Chapter 108: Chapter 108: Gu Ruhai Turns Dark
Gu Xiaoqing was about to curse.
Damn it, Jiang Xiulan is up to no good.
There’s definitely something going on here.
"Second Aunt, you’re so kind-hearted. Why don’t you and Second Uncle take this good deed home? Anyway, you only have Brother Xiaocheng, so even if there’s a fine, it wouldn’t affect your family. My parents won’t do it, we already have three kids, and even if we make excuses, we’re still over the limit."
Gu Xiaoqing threw this problem back to Jiang Xiulan, trying to trip up their family.
So just send this trouble to their home.
Gu Ruhai suddenly perked up and quickly said, "Yes, sister-in-law, you guys are more suitable."
Second Uncle Gu’s eyes also lit up. Originally, he approached Gu Ruhai because Gu Rushan and Gu Ruhe were hard to talk to and couldn’t be offended, as people tend to bully the kind and fear the mean.
If the child could be sent to Gu Rushan’s home, it would be great. After all, Gu Rushan only has one child, not much different from Xiuli having a little daughter in the future.
"Yes, Xiulan, isn’t raising a child in your home an easy matter?" The tone changed immediately.
Aunt Gu and the others didn’t mind as long as the responsibility didn’t fall on them. It didn’t matter to whom the deal went, as long as it wasn’t them.
It was clear Gu Ruhai wasn’t going to agree.
The child was so stubborn it was frightening; if negotiations failed, Gu Ruhai might very well kick them out.
Aunt Gu, Third Uncle Gu, and Aunt Gu were all shrewd; they saw that Gu Ruhai’s house was built so well and that the family was obviously on the rise. Who knew when they might need help or even money from them in the future?
Why find trouble with others when you can leave some room for the future?
Everyone has their own little calculations in mind.
So everyone immediately turned to Gu Rushan and Jiang Xiulan.
Jiang Xiulan was frustrated, thinking why did she have to get involved in this mess. Now look what happened.
These old men and women pushed the issue onto her.
They’re still relatives, and she couldn’t lose her temper.
Yet she had to bring home and raise a child with no blood relation.
Are you kidding?
She didn’t even want to raise her brother’s kid.
Let alone a distant cousin’s child.
Who has the patience to deal with this?
Jiang Xiulan frowned and nudged Gu Rushan with her elbow, calling him a deadweight who still hadn’t spoken up.
Gu Rushan slowly stood up, "Second Uncle, we really can’t help with this. My son Gu Xiaocheng is a college student, and when he comes back he’ll be getting a national job. Family planning is a major national policy, as parents we can’t hold Xiaocheng back. We can’t give up the future of our son just for your child, can we?"
Those words were harsh, clearly indicating they weren’t interested.
You can figure it out yourselves.
Second Uncle Gu looked at Gu Ruhai helplessly and said, "Eldest, you see, I’ve brought the child here today. Taking him back would be a joke. What if..."
Gu Xiaoqing was stunned; the child had actually been brought over.
Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei were also stunned, wondering when the child had been brought over.
The child was nowhere to be seen.
"Where is it?"
Gu Ruhai was dumbfounded.
This was like forcing a hand on someone.
Second Uncle Gu pointed outside the courtyard, "He’s lying on the kang at your mom’s place. We thought we’d discuss it with you first before bringing him over."
Gu Xiaoqing immediately stepped out, "Second grandpa, there’s no need to bring him over, we can’t take him. We just built a house, and with an extra child, if there’s a family planning fine, are you trying to bankrupt us?"
Back then, family planning was quite strict; if you didn’t pay the fine, they’d keep coming and working on you, and you couldn’t escape. You could run but couldn’t hide.
It could cost you your house to pay the fines.
Second Uncle Gu immediately glared, finally having a place to vent his anger, pointing at Gu Xiaoqing and saying, "Eldest, you really didn’t teach your daughter well. How can this girl speak to her elder like this? Is it her place to speak? This family wasn’t run well. I think when your parents were helping, the order was much better. It’s only been a few days, and your kids dare to raise their voices at elders. I think it’s better if you live with your parents, so they can help you manage the house."
This was because he saw today’s matter wasn’t going to work out, and he began thinking of leveraging Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu’s influence. If he could take away the authority of the house from Gu Ruhai and give it back to Mr. and Mrs. Gu, maybe the plan would succeed.
Gu Ruhai felt indignant; you can talk about him, but not his daughter. Didn’t they see how prosperous life was now, all because of his daughter?
His daughter was like a treasure pot at home.
Who dared to say otherwise?
Even the good-tempered Gu Ruhai seemed to be getting angry, pointing to the door and saying, "Second Uncle, I respect you as an elder, but whether my daughter has good manners or not is for me to say. Gu Xiaoqing is in charge of my home. How about this? You don’t like it? Go back to your own home and strut around; here, I’m the one who likes it, and I’m happy with it.
Besides, I’ve moved out, and I’ve never heard of a son with his own family still needing his parents to manage it. Don’t tell me you manage the households of your own sons, Dazhu, Erzhu, and San’ge. You should not come over unless necessary. Every time you do, you stir up trouble and unrest in my family. We can’t afford to host such an esteemed figure as you."
His words left Second Uncle Gu nearly speechless with frustration. This child is my nephew; I’m an elder, after all.
Who speaks to their elder in such a way?
This angered him so much, his goatee twitched as he pointed at Gu Ruhai and hissed, "You little brat, how dare you speak to me like that! Is there no law and order? Doesn’t respecting elders mean anything anymore?"
Gu Ruhai sneered, "Don’t try to use that to suppress me. I’ve been filial for so many years, to the point where my own children nearly starved. Everyone knows about my filial piety around here. Go ahead, claim I’m unfilial, see who believes you. Besides, my filial piety is for my parents, not you.
You want filial piety? Go elsewhere, ask your sons for respect. It’s not your place here."
Gu Xiaoqing was also dumbfounded by Gu Ruhai’s words.
This was her own dad.
But maybe it was her intense hope for her father to toughen up that pushed him too far.
It seemed Gu Ruhai had turned completely blackened.
If you told others, who would believe these words came from Gu Ruhai?
Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu, however, remained seated. They had already experienced Gu Ruhai’s changes.