This is her bottom line. Although itās unfair to her daughter, thereās no other way. Not to say her personality is like this, she thinks her daughter wouldnāt want her mom to suffer such grievances either.
But despite thinking this way, thereās always a trace of unease in her heart. Such things are beyond anyoneās control; emotions are not something that can be discarded at will. But now, itās finally over.
A relieved smile finally appeared on Qin Sisiās face.
After they left, Gu Qiaoqiao and Qin Yize stayed here with a few others for two more days, then put things in order, set up a barrier talisman, and the group returned to the Imperial Capital with Xiao Bai and the White Wolf.
When they reached the city, they split into two groups. Qin Yize drove Qiaoqiao, Zhou Han, and several others back to the Qin Familyās Courtyard, while Ling Nan drove Gu Junbai and the wolf and cat back to the Gu Garden.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, the Spring Festival arrived.
As every year, after finishing the year-end rituals, the New Year celebrations began.
There was one more prospective son-in-law in the Gu family for the New Year visitsāLuo Fan.
The young man was in high spirits, and if Qianqian didnāt forbid it, he might have even called for his parents to come out.
And because Old Grand Master Qin was there in the Qin Family, Qin Langās family was particularly well-behaved.
Although there were some little actions, Old Grand Master Qin and Qin Yize paid them no mind. Of course, the biggest change was in Qin Yishan. In the past, whenever he saw Qin Yize, heād avoid him if he could. If he couldnāt, heād have a stern face full of discontent. But now those emotions were gone, and heād call him ābig brotherā with all sincerity, as if he were Qin Yizeās real brother.
This made Second Aunt Qin very upset, but Qin Lang persuaded her otherwise.
What thoughts this family truly harbored, perhaps only they knew.
Time passes like flowing water. In the blink of an eye, the four members of the Zhou family also left Huaxia Xinguo. Despite the reluctance, they all had smiles on their faces.
Now with telephones, communication is more convenient than ever, and going abroad is no longer fraught with difficulties as before. Although Ah Zeās former special status wouldnāt allow him to go, now thereās a time limit. In three years, Qin Yize can leave the country under a personal name.
So the connection between the two families wonāt be broken.
After they all left, the Qin Familyās Courtyard became quiet once more.
It was early spring, although the temperature had risen a bit, the cold wind still hurt oneās face. Qin Yize had been very busy these days, leaving early and returning late. Gu Qiaoqiao knew he was preparing for the work on that piece of wasteland.
Standing high and looking towards the direction of that wasteland, Gu Qiaoqiao couldnāt imagine what the view would be like when a tall building was erected there.
Qin Yize had been personally following up, hiring the best designers and construction companies. Since they were going to build, it had to be something unique, one that wouldnāt become outdated for decades to come. He wanted everyone to think of his company first when they thought of that area.
For this, he had a lot of work to do.
And because Qiaoqiao had passed the initial discomfort period, she couldnāt let go of Gu familyās matters just like that. Fortunately, Gu Muran was gradually getting the hang of things, and Zhang Yi was still young and could completely bring Gu Muran up.
Yubao Square was an established enterprise; as long as it developed in its usual way, it would be fine.
At the school, Gu Qiaoqiao had two lessons a month, which was ironically her easiest job.
Xiao Wen had passed her sleepy phase, and now spent every day with Chu Chengfeng. Gu Qiaoqiao had observed several times but couldnāt deduce what Chu Chengfeng was exactly about. She considered bringing Chu Chengfeng to Gu Junbai to have a look, but later gave up on that idea, leaving everything to fate.
Qin Yize had set up his office in the Qin familyās private hospital. Calling it a private hospital, it wasnāt very large, with only three floors. It used to be state-owned but was bought back by Old Grand Master Qin after a reform.
So now itās turned into a research institute.
The property was well-located, and the environment elegant. Although not in the bustling city center, it had convenient transportation.
At this time, in a large office on the third floor, Qin Yize was meticulously organizing the Qin familyās businesses. He planned to inspect them sometime soon. Since he has taken over, he intended to expand and strengthen the Qin Familyās industries. After all, he was going to be a father soon and had to work hard to earn a living.
Qin Yizeās hand paused on a document; he hadnāt realized that the Qin family also had businesses in Sky Sea City. It wasnāt a company, just a plot of land that Old Grand Master Qin had purchased a few years ago with plans for development, but it had been shelved due to limited energy.
Qin Yizeās eyes darkened. It probably had something to do with that incident Dongfang Yu caused the year before last.
However, he now had new plans.
He had promised Qiaoqiao to take her to the seaside. Last time, because of something he had to leave in a hurry and return just as quickly, leaving him with regrets in his heart. But now Qiaoqiao was pregnant, and it was inconvenient.
He quickly organized these things, looked at his watch, and decided to go home early to accompany Qiaoqiao.
Now, this research institute was becoming more and more established, with more and more people following him here, making this institute one of its bases.
He had many projects to tackle now.
For example, the mobile phone.
Qiaoqiao always complained about its bulkiness and poor call quality, and it wasnāt good for pregnant women either, so Qin Yize had stopped letting Qiaoqiao use it.
Qin Yize looked disdainfully at the mobile phone on his desk but decided to put it in his briefcase, in case something happened, it would be good to know in time.
As he thought this, the phone rang. Qin Yize took the mobile phone out of his briefcase, surprised to find it was Ling Nan.
Hearing Ling Nanās request, Qin Yize was momentarily taken aback but asked nothing, nodding and saying, "Come find me tomorrow morning, and Iāll take you to meet my friend. Heāll teach you how to drive a speedboat."
"Big Brother Qin, is it hard to learn how to drive a speedboat?"
"Not really. You already know how to drive, so learning this is easy. Just familiarize yourself with the speedboatās structure and basic principles, of course, you still need to pass an examination."
Qin Yize said slowly and calmly.
Hearing Qin Yizeās words, Ling Nan became confident and happily said, "Big Brother Qin, Iāll come to the research institute tomorrow morning to find you."
"Sure, see you tomorrow."
After hanging up the phone, Qin Yize curled his lips, put the mobile phone back in his briefcase, and then casually walked out of his office.
He planned to stop by Yubao Square to pick up his wife, and then theyād go back to the Qin Familyās Courtyard together.
In the evening, Qin Yize made a pot of nourishing soup for Gu Qiaoqiao. After seeing her finish it, he remembered the matter Ling Nan entrusted to him, "Ling Nan called in the afternoon, saying he wanted to learn to steer a speedboat."