Gu Lan came back from the town in high spirits. Although she was not pregnant yet, she was still followed by several maids who carefully protected her from all sides for fear that something might happen to her.
Although she knew that Zhao Qian attached great importance to the baby in her belly, she did not know that this was Zhao Qian's only child at present, so Zhao Qian attached more importance to it than she imagined.
In addition to the few maids in public, she was also protected by secret guards.
Gu Lan thought that once her mansion was completed, it would be the largest and best in the entire village.
By then, it will definitely be better than Xie Yunjiao’s house.
Seeing that Xie Yunjiao was living worse than her, she was happy and content.
"Little sister, why are you back?" When Gu Ping was at a loss, Gu Lan came back, and he was so scared that he jumped up from his chair immediately.
All the craftsmen in the new house went on strike. He went to look for other craftsmen, but it seemed as if those people had ganged up on him. No one was willing to come and work.
The construction of the house has been stalled for several days now, and he didn't dare tell Gu Lan. Now Gu Lan suddenly came back, and he was scared out of his wits.
"Brother, why are you standing there? Take me to see the new house." Gu Lan said.
Gu Ping came back to his senses with a start. He looked at Gu Lan, laughed dryly, and said, "You're in delicate health, so you'd better not go to the construction site. It's a mess there. If something happens, it will be bad."
Gu Lan thought so too. She was now in a privileged position because of her mother. If something happened to the child in her belly, she would probably fall out of favor again.
However, she came back this time to see the new house and show it off in the village so that everyone would envy her good life. Otherwise, she would not have come back at this time.
"Don't worry, with so many people protecting me, nothing will happen to me." Gu Lan said.
"But..." Gu Ping scratched his head, not knowing what else to say for a moment.
"Strange?" Gu Lan frowned and moved closer to Gu Ping, as if she could guess what Gu Ping was thinking by doing so. "Are you hiding something from me?"
Gu Ping almost choked on his own saliva, his eyes wandering and he didn't dare to look Gu Lan in the eye: "No, how could I dare to hide anything from you."
Gu Lan snorted coldly: "Okay, let's go to the construction site and take a look."
Gu Lan went to the construction site despite Gu Ping's obstruction, only to find that the work had been stopped at some point and there was no one inside.
No wonder when she went out just now, the villagers looked at her with strange eyes.
Gu Lan was furious and yelled at Gu Ping, "What the hell is going on? Why didn't you tell me about this?"
When Fan heard her daughter had returned, she came back from the fields and rushed to the new house to hear Gu Lan scolding Gu Ping. She hurriedly defended him, saying, "It was just those craftsmen who didn't know what was good for them. It has nothing to do with your brother."
"Those craftsmen? Are they asking for exorbitant prices? Or are they just being lazy? If they're not up to the task, then just replace them. You know I want this new house to be completed quickly, so why are you stopping them?"
Gu Lan started scolding Gu Ping, leaving him no chance to refute.
If it were in the past, he would definitely be angry with Gu Lan, but not now.
Now their family’s good life depends entirely on Gu Lan, otherwise they wouldn’t have such a large residential plot.
So he could only give in and let Gu Lan beat and scold him.
"Sister, don't be angry, otherwise you will get sick." Gu Ping said.
Gu Lan was furious. She had never seen anyone as unreliable as Gu Ping.
If you don’t ask, you won’t know. Once you ask, you will almost be mad to death.
He even dared to cut corners on his own house. Fortunately, the craftsman was only injured and not killed. It would have been such bad luck if he had died in the new house.
"Mom, and you are such a fool. You could have just given them some money to send them away, but you insisted on making things worse."
Mrs. Fan was scolded by her daughter, but she didn't dare to speak out loudly. She could only say aggrievedly: "I didn't expect it to be like this. I just wanted to save money."
"Isn't the money I gave you enough? Do you need to be so frugal?" Gu Lan looked at Fan, who was dressed in dirty clothes from doing farm work, and couldn't help but get angry. "Don't go to work in the fields anymore. You get dirty and embarrassed."
Mrs. Fan was unhappy: "What's so embarrassing? Everyone in the village is like this. Everyone wears this to work. The silk and satin you gave me will be torn with just a scratch. Such a good dress will be wasted."
I am not very good like this."
"I'm telling you to stop worrying about the farm. I'll give you whatever money you can earn from the farm, okay?" Gu Lan gritted her teeth and said, "If I really marry Mr. Zhao in the future, and you still act like this, I'll be so embarrassed. I'm afraid everyone in the capital will laugh at me.
I will find someone to rebuild the house, so you don't have to worry about it. Just stay home and enjoy yourself."
Fan wanted to say something, but seeing Gu Lan's unhappy expression, she stopped talking.
"Mom, you've suffered all your life. Don't worry about this kind of thing anymore. You have many good days ahead of you." Gu Lan said.
Fan nodded, then suddenly thought of something and said, "Did you send money to your third brother?"
"Yes, I also introduced my third brother to Mr. Zhao. Mr. Zhao liked my third brother very much and said he was optimistic about him." Gu Lan said happily.
The most outstanding person in their family is Gu An. Seeing Zhao Qian praising Gu An, she was very happy.
Gu Lan didn't notice the smile that flashed across Zhao Qian's men's lips.
All the staff under the master are more capable than Gu Lan's third brother Gu An. He is just a cow stomach filled with grass, but he pretends to be so arrogant in front of Zhao Qian and is seen through by Zhao Qian at a glance without even realizing it.
Only the family members of such a fool would feel proud of him, but he is worthless in the eyes of Zhao Qian and others.
Zhao Qian only favors Gu An because of the child in Gu Lan's belly.
But Gu An took himself too seriously. When he heard Zhao Qian discussing something, he started to make comments and almost made Zhao Qian angry.
"I said that our Gu Ping will have a bright future and will definitely be the top scholar in the imperial examination," said Fan.
"My third brother will take part in the provincial examination this autumn. This time he will definitely be the top scorer." Gu Lan said happily.
If Gu An really became the emperor, she would be able to hold her head up high in front of Zhao Qian.
Gu Lan went to find the craftsmen again, increased their wages, and spoke nicely to them, and only then did those people agree to come back to help.
Gu Ping was like a grasshopper in autumn, unable to jump anymore.
I thought I would be able to move into the new house soon, but strange things happened soon after.
A heavy rain came suddenly, and just as the craftsmen had left, a bolt of lightning struck, smashing the newly laid tiles into pieces, leaving a mess on the ground.
After the rain stopped, everyone came back and was scared. No one dared to stay. They went to Gu Ping to ask for their wages and wanted to leave.
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