Carrying the little lucky star, leading the villain on the road to exile

Chapter 145, Section 145: Past Events

Gu Li said, "Your father is really reckless. He won't stop until he drags the whole family into the mire."
Why are you telling me all this, kid?

Gu Kaiyuan said, “Grandpa, I just want to find a way to survive. I have no say in front of my father, and he won’t listen to me. But my identity is bound to him, so I thought of asking you for a way to survive.”

Did you guess it?

Gu Kaiyuan, “…” Can I say that I didn’t guess, but rather that I experienced it last time?

On the surface, however, he appeared sincere, saying, "I know that such behavior is extremely unfilial, but a true man has things he should and shouldn't do. My father has gone mad for his future, and I have no choice but to leave a lineage for our family."

Gu Kaiyuan was gambling, gambling on his face, which resembled his grandmother's, and gambling that Gu Li still had a sliver of kinship with their family.

In his previous life, he often ended up covered in injuries in order to protect the Gu family. Sometimes when he ran out of medicine, it was his second uncle's family who would send him medicine in the spring.

In such a large family, Gu Kaichun would never have done such a thing without Gu Li's permission, since the two have never had any relationship.

Gu Li was overwhelmed by all the information he received and couldn't make up his mind. "You go back first, I'll think about it carefully."

Gu Kaiyuan didn't linger, and slowly retreated amidst the resentful gazes of the Gu clan members.

Once he was far away from the Gu family members, Gu Kaiyuan sighed inwardly. This was just another path he had laid out, and whether it would work out was another matter.
Gu Kaichen had been waiting on the side for a while. Seeing that Gu Kaiyuan was finally not standing with the Gu clan members, he pulled him to the side of the carriage.

Gu Baijiang could be considered to have benefited from misfortune, as he was finally able to stay in the carriage.

"Kaiyuan, what did your great-grandfather and the others say?" Gu Baijiang heard the commotion, lifted the curtain and saw Gu Kaiyuan. He didn't care about his wounds and quickly got out of the car.

The main problem was that Rong Ruiyuan was in the car, so he couldn't ask many questions. He pulled the man aside and immediately asked urgently.

If he were whipped twice a day on this long road of exile, would he even want to live?
"I said all the nice things to get Grandpa to calm down, but I'm afraid this matter won't be over so easily. Father will need to come up with a plan." Gu Kaiyuan sighed. "After all, this is something our family has done wrong to the whole clan. Father, you should think of a way to calm Grandpa and the others down."

“They just want money,” Gu Kaichen immediately shouted, “Don’t they realize that all these years, our family has been protecting them…”

Gu Baijiang's face flushed red, and he rebuked, "How dare you say such things?"

Gu Kaiyuan lowered his head and curled his lips in a mocking smile. It turned out that Gu Baijiang also had a sense of shame, but he did something inhuman.

He cultivated his reputation in the capital with a sanctimonious air, yet he couldn't even fulfill the most basic duty of gratitude.

There's a reason why the Gu clan hates him so much.

Gu Kaichen, that idiot, does he really think the Gu family members have received any great favors from them?
If Gu Baijiang had truly taken care of the family, wouldn't it be common knowledge? After all these years, they don't even know who the family members are, which shows how ungrateful Gu Baijiang is.

“I see you can talk to your great-grandfather,” Gu Baijiang was really scared. There were only a few people in his family, and his two sons, whom he had always valued, were unreliable. He could only place his hopes on Gu Kaiyuan. “This matter was indeed caused by me, but it’s too late to change it now. Ask them what they want, and I will try my best to meet their needs.”

“What else could they want? They just want some money,” Gu Kaichen said with a disdainful look. “How much wealth could these peasants possibly have?”

Besides, now that you've become an official, I wonder how the local officials will treat them. Why don't they consider this when they're doing us a favor?
"By the way, Father, how much land did the family put in your name back then?" That saved a lot of taxes. These people really only remember grudges and not favors.

Gu Kaiping coughed lightly twice. Of the three brothers, he knew the most about what was going on.

Apart from the ancestral hall that was built when he went back to worship his ancestors, my father unilaterally severed all ties with his hometown. He didn't even mention Mengyin, let alone the silver that the clan had provided for him back then.

"Brother, are you feeling unwell? Did you catch something from your niece?" Gu Kaichen moved a little further away from him. Although he had some silver that his father had given him before, there wasn't much left. Medicine was so expensive, and he couldn't bear to spend it.

Gu Kaiyuan followed up on Gu Kaichen's words, saying, "Brother, if you're not feeling well, you can't just tough it out. Why don't you find someone else to buy some medicine?"

“Father, I think my second brother makes sense. Since you have helped the family, we should have an explanation.”

It's impossible for us to only reap the benefits and be driven to ruin at the slightest problem.

I'll help you over there and argue with them. If you're still worried, I'll find a few respected elders to accompany you.

Gu Kaichen chimed in, "That's exactly right. I didn't expect you to be so clever this time, Third Brother, and come up with such a brilliant idea."

Gu Baijiang was almost driven mad by his two stupid sons. If the two sides compared their accounts, his side would be exposed.

What will become of their family's reputation? Will they still be able to pursue a career in politics?
It's all Xu Huizhen's fault. Back then, he wanted to give some benefits to his family members, but that stupid woman held onto the family's money tightly, so he couldn't fulfill his promise immediately. Later, as time went by, he forgot about it.

It was only a few dozen or a hundred taels of silver. How could you have been so blinded by greed?
"You two, stop fooling around." Gu Kaiping dared not let his two younger brothers cause trouble.

The Third Prince and An Tong have become increasingly close in the past two days.

With the prospect of becoming in-laws with the royal family imminent, and knowing that An Tong's future status would depend on this reputation, she dared not cause any trouble.

“Father has never helped the clan at all,” Gu Kaiping said, knowing it was a shameful matter to speak of, as his family had done something dishonest. He spoke in a very low voice, but it was enough for the Gu family to hear him.

Gu Kaichen looked surprised. Although he wasn't very good at studying, he had often heard his classmates talk about how once they achieved success, they would repay their families.

Moreover, for those who pursue official careers, being disliked by their families can have a significant impact on their future promotions and reputations.

No, after all these years, didn't Father have any political enemies? How was he able to keep all these things hidden so well?
Gu Kaiyuan feigned surprise, "Big brother, that's not how you taught me back then. You told Father that the honor and disgrace of the family are above all else. Isn't Grandfather our family?"

Having these shameful things exposed, Gu Baijiang felt he had lost face, so he lowered his head and remained silent, leaving his boss to handle the explanation.

"This matter is a bit complicated. Back then, when my father first entered officialdom, our family was poor and we had to attend to daily social obligations. We simply couldn't afford to give back much money to the clan, and as time went on, it was delayed."

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