It's done now, just move on
Xiao Xiao was the first to notice Director Gu's arrival, "Daddy is here."
The duty soldier stood at attention and saluted, "Good morning, Director Gu."
Director Gu's face was stern as he raised his hand, "Deputy Commander Xue will be back tonight, if you see him, help me tell him that I've already moved to the family dormitory."
"Yes." Comrade Xiao Yan stood at attention and accepted the order, but he had no intention of leaving.
"What's taking so long?" The jealous Director Gu didn't like other male animals getting too close to his wife.
"This isn't still two big boxes, I want to help move the boxes onto the car before leaving." Comrade Xiao Yan also had good intentions.
"I can still carry two boxes, no need to trouble you, go busy yourself." Director Gu waved his hand impatiently and quickly walked over to his wife's side. "The family dormitory building is more than a kilometer away from here, do we walk or take a car?"
"Let's walk, it'll only take about 10 minutes." Although the sun was gone, the wind had also stopped, and the environment here was quite good. Ye Shanshan also wanted to walk along the road and experience the northern city charm.
"Alright, listen to you." Gu Bei Chen also had the same intention. Starting the car from the garage and finding a place to park would take no less effort, and the time spent might not be less than walking.
However, walking also has its own troubles. Although this road only took ten or so minutes to walk, it attracted no less than twenty backward glances, an average of one and a half per minute.
"Hehe, Mommy is so welcome." The little demon was heartless and didn't notice at all that Gu Shou's face was extremely dark, and he still wanted to rub salt in his wound.
"Don't just talk about me, your dad is also very popular in the army." Hmm, why does this sound like it has a hint of sourness to it?
Gu Bei Chen naturally also felt it, this strong sour taste also confirmed his inner speculation, she must have seen something from Shu Yue's body.
Alas, it's all his fault. He realized too late and only discovered when things were at their worst. This matter is like a thorn stuck in her heart; if it's not removed soon, this festival will be ruined.
Still laughing, she asked curiously: "In the army, there are uncles everywhere, how can dads be popular?"
Ye Shanshan quickly added a sentence, "Isn't there also a beautiful Dr. Shu?"
Xiao Xiao didn't think it was a threat at all. "Don't worry, Mommy, that Shu Auntie isn't half as lovely as you."
"Cute is not enough to make a living, others are near water towers first get the moon, she and your dad spent more time together than we did." Ye Shanshan's brain was completely in a knot at this moment, and her words didn't match her character at all.
Men who are jealous have zero IQ, and women who are jealous also completely lose all rationality.
Gu Beichen originally wanted to find another topic to gloss over the matter, but after hearing her say that, he didn't need to think about it anymore and obediently went home to wait for interrogation.
The dormitory for family members was not as simple as Ye Shanshan had imagined. It was a small two-bedroom apartment, although small, it had all the necessary facilities, including a kitchen, bathroom and a small balcony, with an area of nearly 70 square meters.
As soon as he entered the house, Gu Shou Zhang began to show his courtesy to his wife, "Do you want to take a bath first?"
The head's wife, who was still squatting in the vinegar jar, didn't seem to care at all. "It's getting late, let's make dinner first, is there any food at home?"
"I bought hot pot seasoning, beef and mutton are in the fridge, just wash and heat them up to eat, no need for special cooking." Look at Director Gu's serious attitude, almost as if he's making a report to the big director.
No choice, who made him knock over the vinegar jar of the leader's wife?
Laughing and clapping in excitement, "Great, eating hot pot in winter is warm."
Ye Shanshan's reaction was just a distracted 'oh'.
While crawling at the avalanche site, Ye Shanshan indeed sweated a lot and decided to follow the leader's suggestion to take a comfortable hot bath first.
After she finished collecting the laundry and went into the bathroom, Xiao Xiao hurriedly ran to her father's side and asked, "Dad, Mom seems unhappy, who made her angry?"
"It's nothing, she's just too tired." Gu Bei Chen didn't dare to tell Xiao Xiao the truth, so he casually made up an excuse.
"It must be that Dr. Shu's fault." Hum, even a little ghost can guess it.
Gu Beichen was just about to open the refrigerator to get ingredients when he heard Xiao Xiao say this, and his nerves immediately became tense. "What do you mean by that?"
"Just now when I was alone with her in the reception room, she asked me many questions about Mommy." Xiaoxiao's thoughts are not just a casual guess.
