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

Chapter 644, Section 645: The Wedding
"Now that you've all finished your work, you should hurry up and cook the meal. We need to talk about something as a family later."

Gu Baijiang was used to the tiredness on his two daughters-in-law's faces and casually remarked.

"Where's Aunt Xu?" Xu Yulan asked, her eyes wide. "Is she sick again today?"
"She's sick for 360 out of the 360 ​​days a year. Why should we take care of her like this for nothing?"

Xu Shuanghong is the laziest person; she doesn't do any work at all. In the past, they tolerated her because of her seniority, but now that it's busy with farming, can't they be a little more accommodating? At most, she can cook a meal; they don't ask for much.

Gu Baijiang: "No, she went to see her daughter today."

Having arrived in this small mountain village, Gu Baijiang couldn't possibly support such a large family. Xu Shuanghong and her daughter wanted to take this opportunity to leave, but Gu Baijiang would never agree to that.

After saying some nice things and analyzing the pros and cons for them, they finally managed to persuade the mother and her two daughters to stay.

However, even if they disagreed, Gu Baijiang would not let them leave easily. If they wanted to leave, they would have to leave five hundred taels of silver.

Xu Shuanghong's savings were long gone, so how could she possibly have any more money?

The mother and her two daughters had no choice, and just as Gu Baijiang had analyzed, where could they go if they left?
Their master had long since cut off contact with them, and they had been assigned to monitor Gu Baijiang, but they hadn't accomplished anything, and they wouldn't receive the promised payment.

Anyway, I won't be cold or hungry here, so I'll just endure it for now.

Who knew that as soon as the house was built and the land was cultivated, Gu Baijiang brought up the marriage of his two daughters.

Xu Shuanghong was shocked at the time, "What did you say? It's one thing for the eldest son, but Meibao is with the second son."

Gu Baijiang said, "With the second son in this state, he can barely support himself, let alone a concubine."

I do have a good place to go, but I mainly want to discuss it with you and see what your decision is.

Before Xu Shuanghong could speak, Gu Baijiang continued, "I know that Meibao doesn't like my second son. You can't force a relationship. A few days ago, Manager Niu in town was looking for a second wife for his son, and I think Meibao is a good fit."

"Remarry?" Xu Shuanghong initially protested, but considering Meibao's current situation, she couldn't help but say, "Tell me more about it."

"Manager Niu's family runs a general store, and business is doing alright."

Two years ago, his daughter-in-law was pregnant and accidentally fell. She struggled to give birth to twins, but then passed away.

The shopkeeper's wife helped take care of the children, but she had limited energy to deal with two children by herself, and she ended up getting sick from exhaustion.

The Niu family thought they should find another wife for their son, as a way to help the two elderly people share the burden.

"Becoming a stepmother the moment you step in the door?" Xu Shuanghong herself had been a stepmother, so of course she knew how difficult it was.

"That's why I said this is appropriate. It's not that Meibao can't have children. The Niu family has their own children. As long as they put their heart into it, it's like getting them for free."

When they grow old, those two children, deeply grateful for their upbringing, will naturally have to take good care of their mother.

Xu Shuanghong was tempted. Meibao couldn't just stay with the Gu family; perhaps living with the Niu family in town would be another way out.

"I need to discuss this with Meibao," Xu Shuanghong said, afraid that her youngest daughter might go crazy, so she didn't dare to agree easily.

“That’s only right.” Early the next morning, Xu Shuanghong took her two daughters to town to inquire about the news.

Just as Gu Baijiang said, the Niu family really wanted to find a daughter-in-law to help take care of the children. They already had two grandsons, so whether Fan Meibao had another child or not didn't matter. It was probably what the family was hoping for.

"What do you think?" Xu Shuanghong asked her two daughters. "I think this family is a good place to go."

Fan Meilin glanced at his sister and still offered his honest advice, "Meibao, I think what the two of them said is correct. This family has a good reputation and is a kind family."

It's better than you staying in that rotten mud of the Gu family forever.

Look at Gu Kaichen, he's like a scoundrel every day. If his father didn't keep a close eye on him, he might go gambling again.

"Being with someone like that, and being his nominal concubine, if anything were to happen to you, you'd be the first to suffer."

Because of this concern, Xu Shuanghong has kept a close eye on Gu Kaichen over the years, fearing that he might implicate her and her daughter.

Fan Meibao had long wanted to leave the Gu family. Xu Yulan and her husband were truly despicable, bossing her around every day. If it weren't for her own mother keeping an eye on her, she didn't know how they would have tormented her.

Now that Gu Baijiang has spoken up, and she's his official wife, she can become a mother without any pain once she enters the house. Why should she worry about those two boys not being filial to her in the future?
She didn't place her hopes on Gu Anwei in the Gu family. In her opinion, none of the men in the Gu family were good; they were all heartless and ungrateful, and could not be relied upon.

"But would Gu Baijiang really be so kind?" Fan Meibao still had doubts. "Why would he help arrange this marriage for no reason?"

"Maybe it's a change of heart," Xu Shuanghong would never admit that she had secretly served them a lot, hoping that the mother and daughter could have a better life.

"And I also promised him that the Gu family could keep half of your betrothal gifts."

"Why should we?" the two sisters shouted at the same time.

Xu Shuanghong said, "Otherwise, do you think Gu Baijiang would let you leave? The work in the fields is still counting on you."

The two sisters then stopped talking, went to inquire further, and returned to report back to Gu Baijiang.

Gu Baijiang was efficient; he finalized the marriage in just a few days. Moreover, the Niu family was quite nice, and he even met with Fan Meibao.

He knew she couldn't have children, but he didn't mind. He even promised that as long as he treated the two children well, she would be their biological mother.

As agreed, Gu Baijiang kept half of the ten taels of silver betrothal gift, while Xu Shuanghong used the remaining five taels to buy some simple dowry for her daughter before being taken away by the Niu family.

Not long after, Gu Baijiang arranged another good marriage for Fan Meilin. The young master was the son of the county magistrate. He was a good man in every way except for his limp. The magistrate bought him a shop and promised to divide the family property with them after the marriage.

Fan Meilin was initially somewhat reluctant, as this was very different from what she had expected.

However, Xu Shuanghong was right about one thing: "You're getting old now, and in this poor, remote place, the highest official you can get is the county magistrate. But the county magistrate has a lot of wives and concubines, and his children are still young. You might as well find this county magistrate's son."

"You could also try finding those wealthy businessmen..."

"Give up on that idea. The Bai family is beyond our reach." Xu Shuanghong knew what he was thinking, but unfortunately, the Gu family had completely severed ties with Gu Kaiyuan, and the Bai family was even less of a possibility.