Chapter 1180: Understanding the Intent Through Hints

Then Gu Qiaoqiao paused for a moment and continued, "...Yesterday at the Gu Family house, after seeing you, Sister Xiaowen was reminded of her childhood memories, but wasn’t quite sure if it was indeed you, after all these years have passed. So today she came to confirm..."

Gu Qiaoqiao spoke at a rather fast pace, but her narrative was clear, and she laid out the whole sequence of events in a blink of an eye.

Gu Muran and Fang Qing were both stunned for a moment, not expecting such a thing to happen.

For a while, they couldn’t believe that the world had such coincidences.

So, they stared blankly at Fang Liang and Xiao Wen.

After a moment, Fang Liang’s lips slowly curved up, he pointed at Xiao Wen with a finger and teasingly said, "Are you the little girl who said she lived in a cave and was a Little Phoenix Bird?"

Little Phoenix Bird?

This part Gu Qiaoqiao was completely puzzled by, so she turned to look at Xiao Wen. Undoubtedly, Fang Liang was right, for a rare blush flashed across Xiao Wen’s face.

Clearly, she felt embarrassed about her unrestrained words from back then.

But Xiao Wen being Xiao Wen, she quickly got her emotions back in order and naturally spoke, "Yes, that’s me. Yesterday, after seeing you at the Gu Family, as your appearance hadn’t changed much, I suddenly remembered some things. Today I came to express my gratitude for saving my life."

Fang Liang spoke gently, "It’s been so many years, just a small matter, please don’t take it to heart."

"How could I not? Back then, I was young and ignorant, and with my father having to leave Jinling City immediately, we didn’t have a chance to say goodbye."

"Speaking of which, I remembered, the next day when I went to the neighborhood committee, I found out your father had already taken you away. I saw that letter, and I was very impressed by your father’s calligraphy and literary style!"

Xiao Wen smiled.

Fang Liang’s voice was very gentle, "By the way, I still have that letter."

Fang Qing looked at his big brother and finally asked with surprise, "Big brother, how come I’ve never heard you mention this?"

"It’s something from decades ago..." Fang Liang casually remarked.

The atmosphere became more and more harmonious. Xiao Wen, having started off tense, finally returned to normal.

Qin Yize glanced at Gu Qiaoqiao. The two exchanged a glance, and Qin Yize understood Gu Qiaoqiao’s thoughts. He turned to Fang Qing, whose eyes were wide open, and calmly said, "Didn’t you say there was a garden here that’s a miniature version of the Suzhou Garden? Could you take us to see it?"

You play the lute to a cow.

Fang Qing immediately caught Qin Yize’s intention, stood up, and pointed in the direction of the Moon Gate saying, "The garden is right over there; it’s more beautiful than you can imagine. Let me show you."

Qin Yize looked at Gu Qiaoqiao and Gu Muran, and the two of them also quickly stood up. Xiao Wen looked up at Gu Qiaoqiao, and Gu Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "You haven’t seen Uncle Fang for many years, have a good chat."

Fang Liang didn’t stop them, but instead looked at Fang Qing and softly said, "Fourth Brother, take good care of the guests."

"Don’t worry, Big Brother!"

After Fang Qing cheerfully agreed, he led Qin Yize and the group towards the Moon Gate, where there was a small garden, reportedly tended to by Fang Liang most of the time.

Only then did Gu Qiaoqiao realize they weren’t suited to stay here, because she saw a hint of doubt in Fang Liang’s eyes.

This man was extremely intelligent, perhaps he remembered many things, if they stayed here, it would create a barrier for the two to communicate.

Even though she and Xiao Wen were as close as sisters, they each had their own space, not all matters needed to be shared.

Arrived at the Moon Gate, the view suddenly opened wide, and Gu Qiaoqiao then realized Fang Qing’s earlier words weren’t an exaggeration; it was truly beautiful here.

In the middle of the garden, there was a rockery, below which was a pond, with clear water and red koi swimming back and forth.

Around it were scattered pots of plants, each pruned beautifully.

On the other side was a small pond, actually a pool of lotuses, blooming splendidly in this season, white and pink, gracefully standing among green lotus leaves, adding more elegance to this small garden.

Then, near the corner of the wall was a pavilion, surrounded by clusters of bamboo.

Having been planted for many years, the bamboo was tall, some leaves reaching into the pavilion, resembling a beautiful painting from afar.

The surrounding bamboo was indeed abundant, Fang Liang, being a literati, had a fondness for such settings, claiming that it’s better to have bamboo than meat, and these bamboo indeed looked very nice here.

Gu Qiaoqiao wasn’t particularly cultivated in these matters, but Qin Yize obviously liked this place, sat on the pavilion stretch out, and said softly to Gu Qiaoqiao beside him, "Uncle Fang is a cultured man."

Gu Qiaoqiao, being prone to ruin the mood, should have followed Qin Yize’s elegant tone, but she chuckled, "Ah Ze, how does Fang Qing address you?"

"In private he calls me Big Brother Qin." Qin Yize spoke nonchalantly.

"He feels older than you."

"He’s eight months older than me. He said he didn’t want to be my brother, he wanted to be my younger brother, so I agreed."

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes twinkled slightly, "Then doesn’t that mess up your seniority? You call him elder brother, but he still calls you brother..."

After Gu Qiaoqiao finished, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Qin Yize helplessly patted Gu Qiaoqiao’s hair, smiling indulgently.

He loved Gu Qiaoqiao just like this.

At this moment, Fang Qing accompanied by Gu Muran also walked over, sitting on the other side of the pavilion, and looked at Qin Yize, saying arrogantly, "Well, isn’t this place as they say, not without reason?"

Qin Yize nodded, "Yes, indeed it is, very tasteful, clearly Uncle Fang’s craftsmanship."

"Chief, you don’t know, my brother is a man of great talent. I’ve lived here with him for almost ten years, in a sense, my brother is both a brother and a father to me."

Qin Yize smiled faintly and asked casually, "Why haven’t we seen your sister-in-law?"

Fang Qing smiled bitterly, "I don’t have a sister-in-law. My brother never married, he’s still single."

Gu Qiaoqiao’s eyes widened in surprise, "Not married? Then how does he have two sons?"

"They were adopted from Uncle Fang’s distant relatives. You know, my brother is actually a man with a strong sense of dignity, hiring a nanny to take care of him is simply inconvenient, plus my brother plans to stay single for life, so my third uncle adopted two children for him, one to take care of him, and secondly, in case my third uncle passes away, my brother wouldn’t be lonely."