Chapter 259 He seems like a different person!
Gu Tang's face turned pale. "Why are you drinking wine so early in the morning? There's still porridge in the rice bowl. You two can clink glasses!"
"Why clink glasses with porridge?" Gu Lianshan felt that his daughter was even more unrefined than himself.
Gu Tang ignored him: "There's only porridge, no wine!"
"There should be some tea, right?"
"Yes, go by yourself!"
Seeing that the father and daughter were about to argue again, Agou hurriedly took over the task of pouring tea: "I'll pour it, I'll pour it!"
He took two cups from the eight-immortals table, poured two cups of tea from the stove, and brought them over, handing them to Gu Lianshan personally.
After receiving the tea, Gu Lianshan did not forget to save his dignity: "No wine, just tea is fine! As long as the friendship is there, it's all the same!"
"Yes! It's all the same!" Agou agreed with a smile, not daring to say anything else.
"Come on! Give me a bump! From now on, you are my good nephew!"
"Then you are my good uncle!"
The two gray porcelain cups clinked together with a crisp sound, and then each of them drank from it.
He glared at the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren with disgust on his face, not wanting to say a word.
What kind of relationship are these two people in?
It's really a joke!
"Let's clean up the dishes." Gu Tang ignored the two of them and asked Gu Ping'an to stand up and help clean up the dishes.
Seeing her actions, Ah Gou hurriedly put down the cup and quickly stepped forward to take over from Gu Tang: "I will clean it up next year. The water is cold in winter, and you, a girl, can't touch cold water."
Hearing this, Third Uncle's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly looked up at Agou, thinking that this sounded strange...
The old man didn't know what he was thinking. After looking at Agou, he suddenly glanced at Gu Tang, wanting to see how she would react when Agou offered to help.
Gu Tang's reaction was very straightforward. He pushed all the dishes and chopsticks to him without any hesitation, and rolled his eyes at him, obviously disliking him.
Hmm...it seems like there really is nothing between these two people.
The old man's inexplicably worried heart calmed down instantly.
Agou took the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen to wash up. Gu Lianshan couldn't bear to see it, so he sent his son to go with him and help.
This was his newly adopted nephew, and right after he had finished the recognition tea, he was sent out to work by his daughter. This was really rude!
Gu Ping'an didn't dare to argue with his father and followed him obediently.
After the people walked away, Third Uncle couldn't help but ask, "What exactly do you think? What did we talk about before? Why do you acknowledge him as your nephew today?"
Gu Lianshan was indeed a little overwhelmed by the matter of recognizing his relatives, and he said it without thinking. However, he did not regret it after saying it, and simply decided to do so.
As for why he did this, Gu Lianshan had his own little plans in mind.
He leaned in front of his uncle and asked quietly, "From yesterday to today, what do you think of Mr. Gu's temperament?"
"Temperament?" This third uncle had never thought about it carefully, but now that Gu Lianshan asked this, he couldn't help but think about it carefully.
"How is it?" Gu Lianshan asked.
"If he weren't pretending, this Mr. Gu actually has a very good temperament. He doesn't have the arrogance or stubbornness of a wealthy family. Whether he's treating the girls and boys at home or you and me, he seems very sincere."
"My son feels the same way."
"No matter how good a person's temperament is, you can't just accept them as your relatives, right?"
"Didn't you hear him say that he's all alone now, with no friends or family around, and he still has a lot of money..."
Third Uncle's heart trembled, and he glanced at him: "What do you want to do?!"
"What are you looking at me with?" Gu Lianshan was unhappy. "I was just thinking, since he has such a good temper and is alone, if we could recognize him as a relative and make him a proper relative, it would also be a good opportunity for our family to benefit from him in the future, right?
Apart from anything else, with this wealthy relative supporting us, whether Ping'an is studying or Tang's daughter is getting married, we will be looked up to by others in the future!"
"So this is what you have in mind?" The third uncle looked surprised. He never expected that his carefree son would be so calculating.
"I didn't ask for this. I just wanted to establish a relationship with him, to call him brother, but who knew he would insist on calling me uncle?"
At this point, Gu Lianshan suddenly grinned: "That kid's uncle is a scholar, and his temperament is very similar to mine! What does this prove? It proves that people like my son can also study!
"Back then, the old lady and old man at home were partial and refused to send me to school. They also said that people with my temper were destined to be a pile of mud. Now that someone with a temper similar to mine has become a scholar, it proves that the old lady and old man were wrong!"
