Jackie Chan's Son-in-Law

Chapter 10 You bad guy!

The situation, in essence, is that the Gu family is still very wealthy and their business is still quite large.

However, he no longer had any powerful backers in officialdom.

With such a large family fortune, without a powerful backer, it could easily become a fat sheep in the eyes of local forces or officials. Once targeted, it could easily be devoured.

That's why the marriage agreement between the Chen and Gu families came about.

It should be understood that a man should not marry into a wealthy family. In a situation like the Gu family's, the most suitable candidate would be a son from a poor family, or even a hardworking child from a poor family.

If such a person is brought in as a son-in-law, the Gu family can completely control him and won't have to worry about any problems in the future.

As for marrying into an official's family, even if Master Gu were still alive, let alone now that he's gone, he might not be able to control the situation.

It was for this reason that Master Gu's nephews immediately regarded the newcomer Chen Qing as an "enemy".

Despite this, three years ago, Master Gu still arranged a marriage with the Chen family. His idea at the time was to marry Chen Zhaoming's illegitimate son into the family so that the two families could exchange things in the future. With the Gu family's wealth and the Chen family's connections, he could at least ensure that no official would dare to have designs on the Gu family.

As for why the person who came was the eldest son of the Chen family.

This was completely unexpected by Master Gu.

Fortunately, after spending a few days together, Mr. Gu was generally satisfied with Chen Qing's performance; at least this son-in-law…

She is intelligent.

A smart person can see the situation clearly, and therefore is likely to be able to solve the problems that Gu Jia is facing now and may face in the future.

If she had a better temperament, she could have taken good care of his daughter in the future.

At this moment, the tea in Master Gu's cup was empty. Chen Qing reached out and refilled his cup, then said with a smile, "After all this commotion today, Uncle sent Gu's son to the yamen for my sake, and he might even face imprisonment."

“Uncle, you are the backbone of the Gu family, you could say you are the head of the family. They will not, and dare not, resent you, but they will probably hate me to the core.”

"Therefore, I think that Uncle should perhaps reconsider this matter."

"How else can we consider it?"

Master Gu looked at Chen Qing and shook his head: "I have already spoken with your father, and he has agreed to this matter. Do you think we can send you back and replace your brother with your nephew?"

"I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

Master Gu lowered his head and sipped his tea again: "If another Young Master Chen comes along, those stupid people might just do something stupid again."

As he spoke, he looked at Chen Qing and said, "Nephew, you are a smart man. I believe that as long as you stay, they will never be a match for you."

Master Gu continued, "My daughter and I will definitely stand by your side, my dear nephew."

After thinking it over for a while, Chen Qing still felt it was a bit troublesome. He looked at Master Gu and said with a smile, "Uncle helped my father and is familiar with him. I believe that if something happens to the Gu family, my father will not sit idly by."

Mr. Gu sighed.

"It seems that you don't know Brother Zhaoming very well. My friendship with Brother Zhaoming is probably not that deep. Even if we were to get married, I would only be using his name and not expecting him to lend a hand."

Chen Qing gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Yes, my father is indeed a very rational person."

The two chatted for a few more minutes, but Chen Qing still seemed to want to leave. Master Gu looked at him and said seriously, "Nephew, you haven't met Pan'er yet. Once you meet her, you won't have this thought anymore."

"My darling daughter is as beautiful as an angel."

Young Master Chen's eyes darted around, and he said with a smile, "Uncle, you mustn't be lying to me."

Seeing that he was tempted, Master Gu laughed and said, "When have I ever lied to my nephew?"

"Once this matter is resolved today, I will arrange for you to meet immediately."

Chen Qing sighed, "The bruises on my face haven't faded yet, so I can only see you again after they've healed."

"No rush, no rush."

Master Gu tugged at Chen Qing's sleeve and said with a smile, "Nephew, please stay at my house for now. I need to renovate Anrentang properly these next few days. In a few days, I'll take you to Anrentang to take a look and familiarize yourself with it."

"It's not too late for you to meet again when that time comes."

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The embroidered pavilion in the backyard.

Xiaoyue climbed the stairs to the attic, and seeing Miss Gu looking at her, she quickly lowered her head and said, "Miss." Miss Gu looked her over and asked curiously, "Why are you carrying a bundle?"

Xiaoyue was carrying Chen Qing's bundle on her back when she heard what her mistress said. She sighed and said, "Miss, you don't know, the young master is leaving."

