It wasn’t just his wife. When he firstheard the news, he was shocked speechless as well. If it wasn’t proven by allthese prestige families, he would never believe all these were true!
He knew full well Cheng Biyuan and hisfamily’s situation. If he didn’t have this ability before, where did all thesecame from all of a sudden?
“Ye,do you think uncle Cheng will recognize the marriage arrangement between Jun’erand Xiao Xiao?”
“Ugh…” Gu Gaoyi lifted his brows,surprised by his wife’s question.
Mrs. Gu felt a bit uneasy under hislook, turning her embarrassment into annoyance, she shouted, “What? What’swrong with me asking that question? I am even willing to overlook the fact thatthey are from but a village! Besides, you guys both talked about and agreed onthis marriage arrangement. What’s did I say wrong?”
“Yes, yes, yes…”
Gu Gaoyi helplessly concurred with hiswife. Then, looking at his embarrassed wife, said, “You, you are not a badperson, but sometimes a bit too snobbish. I am not 100% certain they will honorthis marriage arrangement.”
“Why not?” Mrs. Gu was downright unhappynow, “They want to take back their words? They’d better not. Us the Gu’s arenot to be messed with!”
“Why can’t they go back on their words?Didn’t we regret about it too?”
Gu Gaoyi felt both helpless and filledwith regret. It was his wife who vehemently stated that they could not let thetwo families joined in holy matrimony. In a moment of weakness, he did notobject either. So even after they have caught wind that Cheng Biyuan had beenexiled from Emperor City, he never sent anyone to look for him.
Let along showing them any support or concerns, now that their family….
If he just showed up now to revisit themarriage arrangement, he feared they will reject, or have other concerns!
Thinking back to how close they oncewere, his regret deepened. He never should have been affected by his wife, andmatters wouldn’t be as embarrassed right now.\nThinking about that, he casted a glanceat his face-loving, money-grabbing wife. Standing up, he said, “Let’s stay putand play it by the ear for now. If we can be joined in holy matrimony, that’dbe great. Otherwise, we did wrong them first, we’ll just have to accept it. Youneed to stop coming up with crazy ideas, otherwise, it will only make mattersworse!”
“Fine, I will stay out of it, okay?”said Mrs. Gu begrudgingly.
Gu Gaoyi didn’t pay her more attentionbut turned around and left.
Mrs. Gu looked very unreconciled. Themarriage was that close, of course she wasn’t willing to walk away from it.Certainly, she was aware that she might have been a bit on the snobbish side,but it’s all for the good of the family. Can anyone blame her?
She didn’t think that she had doneanything wrong!
Right after the conversation at the Gu’shad ended, inside another deep structure on the Luo’s, a couple in theirfifties sat together in their main courtyard.
If one looked carefully enough, onewould see that the old woman bore some resemblance with Luo Yuqin. They wereMrs. Cheng, Luo Yuqin’s, parents. Her father, Luo Zhengde, was also the head ofhousehold of the Luo’s. Both of them have odd looks on their faces.
After a long while, old Mrs. Luogrumbled unhappily, “This is all your fault. You went too far. Not only have Inot seen my daughter for over ten years, and now, look at this big mess. Thisis all your fault!”
“You…” His wife’s childish complaintmade him want to unleash his anger, but seeing the hint of tears in her eyes,he suppressed his anger.
Way back when, for the sake of saving facefor the family and his hope for his daughter, he coldly banished his beloveddaughter causing them to be apart for ten plus year. It’d be lying to say hedidn’t regret about it at all.\nBut he was a stubborn man, even if hehad regretted, he’d never admit fault. Nor would he ever put down his pride infront of someone of the younger generation.
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