1990s: Spring Water Family

Chapter 246 Nianxin and Nianrou contain the names of his beloved.
"Do you already know? Boy or girl?"

When the sixth grandfather talked about the quadruplets, his eyes lit up and he became more energetic.

"No."

Gu Bin and Qu Peng, who were listening nearby, seized the opportunity to chime in: "The hospital has rules against saying anything, and we didn't ask. As long as the child is healthy, that's more important than anything else."

"Ah."

Grandpa Liu nodded and gave him a meaningful look: "Xiao Bin, Grandpa Liu has come to tell you something."

"Sixth Grandpa, please speak."

Gu Bin stopped smiling and his expression turned serious.

"Qu Peng."

Sixth Grandfather beckoned to Qu Peng: "Take out the documents I brought."

"okay."

Qu Peng didn't dare to delay and quickly took out a paper document from his briefcase.

"Xiao Bin, take a look."

Sixth Grandfather gestured for Qu Peng to hand the documents to Gu Bin.

"it is good."

Gu Bin accepted the gift as his father wished, opened it in front of everyone, and his expression changed upon seeing the contents.

"What's written on it?"

Grandma Gu couldn't wait any longer and leaned over to ask.

"See for yourself."

Gu Bin then gave the document to his grandmother.

"Sixth brother, what's wrong?"

Grandma Gu took the document and glanced at it, and was also greatly shocked.

"Is Xiyu not home?"

Instead of answering, Sixth Grandfather asked a question, looking around the courtyard but not seeing Lin Xiyu, which puzzled him.

"at home."

Gu Bin subconsciously turned and walked towards the bedroom: "Pregnancy makes you sleepy, she must be asleep, I'll go wake her."

"No need, let her sleep."

Grandpa Liu didn't want to disturb the pregnant woman, so he quickly stopped her.

"It's alright, I'll go check."

Gu Bin, tall and long-legged, strode into the bedroom.

-

"Huh? Sixth Grandfather left the courtyard house to me?"

Lin Xiyu was half asleep when she heard Gu Bin's words and was startled awake.

"Get up quickly, your sixth grandfather is looking for you."

Gu Bin reached out and carefully lifted the person off the bed.

"Why is Sixth Grandfather doing this?"

Lin Xiyu landed on the ground, still in a daze, unable to believe that such good fortune had befallen her.

"You'll find out when we get out."

Gu Bin adored her cute little face and affectionately pinched her cheek.

"Old Beijing's courtyard house."

Lin Xiyu's thoughts were completely occupied by the courtyard house: "How much is it worth? My sixth grandfather is leaving it to me, his granddaughter-in-law. Will the Gu family agree to it? Won't it cause another dispute?"

"We'll talk about those things later."

Gu Bin dismissed it: "The most important thing now is not to disappoint Sixth Grandfather. With him backing you up, what are you afraid of? If he gives it to you, just accept it. There's no need to overthink it."

Do you think it's possible not to want to?

Lin Xiyu wanted to mutter a few more words.

"Stop muttering and get out of here."

Gu Bin found it amusing and carefully helped the person out of the house.

-

yard.

"This pomegranate tree is growing so well, and it also has a good meaning: many children and many blessings."

Grandpa Liu sat under the pomegranate tree and looked up at the lush branches.

"That's why Xiyu was able to have quadruplets; it's true that having many children brings many blessings."

Grandma Gu was delighted to hear this and couldn't stop smiling.

"It would be even better to plant another persimmon tree."

Qu Peng smiled and said, "May everything go smoothly and may all your wishes come true."

"Plant it, we must plant it."

Grandma Gu slapped her thigh and immediately decided, "This matter is entrusted to Xiao Bin; let him handle it."

Why hasn't Gu Bin come out yet?

Upon hearing Gu Bin's name, Qu Peng subconsciously glanced towards the bedroom.

"I'm coming"

Just then, Gu Bin helped his wife out the door. His carefulness in making sure she didn't bump into anything amused everyone.

"This boy"

Qu Peng joked with a smile: "Once you get married, you become a slave to your wife; once you have children, you become a slave to your son and daughter. You'll never be able to change your ways."

Don't laugh at me.

Gu Bin smiled slyly and returned his words in full: "You're getting married soon too. It'll be the same after you get married. Let's not make fun of each other."

"Is Qu Peng getting married too?"

Grandma Gu was good at grasping the key points, and her eyes lit up as she listened.

"He not only got married, but he also got a promotion."

Gu Bin helped Lin Xiyu to the group and said, "This kid really hit the jackpot; he managed to run into a fugitive who's been on the run for years."

"Catch a fugitive?"

Grandma Gu was taken aback, a little confused: "Doesn't Xiao Qu work at the police station? How could she encounter a fugitive?"

"He was just lucky."