“I was afraid he would leave, so I carried his bundle on my back so he wouldn’t be able to leave.”

Miss Gu was taken aback upon hearing this, then sighed: "He comes from a good family, and he has been wronged here. It is only right that he leaves. Don't take his things anymore, put them back quickly."

"If he wants to leave, let him leave."

Xiaoyue shook her head repeatedly, like a rattle-drum: "Miss, we can't let the young master leave, he's very powerful."

Miss Gu glared at her: "What's going on? Why are you calling him 'son-in-law' all the time?"

Xiaoyue just chuckled and recounted what happened in Chen Qing's courtyard that morning. Then she said with a smile, "Miss, you didn't see it. Gu Shouyi had just knelt down to admit his mistake when the young master found out that it was Gu Shouyi who had hired him. Without thinking, he kicked him to the ground."

"He went up and hit Gu Shouyi several times, until Gu Shouyi's face was covered in blood."

Upon hearing this, Miss Gu remained silent for a while, then shook her head and sighed, "Brother Shouyi is an honest man, and he's not a bad person at heart. It's just that he's not very smart and he's been used as a pawn by others."

"He hired someone to beat up his son-in-law, and he even wanted to fight him. Isn't that bad?"

Xiaoyue said indignantly, "I heard that the master has already taken him to the county government for questioning. This time, he'll be locked up for a few years, or at least given dozens of lashes!"

Miss Gu sat in front of the dressing table, looked at herself in the bronze mirror, and said quietly, "Gentleman Chen's background is already an insult to him to come to our family. Now that things have turned out so badly, he probably won't want to stay any longer. Don't take his things anymore, just return them quickly."

Standing behind her young mistress, Xiaoyue said with a smile, "He's making a fuss about leaving now because he hasn't seen what a celestial being looks like yet. Once he does, he'll be so captivated that he won't be able to eat or drink, and he won't want to leave even if you try to kick him out."

"Bullshit."

Miss Gu shook her head and said, "He comes from a big city; he's probably seen countless pretty young ladies."

"Where are you short of me?"

"You should return the things quickly."

Miss Gu scolded, "How about I don't give you lunch later?"

Seeing that her mistress was angry, Xiaoyue had no choice but to nod and sigh, "Okay, I'll take it back to him right away."

She looked at her young mistress and said softly, "The young master is a very capable person, and he speaks very comfortably. If he stays, he will definitely be able to take good care of you in the future."

"If you let him get away, Miss, don't regret it."

Miss Gu gritted her teeth slightly: "What's the use of whether I regret it or not?"

Xiaoyue made a face at her and was about to go downstairs when she was stopped by Miss Gu after taking only a few steps. Miss Gu walked to the stairs, hesitated for a moment, and then said softly, "Go and take a look. If he doesn't leave, take me... take me to sneak a peek another day."

Xiaoyue chuckled and winked at her young mistress.

"Your servant obeys your orders."

The two women, mistress and servant, had a very good relationship and were like sisters. However, the way she addressed her as "maid" had a slightly teasing tone.

Miss Gu glared at her, then turned her head away and ignored her.

Gu Xiaoyue, carrying Chen Qing's bundle, returned to the courtyard where Chen Qing lived. At this time, Chen Qing had just finished talking with Master Gu and had only recently returned to the courtyard. Seeing Xiaoyue rushing over, he put down the book in his hand, looked at the girl standing at the door, and said with a smile, "Where did my precious little one go?"

Xiaoyue entered the room, placed the bundle on the bed, and spat, "It's so light, it's clearly just some clothes, where's the treasure?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qing's expression changed drastically. He hurriedly went to the bedside and rummaged through his bundle, exclaiming in surprise, "There are over two hundred taels of gold in my bundle, how could it be so light?!"

Seeing his appearance, Xiaoyue was also startled. She quickly stepped forward and searched with him. When they couldn't find the gold, she turned pale with fright and her voice trembled.

"Is it, is it..."

"Did Young Master Shouzhuo and the others take it?"

Seeing how frightened she was, Chen Qing stopped searching, sat on the edge of the bed, and burst into laughter.

"Haha, you're so cute."

Seeing this, Gu Xiaoyue immediately realized that Chen Qing was teasing her. She was stunned for a moment, then sat down on the ground and burst into tears.

"You bad person, you bad person!"

(End of this chapter)