Chapter 137: Chapter 137: The Ungrateful White-eyed Wolf
Mrs. Gu couldn’t stand the look of her, and found her words grating.
"What do you mean by that, that except for what Old Gu needs to eat to nourish himself, nothing else is necessary? We don’t need to eat? Are you trying to starve us to death! There’s no food to eat, what good are those supplements you bought!"
Gu Yan pressed her lips together, holding back a burst of anger inside. Mrs. Gu should really stop thinking it’s a given to squeeze her dry; she has long repaid what she owed them. She was there only because of Gu Nian’s father, reluctant to watch him suffer.
But this had nothing to do with Mrs. Gu at all.
If it were Gu’s father who asked, Gu Yan would do her best to get whatever he wanted. But Mrs. Gu was different; she had never shown her any kindness, mistreated her for so many years, and still had such a mean and harsh demeanor, always asking for this and that.
Gu Yan was not a woman of infinite patience or kindness; she had her grievances and temper. Mrs. Gu never showed her a pleasant face but still expected her to keep supporting her — dream on!
"At the end of last month, I transferred two thousand yuan to the family’s account. When Dad was sick, the family didn’t contribute a single penny; it was all me scrambling to cover the costs. Now, are you telling me you can’t even afford food?"
"What’s the use of your two thousand yuan! Before you arrived, it was free for Old Gu to be in the town hospital?"
"Fine, let’s say that, then where’s the money Dad earned from all those years of hard work? I haven’t spent a single penny on your money, Dad works and earns, and my monthly two thousand isn’t a small amount. Are you telling me, it’s all been squandered away with nothing left?"
Another bad habit Mrs. Gu had was comparing with others. Even with little money, she wanted to compete with others.
Gu Yan knew very well that the two thousand she sent back each time would be squandered by Mrs. Gu, but she still hoped that with some extra money in hand, she might buy some better food or other groceries for the family, allowing Gu’s father to eat better.
At the mention of squandering, Mrs. Gu couldn’t sit still; she abruptly stood up and glared sternly at Gu Yan.
"What do you mean squander! Am I not allowed to buy anything? Gu Yan, if you’re trying to watch us starve to death, just say it outright, no need to probe our family’s financial situation roundabout. Let me tell you, I will take it to the grave with me, you won’t get a penny!"
Gu Yan sneered coldly, "Aunt Gu, you say that as if you’ve ever given me a penny over the years."
The food they gave her was just leftovers from what they ate, or there was none at all. She hardly expected to be left anything after Mrs. Gu passed.
Besides, even if Gu’s father secretly left something for her, she wouldn’t take it, after all, it was their family’s money, and she was an outsider from the start.
The kindness received had been repaid, and really nothing was left binding them together.
She could completely walk away from them now, but she couldn’t bear to leave Gu’s father; otherwise, why else would she still stand here listening to Mrs. Gu’s harsh words?
"You animal, would you have what you have today without us! You ungrateful wretch!" Mrs. Gu shouted angrily.
"What I have today, I achieved by living on my own, having nothing to do with you," Gu Yan coldly retorted, thinking maybe without her, her childhood would have been a little better.
"Alright, you’ve grown wings and think you can say what you want, right? Let me tell you, Gu Yan, as long as you’re an adopted daughter of this family, you have to support us until we die!"
"Did your family ever see me as a person? Is my name on your household register?"