Gu Xiaoshan opened the bag, took out a deposit slip and handed it to Gu Xingzhou.
"Your mother left you 10,000 yuan, and the rest is my savings. I have saved a sum of money for you every year since you were born. When you became an adult, I deposited all the money in the bank in your name. Now that you have started a family, I will give you the money. You should live a good life in the future and treat your wife well."
Gu Xingzhou took the deposit slip and opened it, he was shocked, and immediately handed the slip to Yang Mumu, motioning for her to look at it.
When Yang Mumu took a look, she was shocked as it turned out to be a deposit certificate for more than 30,000 yuan.
This is too much. Excluding the 10,000 yuan left by Gu Xingzhou's mother, the remaining 26,890 yuan is also a lot.
If calculated over the past 23 years, that means she has to save 97 yuan every month. You have to know that Mr. Gu used to give Gou Lijuan 180 or 190 yuan for household expenses every month. It was really unexpected that she could save so much.
This really means that all the money saved is being used up.
Yang Mumu was analyzing the secret of saving money, and Gu Xingzhou had already asked about it.
"Didn't you give all your salary to Gou Lijuan?"
"These are a small portion of my monthly salary that I set aside, as well as some extra bonuses I received when I was on a mission. I don't have much else to do with the money, so I just saved it for you to marry a wife. Some of the money was New Year's money that your elders gave you when you were a child, and I saved it all for you. Adding it all together, you have this much money."
Gu Xiaoshan took out a pair of beautiful gold bracelets from the bag and handed them to Yang Mumu.
"Mumu, this is what Xingzhou's mother prepared for her future daughter-in-law. Now that you are getting married, I will give this pair of bracelets to you on her behalf. I hope you can accept them, but you have to keep them for now. After a while, you should be able to wear them openly."
"Oh, okay, thank you, Dad." Yang Mumu held the bracelet and looked at the stars in the sky outside the window and said, "Thank you, Mom."
The bracelet is heavy and solid, just as full of mother's love.
Gu Xiaoshan looked at the two of them and said sincerely, "Dad has let you down over the years. I don't ask for your forgiveness. I just hope that you two can live a good life in the future."
"We will live a good life." Gu Xingzhou didn't want to say anything else, he just wanted to ask, "So what are you going to do next? What is your attitude towards Gou Lijuan? This is very important to me."
Although he took the money, the old man's attitude towards Gou Lijuan determined his future attitude towards the old man.
Yang Mumu also looked at the old man curiously. Mr. Gu, please don’t lose your mind!
Seeing that his son and daughter-in-law were a little nervous, Gu Xiaoshan smiled and said, "Don't be nervous. Now that I know everything, I won't let it go."
Gu Xingzhou and Yang Mumu didn't say anything, but their expressions relaxed a little.
"Divorce. I'll go back to the army and file for divorce soon."
"It is a fact that she hurt you, and it is even more true that she lied to me all these years. She must pay the price for what she has done."
Gu Xiaoshan explained:
"The reason why I didn't tell her about the divorce this afternoon was because I wanted her to give you all the money. I gave her most of the salary I earned over the years, and the money is in her name, so I have to get the money back from you. I estimate that the money today is about 80% to 90% of the money she has. I will try to get the rest back today."
Gu Xiaoshan took a sip of tea and stood up, smiling at them, "No more talking, I'm going to go back to work first, wait for my good news."
Gu Xingzhou looked at his father in surprise. Seeing him stand up and walk out, he replied, "Okay, Dad, take care."
Yang Mumu greeted, "Dad, come over for dinner when you are free, and let Xingzhou prepare delicious meals for you again."
"Okay, don't see me off. You guys should go to bed early. You're so tired after being on the road for so long. I'm leaving now."
Gu Xiaoshan waved his hand, turned around and walked forward firmly.
He went back to the military office, wrote the divorce application report and locked it in the drawer before going home.
When he returned home, it was already very late. Gou Lijuan had also returned and was looking around in the yard. When she saw him, she immediately came to greet him with joy.
"Mr. Gu is back. Come in quickly. You must be tired. Let me massage your shoulders."
After entering the room, she was very attentive, serving tea and water, washing and peeling the fruits, and rushing forward to give Gu Xiaoshan a massage after he sat down, but Gu Xiaoshan rejected all of her offers.
"Just tell me what's going on. Don't beat around the bush or act so pretentiously here."
Gou Lijuan smiled and tried to ease the atmosphere. "Old Gu, how can you say that? I am concerned about you. You must be very tired from training outside these days. This is what I should do. Don't think of me like that."
Gu Xiaoshan's expression turned serious. "If you have something to say, just say it. No one is smiling with you. Speak!"
Gou Lijuan was frightened and completely forgot all the methods Wang Dayong taught her. She stammered, "Well, I... I want to apologize to you. I know I have done some bad things over the years and have let down Xingzhou in many ways, but I know I have repented and will definitely treat him well in the future. I hope you will forgive me and stop being angry with me. I will definitely live a good life in the future."
Gu Xiaoshan smiled sarcastically.
"You know you didn't do well, but why don't you show any remorse? You just say it with your mouth. How can I tell that you treat Xingzhou well? Where is your remorse? I don't see any sign of it at all."
"You never tell the truth, and you haven't taken action yet. How can I believe that you repent, that you really want to apologize to the child, and that you really want to live your life? Gou Lijuan, I don't see your sincerity, and I don't see your true heart, not even a little bit."
Gou Lijuan said anxiously: "I have it, I am sincere, those..."
Gu Xiaoshan interrupted her.
"What sincerity do you have? Just say that the child is getting married, have you ever expressed anything? Don't even mention the money today. That was the money you gave back to him. It was originally his money. This is a different matter. You have been harsh on him all these years. Not only do you not act like an elder, but you have not even made any compensation. Other stepmothers would give some money to their children even if they were just pretending to be so, to make up for the mistakes they made all these years."
"And you only talk to me about it. But what's the use? You don't show any sincerity at all. It's hard for me not to suspect that you are saying this here for your own children. After coaxing me, you continue to let me use my salary to support your children, and even your ex-husband, right?"
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