Chapter 174 Taking Advantage
Zhang Dahua was originally persuaded by Gu Xiaogu and thought it would be okay to give the five taels of betrothal money to her daughter as a deposit.
But after Gu Xiang said this, she was also afraid that her daughter would be looked down upon by her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law in her husband's family.
After all, they were hunters from the mountains and were considered inferior in the eyes of the people in the town.
For the sake of her daughter, she could only push her son.
"You guys~ Cuihua, Gu Xiang is your cousin, it's ok for others, but why are you doing this to me?
I was so blind! I married you ungrateful bastards for just two taels of silver! My son got it by just killing a wild boar.
You black-hearted people are not even willing to give this little bit.
If I had known this, I would never have let my son marry you.
"Big brother, second brother,... third brother, fourth brother, what do you mean? Are you just going to ignore your sister?" Zhang Dahua hesitated when she mentioned Gu Yan, but still called him over.
The brothers looked at each other and no one spoke, but not speaking also made their attitude clear.
"Okay, old woman, stop talking. The brothers' families are not rich, so don't force them." As Gu Chongshan said this, he kept staring at Gu Yan.
What he meant was that he wanted Gu Yan to ask him to give more money to Gu Xiang.
However, Gu Yan didn't even raise his eyelids and stood there as if it had nothing to do with him.
In the end, Gu Chongshan had no choice but to give up.
What else could he do? His sons were unwilling to give him money, so what could he do as an old man who would have to rely on his sons for his retirement?
When Gu Xiang saw that her brothers were silent, she knew that they also disagreed with giving her some money as a safe deposit.
The other brothers were fine, as she knew they didn't have much money, and their sisters-in-law were not easy to talk to.
It’s my third brother. He is well-off, owns such a big farm and a house in the county town. Why can’t he give me some money for the deposit?
Moreover, the third sister-in-law should not object like the other sisters-in-law. She remembered that the third sister-in-law was very good to her.
I once gave her velvet flowers and scraps of cloth.
Gu Xiang had a good idea, but she didn’t think about when Li Wanqing gave her the velvet flowers and scraps of cloth.
That was when Li Wanqing had just gotten married. She thought her sister-in-law Gu Xiang was very cute and didn't cause trouble.
The cloth shop gave her too many scraps of cloth for her to use, so she gave some to Gu Xiang.
There were also velvet flowers, which she bought when she first went to the provincial capital, and she had originally intended to keep them as gifts.
However, ever since Li Wanqing gave birth to Xuanxuan, both Zhang Dahua, the grandmother, and Gu Xiang, the aunt, pretended not to know. Not to mention small clothes and quilts, they didn't even give her a diaper.
From then on, Li Wanqing became cold-hearted and never gave Gu Xiang anything.
But Gu Xiang didn't know that she felt that if her third brother gave her some more treasures, his sister-in-law would definitely not object.
Thinking of this, Gu Xiang looked at Gu Yan hesitantly and said, "Third brother, can you give me some more dowry?
You know I'm marrying into the town, and if my dowry is too little, I will definitely be looked down upon.
You have some property now, after all, and my in-laws know you are my third brother. If your dowry is too little, they will definitely laugh at you."
When Gu Yan heard this, he realized that this was a moral blackmail. Apart from being moral towards his wife, he had nothing to do with other people.
So he retorted without any hesitation: "Why are you making fun of me? It's not me who is marrying my daughter."
"But I'm your sister, right? My in-laws all know that my third brother is capable. He not only owns a farm, but also a house in the county town.
I'm still friends with Manager Liu of Dejitang. If my dowry is too little, you'll really lose face." Gu Xiang said anxiously.
After hearing what Gu Xiang said, Gu Yan had an idea and had a bad feeling in his heart.
"You guys didn't arrange this marriage under my name, did you?" Gu Yan asked in surprise.
Gu Xiang didn't expect that her third brother would guess it so immediately.
Yes, the Guo family agreed to Gu Xiang’s marriage because of Gu Yan’s face.
Otherwise, even though the Guo family was not well off, they would not have married a woman from the mountains and made a fool of themselves.
When Gu Yan saw Gu Xiang's expression, he knew there was nothing he didn't understand. This marriage was indeed done in his name.
Gu Yan was really speechless after being treated so harshly by Gu Chongshan and the others. They were getting married under his name, but weren't they afraid that people would find out later?
After all, although there was nothing dirty between him and Gu Xiang, their relationship was not that great either. He did not want to have anything to do with them in the future.
And since the Guo family agreed to marry Gu Xiang, a mountain girl, they must have something in mind. If Gu Yan doesn't agree, haven't they thought about how difficult Gu Xiang's situation would be?
Or are they certain that Gu Yan will not ignore Gu Xiang?
Thinking about the troubles in the future, Gu Yan decided to explain it to them now.
“I don’t know what you said to the Guo family, nor do I know what you promised them.
But there are some things I need to make clear in advance: I will not have anything to do with the Guo family in the future.
"Whether they have a request or simply want to become my in-laws, I don't care." Gu Yan said firmly.
"How could you just ignore her? Gu Xiang is your sister. Even if you blame me and your father, we will accept it. It's our fault that we ignored you.
But your sister has done nothing wrong to you. It will be good for you if she marries into the town. At least you will have someone to help you when you have problems, right?
If you ignore her, how do you expect her to survive in the Guo family?
The Guo family originally agreed to this marriage out of respect for you." Before anyone else could speak, Zhang Dahua couldn't sit still anymore.
Indeed, Gu Chongshan had originally been reluctant to agree to this marriage. After all, the two families were not a good match, and he was also afraid that his daughter would be wronged in the future.
Zhang Dahua strongly agreed with this. She had a good idea. As long as Gu Xiang married him, what could the Guo family do even if they found out in the end that they had a bad relationship with Gu Yan?
She had to accept it, and she didn't believe that when the time came, the third brother would really be so cruel as to give up on her.
"Why shouldn't I? When you were getting married, no one asked for my opinion.
What? Not only are you using my name to do things, you're also expecting me to clean up your mess.
I'm not a fool, I'm just waiting for you to take advantage of me." Gu Yan retorted.
"How can it be considered as exploitation? People asked us if we were Gu Xiang's third brother, and we said yes.
"What's wrong with that? Aren't you Gu Xiang's third brother?" Zhang Dahua said.
Gu Yan looked at Zhang Dahua who was still stubborn and didn't want to say anything more.
But at the end he said: "If you listen to me, let Gu Xiang cancel the engagement, and then find her an honest and simple man to marry.
Otherwise, Gu Xiang’s life will definitely not be easy in the future.”
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