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

Chapter 198. Reputation
Gu Kaiping didn't know what Gu Antong wanted to do by stopping the oxcart, but he knew things were going to get bad as soon as she opened her mouth.

"An Tong, what are you saying?" Gu Kaiping really disapproved of her doing this; it was airing her dirty laundry in public.

Many people are aware of the conflict between them and Gu Kaiyuan. Although no one says anything, he knows some of the gossip circulating behind their backs.

People tend to favor Gu Kaiyuan, and say that they are heartless.

Before coming, he thought that if he couldn't persuade Gu Kaiyuan this time, he would try his best to ease the relationship between the two sides, since Gu Kaiyuan couldn't really just wash his hands of it.

“Dad, we’ve already humbled ourselves so much, but Uncle and Aunt are still making a fuss about the past. I’m anxious and want them to give us an explanation.”

Regardless of who is at fault, let's lay it all out and talk it out. Is it really necessary for a family to make such a scene and become a laughingstock for everyone?

“You know this is a joke,” Gu Kaiping said in a low voice, squeezing out between his teeth, “Don’t you think about your reputation?”

How could she be so foolish? This is like hurting the enemy eight hundred while injuring herself a thousand. How could a junior criticize her elder like this?

Gu Antong's face paled, and she felt a surge of hatred for Gu Kaiyuan. Her third uncle was trying to ruin her reputation...

"Father, we should have Grandfather come forward." Gu Antong refused to believe that Gu Baijiang would be so disrespectful if he went to the trouble himself.

"Your grandfather would never bow down to your third uncle. There are many things involved here, and you need to think about them carefully."

You're not young anymore, so don't always be so reckless.

Learn traditional Chinese virtues from your mother and learn to control your emotions.

Gu Kaiping knew there was no way to continue talking to Gu Kaiyuan, so he could only take Gu Antong back while they talked.

However, there are many things that he, as a father, cannot teach, so he can only talk to Liu Yun about them properly later.

I don't know what's wrong with Liu Yun. She usually talks a lot of grand principles and is quite clever, so how did she raise her daughter to be like this?
He seemed quite well-behaved in the mansion before, so why has he become so impatient?

Fortunately, everyone was in a hurry to pack and leave today, and no one noticed this place. Otherwise, An Tong's reputation would definitely have been affected.

What a mess of things these days! Not a single day goes smoothly.

Thinking of this, he felt pain in his left arm again. He didn't know if the medicine was effective, and because of the cold weather, he hadn't changed the dressing today.

Don't let it turn out like your mother's; when the wound gets worse, it'll be too late for him to cry.

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Bai Suihe teased, "If you keep going like this, your family will say you're a kept man."

Gu Kaiyuan didn't care at all. "I like to be a kept man. I can't handle hard jobs. They want to eat hard jobs but can't get them."

"It's just that they keep coming over, which is getting on my nerves. It seems my great-grandfather and the others haven't bothered them these past few days, giving them some peace and quiet."

Bai Suihe: "Your great-grandfather and the others may not be able to take care of them right now. Didn't you say before that some clansmen were injured?"

Even with the Gu clan's unity, they couldn't protect everyone when faced with so many bandits. The day before yesterday, Gu Kaiyuan specially sent them some medicine, but yesterday he was in a hurry to go hunting in the mountains and didn't have time to go and inquire.

"That's true. Before, they were just ordinary people. They had never seen anything like this before."

They panicked the day before yesterday, and since they didn't have any suitable weapons, they could only rely on their numbers to hold them off. To be honest, those robbers were clueless; they didn't even pick and choose who to attack.” Bai Suihe felt sorry for the Gu clan. These dozens of people, young and old, could have lived peaceful and quiet lives, even if they were poor.

But it was all because of the Gu family that they were dragged into this mess.

Anyone would feel resentful about this situation.

If Gu Kaiyuan hadn't stopped him that day, Gu Li would have completely exterminated the entire Gu family on the very day they met.

Later, Gu Baijiang was exonerated, but the entire Gu clan was not mentioned at all. He, on the other hand, took his family and returned to the capital, while the Gu clan continued to stay in Lingnan.

The book doesn't even mention the Gu family members in the later parts, which seems rather pointless now.

“We still have so much medicine prepared, why don’t we send some more over to them?” Bai Suihe felt a pang of sympathy, remembering that they had only bought things to keep warm, but hadn’t bought any medicinal herbs.

"I'll go ask when we stop to rest," Gu Kaiyuan said without refusing. He was hoping his great-grandfather could help him in the future, so this timely assistance was a good idea.

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When Gu Kaiping returned empty-handed, Gu Kaichen tossed the ox rope in his hand to him, saying, "Brother, you pull the oxcart for now. I didn't get a good rest last night, so I need to go back to sleep."

As for what Gu Kaiping encountered, he said he wasn't curious, since it was nothing more than him making a fool of himself.

If he were to ask, he would be truly foolish; he would be taking all the anger he felt towards Gu Kaiyuan upon himself.

"I'm still injured," Gu Kaiping also wanted to rest.

"So what if you're injured? It's not like you've hurt any vital organs." Gu Kaichen had already walked to the back. "Big brother, you're our role model. You have to set a good example for us."

"If that doesn't work, you can let An Liang learn from you. He's a grown man now, he can definitely do things for you."

Gu Anchen felt he still had a conscience. As soon as he climbed into the carriage, he said to Gu Anliang, "Nephew, your father's arm is injured, and he still has to lead the ox. As his son, you don't even feel sorry for him. You have the nerve to sit in this carriage and rest, enjoying your father's good fortune."

Liu Yun said, "Second brother, what are you saying? You, as the younger brother, don't even know how to care for your older brother..."

"Stop, sister-in-law, I'm not made of iron. I already spent an extra half hour yesterday, I can't keep suffering losses."

Besides, he only injured his left hand, not his right, so it won't affect his walking.

I was just discussing this with my dear nephew, telling him to go and take care of his elder brother.

Liu Yun, “…” What kind of deity did Gu Kaiping offend in his past life? Why would he send these two younger brothers to torment people in this life?

Other brothers support each other, but the Gu family seems to want to stab each other in the back. She didn't realize this when they were in the manor, but now this feeling is becoming more and more obvious.

"Sister-in-law, don't look at me like that. If you really can't bear to see your nephew suffer, you can do it for him."

Among the surrounding households, there are also women who drive carts and lead oxen. If my sister-in-law really did that, she would definitely receive a lot of praise, being commended for her virtue and competence.

Liu Yun said, "You and your third brother are truly brothers; you're both quick-witted."

Inwardly, however, he felt resentful, thinking that compared to the two of them, Gu Kaiping was like a block of wood, inflexible and lacking in eloquence.