novelraw Chapter 290 It’s a mess!
Chapter 290 It’s a mess!
Chapter 290: It’s a mess!
Li Shunzi looked nervously at Gu Lianshan, fearing that he would suddenly lose his temper.
Surprisingly, Gu Lianshan remained calm.
"I really don't understand. When I got married, it was all arranged by my family. I couldn't even say a word."
Unlike you, my cousin, you can make all the decisions for yourself and spend the family's money as you please.
Gu Liansheng frowned. Was he resentful that his family had mistreated him?
Before he could even open his mouth to defend himself, Gu Lianshan asked, "Speaking of those old days makes me miss Grandpa and Grandma. My dad said they moved to the west room? I'll go take a look."
Gu Lianshan didn't give Gu Liansheng a chance to refuse, and walked towards the west room while talking.
Gu Liansheng did not stop him. When he saw him enter the west room, he did not say anything, but was actually somewhat expectant.
If the old man knew that his second son had only given a gift of ten copper coins, I wonder if he could have forced him to give more.
Pushing open the door to the west room, a sandalwood scent wafted out.
Gu Lianshan took a sniff and found the fragrance a bit pungent and too strong, unlike the elegant sandalwood scent in his daughter's hand.
Upon entering the room, Gu Lianshan's gaze fell upon the chamber pot in the corner. He paused, realizing that the strong fragrance was meant to mask the unpleasant odor.
Walking a few steps inside, you can see the old man lying on the bed, the old woman lying on the couch, and a small stove between the bed and the couch, where the firewood is almost burned out.
Both Madam Feng and Old Master Gu were conscious at the moment, but Madam Feng was now completely paralyzed. She couldn't even stretch her arms or legs, let alone sit up.
He can't speak anymore. He could still move his neck a couple of days ago, but he can't move it at all these past two days.
She had been facing Old Master Gu the whole time, and when she heard the noise, she could only whine and remind him to get up and see who it was.
Old Master Gu was in a slightly better condition than Madam Feng. His legs and left arm were useless, but his right arm was still fine, and he could speak clearly.
He used his right arm, which he could use, to prop himself up on the bed, his face pale as he looked towards the door. It was his second son!
Old Master Gu's anger flared up immediately. He glared at Gu Lianshan with fierce eyes: "You beast! What are you doing here?! You might as well wait until your mother and I are dead before you come!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Feng became excited. The person who came was her second son.
Despite the curses, Gu Lianshan remained calm, pulled over a low stool, and sat down by the stove to warm himself.
While warming himself by the fire, he asked the old man, "Now that you and my mother are both bedridden, how are you doing? Is your eldest son taking good care of you?"
Master Gu: ...This is deliberately stabbing him in the heart!
Seeing that the man had a dark expression and didn't speak, Gu Lianshan understood.
In general, silence is equivalent to default.
He looked at the old lady again, wanting to ask her more questions and to ease her mind.
But to his surprise, he was shocked by the old lady's current appearance!
"Oh my goodness! What happened to you? How did you get so thin?"
Her once plump face was now so thin that all that was left was a dark and yellowish skin!
Feng's face was already sharp and mean, and when he became thin, his sharp and mean look became even more frightening, giving him a somewhat monkey-like appearance.
Upon hearing her son say that she had lost a lot of weight, Madam Feng made several muffled noises, but unfortunately, Gu Lianshan couldn't hear what she was saying.
But judging from the expression on her face, it probably wasn't something nice to hear.
Gu Lianshan turned to the old man and asked, "What does the old lady mean by making those 'wooing' sounds?"
"Your mother is asking you what you've come for!"
"No! The old lady is no longer my mother, and you are no longer my father. We can talk, but we can't mess up the generational relationships!"
"brute!"
Grandpa Gu was furious and cursed again, while Madam Feng whimpered twice.
Without a doubt, those two whimpers were also curses.
Gu Lianshan remained unperturbed, continuing, "The adoption was written in black and white, the family genealogy was changed, and the household registration was altered. You think you can just deny it after a few insults?"
Grandpa Gu was speechless.
It took her a while to calm down: "Did you come here today on purpose to annoy me?"
"Nonsense, don't try to smear me! I'm not here to upset you. I'm here to offer my gifts."
A gift?
Yes, today is the eldest brother's wedding day.
Old Master Gu softened his expression and asked, "How much did you give as a gift?"
"Ten copper coins."
"What?" Master Gu thought he had misheard. "How much did you just say?"
"Ten copper coins. Our two families don't have a very good relationship, so giving ten copper coins is already a generous gift."
