It wasnât just his wife. When he firstheard the news, he was shocked speechless as well. If it wasnât proven by allthese prestige families, he would never believe all these were true!
He knew full well Cheng Biyuan and hisfamilyâs situation. If he didnât have this ability before, where did all thesecame from all of a sudden?
âYe,do you think uncle Cheng will recognize the marriage arrangement between Junâerand Xiao Xiao?â
âUghâŠâ Gu Gaoyi lifted his brows,surprised by his wifeâs question.
Mrs. Gu felt a bit uneasy under hislook, turning her embarrassment into annoyance, she shouted, âWhat? Whatâswrong 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. Whatâs did I say wrong?â
âYes, yes, yesâŠâ
Gu Gaoyi helplessly concurred with hiswife. Then, looking at his embarrassed wife, said, âYou, you are not a badperson, but sometimes a bit too snobbish. I am not 100% certain they will honorthis marriage arrangement.â
âWhy not?â Mrs. Gu was downright unhappynow, âThey want to take back their words? Theyâd better not. Us the Guâs arenot to be messed with!â
âWhy canât they go back on their words?Didnât we regret about it too?â
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 familyâŠ.
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 wouldnât be as embarrassed right now.\nThinking about that, he casted a glanceat his face-loving, money-grabbing wife. Standing up, he said, âLetâs stay putand play it by the ear for now. If we can be joined in holy matrimony, thatâdbe great. Otherwise, we did wrong them first, weâll just have to accept it. Youneed to stop coming up with crazy ideas, otherwise, it will only make mattersworse!â
âFine, I will stay out of it, okay?âsaid Mrs. Gu begrudgingly.
Gu Gaoyi didnât pay her more attentionbut turned around and left.
Mrs. Gu looked very unreconciled. Themarriage was that close, of course she wasnât willing to walk away from it.Certainly, she was aware that she might have been a bit on the snobbish side,but itâs all for the good of the family. Can anyone blame her?
She didnât think that she had doneanything wrong!
Right after the conversation at the Guâshad ended, inside another deep structure on the Luoâs, 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 Yuqinâs, parents. Her father, Luo Zhengde, was also the head ofhousehold of the Luoâs. Both of them have odd looks on their faces.
After a long while, old Mrs. Luogrumbled unhappily, âThis 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!â
âYouâŠâ His wifeâs 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. Itâd be lying to say hedidnât regret about it at all.\nBut he was a stubborn man, even if hehad regretted, heâd never admit fault. Nor would he ever put down his pride infront of someone of the younger generation.
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