Campus Ace Girl-Chapter 346 - 347: If not spoiling her, then who do we spoil in the family?
After hearing these words, the Wang family members were certainly not convinced. It would stir up another bloody storm, which Old Wang would surely handle. Gu Anxi listened quietly, neither resisting nor proactive. My ’scumbag’ constitution was acting up again!
Once everyone was gone, Wang Keru asked, "Anxi, why didn’t you object? We aren’t short of that ’little bit of money’ right now."
Gu Anxi chuckled. "Mom, you’ve really gotten used to being a wealthy idler. The Wang family’s assets are in the tens of billions, yet in your eyes, it’s just ’a little bit of money’."
Wang Keru blushed and stole a glance at Gu Anxi.
Sigh, I’m living like a grandson!
Gu Anxi patted her hand and said softly, "We might not care about the Wang family’s ’little bit of money’, but they’re in real industries. They can be very useful at critical moments."
Wang Keru suddenly exclaimed, "Anxi, what are you plotting again? You think so much all day long, doesn’t your head get muddled?"
Gu Anxi continued drawing her manga, took a bite of an apple with her other hand, and then replied, "Oh, I suppose that’s just the difference between people!"
Wang Keru thought despairingly: This is so hard for me! I live like a grandson! Is my life’s purpose just to spend money?!
「In the afternoon」 Bo Xichen attended to some matters, while Gu Anxi accompanied Wang Keru on a stroll around Jiangcheng. In the evening, they all went out for hot pot.
「The next day」 they returned to Qingcheng, as it was New Year’s Eve. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎
Gu Anxi hadn’t spent New Year’s Eve at home for two years. Wang Keru specially had the servants prepare many of her favorite dishes and even personally cooked a couple herself. However, she truly had no talent for it; the dishes were... hard to swallow.
「In the evening」 Gu Anxi and Wang Keru sat on the couch watching TV. She didn’t get to spend much time with her mother, so she tried to accompany her whenever she was free.
I have to go back to Beicheng! Her intuition told her with pinpoint accuracy that the person coveting Bi Shui Yun Tian, the one masterminding things from behind the scenes, was in Beicheng. She had been so high-profile, yet that person still hadn’t appeared. Gu Anxi couldn’t give up. Her father was still lying there; she couldn’t let his sacrifice be in vain. She used An Pu to sell Jing for an exorbitant price; she refused to believe that person could remain composed. Her manga had skyrocketed to fame, placing her in such a prominent position; she refused to believe that person couldn’t see her. She couldn’t possibly tell Wang Keru any of this. She wanted her mother to be happy, only needing to worry about whether the ’pigeon eggs’ were big enough. Besides, even if her mother knew, it would be useless. (Seriously, why am I being so brutally honest with myself?!)
Gu Anxi sighed. People really are different.
She didn’t need to tell her Younger Uncle these things; he could guess them all. The car she drove now was made of a special material, comparable to diamond; no ordinary vehicle could wreck it in a collision. Younger Uncle probably still had some lingering fear from that car accident.
Gu Anxi’s life had once been dark and devoid of light. But Younger Uncle had torn an opening in that darkness, letting the light shine through. Gu Anxi often thought that if Younger Uncle hadn’t appeared, her reconciliation with her mother wouldn’t have come so easily. It was because of Younger Uncle that the Gu Anxi of today existed.
As she thought this, her inner ’little coquette’ surfaced. She hugged her mother and said, "Mom, I like Bo Xichen so much."
Wang Keru gave her a rather peculiar look and, after a long moment, said slowly, "Anxi, you need to be more reserved. What girl confesses her feelings so readily like you do?"
Gu Anxi buried her face and said nothing.
Wang Keru then sighed, "Still, Xichen is indeed very charming! My daughter, defeating all the girls in Beicheng, is truly wonderful."
Wang Keru sat with her daughter for a long time, talking for ages. It wasn’t until bedtime that Wang Keru finally said, "Anxi, since Mrs. Chen is in Beicheng, Mom won’t go this time."
Gu Anxi looked up at her.
Wang Keru patted her. "Mom has been to Beicheng before, went in style and returned in style. This trip to your maternal grandfather’s home also allowed me to vent some pent-up frustration. A round trip to Beicheng takes several days, and there’d be no one at home... Anxi, I want to stay with your father."
Gu Anxi thought for only a few seconds before agreeing.
She leaned against Wang Keru and said, "Okay."
Just as Gu Anxi had observed, although her mother was sometimes a bit vain, most of the time she was very laid-back.
Wang Keru added, "Your Mrs. Chen doesn’t have it easy. I’ve been quietly observing her, and I’ve noticed she has her little preferences too. She’ll certainly get to enjoy herself at your Aunt Gu Ning’s place this time, so don’t rush her back, understand?"
She paused, then continued, "I’m here with your father! Even though I’m not as capable as Mrs. Chen or you, I can still make decisions if something comes up."
Hearing this, Gu Anxi felt an indescribable warmth in her heart and leaned against Wang Keru, looking very much like a sweet, dependent child.
Now she had her parents, Younger Uncle, Mrs. Chen, Aunt Bo Jin, Bo Xichen’s parents, Aunt Gu Ning, Zhou Yunchen, Huangmao...
「Bo Xichen and Gu Anxi left Qingcheng on the third day of the New Year.」 Before leaving, they received a gift.
It was a very ordinary item sent over by Qin Siyuan’s assistant: a large ’Good Fortune Boy’ doll.
Younger Uncle saw it but pretended he hadn’t.
Gu Anxi hmphed internally. Someone’s actually not jealous!
She accepted the gift but didn’t take it to Beicheng.
「At noon on the third day of the New Year」, she and Bo Xichen arrived at the Beicheng airport. Bo Nianyao and Mrs. Bo were busy with banquet preparations, so Aunt Bo Jin came to pick them up.
As soon as they met, Bo Jin gave her another large red envelope.
Gu Anxi squeezed it. Ah, love nourished by money again!
Bo Xichen found her money-grubbing expression amusing and patted her. "Alright, alright. It’s not like you can’t earn money yourself. You make that face every time an elder gives you a red envelope."
Gu Anxi squeezed into the back seat with him, solemnly placed the red envelope into her pocket, and then countered with some twisted logic, "This is respect and reverence for the red envelope. Younger Uncle, someone like you, who hasn’t received red envelopes for years, wouldn’t understand this experience."
Bo Jin drove, smiling faintly. "Xichen, when it comes to verbal sparring, you’re really no match for Anxi."
Then she added with an amused scolding, "So young, yet so full of mischief."
Bo Xichen replied quite seriously, "Those are all bad habits from being spoiled by all you elders. If no one doted on her, she probably wouldn’t be like this."
Bo Jin laughed. "You were the first one to dote on her, and you still have the nerve to blame others."
Gu Anxi raised an eyebrow triumphantly at Bo Xichen. He couldn’t help but complain to Aunt Bo Jin, "The little one’s gotten cocky, hasn’t she!"
Bo Jin said, "She’s the only child in the family right now. Who else would we dote on if not her?"
Right, that one sentence explained everything.
Chatting like this, the car slowly drove into Si Garden.
Not seeing them for a few days, Mrs. Bo had missed them terribly. During the meal, she kept putting food on their plates.
After dinner, she inevitably asked about many things. Upon learning about their exploits in Jiangcheng, Mrs. Bo praised, "Keru did well, and Xichen was also very impressive this time."
Although Wang Keru had remarried, Mrs. Bo could understand her circumstances at the time. Moreover, by comparison to others, Wang Keru seemed exceptionally rare and commendable.
