Chapter 376: Grandfather Qin, You Really Are A Tycoon (4)
Mo Beihan was very close to her now and his smile grew even more wicked. "Yao Yao, you seem to know a lot!"
Er...
Gu Qingyao's cheeks twitched several times. She did not know what to say.
Mo Beihan was laughing wildly inside when he looked at her expression. This girl was never on her guard when she was with him. In her previous life, she was used to following him about and she trusted him completely. As a result, she had never imagined that like her, he might have circled back to their current starting point.
Sigh!
Could it be because he had hidden it too well?
"I... I was just guessing... guessing. This... I heard some brigade members talking about your father's appearance in the past. He was clearly no ordinary person. Also! They said that if his family did not have some ability, they would not have been able to transfer him back. He left, never to return, and it must be because he had gone somewhere better! He disdained the village, which was why he did not return.
"This... after all you are a descendant of the Mo family. Now you've run into trouble. If the Mo family is really that powerful, perhaps they will help you?
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"Oh, also, Elder Brother Beihan... your father may not care about you, but that does not mean that the entire Mo family does not care about you, right? Perhaps... perhaps the Mo family doesn't know you exist? Your father is still young. Perhaps your grandfather's generation is still alive. Perhaps your grandfather will take a liking to you. Don't you think so?"
Gu Qingyao was sweating in panic. She was afraid that Mo Beihan would reject the entire Mo family because of his father.
Actually, the Mo family's grandfather was a very nice man, a wonderful man in fact. In his previous life, the two of them were very close.
Mo Beihan saw that the girl was afraid that he would reject the Mo family. She was in such a panic that she was sweating. He thought it was rather funny, but he suddenly could not bear to hide the truth from her any longer.
It looked as if he would have to find an opportunity to explain it to her!
So that she would not have to worry over nothing.
However...
Would she punch him if she found out that he had discovered her rebirth long ago?
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Mo Beihan patted Gu Qingyao's head. "Okay, I've got it. I'll obey you and make a careful investigation to see if I can find a powerful supporter. Alright?"
"Really?" Gu Qingyao was somewhat surprised. She thought that Mo Beihan disliked the Mo Family!
Mo Beihan smiled. "Really. So you can stop worrying. Also, I've already told you that I have a plan to deal with the Zhang family. If you trust me, you will stay at home for the next few days like a good girl. Do you understand?"
His smile was really too self-assured. His expression and attitude were exactly like the Mo Beihan of her previous life.
At that time, Mo Beihan was the eldest grandson of the Mo family and held a high position. Almost no one in the capital dared to offend him. Every time she sought his help, he would always have this self-confident expression.
Gu Qingyao immediately stopped worrying.
Actually, she had been mesmerized by Mo Beihan since her last life.
She nodded in an especially compliant way. "All right, I will obey you. I promise to be good!"
Mo Beihan left. For the next few days, Gu Qingyao was very obedient and remained in the Gu house.
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Gu Jinlin and Gu Yundong also knew what was going on, but they did not know what Mo Beihan was up to. However, he had spoken with such sincerity that they had no choice but to wait.
While Gu Qingyao was at home, Gu Yundong asked her to attend only to her own affairs and teach the two children to read and write. She was not to concern herself with anything else.
Zhou Ping did all the chores. She had probably been dealt with so severely by Third Uncle that for the moment, she was very well-behaved and did not make any trouble!
Chapter 377: Is There Any Room For Compromise?
It had been a few days since Mo Beihan left and there had not been any news from him.
This day, Ji Mingyue suddenly looked for her. "Yao Yao!"
Gu Qingyao was teaching the two kids to write at home and hurriedly ushered Ji Mingyue to sit when she saw her.
"Is there any news of Mo Beihan already?"
Gu Qingyao paused for a moment before shaking her head.
A frown appeared on Ji Mingyue's forehead. "What exactly are those two fellows doing? It's... it's been a few days already but there's not a single news from them. Who knows what they're doing."
Gu Qingyao's brows furrowed. "Two? Who else is there apart from Brother Beihan? Your eldest brother?"
Ji Mingyue nodded. "Mhm! Mo Beihan left with my eldest brother. Who knows what they left for. They were so mysterious about it. The Zhang family... is causing trouble for us."
