Chapter 1237 - 1236: He is Growing Up
"Fools," they often say, "rarely hold grudges, but once they do, they remember them for a lifetime."
Yusuf Zuck’s definition of Hugh Zuck was that of a simpleton. Therefore, simpletons usually do not hate others deeply. And so, even when the cunning merchant sold him off, he didn’t bear a deep hatred upon figuring it out; instead, he was happy, thinking that the merchant had helped him.
The house he had been sold to belonged to the powerful Gould Family, where Lord Gould had a very promising son who, it was said, held a position akin to a protector in a great sect. Thus, the Gould name carried weight, at least in their corner of the world, where they were known as a significant household.
Upon arriving at the grand household, Hugh Zuck was put to work in strenuous labor daily, but he was never short of food or clothes, and thus he believed the merchant had indeed helped him.
After keeping an eye on Hugh Zuck for a few days and discovering that his foolish son intended to take root in House Gould, Yusuf Zuck was exceedingly vexed.
But it was Hugh’s choice, and Yusuf did not intervene or prevent, nor did he provide hidden assistance of any kind.
Moreover, Hugh Zuck had at least made friends; several servants had become his companions, and they lived in a room together, chatting and laughing, sometimes even practicing martial arts together.
However, Yusuf was aware that the Gould Family had kept a watchful eye on his foolish son because the boy had depleted all the game within thousands of miles. The Goulds had brought him back merely as a preliminary trial.
But in the midst of this, an incident occurred that led to a complete fallout between Hugh Zuck and the Gould Family.
It began with a young miss of the Goulds, who was rather mischievous. One day, upon seeing Hugh at work, she deliberately kept ordering him to do this and that—all menial tasks. At first, Hugh, naive as he was, didn’t mind the filth or fatigue.
But in his haste and clumsiness, Hugh soiled the young lady’s clothes, and that’s when she started to use the whip.