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

It was still a long time before the date set by the imperial court for taking office, and there was plenty of time. Gu Yunji planned to take this opportunity to relax and have a rest, spend time with his wife and daughter at home, and wait until the Dragon Boat Festival was over before officially going to the Yamen for duty.

Time flies by quickly, and it’s early May in the blink of an eye. The Dragon Boat Festival holiday at Luxi Academy is about to end, and Xu Chengyu is about to return to Hangzhou.

During this period, Xu Chengyu had been staying at the Xu family mansion and did not live with Gu Yunji and the others.Seeing that they were about to separate again, Gu Yunji and his wife thought of asking Xu Chengyu to go home to have a meal together and reunite before leaving.

Arriving at the Xu family mansion, Gu Yunji followed the boy's guidance and found Xu Chengyu's study. Before he even got close, he heard a fierce quarrel coming from inside.

Xu Chengyu slapped the table and angrily said: "You are really capable! Before, I only said that you were ineffective and did not do your job all day long. I didn't expect that you are now addicted to gambling! Look at you now, you are depressed and depressed. I'm depressed, but I don't have the energy that a young person should have!"

Xu Shuchang lowered his head to be scolded, with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face, and muttered: "I'm not addicted, I just played a few games, and only went there once in a while. How can I not be as serious as you said..."

"Still lying!"

Xu Chengyu was furious, stepped forward, opened his hand, pointed at the cocoon on it and said: "You only played three or two games, how can you grind your hand to look like this? I think the thickness of your cocoon must have been stained by gambling for at least half a year." Got it!"

Xu Shuchang had a dull look on his face. He pulled his hand back and hid it behind his back without saying a word. He tilted his head and said nothing. At first glance, he didn't take Xu Chengyu's reprimand seriously.

Xu Chengyu was so angry that he hated iron and said: "You haven't studied seriously since you were a child, and your studies have been mediocre. You studied for 20 years before you were admitted as a scholar. Later, when you grew up, you still didn't pay attention. Today You want to be an official, you have to take care of the fields and the village tomorrow, you are half-hearted in doing things, I won’t talk about these things about you."

"What happens to you now? You actually got involved in gambling! Gambling shops are just trying their luck with small fortunes. In fact, they all have tricks. Will they let you make money in vain? You just have to use some petty profits to win over you. You sink deeper and deeper, and it becomes more and more difficult to extricate yourself. In the end, you lose all your huge family fortune and end up bankrupt!"

"Don't think that you can squander it as much as your parents left you a rich family property. Counting our eldest son, and even the entire Xu family, how many prodigal children can we afford? You might lose all the family property one day! "

Xu Chengyu knew that blindly scolding could not solve the problem, but he did not know how many times he had talked with Xu Shuchang since he was a child. Whether he was persuasive or serious, Xu Shuchang always promised well at the time, but he still went his own way behind the scenes without correcting himself at all.

Thinking of these, Xu Chengyu felt a great sadness in his heart, and said sadly: "When your parents passed away, you were only eight years old. You were really young. Your father couldn't worry about you. He held my hand in front of the hospital bed and refused to close his eyes. , let me take good care of you."

"What's the result? Now that you look like this, how will I face them after I die? Ask yourself again, how can you be worthy of your dead parents and them if you are so self-degenerate and unwilling to make progress? Is your spirit in heaven?!”

Xu Shuchang's heart suddenly surged with anger. He no longer looked respectful as before, and said impatiently: "It's my parents again, it's my parents again! Every time something happens to me, you always use them to suppress me." !”

"Anyway, they are long dead. I am an adult now. What does it have to do with you what I look like? After all, it is the property left by my parents. You have no control over what I do with my affairs!"

Xu Chengyu looked at him in disbelief, and then said angrily: "Xu Shuchang, I am your uncle! Your father is dead, and I am the closest person among your parents. I perform the responsibility of educating you on your father's behalf. Why can't I control you? I He is the person most qualified to take care of you!"

