Quick Wear: BE cannon fodder does not follow the routine

Chapter 692 Marrying the Wrong Man or the Right One? (13)

"My dear, I know you've been having a hard time these past six months, and your eyes were almost damaged."

"Just the hard work of the past six months? I should have given in to them in everything and focused on that, instead of thinking about nourishing my body?"

"Why can't I communicate with you? You used to be the most filial."

"Yes, I have been filial to your parents. When will you come to be filial to my father? If it really doesn't work out, you can go live with your brother. I will take care of the children and live with my father. It will be easier even if we live in the medicinal field."

"Ma'am, do you really think so?"

"That's what I think. Marry a man and he'll provide you with food and clothing. Why should I have to support your brother's entire family? It's been five years since I lent him the fifty taels of silver, and there's still that..."

"Don't say anything more. Our family won't cheat."

"Okay, you're not a con man, right? Then the more you work, the more you earn from this cloth shop in the future. I plan to find a better tutor for Ci'er next year. Xi'er will be a marriageable girl in a month. If she doesn't have a generous dowry when she gets married, it will only be a shame for her."

"I know everything about the children. Xin'er is not good at studying, so there is no need to rush to prepare."

"Yes, you are in a hurry to prepare for your brother's child. Gu Fenghuan will be sixteen in March. If she can't get married, we will be embarrassed."

"How could that be? Xiao Huan is a daughter of an official family. At the very least, she will marry a man who has no worries about food and clothing."

"Then have you ever considered your own family? You want Xier to weave brocade for her as a dowry. How can she be so shameless? I'm afraid she will have to ask us to tailor her wedding dress!"

"My dear, you and I have been married for many years. Don't you know what kind of person I am?"

"Get out!" Gu Yang started cursing.

Gu Yuxi put the chopped chives into the egg liquid and stirred it. He stopped talking and let his mother and father argue.

Gu Cixin didn't say anything either. He silently added firewood to Gu Yuxi. Watching Gu Yuxi serve the scrambled eggs, he began to bring the dishes to the table.

"I won't argue with you, because it makes me look like a gossipy woman. I'm neither filial nor virtuous, but that's fine, right?" Gu Yang sat down, picked up a bowl of mixed grain rice, and said, "Eat it if you want, or not. If you don't want to eat it, forget it. You're just a bunch of leeches that can only suck blood."

Gu Yang picked up a piece of fish for each of her children and said in a gentle and loving tone, "Eat quickly, it will nourish your body."

"Mom, you eat too."

"The Minister's wife insisted that we make a few clothes for her. She said that she wanted to take these new clothes to the Beijing Wreath Festival for her daughters. She wanted us to work quickly and the more we made, the more money we would be rewarded."

"My daughter knows everything."

"Mom, I will also learn hunting from Grandpa so that you can eat meat every day."

"Okay, you are all good children. I am happy if you are all well." Gu Yang's eyes were slightly sour. She raised her head and continued to eat with the children.

Seeing that the mother and her two sons all sat down to eat without waiting for anyone, Gu Erfang didn't know what to say, so he simply sat down, picked up the chopsticks, and served himself the rice.

He should have been the head of the family, but when he married into the family's family, his parents complained that his brother was having difficulties in his career and needed money to make ends meet. How could an ordinary person like him have any money?

It so happened that at that time the daughter of the Yang family was seeking marriage, and needed a man to marry into the family. The betrothal gift was fifty taels, but the man had to look after the shop.

Being a son-in-law is a disgraceful thing. He worked for the Yang family almost for free. Now that his mother-in-law passed away and his father-in-law is old, he has to take care of himself and can support his family.

He looked at his wife and children who were eating quietly across from him, intending to communicate more with them, and said, "The eggs are good, and the fish is delicious too."

His wife and children did not answer, but only focused on eating. When Gu Erfang wanted to speak again, Gu Yang glared at him and said, "Don't talk while eating, and don't talk while sleeping."

Seeing that his wife, who hadn't ordered him around like this for nearly ten years, seemed very angry, Gu Erfang stopped talking and tried to reduce his presence.

One month later…

"Mom, there's no need to be so formal." Gu Yuxi let her mother put a white jade bracelet on her. Her mother had a good aesthetic taste.

"My daughter is so pretty. I asked the craftsman to make this for you in advance. It cost seventy taels of silver."

"This is too expensive."

"It's all because of my incompetence. When I was a 15-year-old girl, your grandmother gave me bracelets and hairpins. I didn't use them, so I can only give you these."

"Mom is the best. Look how beautiful my clothes are." Gu Yuxi showed off her light blue embroidered dress, but unexpectedly was patted on the shoulder.

"Don't move, or your hair will get messy... cough cough cough!" The woman coughed a few times, gently braided Gu Yuxi's hair, turned the pearl flower on the hairpin, and then picked up the silk flower and pearl hairpin on the plate to decorate it.

"Sister, you are very beautiful."

"My daughter is beautiful. I hope she can marry into a good family in the future."

"Mother, what about father?"

"Hey, Aunt Ning over there is favored, your father..."

"I understand." Gu Yuxi didn't want her mother to be sad. They had not given any benefits to the heroine's family recently, so they were the first to get anxious.

"I heard that they had some trouble recently. Your grandmother pushed a child in the mansion, and the child got angry and started arguing with your grandmother. It was really embarrassing."

"Yes!" Gu Yuxi could only say this. This coming-of-age ceremony was indeed a little incomplete, but she was generous.

After a simple coming-of-age ceremony was over, Gu Yuxi felt a lot more relaxed and walked towards the brocade weaving machine.

"Today is yours..."

"Mrs. Wu is urging me to get the stuff out quickly."

Gu Yang could only feel distressed, and then sat aside to help cut the cloth. Life was really unbearable. What was the use of having a man who was not home?

Not long after, someone was heard knocking on the side door. Gu Yuxi looked up and saw that her mother was not there and her brother had already gone out with his classmates. Could it be her grandfather?

She put down the work in her hands and opened the door. A man in black tights was standing by the door. He was stunned when he saw her open the door.

"Master Wu?"

"Excuse me Miss Gu, today is your coming of age day. As a friend, I have a gift for you."

"How do you know I'm coming of age today?"

"I just met Mr. Gu chatting with his classmates on the street and heard it. In the capital, if a girl from an official family reaches the age of marriage, the family will hold a banquet."

"But I am just the daughter of a merchant, of humble status. How can I compare with the court ladies under the feet of the emperor? Forget about the gift. I'm afraid of being misunderstood." Gu Yuxi pushed the brocade box back.

"Miss Gu, you're welcome."

“Sometimes you need to be polite.”

"Can I...talk to you for a moment?" Wu Chenlin was evasive and for a moment forgot what he was thinking.

Looking around, although this was not a street, there were often residents walking around nearby. Gu Yuxi stared at the man for a few seconds and shook his head.

"Miss Gu, what's wrong with you?"

"Master Wu, I am of humble status, and I have no talent or virtue. If it involves men and women, then let's not talk about it."

"No! Miss Gu, I just think you are different from other women."

"That's good. If you have nothing else to say, Mr. Wu, then I'll leave. After all, there are differences between men and women." Gu Yuxi bowed, turned and walked into the room, closing the door while the man was in a daze.