MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 384 backbone
Chapter 384 Backbone
Half a month passed by in a flash, and by the time the Su family's ship took Gu Shaoyu and others to Jinling City, it was already the end of October.
The cold wind of early winter carried a shivering chill and blew throughout the entire Jinling City.
Along the way, Gu Shaoyu's mood was no better than the weather. Du Jingyi, who had received the news early, also specifically asked Xing Zhao to pick them up at the dock, and brought Su Yi with him.
When he saw Gu Shaoyu, Xing Zhao also looked distressed.
Obviously he is still the same person as before, but he has changed a lot. He also knows how much the death of Mrs. Gu has affected him.
“Cousin, are you okay?”
Gu Shaoyu didn't speak, he just patted Xing Zhao on the shoulder and then asked.
“How are you doing at home?”
"My cousin is watching, but nothing happened. It's just that someone from the seventh room of the Gu family went there a few days ago. Maybe some cousins didn't like what they said, so there was a bit of a quarrel, but the seventh The old man suppressed it, so my cousin didn’t pursue it."
Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu's eyes became a bit unhappy. Was he trying to bully his wife because he was not at home?
Seeing his unkind expression, Xing Zhao knew that now was not the time to find trouble, so he quickly took out the plain clothes and handed them over, interrupting.
"Cousin, please don't be angry. We have to go back to pay homage to my eldest grandmother first. This is the official business. My cousin asked me to bring this plain clothes here. She said that I wanted you to wash them and change them in the inn built by the Su family for resting. Put the clothes back on."
Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu didn't say much nonsense, and went with the people behind him. After everyone washed up and changed their clothes, they got on the horse and ran towards Gu's house.
Tis to be close to home.
Even though Gu Shaoyu had known the news of his grandmother's death for more than half a month, when he saw the plain white silk in front of Gu's house, he still couldn't help but take a small step back.
When Luo Yuan saw this scene, he immediately stepped forward to support his general's back. Although he usually has a playful and playful nature, now he must be the general's strongest backing!
When the guard at the door of Gu's house saw Gu Shaoyu, his eyes were red and he shouted something inside.
“Quick, go tell the young lady that the general is back!”
"yes!"
Soon, the boy ran all the way inside and shouted, and soon the whole Gu family heard it.
Gu Shaoyu stepped over, and his appearance made the entire Gu family come alive again.
Although he was already wearing plain clothes, the beard on his face revealed his melancholy these days, and his brows had been furrowed and never relaxed.
When he walked to the mourning hall, everyone in the Gu family stood up or turned around to look at him, with excitement and sadness in their eyes.
“Shaoyu, you are finally back.”
“Brother, my grandmother is gone, gone…”
“Uncle Six!”
The eldest aunt is still in bed and can't get out of bed, and the second and third aunts have to stay awake for two days and rest for one day, so Du Jingyi, the fourth aunt, Gu Xiaolang and Shang Zhiping have become the main force in this wake.
Fortunately, they are all young people and can endure it. Although their appearance is a little worse, their health is still good. The elder sister-in-law is taking care of the family's meals, and she is too tired to even touch the ground.
Gu Xiaochun and Gu Xiaoyun were really interested in keeping vigil, but they were both pregnant, especially Gu Xiaoyun, who was less than two months old, which was only a few days before Mrs. Gu passed away.
She reacted violently and vomited whenever she ate, so her second uncle Huo Silang kept watch over her every step of the way. He couldn't come over, but his eldest uncle Su Erlang came here to watch over her during the day and went back to watch over her at night. Auntie and Gu Xiaochun had lost a lot of weight after working hard for more than half a month.
So in the past two days, Du Jingyi asked him to rest in the yard and replace them in two days. Seeing this, Su Erlang agreed.
It's just that Du Jingyi has recovered his health a few days ago. During the days of vigil, his head has been almost exhausted. His belly, which originally still had a little bit of meat, is now lighter than before when he was not pregnant because of excessive fatigue.
My eyes were full of fatigue, but my face looked pretty good.
When she and her husband looked at each other, tears suddenly fell out. When they saw Gu Shaoyu, several other people also cried again.
Everyone was sad in their own way, but when combined together they turned into a sigh from Gu Shaoyu. When he knelt down on the futon in front of the memorial tablet, there was a hint of trembling in Gu Shaoyu's voice.
“The grandson is late, grandma...”
After saying that, he banged three heads. The force was so strong that when he stood up again, he was already red and swollen. Although Du Jingyi felt distressed, he also knew that if his sadness was not resolved through these, he was afraid that there would still be problems. !
So he didn’t stop him much, he just took a wad of gold and silver paper money and whispered in a low voice.
“General, burn some gold and silver for grandma, so that her old man can be more comfortable over there.”
Gu Shaoyu raised his head and looked at Du Jingyi, feeling sorry for her that she had survived until now, so he reached out and touched her cheeks that had lost weight and said.
"Thank you, madam, I'm back. You can take your fourth aunt and third sister back to rest first and get some sleep. I have something to tell you tonight."
Of course, Gu Shaoyu could see that all of them were holding up, so as not to let outsiders look down upon the Gu family. Now the Gu family can be considered to be prosperous, but those are all infancy, just about to fall and leave. , can you afford to support your family now?
So, when he came back, everyone's minds were settled.
Du Jingyi wanted to accompany her husband, so she said to her fourth aunt.
"Ping'er has stayed up all night, so let him go back and rest first. I will accompany the general to burn gold and silver for my grandmother here for a while before leaving."
Knowing that the couple might have something to say, the fourth aunt didn't waste much time, took Gu Xiaolang and Shang Zhiping, and limped away.
As for Xing Zhao, Luo Yuan and others, it was not easy for them to have any influence. They only bowed three times outside and then stayed in the courtyard.
Who’s knees are not covered in bruises after kneeling for so many days?
Du Jingyi stood up and wanted to move over to accompany Gu Shaoyu, but his legs and feet were already numb and he couldn't even stand up.
When Yingtao saw this, she wanted to help Du Jingyi, but she was picked up by Gu Shaoyu. After looking around, he spotted a stool at the back and sent her over to sit down before speaking.
"I just gave birth to a child. I have been working hard and will not be able to do well in the future. Grandma knows your filial piety towards her, so she won't care about it. I'll just go and burn it."
(End of this chapter)