CH 88

Lei Yuhao was taken aback. Faced with this kind of question, he really didn’t have the confidence to say that he would agree.

Gu Qianyan sighed. After all, he had known Zhao Pianpian for so long, and she was a good person. They could be considered friends to each other. No matter what, he could be regarded as Zhao Pianpian’s natal family on this matter. After all, his girlfriend was Zhao Pianpian’s best friend. He said, “Mr. Lei, you are not very kind in terms of emotions. It has been so many years since the liberation. Even the slogans posted outside the urban village say that men and women are equal. If you feel psychologically that you and Pianpian are unequal, I advise you to forget it.”

Lei Yuhao wanted to argue for himself, but who was in front of him? It was Gu Qianyan. Even the Old Mr. Gu who had been in the business world for so many years were not as good at speaking as him. Gu Qianyan continued, “Mr. Lei, you don’t need to argue with me. I am not Pianpian. We are both men, and I can see through your mind. We are rich and we are from wealthy families, but if we cannot treat others equally in terms of emotions… honestly, you and Pianpian are not on the same road. You need to figure out what she wants and what you want. Don’t think that you can’t live without her now, and beg her to come back. If you don’t figure out these two problems, I dare say that even if you are together, you won’t be happy in the future.”

After saying this, Gu Qianyan got up and said to Lei Yuhao, “You’ll pay for this meal today since I’ve been chatting with you for so long, right?”

After packing the dessert, Gu Qianyan didn’t bother to pay attention to Lei Yuhao who was in a daze and left the sugar water shop with the package.

He walked out of the urban village and waited at the bus stop.

When he arrived at the car beauty shop by bus, the apprentice and the master were stunned to see him and started eating the desserts he brought.

The apprentice also asked, “Brother Zhou, where did you make a fortune again?”

He only heard from Luo Bei that Zhou Jianguo went to discuss other business.

Gu Qianyan replied, “I went to pay respects to my ancestors and clung to my grandfather’s thigh. From now on, I will be a second-generation rich person, no, a third-generation rich person.”

He told the story of his adventures to the apprentice and the master, who were both surprised.

Gu Qianyan never intended to hide anything from those around him. He had already known the apprentice and the master for a long time. They’ve all treated each other as friends. And since they were friends, there was no need to keep secrets.

The apprentice was very happy and said, “I knew that Teacher Zhou treats you differently, Brother Zhou. It turns out that you are actually his grandson. Then Brother Zhou… can I borrow your Rolls-Royce to touch it in the future?”

Gu Qianyan readily agreed, “That’s no problem, just don’t break it.”

The master was worried and asked, “Xiao Zhou, will your family agree to your relationship with Beibei?”

Gu Qianyan replied casually, “Do we need others’ approval for our relationship with Beibei?”

In his opinion, in a relationship, only he and Beibei were insiders, and everyone else was an outsider, even their families were outside of this circle.

“That’s the right attitude,” the master praised, “Although it’s best to have the blessing of family in a relationship, you have to know the priority, and that it’s the two of you who have the final say.”

“And besides, in my family, I’m the one in charge,” Gu Qianyan didn’t show any modesty, “as long as I like it, no one will object.”

He was confident about this.

Although he always said the old man was stubborn, he had a good grasp of the old man’s thinking and consciousness, that he was not a shallow person.

As for his parents…if given the chance to make decisions, they wouldn’t dare, and they were too lazy to bother.

Of course, his own matters were decided by himself. He wasn’t a spoiled child who needed the whole family to vote on a relationship. It was ridiculous.

The apprentice admired Gu Qianyan greatly, “That’s the way it should be. I’ve watched a lot of TV dramas, and those rich families are all arrogant and even insult people with their money.”

“That’s all made up in TV dramas,” Gu Qianyan said, “The richer a person is, the more low-key they are in their actions. If I may say so, if a family raises their heir to rely on marriage to secure their business… that’s truly laughable.”

For example, a certain Lei.

The master sighed, “Teacher Zhou is not an ordinary person at first glance, and your family upbringing must be very good.”

The three of them were sitting outside chatting, while Luo Bei was busy with his online store and didn’t have time to come out and chat with them.

Gu Qianyan is still the same as before, changing into his work clothes to wash cars, scrubbing and humming songs as he washes.

The apprentice leaned in and said to the master, “Brother Zhou is really nice. I thought he wouldn’t do these things anymore once he became rich.”

