Gu Jialu lowered her head, pursed her small mouth, and refused to say a word.
Gu Chenglan felt a little distressed, so she reached out and patted the back of her daughter's hand: "You are still young, don't think too much. Promise daddy, do what you should do at your age, and don't do whatever you want just because you are willful."
"Dad, I also want to study abroad." Gu Jialu finally raised her head: "Maybe let me go back and run the cat cafe."
"Why?" Gu Chenglan was not too surprised and just said: "You haven't even graduated from elementary school. If you want to drop out of school, you have to give me and your mother a reason."
"Longing for freedom." Gu Jialu said seriously: "If I study all the courses from junior high school to high school by myself within two years, and then take the college entrance examination, will you and my mother agree?"
Gu Chenglan was stunned for a moment. He never knew that his daughter also had the potential to be a top student.
In fact, the children of the Gu family have always been smart, and Gu Jialu and the twins also have very high IQs.
However, the three siblings did not focus exclusively on their studies. What they learned was a bit miscellaneous and dispersed a lot of energy, so their academic performance was not outstanding.
Li Siwang, on the other hand, has been a top student since he was a child. He could get 640 on even half a paper of the last subject, which is beyond the reach of the children of the Gu family.
Now that Gu Jialu suddenly made bold words, Gu Chenglan's first feeling was not only surprise, but also full of heartache.
"Jia Lu, childhood and girlhood are the best. Are you sure you want to give up this beautiful youth and spend all your time and energy on things that will come naturally in the next few years?"
"Yes, Dad, I don't want to be the little princess in our family anymore. I want to pursue my own life." Gu Jialu said, "I heard the story about my mother skipping a grade from junior high school to high school.
I also know that you turned in a blank test in the college entrance examination, but you are still outstanding now.
So learning is not my only goal, but I must use my results to prove to you: I can do it. "
"Okay." Gu Chenglan nodded: "I'll talk to your mother about this. But you have to remember that each path corresponds to different results. Once you make a choice, don't regret it."
"Thank you, Dad." Gu Jialu put down the things in her hands, stood up, walked over and hugged her father hard.
"Silly boy." Gu Chenglan patted his daughter on the back, and said sympathetically and gently: "Your persistence has truly been passed down to me and your mother."
"I just feel that I can't let you and my mother give me such a smart and beautiful child." Gu Jialu felt that her father's arms were the safest and warmest.
But she couldn't help but wonder, what would it feel like to be in the arms of another person? It seemed like it had been so long since they had been intimate together that she had forgotten.
It rained on the day Li Siwang left. The rain came down slowly with the wind, and even his trousers got wet even when he held an umbrella.
Su Nuo, Gu Chenglan, and Su Yang took him to the airport, while Shuangzi and Gu Jialu stayed at home with their grandma and aunt.
The two grandmothers were old and couldn't bear the pain of separation, so Li Siwang bought a very early flight just to go out early before the grandmothers got up.
As the car drove out of the back alley of the courtyard house, rainwater hit the windshield and was pushed away by the wipers. The rain dripped down into winding water lines, as if flowing into people's hearts, making the whole heart wet.
"Call back if you need anything, and I can courier it to you." Su Nuo couldn't help but mutter.
She felt that she was about to turn into a nagging old woman, but she was still extremely reluctant to let go.
(End of chapter)