Chapter 35
It was already the third night when Gu Daniu returned from the county town. He didn't bother to say anything when he entered the door. He grabbed the ladle and drank half of the water, then poured the rest over his head to cool it down.
Without waiting for Gu Xinxin to ask, he threw the money bag to her and said, "Count it yourself."
Gu Xinxin said to Gu Qiuhe: "Serve Dad the food, I'll count the money."
As she opened her purse, she added, "I have something else to tell you. Eat quickly."
Gu Daniu didn't say anything, just picked up the bowl and shoveled food into his mouth. He was really hungry. They had sold all the fried dough twists in the afternoon. Since they had to go back, they simply didn't eat in the county town. After missing dinner, they had been traveling for two hours straight. They had walked such a long way to sell things before, and now their stomach was almost as empty as a piece of paper.
Gu Chen was also eating in a rather messy manner, and no one had time to say anything.
After they finished eating, Gu Xinxin finished counting: "A total of twelve taels of silver, and three hundred and twenty-eight copper coins. This time I made quite a lot of money."
She pulled the one that belonged to her in front of her: "Okay, let's get down to business, stepmother, have you told your parents how to make honey fried dough twists? The Chen family has been selling honey fried dough twists in town these past few days."
Gu Chen said subconsciously: "In town?"
Didn’t she tell them to go to the next town and not let Gu Daniu meet them?
The Chen family is originally from another town, and it would be closer to the next town. Why do they have to go so far away and come to the Gu family?
Gu Xinxin looked at Gu Daniu: "She admitted it."
Gu Chen quickly waved her hands: "I didn't, I'm not..."
Gu Xinxin interrupted her: "It's not up to you to decide. My dad would know after just one look at the Chen family. Who else could it be but you? It's not like I'm the one who tells the Chen family."
Gu Chen looked around and suddenly grabbed Gu Qiuhe: "Maybe Qiuhe is ignorant..."
Gu Qiuhe didn't even react. Gu Xinxin couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Gu Qiuhe, you thought your mother loved you so much, but look, now that something happened, she grabbed you and took the blame without hesitation. In your mother's heart, you are nothing more than this."
Gu Chen's face was grim: "Shut up!"
Gu Xinxin smiled and said, "Why should I shut up? Didn't you frame Gu Qiuhe? Do you think that Gu Qiuhe is my father's daughter, so my father can't bear to beat her to death? You use her as a scapegoat, which is better than being beaten to death by my father yourself?"
Gu Qiuhe wasn't three or two years old, she was seven years old, and she usually imitated Gu Chenshi to bully Gu Xinxin. Now her face turned pale, tears fell, and she sobbed and called out, "Mom?"
She was sensible, but she couldn't speak. She couldn't understand why she felt sad and wronged. She just cried, "It's not me. I didn't. I didn't even go to grandma's house..."
The veins on Gu Chen's forehead jumped: "Shut up, shut up, didn't you hear me telling you to shut up?"
Gu Xinxin raised her eyebrows. "Let Dad handle this. I think it's best for Dad to punish severely. Otherwise, today it's honey fried dough twists, and tomorrow it might be another secret recipe. Maybe in stepmother's mind, the Chen family is more important than the Gu family. If the Chen family can make money, it's fine. But if the Chen family can't make money, will she steal the Gu family's money and give it to the Chen family?"
Gu Chen jumped up and wanted to hit Gu Xinxin, but just as she stretched out her hand, Gu Daniu grabbed her wrist. Gu Daniu pulled her backwards and hit her in the face with his other hand, and her face became red and swollen in an instant.
Gu Xinxin was shocked. How to put it? It felt like Gu Daniu used more force on Gu Chen than he did on her.
It can't be that he showed mercy because Gu Xinxin was his blood relative, right?
No, no, no, Gu Daniu is definitely not such a person. Gu Xiangrong is also his son.
So there was only one possibility, that was that Gu Xinxin had not harmed his interests, but had instead brought him many benefits. Gu Chen, on the other hand, had actually harmed Gu Daniu's interests by distributing the Gu family's wealth to outsiders—to him, the Chen family was an outsider.
Seeing this clearly, Gu Xinxin actually felt relieved. Because to others, Gu Daniu might be too cold-blooded and ruthless, only caring about profits, but to Gu Xinxin, don't talk about feelings with her, just talk about profits with her, that's what she is best at.
She can create benefits continuously.
As long as Gu Daniu satisfied her, she would give him some of the profits. But if Gu Daniu did not satisfy her, she would be sorry. Even if she died, she would never let Gu Daniu earn a penny more.
Gu Chen was also a little panicked: "Brother Danniu, please listen to my explanation. I didn't mean it... My father is seriously ill and can't work to earn money. My sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law all look down on them... After all, they gave birth to me and raised me. I can't bear to see them kicked out of the house at this age..."
Gu Xinxin burst out laughing. Gu Chen turned to look at her. If that look could kill, Gu Xinxin would probably be dead by now.
Gu Daniu said nothing as he stood up and carried Gu Chenshi back to the house. Gu Chenshi used to be the one who was most willing to pull Gu Daniu back to the house, but now she was trying to lower herself down, clinging to Gu Daniu's arm. "Brother Daniu, listen to what I said, a husband and wife for a day are bound by a hundred days of grace. For the sake of Wenshu and Qiuhe... I won't dare to do it again, I won't dare to do it again. Can you please forgive me this time?"
"Xinxin is to blame for this. She said it herself. Even if the Xiao Mahua business is not doing well, she still has other ways to make money. I was thinking, for us, Xiao Mahua is not profitable anyway, right? Why not just hand this stall over to my parents and we can move on to something more profitable..."
Gu Chen shouted, and Gu Xinxin raised an eyebrow: "Stepmother, you are still trying to get close to me? I did say this, but have you ever thought that doing business is also risky? The success of the small twisted dough sticks means that there are people who buy them, but if I make something new, what if no one buys it?"
Gu Chen shook her head repeatedly: "No, no..."
The second aunt's family can make money, and the eldest aunt's family can also make money now. The ways of making money that Gu Xinxin thought of must be useful.
Gu Xinxin stopped Gu Daniu and said, "Dad, even if you beat my stepmother to death, it won't help. Let me ask for mercy for her. However, because she can't distinguish between inside and outside, I think that the Gu family's money can no longer be handed over to her. What do you think, Dad?"
She really wanted Gu Daniu to beat Gu Chen to death, but as a woman, she still felt a little uncomfortable watching another woman being abused like this. After all, there are many ways in this world that are more painful and uncomfortable than beating.
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