Chapter 303 Dead

Qian Shi, however, would not tolerate him. She came out of the east room with a sneer and directly exposed his face: "Cat scratch? Humph! If I had cat claws, I would dig out your eyeballs!"

Gu Liansheng's face flushed red as he angrily scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about?! You have no right to interrupt when men are talking!"

This made Qian angry, and she stepped forward and grabbed Gu Liansheng's ear.

"Bullshit! You think you're a man? Bah! Look at you, such a coward! Your whore sister stole my silver jewelry, and I told you to go to the Wang family to ask for it back from your sister, but you're like a coward, not even daring to fart!"

Gu Liansheng's head buzzed, and he felt as embarrassed as if someone had stepped on his face. The pain in his ear reminded him how humiliating he felt at the moment!

"Let go! You shrew!"

He pushed Qian with all his strength and freed his ear. Gu Liansheng made a ferocious face and cursed at Qian.

"You despicable thing! Who the hell are you? How dare you pick a fight with me! I'm going to divorce you! I absolutely have to divorce you!"

Gu Liansheng’s rage did not scare Qian, she was not afraid at all.

After she stood firm, she spat at Gu Liansheng viciously and cursed, "Bah! Divorce me? If you dare to write a divorce letter, I will immediately find someone to kill your entire family!

Do you really think I'm some decent woman? I'm not afraid to let you know, I'm also a gangster!

There are so many mistresses out there! If you really make me angry, I'll hire someone to set fire to your whole family!"

It was not known whether this was true or not. Gu Liansheng took a breath and looked at Qian with fear on his face, and then with disgust on his face.

Obviously, this is because he believed what Qian said.

Gu Lianshan, who witnessed all this, was speechless.

Regardless of whether what Qian said was true or not, her temper was unbearable.

There is a saying that goes, "Evil will be punished by evil." Qian and Gu Liansheng are truly a "match made in heaven."

Before Gu Liansheng could start cursing again, Gu Lianshan stepped forward and pulled the man over.

"My sister-in-law lost something so valuable, and she's really furious right now. You should have stayed away and said something nice. How could you have made her so angry? Listen, she's talking nonsense!"

Qian's expression relaxed and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She regretted what she said as soon as she said it. She shouldn't have said it in anger.

Fortunately, Gu Lianshan knew how to persuade others and did not take the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

Qian was a flexible person who could put down her pride at any time. When Gu Lianshan gave her a way out, she immediately took it and started to speak softly.

"I was also anxious. Those jewels were made of silver. If they were melted, I would still have 40 or 50 taels of silver. But your sister stole them. If I could get them back, I wouldn't want any of them. I'll leave them all for you to use for your studies!"

Coincidentally, Gu Liansheng was a greedy man. If Qian had said anything else, he would have been as hard-hearted as a rock. But what Qian said really hit the nail on the head.

Qian took the silver jewelry herself, but now everyone thinks it was Gu Zhier who took it.

Qian promised that if the silver jewelry could be found, she would give it all to herself. This was a good idea to make money...

If... if I could force Gu Zhier to admit this, and then use this to force the Wang family to pay back the silver in equal value, then wouldn't I get double the silver?

Assuming the minimum of forty taels of silver, a double portion would be eighty taels of silver!

With this money, he can move to Bei'an City. After passing the examination next year, he can spend the money to get a job as a chief clerk and a registrar, so that he can at least make some money.

Gu Liansheng had a nice thought, and his anger subsided a little. He snorted coldly, stopped arguing with Qian, and walked out of the house.

Gu Lianshan smiled at Qian, turned around and followed her.

As soon as the man left, Qian's face drooped again, and the remaining anger in her heart was once again sprayed towards the west room.

"Bah! The son you raised is a coward! The daughter you raised is a thief! If she had any dignity, she would have starved herself to death long ago.

Who is like you, lying in bed and waiting for others to take care of you? You open your mouth and curse at others for no reason, you are really shameless! "

Old Master Gu in the west room still didn't say a word, but Mrs. Feng kept making "wuwu" sounds.

Qian was annoyed by what she heard. She lifted the curtain and walked in, pointing at Feng and scolding her, "You're so sick you can't even speak, yet you're still so annoying! If you dare to whine again, I'll shut your mouth!"

Feng on the couch had a crooked mouth, squinting eyes, and drooling, but at this time her eyes were red and she kept glancing behind Qian.

Behind Qian was a bed, and on the bed lay Old Man Gu.

