The Tang Family’s Seven Os Chapter 73 - TTSFO Chapter 73

Chapter 73 - TTSFO Chapter 73

The three of them were caught in an eerie silence when the housekeeper walked in, breaking the calm: “Master, Mr. Xu is here again.”
When Grandpa Gu heard his words, his face visibly darkened, the smile on his face instantly disappeared without a trace, and his lips pursed up in displeasure.
Gu An’s brow also frowned imperceptibly, but it didn’t seem as obvious as Grandpa Gu’s.
Tang San Yuan obviously felt the momentary lowering of the air pressure in the room and the change in their expressions, and could not help but look up slightly with a look of surprise.
Grandpa Gu put down his cup of tea and spoke with a hint of disgust in his voice, “Ask him to leave.”
The housekeeper’s face was hesitant as he thought about it and said: “But Mr. Xu looks a bit wretched today……”
Granpa Gu looked up at him before he continued, “It seems that Mr. Xu’s car broke down nearby, and Mr. Xu said that his mobile phone happened to be out of battery and he couldn’t contact a tow truck, so he had to try to fix it himself, and as a result, he got his clothes all dirty and it’s inconvenient to go home all dirty like this.”
Grandpa Gu snorted lightly: “That’s such a coincidence.”
Gu An lightly pursed his lips, looked up and said to Grandpa Gu: “I’ll go out and have a look.”
Grandpa Gu gave a non-committal en, a tacit approval.
Gu An turned his head to the housekeeper and said, “You tell Xu Jiang Bai to wait at the door for a while.”
“Yes.” The housekeeper retreated.
Gu An took Tang San Yuan’s hand and walked upstairs, instructing: “You take a shower first, I’ll be right back.”
Tang San Yuan nodded obediently and followed Gu An upstairs.
Gu An took him straight to his room and asked him to take a shower in the bathroom in this room. Tang San Yuan looked around. Gu An’s room was as clean and tidy as his person. Everything in the room was neatly stacked together, the colour tone is mainly black and white but it does not look dull at all. There is a large amount of sunlight coming in through the window, and the whole room is very bright.
The new clothes that Gu An had asked someone to buy has not been delivered yet, so he found a shirt and trousers of his own for Tang San Yuan to wear first.
Tang San Yuan took Gu An’s clothes and held them in his hands, they carried the refreshing smell of Gu An’s body and his ears couldn’t help but get a little hot.
Gu An looked at his red ears, the corners of his mouth curved up and he asked in a low voice: “These clothes are all washed and clean, does Xiao San Ge mind wearing my clothes? If you mind, I can go to the dressing room next door and find you a new set of clothes to change into.”
“……This will do.” Tang San Yuan shook his head, that Mr. Xu was still waiting at the door, he couldn’t delay Gu An’s time.
Gu An shore smiled and went into the bathroom to take out the toiletries and set them up, Tang San Yuan took the clothes and walked into the bathroom, blushing and said to Gu An: “You go first ba.”
Gu An withdrew with a smile and didn’t tease him anymore when he heard the sound of water coming from inside. He then turned around and went downstairs, closing the door tightly behind him before leaving at ease.
Tang San Yuan listened to his footsteps as he walked away and couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. With Gu An standing outside the door, he inexplicably felt a little nervous, the water flowed down from his head with warmth, he couldn’t help but blush a little as he looked at the bathroom, this was Gu An’s private place and he had barged in.
He hesitated for a moment and took the shower gel, he placed it on the tip of his nose and sniffed gently, it was Gu An’s scent.
He took a quick and simple shower and changed into Gu An’s clothes. Gu An was taller and bigger than him, and the sleeves of his clothes looked a little long on his body, so he had to roll them up, and his trousers were also too long, so he squatted down to roll up his trousers again.
His cheeks were a little red, not sure if it was from the heat of the shower or from shyness. He kept feeling that wearing Gu An’s clothes like this and using Gu An’s body wash, it was as if he was completely surrounded by Gu An’s smell, like he was marked, his whole body was laced with Gu An’s smell.
He sat quietly in Gu An’s room for a few moments, and after waiting for a while, Gu An had not returned, so he had to open the door and walk out. Just as he opened the door, he saw that Gu An walking up with a young man.
That man should be Xu Jiang Bai, his eyebrows are clear, his eyes are long and slender, he is obviously quite handsome, but his overly pale skin makes him look a bit gloomy, his eyes are dark, without the light that a young man should have, which inexplicably makes Tang San Yuan feel uncomfortable.
