Chapter 145: Moving the Key
Gu Liansheng didn't care about all this. He only knew that he had saved his reputation for the time being. He lay on the table, without the dignity of a scholar, and blew hard to dry the ink on the paper.
Then he took his father's hand and asked him to put his fingerprint on the paper.
At this point, the adoption is complete and there is no room for regret. All that is left now is to go to the government to change the household registration.
Looking at the name I wrote, I could see that I was writing stiffly because I hadn't held a pen to write for a long time. The font was even slightly crooked, not as good as my second son's handwriting.
The red handprint was pressed on the name, which was extremely glaring and made people's eyes hurt.
Old Master Gu blinked a few times to hide his sadness, and turned his eyes away from Ji Shu, feeling empty and confused in his heart.
“Dad.” Gu Liansheng was dizzy and pulled the man aside. Seeing that the old man looked unhappy, he patiently comforted him in a low voice: “Don’t let your imagination run wild. Although the second son’s family was adopted by the third uncle, you and the third uncle are brothers. You are still connected even if your bones are broken!
If you have any problems in the future, you can just ask and continue to use Lao Er's family. Can the adoption erase the kindness you and my mother have shown to Lao Er? He is dreaming!
Besides, my Third Uncle is not as strong as you, he might die in two or three years, then won't the Second Brother have to come back to our house?"
What Gu Liansheng said was not nonsense.
If the biological parents are still alive, even if the child is adopted, if he wants to be close to his biological parents, there is no way to stop him.
But the premise is that the adopted child has a close relationship with his biological parents since childhood.
This is not the case with the father and son of the Gu family.
Gu Liansheng doesn't think so. In his opinion, he has always relied on his parents for his living and cannot do without the support of his family and the protection of his parents.
The same should be true for the second son's family. Although his parents are a little biased, no matter how biased they are, the biological parents are still different from the parents who came later.
Who doesn’t want to live life relying on their parents?
The second brother's family is so stubborn, just because they are angry that he was not given anything when the family was divided. When he lives in the home of his third uncle for a while, he will understand that home is still the best!
Gu Liansheng thought self-righteously and told these self-righteous thoughts to Old Man Gu.
Old Master Gu was so confused that he actually believed Gu Liansheng's bullshit.
For a moment, his whole spirit and energy returned. His face was no longer numb and gloomy. Instead, he looked faintly proud and glanced at his second son with pity.
Humph! He was waiting for the day when this evil creature would suffer enough and kneel down before him and beg to come back!
The clan leaders and elders checked the adoption letter again, and after confirming that it was correct, they distributed it.
Gu Lianshan took one, Old Man Gu took one, the clan kept one, and the remaining one was kept separately. They would go to the yamen later, and this one was for the yamen to keep.
After Gu Lianshan took the adoption letter, he folded it carefully and handed it to Gu Tang: "You keep everything in the house, so keep this too. I don't trust your older brother and sister to touch it."
"Oh!" Gu Tang responded happily, stepped forward to take the adoption letter, and then left the main room.
Old Master Gu has recovered as normal. He held the adoption certificate indifferently. His mood was different, and his reaction to the same thing was naturally different.
At this moment, he no longer felt depressed and empty, and casually put the adoption letter in his arms.
Seeing his son indulging his daughter like this, he couldn't stand it anymore and habitually frowned and lectured his son.
"Si Ya doesn't behave like a girl. She is always out and about. No one teaches her how to take care of household chores. How can you let her keep things? Isn't your eldest daughter very obedient? You leave your eldest daughter alone and lift Si Ya up above her. How can she put her face on that?
Your eldest daughter is already fifteen this year, and because of your bad reputation, no one has come to your house to propose marriage. Now you want the fourth daughter to be superior to her. If this gets out, it will be even more difficult for your eldest daughter to find a husband!"
Gu Lianshan gave him a strange look and said, "Uncle, my daughter is having trouble finding a husband because of the dirty things you did. Outsiders may not know that you have a child born out of wedlock, but you and your old wife were secretly having an affair, so someone in the village must know about it! The boys and girls in this family can't be married, and you are the culprit in this matter!"
These words did not reach Mr. Gu's ears. When he heard the word "Second Uncle", he felt like he was struck by lightning and it took him a while to recover.
"You, you evil creature! What did you call me?!"
