Chapter 15 You might as well become sworn brothers with your father

Chapter 15 You might as well become sworn brothers with your father

"Gu Jingzhe, you are a jerk. You feel tired after just one day's work. What are you dreaming of being a rich and noble man? You even need your sister-in-law to serve you when you go home. Do you think you are a bodhisattva in the temple and the whole family has to worship you?"

"You want your sister-in-law to wash your clothes for you. Do you have no hands or feet? If you can't wash your clothes yourself, then you might as well not wear anything and go out naked."

"Don't think you are a Buddha just because you have read a few days of books. When you come home, you order this and that. You order Sufen like a maid. I tell you, she is your sister-in-law. Even if you are the king of the world, you still have to respect your sister-in-law when you see her."

Tong Huaqiong's anger was provoked by Gu Jingzhe.

If he hadn't resorted to evil means, would she have gone to the Zheng family and made a scene?

Although she knew that her original self Tong Da Jiao had contributed a lot to this matter, she was not Gu Jingzhe's biological mother now, so she had to teach this evil bamboo a lesson.

If the repair is not done properly, the genius boy will become vicious and his destructive power will be so great that even if all the people in the Gu family are tied together, they will not be able to withstand it.

Tong Da Jiao stepped out of the house, picked up the fire poker in the corner and hit Gu Jingzhe.

Among the bad bamboos in the house, only Gu Jingzhe had never been beaten with a stick. To be fair, she had to let Gu Jingzhe experience that a fire stick can not only poke fire, but also poke people.

"I'll tell you to go home and act like a big shot! I'll tell you not to respect your sister-in-law!"

"Other people study to gain knowledge, but you study to look like a superior. If you think you are too young, why don't you just become sworn brothers to your dead father?"

"You think that just because you can read a few words, you are the dragon in heaven who looks down on the mortal world. You can't stand being plucking grass all day, right? You are a bad boy. I think it is right not to let you study. You are just a student now, and you dare to bully your sister-in-law. If you become the top scholar, won't you even have to dig your father out of his grave to kowtow to you?"

"You black-hearted bastard, you actually went to the dock to ask your elder brother for money without telling me."

Tong Da Jiao vented his anger while turning the fire stick.

Gu Jingzhe wanted to escape, but he was so spoiled by Tong Dajiao that he was powerless, and he was exhausted after pulling grass all day, so he let Tong Huaqiong slaughter him like a fish on the chopping board.

Gu Taohua and Gu Dashu were indifferent to Gu Jingzhe's wailing. They couldn't bear to let two of their three children be used as fire sticks while Gu Jingzhe escape alone.

Anyway, he didn't deserve to be beaten. All the troubles in the Zheng family were caused by him.

Liu Yue'e looked pleased.

Beat him, beat him hard!

If it wasn't for her brother-in-law's education, would the Gu family owe the Zheng family fifty taels of silver? Would there be a knife hanging over her son's head?

When Liu Yue'e thought that her son might be sent to the Zheng family to be a servant in five days, she wanted to kill Gu Jingzhe.

Tong Huaqiong was tired of beating him and finally stopped.

She was afraid that she would really beat Gu Jingzhe to death, so the stick only hit Gu Jingzhe's thighs and buttocks.

Gu Jingzhe was beaten so badly that his whole body was in a mess.

He originally wanted to ask Tong Huaqiong about the Zheng family, and then kneel down and cry to persuade Tong Huaqiong to let him continue his studies.

But after being hit by the fire stick, all thoughts were extinguished.

"Third brother, you deserve to be beaten. You know that mother has sacrificed her own reputation in order to persuade the Zheng family to cancel the engagement..."

Gu Taohua told Gu Jingzhe how Tong Huaqiong forced the Zheng family to cancel the engagement.

Although Gu Jingzhe was mean to outsiders, he was very filial to his widowed mother. When he heard that Tong Huaqiong was willing to sacrifice her reputation, he knelt down and cried.

Tong Huaqiong was unmoved and asked, "Gu Jingzhe, let me ask you again, can the fifty taels of silver from Wanliu Academy be returned?"

Gu Jingzhe shook his head slightly and said, "I guess I won't come back."

Liu Yue'e burst into tears on the spot. Her only hope was that her brother-in-law could get back the fifty taels from Wanliu Academy so that her son would not have to become a servant.

After hearing what Gu Jingzhe said, Gu Dashu's face also looked very unhappy.

