The Hunter's Lively Wife-Chapter 2059: Resentment and Blame

As soon as Mrs. Chu finished her question, everyone’s eyes immediately turned to Gu Tiezhu, waiting for his answer.

Gu Tiezhu felt a bit guilty. This time, he wanted to make a big gamble, so he borrowed three hundred taels in one go. Adding the previous odds and ends, he owed the gambling house nearly four hundred taels of silver.

Owing so much money, Gu Tiezhu was a bit afraid to speak. Mrs. An, with an impatient look, urged him, "How much exactly do you owe? Speak up! If you don’t say, how can your third brother help you?"

"I—?" Gu Tiezhu nervously glanced at Gu Ya and Gu Jianghai. This time, he owed such a huge debt, he feared both his third brother and fifth brother would be unwilling to help upon hearing it.

Four hundred taels, that’s not a small amount. A farming family might not be able to save half of it in several years.

Gu Ya looked at Gu Tiezhu’s guilty expression without any change in his own and didn’t need him to speak to guess that the amount Gu Tiezhu owed was considerable. Gu Jianghai wasn’t foolish either; seeing the look on Gu Tiezhu’s face, he immediately guessed it.

Standing by the side, Mrs. Chu suddenly felt overwhelmed with difficulty. It wasn’t easy for her to earn a little money with Gu Jianghai from their business every day. If Gu Tiezhu owed too much, she wouldn’t bear to use all her hard-earned money to pay off his gambling debts.

But if she didn’t help Gu Tiezhu, would her mother-in-law have any objections? Also, her husband, no matter what, was still Gu Tiezhu’s brother. Despite being angry with him, he still seemed to care about the brotherly bond between them. What if her husband decided to help Gu Tiezhu after all?

Mrs. Chu’s mind raced with various thoughts, and they all shifted into blaming Gu Tiezhu!

It was all Gu Tiezhu’s fault for being unreliable. Why gamble when there’s nothing wrong? Now, not only has he harmed himself, but he’s also dragging the entire Gu Family into trouble.

Mrs. Chu felt restless. Helping Gu Tiezhu was wrong, but not helping him was also wrong. She only hoped that Gu Tiezhu owed less, so it would be easier to help if needed.

After looking around at Mrs. An and the others, Gu Tiezhu finally nervously held up four fingers.

"Forty taels?" said Mrs. An. Thank goodness. It wasn’t too much. Even Mrs. An herself had more than forty taels.

Mrs. An let out a sigh of relief, and Mrs. Chu followed suit.

Forty taels were something she and Gu Jianghai could still manage, and besides, wasn’t there the third brother here? For his part, helping with forty taels was a breeze. Having the third brother help would be like lifting a finger.

However, just as everyone thought Gu Tiezhu only owed forty taels, only Gu Ya noticed something amiss.

Gu Tiezhu definitely owed more than forty taels. Sure enough, as Gu Ya was thinking, Gu Tiezhu spoke up voluntarily.

"No, no, no, it’s not, mother, I didn’t owe the gambling house forty taels." Gu Tiezhu, with a guilty face, spoke softly.

Mrs. An was momentarily surprised. Her face first froze before recovering, and then she looked at Gu Tiezhu and asked, "Not forty taels? Then how much do you owe?"

"Four hundred taels!" After saying it, Gu Tiezhu no longer dared to look at Mrs. An and the others.

"What...? Four... four hundred taels? You actually owe someone four hundred taels?" Mrs. An, hearing this, immediately rolled her eyes and fainted from the shock.