CFMS Ch101 - First Update - Chrysanthemum Garden

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Mrs. Gu looked incredibly excited. She’d gone up the stairs a little too quickly, so she was a little out of breath. She only remembered that there was an elevator in the house once they had already made it up the stairs.

“Good boy, the elevator is over there. If you need to go upstairs in the future, you can always take the elevator. On the fourth floor, we have a gym and a game room. I bought a lot of new toys and games for good boy. On the fifth floor, we have a basketball court and a swimming pool.” SA6QMK

The toys and games that she was referring to weren’t anything small. The game room on the fourth floor had practically been completely redecorated.

During her pregnancy with Gu Xie, Mrs. Gu had been a little disappointed that the child wasn’t a girl, but Mrs. Gu was still very much looking forward to her first child. She and Mr. Gu prepared everything that a boy would like for this son of theirs.

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The little boy had spent a considerable part of his energetic childhood on the fourth and fifth floors.

Mr. Gu often hung out with Gu Xie on the fourth and fifth floors. Mr. Gu was very serious about being a father. No matter how busy he was, he would always find time to accompany Mrs. Gu and Gu Xie. mdbkA0

However, the one time he was derelict in his duty resulted in him missing the entire first half of his second child’s life.

Mrs. Gu slowed down a little.

“Let’s go take a look at your room first.”

Gu Qingchi’s room on the third floor was opposite Gu Xie’s room. Their rooms were rather similar. This room was much larger than the room on the second floor. The only rooms on the third floor were Gu Xie’s room, Gu Qingchi’s room, and the piano room. Gu Qingchi’s room occupied nearly half of the entire floor.

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Mrs. Gu opened the door. Gu Qingchi looked down at her, somewhat hesitant. Mrs. Gu gave Gu Qingchi a small push, and Gu Qingchi slowly entered.

Mrs. Gu had chosen the layout for the room. It was quite simple with a blue-gray theme, a floor lamp, a bedside table, and a large bed that looked very comfortable. In the middle of the room, there was a rug. It didn’t look all that different compared to Gu Qingchi’s room from before.

The only thing that was slightly different was the layout. The balcony from before had become a floor-to-ceiling window. In front of the floor-to-ceiling window, there was a tiny single sofa, short and soft, and next to it was a tall and thin table within arms reach. On it, there was a vase with a few roses in it.

There was also a cloakroom in the back. 1Z2cUz

The cloakroom wasn’t its own independent room, but rather it was only separated from the rest of the room by a wall and could be entered from the back. The interior designer had also added a bit of a deceptive measure. Upon entering the room, it was hard to tell that there was even a cloakroom there to begin with.

Half of the cloakroom was empty, and the other half was filled with all kinds of shoes, clothes, and styles. They were all neatly arranged in the cloakroom. There were even three or four different sets of formal wear.

Mrs. Gu was afraid that he wouldn’t like how she’d acted on her own, so she spoke awkwardly.

“This side is empty. I saved it for you to keep the clothes that you like. That side has some clothes that I picked out for you. If you don’t like it, you can switch it out.” u0re2z

Gu Qingchi shook his head and replied affirmatively.

“It’s very nice.”

He paused and looked over at Mrs. Gu. He spoke solemnly.

“It’s really very nice, Mom.” CBO201

Mrs. Gu raised her head sharply and she hastily responded. It was as if she was afraid that her title as mother would be snatched away by someone else if she was even a step too late. Her eyes were full of jubilant elation, like a cheerful little deer. She looked like she was about to jump for joy.

“Ah. We should head downstairs. It’s almost time for lunch. Mom is going to cook. Wait just a moment, and we can start eating.”

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Mr. Gu and Gu Xie were both downstairs. Gu Xie was sitting on the sofa, his body leaning forward. His hands were clasped and propped against his forehead. He did not look to be relaxed at all.

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As soon as they heard people coming downstairs, they immediately turned their heads towards them.

