Are you afraid that Gu Lei will cause trouble?
Just imagine, for such a big thing as getting married, even if Gu Lei and Gu Xin don't have a good relationship, if the old lady says it once, the father says it, the sister says it again, he can't do it in front of outsiders, especially in front of the Ge family. Embarrass yourself.
Of course, it would also be a good choice for him not to go there if he was sick.
But the decision not to attend the wedding or join in the fun can only be made by Gu Lei himself. Now that Gu Shihai is not sending invitations, he is not only worried about conflicts at the wedding, but also looks down upon, despises, and does not want to see her.
If the younger generation has conflicts and conflicts, they can still use the excuse that they are young and energetic and cannot control their emotions. Nowadays, if you don't send wedding invitations, it is equivalent to the elders getting into trouble.
"How can Shihai do such a thing? No, I'll call him."
The old lady threw the invitation card with a bright red background and two gold-plated words "happy" in the middle back to the coffee table, got up and went to the bedroom to get her mobile phone.
"Grandma, it's okay." Lin Yue stopped her: "If you don't eat the wedding wine, you won't have the wedding wine. Who needs a few more bites to eat?"
"This is not a question of whether to drink wedding wine or not. Shihai's attitude is wrong." The old lady almost said that the father and son look down on you.
Gu Shihong sat hunched over on the sofa, looking glumly at the wedding invitation illuminated by the sun.
Lin Yue said: "Grandma, you have to think about it this way. If they don't invite me to the wedding banquet, I don't have to live with them. It saves money."
What he said makes sense at first glance, but which one is more important to Gu Shihong, money or face? The answer is obvious.
"Grandma will give you the share money."
The old lady is quite open-minded. Even though she usually buys small items and is fussy about them, she doesn't care about earning face at all.
"Mom, just don't worry about it. Don't you think things are messy enough?" Gu Shihong stood up, took the old lady's hand and helped her back to the sofa to sit down: "If you don't want to invite me, don't invite me. I heard that Gu Lei was Gu Xin also went to the lawsuit between Tian and Zhang Dingguo, and he did not hesitate to violate court discipline and raise objections to the evidence presented by Gu Lei. It would be better not to go, so as not to upset everyone when we meet. "
"well."
The old lady had no choice but to lean on the back of the sofa and rub her temples.
Gu Lei is her eldest grandson, and Gu Xin is her second grandson. It's strange that she feels better when things have turned out the way they have.
But to be honest, compared with the two people, others said that Gu Xin was promising, but she liked Gu Lei more, because the eldest grandson was the one she had watched since childhood, and he was honest and honest, not as cold as the second grandson.
…
Gu Shihai and Zhang Zhihua were very busy, busy sending invitations to relatives and friends, busy buying bedding, plates, spoons and other kitchen supplies, as well as ribbons and balloons for the wedding. They had no time to pay attention to whether the old lady was happy or not. Di Gao was not happy. What Gu Xin did in court would make the residents of Wanziyuan Community talk about the discord of the third generation of the Gu family.
The wedding banquet at the Portman Hotel, the big house at the Century Residence, the positions of the in-laws, and the abilities of their sons...these are their assets to show off to outsiders.
However, what interests the residents of Wanziyuan Community the most is the court's ruling that Mrs. Zhang defamed Gu Lei - Zhang Ting paid one yuan in civil compensation to the plaintiff and apologized in public.
How old is Zhang Ting? 68 years old, how old is Gu Lei? She is 36 years old, and there is a gap of 32 years in the middle. For a generation, it is difficult for her to apologize and do it in public.
Just judge if you decide. If I refuse to carry out the sentence, what can you do to me?
Mrs. Zhang was admitted to the hospital with such thoughts and could not come out. Is it possible that people from the court could chase her into the ward and enforce her?
This is quite lame and unreasonable at all, but this is the way the world is. In the past, when a scholar met a soldier, he couldn't explain clearly. Now, when he meets a woman, it's hard to explain whether he can explain clearly. As for the old man? Do you still want to be reasonable? Small tricks can make you bankrupt in minutes.
