Marrying My Bestie's Ferocious Brother - He Calls Me His Baby!-Chapter 124: A One-Month-Old Baby Calls ’Grandma’? The Whole Room Is Stunned!
Dean Li and Professor Wang, along with their group, left in dejection.
They came with great momentum, but left like defeated roosters.
The ridge between the fields returned to silence.
The villagers’ gaze at Lin Wan Yi had shifted from mere curiosity to reverence.
Gu Zhen Guo remained silent the entire time.
He stood there, his towering figure resembling a mountain.
His gaze fell upon Lin Wan Yi.
For a long while.
He finally spoke, his voice betraying no emotion.
"Back to the mansion."
The jeep started up again, kicking up a cloud of dust.
In the car, there was silence all the way.
Back at the Gu Family Mansion, Gu Zhen Guo went straight into the study.
Cheng Huiyun immediately came out from the house, grabbing Lin Wan Yi’s hand eagerly.
"How did it go? Those old scholars didn’t give you a hard time, did they?"
Gu Lan quickly chimed in beside her: "Mom! You have no idea, Sister-in-law was amazing! She left those university professors speechless in just a few sentences!"
She animatedly reenacted what had just happened.
Cheng Huiyun listened with a beaming smile, suddenly giving her thigh a triumphant slap.
"I knew it! My daughter-in-law is the Incarnation of the Wenchang Star!"
At that moment, the study’s door opened.
Gu Zhen Guo walked out, now in a brand new military uniform, the epaulets gleaming under the light.
"Gu Yanshen, Lin Wan Yi."
His voice was steady.
"Change your clothes."
"There’s a banquet at the army headquarters tonight, and you will accompany me."
Cheng Huiyun was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed.
"Old Gu! Are you going to..."
Gu Zhen Guo ignored her and spoke directly to Lin Wan Yi.
"As the person in charge of Ping’an Farm and a military family member, you should attend."
Having said that, he turned and left.
"We leave in half an hour."
Cheng Huiyun, face flushed with excitement, pulled Lin Wan Yi upstairs.
"Wan Yi! Hurry! Mom will pick out clothes for you!"
She dashed into the room, opening a camphorwood chest filled with garments she had treasured.
"This one! This is the Su embroidery qipao I wore when your father and I got married!"
She brought out a sapphire blue qipao, the fabric smooth, with exquisite embroidery.
"You wear this, and you’ll surely outshine everyone!"
Lin Wan Yi smiled slightly.
"Mom, there’s no need to be so formal."
From her small bundle, she took out a light blue cotton dress, somewhat faded from washing.
The dress had a simple style, adorned only by a few small, self-embroidered gardenias at the neckline.
Cheng Huiyun panicked.
"Oh dear, this won’t do! It’s too plain!"
"Mom, I’ll wear this one." Lin Wan Yi insisted.
She changed into the cotton dress, doing up her long hair simply with a wooden hairpin.
No jewelry, no makeup.
Yet as she stood there, her skin was as white as jade, and her entire presence was as elegant as an orchid after the rain.
The nurturing of spiritual spring water gave her an inner glow that no luxurious clothing could match.
Cheng Huiyun was mesmerized.
"Beautiful... so beautiful..."
She murmured to herself.
"My daughter-in-law looks good in anything!"
Gu Lan came over, holding the pair of nephews dressed in little red bellybands.
"Sister-in-law, you look stunning!"
The two little guys lay in the swaddle, neither crying nor fussing, their big black eyes wide with curiosity at their surroundings.
Cheng Huiyun looked at this family, her heart nearly bursting with pride.
"Let’s go! Time to set off!"
She straightened her back.
"Tonight, let everyone in the army district see the face of our Gu family!"
The banquet hall of the army headquarters was brightly lit.
Sounds of clinking glasses and lively chatter filled the air.
Present were the dignified cadres and their families from the army district.
When Gu Zhen Guo arrived with his family.
The noise at the entrance seemed to be paused.
All eyes turned to them in unison.
There was curiosity, scrutiny, examination, and barely concealed envy.