"Second Uncle, I call you Second Uncle." Gu Lianshan repeated it twice.
Old Master Gu was so angry that his eyes went dark, and he shouted subconsciously: "I am your father! Even if you are adopted, I am still your father! Your real father!"
That doesn't make sense.
The clan leaders and elders all glared at him in dissatisfaction: "What are you talking about! You have already signed the adoption agreement. From now on, the entire Lianshan family is from the Third Brother's lineage! If you dare to make trouble again, we will have to follow the clan rules!"
The words "clan rules" made Mr. Gu regain some clarity of mind. He swallowed a mouthful of blood and dared not speak nonsense again.
Gu Liansheng behind him was not frightened by the clan rules.
Gu Lianshan's words just now aroused the murderous intent in his heart again. His head was buzzing and he couldn't hear anything. The more he tried to hold back, the more angry he became.
Gu Liansheng finally couldn't hold back any longer and yelled at Gu Lianshan, "Second Brother! Do you really have to be so heartless and ruthless? Now that everything has gone as you wished, why do you keep bringing up those things?
Those things are clearly in the past, why do you have to dig them up? If they are exposed, I will suffer, but you who are related to me can clear yourself from it?
My clan members knowingly helped me to be my guarantor. According to the law, we are all accomplices! If something happens, no one can escape!"
As soon as these words came out, Mr. Gu's face turned pale and he was instantly panicked!
Is the boss losing his mind?!
Are these words ok to say?!
Glancing at the clan leaders and elders, I saw that their faces were darker and angrier than the last!
Mr. Gu felt as if the world was spinning around him.
He calmed himself down and tried to make amends for his son with a trembling voice: "... Scholars are always proud and arrogant. Today, we suddenly found out about his...background. It was hard for him to accept it for a while. And the second son has been deliberately provoking him. He didn't mean it..."
"That's enough!" Patriarch Gu interrupted in a stern tone, "If something happens, look for the fault in yourself first, and don't always try to put the blame on Lian Shan! He was your son before, and you mistreat your own son, so even if outsiders can't stand it, they can't say anything.
But now it is different. Lianshan has been adopted out. He is no longer your son. If you still want to mistreat and bully him as before, don't even think about it! Do you think the adoption book is a joke? "
This sentence exposed the secret in Mr. Gu's heart, and the words that he had not yet finished speaking were immediately stuck in his throat and he could no longer speak.
Gu Wancheng, who was watching his second brother's trouble with cold eyes, said in a deep voice: "Lian Sheng is right. The clan really shouldn't knowingly help to guarantee. In the future, the clan should think twice about Lian Sheng's guarantee. If he doesn't appreciate it and is ungrateful, but instead blames others, if this gets out, outsiders will think that the clan is easy to talk to, and I'm afraid there will be imitators."
“Third son!” Old Master Gu’s eyes were red as he glared at Gu Wancheng angrily: “I only have these two sons. It’s ok that you took away one of my sons, but you also want to destroy the other one! Third son, no wonder your wife and son died, this is all the sin you committed because of your lack of good deeds!”
Gu Wancheng's face turned cold, but he was not furious.
Over the years, he had heard countless such gossips and insults. He had long since learned to ignore them. Otherwise, he would have been angry to death long ago.
"I was wondering, how could a scholar like Lian Sheng be so ignorant of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame? It turns out that the root of the problem is you. A son raised by a villain will naturally be as despicable and shameless as the villain himself.
Unlike Lianshan, you look down on him and don't want to get close to him, which just happened to let him escape the disaster, live an upright life, and get along well with everyone in the village. You are much better than him!"
Gu Lianshan, who was standing by, felt uncomfortable because of the compliment. Ahem! His daughter secretly took away the old man's assets, and he was also an accomplice.
The words "open and aboveboard" do not suit him.
This remark hit Mr. Gu's sore spot. This was how the third brother ridiculed him, calling him a villain!
All at once, old and new grudges came to my mind, and I wanted to curse back.
Unfortunately, the clan leaders and elders sided with Gu Wancheng and blocked Old Man Gu's words before he could say, "If you dare to cause trouble again, we have to go to the government office right now and let the officials make the final decision to see if our clan will be punished!"
The yamen would treat clan elders with gentleness. When governing the people under their jurisdiction, what use could those few yamen runners in the yamen be?
The governance of the people in each remote village still depends on the power of the clan.
