Chapter 143: My third uncle has done me a favor, so let him be adopted by me!
Old Mr. Gu had a bad premonition, his eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly opened his mouth to stop his son from going crazy.
But before he could say anything, Gu Lianshan said in an extremely sincere tone, "My grandmother raised me since I was a child. I didn't live with my parents until I was about ten years old. Before she died, my grandmother said that my third aunt and my cousin were both sickly. If anything happened to them in the future, my third uncle would be left alone with no one to help him."
"I didn't expect that what my grandma said would come true. My third aunt and cousin passed away early, leaving my third uncle alone in the world."
"My third uncle once saved my life in the mountains in his early years, and I have always remembered that life-saving grace. My grandmother was never at ease with my third uncle until her death, and I have always remembered her worries before she died."
"Over the years, due to the old grudges between my parents and my third uncle, I could only help them secretly. Now that I think about it, I am really ungrateful! Since the clan leaders and elders are here today, I beg them to follow the clan rules! Let my whole family be adopted by my third uncle!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell silent for a moment.
But soon, Mr. Gu stood up in a rage, raised his palm high, and immediately hit Gu Lianshan in the face: "You beast! Unfilial evildoer! Your parents and brothers are all alive, and you dare to abandon them and dream of being adopted?!"
Gu Lianshan was not stupid, he would not just take a beating, he used his hands and feet to dodge the slap, his temper came up: "If you continue to be so unreasonable and shameless, I will fight back. If you hit me once, I will hit Big Brother twice! If you slap me once, I will slap him twice!"
When Gu Tang, who was standing by, heard this, she tilted her head and glanced at her father, feeling very satisfied.
Her father finally got the hang of it!
Mr. Gu's palm froze in the air. He knew that his second son was not just saying it casually, he was absolutely capable of doing it.
Gu Liansheng, who was sitting on the stool and still feeling dizzy, subconsciously wanted to hide when he heard this.
Unfortunately, he was dizzy at the moment and couldn't even stand up. He couldn't hide at all. He could only shout with a pale face: "Dad!"
The word "Dad" brought Mr. Gu back to his senses. He put down his slap, moved to his eldest son, stood in front of him, and then attacked his second son.
"I gave birth to you! I gave you your life! You want to be adopted out? Why not give your life back to me first!"
Gu Lianshan disagreed with this statement: "You have a clear conscience! I have been following my grandma day and night since I was a child. My grandma asked me about everything, including eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. My mother knew that my grandma loved me, and she often said that she wanted to take me away from my grandma. She asked my grandma for money in both open and covert ways, and said that if she didn't give me money, she would use me as a raft!
You knew all about these bad things, but you didn't stop them. Instead, you supported and gave advice to my mother behind her back! During those years, you and my mother took at least a dozen taels of silver from my grandmother!
Do you think you got those ten or so taels for free? That's the money I earned from selling myself! If you take that silver, I will just think that you two sold me out!
Nowadays, we are talking about whether to have children or not. How dare you mention it? Do you really think I didn't know about the bad things you did in the past? But this is what my grandma told me before she died. She didn’t want me to tell her, so I should just pretend I don’t know and live a peaceful life, waiting for the division of the family in the future! ”
Grandpa Gu's face turned red. He didn't know that his second son knew what happened back then. Now that it was revealed in front of the clan leaders and elders, his face felt hot, and he felt ashamed and annoyed!
Fortunately, that incident happened a long time ago and the old lady died long ago. As long as he refuses to admit it, no one can conclude that he did it.
"You are a suicidal idiot! You are full of lies! What sin did I commit to give birth to a beast like you!"
"What a coincidence! I don't know what sin I committed to deserve such biased parents like you and my mother!"
"You!" Old Master Gu was so angry that he saw stars and staggered two steps.
Gu Lianshan looked at them coldly, turned around and pleaded with the clan leaders and elders again: "I hope the clan leaders and elders will agree to this!"
Patriarch Gu exchanged glances with the elders. The boy in Gu Lianshan's house was definitely a good candidate, but if he continued to stay in the hands of Grandpa Gu, it would be difficult for him to study in peace.
The third son of the Gu family, Gu Wancheng, is a hundred times better than Grandpa Gu in terms of how he conducts himself and his moral cultivation!
It’s a pity that his wife and son died early, and he had to live a lonely life.
In the long run, Gu Lianshan's family was adopted by Gu Wancheng, and they were very happy to agree to this.
But adoption is not like dividing the family, so this matter must be approved by Mr. Gu.
"I have no objection to the elders, but this adoption requires the consent of both parties..." Clan leader Gu secretly pointed at old man Gu who had a ferocious face. Gu Lianshan understood the rest without having to say anything.
It requires consent from both parties, and there is no need to think about it, his third uncle will definitely agree without any hesitation.
