Chapter 483 Something happened

Gu Siqing didn't take the Golden Bull Awards seriously, but a few days later, Xia Ying happily told her that "Running Youth" was shortlisted for the Best Screenwriter Award, which was a pleasant surprise.

But the very next day, a literary newspaper in Kyoto published an article discussing the rigor of the language of "Running Youth". It used very sharp language to point out that the language and behavior of the characters in "Running Youth" transcended reality and were not rigorous enough.

After reading the report, Gu Siqing put it aside. A work would always have its likes and dislikes, and people could comment on it however they wanted. She couldn't stop that.

She did not make any response. Two days later, the newspaper published an article criticizing her previous two novels. The language was sharp and almost described the two novels as a piece of shit.

Someone really wants to mess with her!

"What's going on with these people?" Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui also saw the articles, holding the newspapers and looking at Gu Siqing worriedly.

Gu Siqing shrugged, "I just touched someone else's cake."

Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui didn't quite understand what she said, so Gu Siqing explained to them, "Wu Zhihe was arrested, and those associated with him were also punished. Those who could have benefited from Wu Zhihe suddenly lost their benefits, so naturally they are resentful!"

"This is outrageous!" Gu Yimin was pregnant and easily irritated. After hearing Gu Siqing's explanation, her anger immediately flared up.

Gu Erhui asked her, "What are you going to do?"

Gu Siqing spread her hands and said, "Let it go. They can write whatever they want, it will be over in a while. Besides, they published these articles at this time just to prevent me from winning the Golden Bull Award for Best Screenwriter. I'm not keen on this award in the first place."

"Are you just going to endure it like this?" Gu Erhui said.

Gu Siqing took an apple and chewed it while saying, "My novels and the movies I've written are all public works, so naturally there will be people commenting on them. Some say it's good, some say it's bad, and that's all normal."

She only remembered these few people.

Seeing that she was not anxious at all, Gu Yimin and Gu Erhui also became anxious.

At this moment, the cell phone in Gu Erhui's bag rang. She took it out and pressed the answer button. Xia Ying's anxious voice came from it, "Erhui, something happened. Your father-in-law and uncle are under investigation. Come to the government compound quickly."

Gu Erhui's mind buzzed. She had long since learned to remain calm in the face of adversity, but her mind still went blank for a moment. But it was only a moment. She quickly said, "What's going on now?"

"We are searching your house. Please come here quickly. I'm afraid Zhang Zijun can't control his temper." Xia Ying said anxiously.

"good."

Gu Erhui hung up the phone, stood up, and strode out. Gu Siqing and Gu Yimin hurried to follow. They had heard what Xia Ying had just said. They all felt that they were hallucinating. How could Zhang Jingtong and Zhang Jinglin be under investigation?

The three of them hurried out, and Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju saw them and immediately asked what was going on. Gu Siqing simply told them what happened, and Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju looked shocked and unbelievable.

"You all stay here, Erhui and I will go over." Gu Jianguo said as he took out the car keys and drove.

Watching the car drive away, Wang Yueju stroked her chest and said, "How is it possible? My in-laws and my uncle are such good people!"

Gu Siqing also felt that Zhang Jinglin and Zhang Jingtong would not do anything illegal, but in the current situation, no one could explain it clearly.

Here, Gu Jianguo drove to the government compound, saying, "Erhui, don't be anxious. You must stay calm at this moment."

Gu Erhui took a deep breath and said, "I know."

Arriving at the government compound, they registered at the gate and drove in. Entering the Zhang family's courtyard, they saw Zhang Zijun standing in the courtyard with his fists clenched and a stern face. Two uniformed men were guarding the main entrance.

Gu Erhui hurried over and reached out to hold his clenched fist. Zhang Zijun relaxed a little and said, "Erhui, Dad didn't..."

"I know," Gu Erhui said softly, "You can't be impatient or angry right now, okay?"

Zhang Zijun nodded. Actually, when these people came just now, he had some conflicts with them. It was Zhang Ziyao who came over and scolded him, so he endured it until now.

While the men were still searching inside, Gu Jianguo walked up to Gu Erhui and Zhang Zijun and whispered, "I'm going to your grandfather's house."

Maybe we can get some information by going to the Xia family.

Gu Jianguo strode out of the yard and headed towards Xia's house. He simply didn't believe that Zhang Jingtong would do anything illegal. When he arrived at Xia's house, Xia Ying was sitting alone in the living room, looking very anxious. When she saw Gu Jianguo, she immediately stood up and called out, "Uncle."

