Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me
Chapter 97 - 49 Gu Jin Fakes Silver

Chapter 97: Chapter 49 Gu Jin Fakes Silver

"What are you doing!" Gu Fangzi cried as she wrestled her hand free, indignantly saying: "You just can’t stand to see me well, can’t you! You want to kill me, is that it!"

"I still depend on you for my retirement, how could I bear to harm you!" Gu Jin sneered coldly: "You are my daughter, is it not natural for you to return home with me? No matter what the Shi family does, they can’t keep my daughter from me by force, can they? Hmph, they want to take my beautiful daughter for nothing without a dowry, wishful thinking!" Saying that, he spat forcefully on the ground, "Swindlers!"

Gu Fangzi was so angry that her lips trembled, and she was unable to speak.

"I won’t go with you!" Gu Fangzi said furiously: "If you want to leave, go by yourself!"

"I know, it’s that old woman from the Shi family who won’t let you go, right? I’ll go argue with her!" Gu Jin shouted: "The Shi family, occupying my daughter and refusing to let her go, what do they mean by this! If I don’t get an explanation today, I’m not leaving!"

"Dad! Dad!" Gu Fangzi was panicked, desperately pulling at Gu Jin.

The one person from the Shi family Gu Jin truly feared was Shi Fengju. Shi Fengju appeared completely genteel and elegantly composed, never having given him a cross look, much less verbally abused him. However, it was precisely such a person who, without making a sound, could give him a hard time to the point of boiling a teapot while making dumplings — suffering with no way to voice it! Hence, over the years, as long as Shi Fengju was home, he never dared to make trouble at the Shi family’s place, and even if he did come, it was sneakily for a clandestine meeting with Gu Fangzi, humbly asking for a few coins to buy drinks.

Now, no sooner had Shi Fengju left on a long trip than he showed up! And of course, he intended to make a big fuss.

"Why are you pulling me! The wayward maid bends her elbow outwards, taking kindness for granted as donkey’s lungs and liver! Do you think the Shi family really values you? If they truly valued you, why would that boy Shi Fengju marry someone from the Sang family instead of you? They are fooling you, deceiving you, my foolish daughter! If not for your father, who will make decisions for you! If the Shi family doesn’t give a definitive answer today, I, the Master, am not leaving!"

"Stop talking! Dad, please stop talking!" Gu Fangzi wept and choked up. This matter was a thorn in her heart, causing her to bleed with every motion. She didn’t even want to think about it on a regular day, how could she stand Gu Jin saying this?

"What are you afraid of! Let’s go! Go! Find that old lady! Our Gu family might not compare to the Shi family in wealth and businesses, but we are not to be bullied! Today I must get an explanation!"

The father and daughter’s pulling and arguing had already alerted the servants, who, fearing that they might be involved in the trouble, hurried to inform Mrs. Wang.

Mrs. Wang’s brows furrowed deeply upon hearing that Gu Jin had come. Gu Jin was idle and prone to drinking, and he wouldn’t stop until he was thoroughly drunk. That would be tolerable, but the problem was that, once drunk, he was violent and hit people viciously, never lightly but always heavily. Mrs. Wang’s sister had often been beaten by him, with bruises being the least of her injuries, and in severe cases, there were broken bones, leaving her unable to get out of bed!

"Quickly invite him in!" Mrs. Wang sighed. As soon as her son went away, she knew Gu Jin would surely come to make trouble, only she hadn’t expected him to come this soon, presuming he must be desperately short of silver! This was what Mrs. Wang thought.

"Auntie!" Upon seeing Mrs. Wang, Gu Fangzi’s tears fell like broken pearls, and she threw herself into Mrs. Wang’s arms, crying: "It’s all Fangzi’s fault, causing Auntie trouble again! It’s all Fangzi’s fault!"

Gu Jin carelessly sat down, rudely wiped his face and forehead with his sleeves, saw the situation and disdainfully curled his lips, giving a scornful look and shouted to a maid at the side: "Where’s the tea? Is this how the Shi family treats their guests!"

Seeing Gu Fangzi with her hairpin loosened and her clothes wrinkled, crying her eyes out like a beautiful young lady, Mrs. Wang felt deeply distressed and was soothing her with kind words. Upon hearing Gu Jin’s words, she glared fiercely at him and signaled to the maid with her lips: "Serve him tea."

Mrs. Wang tidy up Gu Fangzi’s hairpin, wiped away her tears, and sat down with her to one side. She straightened herself and coldly addressed Gu Jin: "What are you here for again? Wasn’t it enough that you harmed my sister, now you also can’t stand to see my niece live peacefully for a few days, can you?"

Gu Jin threw back his head and gulped down the tea, slamming the tea cup onto the tea table, and tapped the empty tea cup.

The maid had no choice but to fill it up for him again.

Gu Jin picked it up and downed it in one gulp. After drinking three large bowls, he finally let out a satisfied sigh, wiped his mouth, and turned to Mrs. Wang with a grin: "Sister—"

"Who is your sister!" Mrs. Wang scolded.

Gu Jin chuckled, not minding at all, and continued: "Your sister brought it upon herself with her limited blessings and shallow fate, it’s not my fault she’s dead. Now I only have Fangzi as my kin, how can I not wish her well? Sister—ha ha, Mrs. Shi, I’ve come today to consult with you on a big matter!"