In the past, she had money hidden on her body, which gave her confidence, but now she is really penniless. If the Gu family collapses, she will collapse. Only then does Shuhua truly empathize with Gu's mother. Every time she goes to look at the door, she stretches out her feet on tiptoes. With a long neck, I sincerely hope that Father Gu can successfully bring back Zhihua and bring back the last hope of the family.
As night gradually fell, the Gu family father and son finally came back.
In the main room, Gu's mother took Gu Zhihua and looked him up and down. When she saw the miserable condition of the nose and face, which was bruised and swollen, she was so distressed that she almost took a breath.
"My son, you have suffered a lot. Those damned bad guys want to destroy the nine tribes..."
Shuhua also stood nearby wiping her tears, and the eyes of the servants, women and maids at home were all red.
Gu Zhihua was surrounded by a group of women. He looked disgraced and dejected, not even bothering to say a word of comfort.
"It's all what you're used to. If he hadn't gone gambling, he wouldn't have fallen into someone else's trap and owed so much money. He deserves it, he deserves it, and even our family's fortune was ruined!" Father Gu was angry. The more he looked at Gu Zhihua, the more disgusted he became.
Gu's mother protected Gu Zhihua behind her and said to Gu's father: "If the family business is gone, we can make more money, but if our son is gone, where will you get it? Besides, Zhihua is a civil servant and will be admitted to Jinshi in the future. Let's take a few steps while we are young." Taking detours and making mistakes is also a way to accumulate life experience, and he will naturally understand in the future. Old man, please stop being cruel to your son!"
Shuhua also wiped her tears and helped the weak to plead: "Aunt is right. After this disaster, my cousin will definitely work hard and study harder. Uncle, please calm down!"
Father Gu was so angry that he tossed his sleeves: "You are used to it, I don't care anymore!"
After Gu's father left, Gu's mother and Shuhua quickly got busy. Gu's mother ordered her servants to prepare bath water and clean clothes for Gu Zhihua. Shuhua rushed over and said, "Aunt, let me prepare it. I know my cousin takes a bath." water temperature.”
Gu's mother already regarded Shuhua as her daughter-in-law, "Okay..."
Gu Zhihua looked a little flustered and refused: "No, I can do it myself. Cousin, please get more rest."
Shuhua was stunned for a moment, then looked down at her belly and smiled knowingly, "It's okay, I'm not tired, then I'll go to the kitchen and make your favorite sweet and sour fish."
While Gu Zhihua was taking a bath, Gu's mother went to the backyard to find Gu's father. I don't know how Gu's mother explained Gu's father. In short, when dinner was put on the table, Gu's father's face was not as ugly as before.
After taking a sip of wine, he warned Gu Zhihua again with sincerity: "...You will learn a lesson after a lesson. You must keep the lesson in mind. Don't trust anyone when you study abroad in the future, including your classmates."
"This time, it's your classmates who collaborated with others to make condoms to harm you, but they are from a family with a background in Qing'an County. The merchants in our small county don't have the strength to compete with them, so they can only endure it. , Don’t hang out with those classmates again!”
Gu Zhihua's eyes fell on the rice grains in the bowl and he nodded mechanically.
Gu's mother also echoed: "Your father is right, those classmates of yours basically don't have many good people, like your divorced ex-wife Huahua, isn't it also a red line drawn by your classmate Sun Dajie? Fool, they are all It’s a trap…”
"Cousin, eat a piece of fish. I've already removed the thorns."
Before Gu's mother finished speaking, she saw Shuhua carefully placing a piece of fish meat into Gu Zhihua's bowl.
A smile overflowed from Gu's mother's face, "Marrying a virtuous wife is absolutely true. After a while, you have recovered your health. Then you and Shuhua will take care of things quickly. If our family If he had a wife like Shuhua, he wouldn't have brought up so many ridiculous things later. Zhihua would concentrate on studying in the academy and not run around on the street outside, let alone be taken to a gambling house. After all, it’s all Huahua’s fault, Sangmenxing!”
When Huahua was mentioned, the atmosphere on the table suddenly became a little subtle.
Father Gu was thoughtful, Gu Zhihua's eyes were wandering, as if he had something on his mind, Shuhua quietly looked at Gu Zhihua's expression, and was secretly surprised.
When he was in Qing'an County, every time he mentioned Huahua on purpose or by instigating Xiaoqing and Xiaohong, Gu Zhihua looked disgusted, as if he would be upset just hearing the name.
But now, when he heard the name, his reaction was a little different from before. Although there was still disgust in his expression, the thing called 'tear' seemed to have the upper hand.
fear?
Shuhua was startled by the word that popped into her mind. Gu Zhihua was a civil servant, how could he be afraid of a second cousin?
"By the way, Zhihua, you gave her thirty taels of silver to get rid of Huahua, but now our family has emptied all the money to save you. Otherwise, there would be more than just this bowl of sweet and sour meat on the table. There are fish, let alone chickens, ducks and geese!”
Mother Gu put a piece of cabbage into Gu Zhihua's bowl.
"Zhihua, do you think we can find a way to get back the thirty miles of silver from Huahua?" Gu's mother asked again.
The chopsticks in Gu Zhihua's hand suddenly fell to the ground.
Father Gu glared, "How old are you? Can't you hold chopsticks firmly when eating?"
Gu's mother jumped out to defend her: "I just dropped a chopstick, what's the big deal? Don't make any noise when the family is eating."
Gu Zhihua leaned over and picked up the chopsticks. Shuhua walked over and said, "Give me the chopsticks and I'll change them for you."
"That's fine." Gu Zhihua gave the chopsticks to Shuhua, and Shuhua turned around and hurried to the kitchen.
At the dinner table, Father Gu looked at the glove Gu Zhihua was wearing on his right hand: "What's wrong with you? You didn't even take it off when you were eating. Just now you dropped your chopsticks. I might even drop the bowl later. Take them off!"
Gu Zhihua raised his hand to cover the gloved hand.
The more he treasures his gloves, the more suspicious he makes Father Gu.
"Take it off for me!" He said again, and the majesty of the head of the family was instantly released.
Gu Zhihua shook his head, "Dad, just let me wear it. My hands are cold and it's comfortable to wear."
"It's already five months and your hands still feel cold? Stop fooling me and take them off quickly!" Father Gu slapped the chopsticks in his hand on the table.
Gu Zhihua's face was filled with embarrassment, and he turned to Gu's mother for help.
"Oh, Dad Zhihua, have you eaten gunpowder? Aren't you just wearing gloves? If Zhihua wants to wear them, just let him wear them. Zhihua, mother, feel if your gloves are warm..."
"hiss……"
As soon as Gu's mother put her hand on the back of Gu Zhihua's hand, Gu Zhihua suddenly took a breath and pulled his hand back.
At this time, even Gu's mother was a little confused.
"Zhihua, what's wrong with your hands? Come on, show me!"
"It's okay, I'm a little injured and it hurts a little." Gu Zhihua said, not daring to look at his parents at all.
"You've been lying to us all this time? Take it out!" Father Gu suddenly roared, stood up, grabbed Gu Zhihua's hand, and took off the glove.
"hiss!"
Amid Gu Zhihua's gasps, Gu's father froze on the spot, the color on Gu's mother's face instantly faded, and the two maids serving at the table also covered their mouths in shock.
Xin'er was young, so when she saw this scene, she was so frightened that she burst into tears and shouted indistinctly: Scared, so scared...
