Gu Jin stared at the phone for a few seconds and couldn't help but poke at the screen with his index finger.
After waiting for two minutes, the profile picture still didn't light up. Gu Jin sent a message: I know you are here. If you don't reply, come to Gu's house tomorrow to make a fuss. Don't blame me.
Mu Mingcheng: The network cable just dropped.
This lie was so careless that the corners of Gu Jin's mouth twitched. She dialed the phone directly. On the other end, Mu Mingcheng, who was working overtime and having a meeting, waved to pause.
Senior executives of several companies looked at each other.
It's really weird today. Uncharacteristically, my boss occasionally lowered his head to check his phone during the meeting.
What surprised them even more was that behind them, they heard Mu Mingcheng's cell phone buzz twice before he went out to answer the call. They saw Mr. Mu standing on the window sill not far away and answering the phone. They didn't know what the other party said, and the serious and condensed look on his face suddenly disappeared.
Thinking of the future boss lady who is often gossiped about by a group of company employees, I can't help but sigh, the power of love.
Here, the conversation between Mu Mingcheng and Gu Jin was not as beautiful and harmonious as they imagined.
"Mu Mingcheng, don't come over tomorrow," Gu Jin said straight to the point as soon as he answered the phone: "My parents just heard the news today, and it was a bit of a shock to them. Let them wait for two days."
Gu Changsheng and Li Mingxia agreed quickly, but Gu Jin could see their silence and understand it. As a parent, you can never let go of your children. What's more, 'Gu Jin's' ex-boyfriend just came to Gu's house to look for her a few days ago.
"It's up to you to decide," Mu Mingcheng held the phone and rubbed his brows, reminding her, "but don't keep me waiting for too long."
"Don't worry," Gu Jin promised, "I'll ask them if they are free on the weekend."
After agreeing on a time, Mu Mingcheng asked Gu Jin to briefly explain the Gu family's preferences before hanging up the phone.
When you visit for the first time, a suitable gift can always add some points to your impression. Mu Mingcheng laughed inexplicably when he thought of this.
If someone had told him in the past that because you care about a person, you would also consider pleasing his family, Mu Mingcheng would definitely sneer. But now, he took the initiative to do so.
Sometimes, when you like someone, you can't help but respect her and the people she cares about.
This may be Aiwujiwu.
The employees of M Moser were still immersed in that smile and could not recover when they heard their boss knock on the table: "Continue to discuss the acquisition."
The boss spoke, and the relaxed atmosphere in the conference room immediately became tense again.
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The next day, Gu Ling disappeared again early in the morning.
During the meal, Grandma Gu knew that they were going to show Gu Jin a house, so she muttered, "Every girl's house is filled with outsiders who want whatever house they want."
"Mom, what age is this? Our family doesn't tolerate partiality. Xiaojin and Xiaoteng are both my children, and I won't treat any of them badly." Li Mingxia put down her chopsticks and wiped her mouth gracefully. "I'm done eating, go up and change clothes." He said, giving Gu Jin a wink and asking her to follow.
"I didn't care if I said I wouldn't give it to him. Who would she care about?" As soon as Li Mingxia left, Grandma Gu lost her temper with her son and said in a nagging way: "I don't care. Since you said you want to treat her the same way, you have to give her the same treatment in the future." She has a house. She has no father or mother, so she relies on you as her eldest uncle."
Gu Changsheng was one of two people, and he was very experienced in getting this matter over with.
The house Gu Jin went to see with his parents was an apartment with three bedrooms and two living rooms. The location is very good, the equipment is complete, and the transportation is very convenient.
The Gu family's parents transferred the house to Gu Jin on the spot and gave her the keys to the house, allowing her to do whatever she wanted and have a place to stay even if she failed. By the way, he also told Gu Teng not to think too much. When he really grows up at the age of twenty, he will also have a house.
On the way home, Gu Teng chatted with Gu Jin and said confidently that when he was twenty years old, he would definitely be able to buy a house and he wouldn't care about his parents' things.
Holding the key, Gu Jin smiled. With Tuteng's talent and hard work, he will definitely be able to prosper in society in a few years. When the time comes, let alone a house, no matter how many times the price is, someone will be willing to pay for him.
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In the afternoon, Gu Changsheng and Li Mingxia changed their shoes and prepared to go to school.
Gu Jin handed their bags to the two of them like a dog, and then walked them to the door diligently. After the two of them got into the car, she held the car door and asked hesitantly: "Mom, Dad, are you free this weekend?"
"What's the matter, are you busy on the weekend?" As soon as Gu Changsheng asked, Li Mingxia patted him on the arm and said, "I'm free."
Under the understanding look in his mother's eyes, Gu Jin felt a little embarrassed, "Ming Cheng wants to visit home on the weekend. I'm worried about disturbing your work, so I'll ask in advance."