Gu Bei Chen had completely lost interest in hot pot and anxiously asked, "What did she ask?"
"I asked her a lot of questions, but I didn't pay attention to her and just casually responded with a couple of sentences." It's not that easy to get information out of this little devil.
Gu Bei Chen didn't ask again, but his expression became even more solemn. With a time bomb buried beside him without realizing it, the consequences were what he deserved.
Ye Shanshan came out of the bathroom, and the hot pot on the table had already started to emit steam. Gu Shouzhong, who was preoccupied with worries, was busy in the kitchen, while Xiao Xiao was helping beside him. She had been standing in the living room for a while, but Gu Shouzhong didn't notice until Xiao Xiao spoke up, "Mom, you're done so quickly?"
"Uh, the bathroom is still warm, and I'll help you wash up too. Just leave it to Dad." After calming down in the bathroom for twenty minutes, Ye Shanshan's heart still showed no signs of relief.
"Shall we wash the dishes before sleeping? The cabbage and radish slices are washed, so let's start eating." The little devil seemed to sense that Mommy was a bit angry with Daddy, so he quickly pushed her towards Daddy and said, "I'll set the table, Mommy can help Daddy cut the vegetables."
"Never mind, I'll do it." Gu Bei Chen hastily took the knife over, afraid that Shanshan would accidentally cut her hand.
"Why are you so nervous? It's as if you've done something wrong!" Gu Shou Zhang's actions were quite obvious, and Ye Shan Shan couldn't possibly not have any ideas.
"Is there something going on? Can we talk about it over dinner?"
Looking at his nonchalant expression, Ye Shanshan became even angrier and almost knocked over the basket of dishes when she turned to leave.
Xiao Xiao had been watching from the side, and seeing that her mother was in a bad mood, she quickly went over to pull her down. "Mommy, sit down quickly, what do you want to eat? I'll get it for you."
Xiao Xiao's thoughts were really too sensitive, Ye Shanshan didn't want her mood to be affected by herself, so she just smiled and said, "You sit down too, I'll do it myself."
"Dad, hurry up." She pulled her mom over, smiled and started calling out to her dad again. It's not easy for the whole family to gather together for a meal, so of course they had to wait for Dad to arrive before starting.
After more than a month, the family finally sat down together for dinner again.
Gu Bei Chen was busy helping his wife and daughter with their hot pot, he didn't even get a chance to eat a few bites. Seeing that his plate was empty, Ye Shan Shan couldn't help but intervene, picking up a piece of frozen tofu for him, "Don't just focus on serving me and Xiao Xiao, you should eat too."
Gu Bei Chen finally let out a sigh of relief, and this piece of tofu tasted especially delicious in his mouth.
"Dad, are you going to work tomorrow?" The little devil is already thinking about tomorrow's affairs before today is over.
Suddenly hearing the word "going to work", Gu Bei Chen was still a bit unaccustomed, and after being stunned for a moment, he replied, "There's another meeting tomorrow morning, just a small one, it should be resolved within two hours."
"Great, Dad can take me and Mom to go skiing." Before coming, Xiaoxiao had heard from her aunt that there was a natural ski resort nearby. Her aunt also said that it had snowed heavily a few days ago, and the snow depth of the ski resort must be very suitable for skiing. She had been looking forward to it for a long time.
"Good." The skiing trip was also in Gu Bei Chen's plan. Since Xiao Xiao wanted to go so much, why not choose tomorrow?
A family of three sat around the electric pot and ate for nearly an hour, sweeping away all sorts of dishes that were reasonably matched with meat and vegetables. The mood of eating is really important, at noon, the three people ordered three dishes but didn't finish them, tonight they brushed off so many dishes and there was nothing left.
"I'll wash the dishes, you chat with Xiaoxiao for a while." After putting down her chopsticks, Ye Shanshan took the initiative to take over the task of washing the dishes.
"Dad, let's go sort out the things in our luggage."
"Alright then." Gu Bei Chen smiled and nodded, leading Xiao Xiao back to their room.
The father and daughter had already walked far away, and Ye Shanshan suddenly thought of something very important. "Wait a minute, don't touch that red box."
"Why?" Laughing with a surprised face, can't Mommy's things be seen by Daddy?
The director is very obedient, "Don't ask so much, just listen and obey." Hmm, now she is the head of our household, listening to her words is definitely not wrong.
