Chapter 451: What a Confucian merchant

Gu Mu's eyes were appreciative, "Still have to be a cultural person, speaking is really good to hear. Right, it's this sentence, fate brings people together from a thousand miles, isn't it fate, Qingzhou took a fancy to her, and that girl also took a fancy to him."

The little daughter-in-law was also found by her, Gu Mu's face was full of satisfied smiles.

Huang Xiulan then said: "Qingzhou is handsome, is a technical person, and has a house assigned by the unit, those with good eyes can take a fancy."

Lin Zhao nodded in agreement.

"Our old Gu family, no matter boys or girls, are all easy to find objects," she said.

Zhao Liuniang couldn't help it, "Can't stand not one has this mind."

Gu Chan laughed out loud, "Aren't mine the same, not one is worry-free. Don't manage, they will find it themselves when they want to marry, no matter how much saliva we spend, it's useless, better to open your heart, follow them."

Various candies, snacks, and fruits were placed on the table.

Lin Zhao peeled a banana and ate it, didn't participate in the topic anymore, she had a big heart, didn't have the urgency to hold grandsons and granddaughters, couldn't empathize with the sisters-in-law's anxiety.

Not far away, Gu Qingzhou was surrounded by his brothers asking about his marriage.

Nothing more than are you ready, is there anything missing, do you need help, etc.

Gu Qingzhou of course denied, "Nothing missing, I took advantage of holidays to prepare, already prepared seven or eight out of ten, you just prepare the gift money," he said half-jokingly.

Gu Yuanshan tsked, "Worthy of being our family's little four who plays the abacus best."

"Yes," Gu Yucheng's tone contained a smile, "Little Four, you didn't prepare gift money when we married."

Before Gu Qingzhou could speak, Gu Zhihang opened his mouth, "Little Uncle didn't escape gift money, but the New Year money given to us was never less, should give Little Uncle gift money."

"Hengbao really protects his little uncle," Gu Yucheng laughed loudly, and said to the eldest brother and third brother.

Gu Yuanshan smiled, "The four cubs were raised on Qingzhou's back when they were that small, the age gap between uncle and nephew isn't that big, the feelings are naturally deep."

Gu Zhihang hurriedly said, "Big Uncle, Second Uncle are my own big uncles, I am also very close to you. This isn't, Little Uncle is the groom-to-be, he is the biggest, all of us have to give him a little way..."

His mouth was really able to speak, whatever words came out of his mouth made people feel comfortable in their hearts.

"Said correctly, Little Four's happy event, he is the biggest," Gu Yuanshan said.

Gu Qingzhou raised his chin slightly, his arm hugged Gu Zhihang's shoulder, "Zhihang, you are really Little Uncle's good nephew."

He showed off to the family, "Zhihang said he would send me a big color TV when I get married."

It was also because he knew his nephew had already bought it, Gu Qingzhou told this to the family in public.

"Oh yo, big move, Gu Zong," Gu Yucheng teased.

Gu Zhihang said immediately: "If Second Uncle has a happy event, I will send it to you too."

Gu Yucheng liked to hold a radio and listen to the broadcast, his demand for a TV wasn't heavy, hearing his nephew's words, he felt very comfortable.

"Okay, if needed I'll tell Gu Zong," his smile deepened, two fine lines piled up at the corner of his eyes.

Gu Yuanshan and Gu Yucheng had lived through bitter days, after life got better, the brothers could treat themselves badly in any place, but couldn't treat that mouth badly. After so many years, the two were much fatter than before, and now they had quite the temperament of a rich man.

After Hengbao's business grew bigger, when the Gu family teased him, they would call him Gu Zong, Little Gu Zong.

At the beginning he was a bit uncomfortable, after a period of time, he adapted very well.

New Year's Eve dinner was cooked by the men in the family. For so many years, the men of the Gu family had practiced a good cooking skill, just to perform today. Whoever didn't finish cooking would be despised, and had to eat up what they cooked themselves.

Lin Zhao and the others set up a table and played mahjong.

Gu Yu heard from Yaobao that Gu Zhihang bought a cool motorcycle, her eyes were bright.

She went downstairs, found Gu Zhihang, "Zhihang brother, heard you have a motorcycle, I want to see it."

Gu Zhihang was good to his cousins, "It's parked at the door, go."

Gu Yu cleared her throat, and said straightly: "I want to ride."

"No license, no."

"I have a license," Gu Yu took out her license, she came prepared.

Gu Zhihang took the license from his cousin's hand, checked it carefully, it was real. He looked at Gu Yu and asked: "Why did you take this? Few girls take this, didn't suffer?"

"No! Passed once," Gu Yu said proudly, "The license is real, I won't use a fake one to fool people. Zhihang brother, let me drive a circle, I haven't tried it since I got the license."

Gu Zhihang couldn't handle her pestering, gave her the key.

"Drive slowly, it's New Year, don't add blockage to the whole family's heart."

