Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 6 They Have No Choice

A simple truth.

When a business reaches a certain level and wealth accumulates to a certain extent, the business may no longer be your own, and the wealth may no longer be your own.

At least that's how the Gu family sees it.

Master Gu was the third son in the family. According to the custom of the time, the eldest son would inherit the family business, so when he was young, he actually received very little wealth from the Gu family.

Having lost his parents at a young age, Mr. Gu left home early, leaving the couple to depend on each other. His wife stayed home to look after the house while he went out to buy and sell medicinal herbs.

Unfortunately, just as the Gu family's business was starting to improve, Madam Gu suddenly fell ill and passed away.

Mr. Gu was heartbroken and never married or took a concubine again. To this day, he only has this one daughter.

Over the past decade, his medicinal herb business has grown bigger and bigger. He started to bring his nephews and cousins into the business, and now his nephews and cousins are working in various positions.

Everyone naturally assumed that this was a business for the Gu family.

It wasn't just for Master Gu alone.

That's why Chen Qing got beaten up.

Looking at his stubborn cousin, Old Master Gu's face darkened to the extreme: "Fine!"

"I'm confused, and now I'm troubling you to worry about this."

At this moment, what Master Gu really wanted to say was...

This deal went to the Chen family, so what does it have to do with you?
Fortunately, he managed to stay rational and didn't say those angry words.

There are too many nephews and nieces of the Gu family here. If they hear this and it gets passed on from one person to another, the business down below will probably be thrown into chaos immediately.

Moreover, there is a possibility that someone might do something even more extreme.

After saying this, Master Gu slapped Gu Shouyi hard across the face.

Gu Shouyi was young after all, and when he was hit, his blood rushed to his head. He looked up at Master Gu, but fortunately, after more than ten years, Master Gu still had his dignity. He gritted his teeth and lowered his head, not daring to speak.

Seeing his appearance, Master Gu became even more furious.

"You want to fight back, don't you?"

He stood with his hands behind his back, looked at Gu Shouyi, and said angrily, "How did you get into Anrentang three years ago?"

"It was your father who brought you into my house, made you kneel at my door and beg me to let you in!"

Master Gu sat back in his seat and sneered a few times: "Now look at you. In more than three years, your pockets are probably bulging, your back is straight, and you've developed quite a temper."

He waved his hand and said, "Starting tomorrow, go back to where you came from. I can't keep you here anymore."

"As for what you did, I won't come looking for you. The county government will find you naturally, and you'll have to accept whatever punishment they give you."

At this point, Master Gu slammed his fist on the table and roared, "You've really got some nerve! You know he's the son of an official! He's the eldest son of Prefect Chen!"

"If the Chen family holds a grudge against you, you should consider whether your life is worth the price to pay!"

After being scolded like that, Gu Shouyi's face immediately turned pale. He knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Master Gu, saying, "Third Uncle, I...I..."

Master Gu didn't even glance at him.

A young man in his twenties stepped forward to pour water for Master Gu and whispered, "Third Uncle, Shouye was just confused for a moment. If this gets out, it won't be good. Otherwise... otherwise we should cover it up."

The man who spoke was named Gu Shouzhou, the son of Master Gu's second elder brother, which meant he was his own nephew.

In comparison, this is a family.

Master Gu looked up at them and said, "You've all grown up, and you've become more cunning."

"Did he do this all by himself?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Shouzhou's expression changed slightly. He lowered his head and remained silent.

Master Gu didn't even look at him. Instead, he stood up, glanced at Gu Shouyi kneeling on the ground, and said, "Your monthly wages will be settled tomorrow. Considering that your father and I are brothers, I won't report you to the authorities. If they find out about you, that's your own bad luck."

"If they can't find you, you're lucky."

"later."

Old Master Gu grunted, "Our two families are no longer related!"

"And they keep referring to the Gu family!"

Mr. Gu stormed off in anger.

"How could you do something like this!"

After saying that, he left Anrentang without looking back.

In the backyard of Anrentang, Gu Shouyi knelt on the ground, his face pale.

He didn't know how to explain it to his father when he got home.

At this time, the family's expenses mostly came from his monthly allowance at Anrentang...

He looked up at Gu Shouzhou and murmured, "Seventh Brother..."

