Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 139 - 138: Here We Go Again (Fifth Update)
Half a month flew by quickly. Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Juying were both revising at home. Gu Juying almost spent every day at Gu Xiaoqing’s house, saying it was for studying. Essentially, she was just following along with Gu Xiaoqing’s review and preview sessions. Mainly, it was because Gu Xiaoqing was very skilled, so seeing the growing gap between her childhood friend and herself, Gu Juying wasn’t satisfied. Hence, she insisted on studying together with Gu Xiaoqing.
Gu Xiaoqing didn’t mind, feeling that having one more person was just like having more company for studying together. If any of them encountered a difficult problem, they would solve it together. The time passed quickly for both of them.
Primarily, Gu Xiaoqing’s study progress was significant, with a broad span. She was trying to complete all the coursework for eighth and ninth grades in one go, which made it quite exhausting for Gu Juying to keep up.
However, by following Gu Xiaoqing, she got to enjoy delicious cold noodles, liangfen, and liangpi every day, making her forget the exhaustion altogether.
Because Gu Xiaoqing was resting at home, Gu Xiaojie no longer went to Grandma Zhang’s house but stayed at home playing and eating with Gu Xiaoqing.
Incidentally, Gu Xiaoqing also gave Gu Xiaojie some preschool lessons in advance.
Though Gu Xiaojie loved to play and was playful, he was intimidated by Gu Xiaoqing’s authority. Since that human trafficker incident, Gu Xiaojie had obeyed Gu Xiaoqing’s every word, holding her in awe within his heart.
What others said might not work, but when Gu Xiaoqing spoke, there was no problem. She had Gu Xiaojie thoroughly under control.
Moreover, the dishes Gu Xiaoqing cooked were indeed delicious. Gu Juying and Gu Xiaojie bypassed the dullness of studying, heading straight for the food.
After nearly ten days, Gu Xiaoqing noticed that her second uncle and second aunt hadn’t come to their house again. It seemed like they had lowered their flags, but Gu Xiaoqing didn’t believe they’d had a change of heart and let her elder sister be.
The only possibility was that they were plotting an even more potent move at home.
Gu Xiaoqing figured they were probably instigating Mrs. Gu to come forward.
This seemed like the most practical approach.
After all, could a daughter-in-law speak harshly to her mother-in-law under the pressure of an elder’s authority?
Therefore, those challenging issues could only be resisted with Mrs. Gu’s help.
Sure enough, one evening, Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei’s home welcomed Mrs. Gu and Jiang Xiulan.
This time, neither the second uncle nor Mr. Gu showed up, probably because this issue wasn’t something for men to handle.
Only women could settle it.
As soon as Gu Ruhai saw Mrs. Gu, he hurriedly brought her a chair, intending for her to sit down.
But Mrs. Gu directly turned away and entered the inner room, sitting primly on the kang.
Jiang Xiulan, with a cordial smile on her face, pulled Li Xuemei along and walked in as well.
During these several days, Li Xuemei and her family hadn’t been idle. Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei had already inquired about Feng Yuejin in town.
It would have been better not to ask, but once they did, Li Xuemei was utterly furious.
This Jiang Xiulan is just no good.
What nonsense is this?
Feng Yuejin, a 48-year-old bachelor, although a team leader at the food factory, had one lame leg. People used to call him "Feng Quezi."
Such an old, crippled, broke man yet planning to marry their vibrant eighteen-year-old girl!? Wasn’t Jiang Xiulan just trying to shame them?
Moreover, the most critical point was, as people said, Feng Yuejin’s mother, though alone with no siblings, was reputed to be a second Mrs. Gu, an old shrew who dared to make a scene on the street.
How could such an old woman even be a mother-in-law?
This was basically a living replica of Mrs. Gu.
Li Xuemei had been tormented enough by Mrs. Gu her entire life, suffered all sins. In the end, she would not want her daughter to end up with such a family.
Never mind that Feng Yuejin was that kind of person anyway.
Li Xuemei shook off Jiang Xiulan’s affectionate arm with a slap, her face sank, and she walked into the inner room alone, sitting on the other side of the kang from Mrs. Gu.
She remained silent.
If Li Xuemei couldn’t figure out Mrs. Gu’s intentions, then she would be foolish.
The moment Jiang Xiuli and Mrs. Gu appeared, Li Xuemei already knew what Jiang Xiulan had in mind.
The plan was to have Mrs. Gu pin them down.
This was a women’s issue, and Gu Ruhai couldn’t get involved; it was a matter between women.
Li Xuemei had tried her best to suppress her anger and not slap Jiang Xiulan right there.
These past days, Li Xuemei had been feeling unsettled, her complexion bad as if someone owed her millions.
It was sheer frustration.
Could a brother scheme against his own brother like this? Are they even human?
This was below even an animal’s behavior.
Who would propose such a family for anyone?
Li Xuemei didn’t understand why Jiang Xiulan harbored such ill intentions to suggest such a family for Gu Xiaoying, but if she didn’t figure out Jiang Xiulan’s schemes, she wouldn’t be fit to be a mom.
Her own eighteen-year-old daughter, how could she let her suffer such humiliation in the eyes of others? Li Xuemei would absolutely not tolerate it.
Seeing Li Xuemei’s expression, Jiang Xiulan knew she must have looked into Feng Yuejin’s situation, as any parent would do.
What parent wouldn’t care about their child’s marriage?
If she were to arrange a marriage for Gu Xiaocheng, she would have to investigate thoroughly. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚
She’d probably delve into the bride’s ancestral history.
But this match had only come up because Gu Rushan and Jiang Xiulan had already discussed it with Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu, obtaining permission from the highest authorities.
They surely used their eloquence to persuade Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu before daring to propose it.
Mr. Gu couldn’t be more willing for Gu Xiaocheng to have a chance to get involved with higher-up leaders—an essential step in a political career.
They proposed solving Feng Quezi’s marriage problem in exchange for Gu Xiaocheng’s future. In Mr. Gu’s eyes, sacrificing a granddaughter for a grandson’s future, a promising one, was not a matter of regret.
Traditionally, many families don’t prioritize daughters’ well-being.
There were even practices of exchanging siblings to ensure the boys could marry. Whether blind, crippled, or foolish, it didn’t matter.
This seemed reasonable.
In Mr. Gu’s opinion, it was quite a good deal.
So Jiang Xiulan brought Mrs. Gu to serve as their convincing emissaries, intending to pressure Gu Ruhai into compliance. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)