Gu Yu happily took the key, "Rest assured, when have I done dangerous things, I care about my life more than anyone."

"Come back when it's time for dinner," Gu Zhihang shouted to his cousin who was running excitedly toward the outside.

"Got it."

Zhao Liuniang saw Gu Yu go out, raised her voice, "Yu Yu, it's almost time to eat, what are you doing?"

"Nothing, just at the door."

Seeing Gu Lan and Yaobao following, Zhao Liuniang didn't restrain her daughter, letting her play happily.

Yaobao found that Gu Yu riding the car had a different kind of beauty than her Second Brother, and was fiercely handsome.

When Gu Yu stopped at the entrance, she clapped her hands, her eyes shining with a clear, bright light, "Sister Yu Yu, you ride so well. The way you ride the motorcycle is even cooler than usual!"

Gu Yu's lips couldn't stop curling upward, "Is it, wait

"Okay, okay," Yaobao responded happily.

Feeling that today was worth commemorating, she asked, "Sister Yu Yu, do you want to take a picture? If so, I'll go get the camera."

"Yes!" Gu Yu said immediately.

Every Chinese New Year, the Gu family takes a family portrait, and there is a camera at home.

Yaobao immediately fetched the camera.

Gu Yu sat on the motorcycle, her left leg on the ground, her long hair fluttering at will, her left hand holding her helmet, her posture relaxed.

The sound of a click rang out.

"All done." Yaobao inexplicably felt that her cousin was still better suited for short hair, "Sister Yu Yu, I think you look better with short hair."

"I think so too, but long hair isn't bad either; they are two different styles," Gu Yu said confidently.

"True," Yaobao nodded.

Gu Lan reminded her, "Yu Yu, lock the bike; dinner should be ready soon."

"Got it," Gu Yu locked the bike and pulled her cousins back home.

During the New Year, the Western-style house was decorated very festively, with red window paper-cuts, bright floral arrangements... everything looked vibrant and prosperous.

After the New Year passed, in the blink of an eye, it was the day of Gu Qingzhou's wedding.

After Gu Qingzhou was admitted to university back then, he was on unpaid leave. After graduating from university, he was recommended by the factory to a large state-owned factory in Haicheng, and now he is already Engineer Gu.

His partner is from the Haicheng Drama Theater, named Zheng Yue. Her family background is good; her father and mother are both workers who have already retired, receiving a not-so-low retirement pension every month, eating afternoon tea, watching symphonies... life couldn't be more comfortable.

The couple has only one daughter, and they have no other requirements for their son-in-law, only asking that he be good to their daughter.

Before their daughter brought her boyfriend home, the couple had already heard of Engineer Gu's reputation.

They had a very good impression of him.

They had even sighed before, wishing their daughter could bring home a son-in-law like that.

Who would have thought, the dream came true.

The wedding was held at a large restaurant in Haicheng.

Almost all the guests who came could be called by name; the scene was truly not small.

Lin Zhao's family sat below, watching the bride and groom on stage, clapping joyfully.

"Little Aunt looks so beautiful today," Yaobao's hands were sore from clapping, her pretty face flushed with excitement.

"There is no ugly bride, and your Little Uncle is also spirited; he looks even more handsome than usual," Lin Zhao mimicked Yaobao's manner, tilting her head.

"Little Uncle is the most handsome," Yaobao's gaze was proud.

Gu Chenghuai: "Ahem..."

Hearing this sound, Yaobao hurriedly said, "Dad is the most, most, most, most handsome; no one can compare."

She lowered her voice while speaking, not daring to let her Second Brother, who was talking to Brother Zhili, hear.

Lin Zhao: "..."

When the Zheng family met everyone on the in-laws' side, they realized that the son-in-law's Third Brother was actually a chief in the military region. Looking at his eldest and second brothers, it seemed they had partnerships with several restaurants, their wives were all opening shops, everyone was capable, and looking at the younger generation of the Gu family, they were truly all extraordinary.

The relatives on the Zheng side asked Zheng Mu, "Yueyue's mom, does that young man have a partner?"

Zheng Mu looked in the direction she pointed; it was the eldest son of the son-in-law's Third Brother. That young man's father was a high-ranking official, his mother was a contracted artist who had published several books, and it was said she was from that Lin family. His younger brother and sister were both students at prestigious universities, and he himself was a pilot.

For someone like this, one wouldn't even dare to bring up an introduction without some family foundation.

"He definitely has one," Zheng Mu said affirmatively; she was also afraid this relative would be relentless.

"Then what about the one next to him?" the relative asked again.

Zheng Mu looked over again; she was referring to the second son of the son-in-law's eldest brother, "They all have them. These children of the Gu family, one by one, are all university students; how could they not have partners? They all have them, and they are even their classmates."

Hearing this, the relative was full of regret. After all, it was Zheng Yue's wedding, so it wasn't good to ask too much, but she just felt it was a pity.

