Chapter 217: Son-In-Law

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As mischief flashed in Gu Yu’s eyes, his prank was clear: “Ouch. Your voice is really loud.”

When He Chengtian saw Gu Yu’s expression on his face, he felt more frustrated than watching him take first place every time. Although he said it, what would he have done if Gu Yu hadn’t relented?

Gu Yu looked at him with a grin and continued: “I remember you when you were in high school. As president of the student council and president of the football club, you were very well known. Since you were a role model, the students looked up to you and called you ‘big brother’.  What does it feel like to call me Big Brother today? Did it bother you?”

When Zhang Siyi heard Gu Yu, he felt a bit puzzled. In the past, he had asked Gu Yu about He Chengtian, but Gu Yu had told Zhang Siyi that he had forgotten about him. Hearing these details, it seems he really did remember clearly, right?

He Chengtian, this poor fellow was labeled as ‘not-so-great’ when he was scored second all those years…...Fuck! No one got better grades then me except you!

As Gu Yao only recently acknowledged He Chengtian, he had her within his grasp. He came to the Gu residence to make it official. Naturally he didn’t dare offend them so he simply lowered his voice, submitted and said: “Please.”

Gu Yu appeared to be very happy. His previous anger from being woken up early was resolved. However, he wasn’t off the hook just yet and continued to block his way inside. Gu Yu continued: “Now that you have called me Brother, I have a few rules I need to explain to you first.”

He Chengtian：“……” (t皿t)   

He knew that this guy wasn’t so easy to deal with !!!!

With the shake of his head, Gu Yu said: “Since you called me elder brother, then you must recognize it and abide by the family rules. From now on, you must respect your older brother and sister by listening to them carefully and doing what your told. Can you accept that?”

He Chengtian: “…..” What the fuck! (╯t 皿 t) ╯︵┻━╯︵┻

Gu Yu smirked at him and said: “Will you accept it?”

While he answered “Yes”, in his heart, He Chengtian burst into tears.

Nodding in satisfaction, Gu Yu spoke: “ I’ve watched Gu Yao grow up all her life and know she has been treated with great care. How will she be treated in the future? You think you know best, but you are an outsider. The care given to her by her family would naturally be better than yours. You have to be nice to my sister if you want to be treated favorably. The more she likes you moving forward, the higher your status will be in my mind. Got it?”

He Chengtian looked up at the sky: “I understand. I understand …..” How did his life end up in the hands of these two!

Gu Yu turned and smiled at Gu Yao, who had finished washing: “Did you hear it all?”

Nodding, Gu Yao’s face reddened. She was both grateful and moved by her Brother’s protective nature.

Gu Yu finally let He Chengtian inside to meet Gu Yao.

Staring at the bullied He Chengtian, Gu Yao walked closer to the door awkwardly. She quietly said: “You came.”

“Yao Yao” He Chengtian passed the Boss Mob and raised five levels. He finally saw his sweetheart. When he heard her, he almost knelt at Gu Yao’s feet and cried. He came here to offer greetings for the New Year, but instead he was bullied by Gu Yu. Of course, he should have known better to think it would be so easy!

From within the coat closet, Gu Yao pulled out a pair of slippers for him. She bowed her head as she placed them down and said: “Why didn’t you tell me that you were coming?”

To see his girlfriend’s shy smile, He Chengtian suddenly felt like all of the humiliation and suffering he went through was well worth it.

After changing his shoes, he came inside to the living room. Gu Yao pointed to her father who was drinking his tea and introduced him: “This is my father.”

He Chengtian looked at Father Gu and respectfully addressed him: “Uncle.”

Next, Gu Yao pointed to the kitchen and introduced her mother: “That’s my mother.”

Mother Gu smiled and nodded toward He Chengtian. He Chengtian was so surprised at her beauty that he gazed at her stupidly and called out: “Mom …..”

Breaking the tense atmosphere, Gu Yao smacked He Chengtian on the arm with her hand and scolded him: “Is that how you treat someone you have never met!?”

