Chapter 704 - 339: Upholding
Gu Molin told Huaixi not to be nervous and not to feel pressured, but in reality, he was feeling a mountain of pressure.
Great-grandfather hoped that the brothers would be better than the previous two ancestors. Isn’t he explicitly telling them that they should aim to become Marshals? According to the Alliance’s consistent regulations, there can only be ten Marshals at most, which means that he and Xiao Feng have to figure out a way to secure at least one-fifth of the positions? How could that not be stressful? Huaixi’s face turned icy, and the temperature around him plummeted.
But he couldn’t deny that when he heard Gu Molin say the phrase "Great-grandfather has always been here," his eyes suddenly felt a bit dry.
Having lost his parents at a young age, the only elders he could rely on were the robots Changxi and Su Mo, who were like blood relatives. The shadow of death cast by the rampaging Insect Race weighed heavy on his heart. He didn’t even know if he would one day become the Insect Race’s prey like those on the fallen planets.
In fact, if it weren’t for the long-term education from Changxi, which gave Huaixi a maturity and calmness beyond his years, he might have been like those young children who lost their parents unknowingly and cried their hearts out, clamoring to find them.
The brothers were like drifting duckweed in troubled times, without roots or a place of peace. Even after coming to the Gu Family and knowing they still had many relatives, they remained guarded against Gu Molin and Gu Zhengye.
But that simple sentence from Gu Molin broke through the long-held wall in Huaixi’s heart, allowing him to truly accept Gu Molin, rather than just calling him "great-grandfather" out of politeness. However, Huaixi, habitually suppressing his emotions, still didn’t show a moved expression.
𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
"You child..." Gu Molin said with a laugh, ruffling his hair, thinking the little guy was worried about a previous difficult problem.
Honestly, such a problem was indeed tough for a child nearing seven years old. But as his great-grandfather, would he refrain from providing guidance on the side? He grew increasingly fond of this great-grandson with a tumultuous background, and more reassured about him, because not only were these two children the Alliance’s future warriors, they were also his great-grandchildren.
Gu Molin’s gaze shifted to Gu Ningyi and Gu Ningzhi, and he lovingly smiled, using his fingers to tidy Huaixi’s slightly messy hair, but the words he spoke drove a sharp knife into Gu Ningyi and Gu Ningzhi. With their great-grandfather enamored with "new favorites," did that make the brothers recycled waste or chicken ribs? Even if you despise them, isn’t it too blatant?
"Even if great-grandfather grows too old to think clearly one day, you and Xiao Feng can rely on these two. Although your two uncles are quite naive in some matters, their intelligence just barely passes, so they can still be useful waste."
Huaixi earned his reputation as the stoic iceberg, so he didn’t laugh, but Huaifeng couldn’t hold back and burst out a laugh, causing the two uncles to blush. They couldn’t glare at their juniors, only look at their elders with complaints in their eyes.
Gu Molin quietly added, "Isn’t it embarrassing to act cute and coquettish at such an age?"
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"Now that things have been laid out, actually... I think I should probably be honest with you about some things..." Gu Ningzhi was the first to know about Su Jiameng’s secret, but due to the contract back then, he couldn’t say anything.
Of course, it also didn’t rule out that he was very naive at the time and didn’t expect things to grow so serious and complicated!
Now it was a race against time, and since Su Jiameng was already dead, revealing this secret wouldn’t affect her, and might even save more precious lives. So, he chose to come clean, even knowing he might be beaten by his elders afterward.
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