Xu Ningyan laughed: "What, you complained that you didn't spend enough when you were spending it, but now you know so much? Every single penny of this money was spent by you, are you trying to renege on your debt?"
After saying that, he turned his head and gave Gu Zhixing a wink.
Gu Zhixing punched Gu Da Kui in the waist, and Gu Da Kui let out a miserable howl.
Fang Dani felt sorry for her son and immediately looked at Gu Yong pleadingly.
Gu Yong wiped his face, looking troubled, and said, "But, but we don't have that much money at home right now, Jiang Yuan, this amount is really too large, how about—"
Xu Ningyan interrupted him: "You were so happy when you knew it wasn't your money! Now that you're paying it back, you're saying you're in a difficult position? Besides, it's not like you're the only one earning money in the Gu family. Are the others just sitting around? Don't your two sons and daughters-in-law also earn money? Didn't most of that money go to them? Are you expecting them to pay for it?"
"What! You want to shoulder this all by yourself? Fine, if you can come up with everything, that's fine! But if you can't come up with any money, then this family will have to pay back everything that my Aunt Jiang has spent!"
"If you want to renege on your debt, wait until dawn, and I'll have Aunt Jiang and the others go to Commander Gu's superiors! Will they report you for having illicit affairs, for having multiple wives as a military leader, and for engaging in capitalist and landlord-like practices? Or will they report that your two sons hired someone to commit murder, and that you, as a national military officer, not only knew about it but also covered it up for you two, cleaned up the mess for them, and even killed them to silence them?"
Not to mention Gu Yong, even the two brothers, Gu Dajun and Gu Daikui, turned pale green.
No matter which one it is, if it's reported, the Gu family will probably be finished!
The Gu brothers, who had initially harbored some intention to renege on their debt, immediately abandoned their plans and looked at Xu Ningyan in horror.
After the veil of tenderness was torn away and everything was laid bare, Gu Yong recovered from the grief of completely losing Jiang Yuan.
He wasn't stupid; otherwise, he wouldn't have climbed to his current position. Once he calmed down, Gu Yong was well aware of his current predicament.
They either pay back the money or their whole family is ruined; there is no third option!
Gu Yong gritted his teeth and looked at Gu Zhiyuan. He knew very well that this was Gu Zhiyuan's revenge!
To retaliate against his neglect, favoritism, and injustice over the years.
No wonder he's Gu Yong's son! All that silence and forbearance before was for this day! He's got his father in his grasp, and he also has leverage over the Gu family's weaknesses, forcing him to make a choice.
For a moment, Gu Yong didn't know whether to be proud or heartbroken!
Gu Yong saw it clearly: despite the fact that it was Xu Ningyan who had been jumping around and doing all sorts of annoying things before.
But this girl is just Gu Zhiyuan's last replacement.
Every word she said and every action she took was exactly what Gu Zhiyuan was thinking!
If it weren't for Gu Zhiyuan's behind-the-scenes instigation and planning, would Xu Ningyan, an outsider, know so many of the Gu family's secrets? Would she dare to confront him, her future father-in-law and the chief of staff?
Such an aggressive approach, leaving no room for compromise, clearly demonstrates Gu Zhiyuan's determination!
Gu Yong suddenly realized that the boy who had once vehemently opposed and silently protested to no avail had grown up in the years that followed and now had enough power to stand up to his father.
He can now stand up for his mother and protect his brothers!
Gu Yong blinked hard and scanned the entire room.
The Gu family patriarch and matriarch, along with Fang Dani, all looked at him pleadingly, completely at a loss.
The two sons could no longer hide their fear and anxiety; they lay there limp and helpless.
Gu Zhiyuan, however, remained calm and composed, appearing completely confident and unconcerned.
Gu Zhixing was all smiles and excitement, seemingly very much in agreement with the idea of separating from the Gu family and leaving.
It was Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan. When Gu Yong met Jiang Yuan's cold, disgusted, and even hateful gaze, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and couldn't help but clutch his heart.
He dared not and had no face to plead with Jiang Yuan again, and he knew that Jiang Yuan at this moment was probably after him and the other brothers, and would definitely not be soft-hearted again.
Then look at Xu Ningyan by the dining table. A seventeen-year-old girl, a girl he looked down on, single-handedly caused the Gu family to fall apart and its members to lose their morale.
If such a girl were to marry the third son, I wonder if he would be able to control her!
Otherwise, with this girl's cunning and scheming, she would have been the perfect wife when she had feelings for the third brother!
If the third son does something wrong like I do, then a wife like me would probably be the sharpest knife to stab him!
I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse!
In that instant, Gu Yong thought of many things, yet it seemed like he thought of nothing at all!
He took a deep breath, withdrew his gaze, and looked down at Gu Dajun and Gu Daikui: "You two brothers heard it too. If you don't give this money, you both know what will happen to you! What do you suggest we do?"
Gu Dajun gritted his teeth and said, "I still have some savings."
Gu Daikui was a little reluctant, but he always listened to his older brother, so he could only say, "I also have some money, let's pool our resources!"
After hearing this, Gu Zhixing got up, told Gu Da Kui to get up, and gestured for him to go get the money.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the father and his two sons walked upstairs with heavy steps to get the money.
A moment later, a sharp cry erupted from the second floor; it was Zhang Yanan.
"Why should we?! This is our money! We can't give it to them! What will our family eat and drink if we do?"
"Gu Daikui, put it down right now!"
...
After a chaotic scene, Gu Dajun came down first, carrying not only two bankbooks but also a box.
Gu Daikui came down a while later, with several bloody scratches on his face, and a bankbook and a bag in his hand.
Finally, Gu Yong came down, carrying a bulging file bag and two wooden boxes.
After bringing the items down, the father and his two sons placed them on the dining table and began to take inventory.
Gu Dajun had two bankbooks in his hand, one with 3,000 yuan and the other with 2,500 yuan.
Inside the box was a pile of banknotes, a small yellow croaker, and a bulging red velvet bag, the contents of which were unknown.
Gu Daikui had only 2,300 yuan in his savings book, and a bundle of 1,800 yuan in his bag.
Gu Yong opened the file bag and emptied its contents.
A passbook, opened, contains over three thousand yuan, a pile of receipts, and two small yellow croakers.
Xu Ningyan counted the amount: cash plus bankbook, totaling 12,700 yuan, plus three small yellow croakers, each weighing fifty grams.
She roughly estimated that the current price of gold is about twenty yuan per gram, and she doesn't dare to take it out right now.
Let's just calculate it at 20 yuan per gram, one small yellow croaker is 1,000 yuan, three small yellow croakers are 3,000 yuan.
The total amount is 15,700 yuan. After deducting the 575 yuan that belongs to Gu Yong in Jiang Yuan's savings account, there is still a shortfall of 1,725 yuan.
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