From Hoarding to Time-Travel: My Supplies Saved Him

Chapter 550: Chapter 552: Hanging a Sheep’s Head and Selling Dog Meat

Gu Sanbu was just about to have someone knock on the door when he heard Gu Dashishi’s cursing from inside the room.

"Don’t think you can get all high and mighty just because you gave birth to Seventh, the Champion Scholar! I’m still his biological father. As his father, he has to do whatever I tell him.

What’s wrong with me accepting gifts? I’m doing those people a favor by giving them face.

My son is already a fourth-rank official at such a young age. His future is limitless!

If these people don’t curry favor now, who’s going to know who they are when Seventh reaches a high position later?

So what if I ask Seventh to do a few things? Those people are my friends and brothers! It’s a simple matter for Seventh to lend them a hand. It’s not like I’m asking him to commit murder and arson.

You damn shrew, are you just upset because you feel like you’re losing out now that people are sending gifts to me?

Let me tell you, as long as I’m the head of this household, it’s not your place to step up.

You violent harpy! You beat me into this state. Just you wait, I’ll be serving you with a letter of divorce!"

Gu Sanbu felt his head spin. "Smash the door down for me. I’d like to see just how he plans on writing a letter of divorce."

With his permission, the young men beside him swarmed forward, pushing Gu Yuanjin and his brothers aside. BAM! They smashed the door open.

Gu Yuanjin looked down and rubbed his nose. ’This door doesn’t look very sturdy,’ he thought. ’I’ll have to remember to fix Mom up with a stronger one after today.’

When Gu Dashishi saw so many familiar family members appear at the doorway, he immediately burst into tears. "Help! Everyone, help me! This shrew broke my leg!

Uncle, Third Uncle, you have to stand up for me! This Mrs. Li is vicious and cruel. I can’t live with her anymore! Please, help me write a letter of divorce and make her get as far away from me as possible."

Gu Yuanshui followed the crowd into the room and quietly went to Li Cuicui’s side. "Mom, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"

Taking the hint from her son, Li Cuicui fiercely pinched her own thigh with one hand while clutching her stomach with the other.

"Your father, that animal! He tried to kill me for that slut outside!

I bore sons for the Gu family and raised you boys, and this is the treatment I get in return?

Third Uncle, I can’t stay in this house any longer. Please, write me a letter of divorce. I’ll find a temple, shave my head, and become a nun. At least then I can have a few days of peace.

My only regret as a mother is that I’ll still worry about my sons. From now on, I’ll have to trouble you, Third Uncle, to look after them. Don’t let their beast of a father lead them to ruin."

Her words carried a great deal of information. Combined with the snippets they had overheard outside the door, the Gu family members all looked at Gu Dashishi with disapproval. Some even cast sympathetic glances at Li Cuicui.

Gu Sanbu, of course, wouldn’t agree. He jabbed Gu Dashishi, who was on the floor, a few times with his cane. "Now, tell me everything that happened from beginning to end."

Gu Dashishi was sweating from the pain. "Third Uncle, please, hurry and send for a doctor! This wicked woman broke my leg."

He was his nephew, after all. Gu Sanbu pointed to a young man and told him to go to the next village and fetch Doctor Liu.

However, the time in between was more than enough to get the full story.

As he listened to Li Cuicui’s accusations, one after another, Gu Dashishi didn’t offer a single rebuttal. It was unclear if it was because of the pain or because he was starting to feel regret.

If a few other clan elders hadn’t held him back, Gu Sanbu would have cracked open Gu Dashishi’s head with his cane to see what on earth was inside.

"Mrs. Li got off easy just by hitting you! You should have told us about this. I’d convene the ancestral hall, bring out the family register, and have him expelled from the family!"

Gu Dashishi couldn’t take it anymore. Hearing this, his heart clenched, and coupled with the pain from his injuries, he fainted dead away.

Li Cuicui’s heart skipped a beat. She immediately knelt to check on him. Seeing he was still breathing, she clutched her chest and breathed a sigh of relief.

The Gu family members standing by felt even more conflicted. Gu Dashishi truly didn’t know what was good for him. To have such a good wife and still stir up all this trouble.

Li Cuicui, "..." ’Thank goodness the old bastard isn’t dead. If Seventh has to come back for Ding You because of this, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life.’

The thought that Ding You would affect her son’s future prompted Li Cuicui to search the crowd. "Eldest! Hurry, take the carriage to Fu County and bring back a doctor."

Gu Yuanjin also sighed in relief. ’Mom is still kind-hearted,’ he thought. ’Even now, she’s still thinking of their past feelings for each other.’

"It just goes to show, a couple that has been through thick and thin... they may fight, but in the end, they care for each other the most," someone in the crowd remarked.

"That depends on the person. If it were Mrs. Li lying on the ground, Gu Dashishi would probably be getting ready to beat the gongs and drums to celebrate taking a new wife."

Everyone, "..." ’Why do you have to go and say the quiet part out loud?’

Gu Sanbu said, "Mrs. Li, don’t you worry. This isn’t the first time Dashishi has injured his leg. It shouldn’t be life-threatening.

At worst, he’ll be bedridden on the kang for a few months. If you ask me, it’s more reassuring to have him just lying quietly at home. It might even be a good thing for the family.

As for the things he’s done, don’t you worry. The family will stand by you and see that justice is done."

Gu Yuantu then said in a low, rumbling voice, "This was all premeditated. That person had her slave status removed, and then Dad bought a house in that slut’s name. He’s clearly setting up another home.

Does this mean from now on, anyone in our family can do the same, and it won’t be considered taking a concubine?"

"Nonsense!" Gu Sanbu slammed his cane on the ground twice. "All of you listen to me! The family rules are the family rules! Once they’re set, there’s no room for change, let alone for exploiting loopholes like this.

You boys didn’t go to the fields because you were busy dealing with this mess."

Gu Yuanshui shot Gu Yuantu a look, signaling him to back down. He then stepped forward. "My father has been acting quite ostentatiously. He’s often seen buying large quantities of things and going in and out of that small courtyard. Many people in Fu County know about it.

Everyone in this area knows the Gu family. With the family rule we established before, I can’t imagine how many people out there are just waiting to laugh at our expense."

This involved the entire family. Those Gu family members who had been ready to watch the show now wore serious expressions.

That one rule—no taking concubines—had given the entire Gu Family a significant advantage in marriage arrangements, allowing them to form many good alliances with in-laws.

"I’ve heard some gossip," Gu Yuanhuo added, twisting the knife. "People are saying we’re hanging a sheep’s head but selling dog meat—publicly forbidding concubines, but in reality, just keeping mistresses on the side."

At this, even Gu Sanbu’s face turned dark. Trembling, he raised his cane and struck the unconscious Gu Dashishi viciously a few more times.

As it happened, one of those blows landed squarely on his broken leg. The jolt of pain shocked Gu Dashishi awake.

"It hurts! It hurts like hell!" He was seen clutching his leg and wailing again, but this time, no one felt the slightest bit of sympathy for him.