"Who is Ming Cheng?" Gu Changsheng was stunned for a moment, and then realized that Ming Cheng was the prospective son-in-law when he saw Gu Jin's worried eyes. Gu Changsheng read it silently, as if he had heard this name somewhere.
Looking at his wife, he said calmly and calmly, "Then this weekend."
Gu Jinsong said, "I will inform him to come over this weekend."
"Changsheng, the child is getting older," Li Mingxia looked at Gu Jin's figure watching him off in front of the door in the rearview mirror and sighed, "We are getting older too."
Without knowing it, Xiaojin had already had two relationships, and she was hurt by her first relationship.
No one understands better than the couple that Gu Jin's maturity and stability half a year ago was just superficial. In fact, she is still a little girl living in an ivory tower, only more obedient and sensible than ordinary children.
But after these six months, especially the past two months, Gu Jin has changed at a speed visible to the naked eye. Probably in response to that sentence, a girl is the best mentor for her growth. Now Gu Jin's views on love and marriage are more mature, which also makes them feel a little more relieved.
However, if possible, they would rather not let their daughter grow up so that they do not have to experience the pain.
On a sunny day suitable for traveling, Mu Mingcheng came to visit solemnly.
On a hot summer day, with the temperature as high as thirty-eight or nine degrees, Mu Mingcheng was dressed in formal attire, a suit, tie, glasses, handmade Italian leather shoes, and knocked on the door of Gu's house.
Gu Jin, who had been waiting for a long time, waited at the door after receiving the message from Mu Mingcheng. She put on light makeup today and wore an ankle-length skirt. She looked solemn yet feminine.
When she saw someone, she took a few deep breaths to calm down her nervousness and said, "You are very handsome today."
"You are also very beautiful," Mu Mingcheng looked at her and looked back to signal the driver and bodyguard to carry the gifts down.
Gu Jin pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled with difficulty.
"What's wrong with you? You're breathing unsteadily. Is it too hot?" Mu Mingcheng smiled with concern on his face, but he joked, "Actually, you don't have to wait for me, I can find the door."
"No," Gu Jin rolled his eyes at him, breathed out slowly, and shook his head, "I'm just a little nervous."
"Don't be nervous," Mu Mingcheng saw that she was not just a little nervous, but extremely nervous, so he reassured her, "I won't embarrass you."
Gu Jin nodded casually, not sure whether he believed it or not.
She wasn't nervous at first, but while waiting, she slowly became nervous when she thought about the scene she would face later. Now they are just meeting their parents, and they are still a few years away from getting married.
During this period, it was not only the two of them who needed to get along, but also the tests from both families. Marriage is never just a matter of two people.
Gu Jin never told his parents about the man's identity because the Gu family's family status was still lower than that of the Mu family.
When two unrelated families get married, there will inevitably be rumors from the outside world. By then, as the weaker party, the pressure on the Gu family can be imagined.
Taking Mu Mingcheng to the living room, Gu Jin became inexplicably angry when he heard his breathing steady. It was obviously him who should be nervous at this time, but she didn't know what she was nervous about.
Today is a formal occasion. Gu Ling's foot injury was serious because she didn't take a good rest. Grandma Gu is taking care of her in the hospital. Except for the two of them, everyone in the Gu family was present, sitting at attention and waiting.
As soon as she entered the room, the cool air from the air conditioner blew over her. Gu Jinxin suddenly calmed down and introduced with a shy smile on her face: "Dad, Mom, this is my boyfriend Mu Mingcheng."
"Professor Gu, Professor Li," Mu Mingcheng had a gentle smile on his face when Gu Jin introduced him, "This is my first visit. I don't know what you guys like, so I just bought some. I hope you won't dislike it. "
The bodyguards followed and spread large and small gift boxes all over the floor.
Gu Teng, who was sitting beside him, snorted when he saw this.
Gu Changsheng glanced casually from the ground, his eyes passed over his daughter and landed on the man next to Gu Jin.
Ming Cheng. Mu Mingcheng.
No wonder he thought the name sounded familiar. He knew the owner of the name.
Not only did he know him, but his wife Li Mingxia also knew him.
The Mu family has a large business and often contributes free money to fund school research projects. As important participants in some projects, he and his wife have met several times with Mu Mingcheng, the current leader of the Mu family.
The most recent time was probably more than half a year ago, when he and his wife praised Mu Mingcheng for being young and promising.
However, when this young and promising head of the Mu family was about to become his son-in-law, Gu Changsheng's impression of him was not very good.
Young and promising, in other words, means deep-minded and superb. If Gu Jin's character were to meet the other party's, he would probably be suppressed by the other party for the rest of his life.
"So Ming Cheng is Mr. Mu," Gu Changsheng was silent for a few seconds, "I wonder how Mr. Mu and my daughter met?"
Hearing this question, Gu Jin looked at Mu Mingcheng with a smile, waiting to see what he would say. She could guarantee that if the Gu family's parents knew their initial story, they would definitely drive Mu Mingcheng out of the door with a broom.
