Reborn in the 80s: The Smart Wife with a Secret Space

Chapter 1230: Chapter 1230: Father and Son Finally Meet

Xinyan understood how he was feeling. "Okay, I’ll have Jinxuan take you."

After all, they’d been apart for so many years. Now that they were seeing each other again, he didn’t want his father to see him in such a sorry state.

He Jinxuan took him to the bathhouse across from the guesthouse, while Xinyan went to the supply and marketing cooperative not far away to buy a full set of clothes for Gu Yize, inside and out.

The department store was a bit far from here, so they could only buy a set at the supply and marketing cooperative to make do for now.

Xinyan was very meticulous, even buying new socks and shoes.

When she got back to the bathhouse, He Jinxuan was already waiting outside. "Give me the stuff. Second Uncle is about to come out, I’ll take it in to him."

After handing the things over, Xinyan went to a nearby phone booth and made several calls to Beijing so they could be mentally prepared.

She didn’t call Grandma directly, afraid that at her age she might get too emotional and her body wouldn’t be able to handle it.

When Gu Wanqing picked up the phone, the cup in her hand fell to the floor. "What did you say?"

Xinyan repeated herself. "Mom, you didn’t hear wrong. I’ve found Second Uncle. I’ll be taking him to see Grandpa in a bit, and we’ll head back to Beijing as soon as possible. You go make some arrangements first.

As for Grandma, don’t tell her just yet. Wait until we’re back in Beijing to bring it up. But you can start hinting a little, let her have some mental preparation."

Gu Wanqing herself needed quite a while to calm down. She knew her daughter’s worry was justified, and with a bit of a choke in her voice she said, "Yanyan, how is your Second Uncle?"

Xinyan didn’t go into detail. "Mom, my Second Uncle’s situation is okay. I’ll tell you properly when we’re back in Beijing. He’s about to come out, I’ll take him to see Grandpa first. You go back to Grandma’s and get the room ready."

After hanging up, Xinyan turned around and saw He Jinxuan and Second Uncle Gu Yize coming out of the bathhouse.

Clothes really do make the man. There was no trace at all of the earlier wretchedness about Gu Yize now. For some reason, Xinyan’s eyes suddenly grew wet.

He could have been someone who shone so brightly, yet he’d been forced into a wandering existence. It really made one’s heart ache.

When they walked over, Gu Yize gave a faint smile. "Well? Does Second Uncle look less wretched like this?"

Xinyan nodded hard at him. "Yes. Now Second Uncle is tall and elegant, full of spirit, very charismatic."

As soon as she said that, He Jinxuan immediately moved to stand at Xinyan’s side. "It’s getting late. Let’s take Second Uncle over first."

Thinking that he was about to see the old man, Gu Yize was filled with mixed feelings. All the longing and guilt from these years surged up in his heart.

Hearing the knock at the door, Mr. Gu got up, and the moment he opened it: "Yanyan, you’re back—"

He froze right there. His eyes locked firmly on the person behind Xinyan, afraid that if he so much as blinked, the man would vanish before him. "Yize?

Are you Yize?"

Gu Yize’s eyes were red. "Father, it’s me. Your unfilial son has finally gotten to see you."

As he spoke, he dropped to his knees.

Mr. Gu was trembling all over. He reached out his arm, wanting to pull his son up. "Yize, it really is you."

Gu Yize choked up as well. "Father, it really is me. It’s your unfilial son, I’ve made you worry all these years."

Hearing someone coming up the stairs, He Jinxuan said, "Grandpa, Second Uncle, let’s go inside first."

Mr. Gu finally came back to himself. "Yes, yes, yes, let’s talk inside."

He stepped back, but his hand never let go of Gu Yize, who had just stood up. "Child, have you been living well all these years?"