Chapter 264: A Generation of Grand Secretaries (26)
She thought to herself, "Please forgive me, my name is not Shen Jiao, but Wen Wan. But whether I am Wen Wan or Shen Jiao, I will not let anyone hurt Gu Sui. I will make sure he lives a long and healthy life."
The two kowtowed, and finally Gu Sui told his parents about the people in the Gu family.
“Father and Mother, they have come to see me. I originally thought they were Father’s family and didn’t want to do anything to them, but they had ill intentions and wanted to seize the Gu family’s business, so I punished them. If Father is in heaven, he will understand my decision. I will not kill them, but I will not give up the Gu family.”
"Uncle and Aunt, please don't blame Gu Sui. That family is disgusting. If Gu Sui hadn't dealt with them, he would have been torn to pieces by them. If you want to blame someone, blame me. I'm the one who put them in jail."
"Ah Jiao, what nonsense are you talking about?"
Wen Wan: "That's right. I was the one who asked someone to report it to the authorities. If anyone is to blame, I'm partly to blame too."
Gu Sui: "..."
After leaving the ancestral hall, the steward said, "Lunch is ready. Please have your meal, Master and Madam."
The two went to the main house and had just started eating when someone suddenly rushed in. The maids behind her chased after her, but they couldn't stop them. Wen Wan looked over and saw that it was actually Old Madam Gu. However, Old Madam Gu had changed a lot. She looked ten years older, her hair was unkempt, and she looked like she was about to die from lack of energy. However, the look in her eyes when she looked at Gu Sui was extremely resentful.
"Gu Sui, how could you be so vicious? That's your own uncle! How could you let the officials keep them locked up like this?"
While eating, Gu Sui said, "You have no evidence."
"If you have evidence, go and talk to the magistrate. The magistrate is a man of great principle and will naturally release them. Your tantrums and fussing won't do any good."
Wen Wan: "Yes, if you find evidence, then bring your son out. But please don't try to pin it on my Gu Lang. He only has reasonable suspicion. After all, we haven't seen each other for decades. Suddenly, some random people appear claiming to be relatives, especially when my Gu Lang's parents passed away. It looks like a pig butchering scam, doesn't it? So Gu Lang is innocent. But if you really have evidence, then it's your fault for not producing it sooner. Wouldn't there be no trouble then? We don't mind poor relatives coming to our door to beg for money during holidays."
“Chen Jiao, you haven’t even married into the Gu family yet. How can you be so mean-spirited? I will never agree to let you marry into the Gu family.”
"It's none of your business. I've already agreed to marry into the Shen family, and I'll be their son-in-law from now on."
Wen Yan: "!!!"
This must be to scare the old lady, so Wen Wan said casually, "Did you hear what Gu Lang said? Gu Lang is my man, and the Gu family will also be my Shen family's property in the future. What are you people, daring to covet my Shen family's property?"
"You..." The old lady was furious. How dare Gu Sui do such a rebellious thing? He was going to ruin the Gu family! The old lady had completely forgotten that the Gu family was originally founded by Gu Sui's parents and had nothing to do with the old lady's family. Although they were all Gu, it was not something that the old lady could shamelessly rely on.
"Butler, take him back."
The housekeeper quickly had someone drag the old woman away. The old woman had a foul mouth and cursed all the way, but no one paid any attention to her.
"This old lady, if you say she's in poor health, she's survived all this time; if you say she's in good health, she's always dizzy, I'm afraid she'll get so angry she'll die."
"Don't worry, evil deeds will live on for a thousand years."
"you're right."
After the meal, Gu Sui introduced the Gu family to Wen Wan. Last time she came, she didn't have a chance to take a good look around before going to the county government. The Gu family truly lived up to its reputation as the richest family. Although they seemed much more low-key than the Shen family, every corner was meticulously arranged, and many of the items were quite nice.
Gu Sui led Wen Wan to his place and then into a room filled with many things, some of which were even children's toys. Gu Sui blushed slightly. "These are things my mother collected. Everything I've had since I was a child is here. Every year my parents bring me here so that if I ever have someone I like, I can bring her here too."
Wen Wan: "Oh, I see!"
Wen Wan became interested and started looking around. She picked up a rattle drum and said, "It sounds nice."
"When we have children in the future, we'll give this to them to play with."
Wen Yan: "!!!"
Wen Wan wasn't from this world, and she wasn't sure if she could keep the child, so she avoided that question. Then she looked at the other items: small clothes and shoes. Wen Wan could even imagine how cute Gu Sui must have been when he was a little baby, running around in tiger shoes. There was also the longevity lock that Gu Sui used. Finally, Wen Wan even saw something and picked it up. "Could this be the legendary teething toy?"
Gu Sui: "..."
Gu Sui's face flushed red, and he nodded, "Yes, I already said I would throw it away, but my mother can't bear to part with it."
Even if Gu Sui were usually very calm, he couldn't bear the shame of seeing this.
"Let's look at something else."
"Give this to me."
Gu Sui: "???"
"What?"
Wen Wan held up her teething toy. "Can I have this?"
Gu Sui: "I can give you something else, this isn't appropriate."
"I like this."
Wen Wan eventually got her hands on the item. She planned to keep it safe and use it whenever Gu Sui angered her. If Gu Sui didn't apologize, she would hang it on the Gu family's door.
After reading Gu Sui's treasure trove, Wen Wan understood Gu Sui even more. He wasn't just a two-dimensional character, but a real person with his own birth and upbringing, his own family, and his own joys and sorrows. He wasn't someone who could be described in just a few words in a book. Most importantly, this person liked her, and she liked him too.
Leaving the room, Wen Wan glanced at Gu Sui's hand, then casually took it.
Gu Sui returned the handshake.
"Gu Sui, shall we go shopping?"
"Can."
After leaving the Gu family, the two did not have any servants follow them, but went out on the street alone. People on the street would cast glances at them, but most of them were curious and kind. However, this also made the people of the neighboring county aware that the rumors were true: the young master of the Gu family and the young lady of the Shen family were in love and were going to get married.
While browsing the jewelry shop, the owner rushed over, "Miss Chen is here again? And Mr. Gu is here too. We just received some new stock, and we've been waiting for Miss Chen to come."
Then someone brought it over, and when it was opened, there was a beautifully designed bracelet and a thumb ring. The bracelet was very pretty, the same color as the jade thumb ring, and they looked like a pair.
"This is the most fashionable thing in the capital. It symbolizes flying together as a pair of lovebirds. It has a very good meaning and is perfect for a young couple like Mr. Gu and Ms. Shen who are both talented and beautiful."
Wen Wan: "..." Is this what a businessman is like? So good, so incredibly good.
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