Chapter 418 No Money for Food
The next morning, the Ningguo Marquis Mansion released the news.
It is said that the eldest grandson, Gu Han, has already married, and his wife is Li Jiaojiao, the adopted daughter of the Duke of Pingguo.
Because things have been unsettled at home lately, we are keeping everything simple and not hosting any guests.
Duke Ping's Mansion——
Ping Guogong was furious: "What, Li Jiaojiao, that unlucky little girl, ran away?"
Thinking of this, he rushed to the courtyard of the wife of Duke Ping and cursed: "You actually let her run away? Where is her 10,000 taels of dowry? She took it all away? God damn it!"
Lady Pingguo leaned on the chaise longue and said coldly, "What do you mean by letting her run away? How could you forget that she and Gu Han had already signed a marriage certificate and she is already Gu Han's wife. Where else would she go if not to Ningguo Marquis's Mansion?"
"The dowry was already registered in her register. It all belongs to her."
"You, you, you—you're making me so angry! You're a spendthrift woman. Do you know that we probably can't get our things back? What is left at home? You actually let her run away with 10,000 taels? How are we going to live in the future?"
Lady Pingguo covered her chest and said, "I think it's worth it! And Jiaojiao won't ignore us."
Duke Ping started cursing again.
At this time, Xiaolu came in. Because of the matter between Mei and Zhao Ruying, Li Jiaojiao did not take Xiaolu to Ningguo Marquis Mansion.
Xiaolu said, "Master, Madam, the Second Master has been found."
Duke Ping asked excitedly: "Where are the people?"
"main hall."
"Humph! That rebellious son, I'll skin him alive!"
Duke Pingguo flicked his sleeves fiercely, turned around and left quickly.
The wife of Duke Ping also put on a coat and hurried to the main hall.
In the main hall——
Liu Xiawei was kneeling on the ground, and Nanny Yu was also kneeling beside him.
Liu Shangwei and Qiao were standing not far away.
At this time, Duke Ping and his wife walked in.
As soon as the Duke of Ping came over, he kicked Liu Xiawei to the ground with a "bang": "You rebellious son, I will beat you to death! I will kick you to death! You loser!"
Liu Xiawei was beaten and curled up on the ground.
After a long while, the Duke's wife said with a sullen face: "Don't fight, what's the point of fighting now?"
Duke Ping had long since lost all his strength and slumped in his chair.
Lady Pingguo said angrily: "Liu Xiawei, Liu Xiawei, how dare you——"
Liu Xiawei knew this would happen when he stole the things. His neck stiffened:
"Why should I be so afraid? Anyway, this money will either be spent by Dad, eaten by Big Brother, or even spent on that unlucky Li Jiaojiao. In that case, I might as well spend it! I earn a penny for every penny I spend!"
Duke Ping and his wife, and Duke Liu Shangwei and his wife almost vomited blood.
Duke Ping roared, "What about the money? How much is left now?"
Liu Xiawei rummaged into his sleeves, and with a few "dongs" and "clatters", he threw out two small silver ingots and a handful of copper coins: "They are all here."
Duke Ping and the others gasped and said in trembling voices: "More than 55,000 taels, this is all you have left... Is there 20 taels here?"
Liu Xiawei: "Here is ten taels and twenty-three copper coins."
Duke Ping and the others almost cried to death: "What a sin! You gambled away all your money?"
Liu Xiawei gritted his teeth and said, "Don't accuse me of spending more than 50,000 taels at once. Let me make it clear to you that 30,000 taels of it were used to pay off gambling debts."
"I only spent 25,000 taels. It's just the money you used to buy three courtesans, and it's just the money for Li Jiaojiao's two dowries. It's nothing."
Lady Pingguo held the blood that was about to rush to her throat and said, "Can't I still praise you?"
Liu Xiawei said: "Do you all need to do this? You can save money slowly in the future."
Lady Pingguo shouted angrily, "Slowly save? Where can I save? Didn't you sell all the family property? You sold all the golden hens that lay eggs, how can you make money?"
Liu Xiawei was stunned: "I only sold a small stack of things... can I get half of it?"
Lady Pingguo was furious: "What do you mean by half? This is all our family's assets? You even sold this house?"
"The Deli Bank came to collect our things yesterday. In three days, we will all have to get out. Where will we live then? You have sold all my farm and land. I will have no source of income from now on. You won't even have money to eat."
Liu Xiawei was stunned. He couldn't even understand a word that Lady Pingguo said: "What do you mean? That's ridiculous."
Yeah, that's ridiculous.
He has been living a life of luxury since he was born. What does it mean that he doesn't even have money to eat?
How could Liu Xiawei have no money to eat?
As long as he sat down in the restaurant, the waiter would serve him the food, and at the end of the month the restaurant would come to his house to settle the bill.
When you get home, you can eat and play whatever you want.
Anyway, no matter what happens, our parents will support us even if the sky falls. How can we starve? No, he never even thought about being hungry.
His only worry was how to get more money to gamble or find something new to do.
Now someone actually told him that he would have nothing to eat? Isn't this just a joke?
When he was selling those things, he was thinking that his parents would always find a way to deal with it, and the worst that could happen was that they would just beat him up.
And he felt that the family's property should be more than that.
Liu Xiawei said, "There are more than these things at home, right? Even I know that you can't put all your eggs in one basket."
Lady Pingguogong's eyes turned red. "No, just put it in a basket. You sold everything in the house! All of it! Liu Xiawei, you are a sinner! That was all my dowry."
Liu Xiawei's eyes widened. "Speaking of this, I haven't even mentioned you yet! Not all of these are your dowry. When I sold those things, I found that many of them were originally owned by our Duke's Mansion. Mother actually said before that all of them were her dowry, as if we were all eating and drinking from you."
"In fact, we usually eat and drink at the Duke's Mansion, but you flatter yourself every day."
Duke Ping and Liu Shangwei were stunned and looked at the wife of Duke Ping in disbelief.
The wife of Duke Ping almost vomited blood again: "Yes, many of the properties originally belonged to the Duke's Mansion. I was just afraid that you would lose them all, so I used some tricks to get them under my name."
"What's the point of saying all this now? I've worked so hard to keep this family together, but you sold it! Sold everything! From now on, we will have no income, and we will even lose this house."
Duke Ping listened and kicked Liu Xiawei hard a few more times.
Yu Ma said, "Master and Madam, let's ask him how he stole the things!"
The Duke of Ping and his wife stared at Liu Xiawei.
Yu Ma gritted her teeth and said, "I always keep the key with me. How did the Second Master get it?"
Liu Xiawei scratched his head: "I'm not sure... I was walking in the garden when something was thrown in front of me. I picked it up and found it was a key."
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