Gu Bin chuckled jokingly, "You can run into someone even when you're just going out for a late-night snack."

"That's only because I have a good memory."

Qu Peng retorted defiantly, "I was born to be a policeman. I can remember photos of wanted criminals and can spot them in a crowd at a glance."

"That takes skill too."

Grandma Gu nodded in agreement.

"Stop bragging."

Gu Bin teased him with a laugh, "You just saw him this afternoon and ran into him that very evening. You dare to call that a photographic memory?"

"Xiao Qu, what's going on?"

Grandma Gu found it interesting and became interested: "Tell us about your heroic deeds in catching the fugitive."

"Hey, it's nothing really."

Qu Peng touched his nose, embarrassed to boast in front of his sixth grandfather.

"Just say it."

Sixth Grandfather saw through his little scheme and pretended to be displeased, scolding him: "It's not something shameful, what's there to be embarrassed about?"

"Qu Peng, stop dawdling."

Lin Xiyu chimed in, "Hurry up and tell us, I want to hear it too."

"Uh."

Qu Peng laughed awkwardly.

"I know about this too, but let me explain."

Gu Bin came to his rescue and spoke up, recounting his heroic deeds truthfully.

-

Coincidentally, just one month before Lin Xiyu became pregnant, Qu Peng was on night shift at the police station. After working most of the night, he was a little hungry, so he took a junior auxiliary police officer and they went to the night market to have a bowl of beef noodles.

The two brothers, dressed in police uniforms, sat down at the stall. A person sitting at the next table noticed them and immediately looked flustered, lowering his head and almost burying his face in his bowl.

Qu Peng noticed the man's unusual behavior and felt something was amiss the more he looked.

As the man finished his meal, paid the bill, and was about to leave, a sudden thought flashed through his mind, and he remembered where the strange feeling had come from.

"stop!"

He instinctively spoke up and called out to the man.

The man trembled, but instead of stopping, he turned and ran.

"Grab him, he's a fugitive." Qu Peng was now certain that he was the wanted criminal, the one he had seen in the documents circulated within the police force.

Upon hearing this, the man ran even faster.

Qu Peng and his colleagues chased after the man for a full half hour before finally cornering him in a dead end.

Seeing that he couldn't escape, the man revealed his true colors and pulled out a fruit knife to stab them.

Qu Peng and his colleagues sustained injuries of varying degrees during the struggle, but fortunately, they escaped unharmed and successfully apprehended the perpetrator.

-

"That was so dangerous!"

When Grandma Gu heard that Qu Peng was injured, she asked with concern, "Where are you hurt? Are you alright?"

"fine."

Qu Peng said nonchalantly, "It was just a minor injury, it's healed a long time ago."

Gu Bin joked with a smile, "If he's really seriously injured, he could get a first-class merit and retire early."

"How do you talk like that, kid?"

Grandma Gu pretended to be annoyed and glared at him with displeasure.

"Hehe, it's okay."

Qu Peng and Gu Bin were used to bickering since they were little, so they didn't take it to heart at all. Instead, Qu Peng defended him, saying, "He's right. You can clearly see how burning his eyes are for meritorious service."

"Heh, this kid really doesn't hide his ambition at all."

Grandpa Liu was in a good mood, stroking his sparse stubble on his chin and grinning from ear to ear.

"A promotion and a raise, and now I have a wife."

Gu Bin patted Qu Peng's shoulder hard, expressing his support in a brotherly way: "You've finally made it through, kid. You didn't waste your time in Beijing."

"Where is Qu Peng's girlfriend from?"

Grandma Gu took the opportunity to inquire about gossip under the guise of caring for the younger generation.

"They're also from their public security system."

Gu Bin answered for Qu Peng: "That kid got incredibly lucky, he was noticed by his superiors and became their son-in-law."

"Stop using the phrase 'lucky break' all the time, okay?"

Qu Peng's ears turned red and felt a little hot: "My conditions are not bad either, I am more than a match for his daughter Zhuozhuo."

"Qu Peng is getting married soon, that's wonderful!"

Grandma Gu said with deep emotion, "I still remember what you all looked like when you were little. In the blink of an eye, you've all grown up and started your own families."

"That's right"

Grandpa Liu nodded in agreement: "Our children and grandchildren have all grown up, how can we not get old?"

"You're here again."

Grandma Gu smiled and scolded, "What's with all this talk about being old? Just think positively and enjoy the present moment. When you're ninety, look back and think, 'How young I was in my seventies! Why didn't I go out more, have more fun, and enjoy life?' When you're too old to walk around, it will be too late to regret it."

"Second sister-in-law is right."

Grandpa Liu nodded in agreement.

"Don't just talk the talk, walk the walk."

Grandma Gu saw through his perfunctory attitude and pretended to be dissatisfied.

"Don't talk about me anymore."

