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

Chapter 171 Her Studies
She was asking Gu Xijue why he agreed to let her study and why he was paving the way for her.

Gu Xijue frowned, genuinely feeling that she was being overly calculating: "Don't you like it?"

"Of course, sending you to study and further your education is also so that you can be worthy of the position of Mrs. Gu."

After all, he has no intention of getting a divorce right now, and since he's going to take her out in the future, he'll need some physical amenities.

Knowledge is one of them.

Besides, we already have Gu Hetang, who is two years old, so of course we have to consider her needs too.

As the child grows up and becomes more sensible, she won't want to hear classmates say things like, "Her mother was illiterate."

Children naturally have a competitive spirit.

The truth is always hurtful, and Song Jin'an certainly felt hurt too, but she gritted her teeth and felt even more suppressed.

In a broad sense, she was indeed unworthy of the position of Mrs. Gu, but by a twist of fate, she has been Mrs. Gu for four years.

……

A few months later, as the end of the year approached, the number of people in Haicheng gradually decreased.

Since non-locals all go home for the Chinese New Year, Song Jin'an has been enrolled in the adult education program at Ocean University for almost a semester.

Indeed, she had never been to school before, so the knowledge she had was somewhat obscure and difficult to understand.

Fortunately, Song Jin'an wasn't stupid; she had some intelligence, so she felt a little better.

Because she follows the normal class schedule of college students, she can't take care of her child often, and the homework also makes her feel overwhelmed.

One nanny wasn't enough for Lin Ma, so Gu Xijue hired two more maids to help her.

Song Jin'an was sitting in the school library, doing her homework. Many things were difficult to understand, and sometimes she even had to go home to ask Gu Xijue.

In fact, she had fallen behind in her studies over the years, and there was a lot she didn't understand. Even Wei Zhou once ran into her and whispered, "Madam, you don't need to worry so much. In any case, you can get the adult university diploma."

Song Jin'an felt a little disappointed after hearing this. She understood that it was equivalent to Gu Xijue spending money to buy her a marriage certificate.

Later, she heard that the library under construction next door was fully donated by the Gu family. Song Jin'an's palms were sweating. Was this all to get her a diploma? Was it an exorbitantly priced diploma?

Whenever Song Jin'an thought of this, only one thought came to her mind, and that was...

We should still study as hard as possible so that Gu Xijue's money won't be wasted.

Just then, my phone rang. It was a text message from Gu Xijue.

We need to get back to the villa early today; we're heading back to the old house.

In an instant, Song Jin'an remembered that New Year's Eve was just two days away.

She packed her books into her backpack and drove back to the villa.

Gu Hetang had already been dressed in a more festive new outfit by Lin Ma. The outfit was specially delivered from the old house, and it was said that Grandpa Gu had chosen it on his phone specifically for his great-granddaughter.

When she and Gu Xijue returned to the Gu residence with the child, they stayed there until New Year's Eve.

This is Song Jin'an's fifth Spring Festival spent at the Gu family home.

The red jacket that Gu Hetang was wearing was bought by Grandpa Gu.

There was a cushion at the old man's feet; Gu Hetang had already been taught this beforehand.

She knelt on the cushion, kowtowed to the old man to wish him a Happy New Year, and said in a childish voice, "May Great-Grandpa have boundless happiness and longevity."

Although Gu Hetang didn't know what she meant, children have good memories and can imitate.

Her language skills are quite good now, which made the old man laugh heartily.

Song Jin'an stood beside Gu Xijue, her eyes filled with admiration for her daughter. The old man's health had improved considerably since Gu Hetang's birth; though still frail, he had lived for almost three years longer.

Now he liked his great-granddaughter even more, feeling that her birth had extended his life.

"Great-Grandpa received it, quickly... quickly get up."

Gu Hetang had two little buns on her head and was wearing a red dress, looking very festive.

Grandpa Gu then handed her another red envelope, which looked thin and seemed to contain nothing.

But everyone present knew perfectly well that there was at least one check inside, but no one knew the exact amount until they opened it later.

"Sweetie, come here and let your great-grandfather give you a hug."

Although Gu Hetang could only see her great-grandfather during the Lunar New Year and other holidays, she knew who liked her and who didn't.

Clutching the red envelope, she rushed into her great-grandfather's arms. Little did the child know how strong she was; the way she suddenly rushed into his embrace startled Song Jin'an, who worried that she might break the old man's bones.

"Great-grandfather, great-grandfather..."

"Tangtang likes her great-grandfather."

She was all smiles, and her words were incredibly sweet.

Grandpa Gu laughed heartily: "You have a sweet tongue, better than your father. Your father wasn't this sweet-tongued when he was a child. Your great-grandfather cherishes you."

As far as the old man was concerned, he truly liked Gu Hetang.

Perhaps he was too happy, because the old man started coughing again as he was talking. Afraid of infecting the child, he quickly waved his hand and told Song Jin'an to pull the child to the back.

He then didn't speak to the adults in the room anymore, but instead waved his hand and said, "Alright, everyone, get out."

Everyone had left, but Gu Hetang was holding a red envelope. Now that she knew the meaning of the money, she wanted to open it and see.

Her eyes were shining, like a little money-grubber. After opening it, she pouted, not happy at all.

"Mom, it's not money, it's paper."

Sure enough, the old man still gave a check.

Gu Xijue stood aside and glanced at the amount on the table. This year, the old man gave Gu Hetang five million.

The number increased year by year. Song Jin'an didn't explain much to Gu Hetang, but simply put the checks away.

Every year, she put all the red envelopes that her elders gave Gu Hetang into a bank account opened specifically for Gu Hetang. Now, the money in the account is almost ten million.

He's not even three years old yet, but he's already worth tens of millions.

Madam Gu stood beside her, coughing once or twice. She couldn't say she liked this granddaughter, but she didn't dislike her either.

Actually, what's more important is that the old man likes it.

“Gu Hetang is almost three years old. Since you don’t want to divorce Xijue, it’s time to give the Gu family another child.”

Mrs. Gu really felt that if they weren't going to get a divorce, they should consider having another child.

Song Jin'an didn't say anything. On New Year's Eve this year, during the Spring Festival, Madam Gu didn't want to make things too ugly.

Gu Xijue spoke in a deep voice: "Mom, we will consider it. You don't need to worry about having offspring."

Madam Gu looked rather unwell, but in the end she only said "That's good" before disappearing from the family's sight.

Song Jin'an didn't want Gu Hetang to hear these words, but the little guy had big eyes and seemed to understand something.

"Is Mommy going to have another baby?"

As soon as Gu Hetang said this, her face darkened...