novelSusiti Chapter 560: Publicly Mocked by Several Children
Chapter 560: Publicly Mocked by Several Children
"What Dashi’s mother said is correct. Our family’s actions have always been unconventional and irregular, so we shouldn’t expect the younger generation to follow rules and conventions either. Since Xiaoxue wants to separate with Feng Nian, it’s not solely Xiaoxue’s decision to make."
Uncle Gu spoke up and asked Gu Fengnian, "Feng Nian, what do you think about this? Are you willing to live with your sister?"
Gu Fengnian has never had his own ideas, but as for his sister, he is willing to live together with her.
Thinking about it, they are both the only girls in their families. What kind of life did Aunt Xiao Xue and Gu Taohua live, and what kind of life does his sister live?
Even when Big Aunt’s family was poor, Big Aunt pampered and cherished Gu Taohua, even more so than Gu Jingzhe, who knew how to read.
Speaking of which, in the entire Qinghe Bay, which daughter knew how to read? Yet, Big Aunt let Gu Taohua learn reading and writing just like Gu Jingzhe.
Even the selfish Gu Jingzhe in the past didn’t dare sacrifice Gu Taohua.
In contrast, his own sister has been doing laundry and cooking since childhood. When the family in the south opened a shop and became wealthy, his sister could only eat enough and dress warmly. The family did not show her additional favoritism. She still had to do housework and help her parents organize shop goods.
After coming to Qinghe Bay, not to mention, his sister had to undertake both household chores and fieldwork.
Gu Fengnian felt a pang in his heart, feeling very sorry for his sister.
However, he didn’t dare make the decision on his own; he still needed to discuss it with Mrs. Wei, so Gu Fengnian turned his head to look at Mrs. Wei.
Mrs. Wei sighed inwardly.
Her sister-in-law respected her and loved Yao Jia.
She could naturally accept her sister-in-law living together with their family.
Given her sister-in-law’s capability, she would be a great help to her and Fengnian’s future.
However, the grain shared among the family was not much, and adding one more mouth means more grain to consume. Plus, her mother-in-law was difficult to deal with, and the thought of her mother-in-law occasionally causing trouble gave Mrs. Wei a headache.
"I agree for Xiaogu to come live with us."
While Mrs. Wei was internally battling whether to accept Gu Xiaoxue, a crisp child’s voice suddenly sounded.
Tong Huaqiong and the others turned their heads towards the doorway and saw Gu Fengnian and Mrs. Wei’s son, Gu Yaojia, stepping over the threshold into the room.
With him were Man Er, Xiao Long, and Yaozu.
"Yao Jia, this is none of your business here." Mr. Gu’s face turned unpleasant.
A troublesome bunch, each one of them.
Mr. Gu’s wife saw Man Er, Xiao Long, and Yaozu, and her face fell. This was clearly the bad influence from the eldest’s family encouraging Yaojia to challenge them.
Gu Yaojia ignored Mr. Gu and tugged at Mrs. Wei’s sleeve, turning his clear eyes to Gu Xiaoxue and said, "Aunt Xiaoxue’s life is very difficult every day... Mom, you want me to study and learn the principles. Mr. Su taught us that we should not only seek reasoning from books but also from the people and things around us. Aunt Xiaoxue is someone close to me, and I observed that she is good to the family, but the family is not good to her. I don’t understand this principle."
"But I know this is wrong. Great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and grandfather and grandmother always say that Aunt Xiaoxue is not a Gu family member, and the Gu family is raising her for someone else’s family. Second Uncle is the Gu family member, so since Aunt Xiaoxue is not a Gu family member, why don’t great-grandfather, great-grandmother, and grandfather and grandmother let Aunt Xiaoxue separate from the family?"
Yao Jia tilted his head to look at Mr. Gu.
Mr. Gu had an unpleasant look on his face after being questioned by a child.
Just as he was about to speak, Man Er said, "Because they want Aunt Xiao Xue to work at home."
Yaozu said, "Because they want Aunt Xiao Xue to exchange for Ruinian Uncle’s bride price."
Xiao Long coldly said, "Hmph. Even raising a slave doesn’t involve squeezing them dry like this."
"All of you, get out of here."
Madam Gu couldn’t endure being ridiculed openly by a few children.
