They were incredibly skilled at using the abacus, but all their painstaking calculations ultimately came to nothing.
Ren Huo never expected that he would have such a powerful father-in-law who would crush everyone upon his arrival, leaving them with no chance of ever rising again.
Anyone who dares to scheme against his beloved daughter deserves to be punished severely.
Given his father-in-law's behavior, he'd bite anyone who dared to hurt his only precious daughter.
The Huo family in the capital is probably in complete chaos right now. The Qiao family escaped a disaster. They were originally not going to be implicated by the Gu family, but unexpectedly, they saved the whole family at the critical moment.
Quite prescient.
Shen Jiachen, who was hiding in Dongshi, was having a much harder time.
Their portraits were plastered everywhere, and with no money or food, how to escape from the East Market was still a problem.
That's why they're facing this family calamity today.
"Didn't you ever suspect Shen Jiachen's identity? Why did you go to such lengths to get close to you?"
Gu Sihan wasn't stupid; on the contrary, he was very smart. It's just that he didn't use his intelligence for good; he used it all for crooked and evil purposes.
"What are you trying to say? Grandpa Shen has been very good to me and my dad. Stop trying to sow discord; I'm not buying it."
"You know perfectly well whether I'm trying to sow discord or not. Besides, it's only right that Shen Jiachen treats you and your son well."
"What do you mean by 'should' or 'shouldn't'? What exactly are you trying to say?"
Gu Sinian pretended to think deeply for a moment, "Actually, Second Uncle is indeed not Grandma's biological son, but Second Uncle is definitely not an illegitimate child, because he is not an illegitimate child, nor is he Grandpa's son. You have been used as pawns for so long, how do you feel about that?"
Gu Sihan couldn't believe what he was hearing; Gu Sinian's story differed from what he knew.
What exactly do you mean?
Gu Sinian looked at Gu Sinian with a sneer, "You're so smart, you should understand what I'm saying."
Gu Sihan recalled the various times he had spent with Shen Jiachen in hiding during this period. He didn't seem like an ordinary person; he had a strong ability to counter-surveillance.
"He's clearly a professionally trained person. What was Shen Jiachen's previous identity?"
Gu Sinian smiled with satisfaction, finally realizing something was wrong. He was quick-witted and a rare talent for military service, but he was too sensitive about his identity, and there was no chance for him to join the army in his lifetime.
Let alone him, there's no possibility for his descendants either. The red archives follow him like a shadow; they're not so easy to shake off.
"He holds the rank of Major General and is an all-rounder who excels in all aspects."
"His identity was exposed decades ago, and he secretly fled, leaving behind his wife and a son who had just turned one year old. He escaped easily, but his wife and son took on all the burdens."
"They were taken to a special place and detained, with no contact with outside people or things, which was no different from being in prison."
"Shen Jiachen's wife's brother, who is also Shen Jiachen's brother-in-law, also bore a lot of responsibility and was suspended from his post for investigation. His home was under surveillance, and he could not leave the house or have any contact with outsiders."
"Later, Shen Jiachen's wife committed suicide by taking a large amount of tranquilizers in order to save her child's life. In addition, the child was only one year old and had no memory of anything. He was like a blank sheet of paper. He learned to hit people exactly as he was taught."
"Later, the prisoners saw that the older one was gone, and the younger one was just a one-year-old baby who didn't understand anything. After all, it was a human life, so they wanted to send him to an orphanage. We are all descendants of Yan and Huang, so we didn't want to kill him all."
Gu Sihan wasn't stupid. After listening to Gu Sinian say so much, he vaguely guessed what was going on.
Gu Sinian wasn't the type to gossip or talk about others' affairs. Now that he was chatting with him about this and that, I could roughly understand what he was trying to say.
His legs went weak, but there was no turning back now.
They've come this far, killing so many people. They're all the masterminds. If they don't find a way out for themselves, being shot is their only fate.
"After saying all that, you're not trying to say that my dad is the son that Grandpa Shen abandoned, are you?"
Gu Sinian raised an eyebrow. He had only given the beginning, but the kid had already guessed the end.
"clever."
"I don't believe your attempts to sow discord. Grandpa Shen isn't the kind of person you describe."
"Then why is he helping you so much? What is his purpose? Don't you want to know the reason?"
"Besides, even if we take a step back and say that you and Shen Jiachen have such similar facial features, haven't you ever suspected that he is your biological grandfather?"
"Although your father looks like his mother, you and Shen Jiachen have at least five or six similarities. Haven't you ever doubted that he looks so much like you?"
He had his doubts, but Grandpa Shen denied them all, so he didn't think much of it.
"Hurry up and go in, or we'll use your beloved wife as an example first."
"What do you think would happen if my dad cut your wife's beautiful face?"
Gu Sinian dared not gamble. A madman driven to desperation would do anything. He glanced at his watch and realized he had already managed to stall for half an hour.
Although what he just said couldn't incite any unrest, once the thorn is in someone's heart, it can never be removed.
“You and your father are both heartless bastards. He sacrificed so much for you, and kept preventing you from entering the army just to avoid the public disclosure of his revolutionary records. He chose the most comfortable path for you.”
“But you trampled his good intentions to pieces, framed the Gu family and caused them to lose everything and be sent to the countryside for reform.”
"Even if you weren't descendants of the Gu family, you could still live a very comfortable life with the Gu family as your backing. You would have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of your lives. But you are never satisfied and always come up with these tricks, making everyone's life difficult."
"What kind of good person is Shen Jiachen? He is clearly Gu Yuanming's biological father, yet he slanders his brother-in-law who raised his son, making his son mistakenly believe that he is an illegitimate child. He is very shrewd. I know what he is up to even from so far away."
"Isn't it just letting the nephew take revenge on his own uncle? He stands by and watches the show, reaping the benefits without lifting a finger."
The more Gu Sinian talked, the more Gu Sihan trembled. He couldn't be swayed by what Gu Sinian said; he was undermining morale.
If that's really the case, then he and his father are indeed heartless bastards.
impossible.
Absolutely impossible.
"If the old man is my father's maternal uncle, then why does Shen Jiachen hate him so much and want him dead?"
Gu Sinian shrugged. "I don't know either. I'm even more eager to know the truth than you are. Ask around for me when we go in later; I'm desperate to get the answer."
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