Chapter 250 251. Lobbyist
Gu Yuanlei seemed to have found someone to talk to. He took Lan Yun to sit on the doorstep to chat, but Lan Yun took him to the teahouse outside instead.
As soon as he sat down, Lan Yun immediately ordered a pot of tea and snacks, looking like he was all ears.
Gu Yuanlei vented out all the unhappiness he had these days, "Actually, I really don't blame Yingying. It's all my own fault that I'm incompetent and can't even take care of my own wife and children."
Lan Yun, "At the beginning, I was also against letting Yingying marry a son-in-law. It's the same whether you marry her in or marry her out. Besides, I'm the head of the family, and as a girl, it's only right for her to marry her out after giving her a dowry."
Gu Yuanlei: "..."Isn't it too late to say this now? If you have any opinions, you should have said it earlier.
Then his face changed, and he thought to himself, Brother-in-law, are you afraid that they will compete with him for the family property in the future?
Lan Yun sighed and continued, "Brother knows that you have suffered a lot at home, but you have to think about it. If you marry a wife, will she not suffer from bullying at her husband's house?
Although we all consider you as a member of our family, no matter how much we say and do, we are not related by blood. No matter how close we are, we are not as close as our own blood relatives. Don’t you think this is true?”
Gu Yuanlei covered his face, "It's too late to say anything. Now I am a wanderer without any relatives or roots. Yingying is my only relative."
Lan Yun, "You are so confused. How can there be any wrong parents in this world? Your parents raised you up. Even if they don't recognize you, you still have to be filial to them. Do you want my little nephew to be a person without any relatives?"
Gu Yuanlei, "What does big brother mean?"
"After all, we have been together for such a long time, and you saved our family's lives on the way to escape, otherwise we would not have handed my sister over to you.
But seeing you two quarreling every day, I, your brother, feel bad too.
I know that letting you be my son-in-law is indeed unfair to you.
So I thought about convincing my parents to go to the government to cancel your status as a son-in-law."
Seeing that Gu Yuanlei was about to get excited, Lan Yun quickly continued, "Listen to what Big Brother has to say first.
This is what I think. Since there are only my sister and I in the family, I am willing to give half of my family property to my sister as a dowry, so that she can marry you with honor. In this way, you can return to your parents and fulfill your filial duties, and you won’t be a rootless person in the future. "
Gu Yuanlei's eyes were red, "Brother, I will never forget your kindness.
Every night I can’t sleep when I think about the days to come.
But I’m afraid my parents-in-law won’t agree to this.”
Lan Yun immediately took on the responsibility, and at the end, he did not forget to say a few good words for his sister, "Yingying is a little impatient now, but she really wants to do good for you. After all, she is my own sister, and I know her better than anyone else.
She has always been tough-mouthed but soft-hearted, otherwise she wouldn't have followed you even though you had nothing."
Gu Yuanlei also recalled the sweetness between the two of them, and based on his brother-in-law's words, he put himself in his shoes. If it were him, he would be anxious too.
Seeing that the person was safe, Lan Yun was not in a hurry. After drinking his tea, he took Gu Yuanlei to the tavern next to the road to have a drink, and then the two of them walked back in friendship.
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Gu Wenheng was guarding the manor. When he saw the first batch of finished glass coming out, he stood up and clapped his hands happily, "Okay, you guys handle the rest by yourselves. I'm going back now."
Ye Si also understood that the other party was only here to help temporarily. Now that the matter was settled, with his abilities, he could also get this side back on track.
He respectfully invited the guest to his residence and placed all the gifts sent by the prince in front of Gu Wenheng.
"This is a token of our appreciation to our prince, thanking you for your hard work during this period."
Gu Wenheng flipped through it casually and realized that he was catering to Qianqian's taste, not some headgear that was suitable for Qianqian to wear. "Your master is becoming more and more wealthy, so I would be disrespectful to refuse."
Ye Si was polite again and then hurried back to his busy work.
Gu Wenheng did not delay for a moment and immediately asked Hong Tianbao, who had followed him, to harness the carriage and rush back.
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As time went by, Gu Wenheng had already started preparing for the imperial examination two years later.
There is an honor exam this year, and Gu Wenheng knows his own limitations. If he wants to take another big step forward, he must calm down.
Jin Qianqian was about to go out with her pregnant belly when Grandma Ou came running over in a hurry.
"Madam, Mrs. Tian is here to visit."
Jin Qianqian turned to look at her, "Did you send a visiting card before?"
Maybe because of her pregnancy, Jin Qianqian feels that her memory is sometimes not as good as before.
Ou Qingshui shook her head. She was in charge of all the affairs in the inner courtyard now. If there really was a visiting card, she would remind the lady early this morning.
"Mrs. Tian doesn't look very well. Do you want to see her?"
Jin Qianqian nodded, "See you! Please invite everyone to the front first, I will be there in a moment."
After all, it was the county magistrate's wife who was visiting, and even if Jin Qianqian had doubts in her heart, she couldn't turn her away.
Zeng Wanru saw Jin Qianqian being escorted in and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to bother you with this sudden visit."
Jin Qianqian brought the gifts from everyone and said, "We are old friends, so it would be too polite to say these things."
Zeng Wanru looked at her slightly bulging belly and said quickly, "We are all family, so don't be so polite.
You are in a heavy state now, please sit down first."
Jin Qianqian touched her belly and smiled, "Actually, I can run and jump now, it's just that these people are too nervous."
Zeng Wanru waited until Jin Qianqian sat down before hesitatingly explaining his purpose.
It turned out that the youngest brother of Mrs. Tian's mother's side also liked to do business. This time he happened to pass by here and heard that the soaps that are now popular all over the country are processed here, so he became interested.
Originally, her younger brother wanted to take the secret recipe for himself, but unfortunately he was stopped by Lord Tian.
If they were just ordinary people and gave some silver, County Magistrate Tian would dare to come forward.
But Gu Wenheng has the Leping Academy as his support, and he has also heard some news that Gu Wenheng has a good personal relationship with the son of Wu'an Marquis. He does not want to make more enemies for the sake of the Yue family's interests.
When he thought that his brother-in-law was trying to bully others by taking advantage of his power, he simply issued an order to expel him and asked him to leave Fu County as soon as possible.
Of course, Jin Qianqian had no way of knowing these things, and now she just listened quietly to Zeng Wanru's purpose.
“I know I’m sorry that I came in such a hurry and it made things difficult for you.
But my younger brother was in a hurry to travel, and he was doing business along the way. He knew that we had a soap workshop here, so he asked me to lobby him and buy a batch of goods. "
Jin Qianqian stroked her belly and frowned slightly, "This is really a bit unfortunate. Yesterday, Bai Shizi's men took away all my inventory. Now there is really no stock in the warehouse."
(End of this chapter)
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