novelraw Chapter 450 "He started wiping his face"
Chapter 450 "He started wiping his face"
Chapter 450 "He started wiping his face"
"It's nothing." Gu Zhiheng looked away shyly from his parents' proud gaze.
He was self-employed. In the first few years, it wasn't that no one talked about it to his parents and grandparents. His father was a high-ranking officer in the military region, his mother was a contracted painter with a publishing house, and his eldest brother was a pilot and his third brother was a researcher. They were all very successful.
He was quite an anomaly among the third wife's family.
Although his parents never said anything, Gu Erzai, who had a strong sense of self-respect, still wanted to make something of himself and bring honor to his family.
He didn't belittle himself or feel inferior in business; he just didn't want people to shake their heads when they mentioned him.
Being self-employed is not shameful; it's a legitimate business.
Lin Zhao saw through her second son's thoughts and put her hand on her son's increasingly broad shoulders. "What do you mean, 'nothing'? I just think you're amazing! Zhiheng, your great-grandfather and grandfather both say you're born to do business. This path is much easier for you than any other one. Don't think you're not as good as your brother and Qianbao. You're amazing too. Without you, when would I ever be able to use a big refrigerator and air conditioner? Earning money with your intelligence isn't shameful."
"Besides, you've been to the port city, so you should have a deeper understanding. How did you get so caught up in this? You're being silly."
Gu Zhiheng: "..."
"Mom, I didn't think much of it." He said, both amused and exasperated.
"I do not believe."
Gu Zhiheng raised his hands slightly, making a "I'm really defeated by you" expression. "Okay, okay, I admit I was a little bit at first, but my grandpa quickly comforted me, and I haven't had this problem since."
"Really?"
"Really!" Gu Zhiheng swore, "Really, really."
He explained, "Building a laboratory for Qianbao was a long-standing plan. Having his own laboratory gives him more options and prevents him from being held back by others."
Gu Zhiheng hopes his younger brother will have the confidence to do whatever he likes.
Lin Zhao ruffled her son's hair, her hand covered in hairspray. Before she could say anything, she couldn't help but say, "Hengbao, isn't there a bit too much hairspray on your head? It's all sticky."
"It seems so. I'll go wash up." Gu Zhiheng got up and walked towards the bathroom.
He went out to meet people this morning, and he did it quite formally.
Gu Chenghuai: "You brat."
Lin Zhao objected, "Stop talking about Hengbao all the time. What if you make the child lose confidence?"
Lack of confidence?
Gu Zhiheng?
Gu Chenghuai, the father, wanted to laugh. "None of us are insecure, but he is. The second son is so confident that he's inflated. What you're worried about won't happen."
Lin Zhao: "..."
She looked over helplessly, "How can you talk about your son like that?"
"You didn't refute it, which means you think so too, right?" Gu Chenghuai chuckled. "That kid likes to play the victim in front of you; he's not that fragile at all."
"Sell him if you want. All you want are a few words of praise from us parents. Don't be so formal. Praise your son occasionally too," Lin Zhao said.
"I haven't praised you yet?" Gu Chenghuai said helplessly.
If he doesn't praise her, Zhao Zhao will glare at him, so he always agrees with her and says a few words in response.
To say that he doesn't praise is truly unfair.
"It's nice to compliment, but it would be better if it were more sincere," Lin Zhao requested.
"I mean it sincerely." Gu Chenghuai said, both amused and exasperated. "There's a way to praise someone insincerely? I don't know how."
"Sigh." Lin Zhao sighed, "Maybe it's because your expression was too serious. When you praised someone, it sounded like you were being forced by me, and it didn't seem as sincere. It made our second son feel that we, as his parents, didn't genuinely think he was outstanding?"
Gu Chenghuai paused for a moment, then said, "You're overthinking it."
“…Okay.” Lin Zhao changed the subject. “Do you have time? If you do, let’s go out to eat with Hengbao. He wants to try a Western restaurant, right? I’d like to go too.”
"Yes." Gu Chenghuai was busy with work, but he still made time to have meals with his wife and children. "Is her name Yaobao?"
“She has class this afternoon, let’s go first. If it’s good, I’ll take her out to eat another day,” Lin Zhao said.
"Row."
Gu Zhiheng was surprised to learn that his parents were going to a Western restaurant with him. "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Go blow-dry your hair and change into some comfortable clothes. We'll be there in a bit," Lin Zhao urged.
"Wait for me, I'll be right out." Gu Zhiheng happily went inside to change his clothes.
When he came out again, his black hair was fluffy and fell obediently to his brow bone. He wore a white shirt and black pants, was tall and thin, and had a cynical smile on his face. He looked like a campus heartthrob.
"My son is so handsome," Lin Zhao couldn't help but praise her husband.