After cursing Feng viciously, Qian finally realized that something was wrong. She subconsciously looked back, and then her legs went limp and she sat down on the ground with a pale face.

Old Master Gu was lying on the bed with his face up to the sky, his eyes wide open, his face as ferocious as a demon, blood at the corner of his mouth, blood spreading down his neck, staining the linen mattress beneath his neck red.

This, this is dead?!

Qian got up from the ground trembling and forced herself to move forward.

Just one closer look and I felt a chill down my spine and my scalp went numb!

She stretched out her finger tremblingly and placed it in front of Mr. Gu's nose, but could not feel any inhalation or exhalation.

Qian withdrew her fingers and was so panicked that she lost focus and turned around and ran out, ignoring Feng who was still whimpering behind her.

She rushed into the yard, letting the cold wind blow on her body, and her confused mind gradually calmed down.

A few snowflakes fell from the sky, landed on Qian's face with the cold wind, and quickly melted into snow water.

Qian wiped her face with her hand and looked up at the sky.

The sky had become cloudy again at some point, and sparse snowflakes kept falling. It was snowing again.

Qian's panic gradually dissipated and her eyes became firm.

Why are you panicking?

It’s just a dead person, it’s not like I haven’t seen it before!

After brushing off the snowflakes on her body, Qian returned to the house.

She closed the door of the west room and pretended not to hear Feng's whimpering, as if she had never entered the west room today and knew nothing.

After closing the door, Qian began to clean the house as if nothing had happened.

During this period, Feng's whimpering sound was never heard, but Qian remained unmoved, her expression as usual, and she never even thought of informing the brothers Gu Liansheng and Gu Lianshan.

On the western path far away from the Gu family, Gu Liansheng was questioning Gu Lianshan.

"Second brother! What do you mean? Just now you said that someone was selling firewood at the east end of the village, but after leaving the yard, you said you remembered it wrong, it's not the east end of the village, but the west end!

Now we're at the west end of the village, and you're taking me down a side road! Look for yourself, there's no house nearby! I think you're just fooling me!"

"Oh! You're not that stupid. You actually figured it out." Gu Lianshan said sarcastically.

"Given our current relationship, even if I knew someone was selling firewood, I wouldn't go out of my way to tell you. You're still so clueless, I can fool you with just a few words."

These words made Gu Liansheng furious!

But before he could lose his temper, Gu Lianshan changed the subject and talked about Gu Zhier: "Tell me, what exactly is going on with Zhier stealing things?"

Gu Liansheng's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously looked away.

He paused, his mind racing with thoughts: "What's going on? The rumors in the village are so widespread, you must have heard about it. That's exactly what happened.

You have just seen Qian's temper. When she is with Zhi'er, they are like tit-for-tat. Neither of them will give in or submit to the other. The two sisters-in-law have been quarreling every day these days.

The two started arguing again about who would take care of their parents today. After the argument, Zhi'er was so angry that she took advantage of Qian's time in the toilet and rushed to the east wing with scissors. She cut Qian's clothes and stole the silver jewelry from Qian's dressing box.

When Qian came back from the toilet and discovered what had happened, she rushed over and started a fight with Zhi'er. Zhi'er, holding a pair of scissors, slashed Qian's face, scaring her so much that she ran out to seek help.

It was also a coincidence that Qian just happened to knock Jin down, and Zhi'er wasn't paying attention. When she raised the scissors and stabbed them, she didn't see who was who, so the scissors stabbed the wrong person and accidentally injured Jin.

At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this statement, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that some things do not make sense.

Gu Lianshan didn't want to argue with Gu Liansheng about this. He just stared at him and asked, "When Zhi'er stole something, did Qian catch him red-handed, or did she only discover the item was missing afterward?"

Gu Lianshan's eyes were too piercing, and Gu Liansheng felt uneasy. He flickered his eyes and didn't dare to look at Gu Lianshan.

Faced with this question, Gu Liansheng was vague: "Qian insisted that Zhi'er stole it. I guess they caught him red-handed."

Gu Lianshan's face gradually darkened at what Gu Liansheng said and his overall reaction.

We have been brothers for decades, who doesn’t know who?

As soon as Gu Liansheng stuck out his butt, he knew what he wanted to do.

Saying that Gu Zhier stole Qian's things may be a scam to outsiders, but if you want to scam yourself, you are really overthinking it.

"Gu Liansheng, you're becoming increasingly despicable. You've even stooped to the point of stealing your wife's dowry! You're truly amazing!"

"What nonsense are you talking about!!!"

