Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 144 - 143: Leaving Home (Fifth Update)

Jiang Xiulan and Gu Rushan’s faces were ashen.

This matter is completely hopeless now.

Now the whole village knows about this, and if you keep gripping on to it, everyone will know what you’re up to.

Moreover, Mrs. Gu herself has gotten up.

She said it was because she was furious.

It was just a faint from anger; the matter is right there, as long as she’s okay, the reasoning is still with them.

Mr. Gu slapped Mrs. Gu hard across the face, and her torrent of cursing finally stopped.

"You old woman, how could you be so cruel, that’s our granddaughter, is she an outsider? You did this and kept it from me, the grandfather, and from the eldest and the second, how could you do such a thing?

You’re just trying to turn the eldest and the second into enemies. Get back home, and from now on, you can’t interfere in the matters of the eldest and the second."

These words were said for the entire village to hear, meaning that this matter was all Mrs. Gu’s doing, and had nothing to do with anyone else.

This was also to clear Gu Rushan and Jiang Xiulan, and also to clear Gu Xiaocheng.

The pity is that people are not fools. Who would believe this was without Gu Rushan’s involvement?

How would an old lady know about Feng Quezi wanting to get married, and who made the connection?

Who’s getting the biggest benefit from this?

This is something everyone knows clearly in their hearts.

It’s not something that Mr. Gu’s words can erase.

Mrs. Gu wiped her tears away, shedding old tears, and said, "Folks, though I’m old, how could I not care about the children? The eldest is capable now, making money, and just because of the unfairness from before by me and his father, he resents us, I just thought when I heard about this good match, since the family works for the government, it’s still a good match, and also compensation for the eldest.

So I didn’t inquire before trying to make decisions for the eldest’s wife, but I had good intentions, did I want my granddaughter to live poorly? I really didn’t know Feng Quezi was that kind of person."

This was an effort to exonerate herself.

Gu Xiaoqing smirked; these grandparents are considered to have leveled up.

Their methods and approaches have moved beyond the initial tantrums, playing the family card now.

Who knows what might come next.

Gu Ruhai stood up to speak: "Alright, alright, everyone disperse, this was my mother’s misunderstanding, she was fooled by someone, you can’t blame the old lady, this matter is over, everyone go home.

Mom and Dad, you go back, let the second one take you back. Second Brother, what I said today hasn’t changed, still the same, if there’s nothing, don’t come anymore, let’s keep it peaceful."

The villagers knew it was time to leave, people were being dismissed.

They scattered in a rush.

The house was left with only Gu Ruhai and his family.

Mr. Gu and Gu Rushan didn’t leave.

Mr. Gu lifted his head, his hazy old eyes looking at Gu Ruhai, asking, "Eldest, do you really want to do this?"

This was asking about Gu Ruhai’s actions today.

Gu Ruhai lifted his head, glanced at Gu Xiaoqing, the blood on her forehead had stopped, but it still looked terrifying.

His heart ached.

He’s a complete bastard.

Not fit to be a father at all.

What father, when facing problems, doesn’t think about how to solve them himself but instead lets the daughter take the fall.

He’s known what his parents are like since the beginning, but today, faced with his mother’s faint, he still thought about sacrificing Gu Xiaoying.

Is there no issue of his own in this?

"Dad, what do you want me to do?"

Gu Ruhai directly asked.

If this had to be done so absolutely, why not tear open the wound and let everyone see, since it hurts, let it hurt completely, hurt thoroughly.

Mr. Gu was stunned, closed his eyes, opened them again filled with decadence and disappointment, the eldest would not listen to him.

He actually knew this months ago, but still thought Mrs. Gu could control Gu Ruhai.

This time completely pushed the eldest away.

The eldest’s heart will never be with us again.

"Second Brother, let’s go."

Mr. Gu got up to leave.

His figure desolate, back bent.

Gu Rushan supported Mrs. Gu, and with Jiang Xiulan, they left.

Gu Ruhai sat on the doorstep.

Li Xuemei didn’t bother to look at Gu Ruhai, didn’t want to care about him, her heart was filled with concern for her daughter.

She found the bandage and red medicine, applied it on Gu Xiaoqing, and used tape to secure the bandage over the wound.

Seeing her daughter’s well-behaved look, Li Xuemei’s heart ached.

Li Xuemei understood her daughter’s intention from Gu Xiaoqing’s actions just now.

Li Xuemei packed a bundle in silence, took Gu Xiaoqing, Gu Xiaoying, and Gu Xiaojie back to her mother’s house, without even giving Gu Ruhai a glance.

Gu Ruhai wanted to say something but couldn’t.

From his expression just now, coupled with the meaning in his eyes, after all these years together, Li Xuemei would never mistake it, and she knew what Gu Ruhai intended.

Which is why Li Xuemei felt so disappointed.

Cold sweat ran down her back, thinking if not because of Gu Xiaoqing’s blunt actions, the pressure forced Mrs. Gu to reveal her plot, what the consequences would have been?

The thought alone chilled Li Xuemei to the core.

Gu Xiaoying in her prime, forced to marry a cripple, their family constantly under the thumb of Mr. and Mrs. Gu, likely bent to their every whim from then on.

In short, they wouldn’t be living for themselves, but for the second and third brothers.

Their earnings would belong to others, and they couldn’t resist.

Even their children’s future life wouldn’t be in their own hands.

All this with just a thought of Gu Ruhai.

Gu Ruhai’s actions dispirited Li Xuemei.

That was not a man’s responsibility, knowing the outcome, yet willing to hide family shame, respect his mother, even at the cost of his own family.

Li Xuemei was genuinely cold and fearful.

She truly felt exhausted.

Didn’t want to live like this any longer.

The four of them left thoroughly.

Gu Xiaoying resolute, for she had seen clearly at the moment of Gu Ruhai’s hesitation and blame, to him, she was only a pawn, a tool to please others. As long as her grandmother fainted, she could be sacrificed.

Such a father, is it worth being close to him?

Gu Xiaoqing left even faster, unwilling to even look at Gu Ruhai.

Because of Gu Ruhai in the past, now he wanted to ruin this Gu Family again in this lifetime.

Gu Xiaoqing didn’t want to waste her emotions.

Gu Xiaojie didn’t understand anything, just knew following his sister was right.

So the four left decisively. (To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendation votes and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)