How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Chapter 82: Chapter 76 Going Home

As the end of the year approached, it was still quite congested on the highway. A trip that was supposed to take around five hours, Gu Heng ended up driving for a grueling eight hours...

He even took a detour to drop off Tao Miaomiao in Tongcheng, which added another hour to the delay...

However, as the buildings on both sides of the road became more familiar, Gu Heng started to feel an inexplicable nervousness rise within him...

The phrase "nearer to home, the greater the fear" seemed quite fitting to describe his current state...

.....

Inside the old apartment's living room, several people sat around a television, cracking sunflower seeds and chatting idly while showing off their sugar-coated mandarins.

Gu Heng's grandparents had passed away before he was born, but he had one elder uncle, one younger uncle, and two aunts. In Gu Heng's generation, there were six or seven cousins making the Gu family a prosperous one.

But in the countryside...

After the household was divided, they could only nominally be considered one family.

Ordinarily, if it weren't for the holidays, these people would not gather together.

Gu Jianguo sat on the sofa, smiling and listening to the others' idle chatter.

"Third, there's no water left, pour me some water," Gu Jiandang, Gu Jianguo's eldest brother, said in the manner of a leader.

Gu Jiandang, Gu Jianguo, Gu Jianjun, it really was a tradition of naming in the '70s and '80s...

"Eh!"

Gu Jianguo's father, Gu Jianguo, who had injured his foot and undergone surgery years ago, causing a slight disability, responded and limped over with a hot water kettle to fill the cup in front of Gu Jiandang.

"Do you think Xinran will still recognize me as her big uncle after returning from her internship with a Fortune 500 company?"

....

Seeing that short figure beneath the high beams, Gu Heng instantly knew who it was. He unbuckled his seat belt with the fastest speed of his life and flung the car door open, dashing out.

"Mom!!!"

Still several meters away, Gu Heng shouted with all his might.

Not completely sure before, Xu Hong's eyes immediately reddened when she heard the voice, running towards Gu Heng with unprecedented speed...

If it's to see you, I think I would definitely run...

This phrase was originally an intimate expression used by couples online, but at that moment, it was perfectly embodied by Xu Hong...

"You scoundrel!! I thought you didn't want me as your mom anymore!!"

Having not felt her son's warmth for more than two years, over eight hundred nights, Xu Hong wrapped her arms around Gu Heng and couldn't bear to let go, crying while forcefully patting his back...

"I was wrong, I was wrong..."

On the way back, Gu Heng had imagined countless scenarios of meeting his mother and what he could do to make her happy. But at that moment, he cast all those preparations aside and just repeated those words, his voice quivering with remorse.

Gu Jianguo also slowly limped over to Gu Heng.

"Dad, I'm back..."

Gu Jianguo's eyes reddened too, but he wasn't as demonstrative as Xu Hong. He simply nodded again and again, "It's good you're back, it's good you're back!"

Xinran, who had gotten out of the passenger seat, didn't interrupt Gu Heng's family moment. Instead, she walked towards her own parents.