Mrs. Gu had Gu Qingchi sit on the sofa. She gave him a blanket, placed the remote control next to him, and pushed a plate of fruit towards him.

“Good boy, snack on some fruit for now, remember not to eat too much.”

Once she gave him this reminder, she busied herself ordering around Mr. Gu. mvLq4X

“Let’s start cooking.”

Mr. Gu had already put an apron on himself.

Mrs. Gu had given Mrs. Wang a holiday today.

Mrs. Gu didn’t know how to cook herself, so her kitchen responsibilities consisted of chopping up ingredients and placing them in small bowls. If she wasn’t sure about how much of an ingredient she needed to prepare, she would simply chop up as much as she could and leave the rest to Mr. Gu. xVItDT

Mrs. Gu prepared an especially large amount of eggplants. She ended up chopping up an entire bag of them. She cut them into slices, into squares, into slivers and piled them all into a small plate.

A small stone pot of minced pork congee was already bubbling away. The main course for the meal was scallion pancakes. The dough had already been kneaded. Each small piece of dough was rolled out into a thin layer, brushed with oil, and graced with a sprinkle of chopped green onion. The pancake would then be placed in a pan. The mouthwatering fragrance of green onion and oil soon followed.

Mr. Gu truly was a talent at cooking. While the scallion pancakes were cooking, the oil in the next pan had already heated up and in the diced meat went, sizzling away. He then added the cubed eggplant into the pan and drizzled some soy sauce, a beautiful color seeping through the dish.

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Gu Qingchi sat in the living room. Gu Xie sat next to him. Gu Qingchi felt a little ill at ease. He would turn his head toward the kitchen from time to time, looking for Mrs. Gu. He was still holding a strawberry in his hand, slowly nibbling away at it.

Woofie’s pup was already a month old now. Woofie was no longer holing away in its kennel. Instead, it sprawled out on the floor in order to cool off. Woofie was a Bichon Frisé. It lay on the ground like a fluffy piece of cotton candy. It had a good temper. Gu Qingchi was here for the first time, but all it did was look at him for a while. Upon seeing that no one else had any adverse reactions, it lay back down.

Woofie gave birth to a single puppy. Once the puppy was able to walk on its own, it started curiously exploring the outside world. At some point, it had crawled out of the kennel, made its way halfway across the carpet, before finally landed upon Gu Qingchi’s feet in a white and fluffy heap.

Gu Qingchi had changed into slippers. His ankles were exposed. He was startled by the sudden touch and lowered his head to take a look. Gpk0d3

Gu Xie was also taken aback. He originally wanted to carry the little puppy back where it came from. He only stopped once Gu Qingchi stretched out his hand to pet it. He then coughed softly, having finally found a conversation topic.

“This is the puppy that Mom’s dog gave birth to. It’s still small, so we haven’t come up with a name for it yet.”

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Mr. Gu had brought Woofie home during a time in which Mrs. Gu was in a particularly severe state. He had specifically picked out a quiet and docile Bichon Frisé. It accompanied Mrs. Gu through the most difficult time of her life.

Despite that, Mrs. Gu had seriously considered sending Woofie away in order to bring back Gu Qingchi. She thought about sending the dog to either a friend’s house or another property under their name. In the end, however, she still couldn’t bring herself to send it away. She decided to wait and see before making a decision. M ad1b

Gu Qingchi didn’t have any memory of a dog named Woofie.

He softly repeated its name.

“Woofie.”

Gu Xie misunderstood. He was a little embarrassed. He had been the one to come up with the name, Woofie. Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu had both thought it over for a long time, but they eventually ended up pushing the naming rights off to Gu Xie. Gu Xie had mulled it over for two whole days, but, in the end, all he was able to come up with was Woofie. WYv6cP

He coughed again and explained.

“None of us are particularly talented when it comes to naming things.”

After resting for a while, the puppy began to mewl and whine. At the same time, it rubbed its little head against the palm of his hand.

