Chapter 278 Song Mingen is his father's illegitimate son
"Brother, I looked carefully at the dinner table just now. Several of the sons and illegitimate sons of the Gu family head look very similar to him, especially his eldest son Gu Zhouci, who looks 70% like him. It's not fake. Even the children of Gu Wantang, the younger brother of the Gu family head, look more like Gu Wantang. You can't be his son, let alone the son of Gu Wanqing's illegitimate brother."
"It's Gu Zhouyun who owes you. Could he be Gu Wanqing's illegitimate son who replaced your legitimate son?"
Song Mingen didn't say anything. He leaned against the carriage with his brows slightly raised and his eyes slightly closed, as if he had fallen asleep.
Wen Can fell silent upon seeing this, picked up the robe on the couch and covered him with it, then ordered the carriage to move slowly while increasing vigilance.
As soon as Song Mingen left, the Gu family members dispersed.
Gu Zhouyun had just stood up and was about to leave when he was escorted by Gu Zhouci and several other brothers to Gu Wanqing's teahouse in Taoyuan.
Gu Zhouci did not hesitate and kicked Gu Zhouyun to his knees in front of Gu Wanqing.
"You bastard! Have you lost the etiquette and upbringing of our Gu family? Why are you so greedy? Do you know how much an extra 10% profit margin costs?"
Gu Zhouyun stiffened his neck and remained unconvinced. "Dad, didn't you give up the 10% profit? Besides, we don't have to cooperate in this deal."
"Asshole!" Gu Wanqing was so angry that his face turned red and his neck thickened. "How can we not cooperate on such a big deal? You were the one who was disrespectful first. If you hadn't done such a stupid thing, could we have given them this 10% profit? We were supposed to be the ones to outperform them and get an extra 10% profit today, but you're really making me mad!"
"Don't be angry, Dad." Gu Zhouci quickly comforted him, "Things have come to this point and cannot be changed. Just let my third brother copy the family rules and this matter will be over."
Gu Er, Gu Si and Gu Wu also hurried to persuade him, but copying the family rules was too easy for him.
Second Master Gu said, "It's not enough to copy the family rules. Third brother's unintentional act has cost our Gu family 10% of profit. At least he should give up 10% of the profits of all the properties under his name within the next year."
"You black-hearted bastard, you are taking advantage of the situation!" Gu Zhouyun stood up and swung his fist to hit Gu Laoer.
Gu Laosi and Gu Laowu hurried forward to pull him.
Gu Laosan punched Gu Laosi in the face without any hesitation.
With a cry of "ouch", he hit Gu Laoer in the face again, and the scene was chaotic for a while.
"Stop! Stop it, everyone!"
Gu Yuan brought his men in and pulled the brothers apart.
Gu Wanqing's face darkened. "Second brother, third brother, fourth brother, fifth brother, you will all write the family rules twenty times and hand them in to me before dinner tomorrow. Third brother, give 10% of the profits from all your properties over the next year to me!"
Gu Zhouyun's expression changed slightly, "The profits will be handed over to my father?"
Gu Wanqing's face darkened, "That's right!"
"I'm sorry, son, I can't do this, and I won't write the family rules!"
"You're really outrageous!" Gu Wanqing was furious. "Someone, come! Hold him down..."
Gu Wanqing was so angry that he almost passed out.
Gu Zhouci hurriedly helped him calm down, fearing that he would faint from anger.
"Third brother, you did something wrong today, you have to accept the punishment! Otherwise..."
"Or kick me out of the house?" Gu Zhouyun no longer cared about it and looked at Gu Wanqing with complicated eyes.
"What big business haven't we seen? Even if we're unreasonable, Song Mingen can't just walk away. At worst, we can just refuse to cooperate. But Dad is so eager to give up 10% of the profit to keep him from cooperating... Dad's behavior today is very abnormal, you know?"
"Don't try to quibble. Dad always criticizes the matter, not the person. If Song Mingen cooperates with the enemy, our Gu family will suffer a great loss."