This matter seems to be going to the end of the road. However, what everyone did not expect was that a self-media official account with 4 million fans and an Internet celebrity with tens of millions of fans each published an article. Mr. Zhang The slanderous story spread quickly on the Internet.
Everyone in the world loves novelty. After seeing so many old people cheating and extorting money, this lawsuit in which a young man is more serious and sues a terminally ill old woman will undoubtedly bring a sense of novelty to people.
The key point is that the plaintiff is not excessive. They only ask for one yuan and an apology. Is it outrageous? Not outrageous at all. But the old thing is outrageous. The evidence of backbiting is solid. The court also gave the verdict, but she refused to execute it.
People in Wanziyuan Community are discussing this matter, scolding Zhang Dingguo for being unreasonable. Young people on the Internet are also scolding him, saying that it is not the old people who have become bad, but those bad people who have become old.
But what's the use? Zhang Dingguo is a strict wife and can't handle his wife. As for Zhang Ting, she has no weakness if she doesn't have children. Even if the little girl in the hospital recognizes her identity and points fingers behind her back, she can pretend not to hear.
The old lady acted rogue, which disappointed the majority of netizens and at the same time raised another question. Is there nothing the law can do when encountering this situation? How can people trust it to be fair and credible in the future? If the law cannot punish evil and promote good, and give people a sense of security, what is the meaning of its existence? Is it just to restrain those citizens who have a bottom line and usually abide by the law?
So the ball came to the court of the District People's Court, which heard the case.
The lessons learned from NJ’s old lady are there. In the face of the surging public opinion, people in the court also paid great attention to it. The leaders held an emergency meeting to study countermeasures and determined that Zhang Dingguo could not do the work of Zhang Dingguo. Three days later, in the "Xinmin Evening News" An open letter was published in a prominent place for a week.
"I, Zhang Ting, a resident of Wanziyuan Community, had a grudge against Gu Lei, a resident of the same community, because of some trivial matter a month ago. I spread rumors and vented my anger in the community's WeChat group and among the square dancing crowd, which caused very bad damage to his reputation. After the trial and judgment of the mh District People's Court, I have now fully realized my mistakes and conducted deep introspection. Here, I solemnly apologize to Mr. Gu Lei and ask him to forgive me for my inappropriate behavior."
The signature below is Zhang Ting from Wanziyuan Community.
The content of the open letter was written in Zhang Ting's tone, but it was not written by Zhang Ting herself. It was a method of enforcement by the court. The cost of publishing the letter was about 9,000 yuan, including one yuan in compensation to Gu Lei. It will be deducted from Zhang Ting’s pension account.
Although this result disappointed some netizens, the court also expressed its attitude. It did not fight with the police like before. It was understood by many people who paid attention to this matter. After all, you met an extremely shameless person. Old guys who have only a few days to live can only consider themselves unlucky in most cases.
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"I heard that Mr. Gu's eldest brother's son is getting married today. The invitations have been sent out, but not to Gu Lei. Even Feng Xiaoqin has them."
"Really? Then these cousins are really making trouble. By the way, didn't you say that Mrs. Zhang was spreading rumors? Why does this happen again?"
"Who knows, maybe there are other conflicts between the two."
"Actually, if you think about it carefully, the logic of cousins being jealous doesn't make sense. Who is Gu Xin? She graduated from a prestigious university, has good looks and a good job, can her girlfriend's job be worse? How can a girl like that do that? I like Gu Lei, a man who wants nothing, is married, and has a wife and children."
"I heard that the girl works in an investment bank."
“What is investment banking?”
"Investment bank, I heard it is a foreign company."
"Still, how can such an outstanding girl like the Gu family's second son? It's impossible."
"Speaking of which, why would Feng Xiaoqin do such a thing? What good will it do to her if her husband has a bad reputation?"
