Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO-Chapter 563: The Distance with the Yue Family
Mrs. Gong carefully examined the two pots of flowers and conservatively said, "If these two pots were auctioned off, they’d be worth at least ten million."
Gong Xiaoyu’s jaw nearly dropped, "At least... ten million? At least?"
There were plenty of such flowers in the flower room of the Yue family. Auntie even said she had no place to put them and casually picked two pots for her!
Gong Xiaoyu almost couldn’t stand steady. She held onto her mom, "I didn’t know they would be so expensive, what should we do?"
Gong Tianfan asked, "That’s not just an ordinary customer, right? Who exactly sent them?"
Both parents looked at her seriously, "Xiao Yu, tell us honestly."
Gong Xiaoyu was on the verge of tears. If she had known, she would have moved the flowers to the apartment first. She was afraid she couldn’t take care of them and that they would die, so she asked Uncle Fan to bring them home.
Last time she went drinking with Yu Zheng, her parents were angry. This time... how would she explain this?
If her parents found out she had lived with Yue Xiaoyang, they would really kill her!
She forcibly found an excuse, "It really was a customer. The boss knows Si Yuan and the Gu Family have a collaboration and wanted me to introduce him to President Gu... Yes, that’s it."
Father Gong said, "You can’t accept this, this is a bribe, you know? You must return them tomorrow."
These two flower pots contained the finest orchids. He looked at them again and again and painfully looked away, "Return them tomorrow, they can’t be kept."
Mrs. Gong knew it was inappropriate to accept such a valuable gift. She got a camera and kept taking pictures of the flowers, "Living to this age, having two pots of such orchids at home, there’s really no other regret."
Listening to her mother’s exaggerated words, Gong Xiaoyu truly felt the distance between her family and the Yue family.
The Yue family casually gave away two pots of flowers, but at her home, they had to be worshipped and taken care of. The disparity was really... She felt wronged!
Gong Xiaoyu dared not return the flowers. Auntie would definitely blame her for not giving face. But the flowers couldn’t be given to others either. Moving them to the apartment, she couldn’t take care of them... "Mom, Dad, it’s really hard to return a gift once it’s accepted. Do we have anything valuable at home that I can give in return?"
Father Gong and Mrs. Gong said, "They must be returned. We don’t have anything valuable enough."
The most valuable things were their two houses and one apartment. Some antiques together barely reached that price, but giving a bunch of things as a return gift was out of the question.
Gong Xiaoyu had earned quite a lot of money through her company these past years, but the villa she bought in Xia Pan Coast drained her cash flow. She had only replaced her car last year. Where could she find that much cash?
She said, "I really can’t return them. People would say I’m looking down on them."
Gong Tianfan also said, "Then don’t accept them. Returning accepted gifts doesn’t make sense."
Father Gong and Mrs. Gong discussed it, then rummaged through the study and found a treasure chest. They took out a painting and calligraphy set and handed it to Gong Xiaoyu, "This is worth a few million. You can use it as a return gift. It’s a bit shabby but better than accepting someone else’s gift for free."
Gong Xiaoyu looked at her brother. Gong Tianfan said, "Take it if Dad gives it to you. Anyway, your sister-in-law isn’t here. Are you afraid I’ll be jealous?"
He wasn’t too concerned about these things. After all, it’s one family. It’s Dad’s freedom to give his belongings to anyone he wanted.
Gong Xiaoyu accepted it. If it weren’t for her brother marrying the wrong person, He Mengya, their Gong family would be much more harmonious.
The whole night, Father Gong and Mrs. Gong couldn’t sleep, staring at the orchids, "If people knew we had such expensive flowers at home, what if it attracted thieves?"
Gong Xiaoyu found it both funny and sad. She had worked hard for years but had never given her parents a decent gift.
She went into her room. Yue Xiaoyang sent her a message asking if she was home. She didn’t want to reply but thought of the two pots of orchids on the balcony and replied with two words, "I’m home."
Yue Xiaoyang replied instantly, "Good. Tomorrow I’ll send a driver to pick you up."
Gong Xiaoyu checked the message, placed her phone aside, and went to take a shower without replying.
Yue Xiaoyang stared at his phone for a long time, but she never responded further.
He put down his phone and lay in bed, her face appearing in his mind, and his hand involuntarily reached for her place beside the pillow.
In the past, he could reach and hug her with one stretch. Now there was an empty space beside him, and he missed her even more.
Who was to blame for missing out on her?
An Junxi watched her husband and children play in the children’s room. Gu Jinxiu was demonstrating his newly learned moves, making little Ai Xi look up to him, "Brother is amazing!"
Gu Yikun corrected his son’s moves. Gu Jinxiu was a perfectionist cool kid. He practiced again, "Dad, is this right?"
Gu Yikun nodded, "Overall, it’s pretty good."
Gu Jinxiu pressed further, "Where is it not good?"
An Junxi and her mother were knitting beside each other. Mrs. An smiled and said, "Jinxiu has high standards for himself. He won’t accept any flaws. With such a handsome boy, I wonder what kind of girl would catch his eye in the future."
An Junxi playfully said, "He has a good friend at school who sits beside him. She’s a cute girl, and Jinxiu takes good care of her."
Mrs. An got curious, "Really? Have you met her?"
"I’ve seen her a few times. She’s very polite, will do well when she grows up." She spoke with the tone of a future mother-in-law.
Mrs. An chuckled, "It’s normal for kids to play together. Are we overthinking it?"
"Not necessarily. Jinxiu doesn’t pay attention to other girls, just He Yiqing. He’s quite particular." 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
Mrs. An became a little interested, "Next time, let me meet that girl too."
"That’s easy, just invite Jinxiu’s friend home," said An Junxi.
Mother and daughter whispered as they knitted. Mrs. An was knitting sweaters for the two children as gifts.
She said, "I know the kids’ clothes are all branded. Knitting sweaters might seem out of style, but I’m giving it to them as a gift after all."
Gu Jinxiu was good at pleasing his grandmother, "If Grandma knits me a sweater, I’ll wear it every day!"
Little Ai Xi echoed her brother, "Grandma, I’ll wear mine every day too."
Mrs. An was delighted by the siblings’ words and spent several days hurrying to finish the sweaters, determined to have them wear her knitted sweaters before winter ended.
An Junxi didn’t know much about knitting but followed her mom to learn. Evenings like this, with her mom knitting and chatting while her husband played with the kids, brought her immense happiness.
Gu Yikun, either looking at her or at the children, hadn’t been to the gym for a long time. Often, he would do push-ups or plank exercises with the kids in the children’s room. Gu Jinxiu eagerly practiced with his dad, while little Ai Xi would cheer from his back.
Gu Yikun, accustomed to his training routine, found it easy to have his daughter on his back. The little one hugged her dad’s neck, "Daddy is the best!"
Seeing his dad being so strong, Gu Jinxiu wanted a challenge, "Sister, come onto brother’s back."
Little Ai Xi, pampered by her grandmother and chubby, didn’t know her own weight. She happily ran over when her brother called, "Alright!"