If this matter really gets out, the only unlucky ones will be the Gu family father and son. After they are punished and the clan leaders and elders are reprimanded, this matter will be resolved.
Otherwise, the clan wouldn't be so bold as to help act as a guarantor.
Mr. Gu obviously knew the secret here. After hearing this, he immediately calmed down.
The same goes for Gu Liansheng.
He is just a paper tiger. When you don't argue with him, he dares to yell at you.
Once you get serious, he will back down faster than anyone else!
Seeing that the father and son of the Gu family had both become obedient, the head of the Gu family snorted coldly and ignored them. He turned around and ordered Gu Lianshan: "Find an ox cart and go with me to the government office to hand over the adoption letter to the government."
"There's a bullock cart in the backyard. It belongs to Gu Liu's family. I originally borrowed it to pick up my mother. Now it's just right for me to use."
Having said that, Gu Lianshan went out to pull the ox cart.
When she came out, she saw Gu Tang in the kitchen, and told her to take the teapot to the main room to add more tea.
Gu Tang slapped his forehead and sighed in annoyance, realizing that he had actually forgotten about this matter.
He picked up the teapot and hurried to the main room.
After entering the house, Gu Tang found that the house had become quiet and no one spoke.
The atmosphere was a bit weird. She didn't dare to look around and just obediently added tea into the teacups of the clan leaders and elders.
Oh, and her new "grandfather" Third Uncle, no! She shouldn't call him Third Uncle anymore.
Gu Tang added some tea and personally handed it over with both hands: "Master, have some tea."
The word "Master" made Gu Wancheng feel sad.
Counting the years, if his son who was supposed to die sooner or later was alive today, he would probably have given him a few grandchildren.
Fortunately, he has now achieved his wish.
Gu Wancheng took the teacup happily and put it on the table. He lowered his head and took out a key from the pouch on his waist, then handed it to Gu Tang.
"Here is the key to the house. You can pack up your things in the second room later and move in first. My room is spacious and plenty. You can pick the one you like first."
Gu Tang took the key and nodded happily: "Then I have to choose carefully."
This scene of the grandparents and grandchildren talking affectionately irritated Mr. Gu, and he glared at Gu Tang with an even more severe look.
This is a person who has an elbow that is bent outward! He can never be tamed!
He has never been kind to his own father, yet he is so flattering to an outsider!
Due to the previous warning from Patriarch Gu, no matter how aggrieved and dissatisfied Mr. Gu was, he did not dare to make a sound.
Just look away, out of sight, out of mind!
"Girl Tang." Clan leader Gu suddenly called out to Gu Tang.
"Oh." Gu Tang responded crisply and took two steps forward to listen to instructions.
"I heard from your father earlier that your grandma was staying in the inn?"
"Yes, at the Yingkelai Inn, not far from the city gate. I have hired two maids to serve us."
The head of the Gu clan nodded, then changed the subject and asked Old Man Gu: "You also want to go to the government office with me. When you come back, do you think you should bring the person back?"
Mr. Gu froze.
The adoption was not informed to Feng. Given his wife's temper, if she knew that the second son's family, whom she had always held in her hands, was adopted, she would probably make a scene in public without caring about anything!
Today has been embarrassing enough, so Feng will not go to answer the phone today.
"My child's mother is obsessed with buying medicine. If I go to pick her up today and don't buy all the medicine, I'm afraid she will be angry again. Her illness can't stand being bullied. It won't be too late to pick her up after I have collected enough money..."
The meaning of these words was already very clear. Patriarch Gu understood it and did not mention it again.
There was the squeaking sound of wheel turning outside. When everyone in the house heard the sound, they got up and walked outside.
Gu Lianshan parked the ox cart in the yard, first helped the clan leaders and elders get on the cart, and then helped Gu Wancheng get on the cart.
When it was Mr. Gu's turn, Gu Lianshan also reached out his hand to help the old man get into the car.
Unexpectedly, the old man opened his hand, looked disgusted, and climbed onto the ox cart by himself.
Gu Liansheng behind him just stared at him, showing no intention of lending a hand.
When everyone in the car saw this, they didn't know what to say.
They said what they should say and scolded what they should scold, but neither their words nor their scolding could wake people up.
In that case, let him be.
The second branch of the Gu family has been removed from the family and will no longer be mixed up with them. Let them do whatever they want!
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