Chapter 205 The Guo Family Apology
With this thought in mind, Guo Er shrugged nonchalantly when Mrs. Guo called him over and said:
"Mom, what are you afraid of? Gu Yan doesn't care about this sister anyway. The rest of the old Gu family are just digging for food in the mountains. We are not afraid of them.
"Guo Lao Er, you are shameless. What did you say when you came to our house to propose marriage? Now that our family members haven't come, you bully me like this."
In contrast to Mrs. Guo's helpless face was Gu Xiang's shrill accusation.
Guo Er frowned, looked at Gu Xiang with annoyance in his eyes, and said directly to Madam Guo:
"Mother, look at her. She's not pretty and has no help from her family. She's not as useful as Widow Song."
After that, without waiting for Mrs. Guo to respond, he said to Gu Xiang proudly:
"You fierce woman, I will divorce you sooner or later."
"I wonder who dares to say they want to divorce our Gu family's daughter."
"Oh, my poor girl! Neighbors, come quickly! Look at this inhuman Guo family! My good girl married into this family, and not only was she beaten for no apparent reason, but they also want to divorce her."
Two voices sounded at the same time.
Zhang Dahua and Gu Chongshan walked in with angry faces, and heard Guo Er slandering Gu Xiang and even wanting to divorce her.
Mrs. Guo saw the Gu family coming and forced a smile, saying:
"The in-laws are here. Our second son is still young and his temperament has not yet settled. He just didn't think straight and was joking with Gu Xiang. Don't worry, our family only recognizes Gu Xiang as our daughter-in-law. Those unscrupulous people outside will never be able to dance in front of Xiang Xiang."
Mrs. Guo had been eating extra meals for so many years, and she knew very well that this marriage with the Gu family must not fall through, at least not because of the Guo family's fault.
Even though Gu Yan wasn't close to his sister, and was even more distant from the Gu family, if it was really Guo Er's fault that caused Gu Xiang to return home, Mrs. Guo could guarantee that she would definitely become enemies with Gu Yan and the others.
"Humph, you can't even dance in front of Xiangxiang. If it were me, I'd just chop off the two ounces of meat from Guo Er's lower body to save my sister from getting upset."
Gu Chuan didn't care what Mrs. Guo said, he just came up with a bombshell.
Mrs. Guo beside him was so frightened that she stopped talking, and Gu Xiang stopped crying beside her. Guo Er felt a chill down there and subconsciously reached out to cover it.
The situation was a bit stagnant for a moment, which gave Mr. Guo an opportunity to smooth things over. He quickly persuaded the villagers who were watching the excitement to leave. He also persuaded the Gu family to come into the house and planned to discuss the matter of Guo Er and Gu Xiang.
When Gu Yan arrived at Guo Er's house, he saw that the street was empty and many people were peeking in front of Guo Er's door.
Someone was sharp-eyed and saw Gu Yan outside the crowd and shouted:
"Gu Yan from the Gu family is here, please make way for him."
Gu Yan gratefully bowed to the older brothers who made way for him, and hurried into the Guo family.
At this time, the Guo family was arguing with Gu Chongshan, Zhang Dahua and others, and they were really thirsty. Originally, Mr. Guo thought that if Gu Yan didn't come, he could just give some money to send the Gu family away.
But now that Gu Yan is here, things obviously can't be done this way.
Then Guo Er saw that his father, who had been relatively calm, suddenly became angry and slapped him in the face.
Guo Er was stunned for a moment, and almost blurted out "Dad, why did you hit me for no reason?" Fortunately, he saw the faces of the Gu family members opposite him become relaxed.
Guo Er's heart immediately sank, but he still held on to a faint glimmer of hope. But when he turned around and saw Gu Yan, he knew: It's over!
As Guo Er's heart gradually sank, Master Guo's big hand, like a palm-leaf fan, fell on Guo Er's face. While beating him, Master Guo did not forget to order the servant beside him:
"This evil creature is really making me mad. Our Guo family has never produced such a scum in all these generations. Why don't you bring out the family rules!"
Gu Yan raised an eyebrow at the Guo family's gesture. He wasn't foolish enough to think that the Guo family had suddenly had a change of heart and was using family law. It wasn't that he was narcissistic; he was probably just expressing his stance because he had come to the Guo family.
Not only Gu Yan thought so, but everyone else in the Gu family thought so too, except Gu Xiang.
Zhang Dahua had just breathed a sigh of relief at Gu Yan's arrival when she saw her silly girl looking at Mr. and Mrs. Guo with admiration on her face, as if she was very touched by her parents-in-law standing up for her.
Zhang Dahua almost gasped when she saw this. They had worked so hard to stand up for this damn girl, but this damn girl couldn't tell who was closer.
At this moment, Gu Xiang didn't care what her mother was thinking. Her heart and eyes were filled with happiness that she had made the right marriage.
Then he looked at his furious father and called out hesitantly:
"father."
Gu Chongshan made this unlucky girl so angry that she fell backwards. It was not easy for her third brother to come and support her. It would have been fine if she didn't seize the opportunity to build a better relationship with him. But it seemed that Gu Xiang was determined to offend Gu Yan completely.
Gu Chongshan had a premonition that if Gu Xiang couldn't stand up now, Gu Yan would never pay attention to his sister in the future.
Moreover, even if we don't mention Gu Yan, Gu Chongshan still looks down on Guo Er. They are all men, so how could Gu Chongshan not know Guo Er's cunning mind?
Thinking of this, Gu Chongshan stopped talking and said directly:
"Your family, Guo, must compensate us with 20 taels of silver as a guarantee, and have Guo Er write a letter of guarantee. We can't just say it verbally, so a written letter is enough to guarantee it. Otherwise, we will take the girl away, and at the same time, we will spread the word about your family in the county to see if there are any families willing to marry into your family."
Mrs. Guo was obviously unwilling, but her wishes could not overcome her parents-in-law, so she finally paid the 20 taels of silver.
Gu Xiang was also unhappy. She felt that she should have taken the silver after suffering so much. Because of the 20 taels of silver, Gu Xiang had another disagreement with the Gu family, and Gu Chongshan was so angry that he said that he would not care about the girl anymore unless her life was in danger.
Gu Yan only played a supporting role. He didn't say a word except standing there to intimidate.
Seeing that Gu Chongshan and the others were ready to go back, he went home to find his wife.
"Wanqing, I'm back."
Li Wanqing heard the man's low voice and knew that his trip was not going well this time, but Li Wanqing didn't say anything. As expected, Gu Yan told her everything like pouring beans.
He leaned his head on Li Wanqing's neck in a very fragile manner and said:
"Wife, you are my only relative now."
"Well, let's live well."
Li Wanqing patted Gu Yan's shoulder and responded.
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