Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 999 You came back alone?

Grandpa Gu strained his ears to listen to the sounds outside, waiting and waiting. Finally, when someone was about to enter the room, he quickly turned over and lay down on his side.

"Alright, put the things over there and go do what I told you to do. We'll talk about anything else when I come out." Old Mrs. Gu impatiently gestured for her eldest daughter-in-law to leave.

Seeing this, Xiao Tian glanced at Old Master Gu, who was lying on the kang facing inward. Seeing that she hadn't woken her father-in-law, and not wanting to peek to see if he was pretending to be asleep, she had no choice but to go out first.

Grandma Gu watched her eldest daughter-in-law leave, and as she heard the footsteps approaching the main room, she sighed inwardly and turned to walk towards the kang (a heated brick bed). "You can still sleep without the second son coming in?"

What?
At first, I heard the child call him "Second Uncle"!
Grandpa Gu suddenly rolled over, accidentally aggravating his wound. The pain made him momentarily unaware that he had misunderstood; it was his second son who hadn't come in, not that his second son hadn't arrived.

"You came back alone?"

Having been husband and wife for a lifetime, Old Mrs. Gu knew her husband hadn't heard her clearly and didn't want to repeat that she hadn't come back alone, but that her second son had brought her back.

It's better not to give it at all than to give it to her, considering she's the second child!
"You brat, you don't even recognize your own mother anymore—"

"Alright!" Old Mrs. Gu interrupted irritably, "If he doesn't acknowledge me as his mother, why would my son invite me over? My second son only went to his uncle's house after seeing me off at the door."

It's not that the second son didn't come, it's that the second son didn't come inside to see you, understand? You've caused me so much trouble. My son was in the carriage at first because I was the one who coaxed him since he was little.

This wasn't just a casual joke; the second son's eyes welled up with tears as he spoke. "Old man, believe me, we seem to have truly hurt him deeply."

Grandpa Gu felt that his mind was not quite keeping up with his wife. She had just said that the second son was going to his uncle's house. What was he going to his uncle's house so early in the morning?
He, the father, didn't even go to his second son's house yesterday. What does the second son want? What does he want to do with his uncle? His wife says he's caused her so much trouble!
What's wrong with you? You can't appease her, so you want to beat the older one instead? What nonsense are you spouting, old woman? You must have been completely bewildered by that brat these past few days!

"What do you mean 'wounded'? What did we do? The boss didn't succeed, did he? Besides, how can you blame me? I had no idea the boss would even keep it from me and go looking for connections."

Otherwise, would I have scolded the eldest brother for not consulting the second brother first before acting recklessly? I wanted the second brother to help the eldest brother, but I didn't mean to cause the second brother to be resented by his son and daughter-in-law.

I'm not senile. I told the eldest brother a long time ago that we couldn't control Liu Lang. Not to mention San Ya's side, Liu Lang is almost a scholar. Why bother provoking Liu Lang?

I would say that the eldest brother deserved to be punished this time. If he had really gotten involved with the county magistrate and implicated Liu Lang, not to mention Uncle, even the eldest brother would have taken his life.

"Eldest son, it's our fault as his parents for not finding him a good wife. If I were as capable as the second son, the eldest son wouldn't be any worse off than Master Zhao..."

These words again. Old Mrs. Gu stood up impatiently. She always said that Liu Lang was successful because he had a good father. Why didn't she say that Liu Lang was smart?

Before, people could say that the eldest son was better at studying than the sixth son, but now the sixth son has already achieved the top three honors. Why are you still fooling yourself?
As Grandpa Gu was talking, Grandma Gu stood up, took off her shoes, climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed), and went to the kang music cabinet to take out her precious wooden box.

"What are you trying to do?" You come back and immediately start pointing at all your jewelry. Even if I were confused, would I take your jewelry and give it to the eldest son while you're not home? Old Master Gu questioned unhappily.

"Sanya's father and her uncle's relatives heard that you're not feeling well, so they're coming over later. Otherwise, why would I have come back so early?"