He Chengtian turned red and became panicked: “Ah, Auntie!” The family burst into laughter. Father Gu wanted to remain calm and take a stand, but he couldn’t contain his laughter. He Chengtian presented the gifts to Father and Mother Gu which included first-class Pu’er tea cakes, special second generation Da-Hong-Pao tea, Indonesian ‘bird’s nest’ sugar treat, and a women’s high-end Hermes silk scarf. At a glance, anyone could tell how valuable the gifts really were.

While the Gu family chose to live modestly, they haven’t been without exposure to such luxuries and as a result, they didn’t bat an eye when He Chengtian presented them. Father Gu dug into his tea on the spot and opened the package to brew it, eager for its taste.

Since there were still many hours before lunch time, He Chengtian sat with the family around the coffee table in the living room. While He Chengtian sat on one side, Father and Mother Gu sat opposite with Gu Yu standing nearby behind them. His sweetheart and Zhang Siyi happen to be sitting to the side. Suddenly, like a television crime drama, He Chengtian felt like he was about to be put on trial.

Utilizing his experience as a businessmen and social status, He Chengtian quickly recovered from his initial uneasiness and was able to speak calmly. Soon, he was in deep conversation with Gu Yao’s father.

With Father Gu’s experience and breadth of knowledge, through their conversation, it didn’t take long for him to understand the background of the He family.

On the outside, his appearance lead peoples to believe he was born and raised as a proper young master, but in fact, the origins of the He family and Gu family were fairly similar. Not only did they originally live in the same city, Gu Yu and He Chengtian were classmates. Only after He Chengtian was in college did his family rapidly accumulate wealth by getting into land development and real-estate.

It was evident through the way He Chengtian both conducted himself and navigated through the various topics of conversation that Father Gu knew He Chengtian was a good person. As a result, Father Gu’s trepidation eased and he relaxed.

When He Chengtian excused himself politely to use the bathroom, Father Gu took the opportunity to ask: “Does he know about Gu Yu and Zhang Siyi?”

Gu Yao replied: “Yes.”

As soon as Gu Yao’s father heard her answer, he was even more satisfied with He Chengtian. Originally, he worried over the possibility that a same-sex relationship in the Gu family would cause problems for Gu Yao’s marriage. He never would have guessed that the problem he feared, never existed. Young people acceptance was much higher than those in the older generation.

After He Chengtian returned to the living room, Father Gu sat with them for a while before getting up and going to the kitchen to help Mother Gu prepare lunch. The four juniors were left to talk amongst themselves.

Glancing at He Chengtian and Gu Yao, Gu Yu tried to mask his displeasure and asked tersely: “When was it that you were officially together? I didn’t get the chance to ask.” The authority that an elder brother normally wielded was completed ignored by Gu Yao and it was for this reason why Gu Yu was feeling peevish.

Gu Yao shyly said: “New Year’s Eve …”

Startled, Zhang Siyi opened his eyes in surprise: ” It was on New Year’s Eve?” Weren’t they with Gu Yao with on the day of New Year’s Eve? The three of them were still setting off fireworks on the roof of the building together. How did he propose?

He Chengtian smiled and looked at Gu Yu: “Hey, speaking of which, I have to thank you.”

Gu Yu and Zhang Siyi Looking at He Chengtian questioningly. ..…What for?

He Chengtian: “Who told you two to be so affectionate in front of Yao Yao every day, making her feel even more lonely and thus, granting me an opening!”

With puffed cheeks, Gu Yao reached out to pinch He Chengtian hard: “So you only took advantage of the mood caused by my two brothers’ announcement?”

In pain, He Chengtian flinched but he was happy. He grabbed Gu Yao’s hand, held it and soothed her: “How did I take advantage? I already confessed to you long ago.”

Zhang Siyi was dying of curiosity: “So, what did you do?”

He Chengtian: “I set off some fireworks in the middle of the night and recorded a video for her.”

Zhang Siyi exclaimed excitedly: “Oh? Let me see!”

As Gu Yao saw He Chengtian take out his mobile phone, she stopped him and said: “Don’t show it to anyone else!”

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Assistant Architect by Xi He Qing Ling

Chapter 216: Big Brother

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On the third morning of Zhang Siyi’s stay at the Gu residence, his vibrating phone woke him up. Half asleep, he reached over to the bedside table and glanced at the phone. It wasn’t even nine in the morning. When he saw the caller ID, he picked up the call.