When Gu An saw Tang San Yuan, he walked over quickly, with a smile at the corners of his mouth, and reached out to touch his wet cheek, “Finished showering?”
Tang San Yuan nodded and looked behind him at Xu Jiang Bai, who was also sizing him up.
He had just froze visibly for a moment when he saw Tang San Yuan walk out of Gu An’s room, then his pupils opened slightly in disbelief, and now he saw the obviously overly long clothes on Tang San Yuan and his eyebrows knitted together at once.
Gu An noticed the way Tang San Yuan looked at Xu Jiang Bai and turned to introduce him lightly: “This is Xu Jiang Bai.”
Tang San Yuan nodded towards Xu Jiang Bai, “Hello.”
Xu Jiang Bai didn’t move, looking at Tang San Yuan with a wooden face, revealing an expression of sudden realisation after a moment, “You’re the star who recently participated in a variety show with An Ge?”
Tang San Yuan nodded a little awkwardly, he always felt that the way Xu Jiang Bai looked at him was a little strange, giving him an indescribable sense of weirdness, but he could be sure that the look in Xu Jiang Bai’s eyes was definitely not kind, and even contained a hint of contempt.
Gu An looked back at Xu Jiang Bai indifferently, with a natural sense of detachment, “You go take a shower first.”
Only then did Tang San Yuan notice that Xu Jiang Bai’s body was somewhat speckled with black dirt, which looked like it should have gotten on when he was repairing the car, but his cheeks and arms were clean, not at all like he had just repaired the car.
“Ok, An Ge.” Xu Jiang Bai’s face visibly softened when he looked at Gu An, and he nodded gently before trying to walk over towards Gu An’s room.
Gu An frowned and stopped him, his voice was a little hard, “You go to the bathroom in the guest room next door to shower.”
Xu Jiang Bai moved with a noticeable pause, he glanced at Gu An’s room and negotiated in a soft tone, “An Ge, I want to shower in your room.”
Gu An’s lips pursed in displeasure and he refused without hesitation, “My room is inconvenient.”
A glint of gloom flashed across Xu Jiang Bai’s eyes as he pointed at Tang San Yuan: “He just walked out of your room, why is he allowed to take a shower in your room?”
He tried to make his tone calmer, but he still couldn’t hide the resentment and anger in his tone.
Gu An looked deeply at him, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes, “This has nothing to do with you.”
Xu Jiang Bai was reluctant and wanted to say more, but when he met Gu An’s eyes, his strength was obviously weakened. He was silent for a moment, pursed his lips and finally swallowed the words he wanted to say, “I’ll listen to you, An Ge, don’t be angry.”
Gu An said in a flat voice: “I’m not angry.”
Xu Jiang Bai smiled reassuringly, “Then I’m going to take a shower, clothes……” His eyes strayed meaningfully over Tang San Yuan’s clothes.
But Gu An didn’t give him the opportunity to finish the words he didn’t say, and said directly, “I’ll have the housekeeper send you new clothes.”
Xu Jiang Bai’s expression darkened and he had to numbly agree, a hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes, but he still walked in the direction of the guest room.
Tang San Yuan felt that the atmosphere between the two of them was a little strange, especially the way Xu Jiang Bai looked at Gu An, which was both fawning and reluctant.
He was staring blankly at Xu Jiang Bai’s back when Gu An suddenly stepped in front of him, a shadow blocking his view.
It was only when he moved his eyes onto Gu An that Gu An hooked his lips in satisfaction, looking into his eyes in a seemingly genuine way, “Xiao San Ge, you can’t stare at other people like that, I’ll get jealous.”
Tang San Yuan blinked for a moment, then couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh, thinking that Gu An had been possessed by white lotus again.
Gu An moved closer to smell the smell that belonged to him before he smiled in satisfaction, lowered his body, squatted at his feet and put his hand on his trouser leg.
When Tang San Yuan looked down, it turned out that he didn’t know when the leg of his trousers that had just been rolled up had came loose, because it was so long, it was almost dragging on the ground. Gu An stretched out his hand and rolled up his trousers again.
Xu Jiang Bai looked back and saw Gu An squatting on the ground to roll up Tang San Yuan’s trousers. His face instantly turned cold, Gu An was always haughty and distant, making it difficult for people to approach, since when has he seen Gu An close with a person?
