Quick Wear: BE cannon fodder does not follow the routine

Chapter 688 Marrying the Wrong Man or the Right One? (9)

Gu Zhicheng didn't want outsiders to laugh at his family. After all, he was the one who would be embarrassed in the end. He said to his classmates with a cold face: "My cousin is only thirteen years old. It is normal for him to feel sleepy while studying. My classmates, please don't laugh at him anymore."

"I often see him standing at the gate. I don't know why your uncle spends so much money to send him to school!"

"If your half brothers came to the academy, they would definitely be better than this little guy."

Gu Cixin clenched his fists. These words were too harsh. He didn't want his house to be freely entered and taken advantage of by the eldest wife.

Why can they read books but he can't!

When Gu Cixin returned home, he saw his mother and father sketching. The woman shook her head and said, "It's still not enough. We are missing two pieces of brocade."

"Madam, my brother is in urgent need of helping Zhicheng. If we don't help, who will?"

"I've helped him so many times. Zhicheng once said that he would introduce Xiner to a teacher who is good at teaching and answering questions. He did give Xiner some special lessons, but Xiner's academic performance has not improved."

“We are a family…”

"Gu Erfang, I've been married to you for so many years. Do they respect you as a businessman? Even if Xi'er was in trouble last night, they just came to inform you. Did they send someone to look for her?"

"This……"

"No! Your mother didn't go out at all. She was sleeping soundly at home. Help? How long will you help? You and I have invested so much manpower, material and financial resources in the scholar from the eldest house. What about them? Every time they come to us, they are like bandits. Have they paid us back in all these years?"

"My dear, don't be angry. Father, mother and brothers live together. We need to take care of the officialdom..."

"Get lost, you are not the official. The living expenses of two old people are five taels of silver a month, and they also get free clothes. Did his eldest wife give them living expenses? Aren't you bullying us because there is no scholar in our family?"

"I know you have complaints, but no one else can make this brocade, and only you can do this embroidery."

After hearing this, the woman slammed the table and shouted, "You have no conscience. You save money and wear tattered clothes to support your brother, right? You can't live like this."

"My son, you can't say that." An old man came out from the backyard and said earnestly.

"Dad, they are a family, but the child and I are not. Who doesn't like brocade? They work day and night, but there is only so much in a month. Do you not need anyone to embroider it?"

Gu Erfang was ashamed and said to his father-in-law beside him: "Dad, sometimes my wife can't see the long term."

The woman refuted: "Yes, you have brains, but you let people eat and drink for free every day. I am a mean person who only cares about the immediate benefits and has no long-term thinking."

"I did not mean that?"

"Then what do you mean? My daughter is sick and bedridden now. Has anyone from the first house come to visit her? Even if their illegitimate son is sick, you would just go there helplessly."

“They’re busy.”

"I'm busy too. I won't do this brocade anymore. Xi'er is bedridden, so it's hard to embroider. If his eldest wife needs it, he can pay for an embroiderer to do it himself."

"My lady, please don't say such angry words."

"I won't say anything angry. I won't do this losing business anymore. At worst, the dyeing workshop will close and the cloth shop will go bankrupt. It's useless for my father to persuade me." After saying that, the woman glared at Gu Erfang and went to the room. The door was slammed hard.

"This……"

The old man also shook his head and sighed: "I am already an old man half buried in the earth. You two should solve any problems you have by yourselves."

Looking at Gu Erfang, the old man kindly reminded: "Son-in-law, family is family, but you have to consider who you live with and who you support the family with. You are a kind and honest person, so it's no wonder that this business is losing more and more money."

"Dad, I know what you mean. I will take care of my wife's side." Gu Erfang was dejected. He looked at the fine material on the table and didn't know what to do with it for a moment.

"I still say the same thing. You two should solve the problems between yourselves. This embroidery wears out your eyes. Your mother-in-law embroidered it day and night, and her eyes went blind quickly." After saying this, the old man left, leaving Gu Erfang at a loss.

Gu Cixin, who was hiding in the dark, was also angry. Looking at the school bag in his hand, he wondered if he made some achievements in his studies, would his family be proud and his mother would not have to embroider for the first wife?

The answer in his mind became clearer and clearer. Gu Cixin returned to his room, but he felt dizzy when looking at the book. He was so anxious that he wanted to cry.

"Little cat, you are so old and still crying, how embarrassing!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Cixin quickly got up, looked towards the window, and said, "Sister, why are you up?"

"This person can't lie down all the time, but the homework is too difficult?"

Seeing Gu Yuxi was about to come in, Gu Cixin hurriedly wiped away the tears that were about to fall from his eyes.

"Sister, I feel like a waste. I can't do anything well. I always feel sleepy when I go to school." Gu Cixin lowered his head, looking depressed.

"Silly brother, if you are sleepy, find a way to solve the problem."

"How to solve it? I don't like the gentleman's way. I feel that it is all deceptive. Who among the rich will help the people of the world? They will only try to maintain their own prosperity. And who among the poor does not want to be rich? If they are hungry every day, steal chickens and dogs, and are treacherous and deceitful, how can they stay out of trouble in order to survive?"

Gu Yuxi couldn't believe what his thirteen-year-old brother said. He was so knowledgeable about the world at this age.

If the heroine had not been reborn, he would still be the tutor who had been able to keep himself out of trouble for three generations of emperors. However, soon after the heroine was reborn, she designed to make him offend the son of the Minister of War, and their family also suffered a misfortune.

"Brother Xin, don't you want to be a real man?"

"The Master said that a true man cannot be corrupted by wealth and honor, cannot be moved by poverty and humbleness, and cannot be bent by power and might. But people in this world say that a true man must be able to bend and stretch. Isn't this a contradiction?"

"So what do you think, Xindi?"

"There are countless people who pursue pleasure after becoming rich and powerful. Even if you don't do that, someone will ask you to do that. How can a poor person still insist on that ambition? If you say it out loud, you will only be ridiculed. If you can't stand being wronged, how can you explain those emperors and generals who have achieved success and fame after enduring lessons and humiliation?"

Gu Yuxi smiled, rubbed Gu Cixin's face, and said, "Why are you so cute?"

Being touched on the face by Gu Yuxi like this, Gu Cixin blushed and said shyly: "Don't touch me, men and women should not touch each other."

"Oh, now men and women are not allowed to touch each other, how old is he?"

"Sister!"

"Okay, I won't joke with you anymore. Since you don't like the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, or the learning of gentlemen, then I recommend this to you."

Gu Cixin only saw Gu Yuxi take out a yellowed and damaged book, the title of which was "Jinsi Lu".

"She is well-read and determined, asks questions and thinks deeply. Where did you get this crappy book, sister?"