Chapter 17 Not a Simp (8)
"Yaoyao, you're well-educated, quickly think of a way to save your brother!"
In the hotel, Gu's mother held her daughter's hand and cried her heart out.
Gu Yao lowered her head.
What could she possibly do?
Mr. Gu was smoking silently when suddenly he stood up.
"Yaoyao, go and beg Li Jiyong. You two aren't... anymore. You should still have some feelings for each other."
Gu Yao raised her head in disbelief, her eyes filled with shock.
Gu's father shrugged.
"What else can we do? The victim has to forgive you, otherwise your brother's situation will last at least two years."
Aunt Gu also stood up.
“Come on, let’s go as a family! If he doesn’t forgive us, we’ll kneel down and not get up.”
The two elders felt extremely aggrieved.
Your precious daughter was taken advantage of, and you still have to kneel down to the person who took advantage of her.
He also harbored some resentment towards Gu Yao.
They took Gu Yao to the hospital, where they met Li Jiyong, who had recently undergone surgery.
When Li Jiyong saw them, his eyes were filled with hatred.
"Heh, so you've come here begging for forgiveness? Let me tell you, no way! Your son almost ruptured my kidney, this isn't over!"
Mr. and Mrs. Gu immediately knelt down.
"Jiyong, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. You and Yaoyao are practically a couple who only had a fleeting affair..."
The two elders would say anything for their son.
Gu Yao's face turned pale. How could these be her own parents saying such things?
Li Jiyong wasn't the only one in the ward.
Li Jiyong's gaze swept over his parents and finally settled on Gu Yao. Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he said, "If you don't want your son to go to jail, then let Gu Yao marry me."
Gu Yao's eyes widened suddenly.
Even Gu's parents looked up in disbelief.
......
"So, Gu Yao is going to marry Li Jiyong?"
Changqing was also somewhat surprised when he heard the news.
The system chuckled.
"Gu Jia needs Li Jiyong's understanding, but Li Jiyong's wife divorced him, so doesn't he need to find someone to make amends? Anyway, the two of them already had something going on."
Changqing nodded and smiled, "Then, I'll respectfully offer my blessings."
He knew that Li Jiyong was not the idle person he claimed to be, and that he would definitely lose his job at the training school after this incident. Even if he got married, he wouldn't have an easy life.
and--
Will Gu Yao be able to pass the civil service exam?
He was even less convinced.
"This is going to be interesting."
Mr. and Mrs. Gu were counting on their son-in-law to buy them a house.
He hadn't forgotten that Gu Ou had taken out a lot of loans and online loans to buy that used car.
Indeed, it turned out exactly as he had predicted.
Li Jiyong encountered trouble from the very first step of discussing marriage with the Gu family.
"What? You want an additional dowry of 888,888?"
Aunt Gu nodded.
"Changqing is asking my daughter out of marriage and has promised a dowry of 666,666. You're so old, it's not too much to give 888,888, right?"
Gu's father nodded as well.
This amount is just right; my son's loan can be paid off now.
Li Jiyong simply scoffed.
"Dream on."
“Yang Changqing is stupid. Do you think I’m stupid too? He hasn’t touched your daughter, but I’ve touched her inside and out. Besides, Yao Yao went for a checkup and it’s very likely she’s pregnant with my child.”
"We won't give you a single penny. If you don't agree, then you can wait to send your son to jail."
His attitude infuriated Gu's parents.
They couldn't help but think of Changqing's good qualities—how generous and easygoing he was!
"Jiyong, you're not young anymore, and you're divorced. My daughter is a virgin who's married to you. You're not going to refuse to pay a bride price, are you?" Li Ma asked cautiously.
Li Jiyong snorted again.
"What do you mean, 'virgin'? Your daughter wasn't a virgin when she first slept with me in the car, didn't you know that? You still want to sell her as a virgin? I checked, in your hometown, she's worth at most 60,000 or 80,000 yuan."
He was not kind to Gu Jia, who had injured him, and he spoke without restraint.
Mr. Gu opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.
Li Jiyong simply held up four fingers.
"Shut your mouths, I'm telling you, that's the price."
Aunt Gu: "Four, four hundred thousand?"
Li Jiyong's eyes widened. "Forty thousand!"
Clang.
Gu's mother couldn't sit still and fell to the ground.