She went back to the room, opened the trunk and took a look. The red box was particularly eye-catching. The box was not sealed, and as long as she wanted to see it, she could open the lid lightly, but Gu Bei Chen still restrained her curiosity, took out the box and put it in the closet, and then took out the clothes inside and hung them up one by one.
However, when tidying up the small bag of daily necessities, he saw that familiar little thing again. What a silly and lovely little woman, how can she be good, preparing such things to bring along, really thinking that this place is a desolate wilderness with no village in front and no shop behind.
"Dad, what's this?" The little elf also saw it and was deeply impressed by the small thing. Hmm, seems like it's something Mom said grown-ups use.
"It's for adults." Gu Bei Chen's response was exactly the same as what Ye Shan Shan had said at that time.
"I know it's for adults, I just want to know where it's used." The spirit of a child who is curious and eager to learn is really terrifying.
This... how should I answer this question? Director Gu was also stumped and didn't speak for a long time.
"Alright, I won't ask anymore. When I grow up, I'll naturally know." Director Gu's expression was strange, and he smiled but didn't dare to ask more questions. He quickly took out his own clothes and tiptoed to put them in the wardrobe.
Gu Beichen quickly walked up and took the clothes from Xiao Xiao's hands, "Take your clothes and put them in the room next door."
"Why? Don't I sleep with Daddy and Mommy?" Classmate Gu Si Tian transformed into a hundred thousand "why" babies.
"You're not like you've never slept with anyone before." Gu Shou Zhang replied matter-of-factly.
"It's different, suddenly in an unfamiliar environment, I'm definitely not used to it at first, I want to sleep with Daddy and Mommy." The little girl pouted again, her expression was so pitiful.
Ye Shanshan quickly put away the bowls and chopsticks and returned to the bedroom, just in time to hear Xiao Xiao's pitiful begging, "Just let her sleep with us for two nights first."
Two nights! She's being too generous, isn't she? Doesn't she think that this time coming to visit relatives is only two weeks, and she actually casually invalidated the previous two nights with just one sentence!
"It's still better with Mommy." The little devil quickly ran up and hugged Mommy's arm, being coquettish.
Gu Bei Chen had originally thought of a lot of nice things to coax her, but now he's so angry that he wishes she would come and coax him instead.
Taking advantage of Xiao's trip to the restroom, Director Gu expressed his dissatisfaction seriously, "One code for one code, if you're uncomfortable in your heart, you can speak directly, why use this way to punish me?"
"When did I ever punish you?" Ye Shanshan was bewildered by what she heard.
"You know I miss you so much that I'm about to go crazy, but instead you want XiaoXiao to sleep with us. What is this if not a punishment?" Fine, she pretended to be clueless, so he just said it outright.
"Oh, then you'd better say it, what wrong thing did you do to deserve punishment?" Looking at his angry and slightly tense expression, Ye Shanshan suddenly felt like laughing, hateful ghost, always thinking about that matter.
"Me..." Gu Bei Chen obviously didn't expect her to ask so suddenly and for a moment he didn't know how to respond.
"Say, wasn't it fierce just now?" Ye Shanshan transformed into a queen again, fiercely interrogating.
"Sorry, I didn't know before either." Gu Bei Chen also knew that this topic couldn't be avoided, and the sooner they clarified it, the sooner they could put their minds at ease.
Ye Shanshan showed disbelief and glared at him, "Aren't you guys childhood friends? And...he's been in the army for almost six years now, how could you not know!"
Although he had long been prepared to confess honestly, Gu Bei Chen was still startled by this unexpected questioning, "How did you know that I have known her since childhood?"
"That... Xiaoran showed me many photos of you in the army, including one with Dr. Shu. I asked her who this female soldier was and she told me everything." Ye Shanshan confessed without any hesitation, then accidentally 'sold out' her little sister.
After silently scolding Gu Xinran ten thousand times in his heart, Gu Beichen continued to ask with a bad tone: "Oh, you believe everything she says?"
What's going on? She was supposed to be interrogating him, but somehow she ended up being the one questioned instead?
Ye Shanshan reacted in time and threw the question back, "Xiao Ran didn't say anything either, what's making you so nervous?"
"It's not me who is nervous, it's you who are overexcited!" If you weren't so emotional and had wild thoughts, why would I be nervous?
Ye Shanshan, who had just managed to turn the situation around with great difficulty, was suppressed again.