He was already upset by his widowed mother's partiality towards Gu Jingzhe, and now he felt even more uncomfortable when he thought about his son's fate. He did not dare to blame his widowed mother, he felt that it was Gu Jingzhe who was wrong, it was Gu Jingzhe who was too smart, and he had fooled his widowed mother into favoring Gu Jingzhe as if she had been drugged, and she would agree to everything he asked for.

"You don't even go to Wanliu Academy to study, how dare the academy take the money? How can such a thing be justified in the world?" Gu Dashu sneered, "Gu Jingzhe, did you take the money?"

Gu Jingzhe was so angry about Gu Dashu's slander that he froze and his buttocks felt so painful from being spanked.

"Second brother, you can't slander me with empty words. This is the rule of Wanliu Academy. As long as you pay the tuition, you won't get a refund even if you don't go to study or drop out halfway." Gu Jingzhe said.

"You clearly know this broken rule, yet you're still rushing to pay the money." Gu Dashu was so angry that he wanted to take over Tong Huaqiong's stick and continue beating his brother.

Gu Jingzhe was silent with red eyes, his heart full of grievances. How could he have known that in just a few days his widowed mother's temperament would change drastically and deprive him of the right to study.

"Gu Jingzhe, I can talk to you about brotherhood on normal days, but if I talk to you about brotherhood again today, I can't protect my son. Tomorrow I will accompany you to the provincial capital, and you must get this silver back no matter if it was stolen or robbed." Gu Dashu said.

Gu Jingzhe opened his eyes wide.

What does it mean that I can’t save my son?

Chen Sufen also had a confused look on her face. She noticed something was wrong as soon as her second uncle and his family of three entered the door.

She also wanted to know what was going on.

"…It's true that the Zheng family broke off the engagement, but my third brother used fifty taels of silver from the Zheng family. Would the Zheng family agree? On the way here, we were blocked by the Zheng family's housekeeper, who said that if we couldn't pay back the fifty taels of silver in five days, they would take Yaozu to the Zheng family to be their slave."

Liu Yue'e hated Gu Jingzhe to death.

Chen Sufen's expression changed.

Although she didn't like the second branch's family, when her daughter was about to be sent to the Zheng family, no one in the second branch spoke for her, and Yaozu bullied Maner all day long.

But the kind-hearted Chen Sufen believed that Yaozu was influenced by the adults. After all, the child was still young, and if he went to the Zheng family to be a slave, his life would be ruined.

"Mom, is this true?" Chen Sufen looked at Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong's face turned pale and she said nothing.

"Of course it's true. Mother has signed and stamped her seal on it."

"Yaozu, my poor son."

Liu Yue'e hugged Yaozu and cried.

"Gu Jingzhe, you are such a jerk. Not only do the whole family treat you like an ancestor, but they also make you work like an ox and a horse. What does your study have to do with my son? Why do you let my son pay for the money? I think Gu Jingzhe should be sent to the Zheng family to be a servant and work like an ox and a horse. What's the point of letting my son pay for it?"

"The eldest son of the Zheng family doesn't have many days left to live. If he dies, there won't be anyone to smash pots and banners. Why don't you go and ask Mr. Zheng to adopt you as the eldest son of the Zheng family."

"Anyway, my mother doesn't need a son. If you go, we still have Gu Dashu to continue the family line."

……

Liu Yue'e cried and cursed.

Yaozu started crying too.

Gu Dashu squatted aside with his head in his hands, looking worried.

Chen Sufen stood aside, at a loss as to what to do.

Tong Huaqiong sneered. It was not like this when she sent Maner to the Zheng family.

Gu Dashu and his family of three should experience the fear of separation from their loved ones.

Gu Jingzhe had been pulling weeds all day, and was scolded by Tong Huaqiong, and then scolded by Liu Yue'e.

Gu Jingzhe, who had always been pampered by the Gu family, had never felt as lost and embarrassed as he did today.

"Alright, stop howling. Even if you howl your heart out, you won't get any silver back."

"The Zheng family's troubles were caused by Jingzhe. Dashu, you and your wife are not innocent either. You know what you two did in there."

When the couple asked Butler He for benefits, they were ruthless.

Gu Dashu and Liu Yue'e's faces turned red and white as they were told this.

"Of course, I, an old man, am also to blame for raising a bunch of losers like you. Since Wanliu Academy won't return the fifty taels of silver, and since you don't want Yaozu to be a slave, we should start thinking of ways to get the silver from now on."

Tong Huaqiong threw away the stick in his hand, making a hole in the ground, splashing dust all over Gu Dashu and Liu Yue'e.

Fifty taels? Where can I get fifty taels of silver in five days?

Gu Dashu and Liu Yue'e were in tears.