It’s just that his father might have some troubles.
It was more than just a trouble. Old Master Gu also came to his senses and his expression instantly relaxed: "Don't mention the adoption again! Your mother and I will not agree to it!"
Gu Lianshan had anticipated this, and he made up his mind, no longer caring about the opinions of the clan leaders and elders, and planned to uncover the old man's past and threaten him.
"Since you are unwilling to give our second branch a way out, then we will just stay together till the end!"
Old Master Gu's heart sank, and he felt relieved again.
Gu Lianshan pointed behind the old man and said, "The law says that a son born out of wedlock cannot take the imperial examinations or become an official! I'm going to report my eldest brother to the government. He knew he was a son born out of wedlock, but he deliberately concealed it. Over the past few decades, he has taken the imperial examinations more than 20 times!"
These words were like a bolt from the blue, and everyone looked at them in different ways.
The first to be hit was Old Man Gu. His eyes were bloodshot and he picked up the stool that Gu Lianshan had been sitting on and smashed it on Gu Lianshan's head.
Judging from his appearance, he must have used all his strength and probably wanted to beat his son to death.
"I'm going to beat you to death, you beast! Even if I have to risk my life today, I'm going to beat you to death!"
While cursing, Mr. Gu chased Gu Lianshan with a stool in his hand.
Gu Lianshan continued to shout while dodging: "Do you think you can keep the secret by beating me to death? Believe it or not, if you dare to hurt me today, we will both die in this matter!"
Upon hearing this, Mr. Gu became even angrier and lost all his rationality.
The clan leaders and elders all stood up to stop them.
This is too outrageous!
Gu Tang pulled Gu Ping'an away and let them pull it away. After all, her father would not suffer any loss.
On the other hand, Gu Liansheng, who was sitting on the stool, had a dazed look on his face, his face was as pale as snow, and he seemed to find it hard to believe what he had just heard.
Is he the son of adultery? !
fart! He is a good scholar! How did he become a child born out of adultery?
Gu Liansheng held onto the table and tried to stand up. He wanted to ask the second brother! You have to ask his father! How did he become a child of adultery? !
Gu Tang noticed Gu Liansheng's actions, quietly moved closer, and whispered, "Uncle, do you want to know what's going on?"
Gu Liansheng, who was just gathering his strength to stand up, lost all his strength after hearing these words and slumped back into his seat.
He looked at Gu Tang with a sinister look: "Why, even you know this?!"
Gu Tang smiled sweetly at him: "I know, we in the second house all know..."
Gu Liansheng felt upset and began to feel murderous.
Gu Tang pretended not to see it, and took the opportunity to tell Gu Liansheng all the bad things that the two elders of the Gu family had done in the past. By the way, he was kind enough to tell him that Feng had once been a maid.
To Gu Liansheng, these things sounded like fairy tales!
Did his mother ever sell herself to be a servant? !
After redeeming herself, she hooked up with her cousin's husband, they committed adultery and she got pregnant with him, and then she divorced her original wife? !
Gu Liansheng kept shaking his head: "Impossible! It must be your father who made it up to ruin my reputation!"
Tsk!
You've already seen the coffin lid, why aren't you crying?
Still trying to be tough!
Gu Tang glanced at him sideways and made the final move: "If this was false, would my grandfather be so angry? Would he pick up a stool and try to beat my father to death to silence him?
Tsk tsk! Uncle, uncle, you said that he was the son of a slave and was born from adultery. What would you do if you were an official in the yamen? what will you do?
Deliberately concealing one's identity to take the imperial examination for decades, he can't escape the death penalty, right? If I were my father, I would report you immediately, send you away first, and then make amends for my crime! There is no need to divide this family, let alone adopt one. Since you are gone, everything will naturally belong to our second branch..."
Gu Tang leaned close to his ear and whispered, successfully frightening the man so much that he turned pale and trembled like a sieve.
Gu Liansheng had only one thought at this time, no matter whether this matter was true or false, it must not be spread out!
He pretended to be crazy and looked at Gu Lianshan who was jumping around. His chaotic mind finally became clear. He knew that he could not kill Gu Lianshan for the time being, and the clan leaders and elders also knew about it. He could not kill them all together.
This matter... endure it! Just bear with it first!
Didn’t the second child want to be adopted?
good! Then let him be adopted first!
Gu Liansheng's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he held on to the dizzy old man Gu and shouted, "Dad! Let the second son's family adopt him! Let him adopt!"
The noisy group of people suddenly quieted down and stopped what they were doing.
Mr. Gu looked at his eldest son with a trembling face: "Son! Do you know what you are talking about?"