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Gu Qingyao found it a little unbelievable. "So fast? Even if... Zhang Qiang was kicked by Brother Beihan, he did not sustain any injuries. The Ji family has some power and no matter how arrogant the Zhang family is, they wouldn't directly attack the Ji family over such a matter, would they?
Ji Mingyue could not understand why either. "I don't know either. Anyways, the Ji family is in a lot of trouble recently and my second uncle is extremely troubled. If this goes on, the Ji family would not be able to hold on and I'm afraid something bad will happen."
Gu Qingyao was silent. If that was the case, the Gu family probably faced even more troubles.
As they were discussing, the door suddenly opened. Gu Jinlin had returned.
Gu Qingyao was taken aback. "Third Brother, why are you back?"
Gu Jinlin looked extremely worn out – his clothes were drenched and he was covered in dust. It looked like he just returned from harsh labour although his job clearly had very good conditions.
Gu Jinlin changed his shoes and wanted to take a shower but when he saw that Ji Mingyue was present as well, he was a little awkward as an outsider saw such a shabby side of him.
He laughed. "There's nothing much to do so I came back. I'll take a shower first. Don't worry. Nothing happened!"
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Gu Jinlin took his clothes and went into the bathroom. Gu Qingyao saw that the shoes which he just took off were frayed!
Zhou Ping was home as well. She had been worrying during this period of time as she knew that the Zhang family was not to be trifled with from her years of living in the provincial capital.
That Zhang Qiang was like a young overlord here and no one dared to offend him. Now that he fancied Gu Qingyao and was beaten up by Mo Beihan as a result, it would be strange if the Zhang family was not infuriated.
Zhang Qiang was the treasure of the Zhang family as he was the only son of the entire family clan. At this age, he had not been beaten by anyone before but now...
"Jinlin? Jinlin, what happened to you? Why did you become like this? Shouldn't you be at work at this time? Why are you back?
"Did the Zhang family cause you trouble? Is it so? Say something!"
Gu Jinlin was extremely embarrassed. He was taking a shower in the bathroom and there was still a lady from another family present in the house, yet his mother was speaking to him from outside the toilet door.
"It's fine. Mother, we will talk about this later."
After a quick shower to wash away the stench, he stepped out.
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Impatiently, Zhou Ping dragged him to sit in the living room. "Quick. Tell me, what happened to you?"
"The Zhang family caused you trouble, right? Did they make things difficult for you?"
Gu Jinlin looked at his mother and knew that he could not hide it thus he nodded.
"They're indeed causing me trouble. They're only making things difficult for now. I reckon that in two days, I'll lose my job!"
"What?"
Zhou Ping jumped to her feet in shock. "You'll lose your job? What... What do we do then? You can't lose your job! Can't you all discuss with the Zhang family? See what they want exactly? Can't we compromise?"
Chapter 377: Is There Any Room For Compromise?
It had been a few days since Mo Beihan left and there had not been any news from him.
This day, Ji Mingyue suddenly looked for her. "Yao Yao!"
Gu Qingyao was teaching the two kids to write at home and hurriedly ushered Ji Mingyue to sit when she saw her.
"Is there any news of Mo Beihan already?"
Gu Qingyao paused for a moment before shaking her head.
A frown appeared on Ji Mingyue's forehead. "What exactly are those two fellows doing? It's... it's been a few days already but there's not a single news from them. Who knows what they're doing."
Gu Qingyao's brows furrowed. "Two? Who else is there apart from Brother Beihan? Your eldest brother?"
Ji Mingyue nodded. "Mhm! Mo Beihan left with my eldest brother. Who knows what they left for. They were so mysterious about it. The Zhang family... is causing trouble for us."
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Gu Qingyao found it a little unbelievable. "So fast? Even if... Zhang Qiang was kicked by Brother Beihan, he did not sustain any injuries. The Ji family has some power and no matter how arrogant the Zhang family is, they wouldn't directly attack the Ji family over such a matter, would they?
Ji Mingyue could not understand why either. "I don't know either. Anyways, the Ji family is in a lot of trouble recently and my second uncle is extremely troubled. If this goes on, the Ji family would not be able to hold on and I'm afraid something bad will happen."
Gu Qingyao was silent. If that was the case, the Gu family probably faced even more troubles.
As they were discussing, the door suddenly opened. Gu Jinlin had returned.
Gu Qingyao was taken aback. "Third Brother, why are you back?"