"That's not my biological father either!"

Xu Shuchang was indifferent, and his words were like a knife, stabbing Xu Chengyu in the heart without caring about the relationship between uncle and nephew: "My father is dead when he dies, and I don't have a second father! After all, you It’s just my uncle, I’m happy to respect you, you are an elder, but I’m not happy to respect you, you’re just an outsider!”

With that said, Xu Shuchang slammed the door, turned around and walked away. "Xu Shuchang! Come back!"

Xu Chengyu was so angry that his head was spinning. He shouted angrily several times, but Xu Shuchang's footsteps didn't even stop. He simply called the accountant who was in charge of the money: "Where is the accountant? Call me here!"

"Starting from today, cut off all Xu Shuchang's money, lock up all the things left by my brother, brother-in-law, and don't let him collect any of them! Also, go to every gambling house in the city to say hello, Anyone who dares to make Xu Shuchang gamble again or give him credit will be at odds with my Xu family and me, Xu Chengyu!"

"Yes!" The accountant responded loudly, and then trotted away.

After giving instructions, Xu Chengyu's anger gradually subsided, and he felt helpless, and he sat slumped on the chair.

Gu Yunji waited quietly for a while and saw that Xu Chengyu's mood gradually calmed down. Then he carefully stepped through the door and called softly: "Teacher."

Xu Chengyu raised his head and glanced at him when he heard the sound, then lowered his head again, his voice low and hoarse: "Yunji, I made you laugh."

"Teacher, don't say that, we are a family." Gu Yunji filled Xu Chengyu's cup with hot tea and pushed it in front of him, "Teacher, have a drink of water to moisten your throat."

Xu Chengyu picked up the cup and took a sip. The fragrant tea slipped from his throat into his stomach. The restlessness in his chest was brushed away, and his breathing became much smoother.

Xu Chengyu looked at his considerate and sensible apprentice and son-in-law, and then thought of Xu Shuchang just now, feeling very puzzled.

He couldn't understand. Whether they were his children or disciples, whether they were his biological children or not, all those who were taught by him were all the best among men. How come they couldn't do it when they got to Xu Shuchang's place?His educational method had no effect on Xu Shuchang alone?

Gu Yunji deliberately made him happy and changed the subject: "Xi'er told me that grandpa hasn't visited her in the past few days. Maybe he has other grandsons in the Xu family to relieve his boredom, so he doesn't like her anymore. The little girl is too young. , He is quite angry, and his little mouth is so pouty that it can almost hang an oil can."

"It just so happens that Shuhua prepared your favorite dishes at home today, as well as Qiu Lubai, and Luxi Academy is about to start classes. Why don't you come back and have a meal with us? Xi'er misses you too."

Mentioning his little granddaughter, Xu Chengyu subconsciously twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled, but he really wasn't in the mood. He shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it later when we have the opportunity. We are so close now, and I can come back for all holidays, so we can have a good time together during the Mid-Autumn Festival. Forget it this time.”

Gu Yunji hesitated, hesitated for a while, and couldn't help but said: "...Teacher, cousin Shuchang has now passed away and has the ability to distinguish right from wrong. No matter in every aspect, you have done your best as an uncle. You don’t have to put such a heavy burden on yourself, and Shuhua and I don’t want you to be too tired.”

Xu Chengyu was silent for a moment, and sighed: "I understand everything you said, don't worry, I know it well. What matters now is you. You have just arrived at Shaoxing Mansion and have a lot of things to do. You still have the energy to worry about me. You concentrate Just do your official duties well. If you have any difficulties, please tell me at any time. If I can solve it, I will definitely help you solve it."

Understanding is one thing, doing it is another.Xu Chengyu's younger brother and his wife died early, and Xu Shuchang was ineffective. It would be extremely difficult for him to put down his responsibilities in a short period of time and let Xu Shuchang go his own way.

Gu Yunji sighed silently in his heart and said nothing more.