When the call was accepted and before Zhang Siyi offered a greeting, He Chengtian immediately spoke: “Are you still at the Gu’s house? I’m there.”

His announcement woke Zhang Siyi up: “What!? You’re already here!?”

He Chengtian: “Yeah. I’m just looking for a place to park. I also brought a bunch of stuff. Heh.”

Gu Yu heard him talking on the phone and frowned at being woken up then muttered: “What is it?”

Zhang Siyi hung up the phone and said: “He Chengtian is here.”

Gu Yu’s face sank and flatly asked: “How does he know our home address?”

Feeling like he did something wrong, Zhang Siyi shrank his neck down and feebly replied: “I told him.”

Gu Yu: “…”

Since the unplanned event disturbed Gu Yu’s sleep, he was in a bad mood. Ten minutes later, Zhang Siyi and Gu Yu were dressed and ready to go downstairs to meet their uninvited guest. Like a motionless dragonfly, Zhang Siyi hung back behind Gu Yu in silence.

Gu Yu’s parents were up early. His mother was in the kitchen preparing breakfast and his father was in the living room watching the news.

When Father Gu saw the expressions of the two, he thought that Gu Yu was bullying Zhang Siyi again, and he immediately tightened his heart and asked: “What’s wrong?”

Gu Yu said: “A guest is coming.”

Father Gu said: “Who is it?”

Gu Yu gave a sideways glance at Zhang Siyi then told his father: “Your future son-in-law.”

Father Gu: “…”

As he was talking, Zhang Siyi’s mobile phone rang again. When Gu Yu glanced at the caller displayed on the screen, he snatched the phone away and answered the call himself. He heard He Chengtian say: “I rang the doorbell but no one responded. Come open the door! “

Like last time, the door bell was still broken and needed to be opened from the inside. Zhang Siyi encountered this hurdle when he came last year. This year it was He Chengtian’s turn.

Gu Yu rudely asked: “Who asked you to come here?”

He Chengtian: “…”

Gu Yu looked at Gu Yao’s closed door and said: “My sister isn’t up yet. Wait downstairs.”

He didn’t wait for He Chengtian to answer. Instead, he cut him off by hanging up the phone.

Gu Yu threw Zhang Siyi’s phone back to him and walked straight to his sister’s bedroom door. He banged loudly on it and shouted: “Hey dead girl, are you up? Your fiance is here.”

Gu Yu’s mother heard the commotion and came out of the kitchen to see what was going on.

A few seconds later, a shout was heard from Gu Yao’s room followed by feet slamming on the ground. Eventually, the door opening slightly. An unkempt face protruded from the crack of the door. Gu Yao, wearing pajamas, looked out: “H.., he came? Where is he?

Everyone: “…”

Gu Yu was really angry. He wanted to test his sister, but by her reaction he knew that she really was in contact with He Chengtian!

“Downstairs.” Gu Yu announced.

Gu Yao was so frightened that she slammed the door closed and screamed: “Don’t let him come up!”

Gu Yu: “…”

Father and Mother Gu looked at this wave of turmoil with blank expressions.

“What son-in-law? What about a boyfriend? Is Yao Yao in love?” Father Gu couldn’t believe it.

Gu Yu turned to look at Zhang Siyi and said: “Ask your new son.”

Mother and Father Gu: “…… ”   What does this have to do with Zhang Siyi?

Zhang Siyi was secretly watching the excitement. When Gu Yu pointed his finger at him, he became the center of attention and he nearly jumped out of his seat. Father and Mother Gu stared at him, imploringly. Scared, he immediately raised his hands in surrender and gave them an honest account for the matter: “This man is my childhood neighbor, He Chengtian. He is also a classmate of Gu Yu. Now, his family is involved with city development and real-estate. Not long ago, when Gu Yao was being harassed at work, we happened to have bumped into him and I asked him for help. They seemed to have hit it off…..”

Gu Yu snorted softly. His summarization was quite good.

