Chapter 212: Gathering Information
Gu Tingting looked at her grandmother in disbelief, "Grandma, you’re actually kicking me out because of an outsider. How could you do this?"
"Go, go. I don’t think you came here sincerely today. You even call Yiyi an outsider. Yiyi is someone your eldest cousin has already chosen, so don’t say such things in the future." Old Mrs. Gu waved her hand, signaling her granddaughter to leave quickly to avoid making Yiyi uncomfortable.
Hearing Old Mrs. Gu’s words, Gu Tingting couldn’t help but glare at Yiyi.
Just because of this girl in front of her, her grandmother was kicking her out.
Yiyi, on the other hand, was a bit confused. Gu Tingyu’s cousin had disliked her since she first saw her, even though she hadn’t even opened her mouth yet or done anything annoying.
Seeing that her grandmother still hadn’t changed her mind, Gu Tingting really wasn’t happy and ran off without looking back.
Watching Gu Tingting like this, Old Mrs. Gu quickly turned to Yiyi and said, "Yiyi, I’m really sorry. Tingting’s been spoiled by her parents since she was young. Don’t take her words to heart."
Seeing this, Yiyi quickly waved her hand and said, "Grandma, it’s okay."
"Ay... Tingyu’s uncle and aunt have spoiled her too much, which makes her a bit willful." Because of this, she and her husband have some disagreements with the second son’s family. They indeed only have Gu Tingting as a girl, and it was nothing to spoil her a bit when she was young. But the second couple is still spoiling her now, turning a well-behaved girl astray.
Hearing these words from Old Mrs. Gu, Yiyi didn’t say much. It wasn’t appropriate for her to speak too much at this moment.
Meanwhile, after leaving in a huff, Gu Tingting went to find her good friend, "Yunfang, I’m so angry. I rarely visit my grandma, and she actually kicked me out."
Shu Yunfang, upon hearing this, quickly said, "How could that be? Your grandma should be very happy to see you. Why would she kick you out?"
"Hmph... Because of an outsider, my grandma kicked me out. She said this girl is the one my elder cousin has chosen, and she’ll be my sister-in-law in the future, even asked me to call her that when I see her. She’s not even married into our family yet, and they expect me to call her sister-in-law. She’s really thick-skinned."
"What... Brother Tingyu has a girlfriend?"
Shu Yunfang looked a bit pale. She had liked Gu Tingyu since she was young, and now he’s found someone else. Why couldn’t he see her?
Seeing her friend like this, Gu Tingting quickly said, "Yunfang, don’t be upset. I don’t acknowledge that woman; you’re the only person I consider as my sister-in-law."
"But... she has already been accepted by your grandparents."
For the first time, Shu Yunfang felt a bit panicked. Previously, Gu Tingyu had never been close to any woman, let alone bring one home. But now, he’s brought her home to be reviewed by Mr. Gu and Old Mrs. Gu.
She quickly recalled seeing Gu Tingyu having a meal with a woman last time, "Tingting, at your grandma’s place, was it a girl with a high nose and long hair, who was quite pretty?"
"Now that you mention it, yes, that girl does have long hair, a high nose, and she’s quite pretty." Gu Tingting was surprised and looked at Shu Yunfang, "Yunfang, how did you know? Have you seen her before?"
"It seems it really was her."
Shu Yunfang’s face looked unpleasant, "Last time, when Wei Li and I went for a meal, we happened to see Brother Tingyu then, and he was having a meal with that girl. I didn’t expect she’d already made it into the family."
"So you have seen her before. Where is that girl from, and how does my elder cousin know her?"
Shu Yunfang’s eyes showed some disdain.
"That girl’s name is Mo Yiyi. She was recently adopted by the Song Family. I don’t know what the Song couple was thinking, not adopting Wei Li but adopting some girl from the countryside. Wei Li grew up in the Song Family and was practically part of it. I didn’t expect her to be sidelined by Mo Yiyi in the end."
"What... so she’s the adopted girl by the Song Family? That’s too much. So it was her, and because of her, Wei Li was upset for several days." Gu Tingting felt a sense of shared resentment, deepening her prejudice against Yiyi.
At this time, Shu Yunfang finally composed herself and looked at Gu Tingting, making a request, "Tingting, could you help me find out about this Mo Yiyi? I want to know if your family has completely accepted her, or if there’s still hope for me."
Seeing her friend so distressed, Gu Tingting immediately patted her chest and promised, "Yunfang, don’t worry. I’ll definitely find out for you."
"Then... could you go back to your grandma’s place again and ask for me?"
Hearing this, Gu Tingting hesitated a bit. She had run off just now, and going back would be a loss of face. But seeing her friend pleading, she couldn’t bear to refuse and finally gritted her teeth, "Okay, Yunfang, I’ll go back now."
So when Old Mrs. Gu and Yiyi were having lunch together, Gu Tingting returned again.
Seeing her granddaughter, Old Mrs. Gu frowned directly, "Why are you back again?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Tingting’s mood instantly soured again, but thinking of Shu Yunfang, she held back her temper and said, "Grandma, I was wrong just now. I shouldn’t have argued with you."
Old Mrs. Gu felt better seeing her granddaughter bow her head first.
Although Gu Tingting was a bit spoiled, she knew basic decency. Seeing her grandmother was a bit pacified, she quickly looked at Yiyi and grudgingly called out, ’Sister-in-law.’
This time, Old Mrs. Gu was indeed pleased.
"That’s more like it. Yiyi is your sister-in-law, so you should greet her properly when you see her in the future."
Gu Tingting was full of resentment, immediately lowering her head to hide it, then looked up and smiled, "Okay, Grandma, I understand."
Yiyi glanced at Gu Tingting, sensing that Gu Tingyu’s cousin still didn’t like her, but since she said so, Yiyi naturally replied with a smile, "You’re called Tingting, right? I’m not sure who’s older between us, but maybe I’ll just call you Tingting."
"Yiyi, Tingting is the same age as you, but a few months younger, so just call her by her name. Besides, you’re her sister-in-law, so even if you’re older, you’d still just call her Tingting."
Upon hearing this, Gu Tingting pouted slightly, then quickly changed the subject.
"Grandma, have Uncle and Aunt met Sister-in-law? I must say, you’ve done a great job keeping this a secret. Not a word got out."
"Your Uncle and Aunt haven’t met Yiyi yet, so naturally, none of you would know. However, you remind me—next time your elder cousin is on break, we should have a family meal to formally introduce Yiyi to everyone."