Chapter 136

"It's just," Jiang Nuo continued carefully, "I'm worried about how to strike the right balance here. I'm afraid your uncle will overreact and scare Grandma. I'm also afraid that your uncle will overreact and Chairman Gu will take his anger out on Grandma, which would be bad."

"Let me think about it." Gu Jiangkuo couldn't help but say, leaning against his phone, "Nuonuo, what should I do? I like you so much."

Jiang Nuo knew that this meant he agreed with her. It seemed that Gu Jiangkuo was confident that he could accomplish this, so he smiled and said, "You like me? That's what you should do."

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Nanyang is hot all year round, and staying in an air-conditioned room for a long time is not good for the body. Fortunately, the Gu family estate is large enough that one can enjoy outdoor sports without leaving home. Old Mrs. Wang is not very agile, and her usual activities are limited to the front and back yards of the villa where she lives. Apart from regular visits to the sanatorium for physical examinations, she seldom goes out.

Ever since Gu Jiangkuo hinted to several caregivers, Old Lady Wang was often helped out to walk a little further and enjoy more sunshine and fresh air.

Even though the servants weren't even half-owners, they treated Master Akuo's grandmother like a guest. They certainly wouldn't interfere with her and restrict her activities. And knowing she was ill, no one bothered her. For several weeks, everyone kept to themselves, and the Gu family seemed to have gotten used to the old lady's daily walks.

As time went by, when everyone was used to it, Old Lady Wang's scope of activities quietly expanded.

There is a swimming pool complex in the manor, including two special-shaped swimming pools and a standard pool, and a garden statue that form a complete landscape. There is an entertainment room in the front for rest and entertainment, and a patch of bamboo coconut trees in the back. There is almost no wind, and this is where Uncle Gu often goes to bask in the sun.

On this day, Gu Jiangkuo did not rush to the casino, but ran to the second floor of the entertainment room and found a few "bad friends" as Mr. Gu called them, and asked them to play billiard at his home. The old man did not restrict Gu Jiangkuo's making friends, nor did he object to him bringing friends home, as long as it did not affect his or Gu Min's rest. Generally speaking, Mr. Gu did not control him much and preferred to let him run free.

While Gu Jiangkuo and a few of his gangster friends chose a room facing the swimming pool to entertain themselves, Uncle Gu was pushed by two strong maids to his old place to bask in the sun.

The temperature was nearly 30 degrees Celsius, but Uncle Gu was bundled up from head to toe, as if he were in confinement. He said self-deprecatingly, "Today is windless and the weather is mild, perfect for drying my musty bones."

The two maids naturally tried to comfort him softly, but Uncle Gu just shook his head and said lifelessly, "Don't lie to me. I know my body is good, and I can still hold on for a few more years, but the quality of life... well."

At this moment, a loud voice rang out from the other side, "This weather is great for drying the quilts!"

Although Old Lady Wang's legs and feet are not as agile as before, she has gained weight thanks to the good food and drink and the care given by Gu Jiangkuo. She speaks with a strong voice.

Uncle Gu looked over in confusion, only to hear Old Lady Wang exclaim, "Aiya!" "Why is the quilt moving? Is it a spirit?"

Uncle Gu: “…”

The nurse explained to Old Lady Wang using poor vocabulary that it was not a quilt, but a person, who was simply too thin and frail, and was completely hidden by the quilt. In addition, the old lady had poor eyesight, which caused the misunderstanding.

Old Lady Wang wasn't sure if she understood, but she insisted on going forward to take a look. The two nurses didn't try to stop her, but instead supported her, one on each side, as they made their way towards Uncle Gu. This made the maids around Uncle Gu look dissatisfied, and they murmured, "How can they be so rude? The old lady is stupid, and the nurses are stupid too?"

Uncle Gu understood: "She is Ah Kuo's grandmother?"

It's no wonder that Uncle Gu has no impression of her. Old Lady Wang had always lived in seclusion, and Uncle Gu himself had been recuperating from illness for many years and rarely showed up. In addition, the Gu family estate was so ridiculously large that it seemed that he had only seen her twice from a distance when the old lady had just arrived.

"Sir, shall we drive her away?"

"No need." Uncle Gu said weakly, "Let her do as she pleases."

He was rather curious about Akuo's grandmother. He heard that it was this old lady who raised Akuo personally. Unfortunately, she was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in her old age, but Gu Jiangkuo did not despise her. He even brought her all the way to Southeast Asia.

