Chapter 91 Engagement
Gu Leshu's face flushed, and he said in a muffled voice, "Aunt, I know what's going on. Please stop making sarcastic remarks here." Yang heard this and said, "Hey, you kid, you dare to talk back? I'm doing this for your own good. If the girl from the Shi family commits suicide, or her family members come to make trouble, how will we end it?"
"Aunt, I think your family should not live in the village, but should live by the sea. You are so nosy. What does it have to do with you whether A Yue commits suicide or not? If you want to meddle in other people's affairs, you might as well pay more attention to Sister Mingyue." Gu Leyou retorted.
Yang was so angry that she didn't know how to respond.
Gu Haixiong shouted angrily: "That's enough! Sister-in-law, if you have the time to spare, why don't you go back home? I'm thinking of a solution here, so you don't have to worry about it."
Yang curled her lips and rolled her eyes: "Okay, I'll see what good ideas you can come up with. If we mess this up, everyone in the village will blame our Gu family." After saying that, she twisted her waist and walked away swayingly.
"You stay home and watch over them so they don't cause any more trouble for me. I'm going to the village chief's house."
After saying that, he left his home and went to the village chief's house.
The brother and sister looked at their father's receding back and immediately stood up. Their legs were a little sore after kneeling for so long.
Mother is easier to talk to than father.
"Mom, let's get up first. As for the engagement between my brother and A Yue, you as parents should make the decision."
Gu Haixiong went to the village chief's house.
The village chief was busy with his vegetables in the yard. When he saw Gu Haixian coming, he knew it must be about something between their two families again.
So they invited him in.
Gu Haixiong asked: "What should the village chief do now? I think it won't be long before they come knocking on our door again."
"You two families have to deal with this matter yourselves. It's not appropriate for me, an outsider, to interfere. After all, it was your daughter who made the promise. Of course, you have to solve it yourselves."
"I feel it's not appropriate for me, an outsider, to interfere. You guys should solve it yourselves."
"Village Chief, I have something to say but I don't know how to say it. You should accompany me. With your help, our two families can better solve the problem."
The village chief had no choice but to agree because he couldn't persuade Gu Haixiong.
So the Gu family, together with the village chief and a group of people, bought gifts and went to the Shi family.
As a result, the people from the Shi family almost kicked them out when they saw them with sullen faces.
Finally, the Shi family saw the village chief and invited them all in.
As soon as he saw their family, Shi's father had no happy expression at all.
"Brother and sister-in-law, I'm really sorry. My daughter and son are ignorant and I have caused you to worry. Don't worry, we will give you a proper answer to the matter between my son and A Yue, and we will definitely not treat your daughter unfairly."
Father Shi snorted coldly, "I never want a verbal promise. You have to take action. If you always talk, I will do it too."
Gu Haixiong looked embarrassed, rubbed his hands, and nodded quickly: "Brother is right, we came here this time to discuss a solution. You see, A Yue and Le Shu have known each other since childhood. Our Gu family has always valued A Yue and has no intention of disrespecting her." As he said this, he winked at Gu Leshu behind him.
Gu Leshu's face was still flushed. He took a step forward and stammered, "Uncle Shi, I'm sorry to A Yue. I... I really want to marry her. Please give me a chance." Father Shi stared at Gu Leshu with sharp eyes, making him almost bow his head to the ground.
The village chief at the side also tried to smooth things over: "Old Shi, the children are young and act rashly. As elders, we should help them. The Gu family came with sincerity today. Let's work together to figure out how to smooth things over and not hurt the harmony between the two families."
After the village chief's persuasion, Shi's parents somewhat relented.
"Since you are here with sincerity, I will tell you straight away. Since you all said that your son can marry my daughter, let's get engaged first. Once the engagement is made, you cannot regret it. You also have to sign a written agreement, otherwise you will deny it later."
"Okay, brother, we promise you that after we go back, we will choose a date and arrange their marriage. After two years, no matter whether my son passes the exam or not, we will marry Ah Yue."
At this time, Shi Yuechan came out of the house, with disheveled hair and dirty face, not looking like a girl at all, and looking particularly haggard.
Gu Leyou hurried over to comfort her.
She felt particularly sorry for this good friend and began to apologize.
"I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have been so thoughtless in saying that my brother should marry you. If I hadn't said that, maybe you would be living a better life now."
"You can't be blamed for this. You're doing this for my own good."
As she spoke, she became sad again.
"Don't be sad. All our family members are here for my brother's marriage."
In this way, the two families had to negotiate the installment plan and finalize the marriage first.
After returning home, Gu Haixiong felt that he should inform his mother about this matter. Although they had severed their relationship, recent events had somewhat eased their relationship.
Although the relationship has been severed, the son is still the mother's grandson. When the grandson is getting married, the mother still needs to be notified.
So he took some vegetables he grew and went to his eldest brother's house.
At this time, Mrs. Liu and her eldest granddaughter were in the yard, leaning on chairs and basking in the sun.
When Gu Mingyue saw his second uncle coming, he said sarcastically, "Hey, who is this guy? Didn't he say he had severed ties with our family? How dare he come to us with such things?"
"Niece, what are you talking about? I am your uncle. I came to see your grandmother today and picked some new vegetables from our fields for you."
When Mrs. Liu saw that her son only brought one vegetable and came with a shabby look on his face and spoke in a unfriendly tone, she realized that her son had come with only one vegetable.
"Whoever wants your things, take your money and get out of here. I don't want to see you anymore. I don't have a son like you anymore. Didn't you make it clear at the beginning that you had severed ties with me?"
"Mom, although I have severed my relationship with you, you are still my relatives no matter what. I want you to help your grandson choose an auspicious day. He wants to get engaged to the daughter of the old Shi family."
"I knew it wasn't that simple. You're shameless enough to come to my place for no reason. Then you kick me out when I'm of no use. You're such a filial son."
Gu Haixiong felt very uncomfortable listening to his mother's criticism, but his mother was right in one thing. He had to be thick-skinned in this matter. Otherwise, if the engagement went wrong and the other party was dissatisfied, it would be troublesome again.
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