Chapter 115

Whatever she wanted, he would give her exactly that and nothing else. He was always trying to teach his daughter calligraphy, too, but unfortunately, she refused to oblige and had absolutely no interest in learning.

"You spoil her far too much. That won't do. I reckon I'll bring her over at five tomorrow morning to wish you a happy New Year. Respect for our elders has to start young."

Gu Jinshui said it with an impish grin.

The Old Master shot him a sideways glance. "You're just begging for a beating over the New Year, aren't you?"

No wonder the Old Master got along so well with Gu Yousi. Grandfather and granddaughter shared exactly the same opinion of Gu Jinshui.

Yamamoto stayed with the Gu family for two days, then left on the second day of the New Year.

The Japanese man really did seem to have stayed simply to experience a Chinese New Year. Before leaving, he even bought Gu Yousi a pile of toys.

He Chunlian was baffled. Looking at the toys in the living room, she said, "What's he playing at? Does he really have money to burn?"

"Mom, I think that's probably it," Liang Ying said. "I hear the Japanese are even richer than the Americans. He probably thinks this is pocket change. If he wants to give them to her, let him."

"I don't like toys."

Gu Yousi, however, showed no appreciation for the gifts. "Can I give these to other people?"

Everyone in the Gu family knew her temperament. She had never liked the things other children enjoyed playing with. He Chunlian, who doted on her granddaughter, answered without hesitation, "Go ahead. Give them to whoever you like."

The first person Gu Yousi thought of was Lan Lin.

Lan Lin was overwhelmed by the