Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!

Gu Xiaoqing laughed, "Third uncle, it’s easy for you to talk like this, standing there without any pain. Is this how an elder should act? My dad said it in front of the whole village, that he cut ties with Gu Rushan. If you want to be buddies with Gu Rushan, that’s your business, but don’t bring this relative to our family, we don’t acknowledge it."

Gu Ruhe was at a loss for words.

She mentioned that it was Gu Ruhai who made the statement, and as a third uncle, how could you make them acknowledge Gu Rushan as an elder?

The woman beside Gu Xiaocheng stood up, walked over, and said, "Oh, is this my sister? I am Fu Meifang, your brother Gu Xiaocheng’s fiancée. We are getting married this October. We came here to introduce ourselves.

Who would have thought it would turn out like this? Sister, there must be some misunderstanding here. We are all family, all blood brothers. Even if bones are broken, the tendons are still connected. How can you just cut ties like that? Those were just big brother’s angry words; both Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu are here. Speaking like this, you may upset the elderly."

Fu Meifang was quite the smooth talker, deftly maneuvering the situation onto Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu.

Gu Xiaoqing sneered, showing no courtesy at all, "Who do you think you are to meddle in our business? Don’t go running around declaring relationships; I don’t recognize your presence here."

Fu Meifang was so angry she almost fell backward.

This person won’t give an inch.

The situation had reached such a state.

No one knew how to gracefully exit this mess.

Gu Rushan continued to howl and wail on the ground.

Jiang Xiulan anxiously tried to help him up but was powerless.

She could only glare fiercely at Gu Xiaoqing, yet felt helpless.

She was apprehensive about laying hands again; Gu Rushan was so big and still got humiliated, how could she overpower him?

"Mom, aren’t you going to discipline your granddaughter? She’s about to kill your second son."

Jiang Xiulan eventually could only shout toward Mrs. Gu.

Hoping Mrs. Gu would step in, as she was the legitimate elder who could suppress Gu Xiaoqing without question.

Mrs. Gu didn’t even bat an eye, completely ignoring the situation.

"What is happening here?"

Mr. Gu had woken up, standing on the staircase, looking at the crowd below.

Upon hearing the voice, Mrs. Gu immediately looked up at Mr. Gu, her eyes reddened.

"Dad, come quickly and save the second son, Xiaoqing is about to beat him to death."

Jiang Xiulan was playing the victim first.

Mr. Gu glanced at Gu Rushan on the floor, his eyes filled with pain.

Gu Xiaoqing remained silent, waiting to see Mr. Gu’s reaction.

Whether playing the hero or the villain, it was their own family’s business, but they needed others to appreciate it.

If Mr. Gu wasn’t appreciative and continued to favor Gu Rushan, Gu Xiaoqing felt there was no need to manage these affairs in the future.

Managing them seemed impossible.

Mr. Gu walked down, shaking slightly with his cane, and Gu Ruhe immediately went to support him.

"Dad, we came to see you, and since my mom fractured her hand, we also wanted to have it looked at at the city hospital. We took the opportunity to visit big brother and sister-in-law."

Gu Ruhe still had the knack for saying the right thing.

Mr. Gu looked at Mrs. Gu’s arm, feeling a pang in his heart.

After all, they had been companions for many years.

"What happened to your arm?"

He couldn’t simply ignore it.

Mrs. Gu suddenly burst into tears, kneeling in front of Mr. Gu, clutching his leg with her functional hand, crying out in despair.

"Old man, I’ve finally seen you, please save me, I’m being tormented to death by the second son. I’m heartless and ungrateful, disregarding marital ties because the second son said if I left with the eldest, the five thousand yuan wouldn’t be given, and he wouldn’t recognize me, anyway, there’s no written agreement.

I can’t leave, if I do, the two of us old folks would starve.

It’s not that I’m hard-hearted, it’s because we raised an ingrate."

The truth finally came out.

Gu Rushan wanted to argue but was in too much pain to speak, just moaning and clutching his arm, pretending to be pitiful.

The door opened, and Gu Ruhai and Li Xuemei came in.

Having heard that both the second and third families were there, Gu Ruhai was worried, fearing Mr. Gu and Gu Xiaoqing were at a disadvantage, so he hurried back, only to hear Mrs. Gu’s words as he entered.

Gu Ruhai’s face turned a shade of green.

He didn’t know there was this side to the story.

Everyone was stunned upon hearing those words.

Gu Ruhe didn’t know what to say; he had come with plans to gain some benefit, but he truly wasn’t aware of the second brother’s misdeeds.

Even though Gu Ruhe wasn’t exceedingly filial, he wasn’t heartless like this.

Xiao Xue’s face also changed, secretly regretting it; how could they have gotten involved with the second brother? This was trouble indeed.

Seeing Gu Ruhai, Mrs. Gu turned to kneel before him, and Gu Ruhai quickly, with Li Xuemei, helped her up; she was his mother, regardless of any mistakes, he couldn’t let her kneel to him.

"Mom, what are you doing? Can’t we talk this out?"

Gu Ruhai was both angry and upset.

Mrs. Gu clutched onto Gu Ruhai, saying, "Eldest son, I’ve wronged you. For so many years, as a mother, I’ve been partial, haven’t treated you or your family well, but I haven’t done anything to wrong you this time.

The evil-hearted, ingrates of a second son and his wife plotted to make you pay for Gu Xiaocheng’s wedding. They intentionally broke my hand, and I saw clearly Jiang Xiulan deliberately tripped me, causing my arm to break, then pretended to care, claiming to take me to the city for treatment.

But I heard all the things they talked about at night; I can’t hurt you, I can’t help these heartless people to harm you."

Clutching onto Gu Ruhai, Mrs. Gu cried bitterly.

Hearing this, Gu Ruhai, helped by Li Xuemei, approached Jiang Xiulan, and asked, "Did you trip Mrs. Gu on purpose, didn’t you?"

The coldness in his voice made Jiang Xiulan back away several steps.

She hastily defended herself, "Big brother, big brother, what are you saying? How could I be that wicked? Mom was careless and tripped herself, breaking her arm; it’s got nothing to do with me. Besides, in the past year, mom has been senile, speaking nonsensical, false words, claiming we mistreat her, saying someone wants to harm her.

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We’ve been taking care of her diligently, yet blamed for mishaps; really, kindness doesn’t repay. Gu Xiaocheng, let’s go; this whole family looks down on us, forcing this blame onto us. We can’t provoke, but we can avoid."

Jiang Xiulan tried to hastily drag Gu Xiaocheng and Fu Meifang away, ignoring Gu Rushan who was writhing in pain on the ground. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it at Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)