Koyuki

1930. Yuzhou Ferry

The ship docked at the shore, and the young man, wearing a windbreaker, stepped off the ship with his luggage.

He stood on the shore, looking at the pedestrians not far away.

The old man returns and leaves.The sea breeze blew the corner of his clothes, and the young man brushed it away and pursed his slightly pale lips.

After many years, the city is the same as when he left, but it is also a little different from before.

"Master—!" A man ran over.

A man came to stop in front of the young man, he was half-bent and out of breath, "You...you are back..." He slowed down his breathing as he spoke, and his tone gradually calmed down , "After receiving the telegram of your return journey, the second master asked the little one to come to the ferry to guard every day, and finally hoped for you to come back."

The young man listened to the words of the person in front of him, his eyes stayed on his face, and finally found a familiar face, "Laiqing?" The young man dug out the name from the depths of his mind.

"Hey! Master, it's the young one!" Laiqing said with a smile.Lai Qing was a tall, thin man with no flesh on his face, but the few skins and flesh on his smiling face were piled up, concealed and eventually even his eyes could not be seen.

"My second uncle is still waiting at home." The young man looked at Lai Qing's enthusiastic expression, but his expression faded.

"That's right! The kitchen started preparing the banquet as soon as I got up early, and the second master and Aunt Xiao are waiting for you to go back. After receiving your telegram, the second master often said that it would be great if the uncle was still here..." Lai Qing As he spoke, he lifted his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes.

"Really." The young man looked at Lai Qing's actions with cold eyes, showing a half-smile expression, "Then I can't keep Second Uncle waiting for a long time." He picked up the suitcase and walked out.

Before going abroad, Laiqing was already highly valued by his second uncle, and now it is different from the past, the big and small affairs of his father's deceased family have already been handed over to his second uncle, and Laiqing may have a more prosperous status.

Unexpectedly, the second uncle would send his confidants to pick him up, the young man just felt a little flattered thinking about it.

"Oh, my young master, don't carry your luggage, let the little one come!" Laiqing looked at the young man's back and rolled his eyes, he trotted to the young man, took the suitcase and pointed to the other side of the road with a nod , "The car is parked there."

The young man didn't stop Lai Qing from being courteous, he walked towards the parking place, and for a short distance, Lai Qing kept talking, and those words were nothing more than the painstaking efforts of his second master to welcome the young man back.The young man frowned and felt that this man was even more noisy than the maidservant.

The three generations of the Gu family in Yuzhou had a rich business background. It is no exaggeration for the Gu family to be called the richest man in Yuzhou.

The elder and second masters of this generation of the Gu family are even more shadowed by their ancestors, and the business of the Gu family is booming, but there are gains and losses. Uncle Gu died after giving birth to a daughter, and later married his aunt. She gave birth to a son, but Young Master Gu was weak and sick. He invited many famous doctors in the city to see it, but it didn't work. In the end, a wandering alchemist said that the child could not bear the blessings of his ancestors, so he had to send him away. Uncle Gu reluctantly I sent my 12-year-old son abroad.

As for Gu Erye's first room, although the family business is booming, Gu Erye has been married for nearly 20 years and still does not have a son and a half daughter. Finally, his concubine became pregnant, but his elder brother went to see his deceased father and mother early.

Gu Jinting sat in the car, with his hands on his knees naturally, his back straight and well-behaved. Although he was born by his aunt, her aunt also came from a scholarly family, and she raised him very well since he was a child, even though he went abroad early Nor did he forget the rules.

"Why doesn't my father exist?" Gu Jinting asked.

"This..." The only pause in Laiqing's tone, he looked at Gu Jinting's face, and then cautiously continued after seeing Gu Jinting's face, "The weather has been changing from hot to cold recently, young master, as you know, Uncle's body is not strong, and he was treated by a doctor after suffering from the wind and cold. Although he was able to survive for a year, he still couldn't make it through."

Gu Jinting has been abroad for many years, but he and his family have not broken off correspondence. Besides, Gu Jinting is very clear about what kind of person his father is. Uncle Gu save face.

Although Uncle Gu is no longer confused, but he has been serving delicious food and drink at Gu's house, so how can he be strong on the outside but on the inside?It's not because of my own sins that I have used up my body so that I can't even survive typhoid fever.

