Chapter 135: Pay It Back!
Gu Yuehuai shook his head and said with a smile: "Dad, I am going to work, not to the guillotine. My colleagues are nice and treat me warmly. I also like the working environment. It is not difficult at all, so don't worry."
Gu Zhifeng couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when she heard this: "That's good, that's good."
Gu Yuehuai looked at the watch on her wrist. It was almost time. She said, "Let's go, Dad. Let's go to the state-owned restaurant in the county. The earlier we go, the earlier we can come back. Don't delay me from going to work."
"Hey, hey!" Gu Zhifeng agreed repeatedly, and the father and daughter went to the county state-owned restaurant.
As soon as the two arrived, they saw Nie Peilan standing at the door to greet them. Her dress was not much different from the last time she saw her at the county clinic. Her aura was as sharp and domineering as before, and she looked to have a bad temper.
Gu Zhifeng stared at her elder sister in a daze. They hadn't seen each other for many years.
He knew in his heart that his elder sister hated his past background, but they were still family. She had held him in her arms and fed him, and told him stories she had heard in school. The feelings they had had were clearly not fake.
Gu Yuehuai looked calm. He didn't have the embarrassment of Nie Peilan disassociating herself from the clinic, nor was he as cautious as when meeting an elder again. He treated him as a stranger: "Dad? Let's go over."
Gu Zhifeng concealed her complicated emotions and nodded.
The father and daughter gradually approached. Nie Peilan, who had been smiling, suddenly changed her expression when she saw them. Her voice became a little sharp: "Why are you here?"
Gu Yuehuai smiled and betrayed Gu Tianfeng without any hesitation: "My uncle invited me here."
Nie Peilan frowned and waved her hand: "Go, we broke up a long time ago, I didn't ask you to come at all."
These words fell into Gu Zhifeng's ears, no less than a bolt from the blue. His throat rolled for a moment, and he said dryly: "Sister, I... I came here to talk to you."
He really didn't want his brothers and sisters who had grown up supporting each other to become strangers from now on. He had finally seized the opportunity, and if he could ease the relationship and continue to interact like normal relatives in the future, that would be enough.
Nie Peilan looked at Gu Zhifeng with a complicated expression for a moment, but she quickly came to her senses. She said coldly, "Talk? There is nothing good to say between me and a son of a landlord like you. Get out of here!"
In her opinion, Gu Zhifeng came to her with such eager eyes just to take advantage of her.
She is the lover of the deputy secretary of the county revolutionary committee. Who wouldn’t want this relationship?
Gu Yuehuai's eyes were slightly cold, and his voice was cold: "Aunt is really a noble person who forgets things easily. My father is the son of a landlord, and you are also the daughter adopted by a landlord. Why do you think you are so noble?"
Nie Peilan's expression suddenly changed: "You!"
She looked around hurriedly, fearing that others might hear her words.
In order to break away from that disgraceful past and identity, she deliberately changed her name and surname, and went to work in the county with her relatively high level of education. There she met Du Jin, who was then the secretary of the county revolutionary committee, and achieved class crossing.
Since she became an official's wife, everything in the past has disappeared, and no one would ask about it. She was about to forget her life as an adopted daughter living under someone else's roof, but Gu Yuehuai's words instantly made her confused.
Gu Zhifeng looked a little sad, not knowing whether it was because of Nie Peilan's ruthlessness or because of the lost memories.
Gu Yuehuai flicked his fingers and said softly, "My dad didn't come here specially for you to insult him. He just wanted to remember the brother-sister relationship in the past and came to visit his two nieces who are about to go to the countryside. You don't even want to give me this little face, and you have to tear it apart?"
Nie Peilan heard the threat in Gu Yuehuai's words, and her words revealed: If you don't let us in, I will shout out your identity as the landlord's adopted daughter.
She felt quite troubled and also blamed Gu Tianfeng. Who asked him to invite the father and daughter here?
Nie Peilan rubbed his forehead, looked around, and said in a low voice: "Don't talk nonsense when you go in!"
Gu Yuehuai pretended not to hear and pulled Gu Zhifeng into the state-owned hotel.
The restaurant today is a little deserted compared to the past. There are not many guests, but everyone is wearing a military coat and leather shoes, and you can tell at a glance that they are not ordinary people. It can be seen that Nie Peilan has put a lot of effort into this farewell banquet.
Gu Tianfeng and Gu Yinfeng have arrived.
As soon as she saw Gu Zhifeng and Gu Yuehuai, Gu Yinfeng exclaimed, "Why are they here?"
Gu Tianfeng had anticipated this and waved to Gu Zhifeng: "Zhifeng, girl, come over here!"
I don’t know if it’s because he borrowed the money yesterday, but Gu Tianfeng has changed his usual dull and taciturn attitude and has become a little more enthusiastic towards Gu Zhifeng. After he sat down, he did not forget to add water to Gu Zhifeng’s cup.
Gu Yinfeng looked at him curiously, chewing melon seeds, and whispered to Gu Yuehuai, "Why are you here with your dad?"
Gu Yuehuai held the cup and took a sip of the hot water: "I haven't seen my aunt for a long time. My dad wants to catch up with her."
"Pfft... reminiscing about the past? Come on, elder sister doesn't want to see you at all. It would be boring for you if you come." Gu Yinfeng saw it clearly, laughed and rolled her eyes.
Gu Yuehuai just smiled and said nothing. Nie Peilan had been raised and cared for by her grandfather, who spent a lot of money to send her to school, otherwise she would not have the wealthy life she has today. Now that she has gained power, she wants to kick everyone away. How can that be possible?
In this life, everything I owe them must be paid back, not a single cent less!
Not long after, Nie Peilan dragged two girls who were about the same age as Gu Yuehuai into the state-owned hotel.
Gu Yuehuai watched coldly. Nie Peilan's two daughters perfectly inherited her decent but not outstanding face, and her husband Du Jin's short stature. It can be said that they have no advantages at all. However, they are very familiar with the domineering attitude of city people.
Du Yanyun is eighteen years old this year. She has two braids and holds her chin high, like a proud little peacock.
She looked around and suddenly saw Gu Yuehuai sitting next to Gu Yinfeng. She couldn't help but frowned and pointed at her and said, "Who are you? My mother didn't even invite you over!"
Upon hearing this, everyone present looked at Gu Yuehuai and looked at each other in surprise.
Gu Zhifeng pursed her lips and was about to stand up when she heard Gu Yuehuai say, "Me? So she should be your cousin?"
She propped her chin up with her hand and watched Du Yanyun's blushing face with interest. She shouted, "Cousin? I don't have a cousin like you, you're talking nonsense! Mom, who is she? Why did you let a stranger come over?"
Nie Peilan felt a headache from her noise, and looked at Gu Yuehuai coldly, saying, "Alright, sit down."
Du Yanran also pulled Du Yanyun, glanced at Gu Yuehuai's face, and Gu Zhifeng who was sitting next to him, and knew what was going on.
She is two years older than her sister Du Yanyun and knows more about the Gu family's affairs. Although she also looks down on the poor relatives of the Gu family, today's occasion is not suitable for causing trouble. They came here to collect money.
The daughter of the deputy secretary of the county revolutionary committee went to the countryside to work as a sent-down youth. How could these relatives and uncles not express their opinions?
Her mother said that everyone should be given at least 50 yuan! She didn't mind if one more relative came, as long as she could get the money. With money, she wouldn't have to suffer much even if she went to the countryside.
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