"Let him be adopted!" Gu Liansheng pressed his hands on his temples, closed his eyes and shouted, "If you don't agree to his adoption, he will use this to destroy me. Don't you know which is more important?!"
Mr. Gu opened his mouth, wanting to say no.
Putting aside other things, just for the sake of the clan's reputation, the clan leaders and elders would not agree with the second son doing this, otherwise the clan would not have helped him clean up the mess back then.
He threw away the stool in his hand, staggered to Gu Liansheng, and wanted to tell his son these words.
Unfortunately, Gu Liansheng was like a frightened bird at this moment, his mind was filled with the three words "born out of wedlock"!
It would be fine if only our family knew about it, but now all the clan leaders and elders know about it too!
How will the clan view him in the future? !
In addition, when taking the imperial examination, one needs to be guaranteed by his clan members. Now that he has been accused of having a child out of wedlock, will his clan members still be his guarantors in the future?
If his clan no longer guarantees him, will he never have the chance to take the imperial examination in the future?
And his son Tianbao!
He was the son of illegitimate children, should his son also bear this label?
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The more Gu Liansheng thought about it, the more confused he became. He became anxious and irritated, and his temper flared up immediately. He didn't want to listen to a word his father had to say, and just wanted his father to agree to the adoption.
Anyway, they have already torn their relations with the second brother's family, so why keep him around? It would be better to stabilize him first and let him be adopted.
Listening to his son's nonsense, Mr. Gu burst into tears instantly.
So what if we fall out?
As long as he, the father, is still alive, no matter how much the second son resents him, in order to protect the girls and boys in the family from being criticized, the second son has to pay money and food every year to support him!
Because he is the second child’s biological father!
Supporting your biological father is the first filial duty!
But if he is adopted, then the second child will no longer be his son.
Since he is no longer his son, there will be no way to force him to hand over money or food in the future!
Why couldn’t my eldest son understand such a simple truth?
Mr. Gu had never felt so tired before.
Gu Liansheng didn't care about all this. He kept shouting that he felt dizzy and forced the old man to agree to this matter quickly. He didn't want to see the second son again, nor did he want this matter to spread.
Old Master Gu pulled Feng out and tried to slow down the situation for a while: "Your mother is not here right now. If I agree to adopt the second child, I'm afraid she will be heartbroken when she comes back..."
"Why should she be sad!" It would have been fine if Feng Shi was not mentioned, but as soon as Feng Shi was mentioned, Gu Liansheng immediately went furious!
"My mother has always disliked the second son's family! When she's at home, she always curses at them. She only says she cares about all the big and small things in the family, but in fact, you are the one who makes the decisions on everything!"
After being exposed by his son in this way, Mr. Gu had a severe heart attack and his tears fell even more.
It's a pity that it's useless. Gu Liansheng is only thinking about himself at this moment and he doesn't care about anyone else.
Seeing Gu Liansheng's behavior, the clan leaders and elders all frowned and looked at Old Man Gu as if he was a fool!
It's just a thing, what do you like about it?
The heartbroken old man Gu was ultimately no match for Gu Liansheng, and after Gu Liansheng's constant nagging, he finally agreed to the adoption.
Gu Lianshan felt relieved and the expression on his face relaxed.
The clan leaders and elders also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they agreed, they would get Sanlang, a good candidate, out and they would not care about anything else.
Si Ya is a lucky girl and has made a lot of money. And since they have the same father and mother, she will definitely help San Lang.
I dare not say more, but if Sanlang can pass the imperial examination and become a scholar in the future, the clan will also help him. As long as one of them becomes an official, the whole clan will benefit!
Hearing that Old Man Gu had given in, Gu Tang quickly struck while the iron was hot and pushed Gu Ping'an: "Go ask Third Uncle to come over and write the 'adoption letter' and explain the matter to him clearly. Don't scare anyone."
"Yes, yes, yes! Go and ask for help quickly!" After hearing Gu Tang's reminder, Gu Lianshan came to his senses and urged his son to ask for help quickly to avoid any further complications.
Logically, Gu Lianshan should have gone to invite the child himself, after all, he was going to be adopted by that family.
When Chapter 127 was updated, 4,000 more words were added, turning the 4,000-word chapter into an 8,000-word chapter.
I didn't have many manuscripts saved, so I immediately revised it to 4,000 words out of great pain.
But later I found out that the charges were calculated based on the first release, that is, the first 8,000 words were charged, and subsequent revisions were not counted.
Later, I thought of publishing the first version at 4,000 words, and then revising it to 5,000 words (still charging based on 4,000 words), until the 4,000 words owed for Chapter 127 were made up.
But the editor suddenly said that some readers still complained to the customer service, saying that they spent 20 extra coins. In this case, I can only publish a sequel and put it in the free chapter as compensation for the treasures~
The reissue is in the previous free chapter~
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