Chapter 801 803. Gu Yuanlei Extra 2
Under the instructions of the Lan family, Gu Yuanlei and Lan Ping'an hired an ox cart and came to Gaoling Village.
Looking at the spacious and clean village roads and the brick and tile houses in the village, Gu Yuanlei felt even more uncomfortable.
He was one of them, but was excluded.
But at this moment, he no longer has the pride and confidence he had before.
Standing at the entrance of the village with Ping An, looking at the guards standing in front of him, he said to them with a smile, "I am the younger brother of Master Gu, and this is his nephew. We want to enter the village."
The guard looked at them and asked the person next to him to go back and report, "Wait a moment."
I was also wondering, don't all of Gu's brothers live in the village? They must be cousins or something like that.
Gu Yuanlei still failed to enter the village, but waited for his fourth brother.
Gu Yuanlei felt even more uncomfortable seeing Gu Yuanshui in front of him dressed like a rich and noble gentleman.
Gu Yuanshui looked at his aging brother in front of him, his tone not as tough as before, "Why are you here? Why did you get yourself into this state? Don't the Lan family have any food for you to eat?"
Lan Ping'an couldn't bear to hear others say bad things about the Lan family. No matter who was in front of him, he blurted out, "Our Lan family didn't give us food, did your Gu family give us food?"
"Who is this...?" Gu Yuanlei thought this was the child of the Lan family and asked casually.
"This is my son Ping An. Ping An, come and meet your fourth uncle."
Gu Yuanshui, "...Lan Ping'an?"
"Yes," Lan Ping'an answered before Gu Yuanlei could speak.
Gu Yuanshui felt a ball of rage in his chest, and he was even more disappointed with his brother. "I heard you mention it before, that you and the Lan family changed the marriage certificate at the government office. Are you marrying or not?
What's wrong with this child now? Shouldn't he take your last name, Gu?"
Gu Yuanlei, "..."
"Gu? Didn't you cross my father out of the family tree? So what surname do I have?"
Gu Yuanshui looked Lan Pingan up and down, and suddenly laughed, "As expected of a member of the Lan family, what you said does make some sense.
I guess you've been brought up by the Lan family and you'll never be able to break away from them in this life, so why are you still here?"
"You all live a good life here, but you leave my father alone. This is a bit unreasonable."
Gu Yuanshui looked at the father and son with a smile, "Back then, your father left the Gu family behind and was even willing to marry into the family in order to be with your mother. But there is no such thing as a son-in-law marrying into the family of your mother in my Gu family.
But youngest, don't say that I, as your brother, am unkind. Now I'm giving you a chance to mend your ways. As long as you sort things out with everyone in the Lan family and get a divorce and come back, the door of my Gu family will be open to you.
Apart from other things, the brothers can get together and buy you a property, and then marry you a wife who can bear children. It is much better than you being a slave in the Lan family."
"You have bad intentions," Lan Ping'an shook off Gu Yuanlei's hand and shouted, "My father will never abandon us."
Gu Yuanshui didn't care about his attitude at all. "Back then, he was able to abandon his parents and brothers who gave birth to him and marry into the Lan family. Now he is just doing it again. What's impossible?"
Gu Yuanlei was groaning in his heart. His son's bad temper was just like when he was young. He fell into his fourth brother's trap as soon as he opened his mouth. How could the relationship be eased?
Gu Yuanshui knew the purpose of this father and son's visit. They had also been paying attention to Gu Yuanlei over the years.
Knowing that he had a hard life and suffered bullying in the Lan family, I felt that he deserved it, but I also felt a little distressed.
There are many things they don't even dare to mention to the old man and the old lady. Looking at the current state of their youngest son, they can imagine that they will not be able to rely on him in the future.
What he just said was not to set a trap for the child, but he really wanted to give the youngest one a chance.
In the early years, the Lan family had been using the Gu family's relationship to do business in various places in the city.
Later, their brothers found out about it and clarified the matter everywhere, thus suppressing it.
Gu Yuanlei did not participate in their business, and he probably did not know or he knew, which was why he had not been able to trace his ancestral roots all these years.
Gu Yuanlei didn't think so much. He just felt that his son had ruined his plan. If he let him stay any longer, the relationship would only become more and more strained, so he dragged the child away.
Seeing that the youngest son failed to understand what he meant, Gu Yuanshui looked at the backs of the father and son and sighed.
Gu Yuanlei brought his son back home, but before he could say anything Lan Ping'an was there to complain.
"The Gu family has no good intentions at all. They bring up old matters as soon as we meet.
He even wanted my father and mother to divorce and leave our family behind to go back and enjoy their lives.
Dad, you didn't say anything before, did you have some thoughts?"
Gu Yuanlei, "..."
When Lan Ying heard what her son said, she immediately jumped up in anger, "So this is what your Gu family is planning. It's fine that you look down on my Lan family, but now you even look down on my son.
I'm telling you, Gu Yuanlei, if you dare to leave us mother and son and go back alone, then none of us will live."
Gu Yuanlei, "...I..."
"Your Gu family is really going too far. I gave birth to this grandson, why don't they acknowledge him?"
"Mom, my last name is Lan..."
Lan Ying: "..." This silly boy, it's better to have the surname Gu than Lan.
Gu Yuanlei: “…” He seemed to understand a little, why did he mess it up again this time?
Not long after, the Lan family father and son came over again. When they heard that he had failed again, their faces became even uglier.
They would not blame all the mistakes on their grandson, and all the bad words were directed at Gu Yuanlei.
Gu Yuanlei had long been accustomed to such abuse, and remained silent as usual.
But in the dead of night, he couldn't help but think, if he had listened to his parents and not gambled everything for love, would his fate have been different?
His personality became increasingly silent, and sometimes he wouldn't utter a word for days at a time.
Lan Ying has always been in charge of all matters big and small in the family. When her son got married, the new wife didn't take him seriously.
Just when he was too old to walk, Lan Ying, her son and daughter-in-law drove him out of the house. Only then did the Gu family, who received the news, take him back.
The brothers of the Gu family did not place him in Gaoling Village because it would be inappropriate for him to go back under the circumstances.
They bought a small courtyard in the city and sent two maids and two servants to serve it, but no one from the Gu family came to visit.
After hearing the news, Lan Ying and the others wanted to ease the relationship, but Gu Yuanlei's heart was cold at this moment. He just let them make a fuss and never met them again.
Lan Ping'an was able to distinguish right from wrong when he grew older, but it was too late to say anything now.
Until his dying moment, he seemed to see several brothers rushing towards him. Gu Yuanlei seemed to have returned to his childhood. He forced a smile, but could not even call out "brother" and just lowered his hands.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com