Chapter 657: Chapter 657: Opportunity
When they built the house, the walls around their courtyard were already very high, reaching three meters, and there were no trees around the walls, making it impossible for anyone to climb in by hand.
It seems that this madman knows martial arts.
Brother Cheng was shocked when he heard: "Zhan Er was beaten up by Big Sister? Good for her!"
If he had known this earlier, he should have kicked Zhan Er a few more times when he was at the Xia Family.
Third Grandma is very kind to the younger generation, she dotes on them, including the pretentious Gu Yumei. But when she heard that Zhan Er had climbed over the wall and accosted Gu Jinxiu, even asking for her name, she trembled with anger: "What a rogue scoundrel!"
Originally, she thought he looked decent, dressed like someone from a wealthy family, and followed by a servant, surely he would be a courteous man. But, who would have thought he would actually climb into someone else’s house, he truly acts like a neighborhood bully.
Mrs. Cui was holding Gu Jinxiu in her arms and asked her, "My dear, were you frightened? How did you just happen to bump into him?"
Although Sister Xiu and Good Brother An are twins, strictly speaking, Sister Xiu is Mrs. Cui’s first child. Back at their old home, not only did Jinxiu have to take care of her siblings, but she also had to help with embroidery work to earn money for the family, enduring much hardship. These past two years, her marriage has not been smooth, and Mrs. Cui felt very distressed for her. Hearing that her daughter was accosted by a scoundrel, she was inconsolably upset.
She should get married sooner. Once married, becoming a wife, she wouldn’t need to stay at home every day and could go out at the right times.
Gu Dashan was also very angry, and said to Gu Jinxiu, "Sister Xiu, don’t worry, Dad will visit Master Xia’s house tomorrow and ask how Master Xia disciplines his younger family members. How can he allow them to barge into the village and even climb over other people’s walls?"
Ever since settling down, Gu Dashan had been very worried about Gu Jinxiu, fearing that she would be coveted by the hooligans in the village and have her life ruined. Over these three years, life at home had improved, and his worries lessened, yet now this incident had occurred.
Gu Jinxiu smiled and said, "Dad, Mom, don’t worry, I’m fine. It’s actually that person who got beaten up quite badly by me."
However...
"That person’s temper is not like normal people’s, I’m afraid he might come to our house again."
Gu Jinli slammed the table: "He dares! I’ll go to the Xia Family and thrash him, let him know that our family’s walls are not easily scaled."
Gu Jinli was furious, thinking that her elder sister was just staying at home and yet got entangled with a madman, she couldn’t wait to go to the Xia Family to beat someone.
Brother Cheng also joined in the excitement: "Second Sister, I’ll go too, beat Zhan Er to death, let him be outrageous!"
Second Sister says, being too outrageous as a person will get you beaten to death.
Third Grandpa said: "You two, don’t be in such a hurry to rage..."
Before he could finish, Da Tuan came and stood outside the dining hall: "Master, Young Master, Good Brother An has returned."
"Big Brother is back!" Brother Cheng was very happy, he told Gu Jinxiu, "Big Sister, I’ll go greet Big Brother first, then I’ll go take revenge for you, don’t be afraid."
Brother Cheng said, already running towards the front courtyard.
When Gu Dashan and the others heard that Gu Jin’an had returned, they quickly got up to receive him.
...
Outside the Gu Family’s main gate, just as Gu Jin’an got off the carriage, a little bundle of flesh threw himself into his arms: "Big Brother, you’re back, Cheng Ge’er missed you so much."
Gu Jin’an smiled and lifted Cheng Ge’er high up before putting him down: "You’ve gotten heavier, you must have eaten a lot of good food."
Gu Jin’an was already nearly nineteen and had grown much taller over the past three years, now taller than Gu Dashan. Lifting Cheng Ge’er, who was under eight years old, was effortless for him.
Brother Cheng laughed heartily, clutching Gu Jin’an’s hand and looking at him as he asked, "Big brother, are you tired? Have you eaten? There’s still meat at home, let mom cook some meat for you."
Mrs. Cui and the others had already come out and hurriedly said, "Mom will go to the kitchen and cook for you."
Good Brother An came back so late; he must have not eaten.
Gu Jin’an nodded and said to Mrs. Cui, "Mom, just make some simple meat porridge, Zezi, Lianzi and I will just make do for a meal."
Zezi, like Qiu Lang, came from the same escort agency. His martial arts were exceptionally good, and he had a temperament similar to Feng Jin’s—talking little but very capable in handling matters.
Gu Jin’an valued this trait in him and requested from Gu Jinli to have him as a servant. Over the past three years, he often took Zezi to Jiangnan, and Zezi had been a lot of help to Gu Jin’an.
Besides Zezi, another one by Gu Jin’an’s side was Feng Lian, the brother of Feng Jin, whom Gu Jin’an had also proactively asked Gu Jinli for.
Feng Jin valued his brother highly, and since Xiao Yu was a young lady, it was not appropriate for her to have Feng Lian by her side. Thus, Gu Jin’an took Feng Lian with him, partly as a gesture of appreciation and partly to balance Feng Jin.
Gu Jin’an had made it through tough times; even if Feng Jin was very loyal, he had to add an insurance to that loyalty.
"Eh, I’ll make a pot of thick meat porridge for you, and fry a couple of plates of eggs so you can have a good meal," Mrs. Cui said as she and Third Grandma headed for the kitchen.
"Young Master, Junior Master," Zezi greeted as he led the mule cart into the estate and took it to the livestock shed.
Feng Lian, carrying the luggage, smiled and said, "Young Master, Junior Master, Third Grandpa and Grandma, Sister Xiu, hello."
Third Grandma chuckled and said, "You’re the sweet talker, look how thin you’ve gotten after going out for a bit, surely had a hard time outside. These next few days, have Nanny Tao cook more meat dishes for you."
Feng Lian chuckled in response, "Thank you, Third Grandma, you’re so good to us."
Actually, Feng Lian wasn’t very old, just an eleven-year-old kid, still somewhat adorable, and Third Grandma really liked him.
Gu Jinli came over and asked, "Big brother, did things go smoothly?"
Gu Jin’an nodded with a smile, "Very smoothly."
Despite some hiccups, it was accomplished.
Third Grandpa said, "It’s cold, come inside quickly, don’t stand out here talking."
"Alright," Gu Jin’an responded and entered the house along with everyone else. However, being smart and perceptive, he noticed the worried look on Gu Dashan’s face and asked, "Dad, what happened at home?"
Gu Dashan originally didn’t want to speak of it, but two years earlier, Jin’an had demanded that nothing be kept from him. He was the eldest son and had the right to know everything about the family, so he told about the Zhan Er matter.
Gu Jin’an’s face darkened on hearing this, he looked at Gu Jinxiu, "Big sister, are you alright? If there’s anything at all, you must tell your brother, and I’ll make them pay!"
It was simply outrageous. Who are these people that Master Xia knows? There were clear village rules that outsiders were not allowed to enter the village during the harvest. Not only did Zhan Er enter the village, but he also climbed the wall and assaulted his elder sister.
Gu Jinli spoke up: "Big brother, you don’t have to worry, I will go to Xia family later and beat up Zhan Er."
Not only to beat him up but also to poison him, crippling that madman.
After hearing this, Gu Jin’an looked at Brother Cheng and after a moment of thought, said, "Don’t rush, let’s wait until tomorrow to decide."
Gu Jinli: "Big brother is thinking..."
Gu Jin’an nodded, "After all, he’s a guest of Master Xia. If nothing unexpected happens, the Xia Family should come to apologize tomorrow. Let’s see what they have to say first."