PPS Chapter 180

Chapter 180: Getting the Father-in-Law on Board!

The art exhibition lasted for several days, but Chu Zhaoyi didn’t go again after the initial visit. Zhang Anru, on the other hand, having some free time, made sure to go and take a look from time to time.

She claimed that she really loved hearing others praise her son.

Chu Zhaoyi didn’t quite understand.

Gu Yusen, however, deeply agreed.

Liu Haitao came to examine Chu Zhaoyi’s body once again. Actually, his condition had recovered quite well and he was fit for surgery.

After some discussion between both families, they decided to schedule the surgery before the New Year.

That way, he could rest and recuperate at home during the New Year holiday.

By the time school started again, he would be almost fully recovered.

The Xie family and Gu Yusen all thought it was feasible, so they set the date.

Chu Zhaoyi didn’t really care about these things. At first, he didn’t feel much about his hearing. He even thought not having hearing was a good thing, so he had always held a negative attitude towards treatment.

But now it was different.

He felt a faint sense of nervousness about the surgery.

The date was set for a week later. After the surgery, it would basically be almost New Year’s.

Madam Gu and Father Gu decided to travel abroad, packing their own son off to the Xie family to be a live-in son-in-law. The two of them became hands-off managers, planning to slowly transfer some of the Gu family’s affairs to Gu Yusen after this year.

Once he graduated, he could fully take over the Gu family.

The Xie family had an entire floor for Chu Zhaoyi, and Gu Yusen naturally moved in with him.

Xie Tingyun expressed his dissatisfaction with this and strongly demanded that the two sleep separately. He was fiercely punched by Zhang Anru before he sulkily refused to say anything more.

But he still didn’t compromise, going to the company to work overtime for an entire day until twelve o’clock at night to vent his dissatisfaction.

Zhang Anru patiently coaxed him for a long time before barely managing to make him less resistant.

However, on the first day that Gu Yusen brought his things through the door, Xie Tingyun dragged him to the gym, grandiosely calling it a sparring session to exchange fighting techniques.

Zhang Anru told him not to use too much force, otherwise, if Gu Yusen got hurt, Chu Zhaoyi would get angry at Xie Tingyun again.

He hadn’t even been called “Dad” yet, so he should be more honest.

Right now, Gu Yusen’s position in Ah Yi’s heart was much higher than theirs.

Xie Tingyun understood.

But it was hard to swallow this feeling.

Gu Yusen naturally knew what Xie Tingyun was thinking, and he accepted it.

He followed him onto the platform and got beaten up.

He was mindful of his future father-in-law’s face, harboring intentions of pleasing him, so he naturally didn’t dare to unleash his full power.

Xie Tingyun wasn’t just for show either. With a few moves, he specifically targeted inconspicuous areas.

He was professional.

It was estimated that there wouldn’t be any visible injuries on the body’s surface, but the beating was real.

Gu Yusen resigned himself to his fate.

Who told him to steal someone else’s precious cabbage?

But he didn’t expect Xie Tingyun to be so fiery. Gu Yusen couldn’t take it anymore and repeatedly begged for mercy.

“Uncle, Uncle, spare me!” Gu Yusen leaned against the wall, raising his hands in surrender. Xie Tingyun in front of him held a fist as big as a sandbag, ready to land on him in the next second.

Xie Tingyun coldly snorted. Did he have any objections to Gu Yusen? Not really.

They had all seen how good Gu Yusen was to Chu Zhaoyi.

It was just that there was a feeling stuck in his heart that made him feel uncomfortable.

But seeing that Gu Yusen’s attitude was good, accepting the beating without retaliating much, he still calmed down.

“Forget it, just be good to Ah Yi in the future.”

“This child has suffered so much these past ten or twenty years because of our mistakes. Don’t let him be wronged.”

“If Ah Yi suffers even a little bit of grievance, I will definitely risk everything to kill you.”

Gu Yusen gasped for breath, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and nodded solemnly: “Uncle, don’t worry. Ah Yi is more important to me than anything. I won’t let him be wronged in the slightest.”

Xie Tingyun stared at him for a few seconds, seemingly judging the sincerity in his words, and finally lowered his fist, turning around and walking off the stage. His back was to Gu Yusen, his voice low but with an unquestionable authority: “Remember what you said today.”

