Xu Ling didn't care about that. He was often scolded outside.
What kind of black-hearted businessman, who values profits and neglects justice, obviously doesn't know him, has never interacted with him, and calls him all kinds of names.
Isn't it just passing on all the losses suffered by the merchant in the past to another unknown merchant?
Xu Ling understood and no longer cared.
The truth in this world is that simple. Some people think you are good, and they will feel good about you no matter how they get along with you. Some people don't like people, and even if you fart, they will think it is poisonous gas.
How could Xu Ling be so charming and be liked by everyone? Even if he only has five baht, there are still people in this world who regard money as dirt!
If you hate him, you hate him, just don't delay him from making money.
Xu Ling spoke plausibly, but Gu Litian couldn't convince him, so he finished his work and went home.
Xu Ling stopped his father-in-law and said, "Dad, let's have dinner at home at noon. I still have something to ask you."
"What can't you ask now?"
As soon as Xu Ling came back, they came to Xu's house all day long to eat and drink. Gu Litian was a fastidious person and was afraid that someone would gossip about him. If there was nothing important, he would not be happy to come to Xu's house to eat and drink all the time.
"I'm going to buy meat from Butcher Sun later, and I want your help in picking two sheep to eat for the New Year. I'm going to the town in the afternoon to find Sun Baoyao and get the land back as soon as possible. Can you go with me?"
Xu Ling understands some things, but he doesn't understand some things, such as whether the land Sun Baoyao got for him is good or not, and whether there are any disputes later, he has to find someone who understands to help.
When Gu Litian heard this, he was not in a hurry to leave.
Xu Ling asked him to sit for a while, swept away the snow outside the door and in the yard, and prepared Xu's breakfast.
"Gu You hasn't gotten up yet?" Gu Litian frowned. What does his daughter look like? How could he ask his mother-in-law to get up early to cook?
Xu Ling hurriedly said good things to his wife, "How can I? The things I brought back are too messy, so I asked her to help clean them up."
"I'll tell her to come down."
"Yes." Gu Litian sat on the bench with his hands on his knees.
Xu Ling went upstairs. Gu Tao had already gotten up and was changing the bedding. Seeing him coming, he blushed and said, "The quilt is dirty. I'll go back and wash it by the river."
How could he go to the river to wash things in such a cold weather, and Gu You would be too embarrassed to go there in broad daylight, so Xu Ling quickly stopped him.
"Don't worry about this, just leave it to me. Freshen up and let's go down to eat."
Gu Tao sat in front of the dressing table and sent his own hair, "Is my father here?"
"Here he comes. I don't know who provoked him today. His nose is not my nose and my eyes are not my eyes. Aren't I usually happy when I say he's staying to eat and drink? Why don't you want to stay home today?"
Xu Ling was keenly aware that something was wrong with his father-in-law, and asked Gu You to go down and ask questions secretly.
Gu You didn't dress up much, so he changed into clean clothes and followed Xu Ling down.
"Dad, have you eaten?"
"Yeah." Gu Litian responded, "Hurry up and eat your food and leave me alone."
"Uncle Gu, what's wrong?" Xu An also asked her mother in a low voice.
Mrs. Xu brought the meal to the main room, "Why do you worry so much about men's matters?"
Mrs. Xu didn't have the heart to care about so much. She felt from the bottom of her heart that women didn't understand what men did. She only had to take care of the eating, drinking and eating of the decent men in the family.
As for things outside, there are men here.
Xu An pouted, counted the chopsticks in the chopstick cage, and went to the hall to eat.
Mrs. Xu cooked two side dishes, and Xu Ling held a plate in one hand. When he passed by his father-in-law who was sitting in the yard, he winked at Gu You.
There were only two fathers and daughters left in the yard. Gu You was collecting water to wash his face in the yard. He wiped his face and pretended to be casual and asked Gu Litian: "Dad, why didn't eldest brother come today?"
"What's he doing here? It's not like we don't have serious work to do at home!" Gu Litian responded to his daughter loudly.
Only when he said it did he feel that his tone was wrong, and he frowned and said, "Just take care of your family's affairs. Why do you worry so much?"
Gu You angrily threw the face towel into the basin, "Okay, the water thrown by the married daughter, I can't even care about the elder brother?"
She used to be loved by the whole family at home, but after marrying a bastard like Xu Ling, Gu Litian had to help her from time to time even if he gave up the family.
I can't say I don't have deep feelings for this girl.
Seeing that his daughter was still angry with him as before she left the cabinet, Gu Litian was no longer angry.
He sighed and explained, "I'm not that third uncle of yours! He's useless! I tell people everywhere in the village that I used to look down on Xu Ling, but now that I see that Xu Ling is promising, I rush to eat and drink after him!"
Where does this make Gu Litian look?
"Bah! What nonsense!" Gu You was angry when he heard this and raised his brows, "If dad hadn't changed my husband, how could he have changed for the better now? Not to mention that when life was hard in the past, dad and eldest brother always helped us. If a husband treats father and eldest brother badly, that would be called heartless. Now our two families are in harmony, who wouldn’t envy them?"
Gu Yu thought to herself that her husband's change was not because of his father's beating, but because of a change in his body. But since her men said so, she naturally had to say so too, so as not to arouse suspicion!
Gu Litian looked at his daughter with relief and said awkwardly: "If there are too many people talking, it is inevitable that Xu Ling will not mind in the future, and the brothers will have to settle the accounts openly. From now on, your eldest brother and I will come less often, and you will also be called Xu Ling, don’t always buy something for our family.”
Every time Xu Ling comes home, everyone in the family has gifts, including the Gu family.
After dinner last night, several people came home with their hands full. Gu Daliang also carried two bowls of good food, which happened to be seen by Gu Licai when he returned home.
The two brothers were separated from each other. They only separated a courtyard with a wall, so they couldn't see each other when they looked up.
Early this morning, Gu Litian heard those unpleasant words.
This made his face look bad.
"That can't be done!" Xu Ling hid behind the curtain and eavesdropped. He quickly came out with a bowl to say good things, "Dad, you can't just listen to the slanderous words that sow discord between us and do this for real! If you really go along with them Doesn’t it make them happy that I don’t often interact with my family?”
When Xu Ling was away from home, the old, weak, women and children at home relied on his father-in-law and brother-in-law to take care of him. If he was really divorced, wouldn't he not be able to feel at ease even when he went out?
"Dad, I'm not a narrow-minded person. I keep the goodness of you and Brother Daliang in my heart, so why wouldn't I be happy if I give you something?"
"In my opinion, Third Uncle is just jealous. Doesn't he also have a son-in-law? Why doesn't his son-in-law let him eat and take things with him? Believe it or not, the more I give you things, the angrier he becomes!"
Xu Ling said it sincerely, and Xu Ping and Xu An in the room also joined in and chimed in, "Yes, we have heard it more than once in the village. Many people say that the elder brother has a kind heart. Uncle Gu, you have suffered enough, and now you are beginning to enjoy blessings." Okay, how can anyone say that we are not good?"
Gu You also quickly advised her father: "Dad, just listen to Xu Ling!"
Gu Litian was persuaded by so many people in the Xu family, and he was a little moved.
Could it be that the third child is really jealous as Xu Ling said?
