Chapter 214 Did someone bully you?
"Erlang is out again? He doesn't have a job, is he going to look for Widow Song again?
"Sister-in-law, you're such a loser! You can't even take care of a man! How can you be so cowardly?" said Guo Sanlang's wife, sitting under the eaves while mending clothes.
"Of course I did. I saw Erlang coming out of Widow Song's house that day. He's a dog that can't change its bad habits.
The couple were both supported by their family, but he went to find Widow Song as soon as he had some money.
If you ask me, they should be separated." Guo Dalang's wife said dissatisfiedly.
In fact, Guo Dalang's wife had wanted to separate the family for a long time, as the whole family depended on Guo Dalang alone to support them.
Although Guo Sanlang also goes out to work, he is lucky enough to earn enough to support the couple.
But there are two elderly people in the family, so that's fine. Her husband is the eldest, and it's his responsibility to take care of the elderly.
The person Guo Dalang's wife hated the most was Guo Erlang.
He spends all day outside teasing cats and dogs, not doing his job, and is a complete street urchin.
Because of him, the Guo family’s reputation is almost as bad as it gets.
It was fine before that he was the only one eating and drinking for free at home, but now there is also Gu Xiang.
They will have children in the future. Whenever Guo Dalang's wife thinks about having to support Guo Erlang's family for nothing, she wants to split up the family and drive them out immediately.
Unfortunately, my parents-in-law are still alive and there is no way they will agree to divide the family.
Gu Xiang sat silently by the well, scrubbing the clothes vigorously.
These clothes included not only hers and Guo Erlang's, but also her parents-in-law's, and even a few pieces thrown over by her two sisters-in-law.
"Second brother, haven't you eaten yet? Why don't you wash up quickly? You're always dawdling when it comes to doing something.
Hurry up and finish washing and go out to find Erlang. I don’t know what’s the point of marrying you.
If I had known that you couldn’t even win Erlang’s heart, I would never let him marry you.
It's really unlucky, with such a sad face all day long, no wonder Erlang doesn't want to go home." Guo Erlang's mother pinched Gu Xiang as she spoke.
Gu Xiang was pinched so hard that it hurt, but she didn't dare to hide. She just cried timidly and said, "I know, mother."
"Why are you crying? You're such an unlucky star! You've cried away all the blessings in our family..." Guo Erlang's mother cursed.
Gu Chongshan and Gu Nian came at this time.
As soon as I reached the door, I heard Gu Xiang's mother-in-law cursing.
Gu Xiang's sister-in-law was leaning against the door frame, cracking melon seeds and spitting the shells all over the floor.
Gu Xiang's third brother and sister-in-law were mending clothes with a sewing basket, and a two or three-year-old child was playing next to them.
As for his daughter, Gu Chongshan looked around.
I found her next to the wing room. Gu Xiang was washing clothes diligently with her head down.
"Gu Xiang, Gu Xiang," Gu Chongshan called out loudly.
"Why did I hear Dad's voice?" Gu Xiang, who was scrubbing clothes with her head down, looked up in disbelief.
"Dad? Dad, why are you here?" When she suddenly saw her relatives, Gu Xiang burst into tears.
"What's wrong, my girl? Did someone bully you?" Gu Chongshan asked quickly when he saw his daughter crying.
"Oh, the in-laws are here? Come in and sit down." Seeing Gu Chongshan, Guo Erlang's mother felt guilty for a moment.
"Well, this is a wild rabbit I hunted. I brought it here for you to try." Gu Chongshan handed over the rabbit he brought.
"Oh, you see, my dear in-law, you are just being polite. Just come, why do you need to bring anything with you?" She said so, but the smile on her face could not lie.
"Second brother, why don't you go and get some water for your father?" Guo Erlang's mother turned to Gu Xiang and said.
"Ah? Oh, I'll go right away." Gu Xiang wiped her tears and hurried into the house.
"In-laws and nephew, please sit down." Guo Erlang's mother brought over two small stools.
"My dear relatives, what are you doing here?" Guo Erlang's mother asked tentatively.
"Nothing, just came to see Gu Xiang and her second brother.
Mother-in-law, what happened just now?
Why is my Gu Xiang crying? And I see that you and her two sisters-in-law are idle, so why is my Gu Xiang the only one working? "Gu Chongshan said in a bad tone.
No matter how stupid he was, he knew that his daughter was being bullied.
Although he is not good at speaking, he has to say what needs to be said.
"What? Are you questioning me, my in-laws? What's wrong with her doing some work as a daughter-in-law?
Didn't she work when she was at her parents' house?" Old Lady Guo asked with a squinting eye.
"Of course there is no problem with her working, but it's impossible for my sister to be the only one working among three daughters-in-law, right?" Gu Nian said.
“Which eye of yours saw her working alone?
Besides, I am her mother-in-law, so what's wrong with asking her to do some work?
Your Gu family is too overbearing, wanting to control everything.
To put it bluntly, this is our family affair and there is no reason for the Gu family to interfere.
If you feel we treat your daughter badly, you can take her back." Old Lady Guo yelled.
"You... why are you so unreasonable?" Gu Chongshan was not good at speaking to begin with, and now that he was being pressured by Mrs. Guo, he was even more speechless.
"Hmph! How can I be unreasonable? I'm from the town, unlike you mountain people who are barbaric and unreasonable." Old Lady Guo was very proud of her status as a town girl.
"You..." Gu Chongshan didn't know how to refute.
If he had known this would happen, he would never have agreed to let Gu Xiang marry into the town.
"Dad, brother, drink some water." Gu Xiang came over with two bowls of water.
"Xiang girl, do you want to go home with your father?" Gu Chongshan asked tentatively.
"Dad, I'm fine here. I won't go back." Gu Xiang said after a moment of silence.
"Girl, you..." Gu Chongshan wanted to persuade her, but was interrupted by Mrs. Guo.
"Humph, you still want to threaten me by taking back your parents' home? I wish I could.
Some people just can't see their own identity clearly. They are just country bumpkins, but they really think they are popular?
If you have the ability, just take my daughter away. I can then say something good to my son.
"A hen that doesn't lay eggs wants to eat and drink for free in my house, what's wrong? We have no shortage of ancestors." Mrs. Guo's words were quite harsh.
"How can you talk like that? We are mountain people, so what? We don't owe you anything that we don't deserve.
We didn't beg you to marry our daughter. You came to us asking for it, not us." Gu Chongshan stood up angrily and yelled at Mrs. Guo.
He was a rough man to begin with. Old Lady Guo was right when she said that hunters are just rough.
Besides, Gu Chongshan was not a good-tempered person. He didn't lose his temper just now just for his daughter.
But Mrs. Guo wasn't afraid of him. She was kidding. This was her home. How could she let a hunter put her in danger? Even if the hunter was her daughter-in-law's father, it was impossible.
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