Gu Changchun was sitting in Cao's living room. Although his heart was not clean, he still habitually scanned the interior furnishings when he was in a strange environment.
The carved window lattice is covered with thick window paper, which transmits light but protects from the wind. At noon, the clear sunlight comes in and shines slightly on the gold-plated plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum painting screen, adding a bit of liveliness to the interior.
There are two hollow copper smokers in the room. They use fine charcoal without a trace of gray smoke. The smoke makes the room as warm as spring. There are a few half-open plum branches on the table. When I glance at it, I feel filled with joy. Warmth and tranquility.
"Grandpa, please have tea..." Ms. Cao respectfully gave way.
Gu Changchun looked slightly sad and lowered his head to pick up the tea. Here Cao asked Huang Shiying again.
"Such a big thing has happened..." Mrs. Cao whispered, with real worry on her face, "I have already written to Brother Hai, let's come up with ideas together..."
"Then Brother Lao Hai has to worry about it." Huang Shiying nodded and said.
There was a slight silence in the room for a moment.
"From the Leyun family..." Gu Changchun lowered his head slightly and spoke as if it was extremely difficult, "What happened in the past... made you feel wronged..."
Is this... an apology? Ms. Cao was a little excited.
"I don't dare, I don't dare, uncle, you are serious..." she stood up quickly and said.
"I'm here today..." Gu Changchun glanced at Huang Shiying. In order to raise money these days, he has given up all dignity and can bend down in front of anyone, but in front of this woman, those words can't be said. It was very difficult.
Is it because you have to admit that you were wrong
"That's it..." Huang Shiying took Gu Changchun's words and stood up to salute Mr. Cao, "We are here to ask you to lend us money to help..."
Mrs. Cao stood up in panic and avoided her salute.
"Third Grandma, you are trying to offend me..." She hurriedly returned the courtesy, but looked away.
She is honest, not stupid, so she naturally knows the purpose of these two people coming, but now she dare not agree to it no matter what.
Seeing her like this, both of them were smart, so they naturally understood what this meant and were immediately speechless.
"Grandpa and grandma..." Mrs. Cao noticed their disappointment and said with full apology and fear, "It's not that I don't help, it's that... I really can't help..."
Tears fell down as she spoke, feeling guilty, self-blame, and sad.
Huang Shiying and Gu Changchun looked at each other with mixed feelings in their hearts.
"God really wants to destroy my Gu family." Gu Changhai looked dejected and his face was gloomy.
There were footsteps outside the door, and at the same time the door curtain was opened, and Gu Shiba Niang stepped in.
Gu Changchun looked over in shock.
The girl in front of me has not been seen for two years. She is much taller, but her figure is still thin. Her eyebrows have grown longer, and her delicate face has lost its childishness. In contrast, her eyes that do not reflect her age are somewhat softer.
While he was looking at him, Gu Shiba Niang was also looking at him.
Seeing again the face that once made her want to step on it was even older, as if its soul had been sucked out. The self-confidence that once dominated everything was completely gone, replaced by a stooped figure and dull eyes.
The words that had accumulated in my heart suddenly dispersed.
Resentment naturally comes with resentment, but after all, the things that caused resentment did not happen in this life. After these two years of separation, those once intense emotions have faded a lot.
"Eighteenth Mother..." Mrs. Cao walked up to her in a few steps, fearing that she would say something rude, so she gave her a look.
Gu Shiba Niang turned her head and nodded to Lingbao who followed.
Lingbao understood, walked a few steps to Gu Changchun, and held up a banknote.
"This is..." Gu Changchun was startled, looking down at the bank note with a bit of disbelief.
"This is Yu Datong's three million taels of silver note..." Gu Shiba Niang said.
Gu Changchun's lips trembled slightly, but he did not reach out to pick it up.
"I know it's not enough, but that's all I can take out." Gu Shiba Niang said, "To be honest, all my money has been lent to Baohe Tang, and I have been in poor health this year and have not been able to I can make medicine, so I can’t afford as much money as you expected…”
Gu Changchun's voice was trembling, and he stretched out his hand to slowly take the bank note.
"Thank you..." he whispered.
"I don't dare..." Gu Shiba Niang replied.
Gu Changchun looked at the girl in front of him again, and was shocked to find that this junior who was always full of sharp edges had already restrained his energy.
In the past two years, she has changed not only in appearance and height, but also in her mentality.
"Baba Niang, what happened back then..." Gu Changchun looked at her, his tired and gray face became solemn, and he slowly bent towards Gu Ba Niang and Cao, "I was wrong..."
Hearing his words, Gu Shiba Niang suddenly couldn't help but feel a sore nose. She was aggressive and broke the rules back then. In fact, her psychology was not just for gambling, for unfair treatment and disdain for discrimination. She just wanted to prove that Mr. One day they were wrong.
But when I really waited for this day, I felt a little complicated in my heart.
Mrs. Cao hurriedly avoided Gu Changchun's salute and at the same time lowered her body to bow back.
"Grandpa, it's all in the past. I don't have a very good memory..." Gu Shibaniang said with a smile.
In any case, her surname is Gu, and even though her family is poor and her relatives are evil, her bloodline has always been disconnected from this family.
"Eighteen Mother..." Huang Shiying, who had not spoken until now, suddenly greeted her in a low voice.
Gu Shiba Niang glanced at her and walked over.
"Let's take a moment to talk," she whispered.
Gu Shiba Niang's eyes swept across her face, Huang Shiying did not avoid it, but looked at her with a smile on her face.
