Cheating on her husband's mistress? I seduced her third son.

At this moment, Gu Ruyan's face turned pale and then flushed.

But he still maintained that kind and loving expression on his face.

She gently patted Su Yutang's hand.

"My three sons are indeed all good, but if you really want to marry into the Gu family, you must kneel in the Gu family ancestral hall for a day and a night. Only in this way will the Gu family ancestors recognize you as their daughter-in-law."

Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye exchanged a glance, their faces filled with shock.

In all their lives, they had never heard of a woman marrying into the Gu family having to kneel in the ancestral hall, let alone kneel there for a whole day and night.

Su Yutang sneered inwardly: This old bastard is indeed going to start making things difficult for me.

Gu Xizhou immediately spoke up, his tone clearly questioning: "The Gu family has no such rule at all; I have never heard of it."

Gu Chengyan stepped forward, his brows furrowed: "Mom, I've never heard of this before. If you kneel for a whole day and night, your knees will be ruined. That's absolutely unacceptable."

Gu Huaiye walked directly to Su Yutang, pulled her into his arms, and looked up at Gu Ruyan with a cold and hard tone.

"Mom, let alone those two, I've never heard of such a rule in our family. Are you deliberately trying to embarrass Tangtang and get back at her?"

Gu Ruyan had cursed her three sons a thousand times in her heart, especially Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye.

These two unfilial sons have repeatedly protected Su Yutang, practically crushing her dignity as a mother and rubbing it into the ground.

She suppressed the surging anger in her heart, and a gentle smile returned to her face, tinged with a hint of grievance and helplessness.

"You've all misunderstood your mother. You're all young; how could you understand the Gu family's old customs? These are all passed down from our ancestors. When I married into the Gu family, didn't I follow them just the same way?"

She paused deliberately at this point, a hint of sadness welling up in her eyes.

"Back then, when I was pregnant out of wedlock with all three of you, I still knelt in the Gu family ancestral hall for a whole day and night. Even your father didn't dare to disobey the Gu family's rules. Even though I was pregnant, I still had to follow the rules. You weren't born yet, so you naturally didn't know any of this."

She looked at her sons, whose expressions varied, and her tone softened, revealing her good intentions.

"Mom accepts Yutang as her daughter-in-law from the bottom of her heart, which is why she lets her kneel in the ancestral hall and acknowledge the ancestors! How could Mom possibly harm her? It is precisely because I approve of her that I let her go through this process. You three don't understand anything, yet you start criticizing me, your mother."

As she spoke, Gu Ruyan raised her hand and wiped away non-existent tears from the corners of her eyes, looking as if she had suffered a great injustice.

When Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye thought of their own mother kneeling in the Gu family ancestral hall for a whole day and night while pregnant with them, their hearts softened instantly.

The two brothers quickly tried to comfort him.

"Mom, I'm sorry, we misunderstood you."

"Mom, don't be sad. I was a little harsh with my words just now. Please don't take it to heart."

Su Yutang secretly despised the eldest and second eldest brothers for immediately switching sides after hearing Gu Ruyan's pitiful plea.

This old guy actually has some skills.

Her statement left Su Yutang speechless, as there was no way to verify whether she had actually knelt in the ancestral hall back then.

A smug smile appeared on Gu Ruyan's lips.

【You little sparrow, trying to fight me, Gu Ruyan? You're asking for death!】

She pretended to wipe away non-existent tears and looked up at Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye.

"If you two don't want to marry Yutang, then you don't have to kneel. I will never force you. After all, kneeling for a whole day and night will really hurt your knees. But if you don't kneel and don't express your feelings to the Gu family patriarch, the patriarch will not accept Yutang as his daughter-in-law and let her into the Gu family. If you really feel sorry for her, then let's just forget about it. I won't force you."

"No, Mom!"

"Can't!"

Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye immediately became anxious.

They genuinely wanted to marry Su Yutang, so how could they just let it go like that?

Gu Chengyan looked troubled, his eyes filled with hesitation and reluctance as he looked at Su Yutang.

"Yutang, when Mom was pregnant with the three of us brothers, she had to kneel in the ancestral hall... Why don't you bear with it for a moment? Don't worry, I'll kneel with you."

Gu Huaiye immediately stepped forward, held Su Yutang's hand tightly, and said firmly, "I'll stay with you. I'll kneel for as long as you kneel. I will never let you suffer this pain alone."

Standing to the side, Gu Xizhou frowned slightly, still harboring deep suspicion.

But he also knew that with his elder brothers present, he had no right to make any decisions for Su Yutang.

He simply gazed at her quietly, his eyes calm, awaiting her decision.

Su Yutang remained silent, head bowed in deep thought.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.

Seeing the obvious struggle in her eyes, Gu Xizhou could no longer restrain himself and gently tugged at the hem of her skirt.

"Tangtang, if you don't want to, I'll take you away right now."

The voice just fell.

Gu Huaiye and Gu Chengyan's gazes instantly shot towards him.

Gu Huaiye shouted angrily, "Gu Xizhou! What right do you have to take her away? What exactly is your relationship with Tangtang?"

Gu Chengyan took a step closer, his face cold, and asked icily, "I also want to know, what exactly is your relationship with Yutang? You went to her house in the middle of the night last night, doing laundry and cleaning. What were you up to?"

Just as Gu Xizhou was about to speak, Su Yutang immediately shielded him behind her.

"He was just trying to help; he cleaned and tidied up for me, what's wrong with that?"

She looked at the two people in front of her without any politeness, her tone clearly showing dissatisfaction.

"As for the two of you, you can't lift a finger or carry anything on your shoulders; you're not even half as good as those from Xizhou."

When Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye saw that Su Yutang was really angry, they panicked and quickly stepped forward to coax and persuade her.

"Tangtang, I'm sorry, it was my fault. I promise I'll come to your place every day from now on to clean for you, do your laundry, and do everything for you."

"Yutang, although I can't cook or do laundry, I can learn. I can learn anything, okay? Please don't be angry."

The two of them began to vie with each other in trying to please him.

Gu Ruyan was so angry that her teeth itched as she watched her three sons grovel before Su Yutang, showing no backbone whatsoever.

To steer the conversation back on track, she pushed Gu Chengyan and Gu Huaiye aside, put on her loving face again, took Su Yutang's hand, and spoke earnestly.

"Yutang, Mom really didn't mean to target you. This is indeed a rule passed down in the Gu family. Back when I was pregnant with all three of them, I still had to kneel down, didn't I? If you want to be a daughter-in-law of the Gu family, you must understand and abide by the rules. Once you smoothly enter the Gu family, I will teach you slowly. From now on, we will be one family."

Do you know the rules?

Follow the rules?

Kneeling in the ancestral hall?

Hehe~

Su Yutang smiled slightly.

"Fine, for Cheng Yan and Huai Ye, I'll kneel."

Gu Ruyan was stunned for a moment, not expecting Su Yutang to actually kneel, but in an instant, a sinister smugness flashed in her eyes.

It's good that you agreed.

Once this precedent is set today, Gu Ruyan will have plenty of rules to follow. Entering the Gu family is not an easy task.

She raised her eyebrows slightly, a satisfied smile appearing on her face.

"This is how a daughter-in-law of the Gu family should be. As long as you learn the rules well, I will definitely not treat you badly in the future."

Su Yutang looked at Gu Ruyan, who was secretly pleased with herself, and sneered inwardly.

[You're the one who made me kneel in the ancestral hall, so don't blame me if anything happens to it!]