Then, she saw Mu Mingcheng look at her with affectionate eyes and tell a beautiful love story.
Roughly speaking, it was at the school's graduation ceremony where he, as the award presenter, fell in love at first sight with Gu Jin, who was serving as the hostess at the time. That day, Gu Jin accidentally sprained his foot. He happened to be passing by, so he picked her up in the car and took her all the way back to the apartment.
Gu Changsheng glanced at Mu Mingcheng suspiciously and asked abruptly: "Mr. Mu, how old are you this year?"
"Twenty-seven." Mu Mingcheng smiled politely, without any offended displeasure on his face.
"Tch," Gu Teng muttered in a low voice, "Old man." As soon as he finished speaking, he received a disapproving look from Li Mingxia, and he reluctantly stopped talking.
"Twenty-seven, at such a young age, Mr. Mu is really capable of taking charge of the Mu family." Gu Changsheng looked at Gu Jin again, with hesitation on his face, "However, my Xiaojin just turned twenty this year, so the age gap seems a bit big. Son." The age mentioned refers to family background. The disparity is too big. What should Xiaojin do if she is bullied in the future
"It's not that big," Mu Mingcheng heard the hidden meaning in the words. He took Gu Jin's hand and slightly curved his lips, "As long as our intentions are true, age will not be a problem."
"Seven years old is not bad," Li Mingxia took over and refuted her husband's words, "As you get older, you will hurt others."
Contrary to her husband, perhaps because her husband's wife liked her son-in-law more and more, Li Mingxia was quite satisfied with Mu Mingcheng. When she first met Mu Mingcheng, she was a little surprised.
When we met in the laboratory in the past, he was polite to every researcher, occasionally participated in their academic discussions, and even humbly asked them some academic questions.
People who take academics seriously will not have bad character.
She admired the young man Mu Mingcheng very much, and now this extremely outstanding young man was in the hands of her daughter. Li Mingxia marveled at her daughter's vision.
Furthermore, for a family like the Mu family to visit openly and openly, it is tantamount to solemnly telling everyone that the matter has been settled and that they will never do anything like another boy toying with his daughter's feelings again.
After his wife said this and his daughter also said good things to people with her eyes, Gu Changsheng relaxed and asked Mu Mingcheng to sit down.
"Mr. Mu..." Gu Changsheng said hesitantly, but was interrupted by Mu Mingcheng with a smile, "I am a junior, uncle, just call me Mingcheng."
Just now he was called professor out of respect for the two of them, but now he was called uncle, which added a touch of intimacy.
"Mingcheng, the age difference is nothing," Gu Changsheng's face softened a bit, "It's just that Gu Jin is too young and will graduate from college next year. I only have this daughter and I want to keep her for a few more years."
Gu Jin raised his eyebrows, and Gu Teng and Li Mingxia also waited for his answer with glaring eyes.
"This is human nature and understandable." Mu Mingcheng listened to him very considerately, and looked at Gu Jin with a smile under his gold-rimmed glasses, "Gu Jin is still very young, and it is too late to talk about marriage now. morning."
His words made everyone in the Gu family feel relieved.
"It's just," with a twist, Mu Mingcheng raised people's hearts again, "You can wait a few years to get married, but it's not too early to get engaged."
"Uncle just now said that I am not young and my family is in a hurry." Mu Mingcheng smiled and put his arm around Gu Jin's shoulders. He said to the Gu family's parents steadily and sincerely: "My grandpa has been in poor health in recent years. No, his old man’s wish is that I can take someone I like back to visit as soon as possible.”
Everyone with some status in the imperial capital knew who Mu Mingcheng's grandfather was. He was a man comparable to the figures in history textbooks.
The Gu family's parents are both famous scholars, and they all admire Xu Baishan, a founding hero of the country, in their hearts.
It can be said that moving out Xu Baishan was a big move by Mu Mingcheng in order to get engaged to Gu Jin. Do you want to satisfy the founding hero’s wish to see his grandson’s wife
The smile on his lips became more and more sincere, and Mu Mingcheng calmly waited for the two elders' decision.
As for the soft flesh around his waist, Gu Jin moved harder and harder.
Didn’t we agree to simply meet the parents? Why did you suddenly bring up the engagement on your own initiative
After thinking for a long time, Gu Changsheng, at the urging of his wife, agreed to Mu Mingcheng's proposal to hold an engagement ceremony one month later.
As a woman, Li Mingxia thought even more deeply. Gu Jin went to Xu's house, and she was the grandson's daughter-in-law whom Mr. Xu personally acknowledged. In the future, everyone in wealthy circles will respect her.
The author has something to say: Gu Jin: Meow meow meow, who said I was getting engaged
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The fact that the younger brother was not reborn in the previous chapter can be understood as a moment of time and space confusion.
Well, it's like something we sometimes suddenly feel that we are experiencing has happened before. [It’s scary to think about it!]