Transmigration: Space-Aided Rise to Power and Prosperity-Chapter 378 - 214: Don’t Even Think About Touching My 2Lang

Chapter 378: Chapter 214: Don’t Even Think About Touching My 2Lang

"Second Brother!" Gu Chengyu stood by Gu Chengyi’s bedside, calling out with a half-smile.

"Why are you still here?" The person Gu Chengyi least wanted to see at the moment was naturally none other than Gu Chengyu.

"You go out first, we have a few words to say." Gu Chengyu said to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue was not someone who couldn’t read the room, and after hesitating for a moment, she left the room.

"You’ve harmed me so much and still want to talk? What more could we have to say?" Gu Chengyi felt deeply resentful towards Gu Chengyu as he thought about the humiliation he suffered today.

"I know you hate me! I don’t want to reconcile with you either. I’ve put up with you for so many years, haven’t you always hated me? Since your heart is as hard as stone and can’t be warmed, I see no need to pretend anymore."

Gu Chengyu stood by the window, looking into the courtyard. It was empty, as the main room was preparing dinner for the night, and smoke gently rose from the main house’s chimney.

"Hmph! You can only blame our parents for being too biased." Gu Chengyi felt wronged. Their father favored the younger siblings; he and his elder brother had suffered so much before.

"There’s no need to mention the past. Whether you hate or blame, we’ve reached this point today, and as your younger brother, I’m sorry to you, Second Brother!"

Gu Chengyu turned back to look at Gu Chengyi lying on the kang. After the hardships of today, superficial wounds aside, his physical debilitation was indeed alarmingly apparent, which could greatly affect his longevity.

"What are you trying to do?" Gu Chengyi, noticing there was no one else in the room, felt a pang of fear. Was Gu Chengyu planning something against him?

"I just want to tell you to behave yourself. If you can be content and follow the rules, the annual dividends from the Gu Family’s soap business will allow you to live a prosperous life. But if you have any other plans, I advise you to dispel them early. The profits from the soap business, I can grant to you or take back. Don’t forget, the second son is still studying."

Seeing Gu Chengyi growing fearful, Gu Chengyu felt uninterested. After issuing a warning, he planned to leave the room.

"Don’t think about touching my second son, you heartless beast, you are his uncle!"

Gu Chengyi placed all his hopes on his second son, whom he saw as the most promising, as he resembled him the most in looks and temperament. Besides, without the soap profits, would he have to return to farming?

No! Having enjoyed the good life for so long, he had no desire to return to the past.

"If you don’t want anything to happen to him, then stay peaceful in Shangling Village. If I want to do something to him, there are plenty of ways!"

Having said his piece, Gu Chengyu didn’t wait for Gu Chengyi to respond and walked straight out of the room, hearing, "Gu Chengyu, if you’re capable, come at me!" behind him.

Wang Yue was standing outside, peering in. Seeing Gu Chengyu exit, she quickly lowered her head. Today, she had witnessed Gu Chengyu’s terrifying side and no longer dared treat him like a kid as she used to.

Looking at Wang Yue, Gu Chengyu suddenly came up with an idea.

"It’s not impossible for you to remain in the Gu Family, if it’s for Yang Guo and the child you’re carrying, then keep an eye on Gu Chengyi for me, and there’ll be no shortage of benefits for you."

Considering that Wang Yue was pregnant and still lingering in the Gu Family while her father had said nothing, it was clear they hoped the child would be born. How could anything be hidden from a pillow-side companion? Besides, could Wang Yue be truly sincere to Gu Chengyi?

How could she? They both had their own calculations, and they’d even had fights before. Having been a widow for so many years, Wang Yue naturally understood the hardship of life, leaving Gu Chengyu unconcerned about her choice.

Wang Yue was momentarily stunned, didn’t speak, just watched Gu Chengyu’s figure gradually recede into the distance.

Back in the main house, Gu Chengyu found his father sitting on the kang, staring blankly at the ground.

He softly called out, "Father!"

"Ah!" Mr. Gu heard his son’s call and quickly responded, turning his head.

