Reborn in the 80s, Get Rich by Eating Melons

Chapter 601: Chapter 601 Uncle Guo snores loudly

Guo Jinnian sneered, "So, you just said nothing and let us get beaten? I told you to divorce him in the first place, to take you to the city to live, but you were also unwilling, right?"

"Since when do kids wish their parents to divorce?" Deng Qiuxia can’t understand Guo Jinnian’s thoughts, "My relationship with your father is not bad, apart from his gambling habits, he has no other bad habits, as long as you don’t provoke him, he won’t beat people arbitrarily. We’ve been married for so many years, and I still understand him."

In the past, when there was no money, Deng Qiuxia never left her husband. Now that life is slowly getting better, she definitely won’t leave. The couple has had so many children, and there is still one in her belly right now.

The pregnancy is still quite short, so she doesn’t yet have a noticeable baby bump, and she hasn’t had the chance to tell Guo Jinnian yet.

Guo Jinnian was so angry he laughed and ignored Deng Qiuxia. His mother is delusional, it’s useless to say more.

Tong Yao was also shocked by Deng Qiuxia’s thinking. She didn’t expect Deng Qiuxia to be so obsessed with love and even praising Guo Xinpei. Although it was inappropriate to say it out loud, she really wanted to say that Deng Qiuxia deserved to be beaten.

Knowing Guo Xinpei’s temper yet still unwilling to divorce, she not only harms herself but also her daughter.

What a pitiful daughter she must be.

Tong Yao was lost in her thoughts and fell asleep. She was slightly unaccustomed to sleeping at the Guo’s. She woke up early in the morning.

Gu Hongwei got up even earlier than Tong Yao and Guo Jinnian. His eyes were dark, indicating he didn’t sleep well. Tong Yao was a little surprised, "You went to bed quite early, how come you have such serious dark circles?"

Gu Hongwei awkwardly said, "Uncle Guo snores quite heavily."

Back in the university dormitory, some people also snored, but that was just somewhat loud, not like Guo Xinpei who not only snores loudly but occasionally stops for a long while as if struggling to breathe. It was really tormenting to listen to.

Guo Jinnian knew her father’s problem with snoring, so she patted Gu Hongwei’s shoulder and said, "Sorry for the inconvenience, brother."

Gu Hongwei’s forehead was covered in black lines. Just as he was about to speak, Deng Qiuxia came out of the kitchen with hot water, "You guys, go wash your faces! I’m going to the town to buy food later, and I’ll cook Stewed Pork Ribs for you at noon."

Guo Jinnian was still upset, his tone not very nice, "No need, we will go to the city at noon, we won’t be eating at home."

Deng Qiuxia was stunned, "What are you guys going to the city for? You wouldn’t stay longer this time and discuss about the marriage? Jinnian, you’re not young anymore, you can’t keep delaying."

Tong Yao cheerfully explained, "Auntie Deng, don’t worry. We came back this time and also did some small business on the side. We still have to go to the city to deal with it. We’ve now settled on the marriage plans, and we’ll have the wedding before the New Year. I’ll go back and discuss it with my parents, and next time we’ll bring them over to bring the betrothal gifts. We’ll also take you guys to Kyoto for the wedding. It’s been a long time since you went back to Kyoto, right? It’s a good chance for you to go back and see."

"Is the wedding date settled?" Guo Xinpei’s voice came from the hall.

Only then did everyone notice that he had awakened. After a night’s sleep, the alcohol had left his system. Guo Xinpei’s mind was clear, and he still remembered some of what had happened yesterday.

Hearing that the betrothal gifts would be delivered before the New Year, he was in a very good mood.

"Uncle Guo, you’re awake?" Tong Yao greeted him crisply, then continued: "The wedding date is not yet set because we hadn’t asked you for your opinions before, and we weren’t sure where to hold the wedding, so we didn’t decide. Now that we’ve discussed it, we are going to go back and talk to our parents about these things soon, then we can decide on the wedding date."

Guo Xinpei said, "Both of you aren’t young anymore. Better decide quickly. Then proceed as we discussed yesterday and follow the customs of Kyoto."

Just as he finished speaking, Guo Jinnian spoke, "Dad, you said yesterday you wanted to give the house to me as dowry, did you forget? When I came back this time, I found the receipt was missing. Did you take it?"

Guo Xinpei nodded, "I meant to tell you about it yesterday, but I was so happy that I forgot. You weren’t in the city, and I was worried that if the receipt were stolen, so I brought it back."

His frank admission caught Guo Jinnian off guard, unsure what he had in mind.

Tong Yao and Gu Hongwei also felt strange, this was unlike Guo Xinpei’s style.

Guo Jinnian reached out his hand, "Since you promised to give it as a dowry, give me the receipt now!"

Deng Hongxia on the side became anxious, the receipt had been pawned off, how could it still exist?

But Guo Xinpei seemed to have a ready defense, he sighed heavily, "The receipt is not with me, your mother’s pregnant again, and we need money at home, so I used the receipt to mortgage for some money."

From the moment Guo Xinpei woke up this morning, he had been thinking about how to explain the matter of the receipt.

Anyway, the receipt is in someone else’s hands now, he can’t retrieve it. If Guo Jinnian wants the receipt, she can pay for it herself.

As soon as Deng Qiuxia heard her husband’s words, she quickly nodded her agreement, "Yes, Jinnian, I wanted to tell you about this yesterday. I’m of this age now, it’s embarrassing to be pregnant again. I initially didn’t want to keep it, but your father wanted it, so I decided to keep it."

The mortgage was clearly due to gambling losses.

Being pregnant at this age and having another child, if it’s a girl, she would most likely face the same fate.

Guo Jinnian wanted to throw a tantrum, but was stopped by Tong Yao. With restrained anger, she asked, "How much was the mortgage?"

Guo Xinpei said, "Not much, just two hundred yuan."

Guo Jinnian gritted her teeth on hearing this, "Two hundred yuan is not much? Isn’t it more than what you make from farming in a year?"

Guo Xinpei replied, "There’s no other way. Your mom’s pregnant, and there’s no money at home. If I didn’t borrow some money, what would we eat? Even if I could be hungry, your mom can’t."

Before Guo Jinnian could speak, he continued, "I said I would give the house to you as dowry, then it will be your dowry. Initially, I planned to redeem the receipt by selling the grains at home. Now that you’re back and about to get married, I don’t want to delay your wedding. Let’s use your money first to retrieve the receipt."

In fact, the receipt was mortgaged for only one hundred yuan. This amount was not small in the countryside. Guo Xinpei originally planned to marry off Guo Miaomiao and use Miaomiao’s dowry money to retrieve the receipt.

Now that Guo Jinnian is back, he’s not in a hurry to marry off Guo Miaomiao. Maybe Guo Jinnian could help Miaomiao find a rich man too.

If both his daughters married well, even the village head would have to bow to him when he saw him, giving him full respect.