Chapter 95: Chapter 95: Family Dinner
After the fourth episode, Tuanzi returned to Jiang City with her brother.
Soon after, she received a ’Bravery and Justice’ banner.
"Hang it up!"
Tuanzi proudly held up the banner, "Hang it in the living room, next to the TV, so guests can see it as soon as they come in!"
Gu Che was indifferent.
After all, he didn’t live in this house often, and it was his sister’s honor. Having her honor here was a sign of trust.
Catching a glimpse of Gu Cheng’s thoughtful expression, Gu Che smirked, feigning concern, "Big brother, should we put it downstairs?"
He was sure this stiff and serious big brother wouldn’t agree.
Even though the keys to the house were given to his big brother, the big brother never moved in.
If he wasn’t home, his big brother would take his sister downstairs to stay, humph.
Gu Cheng looked up, then lowered his eyes, saying nothing.
Gu Che: "..." What does that mean? It’s like I’ve bullied you.
Tuanzi clung to Gu Cheng with a ’plop,’ smiling, "If Miaomiao gets another one, it can go downstairs."
The fingers that were hanging down twitched, then lifted to pinch Tuanzi’s cheek accurately.
"Take care of yourself."
"Got it, got it," Tuanzi slipped away like a fish, "I have to ensure my safety first before acting bravely!"
She shouted loudly and then muttered softly, "Big brother is great, just sometimes too long-winded."
After saying that, she felt guilty, with her hands in her pockets and a look of ’I wasn’t criticizing anyone’ on her face.
That evening, after dinner, Gu Cheng cleaned up the dishes and was about to leave when he heard his brother’s voice.
"The cleaning service came yesterday. It’s all tidy here, Miaomiao, don’t worry about waking up covered in dust."
Gu Cheng turned his head and saw his brother and sister standing in front of a guest room, talking loudly.
Tuanzi rubbed her arms exaggeratedly, "If you’re away for several days, won’t the room get dusty? That’s not good."
Gu Che quickly glanced at the door and added, "Some people won’t sleep in a clean room and insist on staying in a messy one, well, maybe they were just too tired."
"If you’re too tired," Tuanzi recited the lines, which were instructed by her second brother, "you should...uh, rest."
She scratched her head, feeling a bit guilty.
She forgot her lines.
Gu Cheng couldn’t listen anymore.
"The downstairs also got cleaned."
Gu Che: "..." If you’d said that earlier, I wouldn’t have needed to act.
Tuanzi looked left and right, then suddenly pounced.
"Big brother," she tugged on Gu Cheng’s hand, softly saying, "Family should live under one roof, won’t you move upstairs?"
Gu Che is too busy, rarely staying here, but at least the room is fully furnished. The downstairs apartment, where she’s stayed before, is empty, lacking warmth, not good at all.
Gu Cheng lowered his eyes.
Tuanzi glanced at him, "Really won’t agree? If not, Miaomiao will make a fuss."
She glanced at the clean floor, ready to roll around.
"Actually, Miaomiao is reasonable, rarely throws a tantrum."
Her little feet rubbed against the floor.
She began to prepare for a roll.
[Ancient Martial System: Ha]
[Miaomiao: Little Gu, what’s ’ha’]
[Ancient Martial System: You should say this to your master, watch if he chases you with a broom]
Tuanzi’s eyes sparkled, thinking, anyway, Little Gu doesn’t have a physical body, what’s there to fear? Just pretend not to hear it.
"Big brother, Miaomiao will go down with you."
Tuanzi switched tactics, "I’ll help you move things."
She turned back, frantically waving her little hands, "Second brother, come along too, let’s move things together."
Gu Che ’hummed’ with a displeased face, but his legs obediently walked over.
After that night, the three siblings officially lived under one roof.
The next day, Gu Cheng received a call from their second uncle, Gu Rui, saying that several families were having dinner together to formally meet Miaomiao.
Tuanzi knew that each uncle had two sons, and upon hearing this, she rubbed her little hands, "Wow, doesn’t this mean Miaomiao will see a lot of cousins? Do they all look similar?"
Gu Cheng: ▼_▼
Gu Che: ▼_▼
Having many relatives and peers isn’t necessarily great, the brothers thought in unison.
They drove all the way to a high-end villa area.
Gu Cheng directly drove the car into the underground parking lot of a villa, and then led his brother and sister to the neighboring villa.
Tuanzi was puzzled.
"Wasn’t that house just now Second Uncle’s place?"
"It’s ours."
Gu Che casually picked up Tuanzi and poked her cheek, "Grandpa bought it when he was still alive. He was worried about family disputes over property due to his illness, so he divided the family in advance. After the division, he was afraid everyone would drift apart, so he bought five villas in the same neighborhood, one for each family."
At that time, grandparents lived with them, in their big house.
Afterwards, both grandparents passed away, and later, their parents and sister were in a car accident, making the house feel emptier.
He became famous right after his debut, so he bought a house in the city center, far from this place of sorrow. Later, his big brother bought a second-hand apartment below his and lived in the same building.
When the grandparents were around, apart from the uncle developing out of town and the aunt married elsewhere, the second and third uncles’ families all lived in the neighborhood.
After the grandparents passed away, everyone moved for their respective developments.
But in recent years, the second and third uncles’ families moved back, planning to retire here.
Tuanzi nodded, "Oh, oh, oh."
After walking for several minutes without reaching the destination, she poked her little head out, looking around, realizing that the villas were quite far apart.
Though a few families are relatives, they’re not right next door, so visiting takes a few minutes. It’s quite nice.
At Second Uncle Gu Rui’s house, it was the eldest cousin, Gu Peihai, who opened the door.
"Miaomiao, long time no see, did you miss brother?"
At home, Gu Peihai was more casual.
"Miss, miss, miss."
Tuanzi nodded perfunctorily, looking inside, not seeing any other cousins.
"Where’s Wangchao cousin? And the others?"
At this moment, a senior version of ’Gu Peihai’ approached, smiling, "Wangchao is still busy with work, probably can’t make it back."
At a glance at his face, Tuanzi recognized his identity.
"Hello, Second Uncle." Her voice was sweet and soft.
Gu Rui responded with a smile and pulled out a red envelope for her.
Tuanzi accepted it with both hands, happily stuffing it into her pants pocket.
Gu Cheng whispered, "Lift your foot."
Tuanzi quickly lifted her foot, waiting for her big brother to help her change shoes.
After changing shoes, she ran into another person.
About the same age as the second uncle, with a stern face, very handsome.
He stared at Tuanzi.
Tuanzi first stepped back, then thought, brave Miaomiao fears no one.
She gathered her courage and walked over.
"Hello, Third Uncle, you look so young."
Gu Zheng stared at her, pulling out four red envelopes.
Tuanzi’s eyes lit up.
This third uncle is generous! He’s temporarily her favorite uncle!
"Thank you, Third Uncle!"
She quickly accepted them and continued to shove them into her pants pocket.