When the prince of no descendants found out that he had a baby, he went crazy

Chapter 57 57 Gu Hua was ridiculed, poor and sour

The news that Gu Hua, this useless prodigal son, came back from the northern frontier empty-handed and had offended two of the four major families, the Wan family and the Song family, soon spread throughout Jiangzhou city.

That day, the heads of the Song and Wan families brought a group of merchants who were affiliated with the two families to the Gu Mansion to put pressure on Gu Hua. They wanted to buy the 46 shops of the Gu family for 500 taels per shop. This was not a bargain price, but a shit price.

Not to mention that the ten stores of the Gu family in Jiangzhou City are all in prime locations. The normal price is around 15,000 taels. Even if they are sold at a low price, they would cost at least 10,000 taels. All added up would be over 100,000 taels.

The shops in the other eleven counties also sold between three thousand and five thousand taels of silver each. The thirty-six shops must have sold at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver.

The Wan family and the Song family wanted to spend 23,000 taels of silver to buy the 46 stores of the Gu family, which was actually no different from robbing.

At that time, Gu Hua called Dagui, who had been waiting outside for a long time, with a bright smile, and led the strong servants in the mansion to throw them out in a friendly and happy manner.

The few of them were also very friendly. They got up and spoke words of blessing towards the gate of the Gu Mansion for a long time before they were helped into the carriage by the attendants waiting at the door and left.

.........

Gu Hua had previously given the chief steward one thousand taels for normal food and drink expenses for the people in the mansion.

Then, under Uncle Fu's surprised gaze, he took out another ten thousand and gave it to the accountant in the mansion, "Master, it is said that our family is bankrupt, isn't it?"

Gu Hua glanced at the confused old accountant and housekeeper Fu of the Gu Mansion, suppressed the corners of his mouth, and sighed, "Whether we go bankrupt or not, I can't let you go hungry and cold with me."

"Master, you are so kind to us. I will gather all the servants in the mansion and ask them to kowtow to you."

"Ahem!" Gu Hua immediately retracted his complaining expression and coughed softly: "That's not necessary."

Uncle Fu had been a housekeeper all his life, and he thought he was quite good at reading people's expressions. He didn't try to hide anything in front of the head of the family. Her calmness didn't look like the Gu family was going to go bankrupt and close down.

Gu Hua was not going to chat with the old butler anymore, so he ordered, "Take someone to the second-hand shop tomorrow and buy new things except for the things used in the kitchen.

Other tables, chairs, benches... and other things that were not imported were purchased from there for temporary use."

Butler Fu: "Would this be bad?"

After all, the Gu family is a well-known family in Jiangzhou City. The head of the family just paid another 10,000 taels to the public account. If someone were to see them buying second-hand goods, who knows how their family would be spread.

Gu Hua smiled and said, "There's nothing wrong with it, as long as it works for the time being.

When you take people to second-hand shops to buy things, you do it behind their backs to avoid being seen and laughed at, but in fact, the more people who know, the better. "

Ignoring the butler's puzzled look at her, Gu Hua walked out of the house with her hands behind her back after explaining. She thought to herself that she and Qi Yan had been back for a few days, and she didn't know how long it would take for the cargo ship to arrive at Jiangzhou Wharf.

After Gu Hua left, Butler Fu looked at the old accountant who had worked in the Gu Mansion for half his life, "Old buddy, what do you think the master means by this?"

Mr. Fan, the accountant, deposited the 10,000 taels of silver given by Gu Hua into the government account, then stroked his beard and said, "It doesn't matter whether we know what the head of the family means or not. What matters is that we do what she tells us to do. That's what we should do."

"You're right." Uncle Fu extended his hand unceremoniously, "Give me some money. Didn't the owner say that we should go to the second-hand shop to buy something?"

"I shouldn't have talked to you." The old accountant rolled his eyes at the debt collector Fu, and stingily took out two hundred taels of silver notes, "You can buy a cheaper table and chair with this amount."

"Not enough." The old butler said angrily, "You are such a stingy guy."

"There are only things left in the mansion that cannot be moved. Even if all the things are bought second-hand, do you think two hundred taels are enough for so many items?"

Gu Hua didn't know that after she left, two old friends who had lived together in the Gu Mansion for half their lives had a quarrel over how much money to pay for things. ————

After the news that the Gu family was so poor that they had to buy second-hand goods spread, even Gu Chen was locked up at home by his mother and was not allowed to see Gu Hua, for fear that her stupid son would use the family's money to subsidize the Gu family, who were struggling to live.

There were also those shopkeepers who learned that she returned empty-handed. Although they felt sorry for giving them the hundreds of taels of silver, they still remembered the kindness that the Gu family had shown them in the past, so no one came to ask Gu Hua for money.

Now, with the reputation of Gu Hua as a prodigal son and a good-for-nothing in business being fanned by some people with ulterior motives, everyone in Jiangzhou City knows about it.

At that time, Gu Hua was a little uncomfortable if she didn't get laughed at when walking on the street.

Just now, she, Qi Yan, and Su Fuying had just walked onto the street to check out a few shops when they ran into a few young masters who had been mocking her a lot during this period.

Coming towards them were Wan Yanhao, the eldest son of the Wan family, and Song Xianliang, the second son of the Song family, which ranks third among the four major families in Jiangzhou City.

"Hello, Master Gu."

Gu Hua paused slightly and looked at Chen Jingyun, who bowed to her as an equal. This was one of the few people she had met since returning to Jiangzhou City a few days ago, and he did not mock her.

"Hahaha--"

The eldest son of the Wan family laughed sarcastically, looked at Gu Hua with contempt, and said with disdain: "Brother Chen, why do you care about this kind of trash?"

"That's right." Song Xianliang, the second son of the Song family, echoed, "She closed down her own shop and sold junk. It's not worth you to say hello to her."

Wan Yanhao: "He didn't even consider whether he had the ability or not, and still wanted to give it a try to turn things around. He shipped the goods in his own store to Saibei for trading, but he came back empty-handed and destitute.

It's ridiculous to overestimate your own abilities like this."

Chen Jingyun disagreed and said, "Don't say that, it's common to make money and lose money in business. Brother Gu may just be unlucky. When his luck turns, he may soar to the sky."

Gu Hua smiled faintly at Chen Jingyun, who had a decent appearance and a stature that was neither too tall nor too short. She felt that her luck had turned and that it was possible for her to soar to the sky, but she was not a rocket.

"Thank you for your kind words, Brother Chen." Gu Hua said sincerely, "I haven't thanked Young Master Chen for helping me last time and bringing my caravan back to Jiangzhou after it encountered difficulties in the northern part of the Great Wall.

I just happened to meet you today. I wonder if Mr. Chen has time to treat me to a meal to express my gratitude."

"A treat," Wan Yanhao said with a mean look on his face, "Don't treat us to a small restaurant."

Song Xianliang was even more blunt, "The Gu Mansion has been emptied, and now the poor have to buy second-hand goods to decorate the storefront. I wonder if Young Master Gu still has money to treat us."

The sons of other merchants behind the two men laughed and said, "Hahaha, don't be a freeloader."

The loud laughter of the eldest son of the Wan family and the second son of the Song family attracted the attention of people nearby. Passersby who recognized who Gu Hua was also pointed at her.

"This is the kid who is about to ruin the family business. His grandfather and father are good at business, but they didn't expect to give birth to such a spendthrift."

Gu Hua: “…” The money-spending thing is me.

"Brother Gu, aren't you going to treat us?" Chen Jingyun noticed that the people surrounding him were saying more and more unpleasant things, so he stepped in and said, "Let's go."

(End of this chapter)