Chapter 234 - 70: Demand

Chapter 234: Chapter 70: Demand

As she listened, she became more and more shocked. Gu Wanhua actually borrowed two hundred taels of Silver from outside just to redeem that woman, and it’s even from a loan shark? How could Gu Wanhua be so bold? Doesn’t he know that the interest on loan sharks compound?

These two still intend to target Little Uncle, and from the conversation, they want to start with Second Aunt? Mrs. Xiao wanted to listen further, but realized she couldn’t hear anymore. She peeked inside quietly through the window crack only to find the two whispering to each other.

Since she couldn’t hear anything, she crouched and returned to the courtyard! She quietly took the pigweed to the backyard, but her mind was still on this matter.

Given her resentment towards Gu Wanhua, she should go to tell Gu Chengyu immediately. However, she thought of how Gu Chengyu was the one who didn’t keep a close eye on Gu Wanhua, leading to that woman appearing in the first place, and she couldn’t help but feel angry.

She was filled with inner conflict and didn’t know what to do! Should she pretend nothing happened? But she was unwilling. Mrs. Xiao thought for a while and finally decided to tell Gu Chengyu, not to help them, but because she realized Gu Wanhua was now practically a stranger to her, her son was still so young, and the family hadn’t split up yet. If there was no more Silver, how could they continue to live?

It’s a pity she didn’t hear their plan; otherwise, she could exchange it for more Silver! She put the pigweed into the stone trough, patted the grass debris off her body, and left the courtyard.

"Is Little Uncle at home?" Mrs. Xiao shouted as soon as she entered Gu Family’s courtyard.

"Ah! Is it Hua’s wife-in-law? What’s the matter?" Mrs. Lv saw Mrs. Xiao from the main house but didn’t speak. She still resented Mrs. Xiao for involving Gu Chengyu in trouble.

Seeing that his wife didn’t speak, Mr. Gu had to reply.

"Your Little Uncle went to the workshop early this morning. He should be back soon for lunch. What do you need him for?" Mr. Gu was also puzzled about what it could be that a niece-in-law wanted to talk to Gu Chengyu about.

"Ah? He’s not here? Then I’ll come back later!" Mrs. Xiao smiled at Mr. Gu and, considering the situation, felt she couldn’t hold her head high in front of Mr. Gu, so she left hurriedly after speaking.

Mr. Gu watched Mrs. Xiao’s hurried figure and shook his head, "You know, she’s also a pitiful person. Why do you need to be so grudging?"

"I bet she’s probably still resenting Xiao Bao! Coming to find Xiao Bao won’t bring anything good. Let me tell you, don’t get involved in their family affairs. We don’t want to be the ones losing money again. Don’t go telling your elder brother! If Gu Wanhua is not worried, why should you be?"

Mrs. Lv rolled her eyes at Mr. Gu; he just loved to worry needlessly.

Mrs. Xiao left Gu Family’s courtyard and ran towards the workshop. Who knew whether her information would still be useful if she was too late?

The workshop had started work at this time. After watching for a while, Gu Chengyu was ready to go back. He had just left the workshop courtyard when he saw Mrs. Xiao running towards him.

"Little Uncle! I have something to tell you!" As soon as Mrs. Xiao saw Gu Chengyu, she hurried forward and stopped him.

Gu Chengyu found it strange. Logically, Mrs. Xiao still bore a grudge against him as Little Uncle, but here she was finding him, and he didn’t know why.

"Just say what you need to say!"

"Little Uncle! You still don’t know what Huang Ming accompanied Gu Wanhua back for, do you? They’re plotting against you," Mrs. Xiao sneered at Gu Chengyu.

"Oh? How do you know?" Gu Chengyu feigned surprise and asked.

"Don’t worry about how I know. Do you want to know their plan? Give me some Silver, and I’ll tell you." Mrs. Xiao just wanted to get the Silver quickly, so she didn’t bother to beat around the bush.

"How much do you want?" Gu Chengyu paused for a moment, looked at Mrs. Xiao, and asked.

It seems a woman’s heart can indeed be ruthless!

"Not much, thirty taels. That’s not much for you." Mrs. Xiao thought thirty taels would be acceptable to Gu Chengyu.

"That much? Let me think about it first!" Gu Chengyu pretended to be reluctant and needed time to consider. He already knew that Huang Ming’s target was Gu Wan, so Mrs. Xiao’s information might not matter!

He couldn’t directly refuse, fearing Mrs. Xiao would cause trouble in between.

"If we delay any longer, it’ll be too late. What do you need to consider more?" Mrs. Xiao was puzzled by Gu Chengyu’s reaction; why did he not seem anxious?

"Who says thirty taels isn’t much? It’s quite a sum! Wait a bit longer for a reply!"

This statement left Mrs. Xiao feeling disdainful.

Gu Chengyu used quite some verbal coaxing to get Mrs. Xiao to leave. As he saw it, Mrs. Xiao’s words held no value at all. He had already instructed Ming Mo to monitor Huang Ming’s side, which was much more reliable than Mrs. Xiao’s information.

Gu Wanhua, after discussing the plan with Huang Ming, headed towards Gu Family’s courtyard.

"Second Aunt! Are you there? I have something urgent for you!" Gu Wanhua called out in the courtyard.

Gu Wan heard Gu Wanhua’s voice from inside and told Dumb Granny before heading out of the house.

"I’m here! What’s the matter?"

"Second Aunt, you must come quickly! Chunhua’s grandmother is about to sell her! I just came from Chunhua’s house, and the trafficker is already there! If you delay any longer, Chunhua might be sold!" Gu Wanhua knew that Chunhua and Gu Wan were close, and their family lived a hard life. Her grandmother had long talked about selling Chunhua.

Gu Wan panicked upon hearing this, forgetting everything else and immediately rushing to Chunhua’s house.

Dumb Granny, hearing the conversation between the two, suddenly thought of Gu Chengyu’s warning not to leave Gu Wan alone. She quickly ran out of the house and looked around the courtyard. But there was no trace of Gu Wan, as she had already run off.

Chasing after her, she found no sign of Gu Wan and became extremely anxious, simultaneously regretting it. If she had followed right away, things might have been different. She let her guard down, thinking nothing would happen in their own courtyard, not anticipating that Gu Wan would be called away.

Dumb Granny stomped anxiously in place; unable to speak and without someone to ask for directions, she could only hope Gu Chengyu would arrive soon, praying to the Bodhisattva that Gu Wan would be safe. Otherwise, the young master wouldn’t spare her.

As Gu Chengyu hurried back, he pondered over what Mrs. Xiao had told him earlier. Mrs. Xiao must have heard something between Huang Ming and another person, so he needed to rush back and keep an eye on Gu Wan. With this in mind, he quickened his pace considerably.

Dumb Granny stood outside the courtyard door, looking into the distance. As soon as she saw Gu Chengyu’s figure, she rushed up immediately, gesturing anxiously. Suddenly remembering something, she found a dry branch on the ground and wrote a few words, "Gu Wan was taken away by Gu Wanhua, Chunhua’s house!"

Once Gu Chengyu saw it, he immediately ran towards Chunhua’s house. In recent days, he had Ming Mo watching over Gu Wan. He wondered if Ming Mo had followed them. Coming from the foothills, he had passed by Chunhua’s house without noticing anything unusual, but why would Gu Wanhua want Gu Wan to go to Chunhua’s house?