Chapter 305 Chapter 306. Letter of Agreement

It is said that no one knows a child better than his mother. As soon as Gu Yuanshui started talking, Li Cuicui knew his intention. She cooperated with the couple and sighed deeply.

"Well, forget it. You are all right. We have so many children of our own. Why should I do such a thankless task?

And I am old now and I don’t have the energy to take care of them.

Forget it, just take them back! If you want them to hang out with us in the future, just let them come over and kowtow to us during festivals. Otherwise, we don’t need to have any contact with them anymore, just let them be!”

The old lady said this in a casual manner, but the He family became anxious because this was inconsistent with what they had imagined before.

"I don't know when the number one scholar will come back, so we can bring our two children over to see him." He Tuliang rolled his eyes and directly avoided the previous topic.

Gu Yuanshui looked at them with a smile, "It's just these two days. If you want the child to come, then bring him here. But we can't entertain you now. Goodbye, I won't see you off."

He Tuliang, "..."

Li Cuicui also helped Mrs. Song, "Alas, I am old now, so I should listen to my children. I have been standing here for a long time, and my legs are a little tired. Help me to the room to rest for a while."

Several daughters-in-law quickly gathered around, looking like they were about to leave.

The He family became anxious. Why didn't these people do as planned?

If I don’t bring something back now, my family will really be starving.

He Zhou gritted her teeth and said, "One hundred taels, and these two children will belong to your family."

"Are you crazy?" He Caogen gritted his teeth. Even when they were fleeing from famine, no one in the clan sold their children. What did He Zhoushi want to do now? This was a loss of face in front of other people's villages.

"There is no one in our He family who sells his children. He Tuping, this is your child. Why don't you come out and say something?"

"We didn't sell our children. We just sent the child to her grandmother's house, and the grandmother gave us some compensation."

He Caogen, "Don't talk nonsense to me. I've said before that I'll give you ten taels of silver and you'll put the child down.

Now that the lion has opened his mouth, aren't you afraid that I will go back and deal with it according to the tribe's rules?"

"Chief, we haven't violated any clan rules," He Tuliang said with a smile, "it's just that our lives are too hard now, and we're afraid of delaying the birth of our child.

Now her grandmother is willing to help us, and we are discussing it now."

The crowd watching, "..." They had never seen such a shameless person.

Li Cuicui shook her head, "No need to discuss now, just take the child back!"

Seeing them about to enter the house, He Tuliang gritted his teeth and said, "Fifty taels, we will no longer have any contact with the two children from now on."

Gu Yuanshui, "Chief He, I'll have someone escort you out of the village!"

He Caogen was too embarrassed to stay here any longer. "Thank you for your hard work. I will definitely come to your house to apologize instead."

Gu Yuanshui didn't care at all. "We'll talk about this later. I'm sorry for being rude today."

"Twenty taels," He Zhou looked at her two granddaughters huddled at the side and shouted through gritted teeth, "If you agree, we'll sign the contract."

Li Cuicui sighed and turned her head. "They are your granddaughters after all. Aren't you afraid of shortening your life by doing this?"

He Zhoushi, "Is it okay? Just say one word! Otherwise, I will often bring the two sisters to your house in the future. You won't just watch them starve to death, will you?"

Everyone looked at her in shock. She had completely lost her dignity.

Li Cuicui stretched out her hand to call the two children over. He Chuncao, with tears in her eyes, dragged her sister and quickly came to Li Cuicui.

"Grandma," He Chuncao's pleading eyes almost made Li Cuicui lose control. She pinched her palm hard and then nodded heavily.

"Old Four, have someone invite Mr. Zhou over. Some things are best written down in black and white."

…

Looking at the written pledge in her hand, Li Cuicui squatted down in front of the He family and hugged the two children, "From now on, you will not have the surname He, but follow your grandmother's surname Li."

Several sisters-in-law opened their mouths, but in the end did not say anything to persuade them.

It’s actually quite good to have the surname Li, as you can still be a cousin.

The He family frowned and asked, "Why not the surname Gu?"

"What does this have to do with you?" Gu Yuanshui's face changed immediately when he saw the contract in hand. "Since it is no longer relevant, you are not welcome in our village anymore. Go away."

The moment He Mugen signed the document, he already felt ashamed to face anyone. He didn't even need Gu Yuanshui to arrange for anyone to escort him. He just flicked his sleeves and walked out of the village.

Looking at the ferocious servants, even if the He family wanted to give the two sisters a few more words of advice, they had no chance at all.

Seeing that everything was resolved, Li Cuicui had the child taken away and settled down, then she ran straight to the inner room in anger.

Seeing Gu Yuanfeng still hiding in the corner eating pastries, Li Cuicui went up and slapped him in the face.

"The ones standing outside just now are your two daughters. Is your heart made of stone? You are hiding here to eat? How can you eat?"

"Mom," Gu Yuanfeng covered his face and didn't forget to put the child on the kang, "I just don't want to see that family. Besides, those two children are their flesh and blood, they won't starve.

The reason they brought the children to our house at this time was because they saw that the seventh brother had become the top scholar and wanted to get some benefits from him, so they just sent him away.

I am your own daughter, how could you be angry with them and take it out on me?"

Seeing Gu Yuanfeng still speaking with a righteous look on her face, Li Cuicui slapped her again, "From beginning to end, did you even look at the two children?"

Gu Yuanfeng's face flashed with helplessness, "What's so good about two money-losing pieces? If I hadn't given birth to them, I wouldn't have to marry a second time."

Seeing Gu Yuanfeng who was still confused, Li Cuicui laughed, "It's said that children should not be spoiled. This old saying is absolutely true. You and the youngest child were spoiled by me and your father. Go away and come back to your mother's house less often in the future."

Gu Yuanfeng was not willing to do it after hearing this. His mother's family was now prosperous and his brother was an official. It was impossible for them to leave him alone at this time.

"Mom, I am your only daughter, how can you say that? Besides, I haven't done anything wrong, how can I be compared with the youngest?"

Li Cuicui no longer had the energy to reason with her, so she asked someone to find Shi Dayong and send the whole family back that same day.

Shi Dayong, with a confused look on his face, sat at the entrance of the village with his two children, both of them were stunned.

Having been the son-in-law of the Gu family for so long, this is the first time I have been treated like this.

He had been there greeting guests with his brothers-in-law, but was thrown out the instant.

Turning to look at Gu Yuanfeng, the only person who could have caused this, he asked, "What's going on?"

Gu Yuanfeng turned his head away in annoyance, revealing the finger marks on his face, "I just talked back to my mother for a few words, and now I'm being beaten."

(End of this chapter)