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

Chapter 188 188. Brothers
Only Liu Yun, who was observing coldly, fell into deep thought. If her husband could return to the court, it would be best to separate the two brothers before that happened.

My father-in-law can't be an official anymore, so they can't support him in his old age; they also have to support his two brothers' families.

Besides, their home has already been ransacked, and they'll have to rely on their meager salaries to make a living from now on. They can't afford to support them even if they wanted to. It seems I'll have to have a serious talk with Kaiping afterwards.

I can't be so concerned about saving face that I suffer for nothing, and I have to support two brothers-in-law who don't do any productive work, can I?
Gu Antong put her things in the car and silently calculated her family's current situation. She wondered if the Third Prince would still be there to help them when they reached the next post station.

Today is so dangerous, and no one has come to protect them. I don't know if the people sent by the Third Prince are disobedient or if no one is protecting their family at all.

My grandfather was also rather impatient today, which I suppose is because of this.

"What are you thinking about? Hurry up and help," Xu Yulan rolled up the oilcloth into a ball. Seeing the mother and daughter standing there in a daze, she became a little impatient. "You two have been eating all day long, and I haven't seen you eat less. Why are you so slow?"

"We're not ladies or mistresses now, so don't put on airs. I'm not your servant."

"Second sister-in-law," Liu Yun said, though she was angry, she still went over to help carry the tarpaulin onto the car, "Can't you say something nice?"
We're all family, there's no need to be so sarcastic all the time.

“Sister-in-law, you need to understand, I’m not being sarcastic, but you should think about it carefully. In this large family, I do most of the work; you all just lend a hand. Can’t I even complain a little?” Xu Yulan turned back to cleaning the pots and pans. “Look at what An Tong is washing! She doesn’t even bother to clean them properly. If we stop to eat later, they’ll be covered in grime, and it’ll take even longer…”

Xu Yulan has been driven crazy these days. She's the only one in the whole family who knows how to do things, so these tasks have naturally become her responsibility.

Now she especially misses the time when her aunt was around. With her aunt's support, she wouldn't have had to live such a hard life.
Thinking about it, a feeling of grievance welled up inside me, my eyes suddenly reddened, and tears started falling one by one.

"We didn't do anything, why are you crying?" Liu Yun stopped what she was doing and looked at her. If others saw this, they would think that she, as the elder sister-in-law, was bullying her.

“We didn’t say anything just now,” Liu Yun said, carrying the things upstairs and then quietly distancing herself from her. “Don’t feel wronged. It’s not like I asked you to do these things. Why don’t you go find your father?”

Xu Yulan wiped away her tears. "Since you say so, then from now on, the three of us women will share these things equally. I've done enough today; the rest is up to you."

After Xu Yulan finished speaking, she led Gu Anwei up into the carriage. It was so cold outside, and she didn't want to freeze.

Looking at the mess on the ground, Liu Yun wanted to slap herself. Why did she have to say something like that?

Now that's settled, we can't just throw these things away.

"What are you all dawdling for? Hurry up and pack your things." Gu Kaiping, rubbing his arm, was about to get into the car when he saw so many things still unloaded on the ground and couldn't help but scold them.

"All you do all day is point fingers and criticize. Look at other men, and then look at you guys, you're just a bunch of good-for-nothings." Of course, Liu Yun didn't have the guts to say it out loud, but she still cursed inwardly while moving things.

She had heard what those men surnamed Gu had said. They were just superficially impressive, how could they possibly consider their daughter-in-law's money as their own? If they really did that, wouldn't they be worried that their grandchildren wouldn't be able to find wives?

Thinking that her children would be the first to be affected, Liu Yun decided that she had to have a serious talk with Gu Kaiping later, and it would be best if he could also restrain Gu Kaichen. Even if he was greedy for money, some things shouldn't be done in the open. The caravan ahead was already moving, and no matter how much resentment they had, they didn't dare to delay. They hurriedly stuffed their things into the car, and then another problem arose.

Gu Kaiping was obviously not suitable to lead the oxen with his arm injured, but who knew that Gu Kaichen would also clutch his stomach and crawl into the carriage, saying, "That kid Gu Kaiyuan was too ruthless, my stomach hurts a lot."

Gu Baijiang's face turned cold as he was about to go in. "You two brothers don't want to be brothers, do you expect me, an old man, to serve you?"

Everyone fell silent, and Liu Yun and Xu Yulan were even less willing to step forward.

Gu Antong quietly huddled in the corner, knowing she would never stoop to lead an ox.

Besides, leading an ox symbolizes walking the whole way, and it's so cold outside, with heavy snow falling. She's not stupid.

Gu Baijiang originally wanted to send his two daughters-in-law, but in the end he turned his attention to Gu Anliang and Gu Anwei, saying, "It's time for you two brothers to take over the Gu family. Let's start with this matter of leading the ox."

Upon hearing this, Gu Anliang prepared to get up, but Liu Yun stopped him, saying, "Father, when have I ever done this before? I'm afraid I won't be able to control the ox properly. Why don't you let my second brother teach them more?"

"Sister-in-law, didn't you see I'm injured..."

“It’s just a stomach injury, his hands and feet are fine,” Liu Yun could easily see through Gu Kaichen’s pretense. “Your older brother is injured and has wounds, but you have perfectly healthy hands and feet. Aren’t you afraid that people will laugh at you if you let the two children go out to work?”

"I don't care, my stomach hurts and I can't move," Gu Kaichen said, resorting to a bit of a tantrum and closing his eyes.

It's one thing for Gu Kaiyuan to live a life of being waited on, but Gu Kaiping only had a cut on his arm, and it wasn't his right hand that was injured, yet he had to start recuperating. And now he's also suffering from internal injuries?
"Alright, none of you need to go. This old codger will lead the oxen for you." Seeing that his orders weren't working, Gu Baijiang immediately unleashed his trump card, "Let everyone see how filial you are."

“Father,” Gu Kaiping couldn’t pretend to be dead at this point, so he struggled to sit up. “Let Kaichen and I do it. My right hand is still usable.”

Gu Kaiyuan doesn't care about fame, but he does.

"Hmph," Gu Baijiang snorted coldly, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. Don't worry, when we return to the capital, I will definitely separate the family from you."

The eldest son's wife was overjoyed. "It's good that the family is splitting up. From now on, the Gu family will be theirs."

Gu Kaichen said, "Separating the family is fine, but fathers are all sons, so you can't favor one over the other."

"Get out! I need you to teach me how to do things!" Gu Baijiang felt very insecure, believing that none of his three sons were reliable. Although they agreed to divide the family property, they were only willing to share superficial things. He couldn't possibly not have his own trump cards up his sleeve.

"What about my third brother?" Gu Kaichen wanted a definite answer, thinking that Gu Kaiyuan would also get a share.