1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 261 Rekindled Romance, Father Fu's Second Marriage

old house.

"Hey, this kid doesn't seem like Wang Fan's son, he seems more like my son."

The courtyard and the Prince's mansion pond were separated by only one wall. Gu Bin stood by the pond and heard the conversation outside clearly through the courtyard wall.

"Look how smug you are."

Lin Xiyu said coquettishly, "Now I know why you like to stand by the pool. It turns out you have a habit of eavesdropping."

"You have wronged me."

Gu Bin raised the basin in his hand and explained in a serious tone, "I came here to wash the babies' diapers. I wasn't deliberately eavesdropping. They were just talking too loudly and the sound drifted into my ears."

Lin Xiyu sighed with emotion: "I never expected that Wang Fan's son would be such a romantic, completely different from his father."

"It's too early to say that."

Gu Bin deliberately argued with her: "I think Wang Fan is right. Eighteen years is too long. No one can predict what will happen. It's a bit naive to talk to yourself now and say that you can definitely do it."

Even so, at least he still has the heart of a child and has not been corrupted by the big dye vat of society.

Lin Xiyu sincerely hopes: "I hope it can continue to be like this in the future, and that it won't go astray."

Gu Bin jokingly teased, "Your future mother-in-law values ​​this son-in-law quite a bit, huh?"

"Have it?"

Lin Xiyu denied it: "I was just stating the facts and thought this child was promising. I didn't mean anything else."

It's best not to.

Gu Bin scoffed, and as Wang Fan had predicted, his expression instantly changed: "That brat dares to covet our daughter, and he even pretends to be a sister. Who gave him the audacity to fool us? I'll torture him to death."

Lin Xiyu: "."

She knew that after going through such a long detour, this was the key point.

"Ah."

At the same time, Wang Jiarui felt a chill down his back and sneezed, covering his mouth.

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The Fu family is large, so Gu Bin deliberately waited a day, separating himself from other relatives and friends, to invite his father and a group of relatives and friends to his home.

Grandma Fu passed away two years ago, and it's a bit of a pity that she didn't get to see her four well-behaved and adorable great-grandchildren.

Mr. Fu was very happy and gave each of the four babies a large red envelope. The heavy weight made it clear at a glance that the money inside was worth at least tens of thousands.

Lin Xiyu smiled and accepted the red envelopes on behalf of the babies, then let each of them be held by their grandfather.

Mr. Fu hadn't held his child for many years, and he felt quite out of sorts. Holding the soft, cuddly little bundle in his arms, his arms were stiff as if they were numb, and he dared not move.

"Hahaha."

Aunt Wu found it amusing, snatched Da Bao from his arms, and happily held him in her own arms.

Gu Bin's cousins ​​also wanted to follow suit, but were glared at by him with a sharp look.

Mr. Fu held each of the four babies in his arms, engaging in a close grandfather-grandchild interaction with them. He lingered for quite a while until the babies got sleepy and yawned, before reluctantly handing them over to the nanny, who then took them back to the house to sleep.

“Gu Bin, now that you’ve achieved success in your career and have a child, you can’t keep making excuses like before, using the excuse of taking care of your health to avoid drinking.”

"We've come all this way, so we have to drink to our hearts' content."

"And Fu Zheng, neither of you brothers are getting away. Sit down, both of you. If I don't get you both drunk today, I'll change my name."

The cousins, having failed to get the child, vented their anger on Gu Bin and his brother.

Fu Zheng was also wronged and became the scapegoat of his brothers, being forcibly dragged to the table and made to drink.

The other brothers had already taken their turn, and the two brothers couldn't refuse. As a result, they were unsurprisingly drunk and collapsed on the bed.

Before they were completely drunk and unconscious, the two of them vaguely heard their father say a few words.

Before going to sleep, they didn't have time to think much. The next morning, after sobering up, the two brothers looked at each other, both a little dazed.

"Brother, I think I heard Dad say something yesterday that he's getting married again?"

"You heard that too? I thought I was dreaming?"

"what's the situation?"

Gu Bin was a little annoyed: "He's almost retired, what's he dreaming of a second spring?"

"I don't know the specifics either."

Fu Zheng also felt some resistance. It would be a lie to say he didn't care; no one wants to suddenly have a mother or a strange woman enter their life out of nowhere.

