Chapter 188: Adoption? If I'm not here, adoption doesn't count!

Chapter 188: Adoption? If I'm not here, adoption doesn't count!

When Mrs. Song in the room heard the noise, she also came to the door. When she saw Gu Tang, her eyes also became red.

"Good girl! You're finally here! If you don't come, we'll just give up if we can't do it! Your old lady has a vicious tongue, but her methods are also cunning! We really can't handle it!"

Gu Tang looked apologetic and said, "You two go out and find a place to rest first. You can come to settle the bill later. I will give you some extra copper coins as compensation."

Hearing that they could get more copper coins, the two maids felt better. But before they could leave, Gu Liansheng started shouting in dissatisfaction.

"Since you were hired with a lot of money, it's your duty to serve others! Why did the old lady scold you? It must be because you didn't serve her well! Not beating you with a stick is already a mercy, but you are so good as to file a complaint!"

Feng in the room heard Gu Liansheng's voice and shouted excitedly towards the door: "Liansheng? Liansheng? Is that you?! My son! Are you here to pick me up?!"

Gu Liansheng raised his voice and replied, "Mom! It's your son! Wait a minute, your son will help you scold these two women!"

Feng, who was already arrogant, became even more angry after hearing this and started to curse again: "My son is considerate! Help me to scold them! They are idiots with rough hands and feet! They don't know how to serve people! And they have the nerve to complain! I can't move now. If I could stand up, I would have slapped them this morning!"

"Did you hear that? The old lady didn't even hit you. She just said a few words to you. How dare you commit treason!" Gu Liansheng had a secret sense of superiority in his heart.

He had imagined this kind of scenario in his dreams: he passed the imperial examination and became an official, and his family bought slaves to serve them. As the master of the family, he could scold and beat these slaves at will.

Sun and Song have been doing servant work for so many years, but today is the first time they have met such a boss.

Although the two women were good-tempered, even clay people still have some temper! They were immediately unhappy when they were scolded by the mother and son.

However, they did not go to the mother and son to make trouble, but went to Gu Tang who had paid the money to complain: "Miss, we were not sold to your family as slaves, we are decent civilians, just doing some work to make a living.

We have said before that we cannot do delicate work, we can only do rough work, girl, you also said you don’t mind, but now you are like this…”

Gu Tang raised his hand to signal them that they didn't need to say anything, as he knew it all. "I'm the one who paid you the money, so you just need to listen to me. If I say you should serve me well, you should serve me well. If I say I'll compensate you, then I'll compensate you.

No matter what the people around you say, just treat them as bullshit and don't take it to heart. Go and take a rest first, and I will pay you later."

These words completely reassured the two old women. Their expressions relaxed a lot, and they forcefully pushed Gu Liansheng aside and left.

Gu Liansheng was so angry at the two maids' actions that his face turned blue. He turned around and vented his anger on Gu Tang: "You little bastard! How dare you humiliate me like this in front of the servants!"

"Who did you call a servant, you old bastard?" Gu Tang glanced at him and cursed back.

Gu Liansheng was stunned for a moment when he was scolded. He really didn't expect to be called an "old bastard" by a junior!

"You stupid girl!" He looked ferocious, his old problem came back again, and he wanted to hit Gu Tang again.

Gu Tang took out the bayonet again and waved it at him, deliberately trying to scare him.

Sure enough, Gu Liansheng's rage instantly died down, his face turned pale, and he shrank back and hid behind Old Man Gu.

Old Master Gu was also afraid, and he scolded with a trembling voice: "It was just a few words! Why are you using the knife again? Put it away quickly!"

Gu Tang ignored him and stared at Gu Liansheng: "If you want to show off, then spend money to buy a few servants and go back. You can beat, scold and reprimand them as you like! But you didn't buy these two women, nor did you spend money to hire them. They have nothing to do with you! Who do you think you are? You either beat or scold them when you open your mouth? Who gave you the face to say that?"

Gu Liansheng's face flushed red, and he stared at the ground beneath his feet with a sinister look. Because of the bayonet, he didn't dare to say a word.

The same goes for Mr. Gu. They have all seen what Gu Tang looks like when he goes crazy, so they don't dare to provoke him too much. Once they see that he is about to get angry, they immediately shut up and give in.

Seeing that the father and son were shocked, Gu Tang went straight into the house with a bayonet.

At this time, Mrs. Feng was leaning on the bed, staring at the door. She hadn't seen her son and husband for many days, and she missed them very much.

