did not say anything, and Xie Jingxi would not object to it. Only Gu Xiaoyu treated him with unusual warmth, and dragged him around the entire village, introducing him as her grandfather when they saw him, and even showing him the things that she had done while raising her own grandfather.
Marquis was also willing to get close to her, and would frequently carry her to the city to buy all kinds of small things. She did not make the little girl too happy, and her parents often brought her to the city as well, but unlike Marquis, she did not promise to do whatever she wanted. Not only did she promise to do whatever she wanted, she even took the initiative to buy whatever she wanted, wishing they could move the entire city.
On the birthday, Marquis had taken off the jade thumb ring on his hand. Xie Jingxi did not know what this ring represented, but as far as she could remember, Marquis had always carried it with his.
"It's not a valuable item, but after following me for so many years, I'll leave her some time to think about it."
Gu Yun was originally going to reject his at once, but because he had retracted his words, he remained expressionless. Xie Jingxi said: "Father, it's not appropriate to give her this. You have already given her quite a few things."
"No worries, I'll keep it for her. As her grandfather, I don't have any family heirlooms, so I'll pass it on to her."
The Marquis had always wanted to pass his Marquis Mansion down to Gu Yun. No matter if it was in the past or in the future, it was only because he didn't want it as a son that he passed it down to Gu Xiaoyu in such a roundabout way.
"Thank you grandfather, I will take good care of it for you." Gu Xiaoyu who was unclear of what was going on said sincerely.
"We, Zhiyu, understand grandfather's heart best. When we think of grandfather in the future, do you want to go back and see him?"
Gu Xiaoyu did not understand the meaning of those words, and nodded her head innocently, thinking that if his grandfather was not here, then where was he?
In the dead of night, when the Marquis was standing alone in front of the Old Man Ji's and's graves, when he couldn't see anything clearly, what appeared in his eyes were all the grass and trees from thirty years ago. In truth, there wasn't much of a change in this place, with tens of years going by like every single day, it would even make people feel like the old man was still there, as if, in the next moment, the figure that was carved in his life would appear behind him, blindfold his eyes, and let him guess who she was.
There was no need to guess. Marquis with his sharp ears could hear her footsteps and smell her scent from afar. In fact, it could only be her.
"I don't think they want to accept your memories." Gu Yun stood a few steps behind him, maintaining a distance that he did not want to get any closer to, "Why do you have to disturb my sweet dreams with wishful thinking?"
Marquis sighed, his back still facing him. "The matter between your mother and I is not what you think."
"I don't think she has anything. At an age when she shouldn't have died, that's a fact that can't be changed."
This is actually the biggest obstacle in the hearts of Old Man Ji and the people of Liu Family, no one cared about your process, even if they and the Lady Ji had been dead for a lifetime, they could not face the early death of the Lady Ji, whether it was due to illness or suicide, it would deepen their resentment and hatred towards the Marquis. To put it bluntly, no matter what I do, the Marquis is still in a position to be hated, and there is no reason for it to weaken, it can only be deepened.
"No matter if you believe me or not, I never had a shred of ill will towards your mother. I admit that when I was young, I couldn't understand things, and I also had uncontrollable ambitions in the areas I couldn't experience, but I really planned to protect her for the rest of my life. However, she wasn't willing to give me more time."
Gu Yun didn't want to discuss about the concept of love with him. This kind of thing differed from person to person, there wasn't a second Gu Yun, and there wasn't a second Marquis in this world either.
"It's her business if you don't forgive her when you have the chance to say these words to her in the future."
Just as Gu Yun was about to turn around and leave, Marquis said, "Boss, he … Did you find it? "
Don't tell me you don't know the background of the people behind this. You used your mother's poison to nourish this bunch of disasters, do you know that the bitter fruits don't taste good anymore! Marquis, my almighty Marquis, after so many years of inaction, after so many years of indulgence, do you think that by coming here and having a happy day with your granddaughter, you can wipe away everything that had happened in the past? You are too naive, who gave you such a f * cking big face, go and continue to play with the one in your seat, go and protect your Marquis Mansion for thousands of generations, you have a son and grandson, so stop meddling in my affairs and don't even think about extending your hand, if others knew that he is your grandson, they might even die a little faster! "
Gu Yun was like an enraged leopard, as he poured all of the resentment in his body into his head. He took a deep breath, and was still unwilling to turn around and look at, "Seeing that Zhiyu called you grandfather, and that mother left you with your life, I won't touch you, nor your Marquis Mansion. However, your Marquis Mansion, from start to finish, has nothing to do with me.