"Okay." Gu Shiba Niang nodded and said, turning to Mrs. Cao and whispering, "I will take the third grandma to change..."
Mrs. Cao nodded and watched the two people walking out one after another.
The two of them did not go far when Huang Shiying stopped in front of a withered bamboo. The maids were greeted and did not follow them. When they saw them stopping, they also stopped in the distance.
"We can't delay for a moment now. Your uncle and I will leave soon, so to make a long story short..." Huang Shiying said, looking at Gu Shiba Niang who was a few steps away and turned around.
"I know the money is not enough...but there is only so much I can take out..." Gu Shiba Niang said lightly, "Third Grandma, no matter what, I, the younger generation, cannot compare with you..."
Huang Shiying's status in the clan is transcendent, and the respect and compliments she receives are things that Gu Shiba's family has never dared to imagine. The more she enjoys, the more she has to pay, so Gu Shiying has no doubt that Huang Shiying has contributed all his net worth.
"...I don't think it's enough to ask me to sell myself to pay your debts..." She smiled and said, "I will take out the money today. As for what you think, I don't care..."
This girl has indeed restrained her previous overly sharp aura, but this does not mean that she has lost her aura, but because the sword is hidden in the box, the sword aura is concealed. Once someone approaches, she will not hesitate to use her sword as a warning.
Huang Shiying couldn't help but smile, and the bitterness spread around his mouth as he smiled.
"It's really like..." she said slowly.
Gu Shiba Niang looked at her and said nothing, waiting for her to continue.
Huang Shiying took a few steps closer to her, and his watery eyes scanned Gu Shiba Niang's eyebrows carefully.
"I've always had this feeling. I didn't have the chance to think about it carefully before, nor have I met you a few times. But now that I have met you, I can take a closer look. You guys here..." She raised her hand and pointed at Gu Shiniang gently. His dark eyes said, "It's so similar..."
Gu Shiba Niang frowned slightly, what was this man talking about
"It seems you are not in a hurry..." She smiled and said, still having such leisure to play riddles.
"Your eyes are filled with coldness, indifference, resentment, and despair that belies your age..." Huang Shiying ignored her teasing, but continued, "There is also desire in despair, unwilling desire, this kind of Mind is naturally not born, but acquired through life and death struggles. He may be like this due to his childhood experiences, but why are you like this? "
Gu Shiba Niang's heart beat slightly, her face remained calm, and with a faint smile, she asked: "What on earth is Third Grandma talking about? Him? Who is he? What about me?"
"Gu Yu..." Huang Shiying replied, his expression gradually becoming serious, "Mother Eighteen, you are a smart person, and I won't hide it from you. I feel that this time the Gu family is in great danger, Yu'er..."
Gu Shiba Niang's heart moved, and it seemed that a knot that had been puzzling was suddenly untied. Gu Yu, Gu Yu, and Gu Shen'an's bank run seemed to have nothing to do with it, but it was connected with flesh and blood inside, and it affected the whole body. Think about it this way , it doesn’t look like a massive defeat, but rather like a deliberate plan.
"Eighteen Mother, you all hate the Gu family, don't you?" Huang Shiying asked suddenly.
Gu Shiba Niang was distracted and almost blurted out a yes, but luckily she bit the tip of her tongue when the words came to her lips.
"What Third Grandma asked is really interesting. Of course I know myself, but your son shouldn't ask me." She smiled.
Huang Shiying looked away from her face and did not ask any more questions.
"Yu'er is a very good child. He is talented, intelligent, diligent, studious, and determined. A person like him should be like an eagle, his purpose is to soar in the void, not to have little love under the void... Huang Shiying looked at the clear sky, because the north wind for days had made the sky blue without a trace of cloud or mist. Soon her eyes turned to Gu Shiba Niang again, "I don't want him to destroy himself like this... .”
"With your mother's guidance, Master Yu will definitely have a bright future." Gu Shiba Niang said with a smile.
"I can't teach him." As if he didn't take Gu Shiba's words as a joke, Huang Shiying replied, shaking his head slightly, "That's why I invited you to go."
Gu Shiba Niang was stunned, "Me? What should I do?"
"Eighteenth Mother, I won't hide it from you. Without a thousand taels of silver, the Gu family can't survive this crisis, unless..." Huang Shiying looked at her seriously, "Unless the government doesn't force you to raise the official silver for the time being, and, find a review The cargo ship that was always lost, with this and your money, there is still a glimmer of hope..."
"Then go find it." Gu Shiba Niang said.
Huang Shiying looked at her without speaking.
The smile on Gu Shiba's face slowly disappeared, and it was obvious that both of them knew what the other was thinking.
"Does the third grandma want me to find the ship that the pirates robbed, and ask the government to ask them not to withdraw the money?" she joked.
"Of course not." Huang Shiying shook his head and smiled.
"Then what's the point of telling me this..." Gu Shiba Niang said with a bitter smile.
"I want you to stop him." Huang Shiying looked at her and replied firmly.
"Stop him? Stop who?" Gu Shiba Niang asked with a smile.
"Gu Yu." Huang Shiying replied.
Gu Shiba Niang laughed loudly.
"Not to mention that the third grandma's words were incomprehensible," she said with a smile, with a hint of joking, "Why me?"
Huang Shiying looked at her and didn't answer.
"Eighteen Mother, why did Master Zhiran suddenly invite Yu'er and you when he gave a lecture?" She suddenly asked, "Why is it you and not someone else?"