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

Gu Kaiping didn't take it seriously, thinking that Gu Kaiyuan was just envious of him. From childhood to adulthood, he was always the first to choose the best things in the family, and as his younger brother, he could only suppress his envy.

Now that Gu Kaiyuan has left the Gu family, he really thinks he's something special. Today, his older brother is here to teach him a lesson.

"Don't give me that. You know absolutely nothing about officialdom. Have you ever heard of a corrupt county magistrate? I'm giving you a chance now. Apologize to me properly, and I might be able to show you some leniency in the future..."

Gu Kaiyuan looked at him as if he were an idiot. "How did you manage to pass the imperial examination back then? Although Grandpa Gu used some tricks, it's not enough to make you so incredibly foolish."

"With someone like you, how dare we let you out? Aren't we afraid you'll bring trouble to our family?"

"Oh, speaking of which, I really forgot. You're just a minor official now. At most, you'll be implicated, but you might not even be qualified to be questioned."

"Tsk tsk tsk, you're really going downhill. You used to only work in the Hanlin Academy, you probably have no idea what these low-level clerks have to do."

Gu Kaiyuan's disdainful look made Gu Kaiping clench his fists. If it weren't for the two guards standing behind him, he would have given him a hard time today.

Gu Kaiyuan did not let him off the hook. "Minor officials do the lowest level of work, and any official of any rank can dismiss you."

Your third son-in-law is really good to you, making you do servant work. With your personality, you'd easily offend people.

"Then they'll get a beating, and be sent back to the capital. That would be even more humiliating."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm here to do paperwork..."

"Isn't it all the same thing? Writing and drawing under someone else's orders. But that's all you're good at. It seems the Third Prince knows how to use people well. Did you go to thank him properly before leaving the capital?"

Bai Suihe and Gu Xingyang, separated by a wall, were grinning silently. Even if they laughed out loud, no one next door could hear them, but the two of them enjoyed this secret thrill.

"Mother, Father's eloquence is now better than his martial arts skills."

"Of course, if you hang out with those business savvy guys every day, you really can't fit in unless you hone your tongue."

Bai Suihe felt that since interacting with those ladies, some things that were difficult to say before could now be said easily.

"This is great," Gu Xingyang said. She didn't think life had to be all fighting and killing. This kind of life was quite enjoyable.

Gu Kaiping's dying struggles came from next door again: "Shut up! You don't understand the ways of officialdom, and you're not allowed to say more."

I'm here today to give you a chance. I'm new here and haven't prepared many things yet.

Seeing that Gu Kaiyuan showed him no respect whatsoever, he simply explained his background, lest he lose his temper and storm off if he continued talking.

"I heard that you have acquired many properties here, and quite a few in Shao County as well."

Now that I'm here, I can be your support. You should organize the businesses over there and hand them over to me.”

Gu Kaiyuan was so angry at the matter-of-fact tone that he laughed.

"What a boastful tone! Coming here to rob me outright."

It's been a while since we last met; you've evolved to the point of being shameless.

I first heard the word "evolution" from Bai Suihe and Bao Bao, and I felt it was the most appropriate word for this situation. Gu Kaiping didn't understand it and didn't take it seriously, assuming it was just the influence of the local language.

However, he understood Gu Kaiyuan's sarcasm: "You're being stubborn now. Believe me, in a few days, I'll make sure you can't live in Lingnan."

“Then I’ll wait and see,” Gu Kaiyuan said nonchalantly. “We’ll see who can’t stay here any longer.”

Seeing that the other party was unmoved by either soft or hard tactics, Gu Kaiping changed his tune and asked, "What do you think you can get here?"
Although they have no worries about food and clothing, what dignity can they have?

"How can He Xiongfeng survive under a woman's thumb..."

“I think this kind of life is pretty good. At least I don’t have to beg.” Gu Kaiyuan interrupted him. “You’d rather go back and be humble and subservient. Your good father and your good son-in-law would throw you back here and make you come to my door to beg. Now you have some dignity.”

"You're really going too far. No matter what, we're brothers from the same mother. Can't you at least consider our past relationship?"

If you help me get through this difficult time now, I'll never forget you when I'm offered a high position and great wealth in the future. Then, with brothers working together, we'll have glorious days ahead..."

"Stop, don't give me empty promises. Only you would believe such a thing."

I'm afraid that if you were to rise to that high position, I would be the first person you deal with.

Why bother with all this pretense when everyone already knows the truth?

If you've come here just for this, then I can tell you very clearly: do whatever you want, I have absolutely nothing to do with your family. The front door is right there; do you want me to have someone escort you out?

"You..." He thought it was a sure thing, but he didn't expect Gu Kaiyuan to be so stubborn.

"You really want to go up against me?"

Gu Kaiyuan raised his chin slightly, "I thought I had made it very clear, so why are you still deceiving yourself?"
Is there any point in asking this question repeatedly?

Gu Kaiping was so angry he wanted to storm off, but he was currently strapped for cash. He took a deep breath and said, "Then lend me a few hundred taels of silver first..."

“Hehehe,” Gu Kaiyuan sneered, “Not a single copper coin.”

"You've really grown up..." Thinking of the clansmen who accompanied him back this time, who are still waiting at the post station, if he can't get rid of them, they will come with him to Shao County. How will he support them?

“That’s right,” Gu Kaiyuan hadn’t dealt with those unscrupulous merchants these past few days, so his eloquence had been honed. “So in the future, you should stop trying to take advantage of me, because I’m destined to soar through the air, and you don’t have the ability to catch me.”

Given Gu Kaiping's character, it's uncertain whether he'll ever be able to hold an official position, let alone climb to a high one. Where would he get the leverage to deal with me?
At this point, he probably still had his hopes on Gu Antong, unaware that Gu Antong was already in dire straits herself.

As for his two nephews, they do have some talent for studying, but by the time they climb to high positions, he believes he will have already prepared a way out...

"Don't you ever think about the kindness of your father in raising you?"

"Then let Gu Baijiang speak for himself. Who knows, when he gets old and can't walk anymore, and has no food to eat, I will take pity on him and support him according to the village's standards."

But don't forget, we're three brothers; I'm only contributing my own share.

Gu Kaiping now regretted that he was too healthy; otherwise, he would have coughed up blood, fainted, and stayed there, leaving Gu Kaiyuan to deal with the mess. (End of Chapter)