Another person asked Zheng Fu, "Does that girl have a partner? She looks about twenty; she surely doesn't have one, right?"

Zheng Fu took a look; this person was asking about that child, Yaobao.

"Yaobao hasn't graduated yet, she's not suitable for your son." Before the relative could pester him further, he said directly, "That girl's father is a combat hero and is now a chief in the military region. She also has three older brothers, each more capable than the last. Do you know what her mother's status is? Her mother is from the Lin family. You heard that right, the Lin family you know."

"..."

After hearing these words, the Zheng relative who wanted to set Yaobao up with her son gave up.

"... That is indeed not suitable, forget it, forget it, let's eat."

Anyone from that family could crush them with a light stomp of their feet; they didn't dare to provoke them.

The Gu family knew nothing of this gossip.

If Huang Xiulan and Zhao Liuniang had heard it, they might really have agreed; meeting someone is just like making a friend, it wouldn't take much effort.

After attending the brother-in-law's wedding, the busy brothers Gu Zhiyu and Gu Zhiqian had to return to their units to cancel their leave. Yaobao had things to do back in the capital, so she left with her two brothers.

Lin Zhao and her husband stayed at the Gu family home for a few days, then returned to the Lin family ancestral home. Before her seat was even warm, she heard Lin Heling say, "Zhaozhao, do you have anything to do this afternoon? If not, come with me to burn incense for your great-grandfather."

"Okay," Lin Zhao was stunned for a moment, but agreed without asking for the reason.

Although she didn't ask, the curiosity in her eyes could not be hidden.

Lin Heling took the initiative to explain, "Du Sheng is dead, let's go tell your great-grandfather this good news."

"Hmm, we really should go tell him," Lin Zhao didn't ask more; this person should have died long ago, it was a waste to let him live this long.

Du Sheng did not repent before he died, nor did he feel guilty; he just felt that his strategy had failed by one move.

Winners are kings, losers are bandits.

Lin Laoyezi died by his hand, he was a bandit; he fell into the hands of the Lin family, he was also a bandit.

It was all fate.

He only regretted not escaping before the Lin family returned. Sigh, one really shouldn't underestimate the enemy.

He had been too careless.

Du Sheng secured an opportunity to see his family, told them the places where he had hidden his treasures, and then faced death calmly.

What he didn't know was that the wealth he had obtained through dirty means would ultimately never reach the hands of the Du family.

Those valuable items had been moved to other places long before the Du family arrived.

This money was later used for road construction, upgrading the equipment of the Haicheng police, and so on.

The Du family: "..."

Lin Fu had always known how to kill and destroy the heart. He kindly had someone tell Du Sheng about this and told him that the Lin family had donated all that money in the name of Lin Laoyezi. He owed it all to his fulfillment.

Du Sheng spat out a mouthful of old blood, his whole body hunching over.

He laughed wildly, "Hahahaha, ruthless enough, a Confucian merchant, what a Confucian merchant, killing without seeing blood."

After that, he died with his eyes wide open.

Du Sheng was the most successful in the Du family. After he went in, the family's standard of living dropped a notch, and the younger generation in the family was bullied by others. Ignorant children gave them nicknames, calling them "Du the Truly Greedy," "Du the Parasite"...

They could barely stay in Haicheng anymore. They thought they could make a comeback, but who knew that the money Du Sheng had saved was gone, and he himself was gone too.

The Du family couldn't lift their spirits for several days.

By the time they came to their senses, even the jobs they had looked down upon before were lost.

The Du family: "..."

Helpless, they could only choose to move away from Haicheng.

The house they lived in belonged to the unit and couldn't be sold. Such a large family was in despair.

Returning to the pre-liberation state in one day.

How they entered the city was how they returned. The difference was that they had offended the villagers to death; they didn't know how they would be mocked upon returning to the village.

The faces of the Du family members were uglier than the next, and their steps were extremely heavy.

The maternal family of Du Sheng's long-dead ex-wife saw this scene, and the blockage in their hearts finally dissipated.

Several people laughed heartily, causing passersby to look over one after another.

"The Du family, they have this day too! Heaven has finally opened its eyes!!"

Seeing the familiar faces filled with hatred, the Du family felt a fear in their hearts, covered their faces, and quickened their pace to leave, afraid of being beaten by this family.

In those years, they had indeed been too hateful. Who knew the world would change so fast? If they had known...

Actually, the Du family all knew that Du Sheng was ruthless. He entered the city relying on his first wife, and once he became successful, he looked down on her, messed around outside, and literally worried that person to death. When his wife died, her eyes didn't even close; there was bone-chilling hatred in her eyes that would give anyone nightmares.

Now.

The tables have turned.

After living a good life for ten years, returning to live a hard life, they didn't know if the Du family could survive it.

Surviving is impossible. Du Sheng offended countless people. Now that he is gone, the Du family will inevitably bear the anger of those people. Want to make a comeback? It's completely impossible.