Old Mrs. Gu seemed to realize something. She reached out and pulled Niu Niu, then shook her head at the child.
Gu Mingda looked at her disapprovingly and said, "Mother, if there is anything, it is better to speak clearly in person. If you insist on hiding it, then I will just think that my sister-in-law is deliberately irritating you and deliberately disobeying you. I will go to the government office and report her now."
Gu Mingda deliberately made the matter more serious. He did not just talk about it and let it go. He stood up on the spot and asked the coachman who was still waiting outside the door to drive to the county.
Old Mrs. Gu was anxious and said quickly, "Second brother! Second brother! Don't leave! I'm telling you!"
Gu Mingda stopped when he heard this and turned to look at Old Lady Gu.
Although Mrs. Gu said this, she couldn't help complaining: "My son doesn't act like a son, but like a living father."
Gu Mingda's face fell.
Old Mrs. Gu immediately apologized with a smile and said, "I'll just say it nicely. Your sister-in-law is worried about her eldest son's marriage and is afraid that the family won't have enough money. I was also worried and fainted all of a sudden."
Gu Mingda frowned and said, "You can't fool even a three-year-old child with such words."
He understood what his mother was thinking better than anyone else, and he also knew why, even when it had come to this point, his mother was about to get sick from anger, but still deliberately kept it a secret for his sister-in-law.
The old lady cares about the harmony between brothers and the reunion of the family. She would rather suffer the injustice herself than make a fuss about anything. Now that Gu Mingda is about to take the exam and his family has changed, she is even more reluctant to split up the family.
Gu Mingda looked at the other party at the scene and said, "Niuniu, you speak."
Niu Niu was caught between her father and grandmother. She was afraid that her words would cause a conflict between her father and grandmother. The little girl had never experienced such things and looked at her grandmother hesitantly.
Old Mrs. Gu winked at the child frantically.
Gu Mingda directly led Niuniu to his side, and then stretched out his hands to support the little girl's head on both sides, so that the child could only look at him, and said: "Tell Dad the truth, what happened?"
Niu Niu wanted to turn her head to look at Old Lady Gu, but Gu Mingda held her face down and she couldn't move.
"You can't see your grandma now, so you can only tell the truth to daddy." Gu Mingda said.
Niu Niu sighed like a little adult. It seemed that she had no choice.
After hearing the whole story of what happened next to the chicken coop, Gu Mingda frowned and wished he could pinch the fly to death.
"Mom, my sister-in-law said such nonsense and you kept it secret for her." Gu Mingda was very dissatisfied.
Old Mrs. Gu shrank her neck and said, "Your sister-in-law has a sharp tongue but a soft heart. She is just short-sighted and can't see far. In her heart, she treats Niuniu and Xiaoya the same. There is no difference."
Actually, what Old Lady Gu said was not false. After all, in the eyes of Mrs. Gu, except for her daughter Gu Daya, the other girls in the family were really no different.
Gu Mingda could neither accept that his mother, who had worked hard all her life, was bullied by his sister-in-law, nor could he tolerate his precious daughter being scolded like that. He had already made a decision in his heart.
Old Mrs. Gu was not feeling well, so she took a carriage on the way back again.
In the carriage, Old Lady Gu's compliments flowed out like they were free: "Second son, you really have to admit that riding in a carriage is much more stable than riding in an oxcart. My second son is really promising and can let me enjoy this blessing. The happiest thing in my life is to have a good son like you."
Gu Mingda was not fooled, but asked: "Mom, according to the doctor, you have been sulking at home for the past two months. Besides sister-in-law, who else has made you angry?"
Old Lady Gu started playing dumb again: "No, no one is mad at me. I am the mother of a scholar, who dares to offend me?"
Gu Mingda also knew how to deal with his mother. In order to avoid her flattery, he said very straightforwardly: "Mom, what's wrong with you now? Why are you talking so sarcastic?"
When Mrs. Gu heard this, she felt a pang in her heart. She knew she couldn't fool him, so she calmed down and said seriously, "When a big family lives together, it's inevitable that there will be bumps and bruises. Second son, you don't have to take it too seriously. Mom and your dad are the heads of the family. Even if they are angry, it's because we can't let it go."
Gu Mingda took over the conversation: "Mom, a big tree has many branches. Since you are crowded together, it is better to separate them so that both of you will not be unhappy."
When Old Lady Gu heard these two words that she feared the most, her face turned pale and she said, "You just passed the exam and want to split up the family. If outsiders knew about this, they would think that you have become rich and would be eager to kick your brothers away. Second brother, this will not do you any good at all."
Gu Mingda had obviously thought it through, and looked at Old Lady Gu with sincere eyes: "Mom, I am not afraid of these bad reputations, I can ignore these gossips, I just hope you can live a comfortable life, as long as you can get rid of these idle words, it is more important to me than anything else."
When Mrs. Gu heard what her son said, her heart had already softened completely, but Gu Mingda was her son, and the other two were also her biological children.
She would not do anything like using one son's money to subsidize the other two sons. The reason why she suppressed Gu Mingda and was unwilling to divide the family was just because she hoped that when the other two sons made mistakes, Gu Mingda, the only smart person in the family, could help them.
Also because she had low requirements, Gu Mingda had always laughed it off when the first and third wives made countless stupid mistakes in the past.
"You are all my children. I don't want to see you split up and fight over that little bit of property. From now on, I will listen to you in all the big and small matters in the family, and I will listen to you too. Second son, can we not split up?" Old Mrs. Gu said softly.
The old lady secretly hoped that her second son would take over and be the helmsman of the family, but her idea was doomed to fail.
"Mom, not to mention that my eldest brother is the eldest son, what would he think if he knew about this? Even the third brother would probably not be happy. They would only think that you are partial and have secretly given our second branch some great benefits." Gu Mingda said.
The old lady looked depressed upon hearing this. She sat in the carriage sighing, looking like she had suffered a defeat.
Niu Niu didn't quite understand the conversation between her grandmother and her father, nor did she understand why this incident made her grandmother so upset. She could only snuggle up to the old lady, rummage in her little purse, and take out a piece of candy.
"Grandma eats candy. Mom said that eating sweet things will make you happy." Niu Niu said softly.
Faced with the comfort from her most beloved granddaughter, Grandma Gu forced herself to cheer up, put her hand lightly on Niu Niu's shoulder, and hugged the child.
"Niuniu, your father insists on dividing the family, but grandma doesn't want to." Old Mrs. Gu said very aggrievedly.
Niuniu heard this and tilted her head and said, "Grandma, do you think Daddy did something wrong?"
Old Mrs. Gu was suddenly speechless.
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