Chapter 229 - 228: Visiting the Family
"Mo Yiyi?"
Wei Zixiao shook his head, "Never heard of her." Then, looking at Gu Tingyu with dissatisfaction, he said, "You have a girlfriend and didn’t tell me. That’s not right. If I ran into her on the street, I wouldn’t even recognize my sister-in-law."
Hearing this, Gu Tingyu glanced at his friend and said, "When we get a break, I’ll take Yiyi to have dinner with you guys. You can bring Jinming along then." "Alright."
Wei Zixiao quickly nodded, smiling, then put an arm around Gu Tingyu’s shoulder and asked with a grin, "So, tell me quickly, how did you meet your sister-in-law?"
Gu Tingyu didn’t respond, continuing to walk ahead.
Meanwhile, on the other side, after Yiyi hung up the phone, there was still a smile on her lips.
At this moment, Old Mrs. Gu came over. Seeing Yiyi’s expression, she couldn’t help but laugh, "Finished talking with Tingyu?"
"Yes."
Although Yiyi didn’t say much, the joy in the young girl’s eyes was undeniable. This made the old lady even happier. Naturally, she hoped to see the couple happy together. Now that her eldest grandson had found his happiness, she was happier than anyone else. "Yiyi, why don’t you have dinner before going back later?"
Yiyi naturally smiled and nodded.
By evening, when Mr. Gu returned, he was also very pleased to see Yiyi. When he found out that his eldest grandson would return next Sunday, he was even more delighted. Finally, the three of them happily had dinner together.
After dinner, while the three sat chatting on the sofa, Old Mrs. Gu mentioned the family banquet again, "Yiyi, have your mother and your mentor come as well. After all, we’re almost family-in-law, and it’s only right for everyone to meet."
"Okay."
Yiyi nodded and agreed with a smile.
Then, everyone joyfully chatted for a while longer. As time passed, Yiyi finally bid farewell and left:
However, after Yiyi left, Old Mrs. Gu’s face turned grim as she recounted the matter involving the eldest daughter-in-law, finally saying, "I just don’t know what to say about this eldest daughter-in-law. She embarrassed Yiyi in front of outsiders. She clearly knows Yiyi is Tingyu’s girlfriend, yet she spoke like that."
Mr. Gu’s expression also turned a little sour.
"Next time Yaohua comes, have a good talk with him, make sure he manages his own wife."
Old Mrs. Gu nodded, "That’s all we can do. I just hope that during the family banquet next Sunday, Qiulan won’t make things difficult for Yiyi. Otherwise, I’d lose face."
"You need to instruct Yaohua well in advance. We can’t have Yiyi getting a bad impression of our family."
"Alright, I’ll make sure to emphasize it beforehand."
After Yiyi got home, she talked to her mother about the dinner plans for next Sunday.
"Alright, I’ll go with you then, but it seems your mentor has been quite busy recently, so you should notify him early."
At these words, Yiyi nodded with a smile, "I’ll notify him tomorrow before school."
The next day, before dawn, Yiyi got up and went next door to find Guo Ming.
As expected, Guo Ming was also there early. Seeing Yiyi come over, he smiled and said, "I figured you’d come over today. Let’s practice a few moves first, and then have breakfast together."
The mentor and disciple had a vigorous practice session, and Guo Ming finally nodded and said, "Not bad, you’ve improved a lot. But you’re still not very smooth with the Eighteenth Form. You need to keep pondering over it."
Hearing this, Yiyi nodded, "Don’t worry, Master. I’ll continue to work on it whenever I have time."
"That’s good."
After saying all this, Yiyi told Guo Ming about the plan to go to the Gu Family for dinner on Sunday.
Hearing this, Guo Ming nodded and said, "Don’t worry, I’ll go with you then. Since it’s your future partner, your mentor also has to check things out."
He obviously knew about the Gu Family, but knowing about something and getting an in-depth understanding are two different things. Although Gu Tingyu was indeed decent, his family was unknown. Going to dinner this time, he intended to check things out for his young apprentice, naturally taking this matter seriously.
"Master, it’s settled then."
After that, the mentor and apprentice had breakfast together. Afterward, Yiyi went to school, while Guo Ming went about his own busy schedule.
When Yiyi arrived in the classroom, the other dorm mates had already arrived.
Tao Cuizhu waved at Yiyi as soon as she saw her.
Meanwhile, An Xueqing was slightly excited upon seeing Yiyi, and finally couldn’t hold back and asked, "Yiyi, did you meet with the crew?"
Upon hearing this, Yiyi shook her head, "The crew didn’t come over these past few days, but don’t worry, I mentioned it to my mother too. She’ll inquire for you if anyone from the crew comes over."
Although a bit disappointed, An Xueqing still smiled and thanked Yiyi.
"Thank you, Yiyi."
"You’re welcome."
Next to them, Tao Cuizhu couldn’t help but shake her head. She always felt An Xueqing was focusing on the wrong thing, but since she had already advised her once and An Xueqing didn’t listen, she didn’t plan to say more.
The first class was Pharmacology, and all the students listened attentively. Even Yiyi paid particular attention. Although she knew how to make certain medicines, she was only familiar with specific prescriptions and needed to learn everything else from scratch.
After a morning of classes ended, students headed to the cafeteria in small groups.
Yiyi also went to the cafeteria with her dorm mates for lunch.
School days were always busy. When school ended on Friday afternoon, Yiyi packed her backpack, ready to head home.
Cao Panpan saw Yiyi about to leave and quickly grabbed her, "Yiyi, we’re planning to go shopping on the street tomorrow. Why don’t you come with us?"
Thinking she didn’t have anything planned for the next day, Yiyi nodded, "Alright, let’s go together. I’ll come to school to find you in the morning."
Cao Panpan smiled and nodded, "Great, it’s settled then."
On Saturday morning, the whole dorm went to the street together.
Tao Cuizhu and the others hadn’t had a proper chance to explore Shangjing, so with Yiyi leading, the dorm group covered all the accessible spots.
"Oh my, shopping is so tiring."
At the end of the day, Cao Panpan felt completely worn out.
Yet Feng Yudan and the others were still enthusiastic. Feng Yudan even looked at Yiyi, "Why don’t we continue shopping tomorrow?"
Yiyi shook her head, "I have plans tomorrow and can’t join you."
Hearing this, Feng Yudan was a bit disappointed but eventually said, "Alright, let’s go out together next time we get a chance."
After saying their goodbyes at the street corner, Yiyi went home, and the others returned to their dormitory.
The next day, Ding Yuejun got up early to start preparing. Guo Ming also stayed home.
Around nine o’clock, with Yiyi leading the way, the three of them headed directly to the old couple from the Gu Family.
Old Mrs. Gu saw them arrive and quickly invited them in with a smile, "Yue Jun, Yiyi, thank goodness you’re here." She then curiously glanced at Guo Ming.
Yiyi quickly introduced, "Grandma, this is my mentor, Guo Ming."