Mama Ji returned to her room and looked in the mirror, only to discover her eyes were swollen beyond recognition. She herself was startled by her appearance, no wonder her son had looked at her a bit strangely just now. Just as she was about to try and fix it, thinking she still had to act, she stopped. She simply washed her face and changed her clothes.
After sniffing herself to make sure she didn't smell of onions, she went downstairs. When she came down, she was a little surprised not to see anyone. Weren't there quite a few people earlier? Had they all left? She hadn't had a chance to perform yet! She looked at Ji Mingxue, who was sitting on the sofa reading a newspaper, and asked, "Where did everyone go?"
Ji Mingxue didn't even look up and replied, "They left!"
"Huh?? I haven't had a chance to perform yet!" Bi Qingchu's tone was filled with disappointment.
"You performed very well just now. When they saw you go upstairs, they didn't ask anything else, just expressed a few words of concern and hurried back!"
"Sigh~ They didn't even give me a chance to act. I was even practicing upstairs?" Hearing this, Ji Mingxue finally looked up at Bi Qingchu, clearly wanting to know what kind of practice she was talking about.
Ji Haocheng, sitting nearby, couldn't help but ask, "Practice what?"
"Practicing how to cry better!" Bi Qingchu rolled her eyes at the two of them.
The father and son were both stunned by this answer. They looked at each other. Finally, Ji Haocheng found an excuse and went upstairs to his room!
He left the rest to his father. He was incapable of handling it.
Grandpa Ji also received the letters from Ji Mingxue, and of course, from Ji Xingmi too! Although the two letters weren't sent at the same time, they arrived at Grandpa Ji's hands around the same time.
The matters they discussed were similar, with Ji Xingmi primarily concerned about his health. She also mentioned leaving many things with him and asked him to pick them up.
After reading Ji Mingxue's letter, Grandpa Ji actually felt it was better to keep her in the capital. That way, he could start working without any worries.
Although Grandpa Ji was a military man, he was not brainless. Ji Mingxue had explained everything, and he could roughly figure out what was going on. Since his granddaughter wanted to play, she could certainly have her fun. To avoid her worrying about him and holding her back, it seemed he had to get moving.
He took some time to visit the Gu family. No one knew what the two old men discussed! However, after that day, Grandpa Ji had Gu Jingnian help him send out many letters.
Speaking of which, Gu Jingnian also received a letter from Ji Xingmi, mainly asking her to take care of her grandfather and mentioning that she might not return to the village for a while. Gu Jingnian didn't think much of it at first, but after seeing Grandpa Ji send out so many letters, he knew something must have happened. After replying to her, he wrote another letter to his elder brother, mainly about Ji Xingmi going to the capital and also inquiring about what was happening there.
Gu Jingyi was not yet aware that Ji Xingmi had arrived in the capital. He was busy with other matters. For some reason, his mother had suddenly become anxious about his marriage. However, her concern annoyed him immensely, and he even suspected there might be a plot.
Under his mother's arrangements, a girl suddenly moved into the house. She was said to be the niece of his maternal aunt. His mother not only hosted her warmly but also constantly talked about finding such a girl to be her daughter-in-law. Although he didn't engage, the girl seemed to misunderstand the situation and was practically clinging to him. He even spoke to his mother about this, and to his surprise, his mother supported the idea, telling him to marry her directly.
Gu Jingyi had no choice but to move to his workplace, feigning busyness. However, the two at home were not idle, sending him lunch one day and clothes the next. His colleagues at work were all teasing him, asking if good news was approaching!
He was becoming increasingly irritable these past few days! He couldn't say anything to his mother, so he only confided in his father for help. His father just told him to think carefully himself, whether he didn't want to get married now, or if he just disliked the woman at home.
He had indeed thought about it, but he hadn't figured it out. However, he was very clear on one point: he did not like this girl at home.
Then his father told him to go find his aunt. His aunt simply said that if he didn't like the girl at home, then find someone else. This led him to embark on a series of blind dates.
Consequently, he became very busy. However, his mother was very dissatisfied with his blind dates, even saying, "Even if he fancies someone, I won't agree to let her into the house."
Although he heard his mother say such things, he no longer intended to go on blind dates. He thought it would be better to resolve his mother's issue first. However, the one today was brought by his aunt, and they had made plans early in the morning! They were scheduled to eat at Wo Ya Ju, and he couldn't break the appointment, so he came.
This was a place to eat hidden in an alley. No one knew why it was called this name. The boss had never explained it, but the food here was truly beyond compare.