After divorcing the mute girl, President Gu knelt down and begged for reconciliation.

Chapter 129 Salty and Bitter
She wasn't one of those mothers who liked playing mahjong, buying luxury goods, and neglecting their children, so every time she assigned homework, Song Jin'an would help Gu Hetang complete it together.

……

That evening, Gu Xijue returned home. He sat on the sofa with his legs crossed, holding his phone and scrolling through the screen.

After he graduated, his alma mater sent him an email every year to greet him. This morning, they even sent an invitation for him to return to the school to participate in the school's 200th anniversary celebration.

They also need to give a speech as outstanding graduates, and it was written at the end that if they have a girlfriend or wife, they can attend together.

Gu Xijue was pondering whether to go or not, and if he did go, whether to take Song Jin'an with him. After thinking for a long time, he made a sound and waved to Song Jin'an after Song Jin'an finished the homework assigned by the teacher with the children.

"Come here, I have something to tell you."

Song Jin'an was stunned for a moment; without even thinking about it, she felt that it was a provocative remark.

But she still walked up to him and gestured.

—Is something the matter?
Gu Xijue patted the sofa, gesturing for her to sit down next to him. Song Jin'an had only taken a step or two and hadn't even sat down when she was pulled onto his lap by a pair of strong hands and fell into his arms.

Song Jin'an struggled, but was held down by the man's large hands, and then a phone was stuffed into her hand.

Then a deep male voice sounded in her ear: "Take a look."

She looked down and saw a long string of English on the screen. Song Jin'an's expression was very serious. She turned to look at him, as if to say, "Are you deliberately provoking me?"
—I don't understand.

Her hand gestures were a little stiff, and she felt that Gu Xijue was deliberately messing with her because she didn't know English.

Gu Xijue then realized that he had forgotten she didn't speak English. Using the back of her hand that was wrapped around his arm, he changed the email content to Chinese and gestured for her to look at it.

Song Jin'an glanced down at the familiar Chinese characters, and three minutes later, her expression shifted dramatically as she obediently typed a line on her phone.

—Are you taking me to the school anniversary celebration?

Gu Xijue's university is abroad. Although no one there knows her, it would still be awkward for his teachers and classmates to greet her.

Song Jin'an has never been abroad. She has always been looked down upon in China, with people saying she is not worthy to stand next to Gu Xijue. Does she think she will be less likely to face such disdain and discrimination abroad?
No way, after all, he's a chosen one, both domestically and internationally.

Gu Xijue glanced at her: "Don't you want to go?"

"You've never been abroad since you were a child, have you? My alma mater is very beautiful, are you sure you don't want to go and see it?"

Song Jin'an knew the basic requirements for going abroad, at least having a passport, and she had never applied for one.

—I don't have a passport.

“You can get a passport if you don’t have one. There’s still a month until the school anniversary celebration. I’ll have Wei Zhou take you to get your passport tomorrow.”

Song Jin'an paused for a moment, then turned to look at him.

Then she thought of Gu Hetang again and typed a line on his phone.

—What about Tangtang?
In the past, she wouldn't have had so many concerns, but now she is a mother, and her child can't live without her, and she can't live without her child either.

Gu Xijue's voice came again: "If you want to bring the child, have Gu Hetang go to apply for passports tomorrow."

He actually decided to let the mother and daughter go together, which surprised Song Jin'an.

—Are you really going to take me?

--why?
Song Jin'an asked two questions in a row, after all, he had always been unwilling to appear in such occasions with her.

Isn't he afraid that his fellow alumni will gossip about his wife because she is mute?

Surely a prodigy like Gu Xijue wouldn't be able to handle this. Song Jin'an wasn't sure what the man in front of her meant, especially since they'd clearly been in a cold war lately. Could this be a sign that he was trying to make amends...?

Gu Xijue became somewhat impatient because of her question; he was inexplicably impatient.

He glanced at the woman in his arms several times, his eyes flashing with gloom: "So much talk, is it because you don't want to go?"

"Haven't you always felt that I haven't brought you into the limelight? Now that I'm giving you another chance, you're not happy about it?"

Song Jin'an didn't know what to say for a moment. Hearing his barbed tone, she felt a pang of sadness in her heart.

However, he didn't show any of this on his face; instead, he was very stubborn with his words.

—In that case, I won't embarrass you.

Gu Xijue tightened his grip on her waist, and finally sneered, "If you don't want to go, I'll make you go!"

The two were like children bickering, trying to see who could out-argue. Gu Xijue seemed embarrassed, his face showing anger, and he threw the other person onto the sofa and went upstairs.

The next morning, Wei Zhou dropped Gu Xijue off at the company and then drove to the villa to expedite the passport and visa application process for Song Jin'an and Gu Hetang.

"Madam, please don't hesitate any longer. If you hesitate any longer, the visa really won't be issued."

Although the Gu family is wealthy and powerful, visas still need to be processed in advance, and this time a VIP channel was specially opened for expedited processing.

"Just think of it as taking Miss on a trip abroad; it's her first time traveling abroad."

Wei Zhou was afraid that Song Jin'an wouldn't apply for a visa, but Song Jin'an understood that there's a first time for everything, and now she should seize this first opportunity to go abroad.

Once in the car, the mother and daughter both got their passports and visas—a one-stop service—and will receive their documents in half a month.

Song Jin'an was quite delighted, after all, she had never been abroad before, and everything was incredibly new to her.

No one could understand why Song Jin'an was so happy, because she had only ever been to her grandmother's city since she was a child.

Half a month later...

The staff delivered the documents to the villa. Song Jin'an looked at the passport and visa, her heart pounding. Gu Hetang, who didn't understand anything, fiddled with the documents a couple of times before tossing them aside and going to play with his toys.

Song Jin'an watched it again and again, feeling very excited, and even Lin's mother was smiling.

She took the initiative to message Gu Xijue, asking if he was coming home for dinner tonight. Gu Xijue replied with a single word.

【Reply. 】

Song Jin'an decided to cook dinner herself. Lin Ma smiled happily and put an apron around Song Jin'an's body. The good relationship between the employers made the nanny happy and at ease.

So Song Jin'an personally cooked the three dishes and one soup for dinner. When Gu Xijue finished washing his hands and came to the dining room, his eyebrows were raised.

It's just a visa, why are you so happy?
She even cooked herself. Thinking of this, Gu Xijue recalled the argument they had two weeks ago, when she deliberately added so much salt.

He pulled out a chair and casually remarked, "It won't be so salty it'll taste bitter, will it?"

Song Jin'an: "..."

She pursed her lips, hesitant to speak, her face turning red.

At the time, he did indeed have the intention to mess with him. Song Jin'an handed him the chopsticks and gestured to him.

Let's eat.

(End of this chapter)