Rebirth 1991: Marrying the beautiful squad leader at the beginning

Upon hearing this, Yu Nian's heart clenched. He looked at Gu Bingqiu, then at the child, and finally his gaze settled on Gu Bingqiu as he asked, "He is my son, isn't he?"

Gu Bingqiu lowered his head upon hearing this, unsure how to respond.

The more silent Gu Bingqiu remained, the more Yu Nian understood everything.

Yu Nian stepped forward and slowly took the child from Xu Kangsheng's arms. Holding the child in her arms, she sat down on the sofa, her emotions extremely complicated.

Although he had always had doubts about this matter, he only stopped believing that it was his child after Gu Bingqiu denied it.

Now that the facts are before us, to refuse to believe them is to deceive ourselves.

Yu Nian stroked the child's little hand with her fingers, then raised her hand to gently stroke the child's nose. She lowered her head and kissed the child's forehead, closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and murmured, "Why didn't you tell me? You should have told me this a long time ago. Could it be that I can't accept my own son?"

"I'm...I'm sorry."

Gu Bingqiu burst into tears and quickly explained, "I didn't mean to lie to you, I just didn't want to be a burden to you because of this child."

"You disappeared for so long just to give birth to him, right?"

Yu Nian raised his eyes and asked.

"Ah."

Gu Bingqiu nodded emphatically and said with a serious expression, "I have no choice. I don't want to cause you any trouble. I hope you can understand me."

"I understand, how could I not understand?"

Yu Nian gave a bitter smile and said, "I'm already very grateful that you bore my child, and I have absolutely no blame for you. It's just..."

At this point, Yu Nian added with mixed emotions, "I really didn't expect you to appear in Yanjing, and even at the Xu family's place."

"Xiao Nian, I made this decision on my own, so it's not her fault."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Wenjun immediately said, "Because of a series of events that happened in between, I was worried that she might have trouble back in her hometown, so I brought her to Yanjing. I also wanted to let your grandfather see his great-grandson. As you know, your grandfather is so old, and every day he lives will be one day less for him to live. I hope you can understand."

"Xiao Nian——"

Grandpa Xu Kangsheng slowly grasped Yu Nian's hand and said, "I only learned about this recently. In my heart, you have always been my grandson. I know you have suffered a lot all these years. I will make it up to you slowly. Come home, okay?"

"talk later."

Yu Nian gave a wry smile, handed the child to Gu Bingqiu, looked at Zhuang Wenjun, and said, "Is the food ready? If it's ready, let's eat."

"Alright, alright, I'll order the food to be served right now."

Zhuang Wenjun nodded repeatedly and immediately ordered someone to serve the dishes.

The food was served, and everyone took their seats.

Zhuang Wenjun explained, "Your godfather and Xiao Chao are not home. They've been busy with other things lately. Even though it's just the few of us eating, we want it to be lively."

At this point, she took out a bottle of baijiu (Chinese liquor) and said, "Come on, everyone's happy today, let's have a drink together."

"I'll have some too."

Xu Kangsheng laughed.

"Okay, then let's have some."

Zhuang Wenjun smiled and said, "But you should drink less."

"Okay, as long as Xiao Nian and I can have a drink."

Xu Kangsheng took the liquor from Zhuang Wenjun, twisted off the cap, poured a full glass for Yu Nian first, then for Zhuang Wenjun, and then looked at Gu Bingqiu, smiling as he said, "Bingqiu, since you're taking care of the child, Grandpa won't pour you any more liquor."

"It's okay, Grandpa, I don't drink."

Gu Bingqiu nodded and said, "You guys drink."

"Uh-huh."

Xu Kangsheng nodded, put down the wine bottle, picked up his wine glass, stood up and looked at Yu Nian, saying, "Xiao Nian, I'll drink this first glass with you. You've worked so hard all these years."

After saying that, drink it all in one gulp.

Yu Nian glanced at Xu Kangsheng, but didn't get up. He picked up the wine glass on the table, downed it in one gulp, and said, "This has nothing to do with you. I don't blame you."

“You have the blood of the Xu family flowing in your veins. If you suffer, it’s our fault. How can you say it’s nothing?”

Xu Kangsheng sighed with shame, refilled his glass, and said, "This second glass is Grandpa's apology to you."

After saying that, he drank it all in one gulp again.

Yu Nian glanced at Xu Kangsheng with complicated emotions, picked up his wine glass and downed it in one gulp, then waved his hand and said, "I already said it's not your fault, it has nothing to do with you, you don't need to drag yourself into it."

“You are my grandson, and it pains me to see you suffer, so I also have things I have done wrong to you.”

Xu Kangsheng simply replaced the small wine cup with a two-ounce decanter and filled the large decanter to the brim.

"This drink is my apology on behalf of your parents. I hope you can come home."

Xu Kangsheng took a deep breath, slowly picked up his wine glass, and his eyes, though in his seventies or eighties, were brimming with tears.

"Dad, you can't drink that much, I'll drink this one."

Zhuang Wenjun was startled and reached out to snatch the wine dispenser from Xu Kangsheng's hand.

But Xu Kangsheng waved his hand, brushed Zhuang Wenjun's hand aside, and poured two ounces of wine from the dispensing vessel into his own mouth in one gulp.

Seeing this, Zhuang Wenjun snatched the wine bottle from Xu Kangsheng's hand and said with a troubled and distressed expression, "Dad, you can't drink anymore. The doctor has always said that you can't drink alcohol. If you drink any more, you'll die."

At this point, she explained to Yu Nian, "It's not that I don't want your grandfather to drink with you, it's just that your grandfather has very high blood pressure, and his blood vessels could burst at any time if he drinks. I hope you can understand."

"I understand."

Yu Nian snatched the wine bottle from Zhuang Wenjun's hand, took out a decanter, filled it up, and downed it in one gulp, saying, "Grandpa, I'll say it again, I don't blame you."

He gestured for her to sit down and added, "Please sit down; standing for too long is bad for your health."

"Okay, then I'll sit."

Xu Kangsheng nodded, wiped away his tears, his feelings a complex mix of joy and sorrow.

Seeing this, Gu Bingqiu hesitated, unsure of what to say.

"Little New Year, Mom won't say anything unnecessary."

After filling Yu Nian's decanter with wine, Zhuang Wenjun took the bottle from Yu Nian's hand and filled her own decanter with wine. "Mom knows I'm sorry for you. I've made you suffer all these years. I apologize to you."

After saying that, he picked up the decanter and downed the drink in one gulp, without any hesitation.

Then, he filled another glass, downed it in one gulp, and said, "This glass is Mom's way of apologizing to you."

By this point, the four of them hadn't eaten a single dish, but had finished a bottle of wine.

Yu Nian watched this scene in silence for a long time.

After a long silence, he tapped the table lightly and said, "Get two more bottles of wine. I'm worried one won't be enough."

Upon hearing this, Zhuang Wenjun nodded to the steward serving beside her, and soon two bottles of fine liquor were placed on the table.

"Eat some food. If you only drink alcohol and don't eat anything, how will you drink later?"

Although Zhuang Wenjun downed two small cups of wine in succession, Yu Nian surprisingly didn't follow suit. Instead, he picked up his chopsticks and started eating.