Chapter 31: A Journey to the

as well?" Gu Xiang inquired, but the elderly couple didn''t immediately respond.

“你们是不是还有个女儿？”顾湘问道，但是却没有立即听到老人的回复。

"Yuan Suqing mentioned having a younger sister when we studied together," Gu Xiang explained.

“袁素清曾经和我说过他有一个妹妹的，当我们一起读书的时候。”顾湘解释道。

"Yes, we did have a daughter, but she is no longer with us," the old man replied somberly.

“是的，我们的确曾经是有一个女儿，可是她早已经不在了。”老人带着悲哀的神色说道。

Gu Xiang realized she had misspoken and felt awkward, unsure how to rectify the situation.

顾湘意识到自己说错话了，此时左右为难，不知道该如何去化解这个僵局。

"You''re my son''s classmate. He''ll be so happy to see you!" the uncle interjected, breaking the uneasy silence.

“你是我儿子的同学，我儿子要是见到你指不定有多高兴呢！”伯伯说道，一语打破这个僵局。

Gu Xiang looked at him gratefully: "That''s not necessarily true. We haven''t seen each other for many years and never kept in touch."

顾湘感激地朝他望道：“这就不一定了，我们已经很多年没有见面了，也从来都没有过联系”

"Son, son, over here!" Suddenly, Gu Xiang heard the old aunt calling and glanced up. Wow! A dashing young man dressed in a suit and leather shoes approached.

“儿子，儿子，在这儿！”突然听到老阿姨的呼叫声，顾湘也朝前望去，呀！好一个西装革履的青年才俊。