"Gu Yun, Zhiyu is a good child. I like her very much, I hope that in the future …"
"Did I not say it clearly? Then let me say it again, Zhiyu will never step half a step into your Marquis Mansion in her entire life. She is only Xi's and my daughter!"
Gu Yun did not stay any longer. He left without looking back, leaving behind a lonely and lonely old man.
The Marquis did not appear in the small courtyard anymore and had gone away without a sound. Gu Xiaoyu could not see that the Marquis had not recovered his senses, and did not understand why he had come and gone again.
"Ah Yu." Xie Jingxi carried the confused Gu Xiaoyu, "Do you want to meet new little friends?"
was obviously startled for a moment, but still nodded her head according to Xie Jingxi's words, her clear and intelligent eyes showing that she was helpless. His small hand unconsciously clenched into a fist, and Xie Jingxi hugged her as she knelt down on the porch, extending his hand to help her smooth out of her new hair, "Ah Yu, at a place far away from us, there are three little brothers who are like you, but they don't have cute little girls like Ah Yu to play around with. Mother will bring you to meet them, alright?
Gu Xiaoyu slowly digested the new relatives of his mother, "Mother, the fish want to get to know them, but can the fish come back here?"
Xie Jingxi looked into her eyes, "I will, father and mother are also reluctant to part with this place. After father and mother finish taking care of things outside, I will bring Ah Yu back."
Although she was far from the end of her life, she thought that as long as she had this thought in her heart, it would eventually come true.
After all, she had lived for a few years, and she wasn't that gentle when she said she was leaving. Everyone in the village had grown familiar with her, and when they came, they would leave without making a sound. There was also that girl, Ming Yu, who was betrothed to her two years ago, but no matter what, Ming Yu had to always stay in the small courtyard to take care of a family. This girl was foolish, but it didn't mean that she didn't have any eyes.
Just last year, Xie Jingxi had secretly told hshe that she was leaving, and wanted to get them married before this. Ming Yu didn't say anything and agreed, and in an instant, she became unusually sensible, but after getting married, she would frequently come over to stay for a few days, and as Feng Dong was used to her, he would let her do as she pleased.
Ming Yu had been busy these past few days packing up her things, not saying much, the details were not very detailed, she explained everything to Fang Dai in detail, "Sister Fang Dai, my family's miss is afraid of heat, I heard that Guangzhou is extremely hot and wet, I hope that you take care of this matter carefully, do not let her get too greedy, also your clothes, you have to change everyday, you have to dry yourself before letting her wear these, and also …
"Little girl Ming Yu." Fang Dai interrupted her, "You have already explained this to me more than ten times, and in these two years, you have already handed over all your dishes to me, no matter how stupid I am, I can still become your teacher. Don't worry, if you give me the Madam, I will not lose even a jin of her meat, and furthermore, there is our grandpa, he does not care about details, more than anyone else."
"Oh, Ming Yu, I know you don't want to part with my wife, but people are like this, there's always time for people to get together, even if the present situation breaks up, there's still time for us to meet again in the future. Boss Feng is a reasonable person, once I and my wife settle down, maybe we can still stay together, don't be so sad, my lady won't be able to bear it, if you continue being so restless, how can she not worry about you, since it is inevitable that we can all be happy, what do you say?"
Ming Yu nodded, and started crying while lying on Fang Dai's body.
Gu Xiaoyu then sneaked into the small forest, and found the place where the wild cat stayed by herself. With her small arms and legs, it was quite arduous for her to travel this far, so she squatted in front of the wild cat and panted, "Xiao Ye Miaow, the fish is going to leave you temporarily. You have to listen to Ling'er, Mother said that we will come back in the future.
Her little hands caressed his head, making him look like a little b * stard. It was unknown if the little wild cat could understand her words, but she felt around very cooperatively, and after Gu Xiaoyu had left for a while, she even followed behind Gu Xiaoyu and walked for a distance, until this little figure disappeared completely. It finally stopped.
Zou Ling did not know where she came from, and stood together with the little wild cat, looking towards the direction of where Gu Xiaoyu had left, "Little wild cat, they have all left, I think it's time for me to leave as well. You tell me where I should go, the little girl said that she can still come back, she really wants to see how she will look after she grows up, but I do not know if she will ever return."
Two days later, the small courtyard sent their master away. The family headed south to Guangzhou.