"Go and look into it."

Gu Bin made no attempt to hide anything: "I was afraid that if I asked him, I would end up arguing with him."

"Alright, I'll ask. You'd better not go."

Fu Zheng was both amused and exasperated, and sighed helplessly.

He didn't want to offend his father at this critical juncture, since he was the eldest brother.

The younger brother's emotions could not be ignored either, after all, his mother's death had been a great blow to him.

He didn't want this matter to cast a further shadow on his heart.

As long as this matter can be resolved satisfactorily, even if it means risking a beating and being brutally beaten by me, it will be worth it.

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An older brother, eager to protect his younger brother, went back to the military compound under the pretense of persuasion.

However, the reality was far more complicated than he had imagined.

When Mr. Fu, in his sixties, wanted to remarry, it wasn't a spur-of-the-moment decision, but rather the result of another bumpy and poignant love affair.

Back then, Grandpa Fu and Gu Bin's maternal grandfather were old comrades-in-arms and had a very good relationship. The two families were well-matched and had a close relationship.

After their children grew up, the two old men had the idea of ​​arranging a marriage between their families.

After discussing it, the two decided that since Mr. and Mrs. Fu were of similar age, they would arrange the marriage.

Before the engagement, Fu's father already had a girlfriend he liked, but because her family had a bad class background, Fu's grandfather firmly disagreed and forcibly separated the two.

After the breakup, the girl got married before Fu's father.

Fu's father also gave up and agreed to the marriage.

After many years, both of their partners passed away, and when they met again, their old feelings rekindled in an instant.

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When Fu Zheng heard that the woman his father wanted to remarry was his former lover, he knew there was no turning back.

Unable to persuade his father, he could only try to persuade his younger brother.

After much deliberation, he still dared not speak up himself and could only entrust the important task to his younger brother and sister-in-law.

Lin Xiyu was speechless at her brother-in-law's attempt to shirk responsibility, but for the sake of the man she loved, she could only reluctantly agree.

That evening, after the four babies had fallen asleep, she brought a bottle of Moutai to the guest room next door and sat down in front of Gu Bin with great solemnity.

"Wife, don't scare me, I'm scared."

When Gu Bin saw his wife's posture, his heart pounded in his chest.

"I'll have a couple of drinks with you today."

Lin Xiyu put down the cup and unscrewed the bottle cap.

"Honey, you're not serious, are you?"

Gu Bin was startled and grabbed her hand: "You're still breastfeeding, you can't drink alcohol." "Even if I don't drink today, you have to drink."

Lin Xiyu pushed his hand away and smiled meaningfully.

"Just say what you want to say, you don't have to get me drunk."

Gu Bin realized what was going on and teased her in return, "Actually, my wife, you don't have to do this. I'll just sit here and let you do whatever you want."

"I hope you can still laugh after hearing what I have to say."

Without saying a word, Lin Xiyu poured a full glass of wine into the glass in front of him.

As expected, after learning the truth, Gu Bin got drunk and lay in his wife's arms, silently shedding tears.

Lin Xiyu gently embraced him, using her own way to soothe his inner pain.

-

Three days after the full moon celebration, even though she was very reluctant, Grandma Gu had to reluctantly send Fu Zheng and his son off on the plane.

Lin Xiyu stayed at home for many days, revising and editing dozens of times, and finally managed to prepare all the materials and submit them before the deadline for intangible cultural heritage application.

Next, she waited for the review results. Watching the staff take the thick stack of application materials and carefully preserve the artwork that Grandma Hu had painstakingly cut out, she finally felt relieved. As she walked out of the Bureau of Culture and Tourism, she rubbed her sore shoulders and let out a long sigh of relief.

"We're finally done with all this work. It wasn't easy at all."

"My dear wife, you've worked so hard."

Gu Bin was waiting for her at the door. When she came out, he opened the car door and gestured for her to come in: "Where would you like to go next? Would you like to soak in a hot spring to relax? I can accompany you the whole time and serve you, plus a full-body massage."

"I'll pass on soaking in the hot springs."

Lin Xiyu leaned back lazily in the passenger seat, too tired to open her eyes: "Let's go home. I just want to get a good night's sleep. Raising four little ones is really not easy. Sleeping has become a luxury."

"You should relax properly when you're tired."

