Chapter 104
It was already late at night when Marquis Gu and Huang Zhong limped back to the villa.
They wished they could have gone back sooner, but they were not able to move for several hours.
When Gu Jinyu saw the two people covered in injuries, she couldn"t help wondering, "Dad, Guard Huang, what happened to you two?"
Marquis Gu didn"t have the face to tell the truth and just said in a sullen voice, "There was an accident."
Gu Jinyu was stupefied, "What happened to the carriage? How did you get in the accident?"
Marquis Gu glanced at Huang Zhong before saying: "Huang Zhong drove while drunk."
Huang Zhong：“…”
Why did a person sitting in his own home have to take blame for what he didn"t do?!
Gu Jinyu frowned and asked, "Guard Huang, why were you drinking?"
Huang Zhong took a look at Marquis Gu and answered, "Lord Marquis invited me to a drink."
Marquis Gu：“…”
……
Tianxiang Academy ushered in their ten-day holiday at the end of fourth month once again. Gu Xiaoshun, who had lived in the dorm for many days, could finally go home!
Although he wasn’t in the village, he knew all about what happened at home. To be exact, he knew everything Little Jing Kong knew.
The main reason was that after Little Jing Kong’s cla.s.ses were over, the three of them would have lunch together every day.
Originally, Little Jing Kong"s lunch should be provided by his private school, but there was always lard in the meal, which Little Jing Kong couldn"t eat, so Xiao Liulang had to take him out to eat.
They were both his younger brothers, of course, there was no reason to bring only one.
Little Jing Kong was a quiet and silent child in private school, but as soon as he was in the company of Gu Xiaoshun, he would immediately turn into a little trumpet and babbled every story in the family.
At first, he was taken aback to hear that Gu Jiao was a mixed-up baby, and then, after hearing that the Marquis Estate"s young master had moved into their house directly, Gu Xiaoshun was so shocked he almost fell to the ground!
Little Jing Kong obviously had complaints about Gu Yan, who suddenly appeared at home to compete with him for favor, and there was a bit helplessness in his tone as he spoke.
"Anyway, it"s not that you don’t have something to be happy about. You have your own room now and you can live at home in the future!"
Gu Xiaoshun soon cheered up.
Well, he was actually never sad.
Gu Xiaoshun was not a child who would compete for favor. His mind was neither sensitive nor delicate. He was oblivious to other people"s jealousy.
This might be related to the environment he grew up in. He had always been the one neglected by his family, and his heart gradually turned numb, so he had not developed the possessiveness Little Jing Kong and Gu Yan had.
It was precisely because of this that Little Jing Kong"s acceptance of Gu Xiaoshun was extremely high.
When they got home, Gu Xiaoshun finally met Gu Yan.
"Whoa..."
Little Jing Kong had been talking about Gu Yan these days, and yet he never said anything about Gu Yan being so good-looking.
Gu Xiaoshun was stunned.
Looking at his silly appearance, Gu Yan determined at first glance that Gu Xiaoshun couldn’t compete with him at all. Gu Yan quickly judged in his heart that he didn’t have to repel Gu Xiaoshun.
Although he was still envious that Gu Xiaoshun grew up together with Gu Jiao, he was also very grateful that he accompanied her in Gu Jiao’s most lonely days.
There were times that he even took the beating for Gu Jiao.
This was an excellent friendship.
Gu Yan patted Gu Xiaoshun on the shoulder with the feeling of brotherhood, and then he said, "From now on, we are brothers."
Before he let go, he felt that his palm was numb...
Holy!
Was this silly guy’s shoulders made of iron or something?
So hard!
The palm of the pampered and spoiled baby since childhood immediately turned red...
Gu Jiao was going to fetch water.
“JiaoJiao! I will go too!" Little Jing Kong immediately took out his own small shoulder pole and bucket, carried them up and went to fetch water with Gu Jiao.
Gu Yan also wanted to go.
In fact, he could only manage with the small shoulder pole and bucket of Little Jing Kong, but that would be shameful, wouldn’t it?
Gu Yan grabbed the large bucket next to the water jar with both hands, but after a long time, he was unable to lift it up.
Gu Xiaoshun said, "Let me do it!"
Gu Yan asked, "Are you going to fetch water on my behalf?"
Gu Xiaoshun thought to himself: I just really want a bucket for myself for fetching water, but if you say so, that"s fine too!
Thereupon, Gu Xiaoshun fetched water “in Gu Yan’s stead”.
He grew up being ordered around like an ox and a horse by Liu shi. Now, with nowhere else to put his strength to, he was fetching water like a child’s play!
Gu Yan watched Gu Xiaoshun pour a bucket of water into the water jar one after another, and contentedly raised the corners of his lips.
This was Gu Xiaoshun doing the job on his behalf, this was his credit!
Gu Yan instantly liked Gu Xiaoshun a lot. At the table, he and Little Jing Kong waited for Gu Jiao to serve them the meal. At the end, there was one sweet potato ball left.
"Xiaoshun can have it!" Gu Yan said generously.
"En." Little Jing Kong nodded seriously. He also had no problem with that.
After the meal, Gu Jiao cut a plate of fresh fruits, and one slice was left once again.
Gu Jiao was most afraid of this kind of situation, so she ended up often calculating the food before dividing it. However, Gu Xiaoshun’s arrival today changed the rhythm.
In the past, this pair of big and small would argue over who JiaoJiao should give the last piece to.
Today——
"Give it to Xiaoshun! He has been away from home these days, so he should eat more!" Once again, Gu Yan said generously.
