Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 344
Chapter 344 I Really Don’t Like This Dad
Just like that, Du Xiaoxian and Du Niannian stayed in the Gu family.
All of a sudden, a beautiful and cute granddaughter appeared, and everyone in the Gu family was extremely happy, especially Gu Guangxian and Fang Yaru. They pandered to Du Niannian in every respect. They were afraid that they didn’t love her enough and didn’t even want to let her walk. They liked to carry her in their arms all the time.
Fang Yaru was fine, but Gu Guangxian was not in good health. After he carried her to appreciate the flowers in the garden for a little while, he would get a little breathless. But even so, he was reluctant to put her down.
But Du Niannian did not like them carrying her. She said, “I’m not a three-year-old child. Why do you always carry me? I can walk on my own feet.”
When she was in Yawan, she could basically take care of her own life. Here, she had people do everything for her. The little girl was a little unaccustomed to it. She forcefully snatched her little socks back from Ah Ling and pouted. “I can wash them myself. Mom said that I should do my own things.”
Ah Ling had a good relationship with Du Xiaoxian, so she liked Du Niannian very much. How could she bear to let Du Niannian wash socks? She coaxed Du Niannian, “Niannian, you’re still young. You can wash them when you grow up, ok? You see, Auntie’s socks are washed by me!”
“Auntie is not good. She is a lazy dog.” Du Niannian said with a stern face, “I won’t learn from her.”
“But this is my job! If you wash the socks, what will I do?”
“I don’t care! Anyway, I’ll wash my own socks!” No matter how Ah Ling coaxed her, Du Niannian refused to give Ah Ling the socks.
Ah Ling had no choice but to let her do it.
Du Niannian took a small stool and sat on it. She happily washed socks with Ah Ling. After Fang Yaru took a nap, she looked for her baby granddaughter but could not find Du Niannian anywhere. Finally, she went to the laundry room and saw Du Niannian sitting there meticulously washing her socks.
“Oh, baby, what are you doing?” Fang Yaru hurried over.
“I’m washing my socks!” Du Niannian wrung the washed socks dry and showed her. “Grandma, do you think I have washed them clean?”
“You are so young, how can you do this?” Fang Yaru was extremely distressed and complained to Ah Ling, “How can you let her wash socks? The water is so cold. What if she catches a cold?”
Du Niannian rushed to say, “It’s not Auntie Ling’s fault. I insisted on washing them myself. When I was at home, I washed my own socks.”
When Fang Yaru heard this, her eyes turned red. She pulled Du Niannian up and wiped her hands. “My goodness, it’s all my fault. Dear, you suffered so much at such a young age!”
“I didn’t suffer.” Du Niannian said seriously, “Mom said that one should do her own things, and the kindergarten teacher also taught me the same thing.”
“There are people in our house who do these things. You don’t need to do them. You just need to play happily.”
“But I am also very happy when I wash socks!”
Fang Yaru felt a little helpless and said, “Niannian, you have to remember that you are a rich young lady. You don’t need to do these things.”
Du Niannian tilted her head and asked, “Grandma, what is a rich young lady?”
Fang Yaru didn’t know how to explain, so she could only say, “Like Auntie, she can be called a rich young lady.”
The little girl even got unhappy as she heard this. She pouted her lips. “So a lazy dog like Auntie is a rich young lady! I don’t want to be a rich young lady!”
Fang Yaru was puzzled. “Why is Auntie a lazy dog?”
“Because Auntie doesn’t wash her socks!” Du Niannian answered crisply.
Well, it was about washing socks again. Fang Yaru could only say, “Baby, it’s not like this. Because our family has hired people to do these things, Auntie doesn’t have to do it herself. If we all wash our own socks like you do, then the servants will have nothing to do!”
“What do servants do?”
“To help our family do things.”
Du Niannian suddenly remembered. “Mom said that she is also a servant. If she works here, she can get her salary. Then I also want to be a servant and help my mother earn money!”
Fang Yaru didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She said, “Baby, you don’t need to earn money. In the future, all the money in our family will be left to you. You won’t be able to use it up in your lifetime.”
“Can I give it to my mother?”
“Of course, we won’t treat your mother unfairly.” Fang Yaru smiled and said, “In the future, don’t ever mention being a servant again, do you understand?”
Du Niannian nodded, though she did not completely understand. Then she was led out by Fang Yaru.
As soon as they entered the hall, Gu Nianbin came in through the door. Fang Yaru asked, “Is everything done?”
Gu Nianbin sat down and took out the things in his bag for Fang Yaru to see. “It’s all done. Niannian is officially renamed Gu Niannian. This is the household register book. Her ID number is on it.”
Fang Yaru looked at the name that had been changed into Gu Niannian and smiled happily. “Your father said that Niannian’s name is too simple and meaningless. He wanted to change it, but you’ve already done it, so let it be.”
“Isn’t it just a name? There’s no need to change.” Gu Nianbin looked at Gu Niannian casually. “Niannian, remember, your surname will be Gu in the future. Do you hear me?”
“I know, Mom told me to listen to you.” Du Niannian couldn’t be as intimate to Gu Nianbin as to the others. “But if you don’t treat Mom well, I will still be surnamed Du.”