Third Uncle felt sad for a moment. He used to say that he didn't care, but in fact, he took every word to heart.
"Forget it, since we've already acknowledged our relationship, then just be at ease and treat it as a legitimate relative. We still have some savings, so there's no need to scheme against anyone for the time being."
"I know that. I just thought, this is a golden opportunity that fell from the sky, so I'll just acknowledge him as my relative first. If he doesn't need me in the future, that would be the best. But if he does, at least it's a way out."
Third uncle nodded and said, "That's right. Never mind. Now that our relatives have accepted it, let's just leave it at that for now!"
After convincing his third uncle, Gu Lianshan started to work on Gu Tang again.
He asked Gu Tang in great confusion, "You saved him earlier, so why do you seem to dislike him since yesterday?"
Gu Tang: ...Can you please not mention this? She was feeling so frustrated!
Seeing that Gu Tang was silent, Gu Lianshan had no choice but to persuade him earnestly: "If you really don't like him, Dad will ask him to come home less often in the future and only meet him outside, okay?"
Gu Tang felt even more aggrieved.
She took a deep breath and spoke stiffly, "That's not necessary. I was just shocked by the fact that you two recognized each other as relatives! I don't dislike him! Please don't accuse me falsely!"
Listen, listen!
With the tone of her voice and the words she said, how could she still have the nerve to say that she didn't dislike him?
Gu Lianshan didn't believe a word she said, but he didn't expose her either. He just nodded with a look of satisfaction and said okay.
"Oh, right." Third Uncle thought of something and reminded Gu Lianshan, "Didn't you say a few days ago that you were going to look for Wei's mother and son today? While the snow outside isn't too heavy, hurry over and get the job done."
"Should we rent the yard to Wei's mother and son?" Gu Tang's eyes lit up and his mood instantly improved.
She said, "I'll go too! Didn't Gu Tianbao say before that he would pay me back the money on behalf of his mother? I'm going to go over and see if he still remembers what he said."
"Okay! Dad will take you with me." Gu Lianshan agreed immediately and turned around to go to the back house to harness the carriage.
"Wait a minute." Third Uncle called him and pointed to the east: "What are you going to do with your nephew? Aren't you going to send him back?"
Gu Lianshan slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot about him. I'll go ask him!"
He lifted the curtain and hurried to the kitchen.
After a while, Gu Lianshan brought Agou back to the main room.
Agou came in to tell his third uncle that he was walking with the father and daughter, and they were going in the same direction, so it was on the same route.
Third Uncle tried to persuade him to stay, but Agou, who had already completed his mission, just wanted to go back to Lihua Hutong.
I have been mentally tortured for this entire day and night, and now I can finally relax.
Wearing conical hats, the three of them went to the back room to harness the carriage.
The yellow cattle in the house have been well fed these days and have gained weight. When they were led out, they didn't seem to tremble.
After harnessing the ox cart and pulling it out of the yard, the three of them climbed onto the ox cart. After Gu Ping'an came out of the yard and closed the gate, Gu Lianshan whipped the cart and drove away.
The inn where the Wei mother and son lived was in the south, and Lihua Hutong where Agou lived was also in that direction.
Gu Lianshan wanted to send Agou home first and then go to the inn.
After hearing this, Agou was stunned for a moment and looked at Gu Tang with a helpless look.
The small courtyard where Agou lived was previously rented by Gu Tang. It had a few houses and a narrow courtyard.
That kind of place is not where rich people live. If Gu Lianshan saw it, it would be difficult to explain it clearly.
But if Agou refused and didn't let Gu Lianshan send him off, I'm afraid Gu Lianshan would feel suspicious and start to feel uneasy.
Faced with this dilemma, Agou could only ask Gu Tang for help.
At first he said he wanted to build a big yard to improve his status, but someone was too stingy to spend the money!
Now, Gu Lianshan wants to send him home, but where can he find a big yard right now?
Gu Tang knew what Agou was thinking, but she didn't think she was wrong.
She is the master!
How can the master be wrong!
She glared at him without any guilt, and only stopped when the man lowered his head.
She retracted her gaze and began to persuade her father, "We still have things to do, and we can't afford to delay. You should just stop at the inn. It's not far from where Master Gu lives."
"How can this be? There's an oxcart here, how can we let your cousin walk back?"
Gu Tang: ...My goddamn cousin!
She glared at Agou and motioned him to speak.
Agou paused and thought of an excuse: "Just listen to my cousin and stop at the inn. I have other things to do."
