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

Chapter 264. Adoption
Gu Li also took a special look at the three generations of the Gu family, "Your two grandsons haven't been included in the family genealogy yet. Are you planning to have them establish their own households in the future?"

Gu Baijiang dared not have such thoughts. If his two grandsons went to establish their own households, it would have nothing to do with him. In that case, it would be equivalent to the cessation of the family line, which would be even worse than the premature death of his uncle.

"Uncle brought this up today to remind his nephew that this matter still needs Uncle's help to write it down so that the boys can have a place to settle down."

Gu Li looked at him sarcastically, "Now you think of finding your child's roots? I thought you didn't care."

“It was all my fault for being foolish back then. I am now repenting every day. I hope you will give me this chance.”

Looking at the cousins ​​who had followed him, Gu Baijiang said sincerely, "I will definitely keep my promise. As you have all seen, with Lord Ming by our side, our Gu family will rise to prominence sooner or later. When that time comes, I will certainly not treat my clansmen unfairly."

Gu Li said, "Now that you say that, I feel relieved and am willing to trust you again."

But about your uncle's matter..."

Only then did Gu Baijiang look at Gu Kaiyuan with a reluctant expression, "Uncle, what do you think of me as the third son?"

Gu Li shook his head inwardly. Gu Baijiang was truly blind and incompetent. However, this made things easier for him, and he had finally repaid Gu Kaiyuan's favor. But he still hesitated, "Do you want Gu Kaiyuan to be given to your uncle?"

"This is a decision I made after much consideration," Gu Baijiang thought for a moment, and then continued, "You've seen the relationship between me and Lao San. There have been some misunderstandings, but this kid is stubborn and holds a grudge against us."

I know he doesn't like our whole family, so there's no need to force us all together. I raised him for many years, so giving him up for adoption to my uncle will allow him to take care of me and fulfill my filial duties, which is a way of repaying the debt of gratitude I owe him for raising me all these years.

Gu Kaiyuan felt relieved; he hadn't expected things to go so smoothly today.

If this matter had been brought up earlier, it certainly wouldn't have gone so smoothly, and we might even have been extorted by Gu Baijiang and his group.

The timing is perfect. It seems that new news has already arrived from the capital, and this family is eager to get rid of him.

But Gu Baijiang couldn't finish his sentence. "Sure enough, in my father's eyes, I am the most useless and least important son."

"Why did they choose to adopt me when there were clearly other people who were more suitable?"

Gu Li and his three sons were also watching with curiosity. They were almost satisfied, so why was he acting so smug at this time? Weren't they afraid of making things worse?
Gu Kaiyuan then looked at Gu Kaiping and the others, "Eldest brother, second brother, say something! Where is your so-called brotherly affection and respect?"

“Gu Kaiyuan, you’re scared now,” Gu Kaichen said with a hint of glee and schadenfreude. He had gotten rid of one brother and lost another to divide the inheritance. “Back then, you weren’t very assertive. You could have just relied on the Bai family. This time, Father has granted your wish. It’s too late for you to regret it now.”

Gu Kaiping said, “Kaiyuan, our family matters are all decided by our father. But don’t worry, even if you are adopted out, we are still blood brothers. If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to your older brother. I will help you as much as I can.”

Gu Kaiping needed a reputation after all, and having worked in officialdom before, he could easily spout flattery. As for the future, Gu Kaiyuan should just help his family guard their clan land and honor their ancestors, which would be a good use for him.

Gu Li was afraid that Gu Kaiyuan would mess up the act and Gu Baijiang would change his mind, thus missing such a good opportunity. He quickly took out the family genealogy from his pocket. "Since we've come this far, let's get this done. Gu Kaiyuan and his wife weren't included in the genealogy before, so it'll save us the trouble of rewriting it." After finding Gu Baijiang's branch, Gu Li looked at Gu Baijiang again. "You've made up your mind. Once you put it in the book, there's no going back."

At this moment, Gu Baihe frowned, stepped forward and said, "Father, do we still need to write an adoption document?"

Gu Li slapped his forehead. "Look at my brain, I almost forgot about this. You should have paper and pen here, so you can write it down."

Gu Baijiang had actually remembered this matter long ago, but he didn't remind him, thinking that he could get away with it later if necessary.

There was no turning back now, so he took paper and pen and personally gave his son up for adoption.

Looking at this family, who showed no reluctance whatsoever, but rather seemed rather excited, Gu Li couldn't help but shake his head inwardly. He really didn't know whether Gu Kaiyuan was a failure as a person, or whether the entire Gu family lacked any sense of kinship.

After writing several copies, Gu Kaiyuan was somewhat agitated, but remained relatively calm. He even invited Liu Pingkang and Tian Zhuang over to be his witnesses.

Bai Suihe never expected that just by having a meal, Gu Kaiyuan would have already removed the mountain that had been weighing on them.

Before leaving, Liu Pingkang looked at the Gu family with pity. This family was really short-sighted. Gu Kaiyuan's performance along the way should have made them realize who the most capable person in the entire Gu family was.

However, he wouldn't say much. Compared to the Gu family, he actually thought more highly of Gu Kaiyuan and was more willing to associate with him.

Not to mention that Gu Kaiyuan is the son-in-law of the Bai family. If he wants to get good things from the Bai family when he goes back, he will naturally have to make proper arrangements for him.

“Brother Gu, I’ve picked out two places for you. You can choose whichever you prefer.” Tian Zhuang glanced at the Gu clan members following behind Gu Kaiyuan and decided to sell one of them as well. “These two villages were only established last year, and they’re mostly inhabited by prisoners exiled from the capital. There are fewer locals, so there will be less conflict.”

There are also some barren hills and wastelands; some people will be sent there this time. If it's suitable, I'll help you secure accommodations."

Gu Kaiyuan turned to look at Gu Li and the others, "Grandpa, what about you? Have you decided where to go?"

With such a good opportunity, Gu Li and his group were naturally unwilling to let it pass. They had previously considered whether to bribe someone to inquire further, but now that the opportunity was right in front of them, they would be foolish not to seize it.

“We can live together and take care of each other,” Gu Li immediately decided. “Wherever you go, we’ll go.”

Gu Kaiyuan smiled wryly, "Grandpa, has he become attached to me?"

"After all, I helped you just now, so let me take advantage of my age this time."

Gu Kaiyuan was also thinking about whether he could win over the Gu clan members, because there were still important matters to be done and he would have to rely on them. So he smiled and pulled Tian Zhuang aside, and stuffed another silver note into his hand. He understood the principle that troublesome little devils are hard to deal with. Anyway, the last thing they lacked right now was this kind of thing. If they really wanted to live in this poor and remote place, he would never run out of money.

“Actually, there’s another place, I think this Tian Village is quite good,” Tian Zhuang, having already received the bribe, certainly wouldn’t cheat Gu Kaiyuan again, “This village is relatively flat, and there’s a river…”