Chapter 733 - 569: Want to Marry a Wife

Chapter 733: Chapter 569: Want to Marry a Wife

"What? What did you just call me?" Mr. Gu’s eyes widened; how could this girl randomly call him father?

Mrs. Wang saw it as an opportunity; last night, Gu Chengyi had already agreed to marry her. It took her a long time of persistent persuasion and some schemes to get Gu Chengyi to agree.

Mrs. Li felt her blood boil; this cousin truly has no shame. She’s just a concubine, yet she dares to call him father.

Mrs. Li didn’t know that Gu Chengyi had already agreed to marry Mrs. Wang, previously, Mrs. Wang only mentioned wanting to be sisters with her.

Initially, when she returned to her parental home, Mrs. Li only intended to show off, but unexpectedly ran into Mrs. Wang as a guest there.

Her younger brother liked Mrs. Wang, so naturally, Mrs. Li wanted her brother to have his wish fulfilled.

Thus, she was quite generous with Mrs. Wang, giving her a silver hairpin and a silver bracelet. She hoped that when her cousin saw her living well, she would agree to become her sister-in-law.

Who knew Mrs. Wang had a big heart, during her days at the house, she engaged in flirtatious glances with Gu Chengyi, and they found each other appealing.

The two got caught in the act by Mrs. Li, who scolded Mrs. Wang as a hussy, cried over Gu Chengyi’s heartlessness, and cursed her entire family.

But the deed was done, Gu Chengyi defended Mrs. Wang and retaliated with a slap. She saw the loathing in Gu Chengyi’s eyes and knew he had changed his heart.

Now, with things having reached this point, she could only resign herself to fate.

Otherwise, if she really incurred Gu Chengyi’s wrath, her future would be as miserable as Wang Yue’s.

Ever since she became Gu Chengyi’s concubine, Wang Yue had effectively become a widow, only able to run the household chores.

She didn’t want to end up like Wang Yue; she was still young and had many more days ahead of her.

Therefore, she could only watch them make merry right in front of her without a word of complaint.

In recent days, she kept quiet and showered Gu Chengyi with compliments, which is how she managed to secure a hundred taels of silver from him to find a wife for her brother.

But she felt it wasn’t enough; Gu Chengyi couldn’t be relied on, and now she just wanted to get more silver.

She had also become more open-minded about matters between men and women since Gu Chengyi’s health was actually deteriorating.

During this period, if not for the tiger penis powder, just dealing with her cousin alone was exhausting, let alone handling both of them simultaneously.

Mrs. Wang, inexperienced in such matters, had no idea what it looked like for a man to be physically exhausted. Besides, Gu Chengyi took the tiger penis powder behind her back, fearing she would despise him.

Ridiculously, Mrs. Wang still believed Gu Chengyi was wealthy and considerate, clinging to him daily.

"Second son! What’s going on? Did this girl come back with you?"

Mr. Gu, being inexplicably called father, naturally felt full of questions.

"Dad! I want to marry Mrs. Wang!" Gu Chengyi thought of Mrs. Wang’s enchanting body, which had kept him thoroughly entertained in bed recently.

Mrs. Wang came from a respectable family; before being with him, she was a young maiden with no engagement, so marrying her meant having a legitimate wife.

As for He, he had long forgotten her into oblivion.

"You want to marry her? Whose daughter is she? Why haven’t I seen her parents?"

Mr. Gu was truly amazed; in every family, marriages were traditionally arranged by parents, with matchmakers involved. Yet here, without seeing the matchmaker or the girl’s parents, they were to get married?

"You want to marry her?" This surprised both Wang Yue and Mrs. Li.

Wang Yue had anticipated this day would come, but she didn’t expect it to be with such a woman.

Mrs. Li was furious; she didn’t expect the two of them to have such intentions.

The cousin was to become the main wife, whereas she, the older cousin, remained a concubine. How could she feel balanced in her heart?

Gu Chengyu couldn’t believe Gu Chengyi wanted to marry such a young girl, who seemed to be only about fifteen or sixteen, even younger than his son!

"She’s Mrs. Li’s cousin, but from a proper family." Anyway, as Gu Chengyi mentioned, they’ve already split the family, and his dad couldn’t dictate his actions.

"A proper family’s daughter? Then why haven’t I seen her parents?"

Mr. Gu was utterly unconvinced that a proper family’s daughter would just follow a man home like that.

With no request for a formal engagement, she just followed along, without even carrying a single package...

No! Mr. Gu shook his head; the lack of a package wasn’t the main issue.

"Oh! What did you say? She’s Mrs. Li’s cousin?" Mr. Gu suddenly remembered what Gu Chengyi had said earlier, feeling startled inside.

"Yes!" Gu Chengyi was growing impatient; he planned to return to his room to rest, feeling overly tired just standing there.

It seemed he needed to take it easy in the coming days as his body wasn’t holding up well.

"Absurd! Truly absurd! Second son..." Mr. Gu didn’t know what to say; how could the second son have turned out like this?

This girl clearly wasn’t good; just look at her restless demeanor. How could such a woman be brought into the family?

Moreover, she’s Mrs. Li’s cousin; one cousin as a wife, and the other as a concubine. Wouldn’t this make the Gu Family a laughing stock?

"Dad! Just pick a good day and keep it simple with a few tables." Gu Chengyi waved it off, now feeling a headache.

"You..." Mr. Gu pointed at Gu Chengyi, feeling dizzy and seeing darkness before his eyes.

Gu Chengyu, standing by the window, immediately sensed something was wrong.

"Dad?" Gu Chengyu leapt out from the window, running toward Mr. Gu.

Mr. Gu was still conscious, just feeling a darkness before his eyes and some congestion in his chest.

Gu Chengyu immediately rushed forward to support Mr. Gu, "Dad! Are you all right?"

"Oh dear! What’s happening? I’ll go call Doctor Li." Qingxia, seeing the old master’s appearance as if about to faint, quickly ran to fetch Doctor Li from the village.

Gu Chengyu felt a bit worried; this seemed to be Mr. Gu’s second near-fainting episode.

It seemed Mr. Gu had suffered bodily harm in his younger days, and when Doctor Li returned, Gu Chengyu vowed to prepare some nutritive herbs for his father.

The spiritual spring water, despite its benefits, was not miraculous. Initially, it helped in strengthening the body, but later it had no significant effect.

Although Mr. Gu’s health seemed to have improved compared to before, now it seemed his body was still lacking strength.

The strengthening medicine from the space was also a supplement, but since Mr. Gu was already old, Gu Chengyu dared not recklessly let him consume it. He needed to study some books and personally refine it to know the effects.

"Second Brother! Even if father had once wronged you and Big Brother, since the family prospered, he’s compensated you. You are just ungrateful; you bring shame to the Gu Family and even to our ancestors."

"Old man! What’s going on?" Mrs. Lv hurried over upon hearing the commotion; she’d just taken a nap, only to discover the situation in the yard.

"Mom! Let’s head back to the main house first." Gu Chengyu carried Mr. Gu on his back and turned towards the main house.

Gu Chengyi, having heard these words, felt a fire raging in his chest.

"Yes! Only you in the Gu Family have any prospects, but just wait and see; is it that easy to become an official? My second son is no less than you; he will certainly become an official! I will hold a grudge against father for a lifetime!"