"Come on, our Gu family is big and powerful, and we're still worried about Song Mingen cooperating with a rival family. Dad is clearly paving the way for Song Mingen. He asked me to give up 10% of the profit per year to you, isn't that just giving Song Mingen a bargain?"
Gu Wanqing was exhausted. He was keeping it for him and would give it to him when the time came. "Okay, then hand it over to Zhonggong."
"When the family property is divided, more should be given to Song Mingen."
Gu Zhouci said angrily, "Why are you acting crazy? No matter how foolish Dad is, there is no way he would give our Gu family property to Song Mingen."
"Yeah, Third Brother, you're drunk!" Gu Lao Er sneered, "Alright, it's only 10% profit. If you're reluctant to give it, then don't give it. Let Dad punish you by making you copy the family rules a hundred times."
"I'm not drunk, I'm sober!"
"Third brother, stop talking." Gu Si and Gu Wu quickly covered his mouth. If their father gets angry, the eldest brother will inherit the position of the head of the family!
Gu Lao San broke away from the two of them, "Didn't you notice that Song Mingen's ears look exactly like Dad's? Song Mingen is our Dad's illegitimate son! He insisted on cooperating with him and giving him profits just to pave the way for him, give him money, and give him connections. Then all our industries will have to be redistributed!"
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The Gu brothers all turned their heads to look at Gu Wanqing, their eyes full of complicated expressions.
"...Dad, is what my third brother said true?" Gu Zhouci now believed what Gu Lao San said more.
Today he felt more intimate when talking to Song Mingen.
"Nonsense! Don't you know how many concubines and sons I have?"
"Huh, do you dare to say that you don't have a mistress outside?"
Gu Wanqing was so angry that he kicked him, "You bastard, you're doing something sneaky like raising a mistress. You'd be better off taking in more concubines openly! Gu Yuan, quickly tie him up and make him kneel in the ancestral hall. Don't mind the shame? Let his sons see it!"
After Gu Laosan was taken away, the tea room became unusually quiet.
The eldest, second, fourth and fifth Gu brothers looked at each other.
Does dad really have an illegitimate child outside?
"Don't sit here anymore, let's go! Do you believe what the Third Brother says? Get out of here! Shut your mouths once you get out of here!"
What a joke, Song Mingen is his son?
How come he doesn't know?
Nothing happened on the way back for Song Mingen and Wen Can.
When they arrived at Jiang's house, Wen Can saw Song Mingen still sleeping and patted him, "Brother is home, I'll go back first."
Song Mingen opened his eyes and said, "Sister Yu is coming back to stay today. Why don't you have dinner before going back?"
"No, Jiaojiao is still waiting for me at home. I have to go back and accompany her."
"Take Xiao Nuo back with you."
"No! Wait until Jiaojiao is pregnant and settled before coming... Oh no, I'll wait until the baby is one month old before I come to pick him up."
After Wen Can finished speaking, he quickly got off the carriage and got into his own carriage and left the Jiang Mansion.
"Ming En." Seeing him return, Jiang Yunwan hurriedly pulled him into the house. "How is it? Gu Zhouci doesn't look much like Gu Wanqing, does he?"
Song Mingen took off his mask and said, "He looks most like Gu Wanqing, so he must be his son."
"Ah? What about the others?" Jiang Yunwan handed him the face towel.
Song Mingen took it and washed his face carefully, washing away the red rashes on his face, revealing a fair face.
"I looked carefully. They all look like Gu Wanqing. Gu Wantang is Gu Wanqing's younger brother, and his children look like Gu Wantang. On the contrary, my ears and nose look like Gu Wanqing. Gu Lao San is very hostile to me. I have some doubts that he has replaced my identity as the legitimate son. Today, I went to Zhongyi Tower and was ambushed..."
Song Mingen told Jiang Yunwan in detail what had happened.
As he spoke, he lay down on the bed.
"Could it be that Third Gu did this?"
Song Mingen seemed extremely tired and half closed his eyes. "I'm not sure. When Ah Chu comes back, we can confirm whether the group of men in black today was a coincidence or not."
"Then..." Jiang Yunwan saw Song Mingen close his eyes and pulled the quilt over him.
I reached out and touched his face. Alas, he must have been scared today.
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