Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 264: Stubborn Old Man
Gu Feng didn’t want to trigger a family crisis with his future wife’s family before they even got married, so he patiently tried to win over his future father-in-law.
However, despite his efforts to curry favor, the old man wouldn’t have any of it. Not only did he disregard him, but his words were also overly harsh, criticizing both Gu Feng’s profession and Gu Feng himself.
Tuanzi puffed her cheeks in discontent.
"That’s not right of Grandpa. He’s just venting his emotions and taking advantage of Dad’s love for Mom, who wants to marry Mom, to deliberately upset Dad."
The intention to test a future son-in-law and let him know marrying his daughter is not easy, encouraging him to treat his daughter well in the future, comes from a place of love. But attacking someone’s character without any tests is a matter of personal conduct.
Gu Cheng didn’t have a good impression of this grandfather, so he felt no pressure.
"He even went to contact Grandpa, saying bad things."
Gu Feng is the eldest son of the Gu Family, cherished and valued by Mr. Gu and his wife. Upon hearing those words, he almost had issues with Jin Lin. Certainly, it’s not ruling out that Old Sir Jin did it on purpose, intentionally upsetting the future in-laws, indirectly trying to break up the couple.
Tuanzi was a little angry, having an extremely negative impression of the grandfather she had never met.
"Then one day," Gu Cheng said in a flat tone, "Dad went to visit them, and when Grandpa spoke harshly, Mom happened to return and heard it."
Jin Lin is just stubborn, but she’s actually gentle when dealing with family in private. However, being a director, she had developed a short temper from dealing with actors who might be self-satisfied but lack talent.
When her lover was treated this way and her father described her like that, she was so angry that she moved the wedding date forward and didn’t return to visit her family.
It wasn’t until Gu Cheng was born that both the Gu Family and other members of the Jin Family felt it was time for the relationship to ease. After all, they were family, so why hold such deep grudges?
With things being irreversible and having a cute, soft grandson, Old Sir Jin should face reality and take the steps provided by his family, wife, children, and son-in-law to ease the situation, right?
Tuanzi blinked, nodding her clever little head, "But you guys don’t interact with Grandpa’s family, and he didn’t take the steps down."
Gu Cheng nodded expressionlessly, "One time, Mom was drunk and complained to Dad, that’s when I found out."
That’s when he learned that when he was half a year old and the family of three went back, Old Sir Jin drove them out. A cute, soft grandson? Haha, the old man didn’t care; he just felt disgruntled that his chosen son-in-law married someone else, and his daughter married an entertainer, which was unsettling.
Gu Che whispered, "Do people get more stubborn as they age?"
The truth proved that some people do get more stubborn with age.
A few years later, Gu Che was born, and Gu Feng and Jin Lin tried again, bringing their son back to test the waters, hoping to mend the relationship. However, Old Sir Jin only became more overly critical, making Jin Lin so angry that she never went back while the old man was around.
"Stubborn old man is terrible." Gu Che muttered again, secretly picking up a piece of broccoli and setting it aside.
Gu Cheng’s eyes were sharp, "No picky eating."
Before Gu Che could shiver, Tuanzi instinctively picked up the broccoli and popped it into her mouth, quickly chewing it up with an innocent face, "Miaomiao didn’t pick food!"
"Pfft."
"Wait!" 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶
Tuanzi turned to look at Gu Che, then at his bowl, then at her little paw she used as chopsticks.
"This isn’t Miaomiao’s broccoli! Miaomiao ate it for nothing!"
A second later, she suddenly exclaimed, "Miaomiao didn’t wash her hands!"
She spat a few times, then quickly jumped off the chair to wash her hands.
When her little figure disappeared, Gu Che turned his head and looked at his elder brother meaningfully, "Is there something else you’re not telling?"
Gu Cheng stared at the leftover broccoli in his bowl, "Eat up, don’t be picky."
Gu Che let out a ’Tch’, obediently finishing his broccoli.
The young director was satisfied, meanwhile recalling something from elementary school.
At that time, he was in elementary school, and his brother was in kindergarten. The driver and the nanny would pick up his brother first and then pick him up.
But his dumpling of a little brother was affectionate and would climb off the car by himself, insisting on standing at the school gate with the nanny to wait for him.
As a result, the brothers ran into Old Sir Jin.
He wasn’t there to see the two grandsons specifically; he had another grandson studying nearby and was there to pick him up. When he spotted the brothers, he looked unhappy and bad-mouthed their parents right in front of them. Seeing Gu Cheng’s cold eyes and Gu Che’s anger, he even used unpleasant terms to describe them.
Later, their cousin transferred schools. Although he was still young at the time, he could guess that their grandfather had a hand in it. And he never told his parents about that day, nor did he let the nanny tell them.
His little brother forgot about it, but he never did.
"Phew."
Gu Cheng let out a breath, "I’ve suddenly realized that I used to be quite like him."
Thinking he was doing things for his brother’s good, he interfered in many matters, thankfully making amends in time without causing greater conflicts.
Gu Che instantly understood, "You’re not the same, okay?"
Elder brother did things for his good, but as for Grandpa, it’s better not to mention.
"And I was also wrong," he mumbled softly, "I should have seen it earlier."
When their parents and sister had their mishaps, the brother had to grow up overnight, the pressure must have been immense, right?
The brothers exchanged glances and then simultaneously looked away.
Tuanzi returned from washing her paws, taking a look at the two of them with surprise, "Is it hot in the house? Your faces are so red."
After thinking it over, she rubbed her own face, turning it red too, "Now we’re a family of rosy faces."
She giggled stupidly, climbed back onto her chair, and stared at Gu Che eating.
"Hurry up and eat, don’t pick your food!"
Gu Che felt speechless, with two overseers watching over his meal, he had to quickly change the subject.
"I haven’t really interacted with their family, but I seem to have met some uncles before, and they didn’t seem very happy."
Gu Cheng: "It’s not just Mom he’s hard on."
The previous four sons and daughters grew up in that environment. Some even had jobs arranged by Old Sir Jin, which means their lives and jobs were meddled with.
Two of the daughters married to different cities, getting away from living in the same city as him, while the other two lived in the same city as Old Sir Jin.
"Because of past events, we didn’t interact much with those relatives over there, so naturally the relationship was indifferent."
Gu Cheng explained to his sister, "Keeping things indifferent is for their own good. If Grandpa knew they were close with our family, he’d be furious. The eldest uncle works where Grandpa did; Grandpa could easily complicate things for his own son’s work."
"Isn’t that just irrational? Just complicating his son’s work for such a thing?" Gu Che shook his head, relieved he didn’t have to deal with such a grandfather.
Tuanzi nodded, showing understanding.
"Miaomiao knows. They’ve never met Miaomiao before, never built a bond. So even if Miaomiao returned, if they saw Miaomiao on TV, it’s normal they wouldn’t reach out proactively."
Tuanzi swayed her little head, "Miaomiao, being a younger generation, didn’t reach out either. It’s mutual, let’s just keep it like this."
Knowing each other’s existence, and sending a polite greetings on holidays, there won’t be any other opportunities for interaction.
[Miaomiao: Oh, then Miaomiao won’t meet other cousins]
[Ancient Martial System: That might not be true]
[Miaomiao: ???]