Gu Jinlin looked extremely worn out – his clothes were drenched and he was covered in dust. It looked like he just returned from harsh labour although his job clearly had very good conditions.
Gu Jinlin changed his shoes and wanted to take a shower but when he saw that Ji Mingyue was present as well, he was a little awkward as an outsider saw such a shabby side of him.
He laughed. "There's nothing much to do so I came back. I'll take a shower first. Don't worry. Nothing happened!"
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Gu Jinlin took his clothes and went into the bathroom. Gu Qingyao saw that the shoes which he just took off were frayed!
Zhou Ping was home as well. She had been worrying during this period of time as she knew that the Zhang family was not to be trifled with from her years of living in the provincial capital.
That Zhang Qiang was like a young overlord here and no one dared to offend him. Now that he fancied Gu Qingyao and was beaten up by Mo Beihan as a result, it would be strange if the Zhang family was not infuriated.
Zhang Qiang was the treasure of the Zhang family as he was the only son of the entire family clan. At this age, he had not been beaten by anyone before but now...
"Jinlin? Jinlin, what happened to you? Why did you become like this? Shouldn't you be at work at this time? Why are you back?
"Did the Zhang family cause you trouble? Is it so? Say something!"
Gu Jinlin was extremely embarrassed. He was taking a shower in the bathroom and there was still a lady from another family present in the house, yet his mother was speaking to him from outside the toilet door.
"It's fine. Mother, we will talk about this later."
After a quick shower to wash away the stench, he stepped out.
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Impatiently, Zhou Ping dragged him to sit in the living room. "Quick. Tell me, what happened to you?"
"The Zhang family caused you trouble, right? Did they make things difficult for you?"
Gu Jinlin looked at his mother and knew that he could not hide it thus he nodded.
"They're indeed causing me trouble. They're only making things difficult for now. I reckon that in two days, I'll lose my job!"
"What?"
Zhou Ping jumped to her feet in shock. "You'll lose your job? What... What do we do then? You can't lose your job! Can't you all discuss with the Zhang family? See what they want exactly? Can't we compromise?"
Chapter 378: Butter Cake
Gu Jinlin looked at his mother with cold eyes. "They want us to send Yao Yao to them, send gifts as an apology and bow down to them. They also want us to let them handle Mo Beihan. Mother, what do you think we should do?"
Zhou Ping was stunned.
Her cheeks twitched. "But... you can't lose your job just like that? You achieved these results with much difficulty. What will happen in the future if you lose your job? You have been doing well all this while. Why did it end up like this? What a misfortune!"
Zhou Ping sat back in the chair furiously.
The anger within Gu Jinlin was riled instantly. "If you did not hurt your leg, there indeed wouldn't be so many troubles."
Zhou Ping looked at her son in disbelief. "What did you say?"
She hollered.
Gu Jinlin remained silent.
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Zhou Ping's chest rose and fell heavily due to her anger. "You mean that I caused all this trouble? You're blaming me, aren't you? I called Gu Yunshuang to come then. Your young aunt is no longer young already. Would such matters happen if she came?"
Gu Jinlin retorted, "Young Aunt needs to labour at home to earn work points to raise herself and her daughter. If she comes to serve you, would you give her a year's worth of living expenses including her daughter's?"
Zhou Ping froze.
The village life was about earning work points from labor and the period with the most labor available was spring ploughing and autumn harvest. Gu Yunshuang was living in her maiden home with her daughter and no matter how nice her family treated her, it was inevitable for her to have pressure; She definitely wanted to work to raise herself and her daughter.
An outsider was still in their house and Gu Jinlin did not wish to argue with or embarrass his mother either. Thus, he said, "Father and I are aware of this matter so don't worry anymore. Mother, I'm exhausted and I've not eaten lunch! Make something for me to eat!"
Zhou Ping did not go along with her son's opening for her to get out of the embarrassing situation and instead shot him a look. "There's nothing to eat at home anymore."
Then, she sunk back into the seat as she folded her arms around her chest and pulled a long face.
"Mother..."
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"Brother! If you're hungry, I still have some food with me. You can eat it to fill your stomach first."
Gu Jinlin was about to speak but was interrupted by Gu Qingyao.
Gu Jinlin was quiet as he looked at her. Then, he nodded and said, "All right then, pass some to me. I'm about to die from starvation!"