"What does Auntie say about this?" Gu Jinting asked, no longer thinking about his wretched father.

Lai Qing frowned when he heard Gu Jinting's question. The young master didn't know why he asked him suddenly today. Lai Qing didn't dare to say more about his master.

But this Gu Jinting is also considered his master, so Laiqing can only pick up the words that others know can't find the fault: "My aunt went to the Jingxin Nunnery to worship Buddha the year before last, and the second master thought that the Buddhist gate is pure, so he just said that the uncle is gone."

"Should be." Gu Jinting nodded and didn't ask any more questions.He closed his eyes, and he was tired from the long journey on the ship. Although he was young, he still felt tired.

Lai Qing watched Gu Jinting carefully, and breathed out softly when he saw that he didn't mean to ask him any more.

Take care of home.

Walking into the courtyard, a middle-aged man with a good physique greeted him. He looked at Gu Jinting with a very friendly smile and patted Gu Jinting's shoulder, "I haven't seen you for so many years, Jinting is so tall."

"Second Uncle." Looking down slightly at the man who was almost a head shorter than himself, Gu Jinting called out politely.

"Hey." Gu Chengliang responded again and again, he looked at Gu Jinting carefully from top to bottom, suddenly raised his hand to cover his forehead and eyes, and sighed at the same time, "Jinting is so big, poor brother can't see it." -"

Lowering his head slightly, Gu Jinting stepped forward to support Gu Chengliang, "Second uncle, don't be too sad, my father will see him in the spirit of the sky." As he said that, the circles of his eyes turned red.

"Yes, look at me." Gu Chengliang put down his hands and looked up to the sky, "Brother, your spirit in the sky should protect Jinting and protect the Gu family."

"Jin Ting, you must be tired after coming back from a long journey abroad, let's have dinner first and wait for you to rest before going to see elder brother."

"Okay." Gu Jinting helped Gu Chengliang into the lobby, and said as he walked, "It's not early today, I plan to take a rest overnight to see my father and my aunt."

"Alright." Gu Chengliang patted Gu Jinting's hand, and said kindly: "It's not easy for your aunt..." Gu Chengliang didn't go any further, he seemed hesitant to speak, and Gu Jinting could roughly Guess what Gu Chengliang's unfinished words are, but they are just eye drops for his father who died early.

On the left side of the lobby, sumptuous meals have been set on the dining table.

When Gu Jinting and Gu Chengliang were seated, a plump woman walked over with one hand supporting the servant girl and the other supporting her waist.

"Why are you so heavy?" Seeing the woman approaching, Gu Chengliang nervously stood up and helped her sit up.

"I heard that Brother Jin is back, so I have to say hello anyway." The woman patted Gu Chengliang's hand comfortingly, looked at Gu Jinting, her eyes lit up, and then she smiled and said, "This is Brother Jin, I just want to I've seen pictures of you in swaddling clothes, but I didn't expect you to grow so big in a blink of an eye."

"Jin Ting, this is your Aunt Xiao." Gu Chengliang introduced.

"Aunt Xiao." Gu Jinting said politely. He looked at Aunt Xiao, turned his lips and cupped his fists at Gu Chengliang and said, "Congratulations, Uncle."

"Well, your second uncle thought that he would rely on you and Jinwan in his later years, but I never thought I would have a son once I grow old." Gu Chengliang held Aunt Xiao's hand with a wrinkled smile on his face.

"My eldest sister, she..." Gu Jinting asked after picking up the green vegetables in front of his chopsticks and pouring them into the bowl.

"When your father couldn't do it, I sent someone to inform Jin Wan. After Jin Wan came, it was the last time I saw your father. Jin Wan helped arrange the funeral." Gu Chengliang said with a long sigh.

"Originally, Jinwan wanted to stay at home until you came back, so you siblings could talk about what was on your mind, but you also knew that the weather would be bad after the year, and Mrs. He almost passed by, so Jinwan hurried back to her husband's house."

"It should." After listening to Gu Chengliang's words, Gu Jinting nodded. Gu Jinting, who was concentrating on eating, didn't notice the dark light that flickered in Gu Chengliang's eyes after he lowered his head.