Chapter 49
Gu Daniu stared at Gu Xinxin intently. Gu Xinxin continued, "I don't want to go to the point of a desperate situation unless it's absolutely necessary. After all, I still have to call you Dad, but you have to promise not to hit me again in the future. Otherwise... I won't have a good life under your hands anyway, so why should I work so hard to make money? Let's just die together. In the underground, maybe I'll see my mother, and I can still have a good life."
"Those dozens of taels of silver..." This is what Gu Daniu is most reluctant to part with.
Even Gu Xinxin is his child, so Gu Xinxin’s money should also be his.
The court has said that as long as parents are alive, the family will not be divided and parents have no private property. He himself does not even have dozens of taels of silver, so why does Gu Xinxin have it?
"At your current rate of earning, two taels of silver a day, twenty taels in ten days, two hundred taels in a hundred days, that's only a little over three months. Can't you endure this?" Gu Xinxin asked coldly, "Don't always stare at my purse. What belongs to me is mine, and what you earn belongs to the Gu family."
"Then why is yours yours and mine belongs to the Gu family?" Gu Daniu was so angry that he wanted to die. Gu Xinxin had her own money but still wanted to spend his own money?
"Just because Mrs. Gu is your biological mother, Mrs. Gu Chen is your daughter-in-law, and Gu Xiangrong, Gu Wenshu, and Gu Qiuhe are your children. You don't have to support me, that's fine, I can support myself, but the rest of the people are your responsibility, not mine. So, what's mine is mine, and what's yours belongs to the Gu family."
Gu Xinxin made the distinction very clear: "If you want to give Gu Xiangrong to me as well, fine. Go back and write the separation documents. Gu Xiangrong and I can leave the house empty-handed without taking a penny from the Gu family. But from now on, don't even think about asking Gu Xiangrong and me for a penny."
After a pause, she continued, "I can give you those few dozen taels of silver as a way to repay your kindness in raising me. This must also be clearly stated in the family division documents. From now on, my sister and I will have nothing to do with you. What do you think?"
The veins on Gu Daniu's neck were about to pop out: "You wish."
He remembered what Second Aunt's son Gu Dong had said: Gu Xinxin was a god of wealth. How could anyone throw a god of wealth out of the house? He wasn't stupid, and he couldn't even figure out this simple calculation.
But at the same time, Gu Daniu felt a little powerless. Is it possible that from now on, he will have no way to deal with Gu Xinxin?
Money... As long as she is reluctant to spend it, Gu Xinxin will always have the upper hand.
If he used force, he could certainly take down Gu Xinxin if he caught her off guard, but at the same time, he would have to be prepared to fight to the death with Gu Xinxin. In the end, it was all about money.
Gu Daniu was silent for a moment, then turned away, not looking at Gu Xinxin. Even if he admitted defeat, he couldn't say the word "admit defeat" to Gu Xinxin in person.
Gu Xinxin stared at him for a moment before slowly lowering her arm. But she didn't let her guard down. She knew she couldn't defeat Gu Daniu based on physical strength alone. As long as she was exhausted, it would be easy for Gu Daniu to pull the hidden arrow away.
Therefore, she still needed to work hard. Strength was something that was innate, there was no way around it. Furthermore, at her age, it was too late to strengthen her muscles, so she could only resort to tricks and work on her speed later.
Unfortunately, she is not a professional. At most, she mentioned some random theoretical knowledge when she was exercising to lose weight in her previous life.
Besides, after what happened, Gu Daniu might not be willing to teach her anymore. Perhaps, she should find herself a martial arts master? But it would be difficult to find one, and the monthly salary would probably be quite high.
The father and daughter kept on guard against each other all the way to the county town.
After entering the city gate, the two people began to feel confused. Where should they find the lawyer?
Gu Daniu also remained silent. Firstly, he didn't know either, but he didn't want to lose face in front of Gu Xinxin. Secondly, he was still angry about what happened just now, so he wanted to make things difficult for Gu Xinxin and see what she was going to do.
Gu Xinxin didn't mind this embarrassment and went straight to the shop to ask: "Uncle, we are from the countryside and want to ask if there are any kind lawyers in this county?"
The shopkeeper, who was counting his bills, looked up and said warmly, "Are you looking for a lawyer? Or just someone who writes petitions? You should go to the street in front of the county government office, Wendong Street. There are many scholars setting up stalls there. Whether you're writing petitions or practicing law, they've got it all. Go and have a look."
Gu Xinxin quickly thanked him and came out and said to Gu Daniu, "Wendong Street, you should be able to find it, right?"
Gu Daniu had been to the county town before, and he knew Wendong Street, but he had never been there.
There is a mouth under the nose. If you don't know, just ask. So he asked all the way and the father and daughter found it.
They said they were looking for a lawyer, and the scholars in the circle introduced them to a stall at the innermost part. It was run by a middle-aged man. He was a qualified lawyer and had a kind heart. A man with an unkind heart would not set up a stall and would mostly wait at home for customers to come.
The middle-aged man was called He Song, and he looked very ordinary. When Gu Xinxin and the others came over, he was reading a book. Gu Xinxin had good eyesight and immediately recognized the words on the cover - Daqing Law.
Gu Xinxin was thrilled to finally know what era she'd traveled to, but then she felt lost. It was an unknown dynasty, so she probably couldn't go back, right? After all, traveling here was easy, no matter which dynasty she landed in. But traveling back... she'd need a specific anchor point to land on, right?
She can't handle this anchor point thing. It must be high-tech, right?
Gu Daniu went up first to greet him: "Excuse me, are you Attorney He Songhe?"
He Song looked up and nodded: "Yes, what can I do for you?"
Gu Daniu looked at Gu Xinxin again and saw that she looked confused and speechless. She was very energetic when she was going against him, her biological father, but now that it was time to get down to business, she started to daydream again.
He tugged on Gu Xinxin's sleeve, and she snapped back to her senses. She quickly bowed to He Song, "Lawyer He, this is what's going on. My family lives in Xiaokaner Village, Dafeng Town. Some time ago, I figured out how to make a few snacks. Because they were relatively novel, I made a few taels of silver. Then, the owner of a pastry shop spotted me. He wanted to buy my recipes, but I asked for two hundred taels, and he wouldn't give it to me. So, he turned around and accused me of stealing their secret recipe."
Lawyer He nodded. "I see. So what do you want now? Do you want two hundred taels to sell the prescription to him, or do you not want to sell it to him and continue running this small business as usual?"
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