Little Jing Kong let out a sound of a.s.sent, still had no opinion.
Gu Xiaoshun felt that Gu Yan was quite a good fellow and wasn’t like the person Little Jing Kong was complaining about. As reciprocity, it seemed he should pay more attention to him!
Gu Xiaoshun looked at Gu Yan and asked, "Are you used to living in our home?"
His words ‘our home’ succeeded in pleasing Gu Yan. Gu Yan gave him a smile and replied, "I"m used to living here! Our rooms are next to each other!"
We could have more contacts yo!
"You arrived here while I was away ah..." Gu Xiaoshun and Gu Yan were not thinking in the same direction. Gu Xiaoshun asked, "When I wasn’t present, who did you play with?"
This one question made Gu Yan speechless.
Gu Xiaoshun asked again, "What do you do during the day?"
That’s right, what did Gu Yan do during the day?
Recently, Gu Jiao was busy with work in the mountains. She was seldom at home during the day. If she was there, Gu Yan would stick to her. But what about when she was away?
When Little Jing Kong was at home all day, Gu Jiao never worried about what he would do during the day. He was a child who had lots of plans. He arranged his day full, and there were many friends of the same age in the village too. Little Jing Kong could go and play with them.
The elderly woman was often alone at home, but Gu Jiao was even less worried about her.
She could tease Gouwa, talk to Xue Ningxiang"s mother-in-law, or talk to the villagers. Her life was more wonderful than that of Gu Jiao to be honest.
However, Gu Yan was a very withdrawn person.
It was difficult for him to mingle with the young people in the village.
After several days here, he didn"t even leave the door of their house once.
He was someone who had been living waiting to die since birth, and unlike Little Jing Kong, he never looked for something to do for himself. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to look for something to do, but that he couldn’t do many things in the first place.
There was silence in the air...
But Gu Xiaoshun didn"t feel the tension in the atmosphere at all.
"Aren"t you bored?"
Slain!
"You can go find Zhuzhi and others during the day, but you are so delicate and tender, I don’t think you’ll be able to play with them."
Double kill!
"We didn"t have any land for you to grow plants too..."
Triple kill!
"I’m sure you won’t be able to help big sis with her work either. It"s all heavy work. I don’t think you can do it."
Quadra Kill!
"Oh? Right! You have such a good appearance, why not go to school?"
Penta Kill!
Gu Yan collapsed on the back of the chair, his soul flying away!
What did good looks have to do with going to school anyway?
I thought we’re brothers, but you turned on me and gave me several stabs!
Gu Yan never dreamed that this would happen.
He loathed studying.
When he was in the Marquis Estate and the villa, his family invited a teacher for him, but he would either be late or leave early, otherwise he was fast asleep in cla.s.s. He was in poor health, and the teacher didn"t dare to scold him, and being unable to control him, the teacher just gave up teaching him in the end.
The villa had a resident teacher, but the lessons he took in a year only added up to less than ten days’ worth of lessons of ordinary students.
In Gu Xiaoshun’s term, he was a delinquent!
Gu Yan looked at Gu Jiao with grievance, trying to tell her with his eyes: I don’t want to go to school, don"t want to, don"t want to!
Gu Jiao didn"t object to Little Jing Kong"s going to school back then, and now naturally she wouldn’t object to Gu Yan"s going to school as well. Besides, Gu Yan"s condition was very stable now and attending school wasn’t a problem anymore.
She could indulge him unconditionally in other things, except going to school.
Gu Jiao automatically ignored the little expression in Gu Yan"s eyes and said, "You’re old already, it"s time for you to go to school."
Gu Yan growled in her heart: No! I"m still a baby!
Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang seriously discussed Gu Yan"s schooling.
Gu Jiao said, "I still hope he can stay near you as much as possible, so that he can be looked after. Tianxiang Academy and Little Jing Kong’s private school are both good."
"Send him to the private school." Xiao Liulang said after consideration.
First of all, Tianxiang Academy wasn’t easy to enter. Xiao Liulang could ask Dean Li to accept him through the back door, but after getting inside was the key.
Tianxiang Academy was full of students with a solid foundation who were at least Tongshengs, but most of them were Xiucais. Their learning progress was very fast and the atmosphere was tense. Gu Xiaoshun was an exception. It was just that he was simple-minded and was never affected by his surroundings, but Gu Yan might not be the same.
Gu Jiao also preferred the private school. She looked at Little Jing Kong and asked, "How is your private school?"
Little Jing Kong said with a serious face, "It’s very nice! The teachers have both integrity and talent! The lectures are particularly wonderful!"
A certain teacher who wished he could scold Little Jing Kong three or five times a day: ...
The overall level of the private school wasn’t as high as that of the Tianxiang Academy, but at the same time, its learning pressure wasn’t as great as that of the Tianxiang Academy, which was suitable for Gu Yan who wouldn’t be able to survive under high pressure.
Gu Jiao thought this arrangement was perfect!
"What do you think?" Gu Jiao looked at Gu Yan and asked.
"Can I refuse?" Baby Gu asked weakly.
If it was Marquis Gu that arranged for him to go to school, he would have torn up all the old man"s antique paintings! But he couldn’t get angry with Gu Jiao. He loved her so much. How could he be angry with her?
Gu Jiao thought for a moment and nodded, "Then let"s change the question. Shall I take you to school tomorrow, or do you want your brother-in-law to take you to school?"
Baby Gu: "You take me to school!!!"
Yi? Just what"s the matter?