nownovels Chapter 559: The Only Daughter Possessed
Chapter 559: The Only Daughter Possessed
Gu Ruinian’s eyes narrowed slightly.
Suddenly, a flash of lightning swept through his eyes, sending a shiver down his spine.
Could it be that Gu Xiaoxue was also possessed by those aggressive, uncompromising city’s only daughters from the past life?
Otherwise, he could hardly explain why Gu Xiaoxue suddenly changed her temperament.
Actually, Gu Ruinian was overthinking.
Gu Xiaoxue had always been Gu Xiaoxue, unchanged from shell to core.
Gu Ruinian didn’t understand that people are alive, they see with their eyes, think with their brains, feel with their hearts. Maybe some people will go numb in a life of unfairness, but there will always be some who suddenly awaken one day.
They will shout and resist.
Gu Xiaoxue is the latter; she no longer wants to be sacrificed or used, she wants to live for herself.
No matter the era, there will always be numb people, and there will always be awakened people.
"Xiaoxue, you know what our family’s situation is. Even someone as old as me and your grandmother still works. Ultimately, it’s poverty that drives this. If our family were doing well, how could I let you work? Right now, you’re a farm girl from Qinghe Bay; don’t think about things beyond your reach. You’ll work wherever you go. Grandpa gives you a promise, in this household, everyone will work, your second brother must work, your little aunt too, does that sound good?" Mr. Gu said.
Mr. Gu still felt that Gu Xiaoxue wanted to move out because she saw Gu Ruinian and Gu Honglian not working, and felt unbalanced inside.
A girl’s mind is smaller than a needle’s eye.
He increasingly couldn’t understand this granddaughter.
Grandma Gu was touched by Mr. Gu’s words and clapped her hands, saying: "Who wants to work? Do I want to? I still work every day, courtesy of heaven and earth. Xiaoxue, I’m telling you, you don’t have the life of a lady, so don’t think about living like one. Which girl in the village doesn’t work? Chun Ni is so young but she’s already raising pigs at your uncle’s pig farm. Don’t compare yourself to your little aunt, I help her with her chores, if you feel it’s unfair, go find your mother."
Tong Huaqiong thought Grandma Gu’s words weren’t wrong.
No matter what kind of person Tong Huaqiong is, she truly treats Gu Honglian exceptionally well.
But Grandma Gu’s kindness carried cruelty, as if her daughter is human but other’s daughters aren’t.
"Xiaoxue, give up your desire to move out. Mom promises you, I’ll make your second brother work with you," said Mrs. Jia.
Gu Xiaoxue for the first time wanted to shout at Mrs. Jia; she never cared about this daughter, even now she prioritizes her second brother.
Isn’t she just trying to steady her, so later she can exchange her for Gu Ruinian’s bride price?
While everyone’s here today, she must insist on breaking ties with her second brother, and live with her elder brother and sister-in-law.
Even if the end result isn’t ideal, she wants to make her stance clear—no one should order her around for work, no one should sacrifice her.
She absolutely won’t work like a workhorse at home as she used to.
When Mr. Gu and the others thought Gu Xiaoxue was persuaded, Gu Xiaoxue said calmly: "Since you insist on keeping me in the old house, if I do anything drastic, don’t regret it. I can poison once, I can poison twice; if I’m not well, none of you will have good days."
"I’ll use my worthless life to accompany you."
The faces of Mr. Gu and the others changed.
Gu Xiaoxue was threatening with the entire family’s lives.
Gu Ruinian looked at Gu Xiaoxue again; this sister was definitely from another world.
If that’s the case, it’s troublesome. Qinghe Bay already has a Gu Taohua, now there’s a Gu Xiaoxue, will the two team up against him?
When Gu Ruinian’s mind was unsettled, Gu Honglian thought for a moment and said: "Since Xiaoxue wants to live with Feng Nian, just let her. Don’t say that Xiaoxue doesn’t want to stay with us, if I could, I’d also want to live with my sister-in-law."
Gu Honglian didn’t want to be poisoned.
"Dad and Mom care for me enough, Gu Ruinian wants to use me to settle debt with Xu Dabao. Moreover, Gu Xiaoxue being Gu Ruinian’s sister, Gu Ruinian wouldn’t hesitate to betray her either; he can sell Xiaoxue once, he can sell twice. Dad, Mom, just let Xiaoxue split with Feng Nian."
Gu Honglian didn’t mind using Xiaoxue’s matter to further publicize Gu Ruinian’s misdeeds.
Sure enough, once she spoke, many in the clan looked at Gu Ruinian.
Second Aunt Gu raised her eyebrows, saying sternly: "Is there such a thing?"
Gu Honglian responded with slight grievance: "How can there not be? Second sister-in-law and Gu Ruinian schemed to agree to Xiaoxue’s marriage with Xu Dabao. On the outgoing day, second sister-in-law drugged me and swapped Xiaoxue for me. Then they said if the Xu family insisted on causing trouble, our whole Gu family wasn’t afraid; even if I was returned, it would shame all girls in our clan, and they would press Xu Family to have Xu Dabao keep me."
"Second sister-in-law and Gu Ruinian’s conspiracy was overheard by my mom and me. My dad didn’t want this matter to blow up, fearing family dishonor."
Because the matter was truly embarrassing, Grandma Gu made a fuss at home, the internal conflict was resolved internally, and it didn’t escalate to the clan.
Therefore, the truth about Gu Ruinian selling his aunt to settle debt wasn’t known in the clan.
Once this was spoken, even the clan leader’s face darkened.
Gu Ruinian and Mrs. Jia attempted to drag the entire Gu clan down.
Mr. Gu was baffled, how could they hide this matter for Gu Ruinian.
Second Aunt Gu frowned, suddenly realizing the real intention of Mrs. Jia and Gu Ruinian, first sacrificing Gu Honglian, then keeping Xiaoxue for a marriage more beneficial to Gu Ruinian.
Now that Xu Family’s marriage fell through, with Xiaoxue not agreeing to marry Liu Qingsong, staying home would render her a pawn for Gu Ruinian again.
How could Gu Ruinian’s thoughts be so malicious?
Second Aunt Gu said: "Xiaoxue refusing to stay home isn’t unfilial; she’s forced with no alternative. She wants to live with Feng Nian just to find a way out, I support Xiaoxue and Feng Nian splitting away."
Grandma Gu raised her voice: "That’s not sensible; with parents and elders around, why would a girl live with her brother and sister-in-law."
Tong Huaqiong sneered: "Having parents and elders around requires the appearance of parents and elders, capable of treating the younger generation fairly and justly. Since you couldn’t achieve fairness and impartiality, don’t demand the younger generation to stay and serve you at home. That’s too double-standard. Additionally, speaking of sensible, when you and the old man gave all our assets to second uncle, forcing us to move out, was that sensible? Given how many insensible things our family has done, Xiaoxue’s desire to split isn’t much."
Once Tong Huaqiong spoke, Grandma Gu and Mr. Gu’s faces turned cold, yet they had nothing to retort.
Mrs. Jia’s eyes were cold, what does Tong Dajiao have to do with this, she’s quite enthusiastic.
Mrs. Jia suspected Mrs. Wei’s push for a family split, Xiaoxue’s change of character, Honglian hearing her and Ruinian’s schemes—all incited by Tong Dajiao.