The neighbor's daughter sighed after hearing the story: "No wonder everyone says 'Your mom has it tough' whenever they see Yunze."
She had often heard people say this to Gu Yunze, but she never understood why. Now she does.
"Mom, so you're telling me not to be a stepmother, right?"
The woman patted the girl's head: "Being a stepmother is not easy. Even if you are, it's best not to be completely devoted to her. You still need to have your own child."
"Women have a tough life."
That's right. Li Huizhu also felt that she had a tough time. Fortunately, she raised a good son. Gu Yunze was already a regimental commander at a young age. His two older brothers and sisters' careers could not compare to his.
This made Li Huizhu very proud.
Gu Henglin was always clear about the conflicts between his wife, eldest son, and eldest daughter; it was all because the two children had been spoiled by their maternal family.
If he had known, he shouldn't have let the child's maternal grandparents come to visit the child so often.
They were afraid that their children would be taught not to be close to them, so they often spoke ill of Li Huizhu.
Li Huizhu was young then and didn't understand these conflicts. She only knew how to raise her children well and treated them with all her heart.
Gu Henglin saw all of this.
The thought that the first thing his children did after he got into trouble was to kick their stepmother out of the house made him feel heartbroken.
So he chased the two children away, telling them not to come over unless necessary, as it was upsetting to see them.
Later, Li Huizhu gave birth to Gu Yunze, and the three of them lived a happy and fulfilling life.
Compared to when he was fighting in the army when he had his eldest son, the war had already ended when he had his youngest son, and the child had practically grown up on his lap.
He naturally favored his younger son.
Moreover, Gu Yunze is now highly regarded in the army, and Li Huizhu has her son's support. Gu Henglin has no doubt that if he dares to favor his eldest son, she will immediately abandon him and live with her younger son.
So the next day, Gu Henglin completely ignored his eldest son and daughter who came after smelling the odor.
Gu Yunze was much older than his older brother and sister and they weren't very close, so he just spoke to them politely.
Gu Yunfei is forty-seven years old and looks a lot like Gu Henglin, but he spends most of his time in the office, so he has fair skin and a white face, and looks rather scholarly.
It's hard to imagine that someone like that would be so heartless as to kick his stepmother, who raised him, out of the house without even giving her any money.
Gu Wenwen is forty-five years old this year. She looks more like her biological mother. She has a flat nose, small eyes, and only her small, cherry-like mouth is pretty.
Li Huizhu became her mother when she was five years old. She didn't hate her stepmother like her brother did, but children still like to follow older children, and she followed Gu Yunfei in everything she did.
It's like shamelessly coming to the compound, ostensibly to see your younger brother, but secretly hoping to move back into the compound.
Neither of them was particularly capable; they were only mediocre at work. However, their superiors treated them better because of their father's influence.
If we could move back into the compound, it would be even more impressive to talk about it outside.
Gu Wenwen is Gu Yunfei's shadow.
The most despicable one is Gu Yunfei.
He himself is quite eloquent.
“Mom and Dad are getting old, and Yunze isn’t home often. Why don’t we move in with our family to keep you company?”
Li Huizhu remained silent. Since that incident, she had not spoken a single word to her stepson and stepdaughter.
Gu Yunze raised an eyebrow and looked at Gu Henglin, seemingly waiting for his answer.
Gu Henglin said with a straight face, "You don't need to accompany us. Your mother and I are not that old. Besides, I have bodyguards. There are so many neighbors in this compound. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Dad, I'm getting old, and I just want to be filial to you..."
Gu Henglin couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted, "No need to make it sound so nice. Is there a promotion opportunity coming up soon?"
Gu Yunfei was stunned. How did his father know?
Gu Yunze couldn't help but let out a snort, which earned him a light pat from Li Huizhu.
Gu Yunfei felt looked down upon by his stepmother and younger brother, his face flushed, and he angrily said:
"Dad, don't always think of me as someone blinded by self-interest. Is someone trying to sow discord between you?" He said this with a hidden meaning, as if no one could miss it.
Gu Yunze snorted: "Big brother, don't involve innocent people. This is between you and Dad."
Before he was born, Gu Yunfei was still alive. Now that he's here, Gu Yunfei can forget about bullying his mother.
Gu Yunze then turned to look at Gu Henglin: "Dad, this is a matter between you and your eldest son. Please handle it yourself. Don't bother my mother anymore. My stance is clear: if they move back, I will take my mother with me."
He's now eligible to accompany his mother to the military, so the army can allocate him a house. At worst, they can bring his mother to the military family compound.
Gu Henglin got anxious: "When did I say that I let them move back? What's the rush?"
"Eldest and second eldest, you can leave now. Don't come again. Your mother and I don't need your company or your visits. Go away. I can't help you with your promotion."
As he spoke, he stood up and asked the guards to help push the two of them, along with their belongings, outside the door.
Gu Yunfei was chased away before he could finish speaking. He was furious and felt he had lost face, so his face turned very ugly.
Gu Wenwen helped him up and advised, "Brother, let it go. Dad already said he wouldn't interfere with us anymore. You shouldn't have said that about Mom just now..."
After becoming a mother herself, Gu Wenwen realized how difficult it was to be a stepmother. However, since this was her own brother, she had no choice but to stand by his side.
Gu Yunfei pushed her away: "Don't say anything. Dad was bewitched by that woman."
A neighbor passing by spat and muttered, "Two ingrates."
Just walk past them.
It was obvious that they were being insulted, but since no one was pointing at them, they couldn't say anything.
As they approached the door, the gatekeeper, Old Zhang, gave them a disapproving look.
It's fair to say that these two were unpopular and despised in the compound.
Gu Yunfei's face turned bright red, and he slunk away, not daring to come back in for a while.
After the two left, Gu Yunze and Li Huizhu didn't say a word to Gu Henglin.
The old man was very afraid that his wife was really going to leave him.
He kept following Li Huizhu around, saying, "Huizhu, I kicked them out, so please don't be angry anymore."
"You can't leave, what will I do if you leave?"
Gu Yunze shook his head when he saw this; the old man had now even resorted to shamelessness.
He knew that Li Huizhu wouldn't come with him to join the army. Not only was he currently on a mission, but she was also used to living here.
He just said that to threaten the old man.
The mother and son worked well together to keep the old man in check and prevent him from being soft-hearted towards his older brother and sister.
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