Another point is that no matter what trouble might arise, Madam Yang simply doesn't care. She just wants to vent her own anger; she doesn't care about anyone else.
In Xie's opinion, Yang was completely brainless, and she really couldn't be bothered to pay any attention to her.
Yang also saw Xie and, remembering Xie's actions at the sauerkraut fish restaurant that day, rolled her eyes at her. Then she said, "These people are really something. They rely on their sweet tongues to fawn over the third wife's family. I'd like to see what benefits they'll offer you!"
Everyone knew perfectly well who she was talking about. Xie Shi hadn't intended to acknowledge Yang Shi, but the old woman was taking advantage of her. Xie Shi chuckled and walked up to Yang Shi, saying, "Sister-in-law, who were you talking about just now?"
"Who I'm talking about, everyone knows in their hearts!"
"Yes, what you said is absolutely right, sister-in-law. Our second branch of the family has no backbone and no ability whatsoever. Since I was wronged, of course I had to find someone to settle this matter, unlike your first branch, who sold their niece and got money, and now they act like nothing happened."
As she spoke, she touched her hair and continued, "Also, brother, I've been wanting to ask you something. Did you return the thirty taels of silver? You've saved Da Ya, so the deal shouldn't have gone through. You should return the silver to the landlord, otherwise he might think his son is happy with his wife! After all... not all money is easy to earn."
Gu Yingfu's heart skipped a beat, especially when he saw the meaningful look in his second son's wife's eyes.
"It's...it's been returned! The deal didn't even go through, so of course it's being returned!"
"Exactly! Do you think everyone is as greedy as you are?!"
Yang glared fiercely at Xie.
Madam Xie glanced at Gu Yingfu and snorted. Whether they did it or not, only they themselves knew the truth. She wasn't getting involved, and they didn't care about such things.
"Alright, it's good that the money has been returned. What I was worried about was that if the money wasn't returned, it might go to waste again, and then cause trouble for our second branch! Our second branch hasn't taken a single benefit, and now we're being wronged like this. We really can't bear it." After saying this, Madam Xie smiled slightly and turned to go back to her room.
Upon hearing this, Yang felt that Xie was implying something, and asked, "What does the second son's wife mean, since you're not the head of the household?"
"How would I know!" Gu Yingfu felt a little nervous, so he coughed and continued, "Alright, why do you care so much about her? She's just making sarcastic remarks and can't stand to see us doing well. Haven't you seen enough of that?"
When Yang heard him say that, she nodded.
After returning to her room, Xie felt irritable no matter what.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yinggui didn't go out; he was sitting in the house thinking.
Outraged, Xie told Gu Yinggui everything.
“Honey, let me tell you, that brother may not have returned the money. I saw him running to the village entrance a few days ago.”
"The village entrance?"
"Hmm. You know what that village entrance is for, and I'm genuinely worried about my brother's heart... it's already gone astray." Although it's their eldest son's business, and the second son's family has no say in it, since they haven't separated the family yet, if something really happens, wouldn't the second son's family also be implicated?
"At the edge of the village, there are groups of young widows living together. Where are you going, brother...? What are you doing?"
Madam Xie pursed her lips and said, "What can he do? A man shouldn't carry money in his pocket, otherwise, who knows what kind of tricks he might have up his sleeve."
Gu Yinggui pursed his lips, feeling somewhat uneasy. He couldn't understand what his elder brother was thinking; was he simply not enjoying the good life?
"I'm going to talk to my older brother."
"You come back here!"
Xie knew this would happen. She immediately grabbed Gu Yinggui and said, "What did you say? You said he went to the village entrance to find the young widow? Do you believe that with your older brother's temper, he would slap you across the face?"
Do they not know what kind of person Gu Yingfu is? No matter what mistakes he makes, he won't allow anyone to say a word against him. He thinks he's clever and always believes that no matter what he does, no one will find out.
Yang is so protective of Gu Yingfu, she might not even be grateful for what everyone said, and who knows what she's cursing at them behind their backs! They're not going to do something so thankless!
Upon hearing this, Gu Yinggui paused, then fell silent. He wanted to say something, but considering his elder brother and sister-in-law's personalities, he ultimately kept quiet.
"So, you're just going to watch like this?"
"Or do you still want to be that troublemaker?"
Gu Yinggui knew that it was impossible to say anything more, but he still felt uneasy.
"Forget it, when that guy decided to do those things, he had already thought about the consequences. Why should we care so much?"
Gu Yinggui finally sighed and nodded.
“I’ve saved up some eggs. I raise all the chickens at home, so I’m planning to send some eggs to Daya and the others. Whether they need them or not is their business, and whether we give them to them or not is our business. What do you think, husband?”
Madam Xie was still a very clear-headed person. She knew that even if it weren't for Gu Sang, although her husband would be released the next day, that night would still be difficult to endure.
"Okay, get ready. We'll go together after breakfast."
"good."
In the main room, Gu Dekang leaned back in his chair, his eyes slightly closed. Zhang was seething with resentment, but seeing Gu Dekang like this, she didn't dare utter a sound. After all, Zhang knew her husband very well. They had been married for thirty or forty years, and Gu Dekang usually went along with her on many things, but Zhang couldn't guarantee anything in this matter.
"Honey... you're saying we're just going to ignore the third wife's affairs?"
Gu Dekang opened his eyes and glanced at his wife.
"So what do you want to do?"
Forget those useless words. Although Gu Dekang has always known in his heart that this matter is a thorn in Zhang's side, she will not give up until she gets her revenge and vents her anger.
But frankly speaking, if things go wrong... what Gu Dekang is afraid of now is that Zhang's family will recklessly cause trouble, and then make things irreparable.
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