Gu Bin started the engine and skillfully controlled the steering wheel, driving in the opposite direction from the old town.

Where are you going?

Lin Xiyu realized something was wrong, blinked, and instantly lost her sleepiness.

"Go to Jinan Steel."

Gu Bin had his own plans: "There's a hot spring resort hotel over there, it's quite famous."

"Isn't it?"

Lin Xiyu was both amused and exasperated: "You really want to go?"

"I finally completed the mission, so I should reward myself."

Gu Bin deliberately played the victim: "I've been staying up late with you these past few days, and I'm exhausted too. I need to recharge."

"If neither of us goes back, Grandma will get worried."

Lin Xiyu tried to reason with him.

"fine."

Gu Bin didn't take it to heart: "Sister Liu and the others are here."

"You can stay away, but I can't stay away. What will happen to the babies if they get hungry?"

"There is milk powder, you can drink milk powder."

"What if Lele cries?"

Seeing that he was unmoved by her words, Lin Xiyu had no choice but to use her trump card: "She depends on you the most. No one else can coax her."

"Then go back."

Gu Bin took those words to heart, slammed on the brakes, and turned back at an even faster speed.

Lin Xiyu couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.

She always said that no one is more important than his precious daughter.

When Lele cries out, the whole family's hearts tremble.

I'll wait until the kids are older before I think about going to a hot spring.

-

Since having her great-grandchildren, Grandma Gu has become obsessed with taking photos. Every day, she carries a camera around the babies, snapping away non-stop.

A roll of film is used up in just two or three days.

The rolls are developed, then the best ones are selected, enlarged, framed, and placed on the table.

Before long, the living room was taken over by the little ones in a different way.

Photo frames were scattered everywhere, and even the anti-Japanese war books that Grandpa loved most were ruthlessly cleared out and removed from the display shelf, replaced with photos of the babies.

"Grandma, didn't your older brother buy you a new phone?"

While organizing the photo album, Gu Bin rubbed his temples in exasperation: "It would be so much better if you took photos with your phone and stored them on your computer. At this rate, there's no room left in the house to put them all in."

"Grandma's eyesight is failing, she can't see the phone clearly."

Grandma Gu insisted: "Photographs still turn out better. It's just a few pictures, why can't we fit them all in? We can just buy a few more albums and put them in."

"You've already bought over a hundred picture frames."

Gu Bin pointed out the facts: "In just two months, you've already taken dozens of rolls of film."

Why do you talk so much nonsense?

Grandma Gu grew impatient, glared at her, and said unhappily, "Grandma is old and doesn't have any other hobbies. I just like to play with the children and take a few pictures. What's wrong with that?"

"Okay, okay, fine, fine."

Fearing that she might get angry and cause something bad to happen, Gu Bin decisively backed down: "If you want to take the picture, then take it. I won't say anything more."

"I saw it on TV; they used cameras."

Grandma Gu wasn't satisfied with just taking pictures; she also wanted to record videos: "Go buy a video camera too, I want to record the babies as well."

Gu Bin: "."

-

Gu Bin had no objection to his own grandmother wanting a camera.

Buy it, absolutely!
That afternoon, he bought a brand-new Samsung tape-type mini camcorder from the technology market for Grandma Gu to practice with.

Grandma Gu was even more excited when she got the video camera. As long as the babies weren't asleep, she would always have the camera in her hand, determined to record every beautiful moment of the babies' growth and keep it in her memory.

Under the careful care of their parents, the babies grew up happily and joyfully. Days passed by, and before they knew it, winter had arrived from late autumn.

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On the winter solstice of 05, Jinan welcomed its first snowfall of early winter.

Early in the morning, snowflakes began to fall from the sky.

Gu Bin got excited and took his precious son and daughter in his arms, then went to the window to admire the snow.

The babies are already three months old. Their chubby little bodies have grown quite a bit, and they look even more adorable in their little cotton-padded jackets and pants.

Gu Bin was the first to pick up Da Bao and Ping Ping, and took them to the window, pointing out the snowflakes outside.

"Yeah."

Pingping was so excited when she saw the snowflakes that she danced around with joy.

Gu Bin wanted to give him a clearer view, and was about to prop his head up when he saw Pingping, drawn by the snowflakes, muster a great deal of strength, stretch his neck, and raise his head.