"Second Sister-in-law, I also inquired about it. Xie Jiaoniang's husband's family runs a large business in Ningzhou. If they were to learn from them, they would produce far more goods than you do here. It's best not to let them poach your master. By the way, Second Sister-in-law, does Second Brother still have feelings for Xie Jiaoniang?" Gu Sangu asked again.
“I don’t think so,” Cai Xiaolian said.
"Don't worry, if my second brother acts like he did a couple of years ago, you don't even need our mother to lift a finger. I'll bring my eldest brother and fourth brother along to help you get revenge!" Aunt Gu patted Cai Xiaolian's shoulder magnanimously.
"Then I thank you very much, Third Sister!" Cai Xiaolian said with a smile.
...
Because Aunt Gu and her husband had returned, the four members of the second family went to the old house for dinner that evening.
After dinner, Grandpa Gu called Aunt Gu into the house and lectured her for a full half hour.
My third aunt's husband was overjoyed.
Grandma Gu looked at him like he was an idiot. What were you thinking? Didn't you notice that every time you finished complaining, you got even worse treatment when you got home?
Why keep filing complaints?
"Mom, why are you looking at me like that?" Uncle Gu noticed Grandma Gu's gaze, immediately sat up straight, and couldn't help but grin foolishly.
"Nothing. I was just wondering, the year you passed the imperial examination and became a scholar, were the exam questions very easy?" Grandma Gu asked seriously.
Third Uncle: "?"
Gu Shouxin's lips curled up. He shared the same thought as his mother, believing that the exam questions that year must have been very simple, the kind that were extremely straightforward and without any beating around the bush. Otherwise, how could someone as straightforward as his third uncle have passed the exam?
...
At the end of March, Mrs. Li came with bottles and jars to pack up next month's goods, and then the four Gu sisters enjoyed two more days of rest.
This time, they decided to go to Zhoujia Town for fun, and took Meng Yan and Zheng Ling with them. These two girls had never been to Zhoujia Town before. Their village was not in Taoyuan County, but in the next county.
The four women of the Meng family also got two days off and planned to buy some daily necessities to take back from town.
As soon as they entered the town, the sisters were drawn to the idle chatter of several old men.
"Have you heard? Master Zhou's grandson is gone too!"
When did this happen?
"Just two days ago, someone from the capital came to report the death of the young master. They said that the young master was recuperating at the ancestral home when a fire broke out, and the young master was burned to a crisp. Master Zhou is once again burying his son! It's truly pitiful."
"Alas, back then, Miss Zhou was such a good person, how could she have such a miserable life!"
"That's right. If Miss Zhou hadn't married into the capital, none of this would have happened. It's all General Lu's fault. He won Miss Zhou's heart but didn't treat her well. Now he can't even protect their son. What a useless man!"
Gu Nian couldn't help but step forward: "Wait, sir, is the grandson of Master Zhou you're talking about the grandson of Master Zhou from our Zhoujia Town?"
Several old men nodded, and one of them said, "Yes, I saw with my own eyes that Master Zhou got into the carriage with red eyes that day to go to the capital to send his grandson off on his final journey!"
Gu Nian: "...Really gone?"
Gu Xin frowned and said, "Grandpa Zhou is so pitiful! He's all alone now. My uncle's sister, Jia, has another daughter, but unfortunately she's married and can't stay with Grandpa Zhou."
"Sister Huihui, Niannian, Xinxin, Sisi, what are you doing here?" Lu Zheng saw the group from afar and greeted them as they approached.
Gu Nian: ...I knew it! How could the male lead die? No, he didn't die, so who died?
Gu Xin: Thank goodness, Grandpa Zhou still has Brother Yuanyuan. Brother Yuanyuan will definitely treat Grandpa Zhou well.
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