The eldest branch’s children are a bunch of what, leading Yao Jia astray.
"Hmph."
Man Er, Yaozu still held some fear of Madam Gu, and trembled at her outburst.
Xiao Long was not afraid at all and rolled his eyes at Madam Gu.
Angrily, Madam Gu trembled with rage, wishing to kick Xiao Long out.
Xiao Long patted Yaozu’s head like a big brother and said, "Yao Jia, you have a heavy burden on your shoulders. Your family’s ruined reputation by your Second Uncle has to be cleared by you."
Yaojia pulled on Mrs. Wei’s sleeve, mustering his courage to say, "Mom, let Aunt Xiaoxue live with us. Second Uncle can sell her once, he can sell her a second time."
Mrs. Wei’s eyes suddenly reddened as she realized her son had only been studying for a few days and was already so understanding.
Moreover, what was most important was that her son, at such a young age, dared to stand up to defend Gu Xiaoxue.
Apparently, her son was walking the right path by being in the school with Man Er and Xiao Long from the big house.
Mrs. Wei glanced toward Tong Huaqiong. She wasn’t sure whether Yao Jia stood out this time under Tong Huaqiong’s direction.
If so, that’s great; it meant Big Aunt was willing to be on good terms with her.
Now Gu Ruinian obviously hadn’t given up on studying, and recently, Second Young Master Zheng had been sending things to him. He was tinkering around in the yard all day.
If Gu Ruinian were to rise again, her son would be in danger.
The thigh of Tong Huaqiong was not only for her to hug but for her son as well.
Mrs. Wei gritted her teeth and glanced at Gu Ruinian. Her son could not be influenced by Gu Ruinian’s selfishness. As a mother who wishes for her son to become a dragon, since her son defended Gu Xiaoxue, how could she refuse to give Xiaoxue a hand just because of grain and fearing her mother-in-law?
It is said that parents are the mirrors of their children. The reason her brother-in-law was so obsessive and selfish was largely because of the indulgence from the mother-in-law. For the sake of her son, she would oppose her mother-in-law.
Mrs. Wei said, "Alright, we’ll go with Yao Jia’s suggestion."
Yao Jia smiled and raised his head proudly towards Man Er and Xiao Long, indicating that he was different from his Second Uncle.
Mrs. Wei lifted her head and said to Madam Gu and Mr. Gu, "Grandfather, Grandmother, Yao Jia is right. Xiaoxue really doesn’t fit well living with you. If Second Brother provokes her into doing something, it will be too late. So let her live with Fengnian and me. We have to work and earn money, so the family needs someone to help. To outsiders, we can say you couldn’t bear to see Fengnian and I struggling, so you let Xiaoxue come along to take care of Yao Jia."
"What do Grandfather and Grandmother think?"
Mrs. Wei didn’t bother asking her mother-in-law and father-in-law for their opinions. Her father-in-law was indifferent towards Gu Xiaoxue, as long as the marriage proposal Xiaoxue mentioned could benefit him, he didn’t care where Xiaoxue lived.
Anyway, even if Xiaoxue were no longer there to work on the household and farm chores, it wouldn’t be up to Gu Youtian to do it.
As for Mrs. Jia, she naturally hoped for Xiaoxue to stay at home to pave the way for Gu Ruinian.
However, she feared that Xiaoxue would poison Gu Ruinian again if she stayed at home.
Moreover, since she schemed to have Gu Honglian marry Xu Dabao on behalf of Xiaoxue and offended Madam Gu, she lost her say in the household. As long as the Gu elders agreed, Mrs. Jia had no reason to oppose.
With tears glistening in her eyes, Gu Xiaoxue lifted her head.
"What does the Clan Leader say?"
Without waiting for the Clan Leader to speak, Uncle Gu made a decisive decision, "I think it’s feasible. Xiaoxue living with Feng Nian is like the elder brother being a father and the eldest sister-in-law being a mother; this doesn’t count as leaving the Gu family. When Xiaoxue gets married, she will still have her wedding sent off from the old house. After marriage, her husband’s family will still recognize You Tian as the father-in-law and Mrs. You Tian as the mother-in-law."
Uncle Gu’s words carried weight in the family, and since he was close to Tong Huaqiong, and he said this, the Clan Leader dared not oppose.