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Chapter 591: Chapter 591: Boasting
Gu Hongwei’s mouth twitched, glancing at Guo Jinnian, "Don’t talk nonsense."
If it were usual, Mrs. Guo would have been angry already, but now she was in a good mood, not angry, and even laughed: "I like this kid, I think this kid is a suitable son-in-law, I’m not trying to make a match for me."
Tong Yao signaled Gu Hongwei to calm Guo Jinnian down, and then said: "Mrs. Guo, it’s too late for you to like my brother now, our chosen daughter-in-law is Jinnian." 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Guo took Tong Yao by the hand and walked to the front door. Guo Jinnian tried to follow, but was stopped by Tong Yao’s glance.
She just wanted to have a chat with Mrs. Guo and maybe glean some useful information.
As soon as they reached the door, Mrs. Guo whispered mysteriously, "Young girl, to be honest with you, don’t be fooled by their family. Jinnian’s father loves to gamble, can’t save a penny at home, if your family marries Jinnian, they are going to be relying on you."
When Mrs. Guo left the Guo Family earlier, she was sure that Tong Yao was indeed rich. On her way, she calculated the value of 100,000 chickens and ducks. It was a staggering amount, and it frightened her.
Her family couldn’t have so much money even if they didn’t eat or drink for generations, if her daughter Xiaotao married Gu Hongwei, the leak of money from their fingers could be enough for her family not to worry about food and clothing.
Good days would await them in the future.
Guo Jinnian was getting old and her family was not well-off. How could she compare with Xiaotao!
Mrs. Guo was confident of sabotaging their relationship.
The corners of Tong Yao’s eyes twinkled, and she smiled: "Mrs. Guo, you are being a bit funny. My family is not short of money. Jinnian’s father gambles in a small way, how much can he lose? Selling a few hundred chickens and ducks from my home is ample for their old couple’s retirement."
Hearing this, Mrs. Guo immediately refuted, "Girl, maybe you don’t know that? Jinnian’s father lost a lot of money in gambling yesterday, and their house in the town has been mortgaged."
Tong Yao frowned, "The house in the town has been mortgaged? He lost so much money? Is your source accurate? It’s not that you are lying just to have my brother marry your daughter?"
Mrs. Guo immediately raised her hand and said: "Girl, if you don’t believe my words, I swear now, if I tell a lie, I won’t die in peace, everyone in the village knows about it. They were going to cut off Guo Xinpei’s hands before he took out the house deeds and mortgage, if it wasn’t for Jinnian staying at home, he would have sold Jinnian."
Tong Yao didn’t expect Guo Xinpei to be so weak, no wonder she didn’t find the deeds at his home. It turned out to be gambled away.
Seeing that Tong Yao believed her words, Mrs. Guo’s face was full of flattery: "Young lady, let me tell you, my daughter Xiaotao has a good temper, she is young, and looks better than Jinnian. If your brother marries her, it will definitely be worth it. We won’t ask for a betrothal gift, you just take her away and hold a wedding."
Once Xiaotao gets married and has children, will there be a shortage of money?
As long as her daughter doesn’t lack money, she certainly won’t forget her mother’s family.
Mrs. Guo had been delaying Xiaotao’s marriage, hoping to pick a better family. Unexpectedly, she had waited for such a good one, although it was a bit far away, they knew each other’s background well.
They are all part of Deng Qiuxia mother’s family.
Just as Tong Yao was about to speak, she saw Deng Qiuxia leading a man back. The man was quite tall, with a thin face and not bad features, it should undoubtedly be Guo Xinpei.
No wonder Deng Qiuxia wanted to stay for him back then, from the looks of it now, this man was not ugly when he was young.
Mrs. Guo also saw that the couple had returned, and she immediately shut her mouth and greeted Guo Xinpei with a smile, asking how much money he had won.
If it were usual, Guo Xinpei would have been angry when he was called back from gambling, but hearing Deng Hongxia’s words on the way back and realizing that he was about to get rich, he was in a good mood and gave Mrs. Guo a smile, "I just went to play a few hands, and won some cigarette money."
After that, he turned to Tong Yao, "Oh, so this is the sister-in-law?"
Tong Yao smiled and nodded, "Hello Uncle Guo."
"Good, good."
Guo Xinpei nodded again and again, before he was skeptical, thinking that a rich family, how could they like Guo Jinnian, now he believed it.
Looking at this girl’s outfit, it is not something that ordinary people can afford.
With this thought, he hurriedly invited Tong Yao into the yard, ignoring Mrs. Guo.
Mrs. Guo hurriedly followed, feeling anxious in her heart. Just now Tong Yao did not express her opinion, and she didn’t know if Tong Yao believed her words.
When Guo Xinpei walked into the yard and saw that Xiaotao was also there, he immediately frowned. Thinking of Tong Yao and Mrs. Guo talking at the door just now, he immediately guessed something. His face darkened and he ordered Mrs. Guo to leave.
"We have some private matters to talk about in our family, you and your daughter go ahead!"
No matter how thick-skinned Mrs. Guo was, she felt embarrassed to stay. Before leaving, she said to Tong Yao, "My house is just in the back row, come over and chat when you have time."
After that, she left the Guo Family with Xiaotao.
Once Mrs. Guo left, Guo Xinpei’s smile returned to his face. From beginning to end, he did not say a word to Guo Jinnian. He directly invited Tong Yao and Gu Hongwei to sit down, began to inquire about their family situation, and asked how Guo Jinnian and Gu Hongwei met.
They had already discussed all these matters last night, so the answers were well rehearsed. In Guo Xinpei’s eyes, he was hiding a sense of calculation and joy.
He directly said, "I don’t oppose this marriage. The two kids are also old enough and should get married and hold a banquet sooner. But Kyoto is so far away, once my girl gets married there, I probably won’t see her much in my life, let alone rely on her for support in my old age."
As he said this, a look of dejection crossed his face.
He didn’t know why, but these words moved Deng Qiuxia, who unexpectedly began to tear up.
Jinnian felt disgusted, her father wasn’t saying this because he was too heartbroken to let her go, he wanted to make an excuse to ask for a betrothal gift.
Jinnian had guessed this early on and refrained from saying anything to not provoke him.
As the representative elder present, Tong Yao nodded and agreed with Guo Xinpei’s words, "Uncle Guo, what you said is indeed true. Our family has also considered this. Raising Jinnian to this age was not easy for you, so when they get married, we will definitely give a considerable amount of betrothal gift."
Upon hearing this, Guo Xinpei’s eyes became greedy at once, "How much betrothal gift?"
Seeing his unabashed greed, Gu Hongwei frowned, given such a father as Guo Xinpei, one could imagine what kind of growing environment Guo Jinnian had been in.
Tong Yao pretended to be very generous, "At least several thousand. We can renovate this house into a two-story western-style building. Moreover, we can also help to fix the road in the village. It will be convenient for everyone, and both families will be esteemed."