Knowing full well that his behavior today would make Chu Zhaoyi unhappy, and even leave a worse impression on him.

But Xie Tingyun still did it.

Parents always worry that their children are not living well.

Gu Yusen understood, and could see that Xie Tingyun was just not saying it, but he was also looking forward to hearing a fatherly call from Chu Zhaoyi.

“Uncle, how about this, if you agree to me and Ah Yi, I’ll say good things about you to Ah Yi,” Gu Yusen grinned as he put on his clothes and approached Xie Tingyun.

Trying to please his future father-in-law.

Xie Tingyun was shamefully tempted. Gu Yusen’s words were more effective than anyone else’s with Chu Zhaoyi.

But he also knew that Chu Zhaoyi was a very opinionated person. Chu Yu had left him with such a deep shadow in the beginning, he definitely wouldn’t welcome him.

It was no use for Gu Yusen to say flowery words.

But seeing his confident appearance, Xie Tingyun was still tempted.

In any case, he wouldn’t suffer any losses, anyway, he didn’t disagree with Chu Zhaoyi and Gu Yusen being together.

What’s more, Chu Zhaoyi hadn’t acknowledged him as a father yet, but Gu Yusen had clearly put him in the position of father-in-law.

Very respectful.

Xie Tingyun pondered for a few minutes and coughed lightly.

“Hmm.”

It was true that Gu Yusen’s flowery words were useless, but Chu Zhaoyi’s perception of Xie Tingyun was already improving, and it was only a matter of time before he acknowledged this father.

It wouldn’t be too much for him to go along with the flow and try to please him, right?

Gu Yusen was a shrewd businessman.

Hehe.

He couldn’t take a beating for nothing.

The problem was that he couldn’t let Chu Ah Yi find out that he had been beaten, and he had to help the culprit cover up the crime.

Never mind.

Who told him he was his father-in-law?

Xie Tingyun also had a sense of propriety in his actions. At most, it would hurt for two days and then recover.

When Gu Yusen and Xie Tingyun returned arm in arm, Zhang Anru and Xie Yuyin were making dumplings, and Chu Zhaoyi was helplessly kneading a piece of dough, with a few oddly shaped dumplings beside him. It was obvious whose handiwork they were.

When Zhang Anru saw the two of them looking like good brothers, she knew that Gu Yusen had persuaded him.

“You’re back? Come and make dumplings together.”

“San Mu, quickly teach Ah Yi, he’s so clumsy, these ones will fall apart as soon as they’re cooked.”

“It’s okay, I’ll eat the ones Ah Yi makes, I don’t mind,” Gu Yusen said with a smile as he walked over, washed his hands, and stood next to Chu Zhaoyi, picking up a piece of dough: “Come, I’ll teach you.”

Chu Zhaoyi glanced at him, not very happy, probably annoyed by the task of making dumplings: “You know how?”

“Of course I do, I stole the secret from Xianpin Pavilion for a long time to pursue someone. Making dumplings is a piece of cake,” Gu Yusen said smugly, raising his eyebrows, his fingers deftly placing the filling on the dough and gently pinching it, forming a beautiful dumpling.

Chu Zhaoyi looked at his own crooked “work,” then looked at the one in Gu Yusen’s hand, and silently hid his dumpling behind his back: “You make them.”

Gu Yusen chuckled, leaned close to his ear, and lowered his voice: “Don’t be shy, I’ll teach you slowly.”

Chu Zhaoyi’s ears turned slightly red, and he glared at him, his parents were still here, but he still obediently followed him to learn.

Zhang Anru and Xie Yuyin watched from the side, unable to help but snicker.

When Xie Tingyun saw Chu Zhaoyi and Gu Yusen so close, he felt a little unhappy again, but remembering Gu Yusen’s “promise” just now, he still held back from speaking.

Stinky brat.

After the dumplings were made, Zhang Anru cooked a pot. Chu Zhaoyi was responsible for getting the bowls, five bowls, so he didn’t ignore Xie Tingyun.

When the steaming dumplings were brought to the table, apart from the few crooked dumplings he had made, the others were very standard in shape, making him a little embarrassed.

He secretly put all of them into Gu Yusen’s bowl.