It was clear that Ah Kuo was a filial child. The more filial he was, the more interested Uncle Gu was in his grandmother.

I never paid attention to it before, but now that I have met it today, maybe some interesting story will come out of it - Uncle Gu thought with a hint of malice.

However, Uncle Gu did not understand how strong the fighting spirit of an old lady who had lived in the urban-rural fringe for half her life was - even when she was sick, some of her habits were engraved in her bones - Old Lady Wang walked up to him tremblingly and rudely lifted the pure cashmere blanket covering Uncle Gu.

Uncle Gu: “?”

Maids: “!”

The maid snatched the blanket back, and the nurses, fearing that the maids would scare Old Lady Wang, also rushed over. Even Gu Jiangkuo, who was going upstairs, couldn't help but straighten up, ready to go down and rescue Grandma immediately if he saw them taking action.

The atmosphere was tense for a while.

However, far from being frightened, Old Lady Wang swore disdainfully in Yanlin dialect, then switched to Mandarin and said clearly, "It turned out to be a human, as thin as a chicken!"

The caregivers were afraid that Old Lady Wang would suffer, so they hurriedly helped her back. However, the old lady was not afraid at all and kept muttering sincerely, "Is it a human or a ghost?"

Uncle Gu had been sickly and frail since childhood, and because of this, he faced considerable discrimination. From his teenage years on, the servants had been gossiping about his short lifespan, saying he wouldn't live as long as the former eldest son. As he grew older, he followed the old man's instructions and sought to marry a well-matched, noblewoman, but due to his health, he was repeatedly rejected. He finally settled for the next best thing and married his current wife. Although she never expressed dislike, the couple treated each other with only respect, never a loving relationship. Aside from their son, Gu Xin, there was nothing to connect them. How could they possibly be considered a married couple?

Uncle Gu has low self-esteem. He attributes all his lifelong suffering to his body. He can laugh at himself, but he can't stand other people talking about him.

Hearing what Old Lady Wang said, her face immediately darkened. She tried to calm her racing heartbeat and asked, panting, "Are you Ah Kuo's grandmother?"

Unfortunately, the sick grandma's thinking was different from that of normal people. She didn't understand who "Akuo" was, so she simply ignored Uncle Gu and continued her irrelevant chat according to her own thoughts: "Why are you talking so quietly? You're even worse than an old woman like me. Hey, little chicken, who are you?"

"How do you talk to the master like that?" the maids stopped them.

Old Lady Wang stubbornly asked Uncle Gu, "Who are you?"

“…I’m Gu Min.”

"Gu Min?" The name brought back memories for Old Lady Wang. She shook her head repeatedly, "You are not Gu Min. My godson is Gu Min."

Uncle Gu: “…”

Since Uncle Gu knew the identity of Old Lady Wang, he naturally knew what a "godson" was. He knew that the Gu Min that Old Lady Wang mentioned was his half-brother.

He is a "cat" who has replaced the real one with the fake one, and Gu Min is the real "prince". This matter is another thorn in Uncle Gu's heart.

Very good, this old woman hit two of his sore spots in two or three sentences.

The matter of "real and fake prince" was a taboo in the Gu family that no one could mention, but Old Lady Wang didn't care. She looked Uncle Gu up and down and said, "Gu Min is tall and strong, but you are different. You are as thin as Dao Lang and your face is pale, not as fair and rosy as my daughter Nuonuo. Why are you old, pale, and skinny, like an old zombie in a zombie movie? Don't lie to me, how can you compare to Gu Min?"

Uncle Gu: “!!!”

Uncle Gu was so angry that he almost vomited blood. This time he really couldn't control his emotions. He slapped the wheelchair and said, "You're talking nonsense! You, you old lady, you're talking nonsense!"

Old Lady Wang said, "I'm not talking nonsense. You're far inferior to Gu Min. Gu Min is just like my Dajiang, full of energy. He's been able to work since he was young. He could carry a basket of honeycomb coal dozens of miles from the market back home. You have such thin arms, like a skeleton. A basket could crush you to death."

"You curse me, curse me to death?" Uncle Gu's face became paler and paler. He was so angry that he was breathing more out than in, and he could hardly make a sound when cursing.

"What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and take the old lady away!" The maids urged Uncle Gu anxiously while trying to calm him down.

