Gu Zhihui asked, completely bewildered, "Going into the city? When are we going into the city? How come I didn't know?"

Wang Hongfang rolled her eyes at him: "What do you know? All you do all day is fiddle with your broken pieces of wood!"

Shen Jingyan noticed early in the morning that there were many exquisite wood carvings on the cabinet in the room. She thought they were bought, but after hearing Wang Hongfang's explanation, she realized that these wood carvings were all hand-carved by Gu Zhihui.

I never knew Gu Zhihui had this skill!

Wang Hongfang then said to Shen Jingyan and Gu Zhiyun, "Jingya, Zhiyun, you received my letter a long time ago, right? I've packed everything. If you hadn't called to say you had something to do a few days ago, our whole family would be in the city by now. Since you're driving here today, could you give us a ride into the city on your way? That way, we can save on travel expenses!"

It's the same familiar tone; you can ask for anything and they'll give it to you.

"Oh, right, you should have arranged a place for us by now, right? There are five of us in our family, so we should at least have a place similar to yours, right? What's it called again? Oh, right! A three-bedroom apartment!"

Gu Zhihui couldn't listen anymore. He was easily embarrassed, so he tugged at Wang Hongfang's arm and said:

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"Zhiyun and his wife are guests. How can you say such things? Going to the city? What city are you going to do? What will our whole family eat and drink?"

Wang Hongfang shamelessly said, "Why can't I do the jobs that city people do? Last time I went to the city, I saw that many of the sales clerks in the department store were about my age! If they can do it, why can't I? Besides, your brother's family are all intellectuals, high-ranking officials, university presidents, research group leaders and the like. Finding me a job would be a piece of cake."

"You barely know any characters, how can you do the work of an intellectual?"

After their argument, Shen Jingyan and Gu Zhiyun became convinced that going to the city was Wang Hongfang's idea alone, and that she hadn't told Gu Zhihui at all.

"So what if we can't work? Your brother's family is so rich, they can drive cars whenever they want, and they can't even support our family? Even if we don't work, we can't let ourselves starve to death in the city!"

Wang Hongfang got more and more excited as she talked.

Isn't it obvious that they don't want to do anything and just want to leech off the Gu family?

Gu Zhiyun felt that this trip was definitely worthwhile. His wife had warned him that big trouble was yet to come, but he was the one who was slow to realize it.

His younger wife was far superior to him in terms of social skills and understanding people's hearts.

If this problem isn't solved today, the consequences will be dire!

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Wang Hongfang and Gu Zhihui argued for a few more minutes. Despite her lack of formal education, Wang Hongfang was quite eloquent and could spout a string of fallacies. Gu Zhihui, being honest and simple-minded, couldn't win the argument and his face turned bright red with anger.

"If you hadn't become disabled while saving Zhiyun, would I have had to worry so much about this family?"

When Wang Hongfang saw that Gu Zhihui refused to go to the city no matter what she said, she started to use moral blackmail. As soon as she brought up this matter, Gu Zhiyun pursed his lips and lowered his head.

"You should let your younger brother take care of you in your old age!"

While these words were ostensibly addressed to Gu Zhihui, Wang Hongfang's gaze drifted towards Gu Zhiyun.

The real intention is not in the wine.

Gu Zhihui was furious and slammed his cane against the ground.

"I'm only in my thirties, what do I need to support in my old age! Have you ever seen someone rely on their younger brother to take care of them in their old age? It's not like I don't have children!"

"Brother, sister-in-law, please stop arguing and listen to me for a moment, okay?"

He spoke calmly with a smile.

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Wang Hongfang and Gu Zhihui quieted down.

"Brother, don't keep blaming your sister-in-law. She wants to go to the city mainly because she's worried about Qingqing. She thinks that if the whole family goes to the city together, they can take care of Qingqing. It will also be more convenient for Qingqing to reunite with her family when she misses home."

Gu Zhiyun was momentarily stunned; his wife's opening remarks were quite different from what he had imagined.

However, he quickly realized why his wife had said that.

This is to first flatter Wang Hongfang, making her happy and ensuring she can't take the compliment off, so that she has nothing to say later.

Sure enough, Wang Hongfang's face lit up with joy as she said, "Listen to this, Jingya knows how to talk! I just didn't want my family to be separated, that's why I was thinking of going to the city!"

With a slight smile, Shen Jingyan knew the fish had taken the bait.

"Sister-in-law, as soon as we received your letter, our family busied ourselves looking for a house for you. We've already found one and are planning to bring you to the city."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hongfang became so excited she couldn't sit still: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's go right now!"

“But…” Shen Jingyan’s tone shifted, and she looked troubled.

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She glanced at Gu Zhiyun, who understood immediately and took out a few pieces of paper from his pocket.

“Brother, sister-in-law, if Qingqing could just stay at Sanfang Middle School and study there, there wouldn’t be any problem with you moving to the city. But Qingqing has been warned and disciplined by the school repeatedly. She was last in the midterm exam and has already been expelled.”

Shen Jingyan presented the evidence to Wang Hongfang and Gu Zhihui.

When Gu Zhihui heard that his daughter was causing trouble at school and that her grades were terrible, his face turned so red it was almost bleeding.

Wang Hongfang ignored the evidence and shouted, "Impossible! How could my daughter do such a thing!"

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