Mother and Father Gu didn’t know whether they should laugh or cry. Their hearts had road the peaks and valleys of a rollercoaster now that their son’s ‘big event’ was settled. As for their daughter, even though she was at a marriageable age, they weren’t anxious for her to leave home. This New Year, not only did their son bring home his lover, their daughter brought home her fiancé. For a second time, a Gu child kept Father and Mother Gu in the dark.

Now that the person who wanted to take his daughter away has arrived at the door of his home, Father Gu really wanted to see what this son of a bitch looked like. At the same time, he wasn’t happy that his precious daughter was coveted by other men. As with Gu Yu, the contradiction in his mind upset him.

Gu Yu’s Father strolled to the kitchen and peered out of a small window that faced the entranceway of the building. Indeed, he saw a tall young man with a large bag standing downstairs.

During this time of year, it was normal that the temperatures were below freezing. The side of the entrance faced north where the sun was blocked by the building’s shadow. With the wind blowing, it must be particularly cold for He Chengtian to stand outside and wait.

After some inner struggle, Father Gu’s pragmatic reasoning prevailed. He waved at his son to go open the door and said: “He is already here so what can you do? Let him come up and sit down first. It’s Chinese New Year and you can’t refuse guests.”

Gu Yu looked up: “What’s the hurry? Yao Yao hasn’t dressed yet and Zhang Siyi and I haven’t brushed our teeth. Why should we let him come up so early? Is it so simple to get inside the Gu house? I told him to wait downstairs for a half an hour.”

Zhang Siyi: “…” The contrast of treatment between his welcome and He Chengtian’s roadblock made Zhang Siyi feel happy. (兀v兀)

Touching his chin, Father Gu thought his suggestion was very reasonable. After all, marrying a daughter was different from a son. The prospective boy even came to the door without saying a word of greeting so let him wait. Let’s test his patience.

Pretending to be calm, Father Gu sat back down on the sofa and picking up his teacup, he slowly and leisurely drank his tea. Watching TV, he spoke loudly to Gu Yu who was in the washroom: “That boy.. was he your high school classmate? What was he like?”

Pausing, Gu Yu held his toothbrush and said: “I didn’t pay much attention to him before. Since his grades were worse than mine, he wasn’t so impressive.”

Father Gu chuckled. With a hint of pride, he said: “You were always first. Who could score better than you?”

Gu Yu spit out a mouthful of paste and put his toothbrush in the cup then said: “Even though everyones’ scores were less than mine, I remember him. His class rank was closest to mine.”

Zhang Siyi: “…” …..Poor Brother Chengtian …..

Father Gu: “Besides his grades, what about his personality?”

Gu Yu: “He was quite popular and had a lot of friends.”

In the interval between them washing and chatting, He Chengtian made another three phone calls to Zhang Siyi and pleaded him for help. In order to tell him to wait a bit longer, Zhang Siyi was going to send a message over WeChat. As he raised the phone and was about to type, Gu Yu took the phone out of Zhang Siyi’s hands.

“….Talking to the enemy? You little traitor!” Gu Yu was fierce and scolded him. “You are now Gu Yao’s family. Whose side are you on!?”

To show honest loyalty, Zhang Siyi made a gesture with his hands and said: “I, of course, I’m on your side!”   

………I’m sorry, brother Chengtian!

Gu Yu confiscated his mobile phone for the time being. Coldly he said: “If he isn’t patient enough to wait, then he shouldn’t be marrying my sister.”

By the time they finished washing, Gu Yao was dressed and waiting. Under the multiple pairs of watchful eyes, she was embarrassed to look up.

As the noisy and rapid knocking on the door broke the silence in the living room, everyone was startled. They heard He Chengtian loud, muffled voice from behind the door ask: “Hello…? Is this the Gu residence? Hello? …..anyone home?”

Gu Yao, who hadn’t had time to wash her face, rushed into the bathroom in panic. Holding his teacup, Father Gu was sipping tea, unsure whether or not he should get up to open the door. Mother Gu was also hesitant, but ultimately started to move.

Gu Yu waved his hand to stop them. He shouted to the door: “Who is it?”

As Gu Yu took command of the situation, his parents left him to it and didn’t interfere.