Gu Qingchi giggled. F2IpaU

“I have a cat. It’s just as clingy as this puppy.”

“In that case, you should bring it over here some other day.”

After a bit more thought, Gu Xie added.

“I’ve always wanted to raise a cat.” CS4FDV

Gu Xie was lying right through his teeth. He didn’t care about soft and fluffy creatures like cats. He neither liked them nor disliked them.

Gu Qingchi’s cat was currently staying with Ye Li.

Gu Qingchi had only mentioned it in passing. He hadn’t actually thought about bringing it over here. He was still a stranger to this place. He found himself hesitating for a bit once the idea was mentioned.

“Woofie might get angry if I bring my cat here.” 6bcBA9

“No, Woofie’s pretty stupid. Woofie doesn’t bite people or furniture.”

“I’ll buy a cat bed and cat toys some other time. I saw someone else install a cat climbing tree that took up an entire room. We can install one of those too. When the time comes, we can just let it run wild on the fifth floor. If I contact someone today, they’ll be able to come by and install it tomorrow. I can pick up the cat while I’m at it.”

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Gu Xie was much more talkative today, and he was very quick to take action. He had already sent out a text message to his assistant.

“I’m told that they can also engrave its name on the cat bed and scratching post. What’s the cat called?” lfetd8

Gu Qingchi: …

“It’s called Dragon Li.”

“Is it named after something?”

“It’s … named Dragon Li as in Dragon Li cat.” FVvb75

Gu Xie and Gu Qingchi looked at each other.

Gu Xie felt it was a little redundant, but he still asked.

“Is it a Dragon Li cat?”

Sure enough, Gu Qingchi confirmed that it was. ZAmq1K

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Lunch was incredibly sumptuous. There were around four or five dishes and one fish soup. The scallion pancakes were piled up on a plate. Due to Gu Qingchi, everyone in the family added a small bowl of minced meat porridge to their midday meal.

They didn’t have very many rules during mealtime. They could talk and whatnot at the table. Mrs. Gu was very pleasantly surprised to find out that Gu Qingchi had a cat.

“Oh, Gu Xie can pick it up this afternoon. How troublesome it is to keep it at someone else’ place.” oMNrdv

Mr. Gu kept a straight face and nodded as well.

“We shouldn’t trouble others.”

Gu Qingchi obediently hummed in response.

“Mn.” Urw6R2

Mrs. Gu kicked Mr. Gu under the table. She then turned her head and spoke, dissatisfied.

“It must be a friend of his. What’s wrong with helping out a friend?”

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Mrs. Gu switched over to the serving utensils and picked up some food for Gu Qingchi.

“Good boy, eat some more of this eggplant. Mom made it just for you. Your brother can pick up the cat this afternoon, and he can thank your friend while he’s at it.” foL6JZ

Gu Qingchi hadn’t had to serve himself at all. He just focused on quietly scooping food into his mouth. At this time, Gu Qingchi looked up at Gu Xie and spoke hesitantly.

“Wouldn’t it be inconvenient?”

“Ge, don’t you need to go to the company?”

In his memory, Gu Xie had always been very busy. Other than evenings and weekends, he was almost always at the company. DYupTs

Gu Xie’s head was full of what Gu Qingchi had just referred to him as. He completely forgot about the three-page itinerary that his assistant had sent him.

He spoke firmly.

“No, there’s nothing to do at the company today. I just wrapped up a project, so I’m pretty free these days.”

Mr. Gu suddenly gave Gu Qingchi a stuffed eggplant. MkjDAz

Gu Qingchi had his head buried in his bowl. He played along and plucked the stuffed eggplant into his bowl.

“Thank you, Dad.”

Mr. Gu nodded calmly.

Just a few days later, Gu Corporation’s employees were pleasantly surprised to find that their bonuses had doubled this month! PfZHQo

Translator’s Note:

The whole family sucks at naming. That’s how you know they really are related.