“No, I promise he won’t.” Fang Yaru quickly comforted her. “How can Dad be bad to Mom? Hurry up and call Dad!”
Gu Niannian looked at Gu Nianbin’s poker face and recalled Du Xiaoxian’s words. She called out reluctantly, “Dad!”
This was the first time Gu Niannian called him Dad. When she first arrived, she harbored antipathy against him, so no one forced her to call him. This time, Fang Yaru just had a try, but she did not expect that Gu Niannian would really call him.
Fang Yaru happily hugged Gu Niannian and kissed her again and again. “Baby, you are so good and sensible. Hurry up and let Dad hug you.”
Hearing the child call him, Gu Nianbin still had no expression on his face, but his gaze was a little gentler. However, Gu Niannian could not tell that. She still felt that this father did not like her, so she refused to go over.
Fang Yaru kept persuading her. “Baby, don’t be afraid. He is your Dad. Dad likes you very much. Go to him.”
Gu Niannian was actually a little afraid of Gu Nianbin in her heart, but she was very stubborn and did not want to reveal it easily. She just raised her small head and looked at Gu Nianbin quietly.
Gu Nianbin also looked at her and suddenly frowned. He stood up and said, “I’m going upstairs.” Gu Niannian’s expression reminded him of Du Xiaoxian. Every time Du Xiaoxian got stubborn, she would have this kind of expression. He felt very annoyed, so he chose to leave.
Gu Niannian looked at his back, pouted her lips, and said in a very small voice, “Dad still doesn’t like me.”
“Of course not. Dad likes you a lot.”
“No, he doesn’t.” Gu Niannian said angrily, “He doesn’t play with me, nor does he smile at me. He doesn’t behave like my father at all. I miss my Father Lu.”
Although Gu Niannian’s voice was soft, Gu Nianbin could hear it clearly. He stopped and turned to look at Gu Niannian with a cold gaze. “I really wonder if you are my daughter.”
Gu Niannian appeared stronger when she faced someone with a strong personality. She shouted at him without showing any weakness. “I wasn’t born by you. I was born by my mother!”
Fang Yaru glared at Gu Nianbin. “What are you fighting with the child for? Hurry and go upstairs!”
Gu Nianbin glanced at Gu Niannian again, and then he turned to leave.
Gu Niannian widened her big black eyes and said angrily to Fang Yaru, “I really don’t like this Dad!”
Fang Yaru asked, “Niannian, who is Father Lu?”
Gu Niannian did not think much and told her everything in detail, “Father Lu likes my mother and also likes me. He bought me a lot of food and a big doll. I like him very much.” She sighed regretfully. “They almost got married, but Dad suddenly appeared, so Mom abandoned Father Lu.”
Before Fang Yaru went to pick up the child, she had heard Gu Nianbin say that Du Xiaoxian was going to get married. She didn’t take it seriously, but it was actually true. Thinking about how her son had been suffering all these years, and Du Xiaoxian almost got married, she felt a little uncomfortable. When she heard Gu Niannian say that Du Xiaoxian abandoned the man surnamed Lu, she felt a little funny and asked Gu Niannian, “Who told you that Mom abandoned Father Lu?”
“Father Lu said it himself!” Gu Niannian said, “Father Lu was so sad that he cried. He said that Mom didn’t want to marry him and abandoned him.”
Fang Yaru’s heart skipped a beat. A man had cried for her. He was definitely in deep love with her. Du Xiaoxian and that man surnamed Lu’s relationship was probably not simple. They had already reached the stage of talking about marriage. No wonder Gu Nianbin could not forgive her!
Originally, Fang Yaru believed in Du Xiaoxian’s character. Now, after hearing Gu Niannian’s words, she became suspicious. Perhaps it was because their family was richer than the Lu Family, Du Xiaoxian weighed the pros and cons and then chose them, right?
Gu Niannian heard the swish sound outside. She knew that her mother was sweeping the floor. She said to Fang Yaru, “I’ll go find Mom.” Then, she quickly ran out.
Under the steps, Du Xiaoxian was indeed sweeping the fallen leaves with a broom. It had been five years, and she returned to this house to do the same work. The difference was that she had a child, and that the child’s father and she were like strangers. Every day he went in and out, but he treated her like she was transparent. He did not even look at her.
Although Du Xiaoxian was mentally prepared, this kind of neglect still made her depressed. Compared to being the apple of Gu Nianbin’s eye in the past, now she was treated indifferently and alienated. It seemed that there was a distance of thousands of miles between them, which could not be crossed.
But she could not retreat. Her child was here, her man was here, and her happiness was here. No matter how hard it was, she had to hold on!
The leaves kept falling. The palm-sized yellow leaves softly lay on the ground. When the wind blew, they swayed again. She stared at them. Suddenly, a small figure ran down the steps. “Mom, mom, I’ll help you!”
A smile appeared on Du Xiaoxian’s face. Although everyone in the Gu family treated her well, only Gu Niannian’s smile could truly make her smile.
She looked up. The window on the second floor was half open and the curtains were gently raised in the wind. The scene was very familiar, but there was one person missing. He was in the room, but he would not stand by the window and look at her like before. After all, they had not been together for five years, and many things were different.