The master calmly replied, “Your Brother Zhou is not your average second-generation rich person. If he were, your Sister Bei would not have bothered with him.”

Several old customers saw that Gu Qianyan had returned and said, “Boss Zhou, we haven’t seen you for days. We thought you weren’t coming back.”

Gu Qianyan didn’t smoke, but he would often keep a pack of cigarettes in his work clothes and occasionally give them to customers to smoke. “What are you saying? This is my shop. I went back to my hometown for some business. I promised you that I wouldn’t run away when you topped up your membership card.”

Everyone likes him very much because he’s a great talker. No matter who he’s talking to or what the topic is, he can chat for a bit without making people feel uncomfortable.

At lunchtime, when Gu Qianyan ran up to the attic to eat lunch with Luo Bei, they talked about the situation between Lei Yuhao and Zhao Pianpian.

Luo Bei was surprised, “You two still have things to talk about?”

“Why not? He knows me, though I don’t remember him anymore.” Gu Qianyan picked up a piece of braised fish and gave it to Luo Bei. “Eat more fish. To be honest, Pianpian’s is not easy to handle. If she didn’t have a child, these two would definitely not end up together. But now that she has a child, the man’s family will definitely try to take him back, especially since it’s a boy, which is highly valued among these wealthy families.”

Luo Bei laughed, “As if your family isn’t a wealthy family.”

“The ideological realm of my family is not something that the Lei’s can match,” Gu Qianyan said proudly. “Let’s get back to the topic. You should prepare Pianpian mentally, as things might not be so easy with Lei Yuhao’s family. Although he has feelings for her, his family, such as his parents, might not think the same way. These middle-aged and elderly people tend to think that the child is the most important thing. And they might even have a nasty thought of taking the child back without taking the mother. They might even write another check to make Pianpian leave.”

Luo Bei thought about the plot of the novel, and said hesitantly, “That shouldn’t happen…”

She knew the plot. If the Lei family really did that, the male and female leads would never end up together. But in the novel, there was no specific description of Lei Yuhao’s family, and they were more like background characters.

“Why shouldn’t it? If his family had any respect for others, they wouldn’t write a check. I have to praise the old man here. He’s not that kind of person, and neither are my parents or my whole family. We’re not the type of people who think we’re better than others just because we have a little money.”

Luo Bei chuckled, “You don’t have to emphasize it like that.”

As always, he would praise himself while putting others down.

“However, I am still Pianpian’s natal family. Don’t worry, if the Lei family do anything shameless, I won’t just sit back and watch,” he said seriously. “It’s not easy for a woman to give birth to a child alone. For Pianpian, the child is everything to her. If someone takes the child away, it’s like taking her life. Pianpian has a good relationship with you and she has been good to me in the past. So you can rest assured, I’m not afraid to offend the Lei family.”

After hearing this, Luo Bei felt a little emotional.

He had always been this kind of person, although his mouth was a little sharp, his heart was always good.

For some reason, with these words from him, Luo Bei felt really at ease.

Even if he wasn’t Gu Qianyan, the future president of the Gu’s, but just Zhou Jianguo, she would still believe in him.

“Lei Yuhao’s feelings for Pianpian are real, but I don’t know how to put it,” Gu Qianyan paused. “I feel like this guy just enjoys being abusive. He’s not a bad person and his feelings for Pianpian are genuine, but his personality… anyway, it really bothers me. Even if Pianpian wants to be with him, it won’t be now.”

Luo Bei burst out laughing.

Her thoughts were really in line with his… if they just easily accepted each other and reunite so easily, it would be too suffocating.

“That guy wanted to have it both ways at the time. On one hand, he got engaged and married to a girl from a similarly well-matched family, and on the other hand, he didn’t want to lose Pianpian. Just having that kind of thought is already disgusting.” Gu Qianyan looked at Luo Bei, “I’m not deliberately trying to win your favor by saying these things in front of you. You know my personality, I’m not that kind of person. Beibei, I think if I really like someone, I wouldn’t have such thoughts. He only realizes Pian Pian’s importance after losing her, but it’s ironic to wait until you lose someone to realize their importance, isn’t it?

“I asked him if he could accept Pianpian marrying someone else and still maintain their relationship, but he didn’t say anything.

“He can’t accept it himself, but he expects others to accept it.” Gu Qianyan sighed again, “Beibei, to be honest, I’m quite grateful to the old man for not raising me spoiled. Otherwise, you wouldn’t have liked me.”