That night, the Gu family embraced and wept bitterly in the hotel.
I'm so heartbroken.
So much money was lost.
Gu's father also became fierce, "Fine, fine Li Jiyong, bullying our Gu family like this. Once he signs the letter of understanding and Xiao Ou comes out, we'll give him a good beating."
But Li Jiyong was not easily fooled.
He demanded that they get a marriage certificate first, and then sign a letter of understanding.
So, by the time Gu Ou was released, Li Jiyong had already become his legal brother-in-law.
"So, I have to call Li Jiyong brother-in-law now?"
Upon learning the situation, Gu Ou's eyes widened in surprise.
Holy crap.
What the hell is going on here?
Aunt Gu remained silent.
Mr. Gu took a deep drag on his cigarette.
At Li Jiyong's request, Gu Yao moved into a new home—a rented house.
Li Jiyong got divorced.
He gave his original house to his wife and daughter, and took the car for himself, so he rented a three-bedroom apartment.
"You, didn't you say your parents are both leaders in government agencies? And that you yourself have a nominal position with a salary, so why do you still need to rent a place?"
Gu Yao frowned as soon as she entered the room.
This is far worse than the new house Changqing showed her before. It has poor lighting, is smaller, and is in a bad location.
Li Jiyong grabbed her waist and pressed her onto the bed.
"Hehe, that's all just to fool you young girls. If I had parents who were leaders, would I need to teach essay writing at a training school?"
Anyway, we've already got the marriage certificate.
He's laid his cards on the table; he's not pretending anymore.
Gu Yao stared wide-eyed in disbelief as she felt a hand slip under her skirt and immediately kicked it.
"Ouch!"
As luck would have it, the kick landed squarely on Li Jiyong's lower back, causing him to sit up on the bed and gasp for breath in pain.
"Li Jiyong! You lied to me?!"
Gu Yao got up, retreated to the doorway, and glared angrily at Li Jiyong.
This man is almost twenty years older than her.
Looking closely, the wrinkles on her face were already quite noticeable. She only agreed to marry him because he said he had connections within the system, but it turned out he was lying to her.
Li Jiyong burst out laughing when he saw her expression.
"Hahahaha, I'm not lying to you. Why would you do this with me, Yao Yao? You women have such high standards. Only a liar can satisfy them."
"Well, we're legally married now anyway, and I'm not afraid to tell you, my parents are still farming in the village. I was the first college student from the village, but unfortunately..." At this point, a hint of resentment flashed across his face, "Unfortunately, I didn't pass the civil service exam, so I can only work as a teacher at a training institution!"
Gu Yao swayed precariously.
"So, you're not a ghost employee either?"
Li Jiyong shook his head with a smile, "Of course not, oh, let's not talk about that, wife, today is our wedding day, come on—"
He stepped forward and took Gu Yao's hand.
Snap!
The next moment, Gu Yao slapped him across the face.
"fraud!"
She yelled and turned to leave.
Li Jiyong tilted his head to the side, revealing a handprint on his face, and a flash of anger crossed his eyes.
"Gu Yao! Don't forget, we're legally married now!"
He strode forward, grabbed Gu Yao's hair, and dragged her into the room.
Bang!
He kicked the door shut.
Inside, Gu Yao's suppressed sobs could be heard intermittently.
About three minutes later.
Li Jiyong opened the door and came out with a somewhat grim expression.
"Damn it, my kidneys are injured and haven't recovered yet, which is affecting my fighting ability."
Inside the room.
Gu Yao's hair was disheveled, her clothes were thrown on the ground, and she sat naked on the bed, her expression blank, tears streaming down her face.
...
Changqing participated in a live-streaming event invited by the novel platform.
His novel has already gained popularity and has a considerable readership. More importantly, the platform somehow learned that he was the person involved in the recent hot marriage proposal incident, so they used him to generate buzz.
However, the moment he entered the official live stream, the tone of the conversation deviated from the novel's theme.
"Holy crap, aren't all novelists fat otaku? This, this..."
"It must be one of the guys hired by the platform to create atmosphere. I don't believe there are authors that handsome."
"Ahhh! Isn't that the amazing guy who failed to propose to his girlfriend the other day? The one whose girlfriend cheated on him with his teacher!"
"Holy crap, holy crap, it really is! I watched the video, and although the clothes are different, it's definitely the same person."
