Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1097 is there, why isn't it?

How could it be that the son is up to something again? What son cares whether his old father has any ulterior motives? Shouldn't you be keeping a close eye on the old man?
What a terrible thing to do!

If he said he didn't intend to do anything, his mother definitely wouldn't believe him. "I'm not doing anything now, let's see how it goes. My father might be more than happy to guard the ancestral graves."

Sending that old man to guard the ancestral graves?

Grandma Gu was stunned for a moment, then shook her head. "Your father doesn't have the guts to find a woman. It was hard to say before, but ever since you grew up, he knows you're on my side."

He wouldn't dare. He relies on his son to support him, so how could he dare to mess with you? At most, if your eldest brother were as successful as the eldest son of the Zhao family, you might have a few concubines.

Now, your father dares not, for he fears Sanya will look down on him. Neither you nor Liulang like him, and even Sanya looks down on him—does he still want to be his patriarch?
Don't be fooled by your father's stubbornness. He knows perfectly well that he needs you to enjoy a comfortable life. He's even thinking about going to the capital with you to enjoy a life of luxury.

Last time you and your husband went to the capital with Sanya's parents to arrange Dajiang's engagement, your father told me that our village would eventually lose both of your families.

I said Sanya's workshop is over there, and your dad said you're copying Sanya's dad, who always hides everything. He might even end up with a small workshop..."

Gu Erzhu was not surprised that his father still wanted to go to the capital with him to enjoy a life of luxury. Not only his father, but his mother had also had this idea.

Ever since his older brother and Zhao Laoda started school on the same day in town and became classmates, his parents never wanted to lose to Uncle Zhao and Aunt Zhao.

However, no matter how unwilling he was to admit defeat, the eldest son of the other family was truly good at studying, achieving a remarkable leap in his life. As the gap became too large, even the most resentful person had to admit defeat.

His father later pinned his hopes on his eldest grandson to improve the family's reputation, partly because he felt that while his eldest son couldn't compare, there were two grandsons who could.

As it turned out, the eldest grandson's academic performance was worse than the eldest son's. No matter how much his father deceived himself and made excuses about bad luck, he knew in his heart that the eldest grandson was simply not cut out for studying.

It's just self-deception; I don't want to admit that I'm really blind, and I dare not admit that I've been suppressing my other children and grandchildren, supporting my eldest son and then my eldest grandson, and still haven't achieved anything.

On the contrary, his sixth son, without saying a word, picked up his books again and became a top scholar in the imperial examination, which was more promising than Zhao Laoda, who only got first place in the county examination.

What? This grandson was tricked by the old man and his grandson into putting down his books?

The old man wouldn't admit it.

If he doesn't want to admit it, fine. If the old man wasn't guilty, why would he only think about going to the capital with his son to enjoy a life of luxury? He should have just told his sixth grandson to take him to the capital to find Old Man Zhao.

The old man didn't care whether his sixth grandson's success was due to his own biased nature; he just wanted to compete with Grandpa Zhao and be better than Grandpa Zhao.

You've lived your whole life in a daze. When you see Uncle Zhao, he flatters you and admits that it was his fault for not getting married back then. You actually have the nerve to do that?
“…I said no. If Sanya’s workshop gets a partner, Sanya will definitely take the lion’s share. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be complaining about how much the workshop costs every day.”

Gu Erzhu was too lazy to listen to any of the big and small talk, just as he was too lazy to talk about how everyone knew how unkind his sixth son's grandfather was.

But he keeps complaining about how much the workshop costs. And sure enough, it's a flaw. If Sanya wasn't taking the lion's share, why would he keep complaining?

But how could he possibly admit it? The workshop already has a powerful partner, which is already quite conspicuous. How could it not have a powerful partner?
Who's stupid? Every shipment is hauled away by truckloads. Just from that one soap workshop, his family's three daughters have earned enough money to make him tremble with fear.

If it weren't for his six sons and three daughters refusing to do it, he would have waited until he came back from this trip to have his children, Uncle Yun, find some outsiders to come and collect the debt.

Unfortunately, the two children didn't want him to be gossiped about. Actually, it's nothing. It's just that he, as the father, was cheated. He still has his son and daughter-in-law to pay off the debt.

What does reputation matter? Who's as lucky as him? Those who gossip are definitely envious of him. It's a pity that even his good brother, Master Zhou, isn't on his side this time. "Does that make sense?"

"Yes, of course! Sanya takes more than the lion's share; she owns the entire workshop. There's no way anyone is more important than Sanya!"

"I'm being serious with you, and here comes this again. Your mother isn't senile. If Sanya doesn't have a powerful ally, relying solely on her uncle won't be enough."

look!
When I tell you the truth, you don't believe me.

Sanya's uncle's name still held sway; when he gave Madam Gao her 20% share of the soap, Master Gao repeatedly told Sanya to take it back and not to try to gain anything from it.

Even though Madam Gao's transfer of the 20% share of the soap to her eldest grandson's wife was intended to allow the younger generations of the two families to continue their friendship, how could Lord Gao not worry that Lord Zhou was making Sanya repay a favor?

Ultimately, for powerful and wealthy families like the Gao family, what is a 20% share of the soap? What they care about more is the favor owed to them by important figures of the same social standing.

"If Sanya's master were still alive, things would be much better. He would have cleared his name. He had no children and only Sanya as his disciple. He would have to protect Sanya with all his might."

But once this person leaves, the relationship cools. Don't be fooled by the fact that last time, when the child was celebrating her third day, all the nobles in the capital sent people. With her master here, perhaps even the nobles would come in person.

That can't!
Not to mention the eldest princess, even the Princess Consort of Rui, her own grandson came from the south to this place to become a county magistrate, did you see her come here in person?
Is he out of his mind? At his age, he still goes through all that trouble to make this trip. What kind of relationship do they have that would make someone come all that way for him? Even Sanya wouldn't dare let someone else come.

If things go wrong and someone falls ill, and all of them are royalty and nobles, even if Sanya's master is the emperor's aunt or cousin, our Gu family might be wiped out, believe it or not.

You really dare to dream, my dear mother!

Gu Erzhu was about to advise Old Madam Gu to stop thinking about such things when Old Madam Gu pulled him back halfway through her sentence.

What are they planning to do this time?

"Your wife and your younger sister are here."

Gu Erzhu turned around.

—Indeed, from a great distance, a group of people came out, some carrying lanterns in front and others following behind.

I'm impressed, my goodness! You really have ears in all directions and eyes in all directions!

"Why is Sanya out here too? This child, why isn't she back in her room to rest in the middle of the night? Your little sister comes here all the time, there's no need for her to come out."

Who said that as people get older, their eyesight gets worse? They recognized the person immediately from a distance, didn't they? But now is not the time to talk about that.

Gu Erzhu quickly whispered a reminder to Old Lady Gu, "Tiger Girl is out too. Mother, don't be too biased; the two children must have heard you're not staying here tonight—"

"I know." Old Mrs. Gu interrupted impatiently, quickly waving her hand and walking forward, thinking to herself, "What son? Does your mother not have a brain?"

The two kids will definitely hear that I'm going back tonight. Do you think I don't know what kind of people your two daughters-in-law are? Sanya will come over, and Huniu won't be willing to move an inch!

It's not that she's biased. What do you know? A good granddaughter-in-law wouldn't be biased. Would she be biased towards the one who doesn't like her mother? She's not biased towards that old man!

They still dare to have ulterior motives!
Damn old man!