Published at 3rd of January 2021 03:50:05 AM
Her son was all grown up and about to be married, but this had happened and it had amounted to nothing!
Gu Jinye knew that his parents were worried . He tried his best to seem indifferent, in order to make them feel better . But he was inwardly also at a loss .
Gu Jinye sat in the room that the children had stayed in . He bowed his head in silence .
There were bunk beds in this room and his two aunts and stayed here with the four children . Now that Third Uncle’s family had left, there was more space and they could spread out .
Gu Yunshen gave the big heated brick bed in his room to Eldest Uncle, Eldest Aunt and the two children . Gu Jinye, Gu Jinfeng and he slept in the bunk beds .
The two children would not be seeing their parents for many years at least . At this moment, they wanted to spend more time with their parents .
Gu Jinye was sitting there meditating on life when Gu Qingyao pushed the door open and entered . “Elder Brother!”
When he heard the soft sounds, Gu Jinye hurriedly hid his desolate mood and forced a smile . “Younger Sister!”
Gu Qingyao’s heart ached when she saw him like that . “They’re not around now . You don’t have to struggle to hide your feelings . ”
Gu Jinlin was shocked!
Gu Qingyao sat next to him and said, “You’re the oldest in the family and usually very filial . Now that something like that has happened, aren’t you also feeling very lost? But you have to pretend that it doesn’t matter to comfort Eldest Aunt and Uncle . ”
Gu Jinye gaped . His eyes reddened!
He was the eldest in the family and now he was young and in his prime . He was about to establish his career and his family when fate dealt him a fatal blow!
The Gu family’s background was poor . The entire family lived on tenterhooks .
His father was capable and that protected the family a little . Father had worked so hard for so many years . But he said that Youngest Uncle was the most intelligent of the brothers . But he had been born at the wrong time and had no opportunity to display his talents .
It was because of his youngest uncle’s intelligence that he had remained at home to take care of the old folks . Ultimately, these two old folks were in a far more precarious situation than the rest of them . Without Gu Yunshen at home, everyone would worry .
Because of that, Youngest Uncle had remained at home and worked in the fields to earn work points .
His father had always felt guilty about that!
He was the eldest son and the eldest grandson . In the past, he hoped to be successful so he could share the family’s burden!
But now he could not even take care of himself . He had made a match, but she had run off…
Gu Jinye bowed his head . “I’m alright . I’ve been away for so many years . If I cannot bear something so small, how can I be the eldest son?
“You’re engaged to Beihan . Beihan comes from a good background and has been doing well in his career outside . You don’t need to worry about these things . Just carry on with your life at home and then marry Beihan in two years time . Your older cousins will take care of this family . ”
Gu Qingyao smiled . “Eldest Brother, are you feeling like a failure?”
Gu Jinye paused . He did not say anything .
Gu Qingyao came closer and sat next to him . She grasped his arms and warmly shook them . Then she laid her head on his arm .
“Elder Brother, actually I think your present situation is pretty good! Think about it . If Elder Brother Beihan had not warned you in advance, or if you did not believe Elder Brother Beihan and made advanced preparations, more severe consequences would await you .
“Then all of you might be scattered to different places and it will be hard to meet . Even your two younger brothers will have to follow you to suffer . How hard is that?”