The number of viewers in the live stream surged instantly.
"Hello everyone, I am..."
Changqing introduced his work according to the program and chatted with the host for a few minutes.
"Feel free to ask me any questions, preferably about the novel."
Let's take a look at the comments.
He was numb.
"Fairy brother, are you single now?"
The person asking the question immediately sent a private jet as payment.
"Host, hurry up and let your author answer the question!"
"That's right, hurry up, this is the question our readers care about most!"
Several more netizens sent big gifts.
The young female host looked at Changqing with a questioning gaze.
Changqing looked at the camera and smiled.
"Thank you all for your concern about my relationship status. Well, I am indeed single now," he said, then sighed and added in a quirky tone, "I dare not drink hot water that is too hot, and I dare not touch people whose hearts are too cold. Now, I have a psychological trauma."
"Holy crap, you're quite the expert, aren't you?"
The viewers in the live stream started laughing, and the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Changqing was not intimidated.
He answered some questions that people were interested in, talked about his experience of embarking on writing, and also gave a recommendation to his own novel.
"By the way, you can just call me Changqing, that's my real name."
Finally, he said this to his netizens.
The live broadcast ended successfully.
When he got back, he found that his personal account had gained hundreds of thousands more followers.
"Um...maybe I could try making a living through live streaming."
He looked at his account, lost in thought.
Meanwhile, inside the hotel.
Gu Ou gripped his phone, watching Changqing's personal account gain over 100,000 followers in just a few hours, and his eyes turned red.
During his last live stream, he gained over 100,000 followers, but then that incident happened, and he lost all his followers. Now he's afraid to go live, because as soon as he does, people ask him about his sister.
"Damn it, it's all Li Jiyong's fault. He ruined my promising live streaming career."
He couldn't help but look up at the sky and sigh.
Moreover, Li Jiyong only gave 40,000 yuan as a bride price. 40,000 yuan? What can you do with that?
Looking at his credit card and online loan that were about to expire, he became even more anxious.
Suddenly, he looked up at the two elderly people opposite him.
"Mom and Dad, I don't care! I only acknowledge Changqing as my brother-in-law!"
The two old men's faces twitched.
They also want Changqing to be their son-in-law, and the bride price is over 600,000 yuan.
But now—
"Divorce! Make my sister divorce Li Jiyong!"
Gu Ou stood up.
"Mom and Dad, it's normal to get married and divorced these days. My sister is so young and beautiful, why would she marry such a stingy divorced man? Anyway, I'm out now, so we shouldn't be afraid of him."
That's exactly what Gu's father thought too.
The family immediately started discussing it.
The next day, the whole family went to Li Jiyong's house and started making a scene.
Especially after Gu Yao tearfully recounted how Li Jiyong had lied to her, the Gu family almost took action.
"You old liar! You bullied my daughter! You'll die a horrible death!"
Gu's mother spat out a curse and shielded her daughter behind her.
Li Jiyong remained completely calm.
"Hehe, Mom and Dad, you've accepted the betrothal gifts and brought your son back, are you trying to turn your backs on me? Yao Yao and I are a legally married couple who fell in love on our own and have a marriage certificate!"
That one call of "Mom and Dad" made Gu's parents' faces tremble.
Oh shit.
This bastard is only a few years younger than them, yet he has the audacity to call them "Mom" and "Dad."
"Divorce! You two should get a divorce right now! You've cheated on this marriage!"
Gu Ma pointed at Li Jiyong and started cursing.
Gu's father and Gu Ou also stared intently at Li Jiyong.
Li Jiyong shrugged and sat down. "Mom and Dad, divorce isn't that easy. Don't you know the marriage rate is very low these days? As long as I insist that our relationship hasn't broken down, it's impossible for us to get a divorce."
"Besides, Yao Yao is pregnant, as you all know. You're all going to be grandparents soon. It's really cruel of you to try to get us to divorce at this time."
Yes, Gu Yao is indeed pregnant.
I don't know which time I got pregnant, but I'm still in the early stages of pregnancy.
Li Jiyong lit a cigarette with a sense of smugness. "Besides, don't you know that Yao Yao and I have been all over the internet? Now, who else would dare to want her but me? I advise you not to affect our relationship. Making a scene like this won't be good for the child."
