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

Chapter 329. Ledger
Gu Kaiyuan: "So you've come here to talk to me about the debt of gratitude for being born and raised?"

Lin Hua, who was standing to the side, was prepared. He took out an account book from his pocket and respectfully handed it to Gu Kaiyuan.

“I do keep a record of all of these, including all my expenses from childhood to adulthood.”

The Gu family members were overjoyed. If that were the case, Gu Kaiyuan would have cost a lot of money to raise since he was a child. With that money in hand, their lives would be much better.

"Let me see," Gu Kaichen wanted to take it, but was blocked by Li Dazhuang and the others who were guarding in front.

“I also have a dowry list here,” Gu Kaiyuan said, taking out a thick stack of lists from under the ledger. “If we really have to settle accounts, we’ll probably have to compensate for the losses caused by the Gu family.”

“These are two different things,” Xu Yulan said anxiously. “You should first repay your parents for raising you.”

“The ledger is here, and this isn’t the place to settle accounts,” Gu Kaiyuan knew that this matter had to be settled clearly, otherwise there would be endless trouble in the future.

Then he looked at the village chief Zhu Ziqiang who had rushed over and said, "I'll have to trouble Village Chief Zhu, Lord Chen, and Clan Chief Gu to be witnesses so we can go inside and talk in detail."

Zhou Gang, who had been ignored, was so angry that his face turned red. That damned Gu Kaiyuan, why didn't he come to him?
Chen Dafu: "No problem, no problem. We just happen to be here today, so we'll be your witnesses."

"Lord Gu, why do you look so pale?"

Chen Dafu was clearly lying through his teeth, and if Gu Baijiang were to actually smile, it would be even more terrifying.

Gu Li went in leaning on his cane, and the clansmen behind him wanted to follow, but Huang Pingguo stopped them, saying, "There's no room for you inside."

Gu Li turned to look at them, "You guys wait here."

It seems they were well-prepared. Gu Kaiyuan not only guessed how many people they would be coming, but also prepared the account books in advance.

The same thing happened to Gu Baijiang. Apart from him, everyone else was stopped. Gu Kaiyuan didn't say anything during this time, which shows that it was arranged in advance.

Seeing her cunning and composure, Gu Baijiang regretted it once again. He had really misjudged her back then. He shouldn't have let Xu Huizhen run wild and almost turned his most promising son into a stranger.

If I leave here today, I'll probably be worse off than a stranger, or even an enemy.

When he saw that they were going to take him to the right wing, his leg trembled involuntarily. He still had a deep memory of that night. It was because of entering that room that the entire Gu family almost lost half their lives, and everyone suffered some aftereffects.

This winter, he now needs to drink a glass of strong liquor every day to fall asleep.

He had been walking ahead, but he stopped and waited for the others to go in before slowly walking in himself.

Seeing this, Gu Kaiyuan raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

As soon as they sat down, Gu Baijiang asked Bai Suihe to come over as well, since this matter was related to her.

Gu Kaiyuan refused outright, saying, "She's heavily pregnant now, and it wouldn't be good if she offended the elders. I'll make the decisions about family matters, so just tell me if you need anything."

"You make the decisions?" Gu Baijiang said sarcastically. "What say do you have in this family, you're just a son-in-law who married into the family?"

“I brought this trouble upon myself, so of course I have to deal with it myself,” Gu Kaiyuan said with a smile, looking at him and Gu Li. “If you don’t want to have a proper talk, then let’s just leave it at that.”

Gu Li cleared his throat lightly. "Bai Jiang, calm down. We're here today to resolve this issue."

He glanced at the two outsiders present. He didn't care about Village Chief Zhu, but he couldn't see through Chen Dafu.

"Actually, this is a private matter for our family. If there's any misunderstanding, you and your son should sit down and have a good talk." Gu Kaiyuan said, "Clan Chief Gu really knows how to talk. If you take out the letter of severance and want me to leave the clan, then we're no longer family."

Now that I've changed my household registration at the county government, our relationships have become even more distant. From now on, let's treat each other like strangers; it'll be better for everyone.

"I gave birth to you and raised you..."

“I didn’t deny it,” Gu Kaiyuan said, placing the account books and dowry list on the table. “It’s just that this messy family account is not so easy to sort out if we really want to clear it up.”

"We have never mistreated Bai Shi after she married into the family. As for her dowry being confiscated by the Emperor, what does that have to do with us?"

Gu Kaiyuan stared intently at Gu Baijia. "I said it was a dowry list, but that was just to save face for Father. This is a debt that the Gu family has accumulated over many years."

Gu Baijiang's expression changed. He guessed what was inside, but...

How could this be? Why would the Bai family hand over these things to Bai Suihe?
Was it because they had wanted to sever ties with them for a long time, or was it premeditated?

"Does your Gu family still have debts?" Chen Dafu asked curiously, and was about to reach for it, but Gu Baijiang stopped him in time.

“Lord Gu, there’s nothing shameful about owing money. We’re here to help uphold justice, so we need to know the whole story.”

Gu Baijiang quickly opened the ledger at the back and found that it really was the one he had obtained from the Bai family years ago.

His face was extremely pale, and he quickly stuffed the ledger into his arms.

Gu Kaiyuan didn't mind, "If Father likes it, he can take it back and look at it slowly. Anyway, I still have some."

The amount of data copied from this ledger is entirely up to the individual; they can simply give it to anyone they want.

Gu Baijiang, "Do you really want to calculate this so precisely with me?"

Gu Kaiyuan shook his head, "Of course not."

Gu Baijiang was confused and didn't quite understand. What was the point of having these things? Were they just playing around with him?
"This debt is impossible to calculate, and I'm afraid the Gu family is incapable of repaying it given their current strength."

Even if I returned to the capital, facing that secret room that even rats wouldn't bother with, I would be powerless to repay the debt.

Faced with Gu Kaiyuan's sarcasm, Gu Baijiang was powerless to refute. He wanted to tell this unfilial son with confidence that he was not short of money, but looking at the people present, he swallowed his words.

Since the start of his exile, he felt extremely stifled, especially in front of his unfilial third son, who showed no fatherly authority whatsoever.

"What we're talking about now is your marriage into the family, which you did without the consent of your clan and parents..."

Before Gu Li could finish speaking, Gu Kaiyuan interrupted him, "Clan Chief Gu, there's no point in repeating these things over and over again. Everyone knows what the situation is."

"If you won't leave me a way out, can't I at least find my own?"

Chen Dafu's eyes darted between them. Gu Kaiyuan used to be very respectful to this Gu clan patriarch, calling him "Grandpa" all the time. Now, however, he addressed him as "Patriarch Gu" in a distant manner. This change was interesting.

Why would anyone push Gu Kaiyuan to this point?

The Gu family is really full of senile fools. What's in their heads? Are they stones from a latrine?

(End of this chapter)