He glared gloomily at Tang San Yuan, then slammed the door of the guest room in anger.
Tang San Yuan didn’t notice Xu Jiang Bai’s eyes and kept looking down at Gu An, his cheeks burning inexplicably and his heart beating uncontrollably and violently a few times.
He looked at the top of Gu An’s hair and couldn’t help but ask softly: “Are you this nice to everyone?”
Gu An kept his hands moving, the corners of his mouth hooked up and his voice lowered, “No, I will only be nice to my future Omega.”
So it was because he was pretending to be his Omega that he had this benefit, Tang San Yuan suddenly envied Gu An’s future Omega.
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When Xu Jiang Bai came down from the shower, Tang San Yuan and Gu An were drinking tea with Grandpa Gu, chatting from time to time in a harmonious and warm atmosphere.
A trace of jealousy flashed across his face, the three of them sitting together like this, the atmosphere was as cordial as if he couldn’t interfere in any way, as if he was just an outsider while they were like a family.
He stood at the corner of the stairs, pausing in silence for a moment before raising a smile and walking over, greeting in a relaxed tone: “Grandpa, it’s been a long time.”
Grandpa Gu’s eyes were half-open as he gave him a glance and gave a ‘en’ as a sign of agreement.
While Grandpa Gu’s attitude was cold, Xu Jiang Bai was not in the least bit discouraged, as if he had not noticed the coldness in Grandpa Gu’s expression, he smiled and said: “Grandpa, did you receive the tea leaves I gave you? Those teas are all the ones I bought with great difficulty, they are light, sweet and delicious, and should suit your taste.”
Grandpa Gu half closed his eyes and looked at him, “I had those tea leaves of yours returned, I never accepted them, naturally I don’t know what they taste like, you don’t need to buy them for me again, I don’t need your tea leaves, I prefer the tea leaves from my future grandson-in-law.”
Xu Jiang Bai naturally didn’t say anything about those tea leaves until Grandpa Gu did, and when he asked this, he just wanted to let Grandpa Gu know his intentions.
As for the ‘future grandson-in-law’ that Grandpa Gu mentioned, he didn’t know that Grandpa Gu was referring to Tang San Yuan and only thought that Grandpa Gu was evading him. After all, he had seen Gu An’s live broadcast, and even though Tang San Yuan was different, he and Gu An had only known each other for a week, and with Gu An’s character like that, he definitely wouldn’t fall for someone so easily and so quickly. At most, it is just a favourable impression, it is not enough for Grandpa Gu call him ‘grandson-in-law’.
But his tone obviously darkened for a moment, and his voice carried a hint of resignation as he said: “Every time I came to see you, you were always busy, and I am always worried about your health, but now that I see you so healthy, I’m relieved.”
Grandpa Gu’s voice was cold as he said: “I don’t need you to worry about me, if there’s nothing else, you should go.”
“Grandpa, don’t treat me like this……” Xu Jiang Bai murmured, looking towards Gu An for help, seemingly not wanting to leave, only calling out weakly, “An Ge……”
Gu An lifted his eyes slightly to look at him and said in a light voice, “I’ll ask the housekeeper to send you out.”
Xu Jiang Bai’s already snow-white face became even paler as if it had lost blood, he gently bit his lips once and nodded reluctantly, “Okay……then I’ll go first, I’ll see Grandpa again when there is time.”
Grandpa Gu sniffed and gave him a look, his gaze sunken, “Don’t call me Grandpa, I don’t have any relationship with you, only my grandson and future grandson-in-law, can call me Grandpa.”
Xu Jiang Bai hung his head low, his face obscure, half a day before he answered, “Yes, Grand……old Mr Gu……”
After he finished, he raised his head and looked at Gu An again before finally turning around and walking out, his hand hanging at his side clenched tightly.
Tang San Yuan looked at Grandpa Gu with some surprise, he did not expect that the loving and kind Grandpa Gu in front of him would also have such a stern and ruthless side, the current Grandpa Gu was finally somewhat similar to the tough politician with a strong hand on TV.
He looked at the frosty sharpness on Grandpa Gu’s face, and in his heart he couldn’t help but be thankful that just now Grandpa Gu didn’t use this look on him, otherwise he would have been too scared to say anything, thinking about this he couldn’t help but admire Xu Jiang Bai a little.
Gu An shore held his hand and rubbed the back of his hand as if to reassure him.
