarding the Gu family, the couple said the same thing, saying that Gu Yunji had been busy with official duties these years and was exhausted, making it difficult to have heirs.As for Xu Chengyu, as Xu Shuhua's father and Gu Yunji's teacher, they couldn't bear to hide it from him and told him the truth.

Xu Chengyu didn't say anything when he found out. There were only a few simple words of concern and advice on the letter. There was neither blame nor cover-up comfort.

Now seeing Xu Chengyu again and seeing his attitude towards his daughter Gu Zhaoxi, Xu Shuhua realized with hindsight what kind of turmoil he went through when he knew the truth.

Perhaps it was because Gu Yunji saw the shadow of his own youth in Gu Yunji, which aroused the longing for his deceased wife; perhaps he felt sorry for his daughter and could not have a second child in this life; or perhaps he was relieved that although his son-in-law's method was too extreme, it was still At least I avoided following his old path...

Thousands of feelings were brewing in his chest, but Xu Chengyu didn't say a word. He only turned all his emotions into love for Gu Zhaoxi - the only child of his daughter and son-in-law, who looked very similar to Xu Shuhua's childhood child.

Although the granddaughter and daughter are similar, they are still different after all.

Xu Chengyu couldn't help but glance at Gu Yunji: The young man in front of him had a shadow of his past, similar high-spiritedness, similar tenderness and love for his wife and daughter, but there was no trace of decadence in his eyebrows - because he had a wife and daughter, and a family Complete.

Thinking of this, Xu Chengyu laughed again and felt his arms were sore. He put Gu Zhaoxi down and watched her raise a lively smile and run happily to her father and mother. The whole family was enjoying themselves.

Xu Chengyu felt relieved, something felt relieved.

He suddenly wanted to thank Gu Yunji for making his daughter luckier than his.