Chapter 454: A Show of Strength
"Eh! It's still a long way to the New Year, why are they all kneeling in front of us!"
The child's voice was crisp and contained a hint of disgust.
Everyone in the Gu family fell to the ground in shock.
The clan elders and several persons in charge who were kneeling in the front did not dare to raise their heads and look upwards.
We could only lie there and exchange glances quietly.
What's going on?
Who knows what's going on!
Then the young woman smiled coquettishly, "Maybe they are too polite and want to welcome us warmly."
"Hey, you need to stand further away. You're so young, be careful not to shorten your life."
The child giggled a few times, "Don't be afraid, being young doesn't mean you are of a lower generation."
"Isn't there a saying that goes, grandfather in a stroller, grandson on crutches!"
"Although I can't give out New Year's money yet, I don't mind having a bunch of younger generations."
Someone in the front row finally couldn't help it anymore, straightened up and shouted, "How can this kid talk like that!"
"Whose child are you?"
This person is the second in the family because he is bold and impulsive, and has a "stupid" spirit.
People call him Gu Er.
He was nearly forty years old and had four carts, two mules and two donkeys, forming a small transport team.
Usually, they make money by taking on transportation jobs in the surrounding areas.
If anyone in the clan needs help building a house or moving, they will ask him for help in a nice way.
So even though Gu Er is not one of the persons in charge, he can still be on equal footing with the clan elders and persons in charge.
Gu Er glared at him fiercely with his big eyes.
Shitou was not afraid at all. Instead, he laughed even more happily. "You guys are so weird."
"You don't even know who I am, yet you come to kneel before me. Isn't this embarrassing for me?"
"Pfft." Lu Jing couldn't hold back his laughter and turned his head away.
Gu Er was furious and stood up, "Who wants to kneel to you? Stop talking nonsense, you little bastard!"
Shitou stopped laughing and curled his lips, "So you're not kneeling to me..."
"Great!" He patted his chest and sighed, "I don't want you to shorten my life."
He is so ungrateful after getting an advantage.
Gu Er's mouth was trembling with anger, "You!"
At this time, the elder of the clan stood up, and everyone followed suit.
The clan elder raised his hand and placed it on Gu Er's shoulder, patting him and signaling him to stay calm.
Gu Er had no choice but to step back in anger.
The elder looked at the stone and said, "Little kid, don't speak carelessly."
"Where is your master?"
He turned his gaze towards the carriage in front of him, and said sharply, "You are hiding in the carriage and refusing to show your face. Are you deliberately letting the young boy talk nonsense and run wild?"
At this point, the clan elders could be sure that the person in the car was definitely not Jiang Mingyuan.
He watched Jiang Mingyuan grow up.
Even though he is now a county magistrate, he dare not put on airs in this place.
Inside the car, Gu Xixi was looking at Mu Nanzhao with a half-smile, shaking her head and sighing, with an amusement in her eyes.
Is there any need to ask in this situation?
Someone had already made arrangements to give the Gu family a warning.
Mu Nanzhao raised the corners of his lips, "I didn't teach him how to do it specifically."
"But this kid's on-the-spot performance is pretty good. He's quite like me back then."
Gu Xixi took a deep breath speechlessly. He was still so elegant! Why was he still so proud?
"Okay, what now?"
Mu Nanzhao said calmly, "So many people are looking forward to our appearance, so let's go down."
The Gu family waited for a while.
The coachman jumped down, put down the footstool, and then pulled out a long ebony and gold hook to lift the door curtain.
Then he stepped aside to the footstool and stood with his hands hanging down in a respectful manner.
Everyone looked at the carriage curiously.
First, I saw a young man coming out. He was so handsome that I was stunned instantly.
No one knew who he was, but no one thought to ask.
They all had a feeling in their hearts that if they rashly approached and talked to this person, they would only make themselves feel inferior.
Everyone stared at the handsome man as he put his feet on the ground and reached out his hand towards the carriage.
At this time they finally saw a familiar face.
"Gu, Gu Xixi?" Someone spoke first, with an expression of disbelief.
The surroundings were so quiet that only the clear chirping of birds could be heard.
Gu Xixi got out of the car calmly, as she had expected these people's reactions.
She smiled calmly, "How are the elders, and how are you all."
The clan elder looked Gu Xixi up and down, his eyes almost popping out.
"This is……"
He pointed at the carriage tremblingly, then looked at Xixi, "You, this."
I didn't know what to say for a moment.
Gu Xixi frowned and sighed, "I've been too busy lately. I had a bit of heat stroke yesterday, and I was still dizzy when I went out this morning."
"So I fell asleep on the way."
She looked around innocently, "Why is everyone here?"
"Is it because I was too sleepy that everyone was kept waiting for so long?"
Both Lu Jing and Shitou tried hard to keep a straight face, with the corners of their mouths trembling slightly.
Don't laugh, you dead mouth! We are just cooperating in the performance!
The elder cleared his throat weakly, his expression adjusted to one of worry, "Oh, heatstroke is no small matter."
"Have you seen a doctor? You must drink some heat-relief medicine and get some rest."
First, no one present could prove whether what Gu Xixi said was true or false.
Secondly, no one wanted to bring up the embarrassing incident of everyone kneeling together just now.
Third, they wanted to ask Gu Xixi for something, and they all had their own little plans, so no one was stupid enough to offend Gu Xixi first.
So the others could only pretend that the unpleasantness just now had never happened, and they all echoed and expressed their concern for Gu Xixi.
The crowd surrounded the guests and walked inside.
Gu Xixi said, "I brought three friends with me. I hope they won't cause any trouble to our family."
There was another response.
"No, no."
"How could that be!"
“It’s more fun when there are more people!”
Gu Xixi smiled and secretly gave Mu Nanzhao a meaningful look.
Except for the elders, the person in charge and a few prominent people, everyone else had to work and prepare banquets, so they had to disperse first.
After sitting down, Gu Er said with a fake smile, "Who is this young man Xixi brought with him?"
"I heard that the man you bought ran away a long time ago. Could this man be a new one?"
Gu Xixi smiled and said, "I buy it? Don't say I can't afford it. Even if I can afford it, I wouldn't dare to do it."
Shitou drank a mouthful of the fish soup to cool him down, and said loudly, "Some people don't tell you their identities, which means you shouldn't ask. Even if you know it, it won't do you any good."
"You are so old, but you still don't understand this?"
Gu Er's face turned red, he glanced at Gu Xixi, and had to suppress his anger.
He gritted his teeth and smiled stiffly, "This kid is quite clever with his words."
Shitou looked up at him and said with some sympathy, "No wonder my husband always says that people should read more and gain more knowledge."
"Otherwise, we will end up like you, uncle. Even though we are so old, we can only envy the eloquence of children."
Gu Er was so angry that he almost fell over.
But he thought of his transport team and then looked at Gu Xixi.
Once again, I held back.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com