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

Chapter 330. Witness
Another witness, Zhu Ziqiang, calmly sipped his tea. Although he had heard some of their grievances, he wasn't that familiar with these people. He was only sitting here because of his position as the village chief.

He will simply stand here as a witness and will not say a word more than necessary.

However, judging from the current situation, Gu Kaiyuan has the upper hand.

At the same time, they were also very curious about what Gu Kaiyuan was thinking. Even if he was going to live with his wife's family, there was no need for him to take the initiative to marry into their family.

Only those who are struggling financially would want their sons to marry into their family; it's unlikely that Gu Jia would do that.

I didn't see that these two people from the Gu family came to stop it, but it seems that the east wind can't suppress the west wind.

"Putting aside the facts, just tell me that you and your father shouldn't have fallen to this point." Gu Li wanted Gu Kaiyuan to establish a separate branch, and preferably also to help the clansmen.

But now he's severing ties with the Gu family, and given his own choices, he probably won't help the Gu family members anymore.

He regretted it in his heart. He shouldn't have been so hasty at the time. He should have eased the tension between him and Gu Baijiang first before talking about other things.

Gu Kaiyuan had also been thinking of establishing a separate branch, otherwise he wouldn't have gone to such lengths to separate it through adoption. He didn't have any official rank or title, so why couldn't he take a step back first?

"If we set aside the facts, what's there to talk about?" Gu Kaiyuan took a sip of tea and then said calmly, "Anyway, the household registration has been changed. I went to the county town to make a record. From now on, I am the Bai family's son-in-law. In addition, with the letter of severance of kinship in hand, we will have no relationship whatsoever from now on. This is why I asked Lord Chen and Village Chief Zhu to be witnesses."

After Gu Kaiyuan finished speaking, he looked at Gu Baijiang and said, "As for the score between us, do you think we can settle it evenly? Otherwise, let's have a proper discussion."

Gu Baijiang knew he wouldn't get away with it again today. He didn't know why, but he felt intimidated and even a little guilty when he was around Gu Kaiyuan.

He hadn't done anything to wrong his son, so why did he have this emotion?
Now that the account book is mentioned again, Gu Baijiang knows that today's events can only end hastily.

And from now on, he has truly lost his third son.

I don't know why this child hates me so much. He won't even help me leave a way out for the family.

Enough. If we keep making a scene, at most we'll just become a laughing stock for outsiders.

"Since you're so eager to leave the Gu family and sever ties with us, then I'll grant your wish."

Gu Kaiyuan curled his lips, "Don't talk so righteously. You wrote the letter severing ties with your own hands, and now you're acting like a victim."
"Since that's the case, and since we have two witnesses here, I have another document here; would you please sign it?"

Gu Kaiyuan said he was prepared, and took out a stack of papers from his pocket, on which the regulations were already written.

Chen Dafu was very curious and took a look at the regulations. He clicked his tongue and said, "Gu Kaiyuan, if you calculate it this way, you really have suffered a great loss."

Not only has the Bai family's past assistance to the Gu family been completely wiped out, but your previous help to the Gu family members also effectively severed that bond.

Gu Li's face flushed red. They were brought here with nothing at the time. If it weren't for Gu Kaiyuan, they don't know how many people would have been lost or how much suffering they would have endured.

"In the future, I should be more discerning when helping others. Some people can be helped, and some cannot. Not everyone has a conscience."

Chen Dafu's mouth was as foul as ever, but Gu Kaiyuan found it more pleasant than ever before.

"Lord Gu, you've made a huge profit; you should know when to stop."

Gu Baijiang stared coldly at Chen Dafu. If this were in Beijing, he would definitely have someone teach this old guy a lesson. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but think of Ming Peifeng. These days, Ming Peifeng's men never even come to the village, and he always makes excuses for things that need his help.

These days he doesn't want to go into the city to see him, because every time they meet, he urges him to ask when he's going back to the capital.

Little did they know that because he hadn't entered the city these past few days, he had missed the latest news and was unaware that Rong Ruiyuan was already heading towards Lingnan.

A momentary information gap led him to make a wrong decision, and even if he regretted it later, it was too late.

He now sees that Gu Kaiyuan shows him no mercy whatsoever, putting all these things out in the open and allowing Chen Dafu to ridicule him. In reality, he has completely given up on Gu Kaiyuan.

Even without Gu Kaiyuan, he's not without children and grandchildren to see him off in his old age.

"Are you really going to be this ruthless? Won't you regret it later?"

Gu Kaiyuan shook his head, "Everyone has no way out."

His words had a double meaning, but unfortunately, Gu Baijiang failed to understand. Instead, he nodded with a disappointed look and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll grant your wish."

How you live your life from now on will no longer be any of my business.

"Don't worry, even if I begged on the street, I wouldn't be able to beg at the Gu family's doorstep." As he spoke, he had already prepared the pen and ink and signed his name first.

“Since you’ve reached an agreement, then we’ll sign it,” Chen Dafu said defiantly to Gu Baijiang. “Lord Gu, once the pen is on, there’s no going back.”

Despite saying that, he quickly signed his name and handed it to Village Chief Zhu.

Zhu Ziqiang sighed. They were father and son, why did it have to come to this? He then signed his name.

Looking at the characters in front of him, he felt somewhat fortunate that he had studied with a private tutor for a few years back then; otherwise, it would be truly embarrassing if he couldn't write his own name today.

As for his ugly name, he didn't care. Anyway, he wasn't taking the imperial examinations, so he couldn't compare to these adults.

Gu Li took the pen, his hand trembling slightly, but he knew that his previous suggestion had indeed offended someone.

I closed my eyes, and when I opened them again, I had already signed my name.

Gu Kaiyuan watched all of this with a cold eye. In the end, only Gu Baijiang was left. The latter was quite clever and didn't even need to be reminded. He quickly signed his name and then threw the pen down, saying, "Are you satisfied now?"

Gu Kaiyuan laughed, a feeling of unprecedented joy since his rebirth. "Satisfied, I am finally free..."

In high spirits, he even refilled everyone's tea, saying, "If you don't want to wait for this ink to dry, I'll send someone to deliver it to you."

Chen Dafu, who was about to have another sip of tea, stared at Gu Kaiyuan with wide eyes and said, "You're just using it and then throwing it away?"
I did put in some effort, and they won't even feed me?

Gu Kaiyuan knew his nature; he was thinking of taking advantage of his own family. But he didn't care about such things. It was just a meal, and he could afford it. "Since Lord Chen thinks so highly of you, then stay and have a meal with us. Village Chief Zhu, please join us as well."

Just as Zhu Ziqiang was about to refuse, Chen Dafu chuckled and said, "Then it's a deal. You must treat me to the best food and wine."

(End of this chapter)