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

Chapter 158. Opening the Mouth

Gu Baijiang knew that the third brother was no good, but he didn't expect that this Bai family member was no less so. If he listened to them continue talking, he would probably be so angry that he would die.

Ignoring the look in his eyes that seemed to want him to help him get justice, he said, "Since your great-grandfather likes to talk to you, go and chat with him more often when you have free time."

You know our family's current situation; we truly can't come up with that much money to compensate the clan right now. But you can rest assured, Uncle, once our family returns to the capital, I will definitely compensate them double."

He didn't want to deal with his clansmen; everyone's eyes looked at him as if they wanted to tear him to pieces. Even though he knew they wouldn't dare, he still felt a chill run down his spine.

And those few lashes still sting his back; if they were to do it a few more times, it would be very difficult for him to return to the capital alive.

“But isn’t this putting me in a difficult position?” Gu Kaiyuan spread his hands. “As you can see, what the clansmen need most right now is that I’m coming here empty-handed. It’s fine once or twice, but if it goes on for too long, I’m afraid even I will be blamed.”

"Third brother, at most you'll get a few lashes. You're tough, you should be fine," Gu Kaiping said sarcastically. "Eldest brother is already sacrificing his daughter for the family's future, what's a little grievance to you?"

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Brother, I can't agree with that. Our family isn't that bad yet. You can ask Father if you don't believe me."

Don't give me any excuse about the family's future. Even if our family is pardoned, I can't become an official. You get the benefits, but I'm supposed to bear the infamy?

“We are one,” Gu Kaiping said through gritted teeth. “This is for the honor of our Gu family.”

Gu Kaiyuan said, "Brother, don't give us empty promises. Even if we can return to the capital one day, the eldest branch of the family will be in charge of the Gu family. We will only receive two taels of silver per month at most."

Even after Father passes away, my second brother's family and my family will still be kicked out by you. Who do you think will benefit the most from this?

Gu Kaichen and Xu Yulan realized at this moment that their father and elder brother were always making empty promises to them, but how much of the benefit would actually end up in their pockets?
“Third brother is right, the Gu family will all belong to you from now on,” Gu Kaichen said sourly. “You can’t possibly be willing to share the family fortune equally with us two brothers in the future.”

With Mother gone, there's no one to speak up for me. Father values ​​my eldest brother the most. Do I even have a choice?

Gu Kaiping was truly isolated and helpless at this moment, held up by his two younger brothers whom he had always looked down upon.

She looked to Gu Baijiang for help, but Gu Baijiang was looking down, seemingly lost in thought.

"You two are really overthinking it. Of course, Father will make the decisions regarding our family matters."

Gu Kaichen chuckled coldly. If his mother were still alive, he could still fight for it, but his father was biased, needless to say?

He now understood why his third son had been so disobedient lately; he had to see things clearly.

He was almost fooled by his elder brother's empty promises, so he and his wife have been busy serving the Third Prince like servants. What was all this for?
The purpose, of course, was to pave the way for the eldest son's family to climb higher in the future, so that they could kick the two brothers out of the house.

The more Gu Kaichen thought about it, the more sense it made, and the more hostile his gaze became towards Gu Kaiping.

"Dad?" Gu Kaiping could only push Gu Baijiang away. The two brothers' gazes made him extremely uncomfortable. "Do you still have questions for Kaiyuan?"

"I called you over here to ask how much silver you can come up with?" Gu Baijiang said this to Gu Kaiyuan, but he was actually looking at Bai Suihe.

Bai Suihe sat there steadily, and when she saw Gu Baijiang looking at her, she gave him a gentle smile. Gu Baijiang was so angry he almost fell over. He had asked so clearly, yet Bai was pretending to be stupid.

Gu Kaiyuan wouldn't want to put his wife in a difficult position, but unexpectedly, after all the twists and turns, Gu Baijiang still wanted to use Suihe's money to solve the problem.

"Father, what you say is really interesting. Don't you know how much silver we have?"

We used up all our last penny to buy you medicine, plus the grain we bought before, so we don't have two taels of silver left."

If they are truly shameless and even want two taels of silver, then he wouldn't mind giving them alms.

“Open source, we are all family, this is not the time to hide things,” Gu Kaiping earnestly advised. “You saw it today, Grandfather and the others really want to drive our family out of the clan.”

This isn't just for our own benefit; it's for the sake of our entire family. You wouldn't want your younger siblings' children to be born with the stigma of being ostracized by the family.

Wow, these two have really improved; they know how to use children to threaten them.

Bai Suihe stroked her belly, comforting the baby inside. Why did this little guy wake up at this time?
"Baby, you should rest well. Your parents will take care of things." Bai Suihe silently comforted herself in her heart.

Gu Kaiyuan quickly echoed, "Don't worry, Dad won't let our family suffer. When you're born, Dad promises to give you a bright and sunny world."

Bai Suihe blinked, not taking it seriously; those words were a bit too much.

In modern times, no one would dare to make such a guarantee. Gu Kaiyuan has lived a lifetime, hasn't he seen through it all yet?

Gu Kaiyuan, “…” I was just coaxing a child, didn’t you know that?

Baby: "Daddy, Mommy, I don't care about reputation. As long as I'm strong enough, praise will surround me."

Bai Suihe said, "My baby is still the smartest."

"So Daddy, Mommy, don't let them control you," the baby said, not expecting to hear this as soon as he woke up. His movements were inevitably a little too big. Bai Suihe looked at the little bump on his belly and smiled indulgently.

However, in the eyes of the Gu family, this meant that Gu Kaiyuan and Bai Suihe did not take their words seriously, and even remained silent.

"Open source, do you also want to be expelled from the clan?" Receiving no response, Gu Kaiping pressed on again.

Gu Kaiyuan looked bewildered. "Shouldn't this be something for your father and me to worry about? We can't really help with this."

Why don't you talk to your second brother? He's smarter than me; maybe he can find a solution.

"Third brother, stop pretending to be stupid," Gu Kaichen was also a little envious of Gu Kaiyuan's good life. If he could get Gu Kaiyuan to take out a sum of money to help the family solve this big problem, he wouldn't mind adding fuel to the fire. "Big brother wants you to take out money."

"So it's for money," Gu Kaiyuan suddenly realized, and amidst the joyful expressions of the Gu family, he reached into his pocket and took out some money.

Just as they were waiting, Gu Kaiyuan took out a tael of silver and a few copper coins, which were left over from when he bought things at the post station. "I've handed over all my savings. The rest can only be left to my eldest and second eldest brothers."