Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!

Gu Xiaoqing stepped forward and asked, "Grandpa and Grandma, my father is a good man, respectful to his parents, friendly to his siblings, loving towards his children. I don’t really understand why Grandpa and Grandma are determined to sever ties with me.

Is it because last time my parents refused to marry my eldest sister to that Feng Quezi?"

These words just tear away your facade.

You want to play the role of a saint while having ulterior motives.

Wishful thinking.

Mr. Gu’s face turned red. This matter couldn’t be kept under wraps; many people in the village knew about Granny Feng causing a ruckus.

Gu Ruhai knelt down in front of Mr. Gu, saying: "Parents, I know it’s my fault, I shouldn’t have ignored your wishes, but Gu Xiaoying is my daughter. I can’t let her jump into the fire pit. I’d rather you hate me. I failed as an elder brother, couldn’t help Gu Xiaocheng find a good path, but I really can’t push my daughter into misery against my conscience.

If you blame me and want to cut ties with me, I accept it. If people break my backbone, it’s my own doing. These three thousand yuan for you, consider it a token of my sincerity."

He then turned to Gu Changhai and Zhang Zhixin, saying: "Captain, Director, regarding today’s family matter, I implore you; it’s my mistake, irrelevant to my parents. They are just angry and want to sever ties with me, not them. Please give them some face."

Gu Changhai and Zhang Zhixin quickly helped Gu Ruhai up, repeatedly saying: "Look at you, Ruhai, we won’t spread this matter. We really won’t."

Only then did Gu Ruhai get up.

On the other side, Mr. Gu completely lost face.

He looked deeply at Gu Ruhai and suddenly felt that perhaps he was wrong.

Why did I think Gu Ruhai’s honesty and kindness were supposed to be?

People change a lot.

Li Weimin stepped forward and said, "Brother-in-law, we won’t spread this matter; it’s not a good one to talk about. But as an outsider, I still have to say that you’re giving money to your parents, but there should be a written agreement. Not a loan, but the background of this issue must be clarified, or else in the future when Gu Rushan and Gu Ruhe bring this up, they might run their mouths.

I’m saying this for your sake, especially since the captain and director are here, setting up a tripartite witness, it’s a perfect time to write an agreement for clarity in the future. Captain, director, what do you think?"

This was forcing an agreement to be written.

Mr. Gu knew things were beyond recovery; Mrs. Gu and Gu Rushan’s plans were going to fail.

Gu Changhai and Zhang Zhixin nodded; this was necessary.

So very quickly, Gu Xiaoqing wrote up an agreement stating this was a one-time compensation for Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu’s upbringing costs, three thousand yuan in full settlement. Afterward, Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu and Gu Ruhai’s family were to sever ties. Ruhai’s family would not be responsible for their elderly care. The two families were completely independent.

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Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu should never come demanding Gu Ruhai uphold filial duties and expectations under any pretext.

Li Weimin and the captain and director signed and stamped as witnesses; both Gu Ruhai and Mr. and Mrs. Gu stamped as well.

Of course, Gu Ruhai reiterated that even if the families sever ties, he would still care for and respect the elderly.

Gu Changhai and Zhang Zhixin now held Gu Ruhai in high regard.

If they still didn’t know this was a strategy Gu Ruhai had long devised, they would’ve been unfit as captain and director.

Li Weimin handed the money in his arms to Gu Ruhai, who then gave it to Mrs. Gu; she immediately forgot her anger, her mind and eyes on the bundle of new bills.

Mr. Gu lowered his head and walked away with Mrs. Gu.

The courtyard immediately calmed down.

Gu Xiaoqing was pleased; the matter was finally resolved.

This will save a lot of trouble in the future.

Gu Ruhai felt uneasy.

After seeing off Li Weimin and Li Weiqiang, the courtyard became very quiet.

Gu Ruhai looked at Gu Xiaoqing with a bit of sadness.

This daughter was too capable, cutting off many things he was reluctant to let go.

Two days later, Gu Xiaoqing started school.

This was the second-year curriculum.

In fact, over the summer, Gu Xiaoqing had already previewed most of the second-year courses, and there weren’t many problems with the exercises. She had already started working on third-year courses.

There weren’t many third-year courses; typically, teachers would finish these during the second year to make time for reviewing all subjects and practicing exercises.

Gu Xiaoqing had finished studying the courses early to make time for review.

Teacher Fang Nan knew Gu Xiaoqing’s intention and wanted to help her. After all, she was a promising student.

Hardworking and willing to spend much more effort to complete laborious exercises and repetitive practice that others wouldn’t do.

These are qualities that a good student should have.

Of course, Fang Nan greatly valued Gu Xiaoqing’s flexibility in learning, her ability to draw inferences from one example.

This child’s comprehension was strong; she could often handle things well in one go.

No extensive effort required.

So Fang Nan utilized connections in the city, with family and classmates, to provide Gu Xiaoqing with more exercises and past entrance examination papers, which could effectively help her face the entrance exams.

Of course, Fang Nan wouldn’t refuse if other students had such requests.

For example, Jiang Weidong.

After returning from the county math competition, Jiang Weidong seemed to be motivated, putting extra effort into his studies, with a tenacity like studying with intense focus and dedication.

Jiang Weidong mainly avoided Gu Xiaoqing; the two rarely crossed paths.

Gu Xiaoqing actually didn’t understand why Jiang Weidong looked at her unfavorably, but she didn’t show him much friendliness either because Jiang Weidong was a relative of her second aunt, Jiang Xiulan. Facing such a peculiar second aunt, Gu Xiaoqing couldn’t expect much from a child raised in that family.

Anyway, they wouldn’t intersect with each other.

Thus, avoiding each other was the best approach.

This year was perhaps the quietest period for their family.

Gu Xiaoqing and Gu Xiaojie were busy with school.

Gu Ruhai, Li Xuemei, and their household were busy with business.

By the next summer, Gu Ruhai had saved nearly twenty thousand yuan, quietly becoming a modest wealthy man.

This gave them great confidence in planning to live in the city.

The summer of that year was destined to be extraordinary because Gu Xiaoqing was going to take her entrance examination. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets, your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read at m.qidian.com.)