"Boss, I feel the eldest is right. You said things have already come to this, so... so we really don't need to worry about so much anymore. Is all of this... really our own fault?"
"Then let me ask you, whose fault do you think this is?"
"Of course it's their fault!"
Now, whenever this topic is mentioned, Zhang Shi is reminded of how that wretched girl Gu Sang bullied her.
"Those three wives are all bastards! How dare they treat me like this? I'll skin them alive!"
Seeing Zhang's expression, Gu Dekang shook his head with amusement. In Zhang's mind, everyone else was always wrong, and she wouldn't listen to anything anyone said.
He shook his head, waved his hand, and said, "Forget it, I don't want to talk about this anymore."
Zhang didn't immediately understand the meaning behind Gu Dekang's words. She then hurriedly followed Gu Dekang forward, saying, "Husband, are you angry? But what did we do wrong? Shouldn't those bastards from the third branch be taught a lesson? They bullied us so much, how could we tolerate it?"
Gu Dekang didn't pay much attention to her and walked straight past her.
"Master!"
Gu Dekang now understood that none of this family members were easy to deal with. No matter how much Zhang Shi shouted from behind, he simply ignored her. The reason they were all so angry was because they hadn't gotten anything in return. He had just returned home when he heard the commotion.
"Second brother! Have you no shame?!"
This is Gu Yingfu's voice.
"Those are our parents! And you, the second son, just came out on your own and then abandoned them. How can you face them like that?!"
Madam Yang was filled with resentment. She had previously asked Gu Yinggui to go in and relieve Gu Yingfu, but Gu Yinggui had refused! Now that her husband was finally out, she felt a surge of pride. Gu Yingfu also glared at Gu Yinggui with resentment. His younger brother was truly outrageous!
They saw Gu Dekang and Zhang enter the house, and they pulled at them, saying, "Father, Mother, do you think this second son has gone too far?"
"You—" Xie was about to speak, but Gu Yinggui stopped her. This made Xie so angry that she almost exploded.
Gu Dekang looked at his second son and said, "Second son, what are you thinking?"
Hearing this, Gu Yinggui smiled bitterly and said, "Father, is this something I can decide? Do you expect me to turn around and tell those yamen runners that I want my father released, and they'll just release him for me?" Why are they all so naive? Do they own that yamen?
Upon hearing this, Gu Dekang nodded and said, "Yes, we don't have the final say in this matter."
All things considered, Gu Yinggui has finally come to think of himself.
"Dad! How could you think like that!"
Gu Dekang looked at Gu Yingfu.
"Am I wrong to think this way?"
"The second brother just threw you in jail and didn't care!" It's obvious they're the ones who caused this. Isn't this the second brother's fault?
"Boss, think this through first. The one who's wrong isn't the second brother, it's you."
"I?"
"Dad, what you're saying really hurts my heart!"
Gu Yingfu believed that he was still very filial. No matter what happened, he would always put Gu Dekang and Zhang Shi first.
Upon hearing this, Madam Yang's face immediately darkened.
"Father, aren't you going a bit too far with what you're saying? For so many years, our eldest branch has always protected Father and Mother. How come now, it's all our fault?"
"Eldest son, as your father, I've spoiled you all these years. But eldest son, you need to know when to stop. Regarding the third branch of the family, can you honestly say you were right? You sold your niece. I didn't know about it at first, but after I found out, I didn't protect you?"
This question immediately left the eldest son's wife at a loss for words.
"Dad, what's wrong? Are you tired? If you are, please rest well. I'll take care of everything else."
Gu Dekang glanced at Gu Yingfu.
This eldest son still doesn't think he was wrong?
Since that's the case, fine then, he'll leave it at that.
"That eldest daughter of the third wife, that girl is not easy to deal with, you'd better handle it yourself."
After finishing his speech, Gu Dekang went straight back to his room. Everyone else looked completely bewildered.
"Mom, what's wrong with Dad?" For some reason, Gu Yingfu felt uneasy.
Little did Zhang know this. She had just been scolded by Gu Dekang before she even entered the house!
"How would I know what's wrong with him!"
After she finished speaking, Zhang went back to her room.
The second wife glanced at it, then went back to her room without saying a word.
"Honey, what's wrong with Dad?"
Madam Xie also didn't understand Gu Dekang's attitude. Didn't he always want to deal with the third branch of the family? Why is it that now... he doesn't want the first branch to deal with the third branch anymore? Looking at her father-in-law's appearance, it seemed like he was afraid of that girl from the third branch.
Gu Yinggui was the only one in the family who remained clear-headed. He snorted and said, "What else could it be? I'm asking you, what were you thinking when you went to see Da Ya today?"
Madam Xie paused, then took a deep breath and said, "That girl is not easy to deal with."
Gu Sang, that girl, is truly formidable; Xie Shi is genuinely afraid of her. That girl has probably been pushed to the limit; she's capable of anything.
"Isn't that it? You could sense that Da Ya was unusual, how could your father not?"
After finishing speaking, Gu Yinggui took a deep breath and said, "You never know what might happen in the future..."
"Is it really necessary to go this far? My brother is..."
"No matter how powerful or ruthless Big Brother is, is he as ruthless as Big Sister?"
That makes sense. Madam Xie nodded, took a deep breath, and rubbed her arms.
"Honey, I feel like things are about to change in our Gu family."
To be honest, it's not that Xie looks down on them, but someone like Gu Yingfu is really no match for Gu Sang.
"Forget it, let's not get involved in these kinds of things in the future. You should also be careful and avoid them."
"Um."
Madam Xie wasn't stupid; given the current situation, she knew she had to distance herself from the matter. She herself was too lazy to get involved in these things anyway.
On the eldest son's side, Yang Shi felt extremely angry whenever she thought of what her father-in-law had said.
"Honey, what does Father mean by this? Does he mean we should get out of this mess and just let the third branch of the family bully us like this?"
The others were alright, but Yang Shi had truly lost face in front of Gu Sang. She originally wanted to go to town to talk to the third branch of the family, but ended up being scolded by Gu Sang instead.
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