"I have thought about this matter carefully. Is it possible that she wants to divorce Gu Lei? If she does this, wouldn't Gu Lei be the one to blame? Then she will marry Boss Shi of Xianyunge, and others will not say anything. ”
"Don't tell me, this logic is really good."
"right."
"But what about Shi Zhiwei's identification of Mrs. Zhang in court?"
"This...I don't know, hey, you said..."
On the way to the unit building, two middle-aged women carrying vegetable baskets were chatting and walking. However, when they approached the door of the unit, they not only stopped, but also had a flash of panic on their faces, because the person they were talking about, Feng Xiaoqin, He was pulling the little tiger down from above.
"Mom, will you divorce dad?"
"Don't listen to those talkative women outside."
"Mom, what does a woman with a long tongue mean?"
"He is someone who likes to speak ill of others behind their backs."
"Then don't you often tell your aunt that grandma has many problems?"
"What do children know? Walk quickly, walk quickly."
Feng Xiaoqin took the little tiger's hand and left quickly.
The two middle-aged women looked at each other, and the one on the left said: "Look at how they are dressed, they are going to a wedding."
The one on the right said, "What does it mean if my husband doesn't go and she goes?"
Of course they didn't know that Feng Xiaoqin went to the wedding not to show respect to Gu Xin, but to the Ge family.
Ge Yue's father is the deputy director of the Land Planning Bureau, and her mother works in the forestry department. As long as she has a good relationship with Ge Yue, she can ask her to find a decent job for Feng Qianqian in the future. With the energy of her parents, this small favor It can always help.
As for whether it would embarrass Gu Lei or not, she didn't care at all.
The two middle-aged women still wanted to talk, but there were clattering footsteps upstairs. When they looked up, they saw Gu Shihong and Duoduo helping the old lady down. The former looked unhappy, so he must have heard their conversation. But even so, he still nodded politely to his neighbors who lived in the same building.
The two middle-aged women smiled awkwardly, stepped aside to let the Gu family pass, and then continued the conversation.
"It's a wedding that makes Teacher Gu's family unhappy, and I feel embarrassed if I don't go. The boss and his wife are going too far."
"Who says it isn't?"
…
At the same time, in front of Zhanxiang’s mansion.
The red carpet stretched on the ground, with flowers on both sides. A lot of colored paper fell on the ground nearby. There was an inflatable arch at the back with big red words for "happy" and auspicious words to celebrate the marriage of Gu Xin and Ge Yue.
Gu Qingyu walked back and forth anxiously, looking at his watch from time to time.
Zhan Xiang walked out of the yard wearing a suit, flicked the ribbon on his shoulder, and walked to her side.
"The auspicious time is coming soon. Why, it hasn't come yet?"
Gu Qingyu shook his head.
"Your dad and grandma... aren't they just because they were angry that Gu Xin didn't invite Gu Lei, so they gave in at the critical moment?"
"No, my dad is not that kind of person. Even if he is unhappy, he will be generous and decent in such matters."
"Teacher Gu, well, I believe in his character. Qingyu, you didn't persuade your uncle and aunt. What you did... is quite excessive. Whether Gu Lei comes or not is his business. The invitation How can I only send my sister-in-law as a gift but not my brother?"
Gu Qingyu touched his sleeves with a worried look on his face: "I just came back yesterday and didn't even have time to meet my dad. I talked to my uncle on the phone before, and he said it was Gu Xin's idea. So what can I do? In fact, Gu Lei It's good not to come. I don't know what's wrong with him recently. He likes to do things regardless of the cost and do whatever he wants. If he really invites people to the wedding, if something unpleasant happens in the middle, wouldn't it make Ge Yue's relatives laugh? ?”
Zhan Xiang laughed dryly: "Indeed."
He said to himself that you have also realized that your brother is abnormal.
Who was Gu Lei before? Honest, simple-minded, cheerful and without any scheming, he can pinch anyone, and rarely gets angry with others. It is different now. From the past when suffering a loss was a blessing, to the present where he must retaliate, they are completely two extremes.