"What do you plan to do with Wang Yue? Now that He is to be sent back home, someone needs to take care of Second Brother, keeping Wang Yue around seems appropriate, and besides, she is pregnant with a Gu Family child. Father, what do you think?"

Mr. Gu pondered for a moment, "Alright then! But if we let your second brother marry her, wouldn’t that be picking up the Yang family’s old shoes?"

"Then discuss it with Second Brother! If he won’t marry, just take her as a concubine! After all, the Gu Family isn’t new to taking concubines."

Wang Yue indeed couldn’t become the Gu Family’s legitimate wife, but since she was pregnant, being a concubine was the most fitting. Whether Wang Yue agreed or not was not up to her.

Previously, Wang Yue and Gu Chengyi had tangled in the ancestral hall, plus she had schemed by drugging him, so Gu Chengyi must be holding resentment towards Wang Yue and of course wouldn’t want to marry her.

"Take a concubine?" Mr. Gu frowned upon hearing this. The Gu Family had actually learned the ways of those big households.

But there really was no better solution. Mr. Gu sighed, nodded, and planned to talk to the second son later.

"Time to eat!"

Mrs. Lv entered the room, looking at the weary Mr. Gu, feeling a bit pained.

The restlessness and resentment of youth had faded away over time. In a blink of an eye, they had been together for over twenty years and were both old.

As youthful couples grow old together, towards the end of life, it’s always the person by your side who stays with you.

Mr. Gu indeed had suffered some blows today. He had long known Second Brother’s nature. In the past, when the family struggled, both the eldest and second sons endured hardships, but wasn’t it typical for the older siblings to take care of the younger ones? Now older and unable to earn silver, he relied on the elder and second sons.

Later, when Xiao Bao made and earned silver, he hadn’t shortchanged the elder and second sons.

Mr. Gu was already regretting it by now. Back then, the moment they sold the ginseng, they should have split the family. Trying to scrape along together, what good could come of it?

After eating in the main house, Gu Chengyu returned to his room. He had no regrets about today’s events; he and Second Brother were bound to reach this point someday.

Early the next day, Gu Chengyu instructed Ming Mo and others to rise early and harness the carriage. Mrs. Lv was also coming to the prefecture today; she needed to prepare more items for Gu Wan.

It had been many years since Mrs. Lv had left the house. Since marrying into Shangling Village, the farthest she’d gone was the nearby town. This trip to the prefecture filled her with mixed emotions and nerves. After many years apart, after being with Gu Changqing, she had not set foot in the prefecture again.

"Father! Are you really not going?" Gu Chengyu looked toward Mr. Gu, who stood in the courtyard, asking once more.

"What would I go for? With the elder brother and his wife helping you move, isn’t that enough? You guys go! Come back early." Mr. Gu waved his hand. He had no interest in tailing women as they shopped.

Gu Wan was also in the courtyard; as a daughter soon to be married, it was inappropriate for her to go out now. Thus, Mr. Gu sent Gu Chengli and Mrs. Fang along so they could discuss the purchases and have someone to carry things.

When they arrived at the prefecture, Gu Chengyu had to be busy, as he needed to visit the Jiang Mansion and his teacher.

"Can you even boil water? It’s scalding! How am I supposed to drink this?"

Suddenly, Gu Chengyi’s reprimanding voice came from the west wing, accompanied by the crisp sound of a bowl shattering on the ground.

Several people glanced towards the west wing. Since last night, Gu Chengyi had been shouting incessantly. Surprisingly, Wang Yue was enduringly patient this time, not uttering a word.

Wang Yue cleaned up the broken bowl and exited the room. Running into a few people about to leave, she smiled a pale smile but said nothing as she exited the courtyard.

Gu Chengyu felt no sympathy; it was her own choice, and she couldn’t blame others. Yet she hadn’t returned yesterday, and it was unclear how Yang Guo arranged things, nor had he come to look for her.

They lost the interest to speak, and Mr. Gu urged Gu Chengyu and the others to quickly board the carriage.