No wonder Qianbao was targeted; his handsome face was the cause of all this trouble. Of course, he's also smart and has a good job, so it's impossible for a promising young man not to attract girls.
Gu Zhiheng brushed his hair aside, then remembered he had forgotten his wallet and turned to go back to his room to get it.
"As I say," Gu Chenghuai replied to Lin Zhao.
“…It is indeed as you wish.” Lin Zhao did not argue.
As they grew up, the three sons looked more and more like their father, all strikingly handsome and ruggedly good-looking.
Gu Chenghuai was born with fair skin. He used to get a bronze tan from sun exposure, but now that he's sunbathing less, his face has returned to its original whiteness. If it weren't for the military aura he exudes, he would look like a pale-faced scholar.
Zhiheng and the others all take after their father. You wouldn't have guessed it when they were little, but they're all quite fair-skinned now.
Fair skin can cover up three flaws, and besides, they're not ugly, so they're easy to hire.
"Is the girl who looked for Zhiheng yesterday afternoon his friend?" Lin Zhao asked Gu Chenghuai curiously, recalling the pretty girl he had seen looking for his son from afar yesterday afternoon.
"A girl is looking for him?" Gu Chenghuai asked back, he really didn't know about it.
Lin Zhao: "..."
"Can't you pay more attention to your son?"
Gu Chenghuai cleared his throat but didn't say anything.
He is really busy with work, so he doesn't keep a close eye on his son who is already an adult.
“Zhiheng and the others are all grown men now. It’s fine if they’re dating. As adults, it’s best not to interfere.”
Lin Zhao moved her lips, "I didn't mean to interfere, I was just curious, I discovered..."
Just then, Gu Zhiheng came out and said, "I've brought everything. Let's go."
The family of three walked outside.
Gu Chenghuai asked directly, "Did a woman come to see you yesterday?"
Lin Zhao's eyes widened.
Is the question really that direct?
Gu Zhiheng was taken aback. "Yes, Dad, how did you know?"
"I saw it." Gu Chenghuai certainly wouldn't mention his wife; Zhao Zhao clearly didn't want to expose herself.
"Oh, that's the younger sister of one of my business partners. She came to deliver something to me," Gu Zhiheng explained earnestly. "We've met a few times, but we're not very close."
Gu Chenghuai said, "Be mindful of your actions."
"I know, Dad, don't worry. Yesterday was an exception, it won't happen again." Gu Zhiheng cherishes his reputation more than anyone else.
Lin Zhao nudged her son's shoulder, "If you ever meet a girl you like, you must bring her back for me to see."
“That’s for sure,” Gu Zhiheng said.
He asked half-jokingly, "Mom, what if the person I like doesn't appeal to you? Would you order me to break up with them?"
"When did I ever order you around?" Lin Zhao rolled her eyes at him. "If you don't get along, you don't get along. At worst, you and your wife can move out. We have plenty of houses. If you don't live together, there shouldn't be any conflicts, right?" She sounded a little uncertain at the end.
"I trust your judgment. The girl you like must be good. As long as you like each other, nothing else matters."
Gu Zhiheng immediately said, "I don't want to move out. I still need to take care of my parents in their old age. I want to stay at home and not go anywhere."
“We don’t need you to support us in our old age; the state will take care of us,” Gu Chenghuai said. “You guys just need to mind your own business.”
He had no intention of relying on his children to support him in his old age. He believed that once his children got married, they would have their own families and would be too busy taking care of their own families to look after them in their old age.
We won't be disappointed if we don't test human nature.
“Yes, your father and I don’t need you to support us in our old age.” Lin Zhao and Gu Chenghuai had discussed this matter, and the couple immediately agreed to go to the retirement home.
Gu Zhiheng could tell that his parents were serious, so he didn't argue with them. After all, he wouldn't let his parents be lonely and helpless.
He laughed and said, "If they don't want us to take care of them in their old age, why did my parents have four children? People say that raising children is for old age security, but my parents have arranged everything so well that it makes us children seem useless."
Gu Chenghuai slapped his son on the head, "What nonsense are you talking about? I'm trying to lighten your burden, and you're not happy?"
"What's there to be happy about? I just like it when my parents boss me around." Gu Zhiheng retorted stubbornly.
A creature that fell into the river with only its mouth above the water.
Gu Chenghuai looked at him with a half-smile, "Is that so? Hand over your bankbook, and we'll keep it for you."
“That won’t do,” Gu Zhiheng said immediately. “It’s not that I’m reluctant to part with it, it’s just that I have a very important use for that money and I need to make it generate more money.”
Gu Chenghuai looked at his wife, "Zhaozhao, I'm still the one you can rely on. I don't guard against you in any way."
Lin Zhao nudged him with her elbow, "What's there to argue about?"
She wasn't that possessive of the money her son earned. Besides, Zhiheng was very generous to her, giving her all the money he earned. The number in that account kept increasing and had already become a considerable sum.
