Chapter 144 Signature Adoption

Chapter 144 Signature Adoption

Logically, Gu Lianshan should have gone to invite the family himself. After all, the child was to be adopted by someone else, and there was no prior discussion. It was a bit rude to bring it up so suddenly.

But after taking a quick look at the situation in the house, he was standing in the house right now. His father didn't care at all and stared at his daughter with sinister eyes, as if he wanted to eat her.

If he left now, his father would probably take the opportunity to go crazy and make things difficult for the kids.

The clan leaders and elders are much older than his father, so it would be impossible for them to stop him.

After thinking it over again and again, he finally asked his son to make the trip for him.

Gu Ping'an, who had been entrusted with an important task, did not dare to delay at all. He trotted out of the Gu family's home and went to his third uncle's home at the east end of the village.

Gu Tang was not idle either. Facing the murderous gaze of Old Man Gu, he calmly went back to his room and brought in pen, ink, paper and inkstone.

She put the writing brush, ink, paper and inkstone on the table and added water and ground the ink as if no one was around.

After the ink was ground, Gu Tang quietly retreated to the side.

From beginning to end, Mr. Gu's eyes never left Gu Tang.

Seeing Gu Tang so eager to be adopted, the anger in my heart kept boiling.

He started to curse, "You are such an evil creature, you dare not respect your elders in your own home, you went into your uncle's house with a knife and smashed things, and you also set fire to your mother's luggage.

If this happened to someone else, it would probably destroy their family! If I were your third uncle, I would be the first one to abandon you!

If you adopt your father and Sanlang, you can still have hope. But if you adopt a black-hearted girl like this, you will lose money and even your life someday!"

Gu Tang didn't want to pay attention to Mr. Gu, but after enduring for a while, he thought, why should he endure it? Enduring it is not good for his health!

"You are not my third uncle, and my third uncle is not a person like you. Being adopted into my third uncle's family is better than what you have now, no matter how hard it is. Apart from other things, you are not as good as my third uncle in just one aspect."

"Which point?" The person who asked this question was not Mr. Gu, but the elders of the clan sitting opposite him.

They had been secretly observing Gu Tang. A girl who became a herbalist was a hot topic in the village.

There are all kinds of comments, some positive and some negative, but it is undeniable that no one in the village is not envious.

As long as you are a herbalist, you will earn money! No matter how much or how little you earn, it is better than digging for food in the fields!

Not long ago, the villagers learned that the fourth daughter of the Gu family caught a live goat from the mountains. Now, everyone envied the Gu family even more.

With a girl like this around, the whole family, young and old, can just lie down and do nothing, and they will still have enough food and drink.

Suddenly, he heard the elders interrupting, and Mr. Gu thought to himself that this damn girl would definitely take the opportunity to discredit him. You can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth!

As expected, Gu Tang said, "Last year, a married woman in our clan wanted to divorce and come back. Master, do you remember what you said when you heard about it?"

How to say it?

Old Master Gu had a gloomy face. He was talking about what happened last year. It had been so long, how could he still remember what he said? !

"That day you said, 'Whether it's divorce or divorce, all women like this should be hanged by a rope. Women like this are not good, otherwise, why don't others get divorced or divorced? Why did it happen to them? It shows that these women are really not good!'"

Mr. Gu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought he said something bad, but I didn't expect him to say these words.

"Yes, I said that. What? Is there anything wrong with what I said?" Mr. Gu asked back in a sarcastic tone.

Gu Tang ignored him and continued, "Third Uncle also knew about this, and he also said a few words. He said, 'It's not easy for women. If they can live on, who would ask for a divorce under the infamy? As clan members, we should give them support and confidence instead of forcing them to swallow their anger. Think about it for yourself. If you were a woman and suffered such harsh treatment in your husband's family, would you still say such words of tolerance?'"

Old Master Gu snorted coldly: "Old Sanguan is so good at pretending! Only he can say such rude words!"

Gu Tang spread his hands: "See, this is why I said you are not as good as my third uncle. You don't treat girls as human beings, but my third uncle treats girls as human beings. I came from a place that didn't treat me as a human being, and was adopted into a family that treats me as a human being. Tell me, how can my life be hard? I will only live a better life than now!"

This instantly broke down Old Master Gu's defenses, and he started to curse, "You shameless, despicable thing! He hasn't even been adopted yet, and he might even look down on your second branch's family. You're so shameless flattering him, not caring about a girl's dignity at all! You're just like your father!"

"What the hell are you talking about!" Patriarch Gu suddenly interrupted and slammed the table, staring at Old Man Gu with flaming eyes.

