Eighties Sweetheart Wife-Chapter 604: The Tree Grows Branches?

Fortunately, his Little Nuan was not the usual girl, with petty thoughts and calculations, hardly anything ordinary caught her eye.

Moreover, even if they got married, he and Little Nuan would either live in the West Mountain Villa District or have a separate house in the No. 01 Courtyard Manor.

Grandpa Xie had said that once they got married, he would allot to him and Little Nuan the small two-story house near Lotus Lake.

That was still relatively acceptable.

Old Master Gu saw everything and thought painfully, wondering if it was time to divide the family property.

A big tree naturally divides into branches; it was a normal occurrence.

Otherwise, slowly it could lead to resentment.

The so-called "distant fragrance and close stench" were just that.

He took Gu Huai’an to the study and said, "Huai’an, Grandpa has considered this before, maybe it’s time to divide the family, your second uncle has a house, Huaiming and his family can move back first, and this place can naturally be inherited by you. I’ll leave it to you, then Jiaojiao and your cousin still have to attend school, they can stay here temporarily, and then this old singleton will be left to you and Little Nuan, is that okay?"

Gu Huai’an replied, "Grandpa, naturally you should stay with me and Little Nuan. But is now the right time for splitting the family?"

Old Master Gu sighed. The significance of the Courtyard Manor was different.

No one was willing to part with it.

Especially, it seemed like he was specifically casting out Gu Huai’an.

After all, Huaifeng and Jiaojiao were still in school, and even for Gu Qingqing who was in university, the school was closest to here.

As for Gu Huaiming and Shu Xiang, this pair was a handful.

If they really did move out, it would be strange if those two didn’t think too much about it.

Gu Huai’an reassured Old Master Gu, "Grandpa, if you don’t want Huaiming to feel you are biased, you can do this, it’s actually all the same to me and Little Nuan. Little Nuan is not your average girl, she’s not concerned with these things, and ordinary people can’t trouble her, you don’t have to worry."

Old Master Gu sighed deeply again.

But he had to admit that what Gu Huai’an said made sense.

If he really did that, seeing his carefree eldest grandson, and then realizing that only he and his parents had been divided out, he would definitely feel uncomfortable.

Even if he didn’t think of it, Shu Xiang would certainly think of it first. freewebnøvel.com

Then, she would be weepy and tell Gu Huaiming it was her fault, and they might as well break up, along with other such gratuitous complaints.

The old master felt that his conjecture and analysis must be correct.

Unnecessarily, he was giving the two an excuse to create a conflict.

If he didn’t care about his eldest grandson Gu Huaiming, he could just do as he pleased, saying "Do what you want, I don’t care if you’re happy, if I’m not happy, then all of you get lost."

But that was how he thought when he was young, and even in middle age, he was so busy with his career that he hardly had time to worry about these things.

But now that he was old and retired, his perspective and thoughts about his children and grandchildren had changed.

How should it be put?

His hardened heart had much more softness now.

Although his eldest grandson was entangled with the issues regarding Shu Xiang, he was filial to him. Although he liked Huai’an the best, Huai’an was not much of a talker and had a cold and clear disposition.

In contrast, Huaiming was like a chatterbox, always talking nonstop whenever he was free.

And there were the second son and his wife.

If the family were divided, those two might understand.

But would the second son’s wife fully understand?

The significance of the No. 01 Courtyard Manor was different.

He, too, had fought for a lifetime just to be able to continue living here.

However he thought about it, doing so seemed inappropriate.

Especially during the New Year, it was even less opportune to mention it.

Song Yunuan took Shu Xiang to the kitchen. The kitchen was quite large, but several people were busy working, so they weren’t needed. Song Yunuan then said, "Then Sister Shu and I will go arrange the tables and chairs in the dining room."

Song Yunuan led Shu Xiang to the dining room where they ate.

The tables and chairs were already set up.

However, they needed to be moved a bit to prevent any crowding.

In fact, for Song Yunuan, except for matters of life and death, she rarely took ordinary grudges and schemes to heart, as long as they didn’t cross her bottom line.

At worst, a beating would make everyone behave.

She didn’t have much of a ’ladies first’ attitude—if she was provoked, it didn’t matter if it was a man or a woman; she treated them the same.

Gu Huai’an told her that Old Master Gu seemed to be considering dividing up the family.

To tell the truth, whether the family divided or not, it really didn’t matter to Song Yunuan.

Just like the current Shu Xiang.

She smiled and said directly to her, "Sister Shu Xiang, I’ve noticed you keep looking at me, and I didn’t want to ask in front of others, but now that it’s just the two of us in this room, can you tell me why you keep looking at me?"

After saying this, Song Yunuan even touched her own face and continued with puzzlement, "I checked with a small mirror earlier, and there’s nothing dirty on my face. Could it be something I didn’t see?"

Shu Xiang: ...

Are you always this direct when you speak?

She had chatted with Song Yunuan before.

But this type of conversation was still a first for her.

Shu Xiang was a bit shocked as she looked at Song Yunuan, her mouth opening and closing as her face flushed red.

Song Yunuan laughed again and leaned in closer, saying, "Sister Shu Xiang, why is your face turning so red? Though, it is very pretty."

Instinctively, Shu Xiang touched her face, which was indeed quite warm.

Song Yunuan complimented her looks, making Shu Xiang feel both awkward and flattered.

The awkwardness came from being caught staring and then being called out on it, but the flattery came from the fact that Song Yunuan, admittedly prettier than her, had said she was also beautiful.

Shu Xiang hurriedly said, "It’s nothing, just that you’re so beautiful, I couldn’t help but take another look."

As a person, Shu Xiang seemed quite normal, as long as she wasn’t provoked.

And she was quite good with words.

If she were foolish, how could she have charmed Gu Huaiming to such an extent?

She always had her special qualities.

It was then that Gu Huai’an came in, looked at Song Yunuan, and naturally asked her, "After we finish eating, I need to go back to the base, do you want to go home or come with me?"

Song Yunuan replied, "I’ll come with you."

Gu Huai’an hummed a response with a smile.

The year-end meal went fairly smoothly. Gu Jiaojiao was strictly forbidden from provoking Shu Xiang. The rebellious teenager really wanted to provoke Shu Xiang, feeling unreconciled and indignant. She felt wronged just as Shu Xiang did. Before Shu Xiang became her brother’s girlfriend, no one in the family had ever scolded her like that, and she hadn’t felt she’d done anything wrong.

But she still didn’t dare to provoke.

Apart from being afraid of Grandpa, she was also scared of Song Yunuan, and she was constantly anxious, worrying about Song Yunuan’s possible anger at her little schemes.

It wasn’t until Song Yunuan reassured her that the promise remained unchanged, as long as Gu Jiaojiao could do it, Song Yunuan guaranteed she would do the same, even if there was no suitable role, she would write one for her.

Gu Jiaojiao quietly suppressed her excitement and thanked Song Yunuan.

After the meal was over and everything was cleaned up, Gu Huai’an took Song Yunuan away, but first, they went to the small building on Lotus Lake.

He told Song Yunuan that it was Grandpa Xie’s wedding gift to them.

Actually, this small building was once where Grandpa Xie had lived.

Latterly, Grandpa Xie moved out for work reasons, leaving the place vacant.