"Is something wrong?" Gu Licheng asked in a gentle voice.
"Well, it's just... this Saturday is my mother's birthday." Yang Ruixue's voice was thin and shallow, which sounded very harmless. "It's just the two of us, it's a bit deserted. I want to invite uncle, aunt, and Sister Gu to Come over and have fun together."
"Oh." Gu Licheng paused and said, "I have to work overtime this Saturday and can't make it there. You and your mother can spend it alone. I will give you a birthday gift."
"No, no." Yang Ruixue said quickly, "I'm not here to ask for a birthday gift from you."
"I know." Gu Licheng's face was expressionless, but his voice sounded like a smile, "I was busy and forgot this time, but luckily you reminded me. I definitely want to give a gift, so don't feel pressured. I don't think you are here to ask for a gift. I'm really busy and can't go there."
"How long will you be busy? Is it okay at night?" Yang Ruixue asked reluctantly, as if she didn't understand Gu Licheng's refusal.
Gu Licheng pursed his lips, his eyes that were always a little cold looking at his emotions.
"I have to accompany your aunt and Gu Nian tonight, so I can't go." Gu Licheng said.
"Auntie and Sister Gu can come together." Yang Ruixue said immediately, "Let's spend the evening together."
"Ruixue!" Gu Licheng's tone suddenly became serious, "I have never spent your birthdays with you before. I just send you gifts every year to represent my feelings. This year will be no exception. You and your mother have a good time. ."
"Un——" Yang Ruixue chased after him.
"My family is still waiting for me to eat, so let's do this for now." After Gu Licheng finished speaking, he hung up the phone without hesitation.
Mu Lanshu looked over coldly: "You really didn't go to celebrate their birthdays with them in previous years?"
"No!" Gu Licheng quickly shook his head, "Really not!"
Mu Lanshu let him go.
***
On Saturday, Gu Licheng went to the police station.
Chu Zhaoyang also has business to go to the company and will come over to take care of his family in the evening.
Gu Nian had nothing to do, so she took the little guy to the amusement park.
Mu Lanshu was old and couldn't afford those projects, so she didn't go along.
The little guy was very excited, clamoring to ride a roller coaster and a pirate ship.
After they went there, he couldn't sit down because he was not tall enough.
The little guy pouted in disappointment. Gu Nian laughed and pinched the little guy's pouted mouth: "Okay, don't be sad. You will be able to sit up when you grow taller. When the time comes, Mom will bring you here again."
"How long will it take?" the little guy said anxiously.
"Well..." Gu Nian pretended to think, "You can eat more vegetables when you go back, don't be picky about food, and drink more milk. It will be nutritious and you will grow taller faster."
The little guy was a little doubtful: "Really?"
"Really." Gu Nian scratched the tip of his little nose, "How could Mom lie to you?"
The little guy was counting on his fingers how long it would take for him to grow taller, but he couldn't figure it out after a long time of calculation.
"Let's go, I heard that there is a 5D show here that is great." Gu Nian held the little guy's hand, "Let's go and have a look. You can write down all the rides that you couldn't complete today. When you grow taller, we can come right away."
The little guy suddenly felt that he had a head start and was happy.
Just as she was about to queue up, three women about the same age as Gu Nian walked towards her. They were looking at Gu Nian suspiciously, as if they were studying her face.
Gu Nian was surprised and looked at them a few times.
Then, she felt a little familiar.
"Are you... Gu Nian?" the other party asked hesitantly.
Gu Nian was surprised. After the other party confirmed it, she immediately smiled and said: "I am Jia Huijie."
Gu Nian suddenly remembered it.
"We haven't seen each other for many years. When we just graduated from high school, we often went out for parties, but after graduating from college and working separately, we didn't keep in touch much." Jia Huijie said regretfully, "We get together every year, but you have to go back to your hometown every year, but we haven't been able to get together."
Gu Nian heard what Jia Huijie said and recognized the two people beside her. They were also her classmates in high school. She couldn't remember their names at the moment.
Jia Huijie said: "Can you still recognize them? This is Luo Manman and this is Fan Yijing."
"I really can't recognize you anymore. You have changed so much." Gu Nian said with a smile.
"Hey, let's add WeChat and we finally met." Jia Huijie took out her phone and asked Gu Nian to scan the code, "We will have a party in a while, so you can come too. I definitely won't be able to invite you during the Chinese New Year."
"Well, I'll see when the time comes." Gu Nian said with a smile.
Her character was a bit cold.
She didn't really like to attend these parties or anything like that.
After graduation, they rarely have contact with their former classmates. Unlike Jia Huijie, she could still hang out with her former classmates.
Now that everyone was not very familiar with each other, Gu Nian was not excited about such a gathering.
Jia Huijie nodded: "Okay, I'll look for you again when the time comes, and you must come. It's a rare encounter."
At this time, Fan Yijing noticed the little guy Gu Nian was holding: "Is this your son?"
"Yeah, that's right." Gu Nian mentioned the little guy and smiled so hard that she almost lost her sight, "His name is Chu Jinyu."
"What a beautiful child." Fan Yijing praised, "I didn't expect you to get married so early. Among us classmates, you are probably getting married relatively early."
Gu Nian smiled and said nothing.
"She's not married yet." A voice from the side suddenly came in.
Gu Nian frowned and looked over. It was Wen Jingya, and it was Yang Ruixue who was following her.
Unexpectedly, the two of them got mixed up together.
Gu Nian was surprised how Yang Ruixue met Wen Jingya.