"You bastard! Is that something you, a master, can say?! You are disrespectful to your elders! How dare you call others mean and shameless? In my opinion, the most shameless people in this room are you and your illegitimate son!"

The insult was so harsh that both Mr. Gu and Gu Liansheng, father and son, turned pale, then flushed, and looked away in shame.

The room became quiet.

Patriarch Gu snorted coldly, called the elders forward, and began to write the adoption letter.

There are templates for adoption letters. After writing them out from memory, just change the name.

The clan leaders and elders had memorized it by heart in their early years, but as they grew older, their memory has declined.

Several old men gathered together and read the adoption letter one by one, then checked it with each other to fill in the gaps, making sure nothing was missed or written incorrectly.

After both parties sign, the clan leaders and elders must also sign, and finally it must be sent to the government for registration to change the household registration status, etc.

The increase or decrease in the number of people in a family involves the head tax, which cannot be changed privately. If this is exposed and involves tax issues, it is a capital crime!

After the old men finished writing the adoption documents, Gu Ping'an also led his third uncle Gu Wancheng into the yard.

When Gu Lianshan heard the noise, he hurried out and then knelt in front of Gu Wancheng and kowtowed three times.

"My nephew has no choice but to come to you because he has nowhere else to go. I hope you will not despise our family. In the future, my family will wear mourning clothes for you and continue the family line. If you go against what I said today, I will make sure that my family line will be extinct!"

Gu Wancheng pulled him up and said, "What nonsense are you talking about! Why are you making such a vow? It's just an adoption, right? If your father agrees, I have no objection."

"My father has no objection and agreed to the adoption."

Gu Wancheng nodded and walked towards the main room: "If that's the case, then this matter will be easy to handle."

When he entered the house, he saw that the clan leaders and elders were waiting for him, so Gu Wancheng hurried forward to greet them one by one.

When it was Mr. Gu's turn, Gu Wancheng looked calm and greeted Mr. Gu without hesitation.

Outside, Grandpa Gu is always Gu Wancheng's second brother. Although the two sides have fallen out, when Gu Wancheng sees Grandpa Gu Tang outside, he will still take the initiative to say hello, fulfilling his duties as a younger brother very well.

But Mr. Gu didn't have such tolerance. He was jealous of his third brother who always wanted to be better than him in everything. Now his own son wanted to be adopted by his third brother. For Mr. Gu, the humiliation was greater than the reluctance!

"Back then I said you were a traitor! But no one believed me. Today you are no longer pretending. The second brother's family couldn't have proposed to adopt you so abruptly. I'm afraid you have been secretly instigating it, causing us father and son to have such a quarrel!"

Even though Gu Wancheng had recovered well, he almost couldn't help but break down after hearing these words.

He looked at his second brother in amazement: "You are shamelessly saying such self-deceiving words. Do you really think that people will really believe you?"

Old Master Gu froze, shaking with anger.

Gu Wancheng sighed and deliberately exposed his shortcomings: "You are only making outsiders laugh at you for blaming others. You stay at home all day urging your eldest son to study, and rarely go out for a walk in the village. I don't know how bad your reputation is outside!

I originally thought that it was just a rumor spread by the villagers, but after seeing it today, I'm afraid that everything that was spread outside is true. You should not put the blame on me for the adoption. You are disrespectful to your elders and only favor your eldest son, relegating your second son's family to the dust.

I reminded you before that as parents, you must treat your children equally and not just favor one person. Otherwise, your family will fall apart sooner or later. Look at you now, am I right?"

These words really hit the nail on the head!

Mr. Gu couldn't hold back his hatred, and raised his cane to hit him.

At this moment, Gu Tang suddenly appeared and snatched the cane from the old man's hand: "Grandpa, the clan leaders and elders are all here, what's wrong with you today? One foot is about to beat and kill my father, and the next foot you want to hit the third uncle, are you crazy today?"

Having his crutches taken away and being accused of being insane, Mr. Gu was so angry that he wanted to make a scene.

Clan leader Gu, who was sitting at the main seat, spoke up in time to suppress him: "If you dare to make trouble again! The clan will no longer help you with your little troubles! The clan will no longer take the risk to help you with your son's education!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Gu Liansheng, who had been silent all this time, changed his expression drastically.

He hurriedly pulled the old man hard, and said in a panic: "Dad! Now that everything has been settled, why are you still making a fuss? Could it be that you can't bear to leave the second son's family?"

At the end of his speech, Gu Liansheng's face changed several times and became extremely ugly.

Mr. Gu immediately denied it: "Your second brother is an unfilial beast! How could I be reluctant to leave his family?"