"Hey, Teacher Gu is here."
Gu Qingyu followed his gaze and found that his uncle had taken the person over. Duoduo was holding the old lady in front, followed by Feng Xiaoqin and Little Tiger, and Gu Shihong was walking at the end with his hands behind his back.
"grandmother."
She called twice affectionately, rubbed the little tiger's head, and told them to go in. Everyone was waiting in the room.
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When Gu Shihong walked up to him, he asked in a low voice: "Dad, is Gu Lei not making trouble?"
The old man said with a hint of displeasure: "No."
"Then he's home alone?"
"We went out before we left. We said there was a blockbuster movie coming out today and we were going to watch it."
Blockbuster?
Gu Qing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, thinking that his brother had gone to watch a movie. This was fine. He could watch a blockbuster and have fun. After two or three hours, the wedding here would be over.
"Come on, Dad, come in."
Gu Shihong didn't say anything and walked inside.
The owner of the mansion was Zhan Xiang, and Gu Qingyu asked to borrow it to support Gu Xin's appearance. Of course, Zhan Xiang couldn't refuse. Seeing the old man walking in, he leaned over with a flattering look on his face, wanting to lead the way, but Gu Shihong took it. He glared, then bluffed him back.
"This... Qingyu, it seems I didn't do anything wrong, right?"
"Sorry, my dad is in a bad mood."
"oh."
Zhan Xiang understood this. After all, Gu Shihong had always disliked him, saying that he was uneducated and a nouveau riche.
…
An hour later, Portman Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Nanjing West Road, JN District.
The Gu family and the Ge family have arrived.
The old lady was arranged to the table at the front of the wedding hall. On the right were Ge Yue's father and Ge Yue's mother, and on the left were Gu Shihong and Gu Shilian. There were still a few empty seats, which should be the seats of Gu Shihai and Zhang Zhihua, the bosses of the Gu family. , but as Father-in-law Xi and Mother-in-law Xi, they need to do some errands and docking work, and they are quite busy anyway.
At the welcome desk outside the lobby, Zhan Xiang took out a wad of banknotes from the red envelope, counted the number, and wrote his name and amount on a book with a red cover.
Gu Qingyu cooperated with Gu Xin and stood in front of the stairs, greeting the guests with the two groomsmen.
The third generation of the Gu family consists of her, Gu Lei, Gu Xin, Duo Duo, and Feng Xiaoqin. Gu Lei didn't come, and Duo Duo was still young and had never experienced such a scene. Feng Xiaoqin had to take care of the little tiger, so she showed up like this to welcome Only she can hold on to the work sent to her.
Like Gu Shihong, she is also a show person. Even if she is very dissatisfied with her uncle and aunt's actions, in order to maintain the face of the Gu family, as a niece, she still has to do what she should do.
Da da da……
She had just pointed out the location of the auditorium to a female guest, when she heard the crisp sound of high heels and looked back, and was stunned.
"Sun Qi? You are here too."
Today is the wedding of Gu Xin and Ge Yue. She thought that Sun Qi, her ex-girlfriend, would feel embarrassed and not come to attend.
"Well, there are more than a dozen in our class."
"Oh, haha, when I met Cindy before, she always praised your ability."
"Just doing my job."
"Go and sign in quickly."
After speaking, she glanced at Gu Xin and led Sun Qi to sign in at the concierge desk.
"Sister Qingyu, here...where is the bathroom?"
After Sun Qi signed in, he turned around and asked.
"I just need to go to the bathroom, so I'll go with you."
After Gu Qingyu finished speaking, he led her into the nearby corridor.
Five minutes later, the two came out of the bathroom. Just as Gu Qingyu was about to walk back, he suddenly noticed two people talking quietly in the corner in front of him and was stunned for a moment.
What the hell?
Didn't Gu Lei go to the movies? Why did you appear at Gu Xin and Ge Yue's wedding?
