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

Bai Suihe received a suggestive look from Gu Kaiyuan and could only back down, saying, "The children in their wombs are yours too, and I believe you also hope they are all well."

Zhuang Datou immediately thanked her sincerely, "Thank you for your understanding, Madam. We will have to trouble you with Dongmei from now on. I will pack her things and send her to the city as soon as possible."

"I'll bring Dongmei home after I've settled everyone in my family."

Zhuang Datou also felt that a decision needed to be made. Living together in such a muddled way was not only unbearable for Dongmei, but he himself would probably break down sooner or later.

Although Huang Pingguo was still somewhat reluctant, he agreed. After all, the madam was right; Chunxiang was carrying his child, and they all knew about Granny Pang's medical skills, which were something others couldn't even dream of.

Gu Kaiyuan then helped them up and led them to the outer courtyard to inquire about the arrangements for the fruit trees on the mountain.
Since the beginning of spring, the three mountains have been gradually cleared and planted with fruit trees.

The mountain where the fruit trees were first planted even became home to a flock of chickens and ducks. Zhuang Datou and his friends worked very hard; their skin got tanned and they all lost weight.

Only when everything was going smoothly as before did Gu Kaiyuan ask for their thoughts.

Zhuang Datou has realized his mistake and promised that he will settle his family members down soon.

Huang Pingguo was still a bit confused. What was wrong with the whole family living together? It wasn't always this lively and bustling.

Zhuang Datou glanced at the old man's indifferent expression, sighed, and said to Huang Pingguo, "How do you usually arrange accommodations in those few rooms at home?"

"We're all family, so we'll just squeeze in. My eldest uncle and second uncle each have their own room, and the men and women in our family live separately."

Since the number of rooms is limited, we'll have to make do for now.

"You mean you gave up all your rooms?" Zhuang Datou really didn't know, after all, he had kept his own bedroom, and the others could squeeze in however they wanted.

"There's no other way. My family is large, and if we don't live here, there simply won't be enough room."

Luckily, we all had heated brick beds (kang) installed, otherwise we really wouldn't have had enough room.

Gu Kaiyuan looked Huang Pingguo up and down. "I thought you were quite clever before, but I didn't expect you to be so blindly filial."

Since your family is so well-off, why don't you use your savings to help them build a good life together?

“Of course,” Huang Pingguo grinned. “I’m the most successful son in our family, so of course I have to take care of my family more.”

Gu Kaiyuan gave him a thumbs up and patted him on the shoulder, "Then you should rest well at home and take good care of your family."

"Those things on the mountain, you can leave them to Zhuang Datou to handle."

After saying this, Gu Kaiyuan didn't look at them again and walked directly to the backyard.

Zhuang Datou's face changed, and he looked at Huang Pingguo with disappointment, "What's wrong with you? How could you be so confused?"

Huang Pingguo then realized what had happened and turned pale with fright. "I just wanted to show my respect to my family."

"No one is going to stop you from being filial to your family," Zhuang Datou was almost amused by his incompetent teammate, who was the cause of everything he was going through.

“When we left our hometown, we agreed to send some money back to them every year to help our families. Why did you insist on leaving your address with them? Now we have to empty our pockets to send these people away.”

“Big Head, how can you say that? They’re all our family. Now that we’re doing better, of course we should help our family.”

"Yes, you are a very filial son, I can't compare to you." Zhuang Datou felt that the other party was beyond saving. "Now it's all right, the master wants you to rest well and take care of your family. From now on, you can stay at home and fulfill your filial duties."

After Zhuang Datou finished speaking, he turned and walked out. He had to go back and deal with those people as soon as possible; this was going to be a tough battle.

Huang Pingguo glanced back at the backyard, but didn't have the courage to go up and plead for mercy anymore, so she quickly followed.

He needs to go back and see how Zhuang Datou handled it; there's likely more trouble at home to come.

When Bai Suihe saw Gu Kaiyuan return, she poured him a glass of water and asked, "It seems this matter is really difficult to handle. Huang Pingguo probably harbors resentment towards Chunxiang."

"Let's see how that kid handles it. If he can't even manage his own family affairs, I don't trust him to work under me."

The two girls didn't say anything, but it's likely that these two families were hoping for a windfall for everyone involved.

Bai Suihe also had her own guesses; otherwise, given Dongmei and Chunxiang's personalities, they would have endured even the greatest grievances.

They probably didn't say anything at the time to save face for Zhuang Datou and his gang.

"Give them a chance now, and we'll see." Bai Suihe still remembered the kindness they had shown her along the way, and if things could be changed, she could forgive and forget.

They are human, not gods, and cannot control people's thoughts. If these two people are determined to go all the way to the dark side, then they should also consider how to deal with these two people in the future.
After all, there's such a large family waiting to hold them back, and I'm afraid their morale will be affected.

“Then I’d say that Mom and Dad are just too good to them,” Gu Xingyang pouted. “And my two aunts are too indulgent towards them. This family should be run by women, and men should just focus on earning money to support the family.”

Gu Kaiyuan reached out and patted her head. He didn't object to women taking charge of the household, but if his daughter said these words in the future, it would be shocking and would probably attract attacks from those pedantic scholars. He would have to teach her slowly in the future.

"Don't be so sharp-tongued, little kid. If there's a problem, find a way to solve it instead of condemning them outright."

They're just temporarily lost; they'll come to their senses.

“But I want to curse the bad guys,” Gu Xingyang said while yawning. The swaying of the carriage was too comfortable, and she couldn’t resist her sleepiness.

"Don't worry, I'll give you a chance," Gu Kaiyuan reassured him. "You don't look like you've had enough sleep yet, how about Daddy accompanies you to rest for a bit more?"

Gu Xingyang nodded. Since there was no excitement to watch anyway, she might as well continue sleeping. She would have more energy when she woke up.

Gu Kaiyuan would take the child over to coax her to sleep, which was commonplace for Granny Pang and the others. The master doted on the young lady, and whenever he was home and had time, he would do everything himself.

Bai Suihe sent someone to summon Huang Li, who was guarding the courtyard. They weren't home; she was the one managing everything in the house.

Knowing what the lady wanted to ask, Madam Huang briefly recounted what had happened in the village between the two families, saying, "It's not that we're biased; those two families are not easy to get along with."

As soon as they arrived in the village, they started asking around, especially about the Gu family.

"They're new here, so it's normal for them to be curious about the village. We didn't pay much attention, since they're all family members of the village head."

Li Huangshi already knew about Dongmei and the others going to the city, and she had supported them in part. (End of Chapter)