Chapter 179 180. Check-in
Standing in Chen Dong's jewelry shop again, Jin Qianqian pointed here and there without hesitation, and soon there were more than ten sets of jewelry. These were all daily wearables, and there were three or four more expensive sets, so they wouldn't have to fumble around in time for important occasions, and of course there were some small trinkets kept for entertaining others.
"Is that all? Do you want to choose more?" Gu Wenheng saw Jin Qianqian shaking her head, so he called the waiter standing nearby and said, "Calculate the price of these."
"Please wait a moment," the waiter excitedly called the shopkeeper over and fiddled with the abacus, "The total is 2,363 taels and 5 cents. Just give me 2,360 taels."
Gu Wenheng touched his waist and turned to look at Jin Qianqian awkwardly. He had handed in all the banknotes before, so now he had no way to settle the bill.
Jin Qianqian stuffed a purse into his hand and said with a smile, "Your purse is now with me. If I hadn't seen it, I would have worked in vain for half a day."
Gu Wenheng was counting the banknotes and preparing to pay when he saw Zhou Ping and Zhou Liushi walk in.
"Wenheng, what a coincidence, you are here shopping too." Zhou Ping looked up and down at the brocade box on the counter, then asked with a stiff smile.
Gu Wenheng handed the banknote in his hand to the shopkeeper, "It's quite a coincidence, but we have already bought it, so please do as you please, Senior Brother."
Mrs. Zhou Liu glanced at Jin Qianqian sourly, especially when she saw Liu Xiaohua and Hong Tianbao walking over with the things in their hands and following behind the couple, her eyes almost turned red.
Jin Qianqian had already heard about it from the family members who came here with her. She didn't know why Zhou Liu always spoke ill of her in a veiled way.
Also, because they rented a large courtyard separately, the family members would at most just greet each other for the sake of face, but would never have a deep conversation.
Jin Qianqian nodded slightly at her as a greeting, and then stood quietly beside Gu Wenheng.
Gu Wenheng took the banknotes from the shopkeeper and stuffed them into his purse. "Let's go look at some more clothes."
Jin Qianqian, "It's time to buy some new clothes. The New Year is coming soon, and it's time to buy new clothes for everyone."
Seeing the couple chatting as they walked out, Zhou Liu's eyes almost popped out of her head, "What a spendthrift woman, who would buy so much at once."
Zhou Ping glanced at her and said, "You want to buy a silver bracelet? Go find it quickly."
This woman has been arguing over a silver bracelet for over a month. She has copied so many books with great difficulty, so she is not in a hurry or busy anymore.
Mrs. Zhou Liu, "How much silver did they spend just now? Look at all those boxes, it must not be cheap."
"Why do you care so much about other people? They have their own wealth. Anyway, I only brought enough money to buy a silver bracelet. I can't afford anything else."
Zhou Liushi, "..."
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Gu Lejia ran around everywhere and actually found a witness for him.
Seeing Chen Dagui appear at home again, Gu Wenheng politely welcomed him in.
"I didn't expect to bother Mr. Chen again. It's really hard for you to make this trip." Gu Wenheng glanced at Gu Lejia who was following behind him, "Lejia has caused you trouble again. He should have told you, right?
Chen Changgui nodded. "I've been trying to argue with him the whole afternoon, but he's stubborn and I can't convince him."
Chen Changgui looked at Gu Wenheng with sympathy. It was no wonder that this scholar Gu had taken this step since he had such a troublesome junior.
If I were to encounter this situation, I would probably just throw in the towel and do nothing.
"Tianbao, go ask Senior Brother Deng to come over." Seeing that there was only one witness, Chen Dongjia, Gu Wenheng ordered Hong Tianbao to make another trip.
Gu Lejia's face was filled with shame, and he felt that his Seventh Uncle was somewhat unkind, spreading his affairs everywhere.
I mustered up all my courage to invite Mr. Chen over, but I didn't expect that now there would be another outsider watching the fun.
After holding the proof and asking Gu Le's family to sign an IOU, Gu Wenheng put the twenty taels of silver on the table.
"Seventh Uncle, can I and Xiuniang stay at home for a while?" Gu Lejia said cautiously, putting the silver carefully into his arms.
Gu Wenheng sighed secretly and nodded silently. He had already let this kid get to this point. If he pushed him any further, it would seem that he, as an uncle, was being unreasonable.
Gu Lejia breathed a sigh of relief and grinned, "Thank you, Uncle Seven."
As long as he had a place to stay and worked hard, he would be able to pay back his Seventh Uncle soon, and then his and Xiuniang's life would be better in the future.
Seeing Gu Lejia running out happily, Chen Dagui shook his head. He knew that this kid would regret it in the future.
Deng Yuanhang also looked at Gu Wenheng with sympathy. He was already so far away from home, but still encountered such a bad thing. Although he didn't quite understand the ins and outs of this matter, from what they just said, he knew that Gu Wenheng didn't think highly of Gu Le's family's marriage.
Jin Qianqian came over to smooth things over, "The kitchen has prepared the wine and food, eat something and warm yourself up."
Gu Wenheng stood up and greeted them, "It just so happens that I got a bottle of good wine by chance, and I happen to have company today, so please help me taste it."
Before Chen Dagui could say anything, Deng Yuanhang immediately said happily, "It's rare that you are so generous today, so we have to drink up all your good wine before we leave. We won't go home until we are drunk today."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
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After everyone left, Gu Wenheng immediately smiled and said, "Madam, I'm sorry that I agreed to let them move in without discussing it with you."
Jin Qianqian: "I've already moved in."
Gu Wenheng, "..."
"While you guys were drinking there, your good nephew couldn't wait to take her to the room he used to stay in. He's still inside and hasn't come out yet." Jin Qianqian complained, "Even though he gave the money, he hasn't officially married yet. His thinking is more advanced than ours."
Gu Wenheng was shocked. "How could this kid do this? Even if the silver was used to buy someone, it was to be a wife, not a servant. How could he do this..."
Jin Qianqian, "What should we do now? How about you go and call the people out first?"
Gu Wenheng turned around and saw Hong Da and his son, only to discover that the two men retreated silently at the same time.
Even a child understands this truth, so Gu Wenheng doesn't believe that Gu Lejia would not understand it.
"Gu Lejia, come out here." Gu Wenheng didn't want to endure it any longer and yelled directly at his room.
Gu Lejia, who was comforting the beauty in the room, stood up suddenly.
Xiuniang, who was still crying, widened her eyes in surprise and became a little restless. "What should I do? Is it because your seventh uncle and the others don't like me? Will they kick me out?"
Gu Lejia quickly calmed the person down, and did not forget to comfort her, "Don't worry, maybe my seventh uncle wants to talk to me about something, I'll go out and take a look first, don't worry."
(End of this chapter)
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