Master Gu smiled awkwardly and tried to smooth things over: "Uncle, please come in."
Everyone in the private room only then noticed the newcomer. Madam Gu stood up awkwardly, not knowing how to explain her youngest son's rudeness to her brother. Han Tangping was already angry: "Changsheng, you are so arrogant now."
"A man should be proud." Gu Changsheng stood up and edited.
Madam Gu glared at him secretly and said with a smile: "Brother, please take a seat."
"Hmph!" Han Tangping sat at the head of the table, looking at Gu Changsheng and then at Han Yuqing.
Han Yuqing looked aggrieved, as if he had been bullied by someone. Han Tangping suppressed his anger and said earnestly: "Changsheng is right, a person should have pride. But arrogance and pride are two different things. You are well now, but you can't be proud! When you were sick before, you were very kind."
"Of course a fool is friendly. He can't tell good from bad. He grins at everyone he meets and doesn't even realize he's being bullied." Gu Changsheng smiled, but his clear and pleasant voice seemed to be covered with frost and snow, making those who heard it shiver.
Han Tangping has been a teacher for many years and has seen many cunning and clever students, but today he was speechless because of Gu Changsheng. Could it be that Gu Changsheng remembered what happened in the past
That’s right, the Han family looked down on Gu Changsheng in the beginning. A fool made Mrs. Gu suffer the cold shoulder from her mother-in-law, and also brought shame to the Han family.
"Dad, you must have had a hard time on the journey. Let me pour you some wine." Han Yuqing stood up and tried to end the topic.
Han Yibin was very angry and said in a stern voice, "Remember the bitter past and think of the sweet present. Changsheng, you should be more restrained. In the future, learn more from your elder brother, study hard, pass the imperial examination, and then seek an official position. This is the right way."
"I don't like being an official. Being an official for too long will make me bureaucratic. I would be happy to be a small businessman and not have to worry about food and clothing." Gu Changsheng smiled and finished satirizing Han Yibin.
Han Yibin was so angry that his face turned blue, and Mrs. Gu was terrified. She didn't understand why a good banquet turned into such a scene of swords and swords.
Master Gu and Gu Changde looked at each other. Master Gu stroked his beard and said, "Maybe people in our Gu family have small ambitions! Changde was a scholar together with Yibin. Now Yibin has a job in the county government, and our Changde is still a small village head."
"A man should have great ambitions." Gu Changde smiled and raised his glass, "Yibin, I toast to you!"
Han Yibin felt a little relieved and drank with Gu Changde. Master Gu also toasted Han Tangping, and the atmosphere finally eased down.
Mrs. Gu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was completely dark, and the waiter lit the lamp. During the meal, Gu Changsheng did not drink a single sip of wine, nor did he offer respect to anyone - he was not in good health anyway, so who would dare to force him
After the banquet, the Han family father and son also returned home to rest. Just as they were settled, Nanny Song came to complain: "Madam, the third young master is still secretly communicating with Xia Qianqian from Yangliu Village. I'm afraid you have to take measures."
"What?" Mrs. Gu was shocked.
"Today, the Third Young Master asked Qingtong to deliver a banquet to Yangliu Village. Xing'er and I saw it with our own eyes. Madam, you don't see how poor the Qin family is. When we saw the banquet, our eyes widened, as if we had been hungry for several lifetimes..." Nanny Song added fuel to the fire and said nothing but bad things.
Mrs. Gu was furious: "How could such a thing happen?"
"That's right! At first, Xing'er and I thought Qingtong was stealing something, so we followed him. Unexpectedly, he was delivering food for the Third Young Master. Alas, Madam, the Third Young Master is such a noble man, how could a poor girl like you deliver food for him? How cheap!"
(End of this chapter)