Gu Bei Chen didn't take advantage of the situation to attack, but instead firmly grasped her hand and gently placed it on his chest over his heart: "Don't you know who's in here? How can you not believe me?"
Ye Shanshan is still so useless, he casually says a few nice words and her heart immediately softens, "I... I didn't distrust you, it's just that after witnessing her hostility towards me with my own eyes, I'm still a bit uncomfortable in my heart."
Looking at her demure and obedient expression, Gu Bei Chen's tightly strung heart finally relaxed completely. "I understand, Shu Yue has always been strong-willed since she was young, some things...she might not be able to accept for a while."
She smiled and quickly went back to the toilet, but the door wasn't fully closed, so she just happened to hear her dad mention Dr. Shu's name, and through the small gap, she could clearly see her parents' intimate scene.
Dad must be coaxing Mom into a good mood, don't go in and disturb them, go to the living room to watch cartoons instead.
It's hard not to say that having such a clever and sensible daughter is also a blessing for parents in their past lives.
The little devil went to the living room to watch TV alone, and the conversation between the couple in the bedroom continued.
"You don't know, she just scolded me fiercely." The words had already reached this point, and Ye Shanshan didn't plan to hide it from him anymore.
"What did she say to you?" At that time, Gu Bei Chen was far away and didn't hear clearly the conversation between Shu Yue and Shan Shan.
"I kindly invited her to my home for dinner, but she actually said I was showing off." Ye Shanshan also felt that Dr. Shu's emotions were a bit off when saying this, but she still felt very wronged. She just focused on living her own life practically and had never thought of showing off to anyone, yet she was misunderstood without reason, which made her feel all sorts of resentment and injustice."
"No wonder your mood suddenly became so bad." After clarifying the situation, Gu Bei Chen's guilt became even more apparent. "Sorry, it was all my fault. All along, I only treated her as a younger sister, but I didn't think... she didn't consider me an older brother in her heart."
"You're really slow-witted, Dr. Shu has known you for almost twenty years and you don't understand his thoughts at all." Sometimes, Ye Shanshan would still 'remember the grudge' and seize the opportunity to counterattack.
"How dare you mention me, at first you didn't even know Master Ning's attitude towards you..."
"That's not the same!" Ye Shanshan interrupted hastily, "I've only known Ziyu's brother for a short while, and besides, we're not even from the same world. Although Ziyu has reminded me before, I never dare to forget that aspect. But you and Dr. Shu are different, you two are childhood sweethearts after all." When mentioning the term "childhood sweethearts", Ye Shanshan's tone was tinged with a hint of sourness.
Gu Bei Chen was left speechless by her eloquent rebuttal, "What kind of twisted logic is that? Just because we grew up together means we're childhood sweethearts?"
"You must have forgotten, in that photo together, Dr. Shu was smiling so happily, her hand was still on your shoulder, and... you looked like you didn't resist at all." As soon as this was said, the whole room was filled with a strong sour smell.
"Mrs. Gu, are you jealous?" The fact was already obvious, but Gu Bei Chen insisted on forcing her to deny it personally.
Mrs. Gu dared to be herself and frankly admitted, "Yes, I'm jealous! Didn't you smell the sour taste in the whole room?"
Looking at her calm expression, Gu Bei Chen felt a sense of relief in his heart and was about to lower his head to kiss her, but she dodged quickly, "No kissing, Xiao Xiao will be back anytime."
"She has gone to the living room to watch cartoons." Director Gu's eyes were incredibly sharp, and he knew exactly when Xiao had appeared at the door, how long she had stood there before leaving.
Ye Shanshan perked up her ears and listened carefully. Hmm, there really were the sounds of cats and mice music.
However, the soundproofing of the room is also a bit poor, and it feels like you can still hear the noise outside even with the door closed.
The dull Ye Shanshan was still in a daze, and as soon as she slightly lifted her head, he accurately and flawlessly covered her lips.
After a long and passionate kiss, Gu Shou's face lit up with a satisfied smile. "To be honest, seeing you get jealous for me makes me really happy."
What kind of mentality is this? She's feeling suffocated in her heart, and he still feels happy about it? Isn't this building one's own happiness on someone else's suffering?
Ye Shanshan glared at him, "It won't happen again, and even if it does, I won't let you know!" Humph, is eating a bit of vinegar really worth being so smug? "I'll go keep Smile company, you think carefully about whether or not you should find Dr. Shu to have a good talk."
