As for Aunt Gu who was hiding behind the utility pole, she followed Xiaozang after he ca out of Mr. Gu’s house to ask about the situation.
Xiaozang rembered what Zhang Sanfeng had said and told Aunt Gu, "They’re not investing. You introduced to the wrong people. Their family has no money."
They really had no money. The sense of loss and complexity in Aunt Gu’s heart was indescribable. On one hand, she hoped that the third brother’s family had money so they could take in the elderly. On the other hand, she worried that if the third brother’s family had money, they would dominate over their second brother’s family.
In any case, she felt conflicted.
After hearing from Aunt Gu that Mr. Gu had no money to invest, Grandma Gu snorted through her nostrils, "He still dares to be so loud, so presumptuous, defending his daughter like that. Next ti, when he brings his daughter over, I’d like to see where he places his face. I’ll definitely strip his skin off. Does he really think he can forget his mother because he has a wife?"
Aunt Gu did not comnt on Grandma Gu’s words, but she knew one thing for sure: Mr. Gu might not really bring his daughter and son-in-law to apologize to the elderly.
Reflecting on this later, Grandma Gu imdiately realized what trick Mr. Gu was playing to dodge the debt. So, she said to Aunt Gu, "Call the third brother’s family for . Say that I and his father are waiting for Gu Nuan to bring people over in the next few days. Don’t tell they’re not available; I won’t believe that excuse. If they dare lie again, I’ll have his father go there with a stick to teach this unfilial son a lesson."
Aunt Gu shrank back, unable to disobey Grandma Gu’s command.
After receiving this call, Mr. Gu of course looked worried, thinking, "How can my mother be so stubborn? Wouldn’t it be better if both sides took a step back?"
Regarding Mr. Gu’s determination and his long-standing desire to be a peacemaker, Mrs. Gu had grown sowhat disgusted and raised an eyebrow to say, "See? You’re willing to step back, we mother and daughter are willing to step back, but where has that gotten us? Your mother will never be willing to take even one step back."
Mr. Gu, touching his chin with his fingers, said nothing.
Mrs. Gu walked away, disgusted, leaving Mr. Gu to worry on his own.
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Wa Family
Mrs. Wa and Lin Yishan, having taken a taxi from the train station, arrived back at the Wa family’s ho. It was already afternoon by then.
In the anti, Wa Zicong had no idea where his mother had gone, only knowing that Mrs. Wa had left him and the unfinished lunch in a hurry, saying she was eting an old friend. He had to cook a bowl of noodles for himself and had a simple al.
Just as he was about to lie down on the bed, he heard noise at the door.
Walking into the living room, he saw that his mother had brought Lin Yishan ho.
"This is Shanshan’s first visit to our house," his mother said with a delighted expression, praising Lin Yishan, "A girl like Shanshan, who has never been to such a humble, rural place, probably never even thought of it before. Zicong, she is truly sincere about our family."
If it had been before, Wa Zicong thought, he would definitely have been moved. But now it was all too late. Since he knew the true face behind her pretended affection was this woman now in front of him, whatever she did in his presence, he had to question it, a big question indeed.
Lin Yishan looked up, saw his face, and knew that he had been a talented and handso student back in school, but honestly, she hadn’t paid much attention to him. Perhaps he was right; her initial intentions were not pure, but things were different now. Since he had talked about calling off the engagent, he had been the only thing on her mind.
The desire to have him, to win him over, was stronger than she had ever felt before. It wasn’t just because of Gu Nuan.
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