Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Chapter 401 Childhood Pain
After walking out of the house, Feng's scolding could still be faintly heard behind her.Gu Yunji was angry before and said it in one breath without thinking too much. Now he gradually calmed down and felt a little regretful.

Feng is the elder of the Xu family, and Gu Yunji is the son-in-law with a different surname, so he doesn't have to worry so much, but he has to think about his wife.Xu Shuhua is the daughter of the Xu family. This is her natal family and supporter. If he offends the Feng family in this way, it will easily put Xu Shuhua into a dilemma.

After all, a woman's natal family is very important in this era. It is his business to love and protect his wife. Without the help of his natal family, Xu Shuhua will still be ostracized everywhere.Xu Shuhua's life in the Gu family was quite smooth at first, not only because of Gu Yunji's attitude, but also because her natal family was powerful and gave her ample confidence.

Thinking of this, Gu Yunji stopped, exhaled, and looked at Xu Shuhua beside him apologetically: "I'm sorry Shuhua, I was a little impulsive just now and made it difficult for you."

Xu Shuhua shook his head gently: "You don't need to apologize. I know you are worried about me. My cousin has that temper. She is fiery. Sometimes her mind is quick and she doesn't understand the importance of her words. Don't argue with her. Her anger comes and goes quickly. , some other time when her anger subsides, I will come and apologize, and then everything will be fine."

Xu Shuhua thought about the same thing from another angle.

Gu Yunji was about to take office as the prefect, and would inevitably have to deal with the Xu family in the future. Before coming to Shaoxing Prefecture, he was joking and finally had someone to back him up.It is impossible for her husband to break up with the Xu family due to his own reasons before he takes office, which will greatly hinder his future official career.

In any case, since we haven't reached that point yet, it would be best to try our best to repair the relationship and live in harmony.

Gu Yunji didn't know that Xu Shuhua was also thinking about him. He just felt that it was clearly his fault, but he had to make Xu Shuhua humbly apologize, and he felt even more guilty for a moment.

Seeing that he was in a bad mood, Xu Shuhua changed the subject and said, "Weren't you in the front yard before? Why did you come to the backyard? The timing of your appearance was just right?"

Gu Yunji smiled: "Xier told me."

Xu Shuhua was startled: "Xier?"

Gu Zhaoxi poked his head around and saw that his mother was also looking for him. He immediately smiled and ran over to hug her legs, saying softly and coquettishly: "Mother~"

At that time, Gu Yunji was following Xu Chengyu in the front yard to meet the elders. He didn't know what was happening in the backyard, but suddenly he saw his daughter running over alone and quietly told his mother that her mother was being bullied.

Gu Yunji immediately paid attention, found an excuse to leave, and followed his daughter to the backyard. Sure enough, he saw Mrs. Feng scolding Xu Shuhua sternly. He couldn't help but feel lucky that his daughter reported the news, so he arrived in time.

Xu Shuhua was insulted by Feng in public before and was so embarrassed that he didn't care about his daughter for a while.Unexpectedly, at such a young age, Gu Zhaoxi knew how to watch people's actions. Knowing that her mother had been wronged, and knowing that she, as a child, could not speak for her mother, she ran to the front yard to "move in reinforcements."

Feng's words insulted his late mother. If Gu Yunji hadn't come today, Xu Shuhua would have been extremely embarrassed and angry and would have exploded on the spot.If someone accidentally collides with Feng, the situation will be terrible. The matter may not end so easily, and Xu Chengyu may be implicated.

Xu Shuhua's mood was complicated, with joy and sourness at the same time. He picked up his daughter and his throat was a little clogged: "I'm sorry, Xi'er, did I scare you earlier?"

Gu Zhaoxi shook his head firmly and stretched out his little hand to wipe away Xu Shuhua's tears: "Mom, don't cry, don't say sorry, it's your cousin who is bad, she bullied you, Xi'er can protect your mother!"

Xu Shuhua was amused by his daughter's serious appearance, and patted his head lovingly: "Okay, thank you Xi'er, thank you for protecting me."

Xu Shuhua has a tough temperament and looks weak, but in fact he is very strong inside. Under normal circumstances, he will not cry because of a few words from others.The more Gu Yunji thought about it, the more something was wrong, and he asked, "What did my cousin say to you earlier? To make you so sad?"

The matter was over. Xu Shuhua didn't want to talk about it anymore and make him worry about himself. He pretended to smile casually: "It's nothing...are you talking about foot binding? My cousin accused me of not letting Xi'er have her feet bound. It was a harm." She, I felt uncomfortable after hearing this, and I couldn't hold back my emotions." "Mother lied, that's not the case!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the words came out of her mouth, Gu Zhaoxi exposed her mercilessly and said directly: "My great-uncle said that my grandma passed away early and my mother didn't have a mother's upbringing, so she doesn't know how to respect her elders now."

Xu Shuhua was anxious: "Xier!"

Gu Zhaoxi realized later that he shouldn't have said this, and quickly covered his mouth with both hands, looking guilty as if he had done something wrong.

Gu Yunji's expression changed: "Did she say that to you?"

Which child doesn't want his mother to be by his side all the time. Although Xu Shuhua was young at the time and had a vague impression of his mother, he missed her every day after that. This was the pain of her childhood and the regret of her life.

Seeing that Xu Shuhua remained silent, Gu Yunji's face became darker and darker, and the anger in his heart could no longer be suppressed. He immediately turned around and walked back to settle the score with Feng.

"Yunji, don't go."

Xu Shuhua grabbed him, swallowed the astringent feeling in his throat, and said with red eyes: "Don't go, I don't want to mention this matter again. Besides, if you go to her now, it will not solve anything except intensify the conflict. Let's go Bar."

Xu Shuhua was in the middle of it at the time and didn't understand why Feng was suddenly so angry. Now she knows: it's nothing more than jealousy.

Jealous of the good life of their eldest brother, jealous of Xu Chengyu's excellence in everyone from himself to his children, and compared to the second eldest brother in all aspects.

However, as a housewife, Feng did not dare to trouble Xu Chengyu and others, so she had no choice but to pick on her as a soft persimmon - in fact, she was not a soft persimmon. At least as soon as Gu Yunji appeared, Feng's momentum instantly diminished. Go down and don't dare to scold her even a word.

After thinking about this, Xu Shuhua felt that there was no point in arguing with Feng, not to mention that they were juniors. If they were not careful, they would fall into a passive position, and what was reasonable would become unreasonable.

Besides, the loss of her mother at a young age was a pain in her heart. Holding on to it was tantamount to repeatedly poking her scars, and she didn't want to mention it again.

Hearing his wife's trembling voice, Gu Yunji softened his heart and turned around to hug her gently. His chest felt so tight that he didn't know what to say.After a long while, he slowly said: "Then let's go home now?"

Xu Shuhua didn't speak, only nodded slightly. Seeing Gu Yunji was about to leave, he grabbed the corner of his clothes again and reminded: "...don't tell dad."

Gu Yunji paused, then nodded and said, "Okay."

For various reasons, men have a much stronger sense of belonging to the clan than women.For Xu Chengyu, one is his relatives, the other is his daughter, and his wife who died early in life is also involved. If he knew what happened today, it would not only be more embarrassing than Xu Shuhua, but also draw out his sadness in plain sight, it would be better not to explain.

So Gu Yunji casually made an excuse for feeling unwell, and after saying hello to Xu Chengyu, he took his wife and daughter and left the Xu family mansion.

(End of this chapter)