125 Dad’s Dark History
As soon as Grandma Gu got out of the car, she gave Gu Qingming’s maternal grandmother a big hug and said, “Aiyo, in-laws, it’s been more than ten years since we last met. You still look as young as before!”
Grandma Gu said with a smile, “Sigh, I’m old. In-law, you don’t look old, but you look even younger!”
All these years, her grandmother had lived a life of playing with her grandchildren.
Then, she would go over to help any descendant who needed help.
Their descendants were filial, their daughters-in-law were virtuous, and they had a harmonious relationship. Unlike other families, they were not filled with trouble.
With a good mentality, one would become younger and younger.
Everyone said that her grandmother was lucky and had given birth to so many sons. Her only daughter was doted on by the Shi family and even married a rich man.
The wives they married were all virtuous, beautiful, and filial. Unlike other families where the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to be natural enemies. They had a lot of troubles and almost turned the entire family upside down.
Her grandmother smiled and didn’t bother with other people’s business.
The so-called adage that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were natural enemies was just due to how the mother-in-law did not treat her daughter-in-law as a family member from the beginning. Instead, the latter was regarded as an enemy fighting for her son. Therefore, she was picky every day and deliberately found fault with her.
No daughter-in-law would treat her mother-in-law as an enemy from the beginning. From the first day she called the latter mom, she was full of hope and love for this family, so she called her mom enthusiastically.
However, leaves did not turn yellow in a day, and the human heart did not turn cold in a day.
A daughter-in-law’s enthusiasm would be constantly dampened when she was constantly picked on. Who wouldn’t complain?
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was mutual!
When one is treated like a daughter today, she would serve her mother-in-law like her own mother in the future!
Although her grandmother had three sons, she treated her three daughters-in-law equally. She had never been biased toward any one of them. Moreover, she treated her daughters-in-law sincerely. During their confinement period, she took good care of them.
There were old people in the countryside who said that those who did not observe the proper procedures during confinement would suffer from confinement illnesses, headaches, backaches, and so on…
However, her grandmother’s three daughters-in-law had never had confinement problems.
Therefore, the three daughters-in-law respected their mother-in-law very much and treated her like their own mother.
Later on, when Grandma was old, the children and grandchildren did not let the two of them work in the fields.
The elderly couple took care of their great-grandchildren at home and grew vegetables. Grandfather liked flowers and plants and would tend to his own plants in front of his courtyard every day.
If he had a good mentality, he would naturally become younger!
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As for Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu, their family was rich, so they lived a rich life.
They lived happy and harmonious lives and used their money to maintain their body.
When Grandma Gu was young, she loved to dress up. When she was old, she also loved to dress up. She had cultivated a gentle temperament from a young age. When she was old, she was still so elegant and noble.
She had a special liking for cheongsams. When Grandpa Gu was young, he specially hired the most famous cheongsam designer in China to make cheongsams for her.
Now that she was old, her face had changed and there were some wrinkles, but her figure was still perfect and didn’t look any different in a cheongsam.
If one did not look at her face, just by looking at her figure and back, many people would mistake her for an 18-year-old girl.
Of course, Grandpa and Grandma Gu were actually much younger than Gu Mingming’s maternal grandparents.
Her maternal grandparents were already in their seventies. As for the Gu couple, they were only in their early sixties and had taken good care of themselves. They looked like middle-aged men in their forties or fifties, the same age as his grandmother’s eldest son, Shi Lichun.
Therefore, when the two in-laws stood together, one would think that they were parents and children.
The two in-laws, who lived in different environments, were like old friends when they saw each other. They talked about everything.
They talked about interesting things about farming, what they had seen overseas, their children, and the future.
In the end, they talked about Gu Qingming.
Whether it was when she was young or when she grew up, Gu Qingming was a treasure on both sides.
“Sigh, Ming’er is much more obedient than when she was young,�� Grandma said with a serious expression. “But why hasn’t her personality changed at all? She actually went to the kidnappers’ hideout alone! When I heard about this, I was so frightened that my heart almost jumped out. Why is this child so impulsive when it’s such a dangerous thing? What if something happens?”
“That’s right. This child is too impulsive. You don’t know, but sometimes, the grandfather and grandchild are too similar.” Grandma Gu also complained, “Her grandfather was like this when he was young.”
Back then, when she was kidnapped by the kidnappers, he came alone to save her. He knew that it was dangerous, but he still came.
Later on, she married him and obtained a lifetime of happiness!
Grandma was a little surprised. “Oh, was her grandfather like this when he was young? I even said that this child was very similar to her mother. Her mother was also especially stubborn. She said that she had to do what she wanted to do.”
Grandma Gu smiled and narrowed her eyes. “As expected from folks in the same family. No wonder when Jianguo brought her to us back then, we liked her very much. Not only is she beautiful, but she can also subdue my rebellious son.”
“Ha, did Jianguo use to go against you all the time?” Grandma was a little curious. “Jianguo looks so sensible and steady!”
The main reason was that Gu Jianguo had left a too good impression on them. They did not expect him to be a rebellious child when he was young.
“When he was young, because we were too busy with work and neglected his growth, he became rebellious and unruly. He was an infuriating brat,” Grandma Gu said with some sadness. “His change of girlfriends was like changing clothes. He changed one every other day. We were so angry that we beat him up. The Gu family’s traditional value was clearly loyalty. Why did he turn out to be such a playboy!”
“Ah, Jianguo had many girlfriends?” This was a dark history that Grandma did not know about.
Even Gu Qingming did not know. She said in her heart, “I didn’t expect my father to be such a guy when he was young! Father clearly dotes on Mother now. I have witnessed it since I was young.”
“Yes, he did have a lot of girlfriends.” Grandma Gu smiled and said, “But in-laws, after he fell in love with Yashu, he cut off all contact with those women and his heart was filled with Yashu. Haha, since then, he has also started to be filial to us.”
Gu Qingming rolled her eyes and asked with a smile, “Grandma, does Mom know about Dad’s dark history?”
“She knows!” Grandma Gu smiled and said, “So, when your father was wooing your mother, he spent a lot of effort to woo her. Otherwise, with his flirtatious appearance, which girl would dare to marry him?”
“Oh!”
Gu Qingming immediately felt a little bored. She thought it was a rare opportunity to capture her father’s dark history.
In the end, it was all for nothing.
Gu Qingming accompanied the elders and went to the courtyard outside to watch her aunt and the others make dinner.