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"Gu Chen, are there still many people living in this old house?" Ye Ruan asked as she walked with Gu Chen in the garden.
Gu Chen held her hand tightly with one of his large hands the whole time. "Not much left."
Ye Ruan was pondering whether to ask Gu Chen about the people in this old house when she heard Gu Chen say, "The Gu family is different from other families. Most of the family members live in this old house, and we only send some people out to find out what's going on outside."
Each generation would send one member out to do business and make money. After using the money to cover the daily expenses of the old house, half of the remaining money would be converted into stable currency and deposited into the old house's treasury.
Only the remaining portion can be used at one's own discretion.
Ye Ruan listened attentively to Gu Chen's words, her bright, black grape-like eyes filled with curiosity. "People living in the old house can't go out? What about dating and marriage?"
Consanguineous marriage?
Thinking of this possibility, Ye Ruan couldn't help but take a closer look at Gu Chen. Fortunately, Gu Chen was not deformed.
Gu Chen could tell what she was thinking just by looking at her little eyes. He couldn't help but chuckle and rubbed her head. "What are you thinking about in your little head?"
It's common knowledge that consanguineous marriages can easily result in birth defects; most families are aware of this.
People living in the old house can come and go freely, and if they wish, they can go to work, but they cannot engage in business or politics.
Even if they don't want to work, the old family home will provide them with enough money for food, drink, and entertainment.
Ye Ruan was immediately envious, "Being born in the old house is so great, it's like you can just lie down and relax from birth!"
Gu Chen looked at her with a knowing smile in his eyes. Suddenly, he bent down and whispered in her ear with a hint of amusement, "You can lie down too, I'll do the moving!"
Ye Ruan: ...
How come she never noticed before that Gu Chen actually had the LSP attribute, being so smooth with his words anytime, anywhere!
She glared fiercely at Gu Chen with her bright, large eyes.
Gu Chen gently squeezed her small hand with his large hand and continued, "People in the old house are free to find partners outside when they reach marriageable age. If they can't find one, the family will organize matchmaking banquets."
Although the old house is built in the mountains, it is not as isolated from the world as you might imagine. The Gu family has friendly relations with other prominent families, but these families are also entangled in interests while maintaining good relations.
The relationships between them are intricate and interconnected, so much so that a change in one part would have far-reaching consequences; therefore, no one would leak information about the old house.
Ye Ruan felt slightly relieved upon hearing this. Since the Gu family allowed young members to find partners outside the family, the people here shouldn't make things difficult for her.
However, she failed to notice the barely perceptible gloom and ruthlessness between Gu Chen's brows.
Gu Chen was right about everything he told her about the Gu family, but that only applied to the ordinary people in the old house.
His branch of the family was selected from his father's generation to inherit the Gu family's businesses outside the city. Previously, the Gu family's businesses were only considered well-known in Chongqing.
It was only after his father took over that the Gu family business was developed and it became extremely powerful under his leadership. When he moved to the capital with the Su family, he had already broken ties with the old family home.
Later, the old house had to bow down because he controlled its economic lifeline, so he maintained a superficial relationship with the old house.
However, the management of those who manage the Gu family outside the old house has always been very strict.
While other members of the Gu family are free to choose their own spouses, the spouses of those who manage the Gu family must be chosen from among the aristocratic families that are on good terms with the Gu family, through marriage alliances.
Originally, the Gu family would not have been managed by the same branch of the family forever. When his parents passed away, the people at the old house wanted to take back control of the Gu family.
He simply dealt with all those people.
This time, he brought Ruan Ruan back with him. He wondered how those people would react.
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