Chapter 438 It’s Always Later
Mr. Gu sighed.
As the person in charge of the family, how could he not know the reason for the business failure?
He knew it was Ruinian's idea from the beginning, but he just pretended not to know.
Old Master Gu said, "You can't write two grains with one stroke. The business is not entirely Ruinian's fault. It's also the fault of the escort agency's deception. There are only two brothers in the family, Fengnian and Ruinian. We have to focus on the one who studies and has a promising future. Only when the promising one stands out can he help the others. I know you feel unfair about Ruinian's study. Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you unfairly in the future."
Always later, always later.
Old Master Gu gritted his teeth and said, "Don't mention letting Ruinian work in the fields or find a job outside to make money. His main task is to study, make a living, and change our family's status. So after a while, Ruinian will go to a private school in town. I have decided. It would be best if you have no objection to this matter. If you have any objection, just keep it to yourself."
Wei was so angry that she wanted to flip the table.
Even in this situation, Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu still defended him.
Okay, since Gu Ruinian is studying, her son must also study.
It is still uncertain who is the hope of the family.
Wei said, "Okay, I agree that Ruinian should study, and the Yao family must study too. If Ruinian doesn't study well, it will be a waste of time. Letting the Yao family study at least gives them more hope."
Mr. Gu didn't expect Wei to put forward such a condition.
However, the conditions for his granddaughter-in-law are not excessive. If the family has money, he will take the initiative to let Yaojia go to school.
It’s not that the family has no money, it’s just that we have to tighten our belts.
Mr. Gu said, "Yaojia must go to school, but he is still young, so we can plan for him when he is older."
After saying that, he looked at Gu Fengnian, hoping that his eldest grandson would take the initiative to agree with him.
Gu Fengnian remained silent.
Wei insisted, “Yaojia must study. I will send him to the village private school tomorrow.”
She also has hairpins and bracelets given to her by her parents, which will sooner or later be pawned by her in-laws to give to Gu Ruinian. Since they will have to be pawned sooner or later, she might as well spend the money on her son in advance.
I also have to pay back the money I borrowed from my aunt's family.
Mrs. Gu said, "There is no money at home, so we can only support one child now."
Mr. Gu asked Gu Fengnian: "Fengnian, what do you say?"
Gu Fengnian was just wondering how to start the conversation when Jia woke up and heard coughing and asking for water from the inner room.
Gu Fengnian and Gu Xiaoxue stood up and went to the inner room.
Wei also went along.
She didn't want to talk to Mr. and Mrs. Gu. It was useless to argue any further because she wouldn't change her mind.
Jia was stunned and burst into tears, and Gu Xiaoxue brought her medicine and fed it to her.
"Where did you get the money to buy the medicine?"
After taking two sips of the medicine, Jia thought about the situation at home and her face became gloomy.
Gu Xiaoxue said: "It was my sister-in-law who asked my aunt to borrow the money."
When Jia heard about Tong Huaqiong, she thought of Gu Jingzhe being the top scorer and her son failing the exam, and she became upset and started to cry.
"Poor Rui Nian... How miserable he must be today."
Wei looked annoyed.
The mother-in-law is only thinking about her youngest son. From the time she was injured until now, her youngest son has not cared about her at all.
The atmosphere in the Gu family's old house was low, but on Tong Huaqiong's side, there was a festive atmosphere from top to bottom.
Especially Gu Jingzhe, which can be described as being in high spirits.
Even Gu Ruinian's words did not ruin his bad mood.
He was the top candidate in the entire Ningcheng, the first scholar in Qinghe Bay, and more importantly, his mother agreed to let him propose to the girl he loved.
Gu Jingzhe couldn't hide it since he came back from the old house.
This made Gu Taohua say, "Third brother, you should be happy that you did better than Gu Ruinian. When I think of Second Uncle and Second Aunt running around the village saying that Gu Ruinian was able to pass the exam and you couldn't, I just want to see them laugh at me, hahahaha."
The whole family has the same idea, but they just don't say it out loud.
