I Became the Eye Candy: Four Bigshots Claimed to be My Dad?-Chapter 91: The Sheer Nerve of Fourth Brother

Mr. Gu looked at his older grandsons. They were all married, but infuriatingly, had only produced sons. It seemed that among the grandsons, only the fifth, Gu Shuo, was still unmarried.

"Go find Gu Shuo and bring him back," Mr. Gu sighed.

Hearing this, the expressions of the Gu family members turned awkward. Gu Shuo had been kicked out of the family two years ago.

For the past two years, other than visiting Mr. Gu for the New Year, he had never set foot in the Gu family home. What’s more, after he took over as a Royal Merchant, he had stolen plenty of business from the Gu family.

’For Mr. Gu to sigh like that and suddenly summon Gu Shuo back... could it be...?’

"Father, Gu Shuo is no longer part of the Gu family. If there’s something you need, you should tell us, your sons."

"Exactly. He’s the Emperor’s favorite now. Why would he deign to look at our Gu family’s paltry business?"

The third and fourth sons jeered.

The eldest son didn’t speak. A flash of delight passed through the second son’s eyes.

Mr. Gu snorted. "I investigated what happened back then and found out everything. I’m only keeping quiet to let each of you save a little face."

The third and fourth sons exchanged a look, both looking defiant.

"Father, let’s not dredge up the past. Gu Shuo’s name has already been struck from the family registry."

"With so many sons and grandsons in the family, what is it you want done, Father? Whatever it is, it’s certainly not his place to do it," the third son said.

The fourth son nodded emphatically.

Mr. Gu felt even more dejected hearing that. After a long pause, he said, "You talk a big game, but do any of you actually have the energy for it?"

"Father, what do you mean?" Gu Zhifeng couldn’t help but ask.

"I want a granddaughter. Can you manage that?"

"..."

Gu Zhifeng fell silent. ’And here I thought this was about business!’

The others fell silent, and the Gu grandsons became even quieter.

’What on earth has gotten into the old man? Suddenly wanting a granddaughter!’

’Isn’t he asking for the impossible?’

"Why the silence? Cat got your tongue? Eldest, you’re so capable, aren’t you? Can you do it?"

The eldest son shook his head. He couldn’t—

"Second son?"

The second son ducked his head. He couldn’t either— 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Third son?"

The third son rubbed his nose, feeling terribly awkward—

"Aren’t you all supposed to be so capable?" Seeing their silence, Mr. Gu grew even more furious. "You can’t even produce a single granddaughter. Tell me, what are any of you good for, besides scheming over the family fortune all day?"

The fourth son quietly stepped forward, a shameless look on his face. "Father, why don’t I give it a try?"

"..."

The other three brothers stared at him in unison. ’Fourth Brother will really fight for anything. He even dares to volunteer for the task of producing a daughter?’

’He’s utterly shameless.’

The younger generation all stared, breaking out in a nervous sweat. ’Fourth Uncle really has some nerve!’

Mr. Gu was silent for a second before kicking out at him. "Look at your age! Scram, scram, scram!"

The fourth son took the full force of the kick, but luckily the crowd behind him broke his fall. "But you’re the one who said you wanted a granddaughter!"

"I want one, but can you actually produce one?" Mr. Gu said, then turned to the younger generation. "And what about you all? Can any of you produce a great-granddaughter for me?"

The Gu grandsons all took a step back in unison. It was as if the Gu family was cursed—not a single girl had been born in three generations. They didn’t dare touch that subject.

"Calling for Gu Shuo won’t help with this," the fourth son said, rubbing his chest.

Hearing this, Mr. Gu became so enraged that he felt his breath catch in his chest. Combined with the fact that he hadn’t eaten all day, he swayed on his feet.

"Father!"

"Grandfather."

Everyone jumped in alarm and rushed to his side.

"Get... get Gu Shuo back here," Mr. Gu gasped, struggling to stay upright. "I... I’m going to write my will..."

’A will?’

This gave the Gu family a tremendous shock. Looking at the way Mr. Gu was gasping for air, they wondered, ’Could he be ill?’