Chapter 411 Division of the Family
"Alright, Shu'er, don't worry, leave this matter to your grandmother."
As she spoke, the old lady patted Gu Shuyan's hand, signaling her to be quiet.
It's already unreasonable for the younger generation to interfere when the elders divide the family property, especially since Gu Shuyan is already engaged. If this gets out, who knows what people will say about their daughter!
Gu Shuyan naturally thought of this as well. After hearing what the old lady said, she immediately shut her mouth and silently followed the old lady a few more steps forward.
“Mother Zhao, please go and invite all the elders of the Gu family over. Tell them that our eldest and second branches of the family are going to separate and ask them to come and be witnesses.”
Although the Gu family had lost many direct relatives in the capital, they still had a few close elders.
Upon hearing that they were going to invite the elders of the Gu family, Second Master Gu immediately stepped forward to stop them, saying, "No, I do not agree to the division of the family, I absolutely do not agree."
Seeing that Master Gu's behavior resembled that of a rogue, the old lady shook her head repeatedly.
This son, from childhood to adulthood, seems to have only ever disappointed him.
Master Gu's opposition was met with no resistance in Yunxiang Courtyard. When he tried to stop Zhao Mama, a servant immediately stepped forward and pulled him back.
After receiving the instructions, Zhao Mama curtsied to the old lady and then turned and left the courtyard of Yunxiang Courtyard.
In no time at all, Zhao's mother quickly invited several elders from the clan over.
"My brothers, you've worked hard! It's so late at night, and you've gone to all this trouble."
The old lady first apologized to the group, and then instructed the maids and servants to serve tea and water.
"I heard that the Marquis's mansion is going to divide the family property. I wonder why my sister-in-law suddenly thought of dividing the family property?"
The speaker was the oldest member of the Gu family.
The Gu family has a strict rule that the family cannot separate if there are elders present. Now that Old Madam Gu is still alive, Gu Jin and Gu Erye, the two brothers, should not be able to separate the family according to the rules.
Hearing this, the old lady sighed slightly and waved her hand, signaling Zhao Mama to bring out the things she had prepared earlier. After taking out the written agreement from that day, she handed it to the elders.
"Before I begin, please take a look at what's on this paper."
The paper naturally contained the family division agreement that Second Master Gu personally agreed to in the old lady's courtyard that day in order to marry He Yin, and signed and sealed it.
When the old lady wrote this down that day, she hoped she would never need to use this piece of paper in her life, but unexpectedly, only a few days later, it had already come in handy.
“Back then, I always disagreed with my second son marrying this woman, but no matter how much I objected, he insisted on it. What's worse, he even knelt in front of my house with his wife, threatening to kneel to death in front of my door if I didn't agree. My second son has a certain temperament, which I'm sure all of you brothers know. Now that I'm getting old, I can't worry about my children's affairs anymore, so I proposed that if he's willing to separate from the family, I'll agree to this marriage.”
"But now that the two are married, I have done what I promised. Who would have thought that this unfilial son would come to my door and cause such a disturbance over the division of the family property, and even use his deceased father to bully me."
As the old lady spoke, she slumped back in her chair, a sight that moved anyone who saw her.
"Brothers, today I, this old woman, am determined to divide this family. I ask that you all be my witnesses here today, so that this unfilial son won't come to make trouble for this old woman again with the matter of dividing the family."
After the old lady put it this way, the elders of the Gu family present all nodded unconsciously.
Although the Gu family has strict elders who still insist on not dividing the family, since the old lady herself brought up this matter, and Gu Er voluntarily signed a written agreement to prove that he would divide the family, they naturally cannot bring up the Gu family's rules again.
"Since it's written so clearly in black and white, let's just separate the eldest and second wives!"
The speaker was the eldest member of the Gu family. Upon hearing this, Second Master Gu immediately stepped forward and exclaimed, "Uncle, this won't do! Mother used my marriage as leverage to force me to accept this document. This division of the family property is absolutely not my wish."
It has to be said that Master Gu's skin is really thick to the extreme. Even in front of so many people, he dares to say such inconsistent things.
Fortunately, everyone present knew something about Master Gu, so no one believed that he was forced to write the agreement.
"It's written in black and white, are you trying to renege on your promise?"
The one asking the question was another elder of the Gu family. He had watched the two brothers grow up and thought they were both equally clever children when they were young, but how come they became so different later on?
When Second Master Gu was pointed out so bluntly, his face turned red, and he was speechless.
“Uncle, it’s not that my husband is trying to renege on his promise, but rather that the agreement he wrote was actually forced upon him by his mother and is therefore invalid.”
Seeing that things were not going her way, He Yin immediately stepped forward, first giving what she considered a proper junior's bow to the elders, before speaking up to refute them.
However, she never expected that if she hadn't spoken, all the guns would have been pointed at her.
"When did you, a woman, have the right to speak here?"
The Gu family, after all, is a prominent family with hundreds of years of history, and they value rules above all else. Even though other branches are not as glorious as the Marquis's family, their years of upbringing have made them still emphasize rules.
The sudden reprimand left He Yin feeling awkward, but as a woman, she couldn't really argue with a few old men.
So, after giving Master Gu a resentful look, he could only awkwardly take a step back.
Seeing that no one was on his side, Second Master Gu knew that there was no point in saying anything more to them. In particular, the matter of dividing the family property was a done deal, leaving no room for reversal.
"Fine, I agree to split the family, but you have to agree to one condition."
Seeing that things had reached this point, Master Gu began to try his best to secure the greatest possible benefit for himself.
Looking at Second Master Gu, Gu Shuyan's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she became somewhat curious about the conditions he had mentioned.
"What are the conditions?"
The question wasn't only asked by several elders of the Gu family, but also by Old Madam Gu and Gu Jin.
For some reason, after hearing what Master Gu said, they all had the same guess.
Seeing that everyone's gaze had become tense, Master Gu's expression finally improved considerably.
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