It would have been better if Gu Hong hadn't said this. At least in public, Gu Xiuwu always gave the right to speak to his brother and would never interrupt.
But now, how could Gu Xiuwu swallow this?
"Why? We didn't choose you, so you think we were wrong, right?"
Gu Xiuwu's face flushed. "Yes, you, Gu Hong, are a high-ranking official. Following you means I will definitely have no worries about food and clothing. But you can't even take care of your own wife, so how can you say you can take care of us?"
Gu Hong clenched his fists in anger. He glanced over and said, "Third Uncle, look at them. This is their attitude. They are simply ungrateful!"
Gu Hong was still confident. His uncle had always been the fairest person and had watched him grow up. He couldn't let Shen Ningsi do whatever he wanted!
He crossed his arms in front of him, quietly waiting for Uncle Gu to say the most authoritative words. He did not notice that Uncle Gu's expression had become extremely complicated.
Uncle Gu looked around.
Shen Ningsi was just like usual, with a calm expression, and it was impossible to tell what she was thinking.
Gu Xiuwen and Gu Xiuwu had already shown their dissatisfaction with Gu Hong on their faces.
He hesitated for a moment, "Gu Hong, normally I would definitely stand on your side, but this matter..."
Shen Ningsi and the children are such good people. He doesn't believe that these children will make the wrong decision just because they like Shen Ningsi.
"Even outsiders like us feel distressed when we see Miss Shen. No matter how many difficulties you had in the past, now that you, the head of the family, are gone, they have suffered enough. Why don't you want to comfort them and compensate them now? Why are you arguing with them?"
Gu Hong's expression stiffened a little bit. He pulled the corners of his stiff mouth and said, "Uncle San, your last name is Gu."
Why doesn't he hope for harmony between the couple? Instead, he still stands on Shen Ningsi's side like Gu Xiuwen and others.
Uncle Gu smiled and said, "It's better to help the right than the relative."
“…”
The anger on Gu Xiuwu's face gradually disappeared, and finally he burst out laughing.
He looked at Gu Hong with a beaming expression, "Oh! There's nothing to say now!"
Uncle Gu is respected by everyone because he is an extremely fair person.
"Third Grandpa has already said that you are not good, so stop flattering yourself. Your existence is just causing trouble for us."
Gu Hong raised his fist in anger, but then retracted it mid-air. He stared at Gu Xiuwu and said word by word, "You better not get too cocky, brat."
Gu Hong gritted his teeth.
"Even if your Third Grandfather thinks I'm not good, he won't agree to your mother marrying anyone else."
Apart from anything else, Gu Hong still has some confidence.
Even though he had done many things wrong for Shen Ningsi, the official position was there. In the eyes of elders like Uncle Gu, he was the best choice.
Wouldn't it be fine if we just fixed the bad parts?
"Your mother's reputation has spread throughout Wanning Village. People like Yu Xiucai with evil intentions will definitely keep coming to trouble your mother. Without my protection, do you think you two brats can really stop those evil-minded people?"
Gu Hong raised his eyebrows and watched Gu Xiuwu's expression gradually stiffen. He finally felt a little happy.
"Why don't you say anything now? Aren't you relying on what your Third Grandfather said to make me leave?"
Uncle Gu finally understood why these two biological children of Gu Hong stood on Shen Ningsi's side.
You have to know that Gu Hong has spent much more time with them than Shen Ningsi has.
So what if Gu Hong is now a general?
In Uncle Gu's eyes, this is still the child he watched grow up.
A slap landed on Gu Hong's back, and the muffled sound made everyone tense up.
"You little brat, with your personality, you deserve to make Shen Yatou and the other kids not want to be around you. What are you so proud of? Isn't it just a small official position? How can you even change your name? "
Uncle Gu was also very angry. He had watched this child grow up under his care. She had no bad intentions, but she just didn't know how to please others.
Gu Hong lives alone in Wanning Village with his three children. Most women stay away from him, but Shen Ningsi is the only one who is sincere. After asking Gu Hong to spend some burial expenses, she wholeheartedly takes care of the children for him.
He has never seen such a good girl in his middle age.
Gu Hong didn't think about seizing the opportunity, and actually treated Shen Ningsi with great arrogance.
Not to mention Shen Ningsi, even he, an outsider, couldn't help but feel distressed and unfair when watching it.
"Miss Shen helped you take care of the family and you didn't want to thank her. Now you are still being arrogant. Even if Miss Shen is angry, it's understandable. Since you chose to leave and caused them so much suffering, you deserve to be a slave now!"
Uncle Gu was so angry that his breathing became rapid.
"Don't think I'm here just to persuade Shen Yatou and the kids to stop fighting with you and stay by your side peacefully. I'm here to uphold justice, so you better get it right, you little brat!"
After Uncle Gu finished saying these words, not only Gu Hong was stunned, but also Shen Ningsi and Gu Xiuwu.
Although Uncle Gu is the most fair person in the clan, everyone agrees on this.
But Third Uncle Gu's surname is Gu after all, and he should be more like Gu Hong no matter what. But now, every word Third Uncle Gu said was seeking justice for Shen Ningsi.
"Gu Hong, Third Uncle, I'll be honest with you."
Uncle Gu didn't notice the dull look in this man's eyes. He still stared at Gu Hong with anger in his eyes.
“If you don’t change and still act so recklessly and think that they are your children and Miss Shen is your wife, then you deserve to endure your violent temper, and then Third Uncle can’t help you!”
"Don't think that Third Uncle will ease the relationship between you and Shen Yatou. Only if you make Shen Yatou willingly follow you, Third Uncle will be able to bless you. Otherwise, Third Uncle will definitely stand on Shen Yatou's side unconditionally."
After Uncle Gu said this, he turned his head and looked at Shen Ningsi with a faint smile.
"Didn't you say you wanted to show Uncle San your specialties? Shall we go now?"
Shen Ningsi's smile now has a bit more sincerity. At first, he invited Uncle Gu in just because he recalled how good Uncle Gu was to them in the past.
But the person who enjoyed these good things at that time was not Shen Ningsi himself.
Shen Ningsi now truly respects this elder for his strong values and outlook on life. He would never help his relatives and ignore the question of who is right and who is wrong.
Shen Ningsi led the way affectionately, "Uncle San, I guarantee that you have never eaten the dishes I made before. Uncle San should have heard that the villagers are discussing the method I used to make the braised meat."
The fragrance that spreads from miles away has really attracted many people.
Even the fact that General Gu was Gu Hong was suppressed by the news of how braised meat should be prepared.
Looking at the backs of the group walking forward affectionately, Gu Hong, who stayed where he was, gritted his teeth silently.
Come on, he is the only outsider now.
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