A delicate and gentle educated youth came to the village, and the aloof and cold soldier king droppe

Su Niannian and Gu Zhendong enrolled in school at the beginning of September.

Song Zhaodi was still in her postpartum period, so her enrollment was delayed by half a month.

Fortunately, Song Zhaodi did not fall behind in her studies because of her postpartum confinement. After returning to school, she borrowed notes from her classmates and was able to keep up.

And now, at this point in time, we have reached a crucial period for Mr. Bai.

According to Su Niannian's analysis, her grandfather's assets shrank significantly around this time.

Therefore, Su Niannian deliberately focused her attention more on her maternal grandfather during this period.

More than two years have passed since Su Niannian arrived in Beijing.

Su Niannian had been observing the situation on her maternal grandfather's side and the people around him.

After observing all this, Su Niannian felt that the people around her grandfather were all very reliable.

There seemed to be no one to suspect, and besides, after spending time with him, Su Niannian felt that her grandfather was an exceptionally intelligent person.

The fact that his assets could shrink from their current state to what they were like in his previous life surprised Su Niannian.

Yes, it shouldn't have turned out that way.

That day, after finishing her professional classes, Su Niannian slipped out of school and went straight to Baicaotang to see her grandfather.

Upon arriving at Baicaotang, Su Niannian saw Guo Futian sitting in the hall with a distressed expression.

"What's wrong, Brother Guo?" Su Niannian asked with a smile, handing a bag of chestnuts to Guo Futian.

Guo Futian smiled and accepted it.

I wanted to say something, but it seemed I couldn't quite bring myself to say it.

Su Niannian could tell from his expression that something was wrong.

Not in a hurry, he sat down in the seat next to Guo Futian.

Before long, someone from Baicaotang brought tea to Su Niannian.

Su Niannian nodded her thanks, and the teacup contained her favorite jasmine tea.

As soon as you open it, a familiar aroma of tea wafts out.

Su Niannian took small sips of the drink.

Guo Futian held the chestnuts, but showed no intention of eating them.

Usually, when Su Niannian brings roasted chestnuts, Guo Futian always enjoys them.

This difference from usual made Su Niannian even more curious.

"What's wrong? You seem like you've lost your soul," Su Niannian asked with a smile.

Guo Futian opened his mouth, but still didn't know how to start the conversation.

"Is there something wrong with the ointment or face cream? Or is something happening at Baicaotang?" Su Niannian asked, speculating.

These are probably the only two things that could make Guo Futian look so distressed.

But the situation inside the store was the same as usual.

There were also elderly people queuing up to buy the plasters and face creams.

So, besides these two things, what else could make Guo Futian show such an expression...?

Su Niannian thought of her maternal grandfather.

"Could something have happened to Grandpa?" Su Niannian had just asked this question when she realized it was unlikely.

If something really happened to Grandpa, Guo Futian probably wouldn't continue sitting in Baicaotang.

Instead, let's go and take care of things at Grandpa's place.

Thinking about it this way, Grandpa should be at Baicaotang right now.

Seeing that Guo Futian seemed hesitant to speak, Su Niannian continued to ask.

"Where's Grandpa?" Su Niannian looked around.

She planned to go to the inner hall to check if Guo Futian still didn't speak.

When my grandfather was at Baicaotang, he usually stayed in the inner hall.

Just as Su Niannian got up, intending to go to the inner hall, Guo Futian spoke up.

“Master isn’t in the shop,” Guo Futian said.

Su Niannian paused, then sat back down.

Although Grandpa isn't in the shop, Guo Futian certainly wouldn't be there if something happened to Grandpa's health.

Grandpa treated Guo Futian and Gao Wentao like his own sons.

They treated this master the same way they would their own father.

If Grandpa really had a health problem, these two would definitely be around him.

Since it wasn't a problem with Grandpa's health, Su Niannian wasn't in a hurry.

"Grandpa isn't in the shop, so where did he go? Why aren't you with him?" Su Niannian grabbed a handful of chestnuts from the oil paper bag in Guo Futian's arms.

Guo Futian's actions have remained unchanged since the very beginning.

He still held the oil paper bag that Su Niannian had handed him in both hands and sat there.

Guo Futian sighed upon hearing Su Niannian's words.

"Bai Chunhua is back, so it's not convenient for me to go with her..." Guo Futian said listlessly.

"Bai Chunhua?" This wasn't the first time Su Niannian had heard this name.

However, hearing this name at this moment surprised Su Niannian.

Bai Chunhua is the son of his maternal grandfather, Bai Xuesong.

His own mother, Bai Chuxia's brother.

By all accounts, Su Niannian should call Bai Chunhua "uncle" when she sees him.

However, Su Niannian has never met Bai Chunhua in either of her two lifetimes.

In my previous life, my maternal grandfather would occasionally mention me, his uncle, but every time he did, it was as if he had touched some untouchable switch.

He wouldn't say another word.

If Guo Futian hadn't mentioned the name today, Su Niannian would have almost forgotten that she had an uncle.

He has his own mother and an older brother.

In her previous life, when Su Niannian's maternal grandfather, Bai Xuesong, passed away, her uncle never showed up.

Guo Futian saw Su Niannian and repeated the name with some surprise.

Worried that Su Niannian might not know who Bai Chunhua was, he explained.

“Bai Chunhua is my master’s son, so you should call him uncle,” Guo Futian explained.

"He's back, why can't you go with Grandpa?" Su Niannian asked again.

“The father and son had something to talk about. Bai Chunhua told me not to be like a leech, always sticking to the old man…” Guo Futian didn’t want to say this.

Saying it out loud would be like asking for trouble.

But if he didn't say anything... he felt frustrated.

In Guo Futian's view, Bai Chunhua had been gone for several years.

For several years, he and Gao Wentao had been away from home, always staying by their master's side.

When it comes to being a son, both Gao Wentao and I are far superior to Bai Chunhua.

But, after all, that was his master's biological son...

Thinking of this, Guo Futian felt a mix of emotions, as if a bottle of mixed flavors had been spilled inside him.

Especially being called a leech by someone who ignores his master.

Upon hearing Guo Futian's words, Su Niannian seemed to understand why Guo Futian was so depressed.

Being spoken to like that by someone you haven't seen in a long time, someone you haven't shown your face for many years, would make anyone unhappy.

Su Niannian patted Guo Futian on the shoulder, "I understand why you're unhappy."