"Wait a minute." Gu Bei Chen quickly pulled her back, and having a good talk with Shu Yue was definitely necessary. However, there was still something very important that needed to be resolved first.
"Look, I've already made it clear, I'm not angry and I don't feel stifled, what more do you want?"
"Are you really planning on letting Xiao Xiao sleep with us tonight?" Gu's expression was as serious as if he were discussing an important military strategy.
"We're adults now, we can't go back on our words. I've already promised Xiaoxiao, I won't regret it!" Ye Shanshan's face turned bright red as she struggled to escape from his arms, but was not allowed to do so.
"Our Xiaoxiao is very understanding, as long as you explain things clearly to her, she'll get it." Please forgive Captain Gu's eagerness; as a man who just started eating meat and was forced to leave his wife's side, it's impossible not to crave meat.
"Even if I go, it's you who goes, I don't know how to explain!" Ye Shanshan struggled and twisted in his arms, completely unaware that Gu Shou's body temperature was rapidly rising.
"Make another move and I'll take care of you right now!" Two small flames reignited in Director Gu's eyes.
"You... only have that thing on your mind!" Ye Shanshan indeed calmed down, her face also becoming a few shades redder than before.
Gu Beichen approached with a sly smile on his face, "Don't you remember?"
"I didn't!" Ye Shanshan quickly denied.
"Really?"
"No! Absolutely not!" Although you've already devoured me completely, my mind is still very pure, okay?
"If you don't miss it, why bring it..."
Ye Shanshan had already guessed what he was going to say and hastily stretched out her hand to cover his mouth, "You... how are you rummaging through my things again?"
The principal looked wronged and unclearly refuted: "I didn't mess with it, it was in the bag for daily necessities, as soon as I opened it, I saw it."
"Ugh!" The little thing was indeed brought by herself, and Ye Shanshan could only reluctantly accept the result of being teased.
Looking at his little wife's shy and speechless expression, Gu Shou felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. "Fool, I'll prepare these things myself, don't bring them next time, and don't go buy them yourself. If Xiao Xiao sees you, she'll ask another bunch of questions."
"Who made you carelessly seen by her!" Ye Shanshan still shrunk his neck like an ostrich, his face red as something.
Gu's boss was blocked again and couldn't help but laugh and cry, "You didn't hide well yourself, yet it became my fault?"
"How...should I tell Xiao Xiao, suddenly in an unfamiliar environment, what if she can't sleep?" As soon as this question was asked, it also meant that Ye Shanshan had compromised in her heart, and actually, she also had concerns.
"I'll think of a way." After all, it's still up to Director Gu to worry more and come up with a solution.
"But... the soundproofing of this house doesn't seem to be very good, does it?" The background music of the cartoon on TV was clearly audible, and Ye Shanshan had a new worry in her heart. Little silly girl, thinking really far ahead.
"Indeed." Gu Bei Chen expressed his agreement, fell silent for a moment, and then smiled mysteriously, "So... you might have to endure a lot of hardship."
Gu's words were already sufficiently subtle, and Ye Shanshan, no longer a simple girl, quickly grasped the underlying meaning. The blush that had just faded from her face returned once again, and she hastily abandoned him to escape, "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'll go keep Smile company!"
She fled quickly, and Gu Bei Chen couldn't react in time. Watching her swiftly retreating back, the smile on his face had already spread from the corners of his mouth to the corners of his eyes. Heh, having already had two close encounters at a negative distance, she was still so easily embarrassed.
Yeshan Shan, who had quickly escaped to the living room, didn't get a chance to catch her breath. Her daughter Xiao Xiao's eyes sparkled with mischief as she asked, "Mommy, what's wrong? Why is your face so red?"
"It's nothing, maybe it was just the hot pot I had earlier." Ye Shanshan turned her head away with a guilty conscience, pretending to pour tea, but unfortunately found that there wasn't a single drop of water in the teapot.
The sensible little girl carefully pushed the sliced oranges in front of her mother and said, "Have some fruit."
After calming down a bit, Ye Shanshan pulled Xiao Xiao to sit down and asked curiously, "That... after using the restroom, why did you run alone to the living room?"
"It just so happens that there's a cartoon showing at this time." The little demon's reply was seamless.
"Actually... you want me and your dad to spend more time alone together, right?" Ye Shanshan wasn't a three-year-old child, it wasn't that easy to fool her.