Tang San Yuan smiled at Gu An, although he was a little curious about Xu Jiang Bai’s identity, he and Gu An had only known each other for a few days and he was not qualified to pry into his family’s affairs, so he did not ask much.
After Xu Jiang Bai left, the depressing atmosphere in the house gradually dissipated and returned to the calmness that had existed before he arrived. When it was time for lunch, Grandpa Gu became the kind and gentle Grandpa Gu again.
Many of the dishes on the table were Tang San Yuan’s favourites, while the lotus root, which he could not eat, did not appear on the table. It seems like Gu An had greeted the kitchen since early on.
The meal was enjoyed by the guest and the hosts. Gu An served Tang San Yuan with dishes from time to time, which did not make him feel the slightest restraint or discomfort. Although Grandpa Gu was strict, he did not have many rules when it comes to eating. Tang San Yuan thought he would uphold the rules of eating without talking1The full saying used is actually 食不言寝不语 (shí bù yán qǐn bù yǔ) which means to eat without talking and sleep without speaking. It is an old Chinese saying which means that don’t talk while eating, so as not to affect digestion, and don’t communicate with people before going to bed, so as not to affect the quality of sleep.. Unexpectedly, during the meal, Grandpa Gu not only talked and laughed with them, but also occasionally said a few jokes, which made the atmosphere harmonious and interesting.
Tang San Yuan couldn’t help but think that Grandpa Gu was really an enlightened old man and it was a pleasure to spend time with him.
Grandpa Gu didn’t forget to emphasise that he was a stylish old man and took out his mobile phone to add Tang San Yuan as friends on the chat app , saying that he wanted to chat with his ‘future grandson-in-law’ when he had nothing else to do.
Tang San Yuan was already feeling a bit guilty about joining hands with Gu An to deceive Grandpa Gu, so he naturally wouldn’t refuse. If he could make Grandpa Gu happier by chatting with him, that would be a good thing, and he was naturally willing to do so.
After lunch, Grandpa Gu is old after all and is physically weak, so he let Tang San Yuan and Gu An have fun and went back upstairs to rest.
After Grandpa Gu left, Gu An took Tang San Yuan’s hand and led him to a piano. The piano was pure white, and from the style of the piano and the degree of wear on the corners of the piano’s side, it was clear that the piano had been sitting here for some years, but it was well preserved and should have been taken care of.
The sunlight from the window shone right on the piano. Gu An stood in front of the piano and gently pressed his fingers on the keys of the piano a few times, the musical notes playing out following his fingertips.
Gu An looked at the piano, a touch of tenderness crossed his eyes, the corners of his mouth curved upwards, his voice was slightly low: “This piano was left behind before my mother was born, she used to be very fond of music and playing the piano.”
Tang San Yuan reached out and touched the smooth surface of the piano, he hesitated for a moment and couldn’t help but ask: “How did uncle and aunt die so young……”
“It was a car accident, they collided with Xu Jiang Bai’s family’s car, at that time Xu Jiang Bai’s parents also died, only he survived. The Gu family and the Xu family were supposed to be family friends, but something like this happened.” Gu An replied in a low voice and said nothing more, only looking up and smiling faintly at Tang San Yuan: “I’ll play a song for you to listen to.”
Tang San Yuan thought he looked a little sad, probably missing his mother and father, so he just nodded and didn’t say anything more, silently and quietly accompanying him and watching him play the piano.
Gu An sat in front of the piano, his fair and slender fingers playing on the black and white keys, the wonderful and vivid music slowly flowing out.
The guitar-playing Gu An was wild and unrestrained, while the piano-playing Gu An looked like a reserved prince.
Tang San Yuan looked at him quietly, his heart beating with the notes. The afternoon sun shone on his body, giving him a layer of golden light, with a warmth that made people feel at ease.
Tang San Yuan seemed to understand Gu An’s fans a little bit, such a good person shining brightly, who wouldn’t like it.
melon: anddd here comes the real white lotus 😒 I’m not sure who I hate more, this guy or the one in Er Yuan’s arc…I forgot his name already…🤣1The full saying used is actually 食不言寝不语 (shí bù yán qǐn bù yǔ) which means to eat without talking and sleep without speaking. It is an old Chinese saying which means that don’t talk while eating, so as not to affect digestion, and don’t communicate with people before going to bed, so as not to affect the quality of sleep.