Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 150 - 149: Plotting in the Dark (First Update)
"Dad, Mom, actually, the city is just a little more expensive than our village, not outrageously so. As for rent, I think a year is enough for you to save up. Fang Shaonan said that it’s easier to make money there than in town because city folks spend money buying things outside; they can’t not buy anything.
In fact, for us, it’s an opportunity. Food and stuff aren’t hard to deal with, at worst, you can still make snacks. Dad, Mom, are you really worried about your own skills?
Didn’t everyone who tried it say it’s good?"
Gu Xiaoqing couldn’t let her parents get discouraged.
Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai felt a bit relieved, but they were still anxious.
Gu Xiaoqing continued to push.
"Besides, moving away from here and living in the city has its benefits. At least we can stay far away from second and third uncles, avoiding all those annoying issues, and our family can live peacefully. Isn’t that less trouble?"
This was Li Xuemei’s grievance.
Upon hearing this, Li Xuemei let go of all her worries. As long as they could move far away from the Gu Family Village and still take care of the kids, life would be manageable anywhere.
If it weren’t for Gu Xiaoqing’s urging back then, they wouldn’t have dared to do business in the town; it was all unknown and unfamiliar territory.
So wasn’t that also living a life?
Decision made: "Alright, regarding this matter, your father and I will think it through. Our whole family has to work hard. You two should study diligently and aim for good grades. We’ll just keep making money and strive to move to the city sooner."
These were words to encourage the children.
Gu Ruhai had a bitter smile.
It’s not that easy.
Suddenly, he felt a bit confused about the future. His second daughter had this idea, and of course, she wanted to pursue it. The child’s academic performance was excellent, and she was ambitious. Just the prize money for the competition was nearly two thousand yuan.
If she really got into a school in the city, Gu Ruhai would be worried about her living alone in an unfamiliar place. The girl had never been away from home since she was little, and the last time she went to the city, a teacher from the education bureau accompanied her.
If she went alone, how could he not worry?
Gu Ruhai was genuinely concerned about this.
Gu Xiaoqing revealed the matter precisely to lay the groundwork for the future. Anyway, they had to leave, and this time, the reason was legitimate, leaving no room for objections.
In the days that followed, everything remained calm, and nobody from the old Gu household brought up the previous humiliating incident again.
It seemed that the matter concerning Feng Yuejin had just passed.
Li Xuemei and Gu Ruhai thought the same.
Unfortunately, some people just won’t give up.
They insisted on tearing the facade.
On this day, the whole family - Gu Ruhai, Li Xuemei, and their three kids - was helping out at the stall.
Gu Xiaoqing had about ten days before school started, so she came to help whenever she had time, bringing Gu Xiaojie along too. Lately, the child had been following Gu Xiaoqing to town to help out.
Gu Xiaoqing didn’t want to raise a pampered child from an early age. Their family wasn’t exactly lacking in money, but they certainly weren’t super wealthy either. They had to nurture Gu Xiaojie’s hardworking and diligent spirit from the start.
Letting him experience his parents’ hardships more would make him realize how difficult it was to earn money, so he wouldn’t take it lightly in the future.
Considering Gu Xiaojie’s age, Gu Xiaoqing felt the urgency to educate him.
Early morning, they had just set up the stall. There were only a few people coming to eat, not yet meal time.
Suddenly, a neatly dressed, scrawny old woman appeared with a lame man in front of Gu Xiaoqing’s snack stall.
Her cunning, scheming eyes were filled with greed and malice, rudely assessing Gu Xiaoying, who was cutting the noodles, as if weighing goods.
The lame man seemed to know how to be discreet, but his eyes kept sneaking glances at Gu Xiaoqing over there, filled with eagerness.
Gu Xiaoqing, who was washing dishes, hadn’t noticed them at first. When she looked up, her heart went cold at seeing the two people; it was Feng Yuejin and his mother.
She took a dish out of the basin, wiped it clean with a cloth, and set it aside.
Gu Xiaoqing went straight over and stood in front of Gu Xiaoying. The looks from these two irritated her.
Gu Ruhai smiled and asked, "What would you like to eat?"
Thinking they were customers.
The old woman, upon meeting Gu Ruhai, immediately beamed, lines creasing across her face, and said with a laugh, "Oh, you’re the in-laws, right? See, I knew this would be your stall. You’re really doing well with the business."
She pulled Feng Yuejin to sit at the table in front of Gu Ruhai, crossed her legs, and patted Feng Yuejin, saying, "Hurry and greet your father-in-law, silly boy."
Feng Yuejin, with his head down, mumbled, "Father-in-law!"
Not embarrassed at all.
Gu Xiaoqing snorted coldly.
Gu Ruhai was puzzled. Who are these people?
He asked in confusion, "Ma’am, I don’t know you. How are we related?"
With strangers recognizing relatives out of the blue, Gu Ruhai felt uneasy.
He thought he might have forgotten a family connection somewhere.
Li Xuemei, hearing this, was also curious and came over.
Mrs. Feng clapped her thighs and said, "Oh dear, in-law, you can’t say that. Isn’t your eldest daughter promised to our Yuejin? The dowry is almost arranged. How can you claim not to know us?
I brought my child today to meet you. Last time, we only met your grandparents and second uncle and aunt. Wasn’t your family out then, so we didn’t meet? We have to meet before the engagement. It wouldn’t make sense not to meet the mother-in-law.
Besides, I think your daughter looks alright, just a bit small, which might make childbirth difficult. You’d better take good care of her.
I also heard that your daughter’s dowry is five hundred yuan, which is quite generous for in-laws like you. But we’re just a small household; we can’t afford such a high bride price. Besides, our Yuejin has a stable job, working for the government, better than farming. If you could settle for a hundred yuan as a token gesture, that’d be better. After all, the couple will live their own life, and if we insist on a five hundred bride price, won’t they have to bear the debt eventually? It’s not worth it, right? In-law?"
This left Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei stunned, looking at each other, not knowing where this crazy woman came from. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
This was the first time they’d heard of such a thing.
Could it be that Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, Gu Rushan, and Jiang Xiulan set up this engagement for Gu Xiaoying behind their backs? (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)