Grandpa Gu was stunned. He hadn't expected that his elder brother hadn't lied to him last night and that his granddaughter-in-law's family would actually come to his house today, just as his brother had said.

Pay attention.

"As expected of a wealthy family. Um, mother of the child, did the second son lie to anyone? And does Sanya know why I can't visit these past two days?"

laugh!
After chuckling, Grandma Gu couldn't help but turn to look at Grandpa Gu's expression with amusement, teasingly asking, "Now you know how to be embarrassed?" "Who's embarrassed? I didn't do anything shameful. It's the eldest son who was wrong. I, as his father, didn't manage him well, which is why I was punished by Uncle."

"Yes, that's exactly what happened," Old Master Gu said, rolling his eyes at Old Madam Gu with a self-righteous air. "What's so funny? My Gu family has a clean and upright family tradition, unlike your Tian family."

"If it were your Tian family, the father wouldn't be punished along with the son for his mistakes. My Gu family is different; we used to be a wealthy and influential family."

"You old fool, you've got some nerve!" Old Mrs. Gu laughed angrily. "Yes, your Gu family is a wealthy and powerful family, while my Tian family is just a humble one, which is beneath us."

"Of course it's a marriage of convenience. I'm not the kind of grandmother who ran away from being someone's maid to marry a coachman," Old Master Gu almost blurted out.

"How wealthy and powerful is your Gu family? Are you a descendant of a Duke, or did your ancestors produce some high-ranking official? I didn't know you were a young master from a wealthy family."

"..." Hearing Old Mrs. Gu ask him in a sarcastic tone, Old Mr. Gu didn't think he was bad at talking; he just didn't want to argue with a woman.

"What's wrong? Are you mute? You're a young master from a wealthy family, how could I, an illiterate peasant girl, be worthy of you? Why did you come to my Tian family to ask for my hand in marriage back then?"

Who came to your house to propose marriage? It wasn't your grandmother who first asked my aunt to pass on the message to my mother. After my mother found out, she inquired about you and agreed to the marriage because she thought you were hardworking.

"They don't even look down on my Tian family anymore."

So what if they look down on your Tian family? Look at your parents. If your parents weren't so fixated on their eldest grandson, would I have let your niece become my Gu family's daughter-in-law?

If your parents hadn't planned your eldest son's marriage so early on, how could he not have married a girl from the Zhao family? Why would he have been dragged down by your Tian family and only able to work as a mere accountant?

His eldest son was a very good student back then. He passed the county examination on his first try. It was just that the Tian family ruined his luck; otherwise, he would have been a successful candidate in the imperial examinations.

It's because your parents were afraid that I would look down on your Tian family and insisted on a marriage between relatives. Even after exchanging birth charts, they were still not at ease and insisted on giving your niece to the eldest son early on.

The second brother was quite perceptive; he said long ago that your niece was not a good match for your eldest brother. It's a pity that you didn't listen to the second brother back then and let her into the family. After that, the eldest brother's luck kept declining.

"My Tian family only produced that good-for-nothing brat Er Gouzi, and he looks down on my Tian family. Aren't all your sons half Tian family members?"

Without me, you would have four sons and two daughters, all obedient; without me, would your second son listen to you in everything, and would you have the good life you have today? Without me—”

Why is this old woman getting more and more excited as she talks? She even wants to touch me now?
Seeing Old Mrs. Gu abandon her precious wooden box and crawl over, Old Mr. Gu was so startled that he hurriedly reached out to interrupt her, "We can't do without you. How could I not know that we are fortunate to have you? Our family is where we are today thanks to you. Ouch, I've pulled my back again."

Grandma Gu withdrew her hand. "Lie down properly. Have you applied the medicine?"

"Apply it."

"When did you apply it? Who applied the medicine for you?"

"Not long after I applied the ointment and drank the medicine, Yu Caitian from the second son's family arrived before dawn."

"Sigh, the second son is still the most reliable."