He Chengtian was surprised outside: “It’s me! He Chengtian!”

Gu Yu: “Weren’t you told to wait downstairs? How did you get up here?”

He Chengtian: “Ah, someone just came downstairs and let me in!”

Gu Yu paced back and forth before going to the door and opening it. Instead of moving aside, he blocked He Chengtian from coming inside.

Panting, He Chengtian was carrying a large gift bag. His cheeks and nose were flushed red: “Gu Yu, you are too much.  I came to see your sister and visit your parents. Why didn’t you let me in!?”

Guarding the doorway, Gu Yu smiled: “Who is my sister and who are my parents? Did my family agree to this visit on the New Year?”

Knowing that he made a mistake, He Chengtian winced and immediately stated: “I’m here to pay my respects to your parents and offer a New Year’s greeting! Gu Yu, old classmate, please don’t be so hard on me this holiday!”

Gu Yu let out a ‘hmm’ then said: “ I’m Gu Yao’s brother and you don’t even acknowledge me. Why should I let you see my sister?”

He Chengtian put down his gift bag, clenched his fists and bowed: “I’ll call you brother, alright?”

Gu Yu goaded him: “What? I didn’t hear you?”

Feeling humiliated, He Chengtian wanted to beat someone up, but under the circumstances, he had to bow down. Since he hadn’t yet made his proposal with Gu Yao official, he had neither standing in the family nor qualifications to refute. His ‘big event’ wasn’t going to come so easily. Gritting his teeth and swallowing his pride, He Chengtian shouted: “Big Brother!”

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Assistant Architect by Xi He Qing Ling

Chapter 215: Bully

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Zhang Siyi ears buzzed with shouts of ‘Happy New Year’ and he could feel the shockwaves of deafening bangs from the fireworks exploding all over the city through his body. At the sound of Gu Yu loving voice, his heart quickened.

Stunned, Zhang Siyi felt numb and taking a minute to process what Gu Yu said, Zhang Siyi replied earnestly with all his heart: “I love you too.”

With their cheeks pressed together, from behind, Gu Yu held onto Zhang Siyi with interlocked arms and hands. They waited until Zhang Siyi roman candle was finished.

Tonight, was like watching a meteor shower and as the fireworks slowly faded from the sky, Zhang Siyi had made a decision. He wasn’t going to go abroad. Even if he was accepted, he wouldn’t go and stay with Gu Yy. He didn’t want to be separated from him ever!

Zhang Siyi heard Gu Yu’s soft voice again: “This year is your birth year, little monkey.”

Chuckling, Zhang Siyi elbowed him: “You are the monkey!”

From the side, Gu Yao could see their interactions. With enough public display of affection to last a lifetime, she turned away and urged them: “It’s finished. Let’s go back inside before I freeze to death!”

Downstairs, Father Gu and Mother Gu were listening to the end music of the TV program. When they saw them return, Gu Yu’s Mother got up and pointed to the bedroom, indicating it was time for them to get to bed.”

Father Gu sang with the TV and hummed the tune. He said: ”Happy New Monkey Year!”

Since there was only one bathroom in the house, Gu Yao was first to wash up. Zhang Siyi followed Gu Yu into the bedroom and saw two quilts ready for use on the bed. Gu Yu spread them out.

Mother Gu came inside and gestured to them. Even though Zhang Siyi couldn’t understand, he heard Gu Yu respond to her: “It won’t be cold. At night, Zhang Siyi is like a small stove.”

Zhang Siyi: “…”

Mother Gu’s cheeks were a little red. She made a sleeping gesture towards Zhang Siyi. This Zhang Siyi understood and he responded to her: “Aunt … uh no, Mother goodnight.” After correcting himself, he also flushed. Mother Gu smiled at him and touched his head, then left the room and closed the door behind her.

Gu Yu laughed at him. Zhang Siyi puffed up his cheeks in anger: “What are you laughing at?”

Gu Yu used the same tone as Zhang Siyi and said: “’Mother Goodnight’ … It’s so sweet .”

