Gu Tao frowned, "But..."
"No buts. The power of the Gu family was fought and fought by us men. There's no reason why it should be given to anyone. I said I'd give it to whomever I wanted, and no one else has the right to interfere."
"Gu Tao, don't forget how much we sacrificed to get to where we are today. To maintain this power and glory, we need outstanding successors and outstanding family descendants."
"Don't let a woman control you and dispose of the fruits of my family's hard work."
"Don't forget, you have more than one wife, and not only the children she bore are your children, understand?"
Gu Tao lowered his head and obediently listened to the old man's scolding.
"Father, I know. Don't worry, I won't be confused when it comes to the family's interests."
Seeing that he had given in, the old man was somewhat relieved. He knew his son quite well, but he was afraid that as he got older, he would become confused, soft-hearted, and easily swayed by women.
He sighed, “I’m getting old. From now on, you’ll have to be the head of this household. Your wife isn’t a docile woman. I’m afraid that the empire we’ve built up over decades will be ruined by that woman’s greed.”
"Don't forget how Ruizhi died back then. He was an outstanding kid! To lose him so easily at the hands of our own people, if you have that kind of ability, why don't you use it against others?"
Gu Tao immediately assured him, "Dad, don't worry. Tingzhi is still my son after all. Even if he didn't grow up by my side and I don't feel much affection for him, just like you said, he is still my bloodline and a descendant of our Gu family. I can't just ignore him or let him be bullied. Don't worry!"
Grandpa Gu nodded. "That's good. I'm old and won't be able to manage you much in the future. Raising an outstanding descendant will ensure prosperity for three generations. I believe you can distinguish between what's important and what's not. Go and keep an eye on Tingzhi's matter. See what your son can really do. In the future, support him and make him look good so that outsiders won't think that Tingzhi has no one to protect him."
"Okay! I'll go right away."
Gu Tao had just turned around when the old man called out to him, "Wait..."
Gu Tao immediately stopped and turned around, "Father!"
The old man said, “Tingzhi is a genius. It has to be admitted that his talent is better than any of our family’s descendants, not even his own brother. However, he has been in the army for so many years, and most of our family’s resources are in the military. So I have decided to let him go back after he finishes this matter.”
"You should go back and think carefully about how to promote him after this success. Such good results are enough to make him stand out. He should be given a suitable position."
Gu Tao understood. "I understand. I will definitely do it well."
The old man nodded. "Good that you understand. Go on!"
...
In fact, it wasn't just Gu Tingzhi who called home; Xu Jing did too.
After Song Shiyan arrived with his men and learned the whole situation, he dared not act on his own and called home to inform them as well.
Meng Fuyan was quite obedient this time, staying in that small courtyard for five days. During this time, she didn't hear any news about Gu Tingzhi. Later, she could feel that the atmosphere on the street was somewhat tense, as if it were in chaos.
Gu Tingzhi did not return until the sixth day.
Meng Fuyan rushed forward with delight, "Brother Gu, how did it go? Was it resolved?"
Gu Tingzhi looked haggard, and his beard was unkempt, but it was clear that he was very happy.
"Don't worry, it's all resolved. The suspects have been apprehended and are being interrogated."
Meng Fuyan was overjoyed, "Really? That's great! Then... does this implicate a lot of people? Wu Guozhu..."
"Don't worry, he can't escape. But we haven't taken him down yet. I've already submitted the information. He has quite a few powerful backers. They're all busy with big fish right now, so Wu Guozhu can't be bothered with them for the time being!"
"But I'll keep an eye on this, so you don't need to worry."
Meng Fuyan was finally relieved. "That's great. After this, whatever he does or whatever problems are found out about him, it won't concern me anymore, right?"
"Yes, don't worry!"
Meng Fuyan was overjoyed!
Enemy agents!
This thing can be deadly!
She dumped me just like that, great!
With the important matter settled, Meng Fuyan was no longer worried and began to be curious about other things.
"Why don't you take a rest? Have you not been sleeping much? You have dark circles under your eyes."
Gu Tingzhi smiled and said, "I've been busy for a long time, but it's alright, I can keep going. I know you must be getting impatient, so I came to see you first. We can't leave for the time being. We should need you to make a statement soon. After the information is left, you can go back. I'll stay a little longer."
Meng Fuyan nodded; she understood!
This was a major case in my past life, it caused a sensation for a long time, it couldn't have been resolved in just a few days.
"So... I'm safe now and can move around freely?"
Gu Tingzhi nodded, "That's fine. Almost all of those people are in jail. Even if some escaped, they're just small fry and won't amount to anything. With all the commotion these past two days, they've already gone into hiding. If you ask them to come out now, they won't dare to."
That's good. Now Meng Fuyan can finally relax.
"So... are you still in the mood? Tell me, what's the situation at that base? Have all the girls and children been rescued?"
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