"He's your older brother! And you actually spent ten copper coins?! Aren't you afraid people will gossip about you behind your back?!"
Old Master Gu was furious and extremely dissatisfied that Gu Lianshan only offered a gift of ten copper coins.
With a long face, he ordered sternly, "Go back and get five taels of silver! Give your elder brother a five-tael gift. Don't re-enter the gift ledger; just record the ten copper coins. Consider this five taels as a private payment you made up for it..."
Before Old Master Gu could finish speaking, Gu Lianshan had already gotten up and walked outside.
"Who told you to leave?! You come back here right now!"
Grandpa Gu flew into a rage and grabbed a pillow from the bed, throwing it at Gu Lianshan's head.
Gu Lianshan quickly darted out, causing the flying pillow to land on the door and miss.
The four people sitting in the main room heard Old Master Gu's roar and all looked at Gu Lianshan.
Gu Liansheng finally caught Gu Lianshan red-handed in public and immediately began to berate him: "Second son! Your father is too sick to get out of bed. The doctor had previously instructed us not to lose our temper or get angry."
You just won't listen, and you've made him angry again today! If something really happens because of this, can you handle the consequences?!
Did I make him angry?
Gu Lianshan was almost laughing in anger. "Your father told me to give you five taels of silver as a gift! This is the first time I've seen such a shameless request. I can't give it, and even if I had it, I wouldn't!"
Gu Liansheng's eyes flickered: "Father can't stand being upset. You should agree with him for now and send the money over. I'll pay you back later..."
"Is the water in the tank outside covered by snow? It doesn't matter, take off your pants and pee, then take a good look at your face."
Gu Lianshan interrupted him and started cursing: "You stupid, pig-like bastard! You think I don't know what you're up to!"
"Pah! You better watch out, don't let me catch you off guard. If I do, I'll break your arms and legs!"
Gu Liansheng's face turned pale, both angry and frightened.
He knew what kind of person Gu Lianshan was, and he also knew that Gu Lianshan was not just talking; he really had this intention.
After cursing him, Gu Lianshan didn't want to talk to him anymore. He tightened his clothes and stepped out of the house.
He came to the veranda, picked up the straw hat hanging on the wall, put it on, and headed home.
Watching Gu Lianshan leave, the four people inside the room all breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Liansheng, in particular, believed that Gu Lianshan would not come back after leaving, which saved him a seat and a banquet.
Gu Lianshan returned home with difficulty after leaving the Gu family. He then told everyone in the family that they would all go to the Gu family's house at the end of the village for a big feast later!
Gu Tang didn't want to go: "I'm not going. The snow on the road is too thick. I was exhausted after just one trip." "The snow won't be so thick soon!"
Gu Lianshan told Gu Tang that the village was looking for people to clear the road, then went back inside to change his clothes, grabbed a wooden shovel, and went outside the courtyard to start clearing the road.
Gu Tang went out to take a look and saw that there were indeed many more people on the village road.
Ah Gou wasn't idle either. He took another wooden shovel and, together with Gu Lianshan, dug a passage for people to walk on, one going west and the other east.
Clearing a narrow passage through thick snow is no easy task.
Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an followed behind A Gou and Gu Lianshan respectively, bringing them a cup of hot tea from time to time to warm them up.
After an unknown amount of time, the snow gradually subsided, and visibility improved. Ah Gou suddenly stopped what he was doing and gestured for Gu Tang behind him to look east.
"How come..." Gu Tang was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
Not far to the east, a large group of dozens of people were seen arriving!
what the hell!
What are they doing here? Are they here to start a fight with their village?!
“Let’s go back and ask your father if he knows these people.”
Ah Gou protected Gu Tang and let her go first.
"Yes, yes, my dad has a lot of connections, he should know these people. I'll go find him!"
Gu Tang turned and ran back, heading west along the excavated tunnel.
Ah Gou followed right behind her.
"father!"
Gu Tang shouted at the top of her lungs, startling Gu Lianshan!
"What happened? Slow down, be careful not to fall!"
"It'll be too late if we're any slower! Dozens of people have arrived at the entrance of our village! They're all wrapped up tightly, it's quite frightening to look at!"
Gu Lianshan's expression changed instantly: "You didn't see wrong? Dozens of people?!"
"You read that right! A huge, massive crowd!"
"You two go home!"
Carrying a wooden shovel, Gu Lianshan ran eastward with a sullen face.
Halfway there, they met Ah Gou and learned that Ah Gou had also seen the group of people, so they decided to take him along.