Zhang Siyi was so angry that he started hitting Gu Yu and ultimately smacked him hard on the ass.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Yu grabbed Zhang Siyi’s hands and wrestled him onto the bed. Now that he had the advantage, he struck Zhang Siyi back three times.

Protesting, Zhang Siyi shouted: “Ow. Your father told you not to bully me!”

Gu Yu pinned Zhang Siyi down and grinned at him: “Are you in any shape to complain!?”

Father Gu wanted to catch them before going to sleep to say goodnight. As a result, he inadvertently heard everything while he was at the door to Gu Yu’s room. Frowning, he wanted to tell Gu Yu to stop bullying Zhang Siyi so he raised his hand to knock. Before his hand landed on the door, he stopped the motion. He had heard Zhang Siyi’s soft moaning followed by his coquettish giggling. He heard him begging: “Don’t… Don’t mess around. Tonight, we can’t….” Finally, soft murmured voices and Gu Yu’s happy laughter emanated from the room.

Although it was the first time to know his son reacted like a normal person in love, as an old straight man, Gu Yu’s Father became red and helplessly turned away.

After washing and getting into the bed, Zhang Siyi realized he hadn’t told his parents Happy New Year yet.

When he took out his mobile phone to open WeChat, there were already a large number of unread messages. He texted his mother with a New Year’s greeting then visited her circle of friends on her social media page.

His mother had posted a number of messages and photos from morning until now. From Ningcheng Airport, to Hong Kong Airport, to the airport in Malaysia…. At each stop, she posted an affectionate picture with his father.

They are acting like teens, Zhang Siyi thought. As he gave numerous likes to his Mother’s posts, he felt relieved at how well his parents were doing.

With his head on Zhang Siyi shoulder, Gu Yu snuggled close with Zhang Siyi and watched him use his phone. Gu Yu said with emotion: “It turns out, social media obsession is hereditary.”

……Hey! (= 皿 =)

In defense, Zhang Siyi retorted: “I don’t use it much now!”

Gu Yu pulled on his ear and smiled: “You should post more so I can look at it again when I feel like it later.”

Zhang Siyi: “What’s so nice about looking at my social media page? I eat and sleep with you every day. You already know everything about me.”

Gu Yu softly replied: “I won’t know when you go abroad.”

Caught off guard, Zhang Siyi hesitated for a moment, voiced a ‘hmm’ softly and looked down. He didn’t dare tell Gu Yu that he had made up his mind and decided not to go.

After going through his mother’s posts, he looked at his inbox messages. He Chengtian had sent him a private message: “Are you celebrating the New Year in Gu Yao’s home?”

…… Ah, how did He Chengtian know?

Zhang Siyi quickly looked through both circle of friends posting of the Gu siblings. Not only had Gu Yu posted, but Gu Yao also uploaded many photos of the evening meal that included him!

He replied: “Well, yes.”

He Chengtian replied quickly: “You aren’t asleep yet? Happy New Year.”

Zhang Siyi: “I’m just getting ready for bed. Happy New Year! Have you returned to Ningcheng?”

He Chengtian: “Every year we come back for New Year’s Eve. Why are you spending New Years at the Gu residence? Did you meet your Father and Mother-in-law?” → _→

Since he really was formally introduced and accepted, he had nothing to fear: “Yeah, I did.”

He Chengtian: “…… The Gu Family is so open!”

Zhang Siyi: “Next, it’s up to you!” [Smirk]

He Chengtian: “Tell me Gu’s address?” [Smirk]

He turned his neck around to glanced at Gu Yu behind him. Seeing Gu Yu’s eyes closed, Zhang Siyi grinned widely and messaged He Chengtian: “My friend, I can only help you get here!” [Smirk]

——You receive 500 from He Chengtian.

He Chengtian: “Take the red envelope. There won’t be any problems!” [Smirk]

Zhang Siyi: “…… ”  Nouveau riche!

He Chengtian replied: “Things have evolved! [Smiles] By the way, what do her parents like? Give me some clues! “

Zhang Siyi took a few minutes to think about it seriously then replied: “The family likes to drink tea. Sometimes Father Gu likes to drink sake. Mother Gu is really beautiful, but doesn’t speak. Perhaps a scarf or something similar would be good.