Grandpa Liu chuckled awkwardly and changed the subject: "Xi Yu is here, so we should get down to business."

"Sixth Brother."

Grandma Gu frowned: "You're perfectly healthy, why do you want to make a will now?"

"Isn't this a sign of happiness?"

Grandpa Liu had already prepared his reason before coming, and answered smoothly: "Xi Yu is pregnant with quadruplets, which is a joyous occasion. As her grandfather, if I don't show some sincerity, wouldn't I be a laughing stock?"

"Then it doesn't need to be given to the courtyard house, right?"

Gu Bin quickly chimed in, "Your sincerity is too much; it's almost too much for us to handle."

"The courtyard house is for Xiyu and the children."

Grandpa Liu glared at him, feigning displeasure: "It's none of your business, so don't interrupt."

"Sixth Grandfather"

Gu Bin was both amused and exasperated: "Your favoritism is outrageous! I'm your real grandson."

"If Xiyu hadn't written to you, would you have come back from America?"

Grandpa Liu scolded him with a stern face: "Did you think about Grandpa Liu back then? Did you treat Grandpa Liu as your own grandfather?"

"You're the one who kicked me out."

Gu Bin lowered his head and muttered to himself.

"What are you talking about?"

Sixth Grandfather didn't hear him clearly and glared at him with displeasure.

"No, he didn't say anything."

Gu Bin smiled wryly and shamelessly denied it.

"Oh, Xiao Bin."

Grandpa Liu, being an old and wise man, knew that he had a knot in his heart: "Grandpa Liu admits that he was indeed too harsh on you back then. You were only nineteen years old at the time, and you carried so much on your own. When I think back on it, it still hurts me to this day."

"This courtyard house is ostensibly for Xiyu, but it's also compensation for you. As long as you treat Xiyu well for the rest of your life and have no ulterior motives, you will have fulfilled Grandpa Liu's wish and lived up to my expectations."

-

"Sixth Grandfather"

Lin Xiyu was moved to tears: "You're too good to me, I feel unworthy of it."

"You deserve it."

Grandpa Liu looked at her face and was momentarily dazed, as if he had recalled that painful past.

Lin Xiyu's breath hitched, and she subconsciously looked up at Gu Bin.

Gu Bin happened to look over at that moment, and the two exchanged a knowing glance, both understanding the hidden meaning in each other's eyes.

"Even if Xi Yu is pregnant with quadruplets, this courtyard house is still too valuable."

Grandma Gu was unaware of the inside story, and her thinking was clearly not on the same wavelength as theirs.

"Sixth Grandfather, I thank you on behalf of Xiyu."

Gu Bin reacted quickly, and before his sixth grandfather could answer, he spoke first: "To express our sincerity, if one of the children is a daughter, we will name her Nianxin, and the other will be Nianrou."

Sixth Grandfather's deceased sweetheart was named Mu Xinrou.

Nianxin, Nianrou!
It included the name of his beloved.

“good good”

The eldest of the six grandfathers comforted him, saying "good" three times in a row to express his joy.

What kind of riddle are you playing?

Although Grandma Gu didn't know the truth, she could tell that something was amiss.

"Grandma, don't you think these two names sound nice?"

Gu Bin couldn't say it outright in front of his sixth grandfather, so he could only give a perfunctory answer, hoping to get away with it.

It sounds nice.

Grandma Gu is such a shrewd person, how could she be easily fooled by him?

"Grandma, please don't ask anymore."

Gu Bin interrupted her with an awkward smile: "This is an agreement between my sixth grandfather and me, and we can't tell anyone else."

"Humph."

Grandma Gu snorted, considering the courtyard house, and said no more.

"hey-hey."

Gu Bin gave an awkward laugh, then lifted his eyelids and exchanged a knowing glance with Sixth Grandfather.

Qu Peng blinked, cleverly pretending not to see.

Although Lin Xiyu knew the inside story, she didn't say much. She pretended to admire the pomegranate tree and looked away.

"The pomegranate tree is growing so well; may it bring many children and much happiness."

Grandpa Liu also raised his head, looking at the lush pomegranate tree with a deep gaze, lost in thought.

-

Since the old man rarely comes, we must take good care of him. In the evening, Gu Bin personally cooked several dishes that the old man liked.

Qu Peng was also there and had a few drinks with us.

Grandpa Liu is getting old, and unsurprisingly, he got drunk again after a few drinks.

Gu Bin helped the old man to his room to rest, and chatted with him for a while until the old man closed his eyes and fell asleep before leaving.

-

Qu Peng didn't leave; he waited in the courtyard. When Qu Peng saw him come out of the house, he took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled one out, and tossed it to Qu Peng.

"I don't smoke anymore. My wife doesn't like the smell, so I quit."

Gu Bin caught it, held it to his nose to smell it, then chuckled and threw the cigarette back.