Chapter 1764: Smart Person

Chen Xiaolan dealt with Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law alone; if it weren't for the matchmaker mediating on the side, she would have turned hostile on the spot. Enduring and enduring, she endured until her chest felt tight and she was short of breath.

Turning her head to look, her lustful younger brother was teasing Lady Gu, which made her even more furious.

She was suffering, but her younger brother was acting as a hands-off manager.

No!

She decisively pulled Chen Guanlou over. "Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law want a hundred taels of dowry; what do you say?"

Chen Guanlou glanced at Lady Gu; she was indeed beautiful.

He didn't even stand up, directly beckoning Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law to come over. Too lazy to talk nonsense, in front of the matchmaker, he said directly, "Five hundred taels! As long as Lady Gu is with me, you Gu family members are not allowed to appear in front of her, and you are not allowed to ask her for a single wen. The two families will be as strangers. If you don't follow the rules, I have plenty of ways to deal with your Gu family. If you agree, write down all these terms and sign and seal them."

Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law were overjoyed.

They only wanted a hundred taels, never expecting to get five hundred taels.

"Yes, yes, everything is up to Company Commander Chen."

"Wait! Write a severance agreement first, then talk about money."

"This..."

Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law were still counting on a few years later, after Company Commander Chen's anger subsided, to contact Lady Gu privately. At that time, whatever Company Commander Chen leaked through his fingers would be enough for the Gu family to spend. If Lady Gu was capable and could bear a son or daughter for Company Commander Chen, the next two generations of the Gu family would have hope.

However, once the severance agreement was written, all these hopes would be gone.

"No need to write a severance agreement, right? We are marrying off our sister, not selling her."

"Five hundred taels, if it's not selling the sister, what is it?" Chen Xiaolan had long been holding back a belly of fire. "Younger brother, I say let's forget about this marriage. Isn't she just a widow? Tomorrow I'll find you a more beautiful widow."

"Oh, dear in-law sister, we absolutely have no intention of selling our sister. It's just that the family is truly in difficulty, and there is still a younger brother who hasn't married..."

"That's your Gu family's business. You, as the eldest brother, are incompetent and have to rely on selling your sister for money, and you still have the nerve to talk." Chen Xiaolan put her hands on her hips, firing on all cylinders, spraying spit at Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law.

Chen Guanlou asked Lady Gu directly, "What are your thoughts?"

"I, I might as well be dead!" Lady Gu kept crying.

Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law kept arguing.

Chen Guanlou slammed the table and stood up. "Then let's forget about this matter! I'll cover today's expenses. Sorry for wasting your family's time. Eldest Sister, let's go!"

He had always disliked arguing with people.

Although Lady Gu was beautiful, it wasn't like he couldn't give her up. It wasn't worth wasting time dealing with Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law.

He dropped the silver and turned to leave.

The Gu family was stunned!

They were chatting well, the price was negotiated, why did he just leave?

This, this, this...

Regardless of how the Gu family expressed themselves or swore, Chen Guanlou insisted on giving up on Lady Gu and was determined to leave; no one could stop him.

He took his eldest sister, Chen Xiaolan, out of the garden, took a carriage, and went home.

Chen Xiaolan was a little uneasy and probed, "I see you quite like Lady Gu, it's just that her brother and sister-in-law are too greedy. Are you really going to give up?"

Hmm!

"A mere beauty is not worth Eldest Sister wasting her breath, and even less worth Eldest Sister getting angry and hurting her health. Not to mention five hundred taels, I can even take out five thousand taels. The premise is that it's voluntary. They ran to me every day to scheme for a little petty profit; although the money is small, it's disgusting. I don't want to disgust myself."

The severance agreement buys peace. After a few years, when he breaks up with Lady Gu, whether Lady Gu wants to resume contact with the Gu family, he won't interfere; that's the Gu family's own business.

It's a pity Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law didn't understand the implication and insisted on arguing with him.

He was annoyed!

Because he was annoyed, he didn't even want to raise his own children, so how could he tolerate Lady Gu's brother and sister-in-law being presumptuous in front of him!

Giving up decisively is the right way.

He thought the matter ended there.

A few days later, a simple carriage stopped at the gate of the Chen family's small courtyard.

As soon as Chen Guanlou approached, the carriage door opened, revealing Lady Gu's mournful eyes, as if there were a thousand grievances and ten thousand tendernesses.

She said nothing, directly handing over a document with the three characters "Severance Agreement" written on it!

"I have made a decision! I hope Company Commander Chen will cherish me!"

Chen Guanlou didn't rush to take the severance agreement, but looked at the other party with interest. "Does Lady Gu know why I want you to sever ties?"

"My brother and sister-in-law are indeed worldly, and their words are very dense, inevitably annoying people. Poverty is helpless! But they are not bad people and have no intention of harming others."

Lady Gu bit her lip and said softly, both setting her attitude and fulfilling the sibling relationship. Having both emotion and righteousness, and being sensible. Ask, who wouldn't like such a woman?

Hearing this, Chen Guanlou knew that Lady Gu had been guided by an "expert," and she herself had some ideas, not a brainless, weak beauty.

Chen Guanlou laughed lightly. "Does Lady Gu know that for me, you won't last more than five years?"

Five years might even be an overestimate.

He was already unconventional, and his hobbies were naturally different from secular ones.

Indeed, he preferred Consort Jing's type, both beautiful and strong, living a life full of flavor, never worrying about being dull or bored.

He also liked Lady Gu's type, but it wouldn't last long. After getting tired of it, he would naturally send her away. Giving money, houses, or status was easy to talk about, as long as she didn't pester him.

He had always been generous to women!

Lady Gu hummed, afraid it wasn't clear enough, and said again, "I understand everything. I dare not expect to accompany Company Commander Chen for a long time. I only ask to be cherished for a while, to have a roof over my head, and a place to stay."

Chen Guanlou laughed out loud; at this moment, he reached out and took the severance agreement.

"You go back, and in a few days I will let the matchmaker come to your door. Even if it's taking a concubine, I can't lose the etiquette and let you follow me unclearly. Are you well-off?"

He was never stingy with his own women.

He casually took out a few silver notes of ten taels and sent them into Lady Gu's hand. "Take them, and buy yourself a few sets of new clothes. As for head ornaments, I will buy them for you after you come over. So you won't be bullied by your brother and sister-in-law."

Lady Gu held the silver notes, both embarrassed and moved, tears falling uncontrollably.

She wiped her tears, bowed, and sobbed, "Thank you, my lord, for your pity! If you have anything to do in the future, just give orders; I will go through fire and water without hesitation."

"Not necessary! I don't need you to go through fire and water; you just need to do your duty and don't add trouble to me. It's getting late, go back quickly."

Lady Gu nodded, closed the carriage door, and ordered the carriage driver to drive home.

Chen Guanlou was going to take a concubine; this matter grew wings and spread throughout the Chen clan in the blink of an eye. Even people outside had heard of it.

Chen Guanfu was very dissatisfied. Seeing Chen Guanlou, he said directly, "If you want to take a concubine, why didn't you tell me? I would have let your sister-in-law find you a few good ones; daughters of official families are not impossible. That Lady Gu, her family background is a burden; besides her beauty, she has no benefits. Why take her?"

"But I just like young widows; can you find me a widow from an official family?"

Chen Guanlou's one sentence directly killed the conversation. ===== CHAPTER 1765 =====