Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 430 - 429: Well-Intentioned Motives

Since having money and being forcibly brought together led to mutual resentment, let’s simply separate for a while, keep apart, and make everyone understand the meaning of family—not being physically together, but being united in heart.

As long as hearts are united, even if separated by miles, we are still family!

But if hearts are not together, even living under the same roof is just a facade.

"This is a temporary decision by your mom. I’ve never enjoyed the feeling of freedom and being pursued in my life. Now that I’m older, I’m letting your father do what a man should do."

Li Xuemei had insisted on marrying Gu Ruhai back then, and Gu Ruhai, being honest, had never pursued Li Xuemei like young lovers typically do.

"Everyone meets at the store often anyway. Now that I’m home, I can do whatever I want without having to serve that old man. Your dad now occasionally buys me things, invites me out for a meal once a week... haha!"

Li Xuemei’s voice sounded cheerful; she seemed to be enjoying herself. After all, what woman doesn’t want to enjoy the pleasure of dating, even when she’s old?

This was something Gu Xiaoqing never expected. But if her mother is happy, that’s good too.

She couldn’t imagine that over the past year, even Gu Ruhai learned how to pursue mom; that was quite a change.

"So, sister, how about our younger brothers and sisters?"

Gu Xiaoqing naturally cared about her family. After all, they were still her kin.

"Xiaoqing, you’re right. The meaning of family is that hearts need to be together. If the heart is scattered, then it’s a disease that needs to be treated. A serious illness requires strong medicine, and this family separation medicine is quite effective, creating a sense of rebirth.

Your brother knew nothing and only after starting to run the business did he realize he needed to learn everything. Although he messed up three stores, he found his way back, ended his leave of absence, and requested to go back to school.

Your sister’s business was lukewarm, with performance always lacking. Customers were continuously lost. She then realized that without family unity and joint effort, she couldn’t achieve anything alone. So now, when our family sometimes goes out to dinner, she often mentions you, hoping you’ll come back because she wants to apologize to you."

Li Xuemei rambled on about family affairs.

Indeed, the sudden insistence on family separation by Li Xuemei was actually Gu Xiaoqing’s idea.

Because after the incident, Gu Xiaoqing realized Fang Shaohan’s sister-in-law’s main attack point was that her family’s hearts were not united.

Relying solely on her efforts to maintain things was useless.

It’s like fighting cancer with just your body’s immune system; often the result is the cancer cells spreading.

Now it’s like that.

Gu Xiaoqing also facilitated this situation, using the incident to temporarily split her family’s fragile unity so everyone could calm down, because only separation could lead to a more beautiful reunion.

"That’s good."

Gu Xiaoqing breathed a sigh of relief; Gu Xiaojie’s gaming issue was a big problem.

Some people, when left to play games, can play until they’re bored, reflect on themselves, and eventually realize they can’t derive their entire life from games.

But for some people, letting them play is actually harmful.

Gu Xiaoqing previously thought her brother was the first type, and that letting him play would be fine eventually.

But unexpectedly, Gu Xiaojie’s gaming addiction grew larger.

If this continued, Gu Xiaoqing wondered if sending her brother abroad was a mistake on her part.

Although the technology there developed faster than back home, it wouldn’t matter if Gu Xiaojie wasn’t focused on studying.

Instead, the novelty and extravagant lifestyle in the United States might ruin Gu Xiaojie’s life. If, heaven forbid, he ends up addicted to drugs in pursuit of thrills, then she’d regret it forever.

Therefore, Gu Xiaoqing felt it was time for Gu Xiaojie to understand the hardships of life.

Daughters should be raised richly, while sons should be raised with hardships. Gu Xiaoying received one-third of the shops, while Gu Xiaojie was left with only three, and not in good locations.

Gu Xiaoqing even deliberately chose three underperforming stores and had Xiao Wu assign people to keep an eye on her brother.

To prevent Gu Xiaojie from hitting a dead end and going astray.

Xiao Wu’s report stated that Gu Xiaojie showed no abnormalities, and coupled with Li Xuemei’s words, Gu Xiaoqing let out a long sigh of relief.

It’s a small but significant achievement.

"Daughter, come home soon. It’s almost the New Year, are you not planning to come back for it either?"

Li Xuemei was very concerned. Last New Year, Gu Xiaoqing spent it alone. Is she not planning to return this time?

"Mom, I’m quite busy here, and there’s a lot going on at my school too."

"Is school starting?"

Li Xuemei suddenly realized her daughter went abroad for studies and had school commitments.

"Which school is it? Have I heard of it? Do you need any money? I’ll send some tomorrow..."

Li Xuemei inquired with concern, which was indeed a family issue. Gu Ruhai had asked several times whether Gu Xiaoqing contacted Li Xuemei.

When the family was together, both Gu Ruhai and Gu Xiaoying also started to worry about Gu Xiaoqing studying overseas and how she was living.

When Gu Xiaoqing left, she wrote in her letter that she took the savings book she gave to Gu Ruhai, so she wouldn’t be short on money.

After almost a year, Li Xuemei thought the tens of thousands in that savings account should have been nearly used up.

So she became concerned about her daughter’s living situation.

"Columbia University, in New York."

"Oh, a good university. My daughter is amazing. There’s nothing good about local universities; going abroad is impressive."

Though Li Xuemei said this, she didn’t actually know what kind of university it was.

She thought about asking someone else later.

In her heart, it was still a pity that Gu Xiaoqing got expelled from Jiaotong University.

"Mom, is the family’s business back to normal?"

Gu Xiaoqing asked again.

According to Gu Xiaoqing’s plan, her leaving the Gu Family should mean letting the opponent have their way. Thus, Fang Shaohan’s sister-in-law had no reason to trouble her family anymore.

Although the opponent continued pressing, Gu Xiaoqing still wanted to "thank" Fang Shaohan’s sister-in-law. Through the ordeal, the family’s hearts finally reunited.

If Fang Shaohan’s sister-in-law knew about Gu Xiaoqing’s ploy, she might even be impressed.

"Yes, though it’s not as good as before, it’s still alright."

Li Xuemei also felt the pressure now. The hotpot market competition grew fiercer, yet interest in hotpot was declining.

Regarding BBQ, everyone was grilling, and it was hard to differentiate or rank. This left Li Xuemei at her wits’ end, unable to think of a solution.