Jing Dongfeng was humorous and witty, and his conversation gradually made Gu Zhixing lower his guard, and the two started chatting.
"Haha, having a beautiful daughter is also nice."
Jing Dongfeng turned to look at Gu Xiao, who was standing with Jing Hanshuang, and said with a smile.
"That's too much! Am I not your daughter?"
What do you mean, 'having a beautiful daughter is also nice'? Am I not a daughter? Or am I not
pretty?
"Oh, we're already so familiar, there's no novelty anymore."
Jing Dongfeng waved his hand, like a heartless man dismissing a mistress who had grown old and lost her charm.
"Is that how you measure it?"
Jing Hanshuang's small mouth gaped into an O-shape, unable to believe her ears. Was that even a human thing to say?
"Besides, didn't you want a younger sister yourself?" Jing Dongfeng said.
"That's true, but this 'younger sister' is already so big."
She's already so big, she's not fun at all. And with Gu Xiao's personality, it's impossible for them to go shopping like sisters.
"Isn't there a little one?"
Jing Dongfeng turned and pointed to Gu Yue, who was being held by Jing Yuan.
What do you mean? It's not enough to snatch one daughter, now you're planning to snatch another?
"That's true."
Jing Hanshuang's eyes immediately lit up, and she turned to look at the adorable Gu Yue.
This age is just perfect!
She decided to properly nurture this younger sister, making herself a reliable and dependable older sister in her heart, absolutely not like little Yuan Yuan.
Hearing the conversation between the father and daughter, Gu Zhixing felt completely out of sorts.
What do you mean? You want to snatch my younger daughter too? Are you here to snatch children?
Is that how you get a younger sister? By having one born from someone else's family?
At this moment, Jing Hanshuang had already squatted down in front of Gu Yue.
"Little sister, will you come home with big sister? Big sister will buy you candy to eat."
Jing Hanshuang's words were full of temptation from the start, and at the end, she even took out a pastry from Cloud Crisp Pavilion from her storage earring. One might have thought she was a human trafficker.
Enough, you really are enough!
Seeing Jing Hanshuang acting like the Big Bad Wolf trying to trick Little Red Riding Hood, Gu Zhixing's veins throbbed on his forehead.
"Dad."
Handing Gu Yue to the eagerly anticipating Jing Hanshuang, Jing Yuan came forward to Gu Zhixing.
"Hmm, oh."
Although he already knew that the young man in front of him and his daughter were actually the same person, it still felt a bit awkward for a moment.
"Actually, we're still missing something."
Seeing Gu Zhixing's slightly embarrassed look, Jing Yuan instantly saw through his thoughts.
"Missing something?"
Gu Zhixing looked at Jing Yuan with a puzzled expression, not understanding.
"Familiarity."
Although no matter how a child changes, parents can usually figure it out through a few words and habits.
But the problem now is that the real Gu Xiao is sitting right there, and now you're being told that the other person is also Gu Xiao.
The key is that these two people are vastly different, even their genders are not the same, which leads to a temporary inability to react mentally.
So they needed something to spark familiarity between them, to make Gu Zhixing automatically associate him with Gu Xiao's image.
"What familiarity?"
Gu Zhixing hadn't quite understood what Jing Yuan was trying to express, feeling a bit lost for a moment.
"For example, the day before yesterday, you used the excuse that Uncle Yang was sick and you were going to the hospital to see him, but you actually took money and went to the foot spa with Uncle Yang."
Upon hearing Jing Yuan's words, Gu Zhixing's expression gradually changed from confusion to horror. He was about to speak to stop him when a chilling voice came from behind.
"Gu Zhixing, come over here and explain yourself properly."
Before Gu Zhixing could open his mouth to explain, a sharp pain shot through his ear.
Before being dragged away by Ruan Qinghuan, he saw Jing Yuan waving at him. At this moment, familiarity finally surfaced—his occasionally unreliable little cotton jacket.
On the other side, after seeing Gu Zhixing's fate, Jing Dongfeng instinctively looked in Gu Xiao's direction.
When he saw Gu Xiao looking back at him, his face immediately changed dramatically.
"My dear daughter, I don't need it. I'm very sure that you are my dear daughter."
Who could handle something like that?
"So nervous? Dongfeng, you haven't done anything to betray me, have you?"
Pei Lingyi's faint voice came from behind, startling Jing Dongfeng.
"How could that be? Lingyi, how could I do such a thing?"
Jing Dongfeng quickly turned around, saying with a forced smile.
"Hmph, I wouldn't dare to think you would." Pei Lingyi said with a playful huff.
At noon, the Jing family stayed at the Gu family's house for lunch.
"Brother Gu, your cooking is excellent."
After trying Gu Zhixing's cooking, Jing Dongfeng couldn't help but praise him.
This wasn't Jing Dongfeng deliberately flattering him; Gu Zhixing's cooking was indeed very good.
Although there was still some gap compared to the master chefs he had eaten from before, it was definitely considered first-rate.
In fact, the daily popularity of Gu's Fast Food restaurant was already sufficient proof of this.
"By the way, Dad, you still need to get an enrollment spot for Xiao Xiao."
Jing Hanshuang, while holding Gu Yue and serving her food, suddenly said.
The Professional Trial was coming soon, and given the Gu family's situation, Gu Xiao certainly wouldn't have an exemption spot.
"These are minor matters, just leave them to me."
For the head of the Jing family, one of the nine great families of the Dixia Republic, this was indeed not a big deal.
"No need, I've made plans with a friend to participate in the Professional Trial together."
Gu Xiao directly rejected Jing Dongfeng's suggestion. The friend she mentioned was naturally her childhood friend and bestie, Lu Li.
"Teamwork is not allowed in the Professional Trial. How can you go together?"
To prevent any 'carrying' during the exam, not only was teamwork not allowed in the Professional Trial, but if two people stayed together for too long, they would be forced into a battle.
"Going together and coming back together also counts as companionship, right?"
Anyway, with her strength, passing the Professional Trial wouldn't be difficult, so she could just accompany her good friend.
"Then we'll listen to Xiao Xiao."
Jing Dongfeng said with a hearty laugh.
After lunch, Jing Dongfeng suggested that Gu Zhixing's family move to the central district to live, but Gu Zhixing refused.
Although the two families were now brought together by the relationship between Gu Xiao and Jing Yuan, it was impossible for them to suddenly become as close as if they had known each other for over a decade.
Moreover, after the Professional Trial, Gu Xiao and Jing Yuan would be going to the Professional Academy.
There was no need for them to leave Yunqi City, where they had lived for over a decade, to move to the unfamiliar central district.
"Alright then, but if you encounter anything in the future, Brother Gu, just give me a call directly."
Jing Dongfeng somewhat understood Gu Zhixing's concerns and did not insist.
When Gu Xiao and Jing Yuan became powerful in the future, it was only a matter of time before the two families gathered together; there was no need to rush it.