She only heard her son's voice just now, and didn't know whether her husband had come over.

Just as she was thinking about who to look for, the first person to enter the room was Gu Tang, who was holding a dagger-like knife in his hand and walked towards her with a gloomy face.

Feng's heart skipped a beat and her face turned pale. "What do you want to do, you little bitch?"

Gu Tang didn't say anything, but stabbed the knife hard on the edge of the bed, scaring Feng so much that she trembled all over and screamed instantly.

"Someone come! Someone's killing someone! Someone's killing someone!"

"Shut up! Why are you howling so sadly!" Gu Tang yelled, and Feng immediately shut up.

The father and son walked in slowly, looked at the knife stuck on the edge of the bed, their hearts skipped a beat, and they stopped, not daring to move forward.

When Feng saw the father and son, she immediately felt that she was saved. She wanted to ask them for help, but she was shocked by Gu Tang's murderous gaze. She dared not open her mouth, for fear that if she opened her mouth, the knife would change position and stab herself.

Gu Tang pulled the knife out, glared at Feng and started to curse: "You have lived like a dog at your age, haven't you? You are staying here alone, paralyzed in bed and unable to walk. Instead of being quiet, you dare to torture others like this!

You should be thankful that the shopkeeper and the two women are kindhearted. If any of them were cruel, would you still be alive for us to pick you up? I am surprised that you are so stupid!"

Feng's face looked ugly after being scolded.

She had never really thought about what Gu Tang said, but now that she was suddenly awakened, she immediately felt scared.

“I want to go back!”

Gu Tang curled his lips and said, "I'm here to pick you up today. Put on your clothes and let your son carry you out. We'll leave now."

After she finished speaking, she glanced at the father and son who didn't dare to approach: "What are you standing there for? Help me pack the clothes! I'll go to the front to pay the bill!"

That won’t work!

Old Master Gu, who was scheming, was secretly anxious. His daughter and Li had not arrived yet. If he left, he would miss Li again and would not be able to estimate how much this dead girl was worth!

Mr. Gu's expression remained unchanged, and he kept thinking about how to delay it.

His eyes fell on Feng's weak legs, and his eyes lit up, and he said, "Before you leave, let's ask a doctor to check your grandmother's condition. It's okay if her legs can't walk, but don't let her have any other illnesses."

Gu Tang glanced at him suspiciously. Why was he suddenly so nice? She got goosebumps all over her body.

"Didn't my father bring back a lot of medicine last time? Just take the medicine first. Why hire a doctor? I don't have any money! I have a little money to pay the two maids later. And at the inn, we have to eat meat for two meals a day. The money I gave before is definitely not enough. I don't know how much more I need to pay."

Mr. Gu paused, gritted his teeth and said he would treat himself: "I don't want you to pay the copper coins, I will pay the copper coins!"

After these words were spoken, Gu Tang became more suspicious.

This is really the sun rising from the west! The old man is willing to spend a copper coin?

"I think this is really unnecessary. Look at the old lady's face. She has gained a lot of weight! Her face is so greasy. Doesn't she look sick?"

"Some diseases are not apparent on the face and can only be diagnosed by a doctor taking your pulse." Mr. Gu refused to give in and insisted on calling a doctor.

At this point, Gu Tang finally understood that the old man was harboring evil intentions and was probably trying to plot against him again.

In that case, she would just wait and see what evil intentions the old man had.

"Since you insist on treating me, it's up to you. Go ahead and treat me if you want. I don't care about this matter."

"Don't worry about it. Just stay here and look after your grandma. Your uncle and I will go out to get a doctor." Old Man Gu pulled his son and winked secretly, signaling his son to follow him.

Gu Liansheng was so frightened and angry at Gu Tang that he had forgotten what the father and son had discussed before.

When he was dragged out of the inn by Mr. Gu and heard the old man say that he would wait for his sister and Li at the door of the inn, he remembered what they had discussed before.

Mr. Gu had no intention of spending money to hire a doctor. He was just looking for an excuse to hide away and delay time.

As long as they don't go back to the inn, that damn girl Si Ya will have to wait for them.

In order to avoid being exposed, Mr. Gu avoided the innkeeper and Li Shunzi outside the door, and took his son to find a small teahouse at the city gate. He chose a seat by the window, drank hot tea, and stared at the street.

As long as people enter the city, this street is the only way.