The little devilish spirit smiled shyly and proudly snuggled up close to Mommy, "Did I do something wrong?"
Ye Shanshan's heart was moved, and she leaned down to kiss the smiling, tender face. "You did a good job, but... Mommy doesn't want you to have this kind of thought."
"Why?" The little girl was confused by her mother's words of "not wanting".
"I know you also miss your dad and want to spend more time with him, right?" After this thought flashed through her mind, Ye Shanshan couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Smiling so much for her and Gu Shou's sake, they were only thinking of warmth and sweetness, it really wasn't right.
Smiling slightly, she nodded silently.
Gu Bei Chen came out just in time to see this scene, and like Ye Shan Shan, he also felt a little guilty. After much difficulty, he had finally thought of an unbeatable excuse that could persuade Xiao Xiao to sleep alone obediently, but now it could only be put away in his heart for the time being.
"Think I'd still be running alone to the living room to watch TV?" This remark has a somewhat hindsight bias, but the indulgence in Gu Beichen's eyes is heartfelt.
The little devil thought quickly and gave an invincible reason, "Dad isn't discussing serious matters with Mom, they don't want to be disturbed."
Gu Bei Chen unintentionally saw through her little trick, quickly walked over, and hugged Xiao Xiao to sit on his lap. "Come, tell Daddy how your final exams went."
As soon as he mentioned this, Xiao Xiao immediately became proud, "All three subjects are 100%, handicraft and art classes are A, and I got three certificates too."
Ye Shanshan also happily joined in, "When the parents' meeting was held, the head teacher named and praised her."
"I really hope that Dad can attend the parent-teacher conference at the end of the second semester." This is what Xiaoxiao hopes for most in her heart. Whether it's Dad taking time off to come home or going with Mom to visit the troops, there are always time limits, and even if she sticks close to Dad, they will eventually have to part ways. So, just like Grandpa, Grandma, and Auntie, she eagerly looks forward to Dad being transferred back to G City as soon as possible.
Xiao Xiao couldn't possibly not know the hidden meaning behind the joke, but for now, he still can't make any substantial promises. All he could say was "try his best", which were exactly the two words Xiao Xiao disliked hearing the most.
"Okay, don't rush Dad, he's already thinking of a solution."
"Sorry, I was just casually saying that, don't mind it, Dad. And Mom going to the parent-teacher conference is great too, with a smile she became the center of attention." The little girl reacted quickly and shifted the focus away in just a few words.
Ye Shanshan slightly curled up her lips, "It's not that serious!"
Gu's boss had a resigned expression, "No way around it, your mom is always the center of attention wherever she goes. We can just follow her and bask in some of that glory."
The more they talked, the more absurd it became, and Ye Shanshan knew she couldn't win against this father-daughter pair, so she could only pretend she hadn't heard anything.
Pleasant time always passes especially quickly, in the blink of an eye, the hour hand has already pointed to 11.
"It's late, Mom will take you to bathe." Since there's no chance of doing 'bad things', might as well go to bed early and lie down comfortably with eyes closed, chatting for a while, waiting for the call of the dream god.
"Really going to take me with you to sleep tonight?" The little girl still felt a bit unreal.
"You can sleep by yourself if you want, do as you please." Gu Bei Chen pointed to the room on the left of the bathroom, "It's decorated according to your preferences, go take a look first."
"Alright." Smiling slightly, she ran off quickly to see her own room.
After Xiaoxiao left, Ye Shanshan suddenly said coldly: "I thought we had reached a tacit understanding." After leaving the room, Gu Shouzhong never mentioned to Xiaoxiao that he wanted her to sleep alone, so Ye Shanshan naturally thought he had 'forgotten' about it.
"I didn't say anything." Director Gu spread his hands in a gesture of helplessness, implying that Xiaoxiao should make her own choice. If she was willing to sleep alone, then so be it; if not, he wouldn't force the issue.
Ye Shanshan was just about to argue with Director Gu, when Xiao Xiao quickly ran out laughing, "Wow, great! Dad even prepared a sleeping doll for me!"
Cough cough, this little girl is really easy to satisfy.
"So?" Captain Gu asked for the main point without changing his tone.
"I want to sleep alone." Little Gu Si Tian fulfilled her father's wish with great righteousness.
Satisfied Director Gu fell silent, casting a strange glance at Director's wife, requesting instructions.