Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside

Chapter 694: Xia Gu and His Wife’s Schemes

Father Luo saw the situation and quickly rushed over to check Luo Wu’s breath. Relieved to find him still breathing, he then shook him violently in anger: "You rascal, hiding here drinking. Do you know how worried everyone is about you? Get up and come home right now, or I’ll kill you!"

However, Luo Wu simply rolled over and continued his deep drunken stupor.

Father Luo, infuriated, snatched the horse whip from Qin San Lang’s hand and started whipping Luo Wu. No matter how harshly he whipped, Luo Wu just groaned a few times and curled up, unable to wake up.

Gu Jinli frowned, wondering how much had Luo Wu drunk.

Luo Huiniang was anxious by the side, shouting at Luo Wu: "Big brother, wake up quickly and come home with us!"

Do you still want to marry Sister Xiu? Do you know how angry everyone is that you’re not coming home for Dongzhi? Mother cried.

Luo Huiniang thought about her own mother’s swollen, red eyes, her pale face, and her unstable stance, and she was extremely anxious. She was also afraid that the marriage between the two families would not occur and Sister Xiu would not marry into their family, which made her burst into tears.

But Luo Wu was like a dead man, no matter how Luo Huiniang scolded, he just wouldn’t wake up.

Gu Jinli looked around in the yard, then went to a barrel and saw it was half full of water. She picked up the barrel and splashed all its contents onto Luo Wu.

The cold water shocked Luo Wu into shivering, his eyes groggily opened looking around, but he was too drunk to recognize the faces; he just knew these were familiar people.

Gu Jinli really wanted to just poison him.

She stepped forward, took out a silver needle, and poked a few times on Luo Wu’s head and the back of his neck. Luo Wu’s head immediately started throbbing in severe pain; he screamed, finally waking up: "Dad, Uncle Dashan, Good Brother An..."

He seemed very scared of the three of them and quickly got up and stood straight.

Gu Jin’an couldn’t stand it any longer and asked, "Are you awake?"

Luo Wu nodded, but before he could speak, bang! Gu Jin’an’s fist smashed into him. Luo Wu staggered from the punch, barely steadying himself, only to be knocked down by another.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Gu Jin’an was relentless, beating Luo Wu while yelling: "You bastard, what are you trying to do? How is my sister not good enough for you? She’s waiting for you at home, why aren’t you going back? If you’re unsatisfied with my sister, say it early, don’t waste her time!"

His sister was someone who kept things to herself, though she didn’t say anything, she hid all the gifts Luo Wu sent her; she’d sit at home from morning till night on the days Luo Wu rested, just to wait for him to visit, and even made clothes and shoes and embroidery for Aunt Luo and Hui Niang.

She expressed her feelings for Luo Wu in her own way, but Luo Wu gradually changed, becoming more and more neglectful towards his elder sister.

Gu Jin’an was furious. If it wasn’t for the fact that he and Luo Wu grew up together, he really wanted Xiao Yu to poison him, as no one should bully his sister and get away with it.

"...I’m sorry." Luo Wu, his face bruised and beaten, did not fight back, only choked out an apology.

"Sorry?" Gu Jin’an laughed disdainfully and kicked Luo Wu: "Is a mere sorry what we need now?"

We need the Luo Family to come to our house to propose, we need Luo Wu to marry my sister and treat her well.

"My sister can marry someone else; it’s only because our two families know each other well and think you will treat her kindly that we haven’t looked for another suitor. Otherwise, why would it be your turn?"

Gu Jin’an is a very cautious person. If he speaks these words, it means he still hopes that Gu Jinxiu can marry Luo Wu. After all, the two families have had such a long-standing affection, and he greatly admired Luo Wu, the brother next door, during his childhood and once regarded him as a hero.

Otherwise, how could it be your turn?

Luo Wu, ridiculed by Master Xia for almost a year, had become so insecure that he felt like sinking into the mire. Hearing these words, tears welled up in his eyes, and he knelt on the ground, saying, "I am unworthy... find her a better family."

"What are you saying?" Gu Jin’an was utterly shocked, not expecting Luo Wu to truly give up on his sister: "Are you insane?"

Where was Luo Wu who used to desperately protect his sister and was deeply good to her?

Luo Huiniang cried uncontrollably, scolding Luo Wu, "Big Brother, you jerk, how could you say that? Hurry up, get up, return with us and apologize to Sister Xiu, pamper Sister Xiu a bit, and let’s finalize the marriage before the new year."

Luo Wu did not answer and simply lay on the ground, allowing the cold from the ground to spread throughout his limbs, wishing he could just freeze to death.

Gu Dashan, hearing Luo Wu’s words, eyes reddening, choked up and asked Luo Wu, "Brother Wu, although Sister Xiu has softened a bit, she is capable of managing a household. She isn’t delicate, she has a tenacious spirit. What in the world..."

"Uncle Dashan, I am sorry, I am not worthy," Luo Wu interrupted Gu Dashan’s words, tears dropping to the ground: "Let her marry into a noble family in Jiangnan. She’s so good, she deserves to be surrounded by servants and lead a wealthy life."

He couldn’t give her such a life. Marrying him, Sister Xiu would only turn from a heavenly crane into a mud loach in the muck.

He liked her so much; he only wanted the best for her, not to have her suffer a hard life with him.

Gu Jinli, hearing Luo Wu’s words, was so agitated that he almost held poison in his hand. Hearing the sentence "Let her marry into a noble family in Jiangnan," he quickly withdrew the poison and stared at Luo Wu asking, "What did you mean just now? Did you hear some nonsensical gossip?"

Gu Jin’an also sensed something wrong, grabbed Luo Wu by the collar, hoisting him up, "Tell us, did someone say something to you?"

"Was it Xia Gu, wasn’t it?" Gu Jinli asked directly, "Have you met Xia Gu? Did you refuse to marry my sister because of his nonsense? What did Xia Gu say to you? Did he slander my older sister?"

Luo Wu shook his head, "Their couple really cherish Sister Xiu, they only spoke well of her... It’s just me, I am not good enough for Sister Xiu."

It turns out Xia Gu, that old thief, brought Luo Wu to this state.

Gu Jinli drew out a silver needle and struck one into Luo Wu’s left temple.

"Ah!" Luo Wu screamed in agony and looked at Gu Jinli in confusion.

"That needle is for you to sober up, don’t fall into the schemes of the Xia couple." Gu Jinli stared at Luo Wu, demanding, "What exactly did that vile couple tell you? Saying every detail!"

Luo Huiniang chimed in, "Big Brother, hurry and tell us, do not fall for Mr. and Mrs. Xia’s ploys; they’re no good."

Luo Huiniang didn’t know that Mr. and Mrs. Xia were trying to arrange a marriage between the Gu Family and the Zhan Family; anyone who wanted to prevent her brother from marrying Sister Xiu was a bad person no matter what.

Gu Dashan said, "Brother Wu, Mr. and Mrs. Xia are not what you think, they’re not as good as we assumed, tell us honestly, what did they say to you?"

Gu Dashan was very fond of Luo Wu. When Luo Wu was little, he often held him, and since Sister Xiu’s birth, he had hoped to marry Sister Xiu to Luo Wu, making Luo Wu his son-in-law.