Gu Zhen Guo’s expression remained unchanged.
Gu Yanshen, dressed in a crisp military uniform, wore a stern expression, standing protectively next to his wife and children.
Lin Wan Yi held Gu Ning, while Gu Lan held Gu An, following behind, their expressions calm.
The family headed straight to the main table at the center.
The division commander and several army district leaders were already seated there.
"Old Gu, you finally made it!" The commander stood up with a smile.
His gaze swept over Lin Wan Yi and the child in her arms, his eyes full of approval.
Gu Zhen Guo walked to the table and stood still.
He did not sit down.
He reached out and heavily patted Gu Yanshen on the shoulder.
His voice rang out loud, echoing through half of the banquet hall.
"Let me introduce everyone!"
"This is my son, Gu Yanshen!"
All eyes turned toward them.
Then, Gu Zhen Guo’s hand turned to Lin Wan Yi.
"This lady,"
His voice carried an unprecedented pride.
"Is my daughter-in-law, Lin Wan Yi!"
"Also, she is the chief responsible for Ping’an Farm, the special supply base of our military district!"
"She is our hero!"
There was a loud "boom".
The crowd exploded with chatter.
Those officers and families who had once gossiped about Lin Wan Yi not being good enough for Gu Yanshen lost all color from their faces.
Hero?
A hero personally acknowledged by Commander Gu!
This slap was loud and clear!
A few family members who had previously spoken sarcastically with Cheng Huiyun wished they could find a hole to hide in.
The commander stood up, raised his glass, and laughed heartily.
"Well said! Zhen Guo, you’ve done a great service to our military district!"
He ignored the reactions of others and went straight to Lin Wan Yi.
"Comrade Wanyi, I toast to you on behalf of the military district!"
"You have solved a monumental problem for us!"
Lin Wan Yi, holding the child, bowed slightly.
"The commander flatters me, this is what I should do as a military family member."
"Well said!"
The commander drank his glass in one gulp and turned to Gu Yanshen.
"Yanshen!"
"Yes, Commander!" Gu Yanshen stood at attention.
The commander looked at him, his eyes full of admiration.
"You’re a hero on the battlefield, and you have a hero’s eye for choosing a wife!"
He gave Gu Yanshen a hearty slap on the arm.
"With such a capable wife supporting you, your future is limitless!"
"Do well! The organization will not treat any one of its contributors unfairly!"
Everyone present understood the weight of this sentence.
It was a promise! A signal for promotion!
The young officers around looked at Gu Yanshen with eyes full of envy, jealousy, and hate.
But Gu Yanshen only looked at Lin Wan Yi, the lines on his ever-stoic face softening.
The atmosphere of the banquet reached a climax.
Wang Xiu’e, the commander’s wife, pulled Lin Wan Yi to sit down, her eyes never leaving the two children.
"Oh my, let me take a look at these little darlings, they look so good!"
She looked at Gu An in Gu Lan’s arms, reached for a red rattle on the table, and gently shook it.
"Come on, little An An, look here, look at grandma here."
Everyone watched this scene with smiles.
No one took it seriously.
What could a baby barely a month old understand?
But the next second.
Everyone’s smiles froze.
The swaddled Gu An, those eyes like black grapes, actually followed the rattle’s movements, turning flexibly.
Wang Xiu’e was so surprised she couldn’t close her mouth.
"Oh my god! He can see! He’s following it!"
She leaned in closer, coaxing the child in an extremely gentle tone.
"So clever! Come on, say ’grandma’, let grandma hear you."
It was just a joke.
But Lin Wan Yi’s heart suddenly rose up.
At that moment.
The rosy-cheeked little baby suddenly opened his small mouth.
A very clear, milk-scented syllable came from his mouth.
"Na..."
"Na..."
The voice wasn’t loud.
But it was like a thunderbolt, exploding on the silent dining table.
The whole world fell silent.
The smile on Wang Xiu’e’s face froze instantly.
The rattle in her hand fell to the ground with a "clang" sound.
She looked at the baby blinking his innocent big eyes at her, her lips trembling.
"Did he... did he just call me?"