Reasonable and measured, hitting the nail on the head.
The Gu family all looked grim.
Gu Ou was unwilling to give up. "My sister and Changqing have been together for years. If he knew how much my sister is suffering now, he would definitely feel sorry for her. Let's go, Mom and Dad, let's go..."
After saying that, he pulled Gu Yao up, and the family went out.
Li Jiyong's eyes flashed, he took a deep drag of his cigarette, and didn't stop him.
He is a man.
She also understands men.
He didn't believe that Changqing would continue to accept this woman.
"Heh, let's see what kind of mess you've made."
...
Changqing met the Gu family again.
They kept pestering him, saying they wanted to treat him to a meal and apologize to him, so he had no choice but to accept.
This was the first time he had taken the Gu family to a restaurant.
However, this time the Gu family's attitude was much better than last time.
Gu's parents were very enthusiastic when they saw him, pulling out a stool for him and asking him about his well-being. Gu Ou kept calling him "Brother Changqing" repeatedly.
Even Gu Yao stopped using her phone.
She stared at him intently.
It seems like they're very affectionate.
The dishes were already on the table, and Changqing sat down.
"Uncle and Aunt, just say what's on your mind. After all, we almost became family. I don't want to bring up the past anymore, let it go."
He glanced around, his voice indifferent.
Mr. and Mrs. Gu immediately smiled apologetically.
"Yes, yes, let bygones be bygones. Actually, we still think highly of you and Yaoyao. It's all Yaoyao's fault for not being good enough."
Changqing shook his head, looking understanding.
"Uncle and Aunt, don't say that... Come, come, have some food."
Gu's mother nudged her daughter from the side.
"Aren't you going to put some food on your brother Changqing's plate?"
Changqing waved his hands repeatedly, "No need, no need, I can do it myself."
After eating a few bites of food.
Gu's father sighed again, "Sigh, things are different now than before. In the past, our marriages were patched up and repaired. Now, divorce and marriage are too common. Our neighbor's daughter from our hometown got married for the second time recently and even received a dowry of 88,000 yuan."
Changqing:...
This sounds familiar.
But he pretended not to hear.
There was no other way, so Gu's mother took over and spoke directly.
"Changqing, I see that you and my Yaoyao have a deep affection for each other, and we think you two are a good match. It would be a pity to miss out like this. Sigh, why don't you two get together? I, we'll ask for less dowry, let's not ask for 666666, just give us 300,000."
Upon hearing this, both Gu's father and Gu Ou looked at Changqing, anticipating his reaction.
Even Gu Yao's hand holding the chopsticks turned pale, and she felt a little nervous.
Changqing almost laughed out of exasperation at this line of thinking.
The Gu family elders are really something else. Their daughter isn't even divorced yet, and they're already making arrangements? They even want a dowry of 300,000 yuan.
Seeing that he didn't react, Gu's father thought that the bride price was too high.
"Hey, old woman, what nonsense are you talking about? Changqing and Yaoyao are in a free love relationship, why should they ask for such a large dowry? According to custom, 280,000 is enough."
Changqing took a bite of rice.
Then he put the chopsticks on the table.
He looked at Gu Yao, whose heart tightened, and then she heard Chang Qing's voice, "Madam Li, how much dowry did your husband give?"
Gu Yao was stunned for a moment before realizing that Madam Li was calling her.
Her face turned pale instantly, and she lowered her head.
Gu's parents also looked embarrassed, "Um, those people..."
The two elders couldn't think of a way to smooth things over for a long time, but Gu Ouhu was quite shrewd, scoffing, "What money does Li Jiyong have? He only gave 40,000 yuan. He's a liar, a scumbag, and doesn't deserve my sister at all..."
Changqing countered, "Then why is it that he can marry her for 40,000, but I have to pay 200,000 or 300,000?"
The Gu family was speechless.
After a moment of silence at the dinner table, Gu Yao suddenly stood up.
"No bride price! No bride price! Changqing, we have feelings for each other, you—"
Changqing interrupted her directly.
"Mrs. Li, your husband might be unhappy if you talk like that."
He pointed to the doorway.
The Gu family looked in the direction he pointed, and there stood Li Jiyong at the door, his face grim.
"alright."
Changqing stood up and clapped his hands.
"I won't interfere in your family matters, besides—"
He glanced around, his voice becoming more serious.