Gu Jianguo responded, then asked, "Are your father and grandfather home?"

Xia Ying shook her head. "No, they haven't been home for two days."

Gu Jianguo's brow furrowed into knots, realizing that this incident was likely to be very serious. After speaking to Xia Ying for a few more words, Gu Jianguo left and returned to the Zhang family.

The men had already searched, loaded a box of documents into the car, and left.

The three of them went into the house and sat down. The nanny, who had been hiding in the kitchen out of fear, came over with a nervous look on her face. Gu Erhui looked at her and said, "Aunt Liu, you've seen it too. There are some things going on at home. You should go home and rest for a while."

Then she took out a hundred yuan from her wallet and handed it to the nanny, "This is your salary."

"This is too much." said the nanny.

Gu Erhui waved her hand and said, "Go pack your things."

The nanny responded and left. Gu Erhui turned to Zhang Zijun and said, "It's not appropriate for us to live here anymore. Let's stay at my house for a few days. Once our house is ready, we can move in."

Zhang Zijun nodded, his mind was confused.

At this time, Zhang Ziyao came over, greeted Gu Jianguo, sat down, looked at Zhang Zijun and said, "Next, you should do what you should do. If they ask you questions, tell the truth and actively cooperate. Don't ask anyone else or ask about things randomly."

"Brother, how could my father and uncle do this?" Zhang Zijun looked at Zhang Ziyao with bloodshot eyes, but Zhang Ziyao did not answer him. Instead, he repeated what he had just said: "Cooperate actively, don't look for anyone, and don't ask around."

After saying that, he looked at Gu Erhui and said, "Sister-in-law, keep an eye on him."

Gu Erhui nodded in agreement, and Zhang Ziyao got up and left. Gu Erhui took Zhang Zijun upstairs to pack up his things. When they got upstairs, Zhang Zijun kept muttering "How is it possible? How is it possible?"

Seeing his bewildered look, Gu Erhui opened the wardrobe and said, "Go get the box out and put your clothes in it."

Zhang Zijun obediently took out two boxes. Gu Erhui took the clothes from the closet and handed them to him. Zhang Zijun took them and put them in the boxes. After packing up, the two of them carried their things downstairs.

Gu Jianguo and Zhang Zijun put the box into the trunk together and returned to Gu's house. Seeing that Zhang Zijun was not in good condition, Gu Siqing and the others did not ask any more questions and directly asked him and Gu Erhui to go back to the room to rest.

Pangpang was in Wang Yueju's arms, opening his little hands to ask for his mother, so Gu Erhui carried him into the house.

After the three of them entered the house, Wang Yueju asked Gu Jianguo, "What's going on?"

Gu Jianguo recounted his journey to the government compound. Wang Yueju sighed, "How could something like this happen so suddenly?"

Inside the room, Gu Erhui put Pangpang in Zhang Zijun's arms and said, "Now that the incident has happened, what we need to do now is how to solve it."

"Someone must have framed me. Don't let me know who it is." Zhang Zijun said with gritted teeth, full of anger.

Gu Erhui walked over to him, leaned against him and said, "We don't understand politics, so we just listen to our second brother and don't cause trouble for Dad and the others."

Zhang Ziyao repeatedly emphasized that people were not allowed to look for anyone or to ask about things randomly. Gu Erhui felt that there must be a deeper meaning behind this.

"You are the pillar of this family now," Gu Erhui leaned against Zhang Zijun and whispered softly, "Pangpang and I are relying on you. If you lose your composure, what will happen to us?"

Zhang Zijun looked at his son in his arms and his wife beside him, and a warm feeling came over him. His troubled heart suddenly calmed down. Yes, he was the pillar of the family. If anything went wrong, he should protect his wife and son behind him.

He stretched out an arm and put it around Gu Erhui's waist. He said, "Erhui, don't worry. I can protect you and Pangpang."

"Well, Chubby and I believe you."

Gu Erhui felt that her man had really grown up this time. People can only grow through experiences.

Some readers have suggested that giving Gu Yimin's child the surname Gu is a sign of favoring sons over daughters. I would argue that this precisely demonstrates that Gu Jianguo and Wang Yueju do not favor sons over daughters. Every family desires the continuation of its bloodline, but the feudal ideology that only men can carry on the bloodline is a sign of favoring sons over daughters.

Gu Jianguo and his wife gave their daughter's child the surname Gu, which was to continue the bloodline with their daughter. It was to show that daughters, like sons, could establish a family and carry on the family line.