He Chengtian: “What do you mean, she can’t speak?”

Zhang Siyi: “Literally, she doesn’t. Regardless, they are very good people.”

He Chengtian: “Oh (⊙o⊙), I know, tomorrow, I’ll learn sign language on the internet……”

When he saw He Chengtian’s reaction, he gave him a thumbs up!

On the first day of the month, Zhang Siyi went with the Gu Family to the countryside to visit a relative. At their Grandfather’s house, they ate lunch and headed home in the late afternoon. Gu Yu took Zhang Siyi to a nearby basketball court to shoot hoops for a while.

Since they got all sweaty, when they got back to the house, they washed up and later the family gathered around to eat and watch TV.

In the evening Father Gu beckoned Zhang Siyi over to play chess. Since Zhang Siyi lost every time, Gu Yu laughed and teased him.

Father Gu looked at Zhang Siyi with pity then gave a sideways glance at his son and sternly said: “You are going too far. Siyi won’t learn unless you teach him well.” When Father Gu said Zhang Siyi’s first name, his tone changed and calmly rebuked: “When you were a child I brought you with me to learn things. When did I ever make such a mockery of you?”

Confidently, Gu Yu said: “But I learned everything you taught me.”

Father Gu: “…” Is it lucky or unfortunate to have such a son? (￣_￣ |||)

Father Gu took a deep breath and commented: “You can’t laugh at others just because you have a high IQ. It’s wrong.”

Gu Yu had the audacity to say: “I don’t laugh at anyone. I just laugh at Zhang Siyi.”

Zhang Siyi: “…” Go to hell !! (╯‵皿′)╯︵┻━┻

Father Gu waved his hand impatiently to drive Gu Yu away then he addressed Zhang Siyi: “Siyi, play with me. I’ll teach you.”

Gu Yu wasn’t angry. He sat behind Zhang Siyi and looked over his shoulder with a smile. After a while, he couldn’t stop himself from pointed out to Zhang Siyi what he needed to do. Annoyed at the intervention, Father Gu said: “Aren’t you supposed to be watching?!”

Gu Yu raised his hands and surrendered: “Okay, I won’t say anything.  See how much you can teach him.”

Zhang Siyi: “…”

The next day, Father Gu spent hours teaching Zhang Siyi how to play chess. Although he repeated the lessons many times with great encouragement and praised him for his progress, Zhang Siyi felt like he continued to play badly.

When Gu Yu’s father left to prepare dinner, Zhang Siyi felt depressed at how poorly he was at chess. In order to make himself feel better, he opened the Era of Music app and whizzed through some levels. Gu Yu sat beside him and watched.

Zhang Siyi handed him the iPad. The accumulation of the day’s negativity began to take form and thus, Zhang Siyi vented his frustrations out on Gu Yu: “Why are you playing like that? You are too slow and missing the rhythm…. Ha, you missed…… Come on, how can you miss again?”

When the game ended, Gu Yu put the iPad down on the sofa. With a dark and defeated expression, he stretched out his ‘magic claw’ then attacked Zhang Siyi’s waist and tickled him mercilessly.

Zhang Siyi: “Ahh,  ha-ha-ha…. Why are you tickling me…? Ha-ha…… Ahh-ha-ha….. Don’t bully me just because you can’t play well! ….aha-ha-ha… Why can you laugh at me, but I can’t laugh at you… ahhh… help me!”

Even though Father Gu was busy in the kitchen he could still see what was going on in the living room. He felt the scene was unbearable and with a vein popping out of his forehead he sternly said: “You said not to interfere with our son’s way of love, but look at him….. He isn’t a child. How can he treat Zhang Siyi like that all the time!”

Mother Gu put down the plate she was holding and quickly took out a pen and small notepad from her pocket. She, smiled and wrote: “Don’t butt-in into our son’s business. They have their own way of getting along. Maybe they are just having fun.”

Father Gu: “…”

Unlike the kindness previously, that night at dinner, Father Gu watched Zhang Siyi with sympathy instead. He gave him several dishes and said: “Siyi, here you go…. eat some more.”

Zhang Siyi nodded happily and wondered…… Does he think I’m too thin?

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