Gu Qingyao went into her room and took out some cakes from her interspace. There were some butter cakes and even a few pieces of steamed cakes and green bean pastries.
Ji Mingyue was bewildered when the cakes were brought out.
"Yao... Yao Yao, where did you buy these from?"
These were all good food!
Such food was really pricey and not necessarily in stock to be purchased.
Gu Qingyao casually replied, "I bought some when I went to the department store previously and some of them were made by me. I originally intended to reward Little Seven and Eight for completing their homework. Third Brother, eat these first to fill your tummy since you're hungry. I'll go and cook for you."
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Gu Qingyao placed the cakes on the table. "Little Seven, Little Eight, come and try if you like it. Mingyue, you too."
Ji Mingyue was a little shy to do so.
Gu Qingyao chuckled. "Try them. I made these myself. Just don't forget about me if you have any goodies next time."
"Sure, sure! I promise to give you."
Grinning, Ji Mingyue pinched a piece of steamed cake and placed it into her mouth. The soft texture was fantastic.
The butter cake which Gu Qingyao told her to taste had fruits in it and the texture was even better.
Embarrassed to eat anymore, Ji Mingyue only tried two bites of the butter cake and gave the rest to the two kids. She stopped eating after tasting another two pieces of green bean pastries.
On the other hand, the two kids were extremely excited.
Cakes!
A box of cakes cost a few dollars in the department store!
Chapter 379: The Arrival of Old Master Mo (1)
Gu Qingyao placed the cake down and headed to prepare lunch.
She did not care how Zhou Ping treated her but she felt sorry that Third Brother clearly suffered. This was not the time to lose her temper.
Yet, when she turned around, Gu Jinlin tugged her and said, "It's fine. I'll just fill my stomach with this. It's dinner time soon. We can eat together then."
It was already three in the afternoon and indeed, dinner was in another hour or two.
Zhou Ping put on an attitude and shut her door with a loud bang.
Ji Mingyue was a little awkward. "Uh... Yao Yao, you must let me know if there's any news from Mo Beihan and my brother! I am very worried..."
Gu Qingyao took a deep breath and smiled. "Rest assured. I will definitely tell you if there's news. Don't worry too much. I believe they know what they're doing and that they won't do anything that they have no confidence in. This incident has already happened and even if we can't resist them, there should still be a way out."
Ji Mingyue did not know what to say.
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Gu Jinlin suddenly chimed in, "The both of you don't need to worry. We know well what we are doing. The Zhang family will not touch you two ladies for now as their attention is currently on us."
Ji Mingyue was taken aback.
Gu Qingyao asked, "What did you all do? I was still talking about how the Zhang family's actions are a little strange as it doesn't make sense for them to strike at the Ji and Gu family so quickly."
Gu Jinlin chuckled. "Of course it doesn't. But Mo Beihan and Ji Mingzhe pulled some tricks, thus they're keeping watch on us and putting you two ladies aside for the time being.
"Actually, this incident started just because Zhang Qiang stirred up trouble. He pestered Ji Mingyue from the start but he was not very overboard that time as she had the protection of the Ji family and Zhang Qiang dared not cross the line all this while. However, this time, Ji Mingzhe said that they cannot let this go on and wanted to resolve it immediately otherwise his sister would get into trouble.
"Mo Beihan also could not bear that Zhang Qiang had such thoughts of you and thus simply decided to fight back ruthlessly. To protect the both of you, they attracted their attention to the interest of the family clan.
"Currently, the Zhang family will only focus all their attention on dealing with us working men since it is more profitable to do so. When all of us have fallen, the both of you will only be left to be taken advantage of."
Ji Mingyue was rather nervous. "What... what about in the future? Is the Zhang family really going to get rid of you all one by one? Won't both our families be over then? My... my brothers seem to have encountered trouble recently as well!"
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Gu Jinlin chuckled. "It is only through this way can we delay the Zhang family's actions and ensure both of your safety for the time being. As for the remaining..."
Gu Jinlin shrugged. "Mo Beihan said that we will all be fine in the end and told us to wait first. I think that he probably went to settle this matter."
"Where did he go then?" Ji Mingyue pursued anxiously.
Gu Jinlin shook his head. "I don't know."
After Ji Mingyue returned, Gu Jinlin went to rest as he was exhausted after a day of labour and skipping lunch.
