Gu Dewang was very obedient to Gu Jinli’s words. As soon as Brother Cheng went to give him a ssage, he imdiately dragged Brother Fa over, brimming with glee.
Upon entering the courtyard and seeing Gu Jinli, he imdiately asked her, "Sister Xiao Yu, what do you need and Brother Fa for?"
Gu Jinli said, "During these days we went to the Prefecture, did Gu Yui often leave the house?"
Gu Dewang scratched his head, saying, "I don’t know. I’ve been going to Songzi Gully for studies recently, and every ti I co back she was at ho, except for today she said she was going to buy eggs and went out for a bit, about half an hour, and she’s already ho."
He nudged Brother Fa next to him: "Do you know?"
Brother Fa was a bit slow, and after staring blankly for a while, he replied, "When mom and dad go to set up their stall in town, Sister Yu i will leave the house."
Gu Jinli laughed, it turned out she specifically chose the tis when Mrs. Chen was not around to go out: "Where does she go? How long does she stay out each ti?"
Brother Fa shook his head: "I don’t know where she goes, she usually cos back after about half an hour each ti."
Half an hour, not a short amount of ti.
Gu Jinli then asked, "Have you seen the silk flower she wears on her hand?"
Although Brother Fa was slow, he had a good mory, "I’ve seen it. It was given to her by a pretty maid who said it was a gift from her young mistress to the village girls as a token of eting; all the girls in the village got one, Sister Yu i accepted it, and when there were no adults at ho, she would switch them around in her room. I peeked and saw her from the courtyard."
"That maid also said that her young mistress was bored at ho and would co to visit our house when free, but I have never seen her once."
Gu Jinli sneered, "It’s not that the young mistress didn’t co to visit, it’s that Gu Yui went to the young mistress’s house instead."
She recalled what Luo Huiniang had said about Zou Yuwan sending a maid to bring a gift and imdiately understood that the silk flower Gu Yui had was sent by Zou Yuwan.
Despite all precautions, Gu Yui still "opened her eyes at the sight of money."
Gu Jinli did not show courtesy to Gu Yui and directly took Gu Dewang and Gu Defa to see Third Grandpa and Third Grandma, and asked Brother Fa to repeat what he had just said.
Finally, she had Gu Jin’an write a shareholder withdrawal note and handed it to Third Grandpa and Third Grandma, saying, "Third Grandpa, Third Grandma, we can’t let Gu Yui off easy. If we hadn’t found out about this early, she could be exploited by others one day and harm all of our families. This is a withdrawal letter for Gu Dafu’s family to leave the workshop. Have Uncle Dafu sign it, and from then on, his family will no longer be the owner of the workshop."
Both Third Grandpa and Third Grandma were stunned.
Third Grandma said, "Is this not too much?"
Their families had co together as refugees; the bond was not ordinary. Third Grandma was old and wanted the families to live well together. If the Da Fu family were to be kicked out of the workshop, wouldn’t it cut off Da Fu family’s livelihood?
Gu Jinli said, "Third Grandma, the Zou siblings intend to bribe Gu Yui and use her to harm us. If we’re not harsh on Uncle Dafu’s family now, when the Zou siblings’ sches succeed, we will be the ones who suffer!"
Gu Jinli could tolerate Gu Yui’s prima donna attitude but could absolutely not bear her stupidity, which could endanger all their families.
"Gu Yui, if you want to die, go ahead, but don’t drag the rest of our families down with you."
Third Grandma, after hearing what Gu Jinli said without sugarcoating it, didn’t dare to persuade any further, and looked at Third Grandpa, saying, "Old man, what should we do?"
After a mont of silence, Third Grandpa stood up and said, "Good Brother An, Brother Wang, Brother Gui, co with . Xiao Yu, stay at ho, you don’t need to involve yourself in this matter."
Lest Sister i hold a grudge against her for a lifeti.
Third Grandpa took Gu Jin’an with him to the workshop. After finding Gu Dafu, they went together to Gu Dafu’s house. In front of both Gu Dafu and Gu Yui, they made Brother Fa repeat what he had said earlier.
Gu Yui denied it: "I didn’t, I have been going out these days, but I had my reasons."
"Then what about the silk flower? Did you or did you not take the silk flower sent by Zou Yuwan?" Third Grandpa asked with a frosty face.
Gu Yui wanted to deny it, but Gu Dafu had already stepped forward before her, went into her room, and found the box of silk flowers hidden under the bed, then slamd it to the ground with a bang.
"What’s this? Sister i, you have disappointed deeply! Don’t you know that the Lu Family and Zou family are plotting against our workshop? Yet, you naively keep in touch with Zou Yuwan. Tell , how many tis have you t Zou Yuwan? How much have you told her about our workshop? If you don’t give a clear explanation, I’ll beat you to death today!" Gu Dafu was trembling with rage. Sister i was raised with such care, how could she be bought over by a re silk flower?
Gu Yui was frightened by Gu Dafu’s rage and imdiately knelt down, wailing and sobbing.
But crying was useless this ti. Gu Dafu was so angry with her that he lost all sympathy. Seeing her crying and remaining silent, hoping to soften his heart first, he imdiately ran out of the hall, found a dry stick in the yard, and brought it back, striking Gu Yui’s back with a ferocious blow.
Bang~
"Ah!" Gu Yui felt a sharp pain in her back, and was beaten to the ground. After a while, she looked up at Gu Dafu in disbelief and said, "Dad, you hit ! Wuu wuu wuu, you actually hit . My life is so miserable... Mom, please co to take your daughter away, I can’t live anymore."
"You still have the face to call out for your mom! If she were still alive, you would have infuriated her to death!" Gu Dafu was deeply angered by Gu Yui. He raised the stick and beat her several tis. If not for Gu Dexing holding him back, Gu Yui would have certainly been knocked unconscious by Gu Dafu.
"Dad, please calm down a bit." Gu Dexing shouted at Gu Yui, "Where did you et Zou Yuwan? What did you tell her? Spit it out clearly, or else you won’t get off easy today!"
This was the first ti Gu Yui had been beaten by Gu Dafu, and so severely at that; she was scared and stamred out the whole story: "I, I haven’t seen Zou Yuwan, it was in Lu Tianya’s house where I t Zou Yuwan’s maid Hua’er. I received a few things that Hua’er passed on from Zou Yuwan."
"What things did you get? Speak up!" Gu Dafu was furious that Gu Yui had been easily bought off with just a few items and feared that the items she accepted were inappropriate and could jeopardize their families, causing harm to them all, including her.
Gu Yui cried and said, "There weren’t, there wasn’t much. I just took that box of silk flowers, a box of rouge, and a piece of calligraphy... Hua’er told that Zou Yuwan asked to practice my writing more because there might be a chance to invite to the poetry gathering at Zou Mansion in the county in the future, where it might co in handy."
"I haven’t told Hua’er anything about our workshop. I rember what you all instructed; I didn’t utter a single word... Hua’er didn’t ask either. Really, she didn’t ask, she just represented Zou Yuwan to deliver so things to , saying that Zou Yuwan was bored in the village and wanted to make a handkerchief pact with to relieve the boredom."
"Make a handkerchief pact? What’s your status, and hers as an official’s daughter? How could she make a handkerchief pact with you? Sister i, how can you be so foolish?" Gu Dafu was truly infuriated.
This child always disobeyed, always causing trouble every ti.
"If it weren’t for Third Uncle and the others finding out early, by the ti you fell for their trap and our workshop got into trouble, do you think any of our families could still end up well?"
User Comments
0 comments from readers