Chapter 398: Confrontation
Xing Zhao's marriage is strange.
He obviously has a good family background and is capable enough. Although he runs around here and there all day long, he actually holds an official position in the River Department, and the commander is his biological father, so he can be said to be like a fish in water.
Du Jingyi knew that there must be many families secretly inquiring about the matter, but she also found it strange that cousin Zhao was unwilling to get engaged.
Seeing that they have given birth to four children, but he is still single, it is no wonder that Mrs. Xing looks at her son with displeasure every day.
Xing Zhao looked indifferent to Mrs. Xing's "accusations". He thought that he could ruin any marriage his parents arranged. He even spread a lot of false news to ruin his own reputation in order to avoid the marriage.
Therefore, although some people would come to inquire about the matter a few years ago, it has become increasingly rare in recent years.
"Mother, you are always worrying about your son. Look, is there another white hair on your temples? If you continue to worry like this and don't take good care of yourself, I'm afraid that father will find a beautiful wife outside. Wouldn't you be so angry that you will have more white hair?"
After hearing what he said, Du Jingyi couldn't help but burst out laughing, and even his sister-in-law Liu, who was a little nervous, laughed. The atmosphere suddenly became lively. This is his ability.
Finally, Mrs. Xing waved her hand at him with a look of disdain and said.
"Go, go. I get annoyed just by seeing you. Maybe I did too many bad things to you in my past life, so I let you reincarnate to piss me off in this life!"
"How could that be? It's obvious that my mother had done a lot of good deeds in her previous life. God saw such a good person and must give her a smart and filial son, so he sent her a son."
Hearing this, Mrs. Xing didn't know whether to cry or laugh for a moment.
As they were talking, the eldest aunt came over with the people from the Su family. The ones who came today were Su Erlang's mother and the old lady of the Su family, so they were all familiar with each other. When they saw that Madam Xing's eyebrows were not eyebrows and her eyes were not eyes, they knew that she must have been "angry" by her son Xing Zhao.
Immediately, Madam Su pointed at Xing Zhao and said.
"You, stop being angry with your mother. You are so old, but you just don't want to have a good family."
Xing Zhao chuckled. He had plenty of ways to deal with this kind of talk, and continued speaking.
"That's all Aunt Su's fault. She didn't give birth to a beautiful daughter for me to fall in love with at first sight. Instead, she gave birth to boys. How can I be moved by them?"
After hearing this, everyone started laughing.
"Look, he can't find a wife himself, but he puts the blame on us. It seems like he has been coaxing those ladies a lot! Huh? Xing Zhao?"
"Don't worry, Grandma Su. What I like most is to comfort you when you are old."
Chatting and laughing, the group went to the flower hall beside the water pavilion to have their meal. The flower hall here was the one in the front yard, and it was different from the place where the Gu family usually had their reunion dinner. It had to be bigger and brighter, otherwise it couldn't accommodate so many people.
The meal mainly consists of vegetarian dishes, the portions are not large, but the taste is very good.
Aunt Su said this after she had eaten half her meal.
"Every time I come to your house as a guest, I can eat dishes that I can't get anywhere else. Your cook is really talented."
Seeing this, Du Jingyi replied.
"Danruo has traveled a lot with us, so she knows some dishes from different places. By blending them together, we can make some good ones. I hope Aunt Su likes them."
“I like it, I like it!”
After hearing this, Mrs. Xing said jokingly.
"They will soon be holding their first grandson or granddaughter. How can we not like them? The eyes of the Su family's sister-in-law and my eldest sister-in-law are almost narrowed into slits."
Hearing this, the aunt was in a good mood and started to "make up stories" about Mrs. Xing with the people around her.
"Look, she's always talking about how sharp-tongued her son is. Isn't she the same kind of person herself? And she's still talking about her son!"
This one sentence made everyone look at Mrs. Xing in a teasing manner and tell a lot of jokes.
Today's banquet is a farewell, a remembrance, and a rebirth.
Therefore, the laughter from the crowd from time to time diluted some of the sadness in the Gu family. Everything had to be looked forward to! The atmosphere on the female side was good. After all, there were ladies from the Xing family, the Su family, the Wang family and other aristocratic families. Even if other relatives from the Gu family wanted to make a fuss, they had no chance.
As for the male guests, there was no big trouble. Gu Shaoyu had been very serious and intimidating in the past few days, but today he was much more respectful and polite.
Not to mention others, even the third old master had already received three toasts from him, so all the unpleasantness of the past was gone with the wind.
Bringing the wine cup to the Seventh Old Master and his three sons, Gu Shaoyu put on a rare smile and said.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Thank you for your hard work in taking care of us at home over the years. Shao Yu would like to offer this cup to you."
Then he drank it all in one gulp. Seeing this, the Seventh Old Master had no choice but to join in with a drink, as if to turn hostility into friendship.
The third son of the seventh branch of the Gu family, Master Gu San, is a master in business. Naturally, he would not let the atmosphere become dull, so he spoke with a smile on his face.
"From now on, you will have to worry about the Gu family. I am not very capable as your third uncle, but I just like to do business. So if there is any situation at home, please don't hesitate to tell me. I may not be able to help you with other things, but I will not let you run out of money."
He may have meant well, but it sounded a bit harsh.
Since when did the main branch of the Gu family have to rely on him, the third cousin, for support in order to survive?
It's really funny! Luo Yuan, who was following behind Gu Shaoyu, even felt for a moment that his general might overturn the table and smash the wine cup, so he wondered whether he should find a place to avoid being innocently implicated.
Who knew that I would hear the general's answer the next moment.
"Then Shao Yu would like to thank Third Uncle."
Luo Yuan pursed his lips slightly, and then collected all his thoughts.
On the contrary, it was Gu Shaoyu's attitude that made the Seventh Old Master somewhat suspicious. Could it be that he had discovered something fishy and was deliberately putting on a show for them to see, showing goodwill first, in order to make them let down their guard?
The more I thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
Otherwise, there has been no movement since his sister-in-law was buried in the coffin for so long, and he doesn't believe that this is the general's plan to recover the lost territory in Cezhou one after another! So he watched Gu Shaoyu coldly, wanting to see what he was up to?
(End of this chapter)