These words made Gu Liansheng explode instantly!

His face flushed red, and a hint of panic flashed across his eyes, but it was soon replaced by viciousness, and he stared at Gu Lianshan.

"Don't slander me! Qian married me. As long as I asked, Qian would willingly give me the dowry! Why would I steal it?"

Gu Lianshan didn't want to listen to his excuses anymore. "What does it matter if you say something grandiose? You know the truth, and I know it too. As for Zhi'er, I don't have any feelings for her. You can fight each other as you please."

After saying this, Gu Lianshan turned and left.

"Second brother!" Gu Liansheng shouted with an extremely ugly expression.

Gu Lianshan ignored him and walked home without looking back.

Gu Liansheng was panicked and angry. He was afraid that Gu Lianshan would tell everyone about this.

The snow fell heavier and heavier, and soon, a layer of white fell on my body.

After brushing off the snow on his arms, Gu Liansheng was unable to do anything to Gu Lianshan and could only return home with a gloomy face.

Qian had already cleaned the house. She glanced at the west room and saw that Feng was silent. She didn't know if she was tired or fainted from anger, or maybe... she had the same fate as the old man!

Thinking of this, Qian couldn't help shaking.

No matter what the situation is, she will not go to the west room again unless Gu Liansheng finds out that the old man is dead. Before that, she cannot let Gu Liansheng know that she has entered the west room.

After coming out of the main hall, Qian planned to go back to the east wing to calm her tense emotions.

But when he got to the corridor, he saw Gu Liansheng coming back covered in snow.

Qian suddenly froze, a look of panic crossing her face.

But she soon calmed down, concealed all the abnormalities, and returned to normal.

"You're back? Where's the firewood? Didn't my second brother say someone was selling firewood? Why did you come back empty-handed?"

Qian feigned dissatisfaction and kept muttering.

Gu Liansheng also softened his expression and helped that bastard Gu Lianshan to cover up his lie.

"It's too expensive. I thought I'd ask other houses to see if they have any. With the snowstorm this year, some villagers ventured into the mountains to cut firewood and sell it. As long as you have money, you can buy firewood."

Qian had something on her mind at the moment and was in no mood to bother him about this matter, so she just nodded indifferently.

"You can handle this matter. I'm not familiar with the village and don't know the way. I have to rely on you to buy firewood."

Gu Liansheng breathed a sigh of relief, finally he managed to fool the whole thing.

He glanced at Qian and felt a little surprised. She was no longer making a fuss and was actually speaking to him in a nice tone, unlike just now when she spoke harshly to him.

"I've got some snow on me, and my clothes are a little wet. I'm going back to the house to change clothes and lie down for a while to warm myself up. Don't you want to eat chicken?

I'm bringing the key to the east wing. Use it to open the door. There's half a chicken in the pot. Take it out and stew it. Then mix it with some noodles. We'll have chicken noodle soup tonight."

Gu Liansheng took out the key from his pocket and handed it to him.

Qian took the key without saying a word and didn't move. She watched Gu Liansheng enter the east wing.

Qian's tense spirit suddenly relaxed, and she realized that her legs were weak.

…

Gu Lianshan also arrived home at this time. Hearing the noise, Gu Tang came out of the house and followed her father to the main hall to find her third uncle.

Not long after Third Uncle fell asleep, Gu Lianshan went to the east room to wake him up and told him about Gu Zhier's story and his own guesses.

Gu Tang didn't avoid it, but stood aside and listened quietly, summarizing it as follows:

It is true that Gu Zhier injured someone, but the theft is very questionable. It is very likely that Gu Liansheng did it, but it was also a coincidence that made Qian mistakenly believe that it was Gu Zhier who stole it.

After hearing these things, Gu Tang was speechless. There were only two words to describe this matter - outrageous!

Gu Liansheng stole Qian's dowry?!

No, didn't Qian Shi rush to marry Gu Liansheng? If Gu Liansheng asked for her dowry, Qian Shi would have given it to him. Would she have stolen it?

Gu Tang couldn't figure this out, so he asked.

Gu Lianshan looked like he had a toothache. He said, "When you get to know Qian's temper in the future, you'll understand."

Previously, he had the same idea as his daughter. He always felt that Qian didn't want any betrothal gifts and seemed to be eager to marry. She must have fallen in love with Gu Liansheng. After marrying him, even if everything didn't go her way, at least she would follow his lead.

But today he witnessed Qian's tough side and her attitude towards Gu Liansheng.

This made him realize that they all had misjudged Qian.