Even after hearing what he wanted to hear, Gu Liansheng still didn't look happy.

The elders ignored the lawsuit and focused on the adoption document. They kept waving at this side: "Come, come, come and take a look at the adoption document. There are four copies of the adoption document. When the time comes, each of you will take one copy, the clan will keep one copy, and the government will keep another copy..."

"Why do we have to put a copy in the government office?" Mr. Gu's heart beat faster for a moment. He didn't want to go through the government office.

"If you need to change your identity and household registration, as well as the future head tax, all of these must be changed through the government." Patriarch Gu explained as patiently as possible.

Looking at the adoption letter in his hand, Mr. Gu suddenly felt a tightness in his chest, as if he was having an attack and felt a little short of breath.

He said he agreed to the adoption, but when he saw the adoption documents with his own eyes, he couldn't help but feel a mixture of emotions.

But in the end, anger prevailed.

He turned his head and looked at his second son: "You have never listened to me and your mother since you were little. No matter how we disciplined you, you just wanted to go against the family. Now that things have come to this, you can't say that it's all your mother's and my fault!"

Gu Lianshan didn't want to talk about the past. He would get angry when he did. "Yes, you and my mother did discipline me a lot, but your discipline made me give all my food, drink and clothes to my eldest brother!

I wear my elder brother's tattered clothes, eat his leftovers, and drink his leftovers. After my grandmother passed away, I was just over ten years old, and you and my mother treated me like an adult. The copper coins I worked so hard to earn for food were not spent on me. Dad, I don't want to, why? He is a useless thing, why should I support him! "

"What dirty talk are you talking about! He is your elder brother!" Old Master Gu scolded.

Then he continued, "Your elder brother is the eldest son and a scholar. You support him now. When he becomes an official in the future, he will support you a hundred times more!"

Gu Lianshan sneered, "Pull me up? Tsk! He is such an ungrateful person, how can I expect him to pull me up after he becomes an official? Then I might as well focus on supporting my son! This is much more reliable than supporting my brothers!"

Mr. Gu was speechless. He could not refute this point, but he still forced himself to ask sharply: "Every family is like this, why can't you be as obedient as other people's sons?"

“Stop!” The clan leaders and elders interrupted Grandpa Gu’s words, “It’s your family that acted this way, don’t blame the village, it’s very rare to see people act this way in the village!”

These words almost made Mr. Gu choke on his breath, his face turned pale and blue!

Gu Wancheng smiled unkindly, took the rabbit-hair brush, dipped it in ink, and wrote his name on the four adoption books.

The clan leaders and elders followed closely behind, also writing their names on four adoption books.

After the ink was dry, each of them placed their fingerprints on it.

"It's your turn. You can write, so go ahead and write." Patriarch Gu stood up and made room for Old Man Gu to come forward and sign.

Old Master Gu couldn't lift his feet. In a trance, a flash of clarity flashed through his mind. Didn't they say they were going to split up the family? Why did it come to the point of adopting someone else?

"Dad! Please write quickly! The clan leaders and elders are still waiting!" Gu Liansheng looked anxious. He forced himself to stand up despite feeling dizzy, and pulled the old man to the table with staggering steps.

He picked up the pen with shaking hands and forced it into the old man's hand: "Dad! Write!"

Gu Liansheng's tone was sharp, which startled Mr. Gu and brought him back to his senses. Hearing his eldest son's words, he nodded subconsciously and obediently wrote down his name.

After writing his name and looking at the black words on the paper, Mr. Gu felt a dull pain in his chest again.

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 release was 8,000 words, and subsequent revisions were not counted.

The mistake in Chapter 127 was indeed my fault, and I also made it clear in my preface that I would make up the words later. Chapter 138 is charged at 4,000 words, but the chapter has 5,000 words. I originally planned to make up the 4,000 words in Chapter 127 later, but the editor said that some readers would not agree with it. They only saw that I spent more money on Chapter 127. Readers would not recognize your subsequent supplement, so don't make it up. Let me write a 4,000-word extra chapter and put it in the free coupon.

The extra chapters have been made up, and I have also included them in the free coupon, but there are still readers who say that a story with a free coupon is free, and they also say that the things that happened before the heroine traveled through time should also be free, which doesn’t count, and they say I’m a cunning person.

Yeah, yes, yes, I was cunning. I shouldn’t have put the extra chapter in the free coupon. I should have added it in Chapter 127.

My dear, how many authors’ extra chapters are free for you to read? How about I delete the free extra chapters and add them to Chapter 127?

If you don't mind the mess, I have no objection...

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