Chapter 188 I Want to Live in the Manor
"Old man, you..." Zhang Dahua looked at Chongshan and wanted to give silver to his second grandson, so he opened his mouth to speak.
But he was soon glared at by Gu Chongshan, and he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
How could Gu Yan not see the exchange of glances between them?
"No, Dad, please put it away. Hengheng is still young and doesn't know how to spend money." Gu Yan quickly refused.
“It’s not for him to spend, it’s for you to buy him something.
When he was born, we, his grandparents, didn't buy anything for him.
"You can buy cloth for the child to make clothes or something, which is also the love of our grandparents," Gu Chongshan explained.
Since Gu Chongshan wanted to give it, Gu Yan didn't refuse. After all, as grandparents, it was their duty to prepare something for their children.
"Okay, I'll accept it on behalf of the child." Gu Yan said.
"Hengheng, call me grandpa." Gu Yan took the silver and coaxed his son to talk.
Hengheng is already over one year old and can speak simple words.
"Grandpa...hello." Hengheng greeted in a baby voice.
"Okay, okay, you're so good." Gu Chongshan looked at the two children with a smile.
After all, he is his grandson. Even if he neglects Gu Yan a lot, he may not pay as much attention to Gu Yan's son as he does to other grandsons.
But a grandson is a grandson, and he likes him too.
The two children were unfamiliar with Gu Chongshan and Zhang Dahua, and they snuggled up to Li Wanqing without saying a word.
Gu Yan didn't know what to say to them, and the atmosphere became awkward for a moment.
Gu Chongshan didn't know what to say for a moment, so he looked at Zhang Dahua, wanting the old woman to say a few words to smooth things over.
Zhang Dahua did understand what Gu Chongshan meant, and she did speak.
But it would be better not to say this.
“Third brother, your father and I want to live here in the future, so you should go back to the mountains.
We are both old, and it will be difficult to find a doctor in the mountains if we have a headache or fever.
And I think your second brother is right. If we move out, we can be closer to you and him."
When Gu Yan heard this, he knew that his second brother was trying to appease his parents again. Maybe he was trying to trick him.
But it won't be fooled. It can move out. The brothers can rent or buy a house for them together. But it can't live in his house.
"No, this farm is my daughter-in-law's dowry. How can parents-in-law live in the farm that is their daughter-in-law's dowry?
But if you want to move out, that's fine. We brothers can rent a house for you or buy one.
As I said before, as long as the three of them agree, I will pay my share of the money." Gu Yan was now extremely grateful that Li Wanqing's name was written on the farm's land deed.
Now he has an excuse to reject Zhang Dahua.
Some people might say that he should break off relations with his parents. Gu Yan also thought so, but after thinking about it carefully, it simply wouldn't work.
Because his parents just ignored him and didn't care about him, not to mention in ancient times when people believed that there were always good parents.
Even in modern times, parents will only be punished by law if they actually abuse their children.
Moreover, even if parents are not good to their children when they are young, as long as the elderly go to court to sue them when they are old, unless there are special circumstances, the court will order the children to pay alimony to their parents.
Gu Yan also had concerns, which was that he could not bear the reputation of being unfilial.
Although he doesn't care, he can't help but think about the children.
Especially since he planned to let his son take the imperial examination, reputation became even more important.
Zhang Dahua didn't expect Gu Yan to refuse, after all, they didn't live here usually.
"Third brother, you know very well that your eldest brother and his family are not well off and don't have the money to rent a house for them.
Your house is empty anyway, so why can't you let your father and I live in it?
Besides, your father and I can help keep an eye on it for you. Otherwise, how can you be assured of leaving such a large farm to a servant? Zhang Dahua tried hard to persuade Gu Yan.
"Of course not. I said, Zhuangzi is not mine, it's my wife's dowry.
Not only Zhuangzi, but everything in our house belongs to my wife. I don’t have anything.” Gu Yan said.
Seeing that Gu Yan was really not making sense, Zhang Dahua turned her gaze to Li Wanqing and said, "Old Third Family, what do you think about your father and I moving in to the farm and taking care of it for you?
From now on, we will take care of the farm for you, so you won’t need a farm manager. This way, you can save the money you would have spent on a farm manager.
Your father and I don't want money, just provide us with food."
After Zhang Dahua finished speaking, she looked at Li Wanqing with anticipation.
She felt that as long as Li Wanqing was not stupid, she would definitely agree.
After all, the old couple don’t want money, and they are family, so aren’t they more trustworthy than outsiders?
And the old couple didn't lose out either. She had already seen it in the afternoon and found that there were chickens, ducks and geese on the farm.
There is also a vegetable garden, so I don’t have to worry about eating meat and eggs in the future.
This place is a farm and there is no shortage of food.
Thinking about the life of an old lady in the future with food, drink, money and leisure, Zhang Dahua would wake up laughing even in her dreams.
Zhang Dahua had a good idea, but she forgot that Li Wanqing would never agree.
"Impossible, old lady, don't even think about it. I've already said that we won't shirk our responsibility for your retirement. We will take on the responsibilities that we should take on.
But we're only responsible for a quarter, no more is possible." Li Wanqing said decisively.
Because she was afraid that if Gu Chongshan and others moved in, Gu Nian, Gu Chuan and others would also move in.
In order to avoid future troubles, it is better to refuse at the beginning.
"You..." Zhang Dahua pointed at Li Wanqing and wanted to make a scene but was stopped by Gu Chongshan.
"Okay, what are you talking about all day? Why did I say I wanted to move out?
I can still do it. Although I can't hunt big prey, I can still catch small ones like pheasants and rabbits.
What can I do if I move out? Just wait to eat and die?
Besides, what the third son said is not wrong. We have four sons, how can we rely on only one son to support us in our old age? Although Gu Chongshan said so, his tone and eyes clearly did not mean that.
But Gu Yan and Li Wanqing didn't care. If they weren't afraid of a bad reputation, they would have cut off ties with them long ago.
Gu Chongshan saw the two people looking at him indifferently, and he knew that no matter what they said, they would not agree.
Although the old woman said that the timing was not right, he had deliberately not stopped her just now.
He also wanted the old woman to test their attitude first.
Now it seems that their idea is doomed to fail.
Well, he didn't have much hope in the first place, so if he doesn't agree, then he doesn't agree.
The third brother has limited feelings for them, and they are wishful thinking that he will agree.
"Okay, if there's nothing else, your mother and I will go back to sleep.
You should also go to bed early, as you will be busy tomorrow." Gu Chongshan said and took Zhang Dahua away.
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