"Did you see that material?" The woman pursed her lips to the other side, and landed on a gorgeous and wealthy woman. The woman was wearing a navy blue satin robe, "It's the same material as the ones from the Jiang Hai family. Xiu Zhai’s craftsmanship.”
Wanxiuzhai is the most famous clothing store in Jiankang. It has the best and most fashionable clothing materials and the most skilled needleworkers. The clothes it makes are very popular. Rich women must have one in their suitcases.
"Wanxiuzhai?" Mrs. Guo was surprised. A piece of clothing from Wanxiuzhai was enough for the family to spend during the New Year.
Where did they get the money? Could it be that they were pretending to be poor in the past
Two women in plain blue robes stood behind Mr. Cao, pouring wine for Bu Cai with a sharp eye.
He even bought a servant girl
Feeling the stares and whispers of people in the room, Mrs. Cao became a little restless and turned her head to look at Gu Shiba Niang who was watching the fireworks outside the window with great interest.
"Eighteen Niang," her hand subconsciously tugged at the corner of her clothes. The feel of the material once again reminded her of the price of the clothes she was wearing, "Isn't it too eye-catching?"
This was the first time in her life that she wore such nice clothes.
"What's so eye-catching?" Gu Shiba Niang turned her head, and the ink jade pendant flashed a bright light under the lamp, "Mom, we don't hide our poverty, we don't hide our wealth, we live as we live, and we don't steal or rob. You are fair and honest, yet you are afraid of what others will say.”
She raised her gaze slightly, scanning the brightly lit room, and turned her head outside again. Firecrackers set off in front of the stage in the patriarch's mansion burst into flower-like shapes in the sky, drawing cheers.
"Besides, what others say has nothing to do with us." She muttered to herself, with a slight smile on her lips.
When the banquet was over, many people went out of their way to say hello to Mrs. Cao. Even people who had never met them before met their eyes and nodded with a smile. Therefore, compared to before, Mrs. Cao took Gu Shiba Niang out of the patriarch's house. It was much later.
Gu Hai, who was standing outside the second door waiting for his mother and sister, wearing a sapphire blue and silver-bottomed white fur cotton robe, once again became the focus of everyone's attention.
The young man is tall and tall, elegant and handsome.
"It's true that a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle..." someone said in a voiceless voice.
"Look at his grandeur, maybe he doesn't like that shop at all..." Someone else laughed in a low voice.
Mrs. Guo's face was extremely ugly, especially when her eyes fell on her son Gu Long, who happened to be standing next to Gu Hai. He was fed and fed well at home. The injury on his face was not healed, but he was even more bloated. Then An originally fine white brocade robe was stretched out of shape.
"You foodie?" Mrs. Guo walked up to him in a few steps, stretched out her hand and slapped him on the arm, and said quietly, "What are you still doing here? Where are your father and your brothers?"
She glanced sideways. Gu Hai supported Ms. Cao and whispered for her to get in the car. The mother and son left chatting and laughing, followed closely by the maid.
"You're only a few steps away from the car, you think you're rich and expensive?" Guo muttered angrily, pulling Gu Long to leave.
"Mom, Mom, there's something big, there's something big..." Gu Long didn't pay attention to what his mother was saying. He grabbed her arm with his backhand and shouted.
"What's the big deal? You look like a gentleman, don't you?" Guo glared at him and scolded him.
At this time, Mr. Cao, who was sitting on the mobility scooter, was also hearing these words from her son.
The two maids pulled the cart in front, taking their time and steadily. Gu Shiniang followed beside Gu Hai, looking up at the fireworks exploding in the night sky while listening to her brother's words.
"Is it a big deal?" She turned to look at Gu Hai, smelling the faint smell of alcohol on the boy's body, she hurriedly wrinkled her nose, "Brother, eat less alcohol."
Gu Hai smiled and tugged on his sister's hanging pigtail, "I just had one cup, it was just tainted with other people's taste."
"What big deal are you talking about?" Ms. Cao asked him behind the curtain, a bit of panic flashing across her face.
According to her previous habits, she would never take a car this time out, but thinking about what happened a few days ago, she was always a little scared and wanted to hide alone. If anyone looked at her twice, she would have to endure it. She couldn't help but feel her heart pounding. If someone said something, she would... . . But how to live. . . .
"Third Grandma is going to adopt a child." Gu Hai said.
"That's what it should be. She's still so young..." Mrs. Cao breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. The woman's description appeared in front of her eyes. She was beaming with joy. She was sitting alone, looking particularly lonely. She was not yet thirty years old. People, this life is still very long. . . .
"Who do you think it is?" Gu Hai said, looking at Gu Shiba Niang meaningfully.
When Gu Shiba Niang saw him, there was a thud in her head.
"Gu Yu?" She lost her voice.
Gu Hai nodded with a smile on his face.