The group was very fast. Before Gu Lianshan even reached the village entrance, he could see them entering the village from afar.
The crowd was huge, and Gu Lianshan's heart sank to the bottom.
His daughter wasn't wrong; there were indeed dozens of people in the family.
Gu Lianshan told Agou to go to Gu Baoshan's house as soon as possible and tell the clan elders about what had happened.
Ah Gou responded and quickly ran towards Gu Baoshan's house.
Gu Lianshan gripped the wooden shovel, his eyes fixed on the approaching crowd.
As the crowd drew closer, a young man suddenly emerged from within.
He shouted at the top of his lungs toward Gu Lianshan, "Is this your uncle? It's me, Changtian!"
"Changtian?" Gu Lianshan didn't know that Gu Changtian had been sent out by the Gu clan chief to invite the Guan family. He replied, "When did you leave the village? And who are those people behind you?"
As they were talking, Gu Changtian and his group had already arrived in front of Gu Lianshan.
Once they got closer, the group removed their scarves, revealing their faces.
Gu Lianshan gasped – these were members of the Guan family!!!
It wasn't just the Guan family; dozens of other people were following behind them.
This is going to be interesting.
Gu Baoshan is definitely going to get a beating today!
"Uncle, the clan chief asked me to invite the Guan family over. I'll take them to Uncle Baoshan's house first, and we'll talk later!"
"Go ahead, go ahead!" Gu Lianshan nodded to him and took the initiative to walk into the snowdrift to make way for them.
The leader of this group was the eldest brother of the Guan family, followed by the second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth brothers of the Guan family.
The Guan brothers were all tall, strong, and with their gloomy faces, they looked fierce and menacing, making people tremble with fear.
Seeing this, Gu Lianshan felt a sense of foreboding and sighed. This was going to be troublesome.
The Guan family brought so many people here; they had no intention of letting this matter go easily.
Gu Tang and Gu Ping'an did not return to the courtyard, but stood at the gate, curiously looking at the crowd.
The siblings hadn't heard their father and Gu Changtian's conversation and didn't know that these people were Guan's maternal relatives.
The siblings felt that these people looked too fierce and were very frightening!
Not long after, Gu Lianshan returned from the east, and the siblings couldn't wait to ask him about it.
"Where did that group of people who just passed by come from? They looked very hostile!"
"Guan's maternal family."
What the hell? !
"Guan's maternal family?" The siblings were shocked.
When were the Guan family notified? They arrived so quickly!
Gu Lianshan explained to them, "After we left, the clan chief asked Changtian to send someone to inform the Guan family. Judging by the time, that was incredibly fast!"
"Tsk tsk!"
Gu Tang gloated, "That coward Gu Baoshan is definitely going to get beaten up! With so many people, they can all punch him and send him down to keep Aunt Guan and her daughter company."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Lianshan looked to the west: "Sanlang is back. I just sent him to Baoshan's house to inform the clan elders. The Guan family has also come in now. I wonder if a fight has broken out."
Gu Tang waited patiently for Ah Gou to come closer, then asked him, "Did they fight?!"
"They beat him." Ah Gou nodded. "Among the Guan family, there were several aunties and older women. As soon as they entered the courtyard, the men grabbed Gu Baoshan and beat him, while the aunties and older women pressed down on Jiang and her daughter and beat them."
The courtyard is in complete chaos right now. When I came back, the clan chief specifically told me to have you, Uncle, go and try to calm things down.
If it were anyone else asking him to handle this matter, Gu Lianshan would definitely not pay any attention. But now that the clan leader has spoken, Gu Lianshan has no choice but to show his face, no matter how unwilling he is.
"I'll go right away. I'll go tell the old man first, and don't forget to take you all to the banquet later."
As he spoke, he looked at Gu Tang and said, "You go too! Your father gave a gift of ten copper coins, we must make sure to get our money back with interest!"
Gu Tang: ...Ten copper coins?!
When Gu Lianshan returned to the courtyard, she sighed, "They must have angered Father again, otherwise they wouldn't have let us recoup our losses with interest. I was thinking of going to watch the excitement, but now I can't."
Ah Gou calculated the time: "The banquet will start at 1-3 PM. It's already past noon, so there isn't much time. But it won't hurt to go and watch for a quarter or two. It won't make us miss the start of the banquet."
Gu Tang's eyes lit up: "Watching for half an hour is fine too."
When Gu Lianshan came out of the house, Gu Tang pestered him, saying that she wanted to go to Gu Baoshan's house together and that she would be back in a quarter of an hour at most.