Chapter 445 Severing Relationship
Having made up his mind, Gu Xizhou no longer hesitated and began to tell Secretary Mao and others about his life living in the Gu family before he became an adult.
Gu Xizhou's narration was emotionless, but it made the listeners feel sad.
Is it because Gu Xizhou has no feelings for his father that he is so calm when talking about it now?
Su Nanzhi, who was standing aside, listened to Gu Xizhou's memories, and her eyes became red as she felt heartbroken at first.
What Xia Baichuan said before about the Gu family not providing Gu Xizhou with enough food and warm clothes turned out to be the most insignificant thing.
What's more, in the middle of the night, Gu's father went crazy and stripped Gu Xizhou naked while he was sleeping, tied him to a tree in the yard and beat him.
Gu Xizhou was not allowed to go to school, or when the Gu family sat down to eat, he was made to sit on the floor with his bowl in hand to eat.
Although most people now practice corporal punishment.
But the former suffered only physical injuries at most, while Gu's father was the better, suffering both physical and mental damage.
Although Secretary Mao was from the same compound, the Mao family lived far away from the Gu family, so he just thought that Gu Xizhou was being naughty and the Gu family was punishing him.
Listening to Gu Xizhou's words at this moment, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter. This was child abuse.
Could it be that Gu Xizhou is not Old Gu’s biological son?
Su Nanzhi couldn't stand this anymore.
"Gu Yuanshan, I was too polite just now. You're not just disgusting, you're extremely disgusting."
She ignored the presence of Secretary Mao and others, and pointed at Gu's father's nose and started scolding him without any hesitation.
If Gu Xizhou hadn't stopped her, Secretary Mao and the others thought Su Nanzhi might have rushed forward again.
When Gu Xizhou was speaking just now, his father wanted to interrupt him.
It is only natural for a father to teach his son a lesson.
And if Gu Xizhou had not been disobedient when he was young, why would he teach Gu Xizhou a lesson.
The most important thing is that if he hadn't educated Gu Xizhou well when he was young, Gu Xizhou would have become some street urchin by now, and how could he have become the head of the group.
This is what he thought in his heart and what he said out loud.
"...Every family educates their children this way. I'm right! And if you listen, I won't hit you!"
Gu Xizhou sneered, "I don't know how other families educate their children, but I know how you treat me and Gu Poguan differently."
This sentence was almost pointing fingers at Gu's father and saying that he was biased.
Naturally, Father Gu did not accept this accusation.
If this gets out, people who don't know him will think he is a foolish stepfather who is easily influenced and cannot distinguish right from wrong.
And he felt that he treated his children equally.
Yuan Aiwen, who was watching the fun in the corner, could no longer sit still and immediately came up to explain.
It’s good that Gu Xizhou cuts off relations with the Gu family, but he can’t do that by labeling her as a bad stepmother, otherwise how will she face people in the future?
"Xizhou, when you were little, you were naughty and stubborn, so your father would teach you a lesson. I know you don't like me as your stepmother, but you're grown up now. You can't ruin our family's reputation just because of what some people say."
When talking about some people, Yuan Aiwen looked at Su Nanzhi meaningfully.
Su Nanzhi was so angry that she laughed. Father Gu beside her looked at her with eyes full of anger as if he had found the culprit.
However, he also knew that Gu Xizhou would not take any hardship, so he changed his strategy. He waved his hand as if he had suffered a major blow and said, "I also had a bad temper when I was young. You feel wronged. Now you have grown up and become independent. If you don't want to recognize me as your father, then don't recognize me as your father. It's just that you are still young and passionate. Do you think it would sound good if you quarreled with me because of a woman?"
As he spoke, he looked like he had aged a dozen years.
Secretary Mao and others had just thought that Father Gu treated Gu Xizhou badly. Originally, because Father Gu had given in, their attitudes had turned towards Father Gu.
After all, who can guarantee that they have never taught a child a lesson in their life?
But who would have thought that later Gu's father, as a father-in-law, would sarcastically say that Su Nanzhi instigated Gu Xizhou to cause trouble.
You should know that they came here today to praise Su Nanzhi and Gu Xizhou for their selflessness.
What Mr. Gu said was contrary to the organization.
The three of them looked at Father Gu with a subtle look in their eyes.
Father Gu noticed the looks of the three people, but before he could figure it out, Gu Xizhou's next sentence instantly attracted all his attention.
"I will publish an announcement in the newspaper tomorrow to sever all ties of father and son with you."
Father Gu glared at him and said viciously, "How dare you!"
If it really gets published in the newspaper tomorrow, he won't be able to stay in Taipei anymore. He wonders how many people will laugh at his family behind his back.
"Master Gu, are you going back on your word?" Gu Xizhou said calmly, "This relationship has been finalized between you and me."
Father Gu didn't expect Gu Xizhou to be so disrespectful to him, so he stepped forward and wanted to teach him a lesson.
"You rebellious son."
As soon as he raised his hand, Gu Xizhou grabbed his wrist.
Gu Xizhou shook off his wrist and said with disgust: "I will pay you back the money the Gu family has spent on supporting me over the years. I don't owe you anything."
Seeing his father about to say something, Gu Xizhou spoke first, "I was already 9 years old when I came to Beishi. You didn't show up when I needed you the most. When you showed up later, you only got me beaten and scolded. Now you're trying to use your father's status as your father to blame my wife. I won't allow it, and it won't happen again."
After saying that, he shook off Gu's father's hand, held Su Nanzhi's hand with one hand, picked up the luggage with the other hand and walked out of the house.
Before leaving, he did not forget to apologize to Secretary Mao and the others, and told them to just leave a message at the Xia family if they had anything.
Seeing Gu Xizhou and Su Nanzhi leave without looking back, Gu's father staggered back a few steps. If Yuan Aiwen had not been quick to support him, he would have fallen to the ground.
"Old Gu, Xizhou was just speaking in anger, don't take it to heart."
"Yeah, I'm also pissed off by that brat at home from time to time."
"When Xizhou figures it out, he will definitely come back and apologize to you."
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After taking a few deep breaths, Father Gu finally calmed down.
After hearing the hypocritical comfort from Secretary Mao and others, I felt much better.
Look, anyone with eyes can see that he is right.
But only at this moment did he come to his senses.
"Secretary Mao, what brings you to my house today?"
Secretary Mao and the other two looked at each other, and Secretary Mao laughed.
"We came to Xizhou for something, but today is a bit unfortunate."
Secretary Mao glanced down at the time on his watch and said anxiously, "I have a meeting tonight, Lao Gu. I'll play chess with you next time."
After saying this, he turned around and left without waiting for Gu's father to react.
Director Lin beside him also found an excuse to leave.
However, Commander Zhao, who had a good relationship with Gu's father, did not leave immediately.
But his relationship with Gu's father was hard to describe.
"Old Gu, you have such a promising son, why don't you try to win him over instead of pushing him away?"
Gu's father also noticed something was wrong at this moment, "Old Zhao, tell me the truth, what exactly did Secretary Mao and you come to see Gu Xizhou about today?"
Commander Zhao did not hide it from Gu's father and quickly told him the purpose of their visit.
After he finished speaking, as expected, he saw that Gu's father's face was as dark as ink.
If he had such a quarrel with the promising child in the family, he would probably be uglier than Old Gu.
I don’t know if Gu Xizhou will really publish an advertisement in the newspaper tomorrow to sever ties with Old Gu.
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