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

Chapter 324. Door-to-Door Visit
"What did you say?" Gu Kaiyuan laughed angrily, "You're asking me for alimony?"

"Shouldn't this be?" Gu Kaichen puffed out his chest confidently. He hadn't expected to be so lucky today. Before he even reached the end of the village, he ran into Gu Kaiyuan coming down from the mountain.

Looking at him with disdain, covered in mud, the Bai family was so wealthy and had sent so many people over, yet Gu Kaiyuan still had to do all this hard labor himself. It seemed that being a kept man wasn't so easy after all.

"No matter how wrong your parents are, they still gave birth to you and raised you. Even if you are adopted out, this debt of gratitude cannot be severed, right?"

Gu Kaiyuan didn't expect that after so much time, the Gu family would finally bring up this issue.

"That's only right. I'll have someone send the retirement money over there later."

"Just leave it to me now," Gu Kaichen said, surprised that the trip was actually going to happen. He was immediately excited. The Bai family was so wealthy; it seemed like this trip would be very profitable.

Gu Kaiyuan took out half a tael of silver from his pocket. “I asked the villagers before, and they said that sons who divide the family property are supposed to give filial piety gifts and New Year’s gifts. I was adopted, but I won’t argue with you about these things. As you said, I was raised by my parents, so I will be treated as a son who divides the family property from now on.”

"Just this half a tael of silver?" Gu Kaichen found it unbelievable. "Are you trying to fob me off like a beggar?"

Gu Kaiyuan looked shocked. "Do you spend this much even when begging for flowers?"

When did this happen? I'll have to have a serious talk with my brother about this later; you can't be so generous.

"Stop throwing mud at me," Gu Kaichen took a deep breath. Gu Kaiyuan was getting more and more outrageous. "What do I mean? Don't you understand? This money is too little."

“So that’s what you mean,” Gu Kaiyuan said, playing with the silver horn in his hand. “But this is really a lot. Why don’t you go and ask ordinary families? At most, they would give you some copper coins or a small piece of meat. I’m already being very generous.”

Gu Kaichen said, "Third brother, you weren't this cunning before. You've learned bad habits from the Bai family."

Don't forget, no matter what, you are a member of the Gu family and can't be played like a fool by a woman.

If you're willing to help us out of this predicament, your family will treat you well in the future.

Gu Kaiyuan looked up at the sky, which was overcast and looked like it was going to rain again soon. "That's all. Take it if you want, or don't."

He's as self-righteous as ever. When has the Gu family ever treated him well?
"Aren't you afraid people will talk behind your back?" He said this, but his hands were quite honest, quickly grabbing the silver in his hand.

Gu Kaiyuan turned and left immediately; the Gu family was becoming increasingly despicable...

Gu Antong, who had caught up, was speechless. Was her second uncle just dismissed like that?

Gu Kaichen was just thinking about how to go back and complain again when he noticed his three children standing there staring at him.

He gave an awkward laugh. "What brings the three of you here?"

"Father, I just saw that Third Uncle gave out silver."

“Here, this is all the silver you’re giving me,” Gu Kaichen spread his hands. Their arrival was just in time to serve as a witness for him. “In your third uncle’s eyes, this is all we’re worth.”

"..."Are they really that worthless?
Gu Antong said, "...Second Uncle, you're sure to get scolded again when you get back."

Gu Kaichen stiffened his neck. "Why am I going to get scolded again?"

“Why are you accepting this small amount of silver? Third Uncle is disrespecting us. You shouldn’t have accepted it. Go back and see if my grandfather will scold you.”

Gu Kaichen, "...I was just thinking that even a mosquito bite is still meat, and besides, half a tael of silver can buy some pastries and snacks..."

He regretted it and could only look to Gu Antong and the others for help, "You have to be my witnesses. Your third uncle forced this on me, so I couldn't refuse."

Gu Antong and her two siblings, "..."

The four returned dejectedly, only to find that no one paid them any attention; everyone was busy with their own affairs. Gu Kaichen was the first to break down and tell them about Gu Kaiyuan giving them money. Everyone just gave him a cold look; it was all expected, yet somehow unexpected.

They thought Gu Kaichen would return empty-handed again, but to their surprise, he actually got some silver. But compared to his wealth, what is this?
Gu Baijiang remained silent, went to the kitchen, fetched a pot of wine, and headed straight for the village entrance.

Everyone assumed he was going to see Ming Peifeng again, and no one took it seriously. But to their surprise, he turned around and went into Gu Li's house.

That day, Gu Baijiang returned home drunk, followed by a long silence.

Even when Xu Shuanghong tried to please him, he ignored her.

The next morning, he went out early again.

This time, he made no attempt to hide anything; everyone knew he had gone to the clan chief's house and had been there for about fifteen minutes before coming out.

The Gu family wanted to find out what he was doing, but no one could get any information out of him.

Everyone knew it was a matter between the clan and their family, and no one wanted to cause trouble; they treated it as just an interlude.

But that afternoon, Gu Li brought his sons to Gu Kaiyuan and handed him a document.

Gu Kaiyuan picked it up and glanced at it, somewhat shocked. "Grandpa, how did you do that?"

Gu Li said, "Although your father has many shortcomings, at least he listens to advice."

Gu Kaiyuan didn't interrupt, but listened quietly.

Gu Li was also satisfied with his attitude; he was quite composed. "Yesterday he came over and started complaining, recounting all sorts of your unfilial behavior."

Gu Kaiyuan's lips curled into a mocking smile, but he didn't say anything. If he was unfilial, then so be it; he felt he should repay the debt, which he had already settled in his previous life.

He was born to pay off a debt; he owed it to his wife and children.

"I didn't want to talk to him at first, but he kept talking and I couldn't take it anymore, so I cursed at him a few times."

I don't know what triggered him, but he burst into tears.

So I took the opportunity to ask him if he had sided with the Third Prince, and he frankly admitted it.

I hit him a few times with a stick, but he didn't resist. He just said he did nothing wrong and that he was trying to earn a future for his family.

I asked him then, "What if we fail? Are you going to drag everyone down with you?"

Thinking back to yesterday, Gu Li still felt a little uncomfortable. With such an ugly face, he cried his eyes out, and it was so ugly that it was unbearable to look at.

His condition caused me to miss dinner last night. Aside from missing mealtimes, I genuinely couldn't eat anything.

Gu Kaiyuan thought to himself, "It's really hard to understand. How could Gu Baijiang be so honest?"
His aim is probably to play the victim first, hoping to gain sympathy from his great-grandfather and the clansmen and then get something out of it.

"He remained silent for a long time, and finally sighed and said, 'Fortune and honor are found in danger.' He was thinking of his descendants."

Gu Kaiyuan, “…” That sounds nice.

Gu Li said, "Then I asked him if he had ever thought about leaving a lineage for his family."

(End of this chapter)