Zhou Ping remained in her room the entire time. The two kids did not enter the room to disturb Gu Jinlin's rest and stayed in the living room with Gu Qingyao.
Dinner was made by Gu Qingyao. Gu Jinlin got up to eat while Zhou Ping continued staying in her room.
Gu Jinlin called her twice only for her to reply in a nasty tone that she was not eating. Afterward, Gu Jinlin let her be.
They kept the dishes immediately after eating.
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Zhou Ping had been waiting in her room for a long time but no one brought her food. Just as she was about to lash out, Gu Yundong returned and she instantly lost the guts to get angry at the sight of her husband.
However, she was still very indignant that people made things difficult for Gu Jinlin.
Chapter 380: The Arrival of Old Master Mo (2)
It was evident that Gu Yundong was not in a good mood and Zhou Ping did not dare to say anything after seeing his frightening expression.
Two days later, Gu Jinlin had not met any trouble but Gu Yundong did.
He lost his job completely!
Gu Yundong collapsed on the sofa when he returned home. "I never expected it! This Zhang family is really powerful. No wonder that Zhang Qiang can act like a tyrant around here."
Gu Jinlin frowned. "It's so strange! Why is no one punishing that family when they're so arrogant?"
Management was stringent now, and there was good law and order. There was something off with the Zhang family's situation!
Gu Yundong smiled. "You think there's something off as well? That's right then. Such a family will either continue to be a tyrant or fall fatally once something happens."
"How long more can you hold out for?"
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Gu Jinlin scratched his nose. "Probably these two days at most."
Gu Yundong was silent.
Gu Jinlin was very helpless as well. "I wonder what's happening on Beihan's side. Father, if he really has no solution... do we need to return to our hometown and work in the fields?"
A laughter escaped Gu Yundong's lips. "Do you know how to farm?"
"Uh..." Gu Jinlin was embarrassed. "Nope... But I can learn!"
Zhou Ping was about to explode in fury. "You two still have the mood to joke at this time? Are we going to live on-air if the both of you lose your jobs?"
It seemed to be normal for Zhou Ping to be anxious and angry at such a situation, thus Gu Yundong replied, "Don't worry first. Beihan said that we will be fine in the end and he is probably well aware of the situation. Furthermore, you can't blame us for this issue, can you? The Zhang family started it and we are not as powerful as them so it can only turn out like this."
"The Ji family is much more powerful than us, right? But aren't they defeated in the end? Their situation is nowhere better than us now."
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"The current times is not stable and plenty of family clans rise and fall. It is not guaranteed for a family clan to be well-off and impressive forever. It's fine as long as we are safe and sound. I will not let you all starve. Don't worry anymore!"
"This is such a huge matter. Can I not worry?" Zhou Ping shouted furiously.
Gu Yundong was helpless. "I know you're worried but... there's no choice, right? It's not like you don't know the times now. How many people around us have suffered in the past twenty-over years? It's already pretty good that our entire family is safe. I am here to deal with these things outside. You don't need to worry about those matters and just need to take care of the family."
Unfortunately, Zhou Ping was not comforted at all. The only thing she knew was that her son and husband were about to lose their jobs and the family's financial support was collapsing – their family was doomed.
"Don't worry? How can I not worry? What about the family? What are we going to do?"
Gu Yundong's head throbbed slightly. Seeing that his mother had no solution apart from ranting, Gu Jinlin immediately stood up before Gu Yundong spoke to prevent his parents' relationship from worsening.
"Father, we still need to make dinner tonight. I'll bring Mother out to buy some groceries back."
"Mother, let's go!"
He tried to pull Zhou Ping with him as he spoke.
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"I'm not going. The house is already in this state. Where are we going to get the money to buy groceries? Let go..."
Zhou Ping resisted with all her might but was still pulled away by Gu Jinlin forcefully.
He dragged Zhou Ping out of the house and only released his grip when they were en route to the food store. "Mother, can you stop making a noise about the situation?"
Zhou Ping was infuriated. "I'm making noise? What am I making a noise about? The house is in such a state because of the both of you and you're still saying that I'm making noise?"
Gu Jinlin felt extremely helpless. Why couldn't his mother get it?
"The incident has already happened. Father is already upset enough. Is there any meaning in making a din like that? Can it resolve the problem?"
"I..."