Chapter 702 - 338: Father’s Legacy (Part 2)
Ever since Gu Molin started living with the two little troublemakers, his quality of life skyrocketed. Not mentioning the amazement his two clever great-grandsons brought him, just Su Mo’s cooking skills alone were enough to make this old man surrender completely, triggering his hidden attribute: [Foodie].
Even though he was a retired marshal, he still had connections in the Military Department and the political scene. Ever since the issue with the Insect Race arose, this old bag of bones has been attending endless meetings every day and secretly warning his somewhat unreliable marshal son.
The Human Alliance’s territory was vast, consisting of ten galaxies. How many habitable planets were there in each galaxy? Every planet needed attention, and not a single checkpoint between planets could be relaxed. The marshal had to oversee every military adjustment during this time. This totally wore out Gu Zhengye, who had always treated the marshal position as a permanent, cushy job. He was exhausted to the point of having panda eyes.
In contrast, Gu Molin, pampered by Su Mo’s exquisite cooking, had grown plump and fair; even the wrinkles on his face had been plumped out by the flesh beneath, making him look rosy and radiant. When he stood next to his son, the comparison was all the more striking.
𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚
Gu Molin even maliciously took photos of his five daily meals and sent them at regular intervals to the hungry Gu Zhengye marshal, who could only eat bland nutritional meals. Breakfast, lunch, afternoon snack, dinner, supper—five full meals! This old man wasn’t even afraid of overeating! Each time Gu Zhengye received a photo, it was when his mood was at its most irritable.
The two little troublemakers... oh, they’re no longer chubby and should be called young lads now... they rushed home as fast as they could. As soon as they entered the yard, they saw two slightly familiar strangers obediently kneeling on the ground while their great-grandfather relaxed comfortably on a lounge chair, sunbathing.
"Grandpa... we’re back," Huaifeng shouted as soon as he stepped into the courtyard, alerting the three people inside.
As soon as Gu Molin saw his two obedient great-grandsons return, the wrinkles on his face deepened with a smile. He waved cheerfully at them, full of energy, and called out, "Xiao Feng, Xiao Xi, you two come over here... let Grandpa have a look..."
The young men kneeling on the ground raised their heads upon hearing this. Gu Molin snorted, picked up the backscratcher beside him, and gave each of them a little tap on the head, "Who told you to look up? Keep your heads down and reflect properly. If you don’t reflect well today, just keep kneeling forever! None of you are easy to deal with... both of you love being smart alecks."
When had Huaixi and Huaifeng ever seen Gu Molin angry? Seeing him scold someone now, they were startled like birds, their nerves taut. Seeing this, Gu Molin’s temper flared even more, and he "affectionately" patted the young men’s heads once more with the backscratcher, "Look at you two, both looking fierce and dumb enough to scare the two nephews..."
Nephews? Huaixi was startled, then took a closer look at the two young men kneeling, realizing that one of them was Gu Ningzhi, whom he’d met once on Qiming Star, his blood-related second uncle... meaning the older one must be his eldest uncle?
Huaixi and Huaifeng had imagined countless scenarios of meeting their legendary uncles... but for now, those imaginations were shattered.
Gu Ningzhi had no courage to argue against such baseless accusations.
If these words were from their father Gu Qidong, both Gu Ningzhi and Gu Ningyi would show their sullenness without hesitation! But the one lecturing them now was Grandpa, whose authority was supreme in the family. They were like mute people eating coptis, suffering in silence.
"Grandpa, are they... the eldest uncle and second uncle?" Huaifeng had the attributes of [Self-familiarity] and [Hyperactivity], never knowing how to read the room and being top-notch at acting spoiled, which endeared him most to the elders.
"For the sake of the two kids, you two wise fools can stand up now." Gu Molin, with a stern face, showed no mercy in his words. But this was a tradition among the men of the Gu family; having a [New Favorite] meant they would disdain the [Old Love].
Now the fifth generation of the Gu family had appeared, growing strong and healthy. The no-longer-cute "Ning" generation brothers naturally didn’t appeal anymore. Not to mention Gu Ningyi and Gu Ningzhi’s rebellious actions back then—the old man certainly didn’t say he had forgiven them...
"Yes, ancestor." Gu Ningyi and Gu Ningzhi stood up without a trace of displeasure on their faces.