Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 26 - 0: Breaking Away from the Old Gu Family

Qi Yi walked out of the tent and directly approached Gu Dashan, saying, "Brother Gu, please bring your family with you, I have something to ask you."

Gu Dashan felt a stir of panic in his heart, but he knew that today's matter must be resolved, so he took his wife and children with him and followed Qi Yi to a smaller tent on the left.

Inside the tent, there were several small stools made from wooden stakes. Qi Yi pointed to the stools and said, "Sit."

After Gu Dashan and his family were seated, Qi Yi got straight to the point, "Brother Gu, forgive my bluntness, your grandmother is not a kind person. Today, your second daughter saved my son's life. If you are willing, I can help you break away from the Old Gu Family and you can make your own decisions."

Gu Dashan looked at his wife and children, his eyes filled with tears and deep guilt... He didn't care whether he could be the head of the household, he just hated the Old Gu Family for wanting to sell his wife and children.

His family had already suffered enough under the Old Gu Family, doing all the hard and tiring work, and he was the most filial son to his father in the entire Old Gu Family, but he could never understand why his father agreed to sell his wife and children.

He had always been able to endure it, but this matter of selling his wife and children, he could not tolerate!

Finally, Gu Dashan nodded, "I appreciate Young Master Qi's help."

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Gu Jinli, Gu Jin'an, and the others let out a huge sigh of relief, as they were really afraid that Gu Dashan would refuse. But today, cutting ties with the Old Gu Family had to be accomplished!

The Old Gu Family were all no better than beasts. If they could sell their family once, they could do it a second time. If there was a second time, do not bother selling, Gu Jinli would directly draw his knife and chop them up.

Seeing Gu Dashan relent, Qi Yi immediately instructed the housekeeper Lin, who was guarding outside the tent, to bring in Elder Gu and Granny Gu, along with Third Grandpa, Third Grandma, Village Chief Gu, and Father Luo, who were invited to be witnesses.

Elder Gu and Granny Gu were untied and the cloths sealing their mouths were removed.

Qi Yi told them, "I have invited you to discuss the matter of the indenture."

With a slap, he gently placed the indenture on the table in front of him, and said, "Elder Gu, Old Mrs. Gu, according to the Great Chu Criminal Law, the person who made the handprint on the contract will be held responsible. Now do you want to keep the family of five of Gu Youfu, or do you want to solve this using another method?"

Qi Yi noticed that Granny Gu did not care much for Gu Youfu's family and added a threatening remark, "Qi Mansion buys disaster victims for a reason, you two should be very clear about it. Think carefully before making your decision."

Elder Gu thought of what Qian Guangzong said, that wealthy families bought disaster victims to push them out to fend off looting migrants in critical times, and his hand trembled involuntarily.

Knowing Elder Gu couldn't bear to sell Gu Youfu's family, Granny Gu pointed at Gu Dashan's family and said, "We will exchange them for Youfu's family. Gu Dashan's family has six people, one more than Youfu's family. Qi Mansion would profit from this deal, it's not a loss."

Qi Yi sneered internally, shattering Granny Gu's illusion, "Old lady, it seems you haven't been tied up enough."

The comment shocked Granny Gu to turn pale, and Elder Gu pulled her aside, warning her with his eyes that Qi Mansion was an official family, not someone they, mere country bumpkins, could afford to offend.

Elder Gu asked Qi Yi, "What does Young Master Qi think we should do to resolve this?"

Qi Yi smiled and looked towards Housekeeper Lin, who handed a pre-written severance letter to Elder Gu. "As long as Elder Gu and Old Mrs. Gu press their handprints on it, this matter will be settled."

When she was young, Old Mrs. Gu had been a maid to a young master of a rich family and, hence, could read. Upon seeing the contents of the paper, she immediately started cursing, "Don't even think about it, this old woman will not press her handprint."

The severance letter clearly stated that after betraying Gu Dashan's family and feeling too ashamed to face them once the deeds came to light, she and Elder Gu voluntarily signed the severance letter to cut off all ties with Gu Dashan's family. Regardless of their future fortunes or hardships, they would not seek any involvement or support from Gu Dashan's family, severing all relations forever.

This severance letter must not be signed, absolutely not. Gu Dashan's family thought they could easily escape her control, no way!

Old Mrs. Gu pointed angrily at Gu Dashan and cursed, "You ingrate! When you were little, I knew you were sinister, trying to kill your stepmother. Now that you've got backers, you're finally striking at me. Do you even have a conscience? Gu Dashan, Gu Daya, weren't they both raised by me? Now you repay kindness with enmity..."

"I spit on that!" Old Mrs. Gu was cut off as Third Grandma stood up and started scolding, "Gu Dashan and Daya were raised by you? Ms. Pan, do you have no shame? Gu Dashan was kicked out of the house at the age of seven, half-sold to be an apprentice in town. From the age of seven, he ate nothing from the Old Gu Family. And you dare to bring up Daya!"

Speaking of Gu Daya, Third Grandma's voice was full of sorrow, "The heartless one is you. Daya was such a good girl, and you actually wanted to sell her to such a vile place. Left with no choice, she eloped with a peddler, and you charged her with elopement; she hasn't been able to visit the Old Gu Family for years."

After cursing Old Mrs. Gu, Third Grandma pointed at Elder Gu and scolded fiercely, "And you, Sixth Son Gu, how heartless and cruel! Dashan's mother was such a good woman, yet you didn't cherish her. Attracted to Ms. Pan's looks, you dallied with her, grudging Dashan's mother to death. Seeing Ms. Pan harming her children, you didn't even make a sound, you are not human!"

As she scolded, Third Grandma burst out crying sorrowfully for the injustice done to Dashan's mother.

Hearing Third Grandma's words, all color drained from Gu Dashan's face. How could his mother have died because of his father? Weren't his father and Ms. Pan introduced by a matchmaker only after his mother's death?

And as for Daya, didn't she take a liking to the peddler herself, and after being opposed by his father and Ms. Pan, she eloped with him?

Gu Dashan's face turned pale as he asked Elder Gu, "Father, is what Third Aunt said true? Before my mother died, were you... with her? And Daya, did you really sell Daya?"

Elder Gu remained silent as always, not answering Gu Dashan's questions.

But this time, Gu Dashan, with eyes red with rage, roared as he pressed for answers, "Speak up! Was it you and this woman who caused my mother's death and wanted to sell Daya?!"

Gu Dashan held such devotion to the Old Gu Family, half because of Elder Gu and half because of his only biological sister, Gu Daya.

Daya had eloped, and life in her married home must have been hard. If he left the Old Gu Family now, weak and alone, he would not be able to support Daya.

Thinking it over now, compared to being sold to such a vile place and enduring humiliation, eloping with the peddler might already be the better outcome.

Faced with Gu Dashan's accusations, Elder Gu pretended not to hear and pressed his thumb into the red ink pad, first pressing his handprint on the severing relationship paper.