However, the two caregivers apologized verbally, but their bodies were as steady as a rock. They only blocked the maid's push and protected Old Lady Wang, but had no intention of taking her away.

Old Lady Wang was sometimes lucid and sometimes confused, but no matter what, she always kept repeating herself, "Little Chicken, you're as skinny as a skeleton. How can you compare to me, Gu Min? Don't lie to me, an old lady. How can you compare to my son-in-law, Gu Min?"

Uncle Gu was so angry that his face turned pale, he gasped for breath, and could hardly speak. Old Lady Wang became more and more excited the more she repeated herself. Her voice became louder and louder, mixed with Yanlin dialect. She spat at Uncle Gu through several nurses and maids: "Bah! You look like a ghost. How can you compare with my godson Gu Min?"

As luck would have it, a mouthful of thick phlegm landed right on Uncle Gu's face.

Donggu, A'mo and others who were watching the fun upstairs were laughing. Gu Jiangkuo scolded them and stood up suddenly. The two of them dared not laugh anymore and hurriedly followed him out.

All three of them were tall and had long legs, and they walked very fast, so they arrived at the scene in time.

At this moment, the sturdy maid who served Uncle Gu was raising her hand in anger to hit someone to vent her master's anger, but she felt her raised hand being grabbed by a strong force, which pinched her bones so much that her face quickly twisted.

When the other maid saw her companion being pinched by the wrist by a young man with tattoos and a murderous look on his face, she couldn't help but feel timid and didn't dare to act rashly.

Gu Jiangkuo waited until he was sure that his grandmother hadn't scratched a single bit before he slowly ordered, "Donggu, let go! How can you lay hands on a woman?"

Donggu let go without any orders.

Although the maids enjoyed considerable status in the Gu residence due to their service to Uncle Gu, and usually considered themselves superior, they had never seen the thugs that roamed around in the casinos. They had never encountered such a scene before, and were frightened to the point of being dumbfounded. It was Gu Jiangkuo who kindly reminded them, "My uncle was too excited and fainted. If you don't call a doctor, I'm afraid he'll choke to death on his own phlegm and mucus."

They hurriedly called the family doctor.

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As expected, this incident alarmed Mr. Gu - Uncle Gu was his beloved son.

Gu Jiangkuo was called in for a lecture that night. However, before Mr. Gu could vent his dissatisfaction, Gu Jiangkuo took the initiative and accused the Gu family of not treating him as a member at all.

"If those cunning servants really thought of me as the young master of the Gu family, how could they possibly embarrass my grandmother like that, an old lady who unfortunately fell ill and whose mind is not clear?" Gu Jiangkuo questioned loudly.

Because Mr. Gu always doted on his sickly son, Uncle Gu's room was arranged next to his master bedroom. Gu Jiangkuo's loud voice could be heard not only next door but throughout the entire building.

Uncle Gu, who had just taken medicine and was on oxygen: "..." Suddenly his heart started to hurt again.

However, Mr. Gu was really confused by Gu Jiangkuo's self-righteous attitude. He suspected that the two maids were deliberately putting the blame on Old Lady Wang in order to evade responsibility.

Ultimately, this was just an accident. He had already asked the servants at home, and they often encountered Old Lady Wang wandering around. It seemed normal for an old lady with unclear mind to get into arguments with others. He had called A Kuo over today simply to vent his anger and inform him not to let the old woman wander around anymore, so as to avoid bumping into Gu Min again.

"Akuo, calm down first."

"I can't calm down!" Gu Jiangkuo continued to complain, "Grandpa, what did you promise me? You personally promised to let my grandma come over to enjoy her retirement, and now, my uncle's maid actually wanted to hit her! If I hadn't been there, the consequences would have been disastrous! My grandma was so frightened that she hasn't had dinner yet!"

This was the truth. The old lady was frightened in the afternoon. In order to comfort her, Gu Jiangkuo took the initiative to give her two more mung bean cakes as afternoon tea. The nurse said that she ate too much and had to fast at night, otherwise she would suffer from indigestion.

"Akuo," Old Master Gu felt a little guilty when he mentioned the maid's beating, but he still said stiffly, "How about this, let your grandma be in..."

Before she could even finish the words "move around in her own yard," Gu Jiangkuo flatly refused: "If my grandma doesn't even have the right to move around freely, then I'd rather take her back to China!"

The matter of "returning to China" can always control the old man. Sure enough, Mr. Gu's arrogance was extinguished in an instant.

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