Yes, it is Gu Yu. This humble boy who has only existed in gossips after dinner for more than ten years is about to become the son of the third grandmother with the highest seniority in the clan. In the future, even the clan leader will call him elder brother. . . . .
Isn't this funny
"This is simply ridiculous." Guo stood up rudely and threw away the white cat that was lying on her lap. "This can't be that bitch..."
The bitch she has never seen before will become her elder in the future
"What a bastard?" Gu Leshan was very unhappy. That was his seed.
"Be careful what you say. This is a good thing." He said in a more serious tone, with an unspeakable joy on his face. "Who is that? It's the adopted third grandma Huang Shiying."
Mrs. Guo obviously realized this key. She panted and sat down. The white cat wandered under the chair but did not jump up this time.
"Do you know why the third grandma is so respected in the family?"
"Do you know why even the patriarch doesn't dare to offend her?"
"She is a young widow who has only been in the family for a few years. Why is her status in the family better than that of women who have been virtuous for forty or fifty years?"
Gu Leshan said, looking at Mr. Guo meaningfully.
Guo pursed her lips and said nothing. She knew that there was a rumor that had been circulating privately for a long time, but no one had ever confirmed it and had no chance to confirm it.
"The Huang family of Bianjing is a famous family that produced prime ministers and queens in the previous dynasty. Although our dynasty is not as prosperous as before, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse..." Gu Leshan said with a smile, "How many people do they have in their family?" No one knows about the money.”
"The third grandma is really rich?" Guo couldn't help but stood up and asked in a dry voice, clutching her sleeves.
Everyone said that the third grandma was very rich. She had so much money that she could buy all the shops of the entire Gu family. . . . . .
Money is so important that even the clan leader has to be careful in providing it to her, as she is the God of Wealth.
Gu Leshan smiled so hard that his eyes were gone, and he twisted his beard and said nothing.
"Then... we have so many children in our family, why should we let any cheap... kid go?" Mrs. Guo felt her throat was dry and gasped.
"How do I know? The third grandma said that she asked Master Mingran of Xinglong Temple to see it. With many children in the family, he is the right one." Gu Leshan said, with a happy face. He couldn't help but go to see it specifically. That child has two eyes, and you can't tell. This child is really good-looking. Well, he is Gu Leshan's son after all. . . . .
"Which..." Mrs. Guo hesitated for a moment and barely remembered the name of the child, "Gu Yu, I always feel bad..."
How did this child get here all these years? She knew in her heart that once such a person got this great opportunity, don't do it. . . .
"What are you afraid of? No matter what, he is still my son." Gu Leshan snorted and laughed happily.
After all, that woman was just a woman, alone and without relatives. Adoption was not just to find someone to rely on in the future. There was no need for adoption. Whoever gave birth to her child was the one who gave birth to her. Now, his family had become prosperous.
"We haven't said it officially yet," Gu Leshan laughed to himself for a while, and then hurriedly told Mrs. Guo, "Then boy, please be more careful these days, train him a little, and don't be too cowardly to show off."
"I know, you don't have to say it." Ms. Guo glanced at him, and finally sat down with peace of mind. Suddenly, she suddenly thought of something and stood up suddenly, "Master, tell me, should our family's turn be the next patriarch? .
A brilliant light burst out on her face, and this thought made her breathless. Clan leader, oh my God, the thought of all the women in the clan bowing their heads respectfully in front of her made her whole body itch just thinking about it.
Gu Leshan coughed, obviously he was much calmer than this woman.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" His eyes were full of smiles, "It is most important to get this thing done first, but you have to be careful. You don't know, there are many people in the clan who are trying to persuade the third grandma to adopt. Who doesn't have their own? ."
"I know." Ms. Guo glared at her husband. She had known about this kind of thing and asked him to do so.
She let out a long breath, and the suffocation she had felt in her chest tonight was gone.
"Sir, have you seen this? The clothes in that house are so handsome and so arrogant..." She leaned on the back of the chair and squinted her eyes. The old cat below understood that this was the mistress' comfort. At the hint, she immediately jumped up without hesitation, turned around in her mistress's arms, lay down and snored.
Gu Leshan didn't care at all and just hummed casually.
"I think it's just to earn face in front of us, so she acted like this until her face was swollen," Guo said with a snort, "There are seven or eight banquets this year, let me see how long she can pretend."
After the New Year, the busyness of the previous year comes to an end, and complete leisure begins. It has always been this rule to be busy before the new year and to be idle after the new year.
Thin snowflakes are flying in the plum garden, making the place look like a fairyland.
"Come on, come on..." said the two little girls running into the flower hall.
The women who were playing cards around the warm table immediately stood up and looked outside.
Through the blooming plum blossoms, Mr. Cao walked slowly in a large roasted blue fur cloak. As he walked, he revealed that he was wearing a green cotton jacket with yellow wintersweet flowers, a moon-white small stand-up collared jacket, and dark blue embroidered cotton. Because it is snowing in the sky today, a servant girl beside me is holding up an umbrella.