"This isn't a garbage dump, so don't just dump all sorts of trash here."
After saying that, he stood up and left.
He didn't want to get involved in the Gu family's affairs anymore, so he blocked everyone in the Gu family after returning home.
"Ah, finally some peace and quiet."
He roared, and all the gloom in his heart vanished.
later.
I only heard the system mention it briefly.
The Gu family and Li Jiyong were at loggerheads and wanted a divorce, but Li Jiyong refused to agree, especially after he learned that the damage to his kidneys and excessive indulgence had developed into nephritis. He became even more opposed to the divorce.
Nephritis!
That would likely lead to uremia.
"Gu Yao, your family conspired to abort my child. I will never let you get away with this. My kidney problems were caused by your brother. You will have to pay for this debt for the rest of your life!"
Li Jiyong gritted his teeth.
Gu Yao looked numb. After being married for several years, she had long forgotten her dream of taking the civil service exam, and her appearance had aged rapidly.
Her family has stopped pressuring her to get a divorce.
Because they couldn't take care of anything else, their younger brother's debts all came to a head, and he was being harassed by creditors every day. He was already on the credit blacklist, and their plan to buy a house was completely ruined. The whole family went back to their hometown and sighed every day.
At first, I was thinking of getting her to divorce so I could ask for another dowry.
Now, I've long given up hope. In her current state, even if she gets divorced, it will be very difficult for her to remarry.
Instead, her family blamed her.
"If you hadn't been so bewitched and messed around with that Li Jiyong, our family would have settled down in the city long ago, your brother wouldn't be in debt, and he would be married by now. It's all your fault!"
She always kept quiet whenever her parents talked to her.
What can we do?
There's no way around it.
She was filled with regret. How could she have been so blind to see through Li Jiyong, that scumbag?
Now, she works in corporate administration, earning a low salary, yet she still has to pay for Li Jiyong's medication and checkups. He's like a stubborn plaster, clinging to her and impossible to shake off or get rid of.
"Why don't you find a job? Even teaching essay writing again would be fine."
She looked up and offered a cautious suggestion.
Li Jiyong's eyes widened.
"I'm sick now, and it's all your family's fault! You should take full responsibility for me!!"
Gu Yao sighed and went out to buy groceries.
On the way, she turned on her phone.
I searched on a certain platform and found an author with the pen name "Eternal Green" in the list of accounts I followed.
She clicked on his homepage.
I discovered he's started a new book.
On its homepage, there are five or six completed new books, all of which have achieved excellent results, making it a very profitable business.
The platform was linked to a live streaming platform, and she discovered that the author was live streaming at that time.
Click on it.
I couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in my heart.
The young man in the picture has a gentle smile and a radiant appearance; it seems that he has become even more handsome since leaving her.
"Wow, Changqing, you've gotten even more handsome!"
"Hey, hey, isn't it said that writing makes you fat and lazy? How come we Changqing are getting younger the more we write?"
"Hehe, I know the answer to that. Stay away from bad women, live a happy life, and of course you'll age in reverse."
After glancing at the comments, Gu Yao's face paled even more.
At that moment, a sweet, charming voice came from the screen.
"Changqing, it's time to eat. I made your favorite braised pork ribs today."
Changqing then turned his face toward the screen.
"Friends, that's all for today's live stream. My wife is calling me for dinner."
His voice was filled with happiness, but it made Gu Yao's hand tremble, and she dropped her phone on the ground.
When I picked up my phone again, the live stream had gone dark.
Only a few comments floated by.
"Hey, hey, Brother Changqing, let your wife show her face too."
"Eating alone again! Doesn't eating alone make you gain weight?!"
"Does anyone have a screen recording of today's live stream? Send it to me, I want to drool over it!"
......
Changqing was unaware that Gu Yao was secretly watching him.
The Gu family's affairs were long gone from his mind.
Now, he no longer needs the system to help him write novels. Since he's bored anyway, he writes for fun on his own. He has a wealth of experience and a bizarre imagination, and he has even started a lot of trends online.
Through his parents' introduction, he met his current wife, who was the daughter of his father's colleague and also a fan of his.
The two got married as a natural progression.
I'm very content with my life.
In this life, he lived to be ninety years old, and only after being surrounded by his children and grandchildren did he choose to leave this world.
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