Chapter 4: Breaking off the engagement in public!
Gu Changhe glanced at Su Mengxue, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, while Gu Yunting's eyes darkened, and the doubts in his heart grew heavier.
Sun Suqin was scolded in public by Su Mengxue. Although she was angry, she did not lose her composure. She knew that the most important thing at the moment was to make this marriage happen. She would have plenty of opportunities to get back at him in the future for the anger she suffered today.
She concealed her emotions and smiled to smooth things over, "Mengxue is usually good-tempered. She must have said that because she was angry about this incident. I can understand."
"Who needs your understanding? I'm a very easygoing person, but I'm definitely not polite to those ungrateful villains. Your sudden praise of me shouldn't be too obvious. Do you think others are fools who will be exploited by you?"
Su Mengxue spoke directly, and Sun Suqin's defense was instantly broken. She frowned and blushed and said, "Su Mengxue, you..."
Gu Weiguo glared at Sun Suqin, and Sun Suqin reluctantly fell silent.
Gu Changhe didn't want to listen to them quarreling anymore. He glanced at Gu Xiangyu who was kneeling on the ground and trembling, then turned to look at Gu Weiguo and Sun Suqin, and scolded them with a serious face:
"You two know all the stupid things Xiangyu has done over the years. Now that he's gone so far wrong, I won't tolerate him any longer. Send him to the police station tomorrow and sentence him accordingly. Anyone who dares to interfere will be kicked out of the Gu family immediately!"
Gu Weiguo understood Gu Changhe's temper. He was upright and honest during his tenure and never protected anyone. He knew that pleading was useless, so he lowered his head with a heavy face, sighed, and accepted it.
Sun Suqin was frightened to tears when she saw Gu Weiguo's admitted defeat. She was about to plead for Gu Xiangyu, but Gu Changhe glared back at her.
Seeing that he had completely lost hope, Gu Xiangyu trembled like a sieve, his eyes turned black, and he fainted from fright.
Seeing this, Gu Changhe snorted coldly and asked Gu Weiguo and Sun Suqin to carry him out.
As for the two lackeys who had been following Gu Xiangyu just now, they had sneaked away as soon as Gu Changhe entered the room. Now only Su Mengxue, Gu Changhe and Gu Yunting were left in the room.
Gu Changhe looked at Su Mengxue and said in a soft voice, "Child, you have been wronged in this matter. Don't worry, the Gu family will definitely not be less polite and will definitely marry you off in a grand manner."
Su Mengxue raised her eyes and looked at Gu Yunting again. There was no emotion on his face, and he obviously accepted the marriage.
It seemed that she could only rely on herself. She turned to look at Gu Changhe and said seriously, "Grandpa Gu, I know you mean well, but I don't agree with this marriage. Please give up this idea!"
Gu Yunting frowned slightly upon hearing this, while Gu Changhe asked in surprise, "Mengxue, why...why don't you agree?"
Su Mengxue saw that Gu Yunting also turned his gaze to her. She thought about the plot in the book and quickly found an excuse.
"Grandpa Gu, to be honest, I already have a crush on someone in the countryside. I gave him up because of pressure from my family. But after coming to Jiangbei, I've always been thinking about him. Besides, I can't adapt to life here. I hope you can help me and cancel my engagement with the Gu family."
After Su Mengxue finished speaking, her gaze unconsciously turned to Gu Yunting standing beside her, and she saw a hint of anger on his resolute face.
Su Mengxue knew that his pride was at work. After all, which man could afford to lose face when his engagement was broken off in front of him?
Gu Changhe hadn't expected Su Mengxue to break off the engagement. After a moment of silence, he said with embarrassment, "Son, you and Yun Ting are already married. I'm afraid there's no chance for that man to be with you anymore. If I agree to break off the engagement now, then the Gu family would be irresponsible to you."
Su Mengxue had expected Gu Changhe to reply like this. She really couldn't use modern thinking to persuade him in the traditional and conservative 1980s. Just as she was about to come up with another reason to persuade him, Gu Changhe said earnestly, "My child, believe me, Yun Ting will be a good husband in the future. With me around, no one in the Gu family will dare to bully you. This matter is settled."
Gu Changhe's tone was gentle but unquestionable. After that, he turned to look at Gu Yunting who was standing beside him and ordered, "Yunting, come out with me."
Then the two of them walked out of the house one after the other. After walking for a while, Gu Changhe stopped. He looked at Gu Yunting and said in a deep voice, "Yunting, now that the matter has been settled, you must take responsibility for Mengxue. Marry her as soon as possible, and then find a way to make her accept you."
Gu Yunting's eyes darkened slightly, and he nodded in response: "Dad, I understand."
Gu Changhe was very satisfied with Gu Yunting's answer. Ge Yun had passed away early, and he felt both pity and admiration for his youngest son. Although he appeared unkind on the surface, he was actually warm-hearted and decisive in his actions.
It was clearly Gu Xiangyu's fault, but he never complained from beginning to end, nor did he consider his own career prospects. He took the responsibility on his own initiative.
Gu Changhe patted his shoulder and said, "Yun Ting, I know you and Shi Yi grew up together and have a deep relationship. You are also engaged. You haven't talked about love all these years because you are waiting for her. But now that something like this has happened, we can't treat the Su family's daughter unfairly and let you down."
When Gu Yunting heard Gu Changhe mention Jiang Shiyi, his voice was slightly low but extremely firm: "It was me who lost Shiyi back then. No matter what, I will never give up looking for her. As for the Jiang family, you are old, I should go and apologize."
Gu Changhe sighed and said, "Yun Ting, don't put so much pressure on yourself. This is not entirely your fault."
At the same time, Su Mengxue sat on the kang in the house, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the coarse sheets. She was thinking about where to go after leaving the Gu family.
Go back to the countryside? She dismissed the idea the moment it occurred to her.
It is clearly written in the book that the Su family has no daughter. They adopted the original owner in order to form an alliance with the Gu family. Over the years, they did not treat the original owner well.
When she was little, she was ordered to wash clothes and cook. When she grew up, she was asked to do farm work. The poor original owner had never attended school for a day. She was ordered around by her adoptive parents and two lazy brothers for so many years, and she never doubted her own life experience.
Once the Su family knew that she had canceled the marriage they had been longing for, they would never let her off easily. After lowering her eyes for a few moments, Su Mengxue decided to stay in Jiangbei to make a living.
Anyway, she came from modern society. She can predict the future and has skills. In the 1980s when gold was everywhere, it was easy for her to make money.
But she had nothing. Where would she get the money to make money? And where would she live after leaving the Gu family?
Su Mengxue suddenly thought of the book-traveling novels she had read before. The heroines all had various cheat codes, such as systems, space, and treasure appraisal abilities...
Maybe she has too?
Su Mengxue looked around and whispered softly, "System Dad, System Mom, System Brother, System Little Cutie..."
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