That night.
As the saying goes, it's easier to get things done when it's dark, so the Gu family set out.
The second wife was about to rest when she heard the commotion from the main courtyard. Gu Yinggui peeked out the window.
"What are you looking at? Hurry up and go to sleep, what time is it?"
Xie Shi didn't care about any of that. Or rather, in Xie Shi's mind, such things were completely insignificant. She knew very well that whatever happened had nothing to do with their second branch of the family. It was the fault of others, and they didn't care.
Thinking of this, Xie frowned and then said, "Alright, why do you care so much? I'm telling you, husband, you shouldn't get involved in this kind of thing. It won't do you any good."
Gu Yinggui understood, but he still felt somewhat incredulous about the matter.
"No, didn't you hear? Father and the eldest son were discussing going to deal with the second wife."
"Then can you stop it?"
Gu Yinggui paused for a moment after hearing this, then shook his head.
"I can't control that."
Who can manage things like this?
There's no way to manage it.
"That settles it. Don't you know what kind of person the boss is? There's no point in talking to them about this now, so if you ask me, you should just shut up."
After finishing speaking, Madam Xie paused and then said, "And don't you know what really happened? If anyone's to blame, it's only the third branch of the family for their bad luck."
Gu Yinggui opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say. After a while, he could only nod.
Yes, we can only say that the third wife has bad luck, what else can we say?
Another point is that others may not understand why things have turned out this way, but Gu Yinggui does.
It all comes down to interests. If interests weren't involved, the eldest brother and father wouldn't have acted this way.
To be honest, it does feel quite ridiculous.
"Forget it, I can't control it, let's go to sleep."
The second wife's family wasn't very capable either. It was good enough that they didn't join in the trouble. There was really nothing more they could do.
Meanwhile, Gu Yingfu, filled with rage, went to the thatched hut, his mind preoccupied with how to deal with the three households. However, when he arrived under the cover of night, he found the three households deserted!
"What happened?"
Gu Yingfu was unwilling to give up, thinking that everyone had hidden themselves. But after searching around again, he found that everyone was indeed gone.
His revenge failed, and he seemed to have been tricked. He was so angry that his eyes almost turned green. He could only turn around and go home with resentment.
Gu Dekang hadn't expected Gu Yingfu to return so quickly, and he was even a little cold towards her.
"Why are you back so soon?"
"The person has disappeared!"
"What the heck?"
These words startled Gu Dekang, who didn't immediately understand what they meant. What did it mean that someone had disappeared?
Gu Yingfu gritted his teeth and said it again after a long while.
"They're gone! None of the three families are in the thatched hut. I don't know where they went. They tricked me! Damn it!"
Gu Yinggui was furious. You've planned everything so meticulously, but in the end it all turned out like this. It's ridiculous.
Gu Dekang hadn't expected things to turn out this way. He was stunned for a moment, and then he couldn't help but frown.
"How did things turn out like this? Where did the third son go if he's not in the thatched hut?"
This is really quite unexpected. How could the three families just disappear like that?
How could Gu Yingfu have known?
Moreover, he doesn't care where the three families went. His only anger is that he couldn't deal with them and was even outmaneuvered by them!
And now, most importantly, the third wife has taken the money and disappeared somewhere.
Thinking about all this, Gu Yingfu felt particularly resentful!
"Go wherever you want! But Father, we've run out of money, what are we going to do?"
This is what made them feel the most heartbroken and the most distressed.
Fifty taels of silver! Gone just like that, how heartbreaking!
There's still no news from the third wife's family. What should we do about this?
Gu Dekang was at a loss for a moment. This matter was beyond his comprehension. The most important thing was where the third wife had gone.
This is truly astonishing.
"There's nothing we can do now. The person has disappeared, and we can't find them. What can we do?"
This kind of thing is really annoying to think about, but what can you do even if it's annoying?
They are completely helpless now.
This feeling is so irritating and uncomfortable.
Having thought of all this, Gu Dekang said, "Alright, what else can we do if we can't find anyone? Let's go back and rest first."
Upon hearing this, Gu Yingfu, though unwilling, could only suppress his resentment and nodded.
"Okay, I understand."
After finishing speaking, Gu Yingfu turned and left.
Back in the room, Madam Yang was still waiting.
Seeing the expectant look on Yang's face, Gu Yingfu shook his head.
"The person is gone."
Yang was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, looking completely bewildered.
"No... what do you mean 'disappeared'? Three families, six people, vanished into thin air?"
This feels... a bit mysterious, doesn't it?
Gu Yingfu raised his hand and rubbed his cheeks, saying, "When I went there, there was no one in the thatched hut, not a single person."
The fact that they had come up empty-handed was truly shocking to them, and the fact that they didn't even know where the person had gone was the most shocking part.
After thinking for a moment, Yang said, "Could it be that they overheard us this afternoon?"
"How is that possible?"
Yang snorted and pointed to the next room.
"Don't you remember that jinx next door?"
These words immediately made Gu Yingfu realize what was happening, and he couldn't help but slam his fist on the bed!
"I knew it! How could things have turned out like this! It turns out someone was doing something behind the scenes!"
That jinx in the Li family is infuriating!
"It must be him. I've noticed he's been getting quite close to the third party lately, and the third wife's eldest daughter even bought that jinx new clothes. So, if you ask me, there must be something going on between them. Isn't it normal for him to snitch?"
Nobody wants their life to be monitored, and they had clearly planned what to do back then, but now it has turned out like this, which is indeed somewhat unacceptable.
Gu Yingfu took a deep breath and said, "When I have time later, I'll definitely teach them a lesson! I'll make sure they never dare to be arrogant in front of me again!"
But it's no use saying these things now that everyone's gone; even if he's angry, he can't vent it.
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