"Look, I said I must have changed my clothes again." A woman immediately clapped her hands and smiled, extending her hand to the others, "Take the money, take the money, and I am willing to admit defeat."
The other women all cheered and reluctantly took out a few silver coins from their purses and stuffed them into the woman.
"I'll give you a red envelope." They smiled narrowly.
There was laughter in the flower hall. Ms. Cao, who was walking outside, heard it and hesitated in her steps.
"Mom, you go and sit inside. We've been walking for a while, and it's still early to leave the table." Gu Shiba Niang held up an umbrella and turned around from behind her with a smile.
Originally, I wanted to accompany my daughter to watch the plum blossoms. . . . Ms. Cao hesitated a little, but the women in the flower hall saw it and immediately stretched out their hands to greet her.
"Big sister, big sister, come on, it's warm here."
Seeing their kind expressions, Ms. Cao finally put her caution away.
"Go, mother has been gone for half a day, let's take a rest." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile, "I'll go find my brother to watch the plum blossoms together."
"Then don't walk around, don't get cold, wear a hat, don't play and catch the cold..." Mrs. Cao quickly ordered, Gu Shiba Niang smiled at her, turned around and walked into the plum blossoms.
After Gu Shiba Niang walked out of Cao's sight, her pace slowed down, and the slow snow spread around her with the fragrance of plum blossoms. At this time, she put away her shallow smile and returned to her calm expression.
Appreciating flowers and laughing were always a little far away from her.
The plum forest is well-proportioned. People can be heard but no one can be seen. It is especially quiet when walking through it.
Gu Yu was actually adopted by his third grandmother, Huang Shiying. This news had been confirmed, and the whole family was in shock.
Gu Shiba Niang was even more shocked because this completely deviated from what she knew. In that life, such a thing never happened.
After rebirth, although her destiny seemed to be still following the established route, many things had indeed changed. For example, she learned how to make medicine and received a unique medicine book. As a result, she was mistaken for being a disciple of Liu Gong, which allowed her to earn as much money as she could imagine. Unexpected money, the family situation has completely changed, my brother is also studying seriously, and has a promising future. These are things that have never happened in my memory.
There is a saying in the book that a single move can affect the whole body. It seems that one's own destiny has changed, and it also affects the destiny of others unintentionally. Or is this just the arrangement of fate
Gu Shiba Niang's expression condensed and she stopped, and the crisp sound of branches breaking could be heard.
By the way, why did Gu Yu enter the school in that life, but still hasn't entered the school now? The only difference is. . . . .
Gu Shiba Niang's heart skipped a beat, could it be because of her brother Gu Hai
That day Gu Yu's words rang in his ears again.
"In his words, he was extremely disdainful and deeply resentful of his brother. He seemed to think that he was not worthy of entering the school at all..." Gu Shiba Niang murmured to herself and walked again, "My brother described that Gu Long was a She repeatedly targeted him and provoked various troubles. She also revealed in her words that she disliked him for occupying a school quota. According to her mother, the school quota was determined by each family. If the elder brother did not go to study, then the quota would naturally belong to him. Gu Leshan's family."
She stopped again and raised her head. The snowflakes and flower petals brushed her cheek, and her heart suddenly became clear.
From this point of view, in that life, Gu Yu took his brother's place and entered the school. But now he has changed everything, so he did not enter the school.
Now that Gu Yu was adopted by his third grandma, there would be no obstacle to him entering school, so this should be a special arrangement of fate.
Gu Shiba Niang took a deep breath and breathed in the cool air.
All of this happened because fate was trying to cope with the fact that his brother was not as tired of studying and decadent as in his previous life. Could this Gu Yu be like the death of the old patriarch, just to force them to return to their destined destiny
Return to destiny? My brother was kicked out of school because he was tired of studying? Spreading rumors to slander the reputation of the Cao family, the Cao family will die to prove his ambition, and the brother will want to take revenge and be imprisoned to death
A thick smile appeared on Gu Shiba Niang's face, she put down her umbrella and let the wind and snow surround her.
Then come and give it a try. I, Gu Shi Niang, will never back down, no matter whether you are talented or talented or have the help of ghosts and gods.
A burst of drunken laughter suddenly sounded from the side, interrupting Gu Shiba Niang's meditation.
She looked up and found that she had unknowingly walked to the northeast corner of the plum garden. There was a small pool here, with rocks transported from Huguang piled up. On the rocks, a small pavilion with flying corners was built, which was called "Drunken Sleeping Pavilion".
At this time, she was standing under the rock. The water pool under her feet was already covered with a layer of ice, covered with white snow and flying plum blossom petals.
Two figures came staggering from the plum forest on the other side. Gu Shiba Niang was blocked by the rocks just right, so she could clearly see the coming person, but the coming person could not see her.
"Gu Baoquan" Gu Shiba's eyes suddenly opened wide, and she narrowed her eyes again as she looked at the people getting closer and closer.