Gu Lianshan didn't know whether this was true or not, but since people had said so, it was not appropriate to talk about sending them home.
Driving the ox cart all the way to the inn where the Wei mother and son were staying, Gu Lianshan parked the cart aside and asked worriedly, "You really don't need me to take you there?"
"No, no, I'm going to the shop up ahead to buy some things, and the guys there will drive me there."
Agou jumped off the ox cart and subconsciously reached out to help Gu Tang get off, but unexpectedly she jumped off first.
Agou raised his hands, but finally put them down helplessly, then said goodbye and left.
Watching the people go away, Gu Lianshan couldn't help but say to Gu Tang: "I've already called you cousin, and just now I wanted to help you get out of the car, why don't you at least say cousin?"
"Oh! You don't love your daughter anymore now that you have a nephew! You lectured me quite a bit today!"
Gu Tang uttered a few sarcastic words, which made Gu Lianshan give in repeatedly: "Okay, okay! It's Daddy's fault, Daddy's fault..."
"Hmph!" Gu Tang ignored him and walked into the inn.
Seeing this, Gu Lianshan hurriedly called the boy, gave him some copper coins, asked him to help look after the ox cart for a while, and then followed.
The innkeeper still remembered Gu Lianshan and knew the generational relationship between him and the Wei mother and son. When he heard that Gu Lianshan was looking for the Wei mother and son, he immediately called the waiter and asked him to lead people to find them.
On the way to find someone, Gu Lianshan calmly asked the young man how Wei's mother and son had been living in the past two days.
This guy really knows something.
He said, "The mother and her two children rarely leave the house. They even eat inside. It's rare to see them come out. Even if they do come out, they are always polite to everyone they meet."
That's good.
Gu Lianshan breathed a sigh of relief.
Gu Tang on the side was very surprised. Her father said before that Wei had changed, and she thought that her temperament had become a little more restrained. But now it seems that she has not only become a little more restrained, but has become completely restrained, right?
"Oh, right, they checked out of a room. The mother stayed with her daughter in one room, and the son stayed alone in another.
When they arrived at the guest room, the waiter whispered and pointed to the room: "This is the room where the mother and daughter live."
"Okay, thank you." Gu Lianshan smiled at the man, took out two or three copper coins from his pocket and stuffed them into the boy's hand, "Use this to buy a cup of hot tea."
"Oh! Thank you, Mr. Gu!" The young man did not mind that the gift was too little. After accepting the copper coins, he turned around happily and went back to the lobby.
He raised his hand and knocked on the door. Gu Lian's voice was quickly heard from inside the room: "Who is it?"
"It's me, your second uncle!"
The mother and daughter in the room were immediately delighted upon hearing this and quickly replied, "Open the door right away!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the tightly closed door was opened. Wei's mother and daughter came together to open the door.
When the mother and daughter saw Gu Lianshan, they were all smiling, but when they moved their eyes to Gu Tang, Gu Lian was still smiling, but Wei froze for a moment.
But soon, Wei smiled again and looked at Gu Tang with a flattering expression: "Four-girl, are you here? Come in quickly, Auntie, let the waiter bring some snacks."
As he spoke, he nudged Gu Lian and said, "Go call the waiter and ask the kitchen to send over two plates of good snacks, and also order a pot of tea."
"Oh!" Gu Lian responded happily, and her whole person became much more cheerful.
"Where's Tianbao? Call Tianbao over and discuss your business together."
Gu Lianshan did not enter the house, and Gu Tianbao was not present. As a uncle, it was not convenient for him to be alone with his sister-in-law.
Wei also understood this and hurriedly said that she would go and call.
Gu Tianbao lived on the other side, so if Wei wanted to find her son, she had to go around this corridor.
When she was no longer in sight, Gu Lianshan turned around and asked Gu Tang, "How is it? Does your aunt-in-law seem like a different person now?"
"Yes, he really seems like a different person." Gu Tang's perception was very strong, and she didn't sense any malice from Wei just now.
Whether it's a smile or flattery, it's all sincere.
Wei's change really surprised her!
Not long after, Wei came back with Gu Tianbao.
Gu Lian, who went to call the waiter, also led the waiter over here. The waiter was holding a tray with two plates of snacks on it in one hand and a teapot in the other hand.
The mother and daughter arrived at the same time.
Gu Tianbao took the teapot, Gu Lian took the tray, and Wei kept inviting the father and daughter in in a flattering manner.
With Gu Tianbao around, Gu Lianshan no longer had to be shy and took Gu Tang into the house.
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