Chapter 256: Su Qinghe: Wife?

“Understood, understood! I’ll get it done!”

The man on the other end replied repeatedly.

“That’s all for now, then.”

With that, Gu Yifan hung up the phone.

Nearby, Ye Wenjuan watched Gu Yifan on the phone. Although she couldn’t hear what he was saying, she could guess the gist of it from his expression.

There was no need to ask.

She knew her eldest grandson must be calling for reinforcements.

‘It makes sense,’ she thought. ‘The family can’t solve this matter on their own.’

The reason those people dared to come so brazenly to fight for the demolition compensation was that they had clearly calculated that the family had no way to deal with troublemakers like them.

If they just kept delaying, the ones who would ultimately get the money would definitely be those shameless villains!

“Grandma, don’t worry! Those clueless lowlifes will be gone before you know it!”

Gu Yifan said comfortingly.

“Sigh… Yifan, your grandma is so useless. I’m so old, yet I still need you to stand up for me.”

Ye Wenjuan sighed softly.

“Grandma, don’t think like that! You still have me, don’t you? As long as I’m here, they won’t dare to do anything to you!”

Gu Yifan said with a wide smile.

Hearing this, a relieved smile appeared on Ye Wenjuan’s face. “With you here, Grandma can rest easy.”

She thought her grandson was just boasting, but that didn’t matter. What mattered was his intention.

“That’s right, Mom. Don’t worry, I’ll also contact some old friends here in Jiang City in a bit. I’ll have them make some arrangements. If anyone comes to cause trouble again, you can just call them directly!”

Gu Jiaguo, who was standing to the side, also spoke with a serious expression.

Actually, the Chen Family had always been very low-key and never antagonized anyone. They had always been on good terms with the other villagers.

To avoid affecting Gu Jiaguo’s work, they never bothered him with anything, so no one else even knew they had a son-in-law who was an official.

“Mhm.”

“I’m not worried about that. I’m just afraid your grandfather’s stubborn temper will get the best of him and he’ll end up fighting them.”

“With his old bones, I’m scared he’ll get hurt. So, for the past two days, I’ve been urging him to go to the village entrance to play chess with the others, just to keep him out of trouble and stop him from stewing over it.”

Ye Wenjuan nodded and said.

“Alright, enough about all this!”

“Jiaguo, Yifan, I appreciate the thought from you two, but don’t do anything rash just yet. If I really can’t solve it, I’ll contact you!”

Perhaps the old woman didn’t want to involve them, because she thought for a moment before adding this.

“Mhm.”

Hearing this, the father and son, Gu Yifan and Gu Jiaguo, exchanged a look but said nothing more.

In their hearts, however, they had other plans!

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「Half an hour later.」

Grandma must have notified them in advance, because Gu Yifan’s younger aunt, his uncles, and some of his cousins had all returned.

Gu Yifan had two maternal uncles, but neither of them lived with his grandmother. Instead, they had built new houses at the entrance of the village.

As for the specific reason, it was most likely due to the usual issues between mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law. It wasn’t something outsiders could comment on.

However!

Fortunately, Gu Yifan’s grandparents were still in good health and could take care of themselves, so they didn’t need anyone to look after them.

If the day ever came when no one was looking after the elderly couple, Gu Yifan’s family certainly wouldn’t stand by and do nothing.

Having the old folks move in with them wouldn’t be a major issue.

Therefore, no one dwelled on this issue too much.

After a round of pleasantries,

Gu Yifan introduced Su Qinghe to his relatives.

Aside from being a little shy and having a touch of social anxiety, Su Qinghe was perfectly polite the entire time, greeting all the relatives.

And her stunning beauty left all of Gu Yifan’s relatives and friends completely awestruck!

After all, it was hard not to like a girl who was so beautiful, polite, and gentle!

“Qinghe, I’ve never seen such a beautiful girl before!”

“That’s right! She’s even prettier than the stars on TV!”

“Qinghe, come sit over here. Let Grandma get a good look at you!”

“Yes!”

“Qinghe, you’re just gorgeous. Yifan is so lucky!”

“I can tell you’re good at taking care of others. That boy Yifan has never been this considerate in his life! And so sensible too!”

“Qinghe, since this is your first time here, you must stay for a few days and get familiar with the place!”

“Yes, you two should come home often to visit your grandparents. The two old folks are at home and miss you all very much!”

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Gu Yifan’s aunts all chimed in.

The group of relatives chatted enthusiastically with Su Qinghe.

Although they said all this in front of Gu Yifan, they were actually praising this unbelievably beautiful girl.

If this had happened in the past, with Gu Yifan’s incredibly cocky personality, he definitely would have gotten smug and started showing off in all sorts of ways.

But now, with a fairy-like girlfriend like Su Qinghe by his side, he didn’t want to be like his old self anymore.

“Thank you, Granduncle. Thank you, Auntie. Thank you, Grandpa and Grandma, and thank you, Uncles.”

Su Qinghe said her thanks shyly, one after another.

After that, the elders present began showering Gu Yifan and Su Qinghe with an endless barrage of over-the-top compliments.

Fortunately, Gu Yifan was a kid who had seen his share of big occasions with his dad. He was a smooth-talker who knew how to get along with people, so he wasn’t fazed by it at all.

Instead, it was poor Su Hanhan who was in a tough spot. Her face was flushed red the entire time and showed no signs of fading.

‘What can you do!’

Gu Yifan’s relatives were just too enthusiastic!

“Yifan, why don’t you take Qinghe back to rest for a bit? Later, I’ll have your aunts prepare a family dinner, and we can all have a simple meal together tonight.”

Finally, it was Gu Yifan’s grandmother who stepped in to break the awkward situation.

“You got it, Grandma.”

Gu Yifan agreed readily.

After that, everyone split up and got busy with their tasks.

After all, with so many people, one or two cooks wouldn’t be able to handle it all!

Gu Yifan led Su Qinghe back to his room.

After closing the door,

“Wifey~”

“Huh?”

Su Qinghe froze!

The next second,

her stunning little face, which hadn’t even lost its previous blush, turned completely red again!

She turned to Gu Yifan with a look of disbelief, clearly not expecting him to call her… wifey…

“Su Hanhan, why are you looking at me like that?”

“You’re my girlfriend, and my future wife. Is there a problem with me calling you ‘wifey’ a little early?”

Gu Yifan said with a roguish grin.

“…”

Hearing Gu Yifan’s completely unreasonable logic, she couldn’t find a single reason to refute it… so she just kept quiet.