As for Gu Tang, she asked Feng to stay in the room alone, saying that she had to go out to settle the bill with the shopkeeper, as well as the wages of the two maids.

Feng's face was not looking good. Seeing Gu Tang put away the knife, she started to act up again: "I am paralyzed in bed and cannot move. What should I do in the future? Go ask the shopkeeper and ask him to buy two servants who can serve me. In the future, I will not let you serve me closely. Only those two servants will serve you in mourning."

"It's broad daylight and you're not sleeping, so how come you're dreaming?" Gu Tang sneered and extended his hand unceremoniously.

"Two servants cost at least ten taels of silver. Bring me the silver now and I'll buy them for you. If you want me to pay for them, I advise you to give up the idea. I don't have the silver to waste on you. Ask your son who can be an official for it! I don't have it!"

Feng was so angry that her hands were shaking: "I am your grandmother! Now I am sick, if you don't buy me a servant to serve me! From now on you will have to serve me day and night!"

"You are not my grandmother anymore, so it is not my turn to serve you!" Gu Tang raised his eyebrows with a disdainful tone.

Feng didn't understand what Gu Tang meant by that. "Bullshit! What do you mean I'm not your grandmother? If I'm not your grandmother, then what am I? I'm your ancestor?!"

"It's not your turn even among the ancestors! To tell you the truth, my father has now adopted our family under the name of my third uncle.

From now on, my third uncle is my grandfather, and my aunt who died of illness is my grandmother! You? You will be the second aunt from the next room in the future! When I am happy, I will call you, and when I am not happy, you are nothing! "

Feng was stunned for a moment, "Adopted? Your father was adopted?!"

"Yes, my father was adopted. Thanks to my second uncle (Mr. Gu), he wanted my father to live separately without getting anything, but he also wanted my father to continue to provide money to support the whole family.

My father is not stupid, he simply asked the clan leader and elders to adopt my third uncle. From now on, we are two families. If you want to find someone to show filial piety, just find your eldest son's family. If our family is filial, it will be to my third uncle, it has nothing to do with you. "

After hearing this, Feng felt dizzy. When she came to her senses, she reached out with a ferocious face and tried to pull Gu Tang.

Gu Tang took a quick step back, leaving the opponent empty-handed.

Unable to vent her anger on anyone, Feng's eyes were red with anger. She glared at Gu Tang fiercely and questioned, "I wasn't there, so who ordered him to be adopted? I was your father's son! I raised him! Now that you see I'm useless, you just gave him away without a care? No way!

If you don't do your best to support this family, I will give you all a pack of medicine and kill you all! The only way for my offspring to leave me is when they die! Adoption? Don't even think about it! If I don't agree, no one else's opinion will count!"

"You are used to being domineering at home. Do you really think that you have to make the decisions on everything? In the clan, the second uncle is the head of the family. As long as he nods and signs, the adoption is reasonable and legal.

You are a foreign daughter-in-law, how can you make the decision on such a matter? Even if my father is your son, so what? Since you gave birth to him, he has the surname Gu, a member of the Gu family and a member of the Gu clan. His stay or departure is decided by the head of the family and the clan elders. Have you ever seen a daughter-in-law who can interfere in such a matter? "

This may sound harsh, but in this feudal era, it is indeed the case.

Gu Tang knew that these words were very hurtful, and she said them on purpose just to hurt Feng's heart.

The words "The offspring I give birth to can only leave me when they die" made her extremely disgusted!

Since he is your offspring, why don't you treat him well? After decades of torture and suppression, does it show that you are capable and competent?

Look! This is my child. I am no longer a nobody outside, but at home, I can influence a person's happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy, and even a person's life and death!

Gu Tang spat at her, turned around and left.

Feng refused to give up and kept yelling and cursing like a madman, asking Gu Tang to come back and take her back. She wanted to go back and make a scene. Who would dare to adopt the child she gave birth to without her approval? !

Gu Tang ignored her shouting and cursing, closed the door, and went to settle the bill with the shopkeeper first.

She had previously given the shopkeeper a piece of silver weighing about three taels. But when she counted the bill, she found that it was indeed not enough and she owed one and a half taels of silver.

He took out the silver and paid the one and a half taels of silver he owed, and then went to look for the two old women.

Knowing that the two old women had been wronged in the past few days, Gu Tang went to the shopkeeper to exchange some copper coins and gave each of them 500 copper coins. He was very generous. The two old women were no longer sad, but smiled with their teeth showing.

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