Tong Huaqiong said: "Your third brother is so happy not because Gu Ruinian failed the exam, but because he is getting engaged."
Gu Jingzhe's face turned red under the lamp and he wanted to escape.
The whole family gathered around and asked, "Who is it for?"
Usually Gu Jingzhe spent more time on reading. Many girls in the town and village had expressed their affection for him, but Gu Jingzhe never looked away when he walked among the girls.
Gu Jingzhe is getting engaged, and they are very curious about whose daughter she is and why they kept it a secret before.
Gu Taohua was a little unhappy. She knew that Lu Zhaozhao liked Gu Jingzhe. If Gu Jingzhe got engaged to another girl, Lu Zhaozhao would be heartbroken. It would be a question whether she could maintain her friendship with Lu Zhaozhao.
Even though her third brother had never revealed his feelings for Lu Zhaozhao in front of her, Gu Taohua felt that Gu Jingzhe had betrayed Lu Zhaozhao.
"Third brother, who are you betrothed to?" Gu Dahan asked, "Is it the girl you like?"
Liu Yue'e said, "It must be the girl from the Liu family. My third brother is a very popular candidate. Who in Pingchuan County would not want my third brother to be their son-in-law if they have a daughter? I guessed it when County Magistrate Liu came to announce the results today. County Magistrate Liu doesn't have a daughter, so it must be a girl from County Magistrate Liu's family."
Liu Yue'e felt that her guess was correct.
If there was a suitable girl in her family, she would also like to give Gu Jingzhe to the girl from the Liu family.
It's a pity that a golden phoenix like Gu Jingzhe would definitely not look for a village girl.
"Third brother, is she the girl from the Liu family?" Gu Taohua asked anxiously.
Gu Jingzhe smiled helplessly, what was this making sense?
But he was embarrassed to say it was Lu Zhaozhao.
Seeing her youngest son being surrounded, Tong Huaqiong said to everyone, "It's not the Liu family's girl, it's the Lu family's girl."
Miss Lu?
The Gu family knew a few girls from the Lu family, and only the Lu family, the imperial merchant family in the capital.
Gu Taohua was surprised and happy and blurted out: "Is it Lu Zhaozhao? Lu Zhaozhao is going to be my sister-in-law? I'm scared to death. I don't want some girl from the Liu family to be my sister-in-law."
Tong Huaqiong said, "It hasn't been decided yet. When we go to propose marriage, we have to wait for news from the Lu family. Don't tell anyone about it."
Then Tong Huaqiong chased the man out because she wanted to have a serious communication with Gu Jingzhe.
Gu Jingzhe said, "Mom, Lu Zhaozhao will agree."
Tong Huaqiong said: "I know."
Gu Jingzhe looked surprised.
He thought that he and Lu Zhaozhao could hide it from Tong Huaqiong.
Tong Huaqiong wanted to laugh, but she was too embarrassed to say it. At the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the two of them were staring at each other.
Tong Huaqiong said: "Since you two like each other, I will propose marriage. With Lord Liu's matchmaking and my kindness to Lu Zhaoyang, I believe the Lu family will not object."
Gu Jingzhe smiled.
Tong Huaqiong said seriously, "Jingzhe, it is a blessing to be able to marry the person you love. What I want to tell you is that marriage does not mean that you will love each other forever. I don't know whether you and Lu Zhaozhao will be together, but listen to me, if one day you don't like Lu Zhaozhao anymore, you should let her go and divorce her. Don't hide it from her or betray her."
Gu Jingzhe thought that he would definitely love Lu Zhaozhao for the rest of his life, so why did his mother tell him this.
Seeing Tong Huaqiong's serious face, he nodded and said, "I remember it."
Tong Huaqiong added: "Also, you are not allowed to take a concubine, and you are not allowed to divorce your wife and marry another just to get ahead. If you do that, I will turn you into a pig in our pigsty."
Gu Jingzhe was covered in cold blood, which meant that if he betrayed Lu Zhaozhao, he would be castrated.