Gu Shouzhou first waved his hand to dismiss everyone. After everyone had left, he stepped forward, helped Gu Shouyi up, bent down to pat the dust off his knees, and said, "Go home and rest for a while. Your third uncle will eventually understand and change his mind."

"Your monthly allowance." Gu Shouzhou glanced in the direction where Master Gu had left and continued, "If the accountant won't pay you, we brothers can each chip in, and that should be enough to cover your expenses. If the brothers don't want to chip in..."

"Seventh Brother will pay for it for you."

Gu Shouyi breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Seventh Brother, thank you, Seventh Brother."

Gu Shouzhou shook his head, looking in the direction where Master Gu had left, and said, "It seems that Third Uncle really wants to give the family business to that Chen fellow."

he said to himself.

"They really can't distinguish between close and distant relatives."

Gu Shouyi nodded in agreement.

"Seventh Brother, should we call Third Brother and Fourth Brother back?"

Gu Shouzhu shook his head.

"Let's take a look first."

…………

The Gu Family Compound.

There was a knock on Chen Qing's door. The eldest son of the Chen family got up and opened the door. There stood Master Gu with a food box in his hand, smiling.

"Nephew, are you feeling better?"

Chen Qing glanced at Master Gu, then stepped aside to invite him in, and said with a smile, "You've slept well for one night and are much better than yesterday."

Master Gu lifted the food box in his hand and said with a smile, "I had someone stew chicken soup for my nephew."

Young Master Chen glanced at the food box in his hand and asked with a smile, "Did you cook this yourself, Uncle, or did you buy it from outside?"

Upon hearing this, Master Gu was taken aback. He then placed the food box on the table, looked up at Chen Qing, and said with a wry smile, "My family has indeed encountered some problems, but it's far from the extent that you're thinking, my dear nephew."

"I can't have all the cooks in my compound follow them."

Chen Qing said with a smile, "My nephew didn't say anything."

Master Gu sat down and looked at Chen Qing, sighing, "My dear nephew, you truly have a keen and insightful mind. You've only been in Deqing for a few days, yet you've already seen through all the connections in my family."

Chen Qing was not intimidated and sat down opposite Master Gu, saying, "It was only after being beaten that I finally understood."

“I don’t know anyone in Deqing, and I haven’t offended anyone. Who would come looking for me and beat me up for no reason?”

"After thinking it over, the only explanation is that what my uncle said to me was overheard by someone, which led to him offending someone."

Yesterday morning, Mr. Gu told Chen Qing that after some time, he would let him take over the Gu family business, starting with medicinal herbs.

This was roughly what the servants of the Gu family overheard, and it eventually reached the ears of the Gu family members.

That's why I got such a good beating that afternoon.

If this beating can drive Chen Qing out of Deqing, that would be good. If it doesn't, then the two sides will become enemies. If Chen Qing takes charge in the future, he will inevitably target the Gu family members. Then, some of the Gu family members will naturally be able to unite the Gu family together.

This is Chen Qing's analysis of the situation.

He's still unsure whether he's overestimated the Gu family.

After a moment of silence, Master Gu looked at Chen Qing and said, "Nephew, you are truly clever."

As he spoke, he asked, "Since you are so intelligent, why did you leave the Chen family in the prefectural city and come to Deqing to marry into the family?"

Chen Qing chuckled: "I almost died at home half a year ago. If I don't leave now, won't I be waiting to die?"

Upon hearing this, Master Gu glanced at Chen Qing, but did not press the matter further. Instead, he sighed.

"I never imagined things would turn out this way."

Chen Qing poured a cup of tea for Old Master Gu and said with a smile, "I thought about it last night, and given the Gu family's situation, it's perfectly normal for something to happen."

“Since Uncle has a nephew.”

Chen Qing said calmly, "Otherwise, we shouldn't take him in as a son-in-law."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Gu frowned.

"Nephew, are you going to call off the engagement?"

"It's not that I want to call off the engagement."

Chen Qing said with a smile, "It's because of the Gu family's situation."

"They probably don't want Miss Gu to stay at home."

"Let's part amicably. My nephew will recover from his injuries in a few days and then leave the Gu family to make up for the beating he suffered."

Master Gu looked at Chen Qing and shook his head slightly.

“Nephew, please stay here for now. I will give you an explanation for this matter. As for whether my daughter is at home or not…”

He narrowed his eyes.

"But they have no choice."