Gu Chenghuai was just joking; he didn't really intend to take the money his son had earned through hard work.
Gu Zhiheng knew this too. Seeing his father being scolded by his mother, he smiled and said, "I was born of my mother, so she will definitely side with me. Dad, stop trying to get attention."
No sooner had he finished speaking than he received a flick on the forehead.
"mom!"
Lin Zhao smiled and said, "Calling me 'Mom' won't help. That's your dad. What can I do if your dad disciplines you?"
She gave a helpless look.
Gu Zhiheng feigned grievance and said, "You're all in cahoots."
"What is our relationship?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.
"A married couple."
“They’re definitely in cahoots.” Lin Zhao shrugged.
After saying that, she pulled Gu Chenghuai into the store.
Gu Zhiheng followed with a smile.
The Western restaurant was packed, but when Lin Zhao and his group arrived, there were empty seats available, so they were seated by the waiter.
"It smells pretty good." Lin Zhao looked around at the environment; the shop was nicely decorated.
Gu Zhiheng said, "It's a popular restaurant, so the food has to be good, otherwise it won't have any business."
He also invested in the catering industry, including a hot pot restaurant, a barbecue restaurant, and a coffee shop... He didn't put all his eggs in one basket.
The main reason for investing in a hot pot restaurant is that my family loves to eat it, and since it's a family-owned restaurant, the ingredients are guaranteed.
Lin Zhao nodded, "It's getting better and better, it's developing really fast."
"It's very fast." Gu Chenghuai couldn't refute this. He spent more time in the military region and returned to the city every two weeks, and each time there were new changes.
Gu Zhiheng felt this even more deeply. He spent a lot of time in Haicheng and even more time traveling back and forth. Every time he came back, he would exclaim that a new building had been built here and a new store had opened there...
After ordering, the waiter came to serve the food shortly after.
The restaurant was playing music from the port city, creating a great atmosphere.
Lin Zhao's generation experienced famine and suffered hardships, so she wasn't uncomfortable eating Western food for the first time.
This is meat, it tastes much better than brown rice and tough wild vegetables.
"Dad, Mom, what do you think? Can you accept it?" Gu Zhiheng looked at his parents.
“Not bad,” Lin Zhao said.
Gu Chenghuai said, "I can eat anything."
He used to eat raw meat and uncooked wild vegetable roots when he was on missions. His requirements for food were very simple: as long as it could fill his stomach.
"It's good that you can accept it. I was thinking that if you don't like it, I would go and buy you something else nearby." Gu Zhiheng really would do something like that.
Lin Zhao: "..."
Gu Chenghuai: "..."
"Don't act like we're seventy or eighty years old and can't accept anything new," Gu Chenghuai complained.
No one wants to admit they're getting old.
If that's really what Gu Zhiheng meant, even his father would want to beat him up.
"That's not what I meant," Gu Zhiheng protested. "I just didn't want my mom to force herself."
Lin Zhao took a sip of orange juice and smiled, "Don't worry about that, I never do things half-heartedly."
Gu Zhiheng: I was careless.
but.
He really enjoys going out with his mom. She's never a spoilsport and is always willing to learn about what young people like. He likes playing video games, and his mom is happy to play with him. She'll try any good food or fun activities he mentions... It makes him very willing to share.
"Mom, I want to buy a motorcycle," Gu Zhiheng suddenly said.
Lin Zhao's first thought was, "A motorcycle? Is it one of those motorcycles that makes a really loud buzzing sound?"
Gu Zhiheng thought his mother would disagree with him buying it, and was about to say something when he heard Lin Zhao say, "I saw a young man ride it, wearing a helmet, he looked so cool, so stylish!"
"Sure, buy it if you want. Do you want me to pay for it?"
Gu Zhiheng's eyes were bright, and he had a big smile on his face. "No need, I have money."
"Okay, you buy it yourself. Bring it back and let me see it. Then you can take me for a spin," Lin Zhao offered. "I've never ridden a motorcycle before, I wonder what it's like..."
"By the way, do I need a driver's license to drive this?"
Gu Zhiheng smiled and said, "I do, I have a driver's license."
"Okay, hurry up and buy it. I can't wait to see it," Lin Zhao said. "You're handsome, and riding a cool motorcycle, you'll attract a lot of attention."
Gu Zhiheng was both amused and exasperated.
Gu Chenghuai said, "Tell me when you buy it, I want to take a look too."
He didn't want to be excluded by his wife and son.
Zhao Zhao's face is small, which makes her look too much older than her lover. So Chief Gu has started applying face cream and taking care of his skin, something that has never happened before.
When Lin Zhao was caught red-handed for the first time, her expression was like this: (⊙…⊙)
#Commander Gu, who never cared about his image, has actually started wiping his face#
(End of this chapter)