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

Chapter 199. Laziness
Gu Anliang ignored their back-and-forth argument, draped a piece of oilcloth over himself, and jumped off the oxcart, ignoring even Liu Yun's calls from behind.

"Mother, let my brother go." Gu Antong quickly pulled Liu Yun back. "He wants to stay by Father's side to fulfill his filial duties. You can't stop him."

Liu Yun knew in her heart that doing more things at this time would be good for her son's reputation, but it was freezing cold outside, and walking around in the snow would be a hardship.

She only has one child. If something unexpected happens to her, how can she bear it?

"I'll go back in place of my father and brother when it's afternoon."

Upon hearing Gu Antong's words, Gu Baijiang, who had been feigning sleep, couldn't help but open his eyes and scrutinize Gu Antong.

I went out with my boss yesterday, and when I came back I seemed much calmer and more thoughtful.

He had previously felt that his granddaughter was a bit spoiled by her upbringing. She was clever, but lacked strategic thinking. This time, however, she was using her brain and actively trying to improve her reputation.

If she can continue to improve like this, she is a promising talent, and perhaps the hope for the Gu family will still rest on her shoulders.

Gu Antong noticed her grandfather's gaze, looked at him gracefully, and smiled at him, "Grandfather, is there anything you need?"

Gu Baijiang shook his head. He had seen fear of his face in his granddaughter's eyes before, but today was different. Her eyes had returned to the respect they used to show when she looked at him.

“You did a good job. As children, you should be filial to your elders. Your father’s love for you has not been in vain.”

Gu Antong smiled like a little girl who had been praised, "Thank you for the praise, Grandfather. I was just doing what I should do."

Gu Baijiang nodded and continued to close his eyes to rest. He couldn't keep staring at the same family in the small carriage.

As the patriarch, he should maintain a cool and aloof demeanor so that his descendants will respect him.

Gu Antong's performance today pleased him, and his mood improved somewhat.

The convoy continued on its way, but today's speed was significantly slower than yesterday's because the snow was thicker again.

The roads here are still quite bumpy, and sometimes the wheels get stuck, requiring a lot of effort to push the car out.

This is somewhat unfair to the cars that are in front, as they feel that they are paving the way and the cars behind them benefit from it.

Later, they also learned to be lazy; they would spend a lot of time completing the wheels that they could have easily pushed out.

The old escort had seen these petty tricks of theirs before. At first, he would crack a few whips to scare them, and they wouldn't dare to cause any more trouble.

However, after several attempts, they realized that these people had indeed reached their physical limit, so they replaced them with another group of people who went to the front.

Gu Baijiang and his group were scouting ahead this time, which made things incredibly difficult for the two Gu brothers who wanted to slack off.

The more exhausted they became, the more they thought of Gu Kaiyuan, and they all thought that if Gu Kaiyuan were here, they wouldn't be in this situation.

They blamed each other for acting without leaving any room for compromise, and they even talked to Gu Baijiang, asking him to teach Gu Kaiyuan and his wife a lesson, but Gu Baijiang simply wouldn't listen to them.

"Hey bro, put some effort into it! My wheels went out, but then they slid back in." Gu Kaichen slumped helplessly on the snow. This had happened many times before, and Gu Kaiping had always made him work in vain.

"I'm out of strength," Gu Kaiping said, leaning against the side of the carriage. "At worst, none of us will leave." The escort, seeing no movement, ran over and found the two men slacking off. He asked why and, upon learning they were both exhausted, frowned.

The Gu family is so useless; they got stuck here in less than half an hour.

Just as they were about to step forward to help, they realized something was wrong. There were only two people from the Gu family outside, oh, and two boys leading an oxcart.

"Everyone in the cart, get out!" the escort said irritably. The two men were already struggling to push the empty cart, but the whole family was inside, which explained why they couldn't push it.

"..." The Gu brothers fell silent. They had suggested that the children get out of the car, but the children thought it was too cold outside and were afraid of getting frostbite or sick.

After waiting for a while, there was still no movement inside the carriage. The escort lashed the curtain with his whip, and with a tearing sound, the entire curtain split in the middle.

Immediately following were gasps of surprise coming from inside the car.

Gu Kaiping looked at the destroyed curtain with a headache. Now, even hiding in the car couldn't keep out the cold wind outside.

The carriages that this rest stop bought are no good. How could the quality be so poor?

"Get down now!" The escort was both angry and amused to see so many people still in the carriage. "You really don't think about your families at all. Now get down and push the cart. If you delay the journey any longer, you won't be able to keep the oxcart."

Gu Baijiang looked grim, but he still got out of the carriage. Once he moved, the others naturally didn't dare to linger in the carriage either.

Without oxcarts, if they had to carry these bags on their backs, they probably would have collapsed before even reaching the destination.

Along the way, they acquired many things, each one essential for survival and indispensable.

"It seems you know how to make choices. Next time this happens, I won't consult you. I'll make you walk the rest of the way so you won't have to suffer the hardship of pushing the cart."

Seeing them still standing there dumbfounded, the escort was exasperated. "Do I have to use a whip to teach you how to push the cart?"

Liu Yun and the others were so frightened that they shook their heads and rushed forward to help.

Seeing that the car had finally left, the escorts were finally satisfied. "That's right, now it's your turn to lead the way. Remember to be diligent."

"Father, when will this end?" After the escort left, Gu Kaiping immediately looked pained. "My arm is still injured. Although it's not my right hand, if it doesn't heal properly, it will affect my life in the future."

If I end up disabled, my career will be ruined.

“What can we do? Our statuses are different now,” Gu Kaichen retorted immediately, thinking that he was just making excuses to avoid finding the boss again.

“I can’t do this by myself. You can’t expect Dad to do all this manual labor with me outside.”

Gu Kaiping didn't even look at him. "Dad, why don't you go and get Kaiyuan back? After all, we're all family. Only by working together can we overcome this difficult time."

Liu Yun chimed in, "My husband is right. We were wrong before. Let's go apologize to our brother and sister-in-law."

Seeing that my younger brother and sister-in-law's bellies are growing bigger every day, and with Mother no longer here, we, as their sisters-in-law, should naturally take extra care of them.