Chapter 9 Firing the first shot

Author: Jinzhu Xiaoxiao

Chapter 9 Firing the first shot

After all, it was not his own business, and Mr. Li couldn't get involved. He could only advise from the side: "You can't spank the child for anything. It's really not possible. I paid for the child."

"Brother, please don't worry about this. What our family lacks is these 30,000 yuan. I'm so angry with this bastard that he did something wrong and still dares to quibble!"

As he talked, he became angry again.

A slight surprise flashed in Gu Qingming's eyes, and he roughly understood: "Dad, if you stick this stick, I'm afraid there will be one less grandson."

Old Man Gu made a move and shouted viciously: "One less is one less. It's okay not to have such a scoundrel."

Even if he was beaten and scolded, he would be kicked out of the house anyway.

Completely panicked, Gu Ming ignored the pain on his back and begged for mercy: "Grandpa, it was my fault. You can punish me no matter what, I will admit it."

"Then I'll fine you a year's pocket money, and you won't be allowed to go anywhere except school for three months. Xiujun, what do you think?"

To untie the bell, one must tie the bell. Whether this incident was caused by Li Xiujun naturally depends on her intention.

Gu Qingming was just curious. Today was the first time the two met. Could it be that this stupid nephew accidentally provoked someone on the road and was retaliated like this?

Li Xiujun didn't seem to expect that his name would be called, and he hurriedly agreed: "I have no problem. Thank you, Third Uncle, and Brother Gu Ming. It's all my fault."

I look extremely guilty.

The matter came to an end for now, and Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that she was still speaking for him at this time, he couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

It's probably because he made a mistake. Let's go out later and find something as an apology.

If he had the ability to read minds, he would probably want to slap himself several times when he heard what Li Xiujun was thinking at this time.

Today, the first shot of the operation to knock down the scumbag was successfully fired.

Li Xiujun felt the eyes on her and smiled back.

"By the way." Gu Qingming passed by the first time and was curious about what kind of treasure she had picked up: "Xiujun, can you show me the pocket watch you mentioned?"

"No problem at all."

She was still worried about how to bring up the topic. Just when she was about to fall asleep, someone brought a pillow.

He took out a bulging handkerchief from his pocket, opened it by the corner, and revealed a pocket watch that was full of defects and even a lot of yellow rust, displayed in front of everyone.

Gu Ming learned a lesson and was afraid of being scolded by his grandfather again: "Grandpa, I took my sister to buy a lot of clothes and jewelry. Who knows, she just likes this."

"I guess you know a lot about this kid."

Mr. Gu snorted through his nose and his face looked much better.

Without even looking at the things in her hands, she started to praise blindly: "As expected of Xiujun, pocket watches are a very particular thing. Young people nowadays are just too impetuous. They wear those fancy watches. How can they compare with those left by our ancestors?"

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Gu Qingming felt goosebumps all over his body when he heard it, and almost lost his grip.

"Dad, your partiality has gone to the Pacific Ocean. You really can't exchange it for a grandson like Uncle Li's granddaughter."

Unexpectedly, Mr. Gu actually thought about it for a while after hearing this: "It's not impossible..."

The embarrassing scene has returned to normal.

Gu Qingming had seen enough and returned the pocket watch with great admiration.

"Xiujun is very lucky. This should be a gold-plated copper case and enamel pocket watch from the early Qing Dynasty. It has been around for a long time, but the rust on the brass is extremely difficult to clean, and there are too many damaged areas."

Otherwise, it can really be sold at a good price.

Gu Ming didn't understand a whole bunch of words that followed, only the early Qing Dynasty.

Taking a deep breath: "Third Uncle, how much can this pocket watch fetch once it's repaired and sold?"

"It's unlikely that it can be completely repaired. There are a lot of materials inside, all imported from abroad, and the craftsmanship has never been passed on to the outside world. It can only be repaired by 20 to 30%, and it can be resold for 5,000 yuan."

Two hundred and fifty rubbish turned into five thousand in an instant?

Gu Ming regretted his mistake and said tentatively: "Sister, do you have anything else you want? I'll trade it with you. This pocket watch -"

"I'm going to beat you up for being such a shameless person. How can you take back what you gave away? I've overlooked it. How can I still be reasonable? How can I have someone like you in my Gu family?"

If Mr. Gu was just unhappy before, now he is completely disappointed in his grandson.

He drove the person back to the room, feeling dejected for a moment: "Brother, I've made you laugh today. It's all my fault for being lax in my teaching."

"Just keep the pocket watch, Xiujun. If that bastard dares to come to you and ask for it, just tell me and I will take care of him."

Xu was really embarrassed and asked them to go to the dining room to eat by themselves.

The Gu family's dining room needs to pass through a large garden. Mr. Li is not in good health, so he simply asked the servant to take him to the room.

When Li Xiujun and Gu Qingming stepped on the gravel road side by side, they felt as if they were in another world.

She tried to tell Gu Ming about her mother-in-law's disdain and the servant's sarcasm in her previous life, but every time he ignored it with the excuse that she was too tired from work, sleepy and wanted to sleep.

Fortunately, there is an open-air afternoon tea room on the left side of the large garden. My mother-in-law thought there were many flowers and plants there, as well as mosquitoes, so she abandoned it after using it a few times.

It turned out to be Li Xiujun’s secret garden.

Whenever she was in a bad mood, she would sit there for a few hours to calm herself down.

The only one who discovered this secret was my third uncle.

The third uncle never asked her why she was staying there, he just kept silent and walked side by side for a while like this.

Gu Qingming noticed that the mood of the person next to him was inexplicably low, so he took the initiative to speak: "You haven't seen my other two nephews, one is named Gu De and the other is Gu Xing. Are they just human beings..."

When the two old men chatted in the afternoon, he also got a general idea.

A woman like Li Xiujun will never be stuck in the prison of marriage.

Among the three nephews, the only one worth trusting was Gu Ming. Although he usually loves to play, he is considered honest compared to the other two.

Who knew such a bad thing would happen.

In fact, two old men decided who Li Xiujun would marry. I'm afraid Gu Qingming himself didn't realize it, but he was inexplicably picky subconsciously.

"It doesn't matter. There are many outstanding men in Beijing. I will help you keep an eye on them during this period."

Before she finished speaking, the girl who was smiling suddenly became cold.

Leave quickly.

Gu Qingming thought about it for a long time, but he didn't think of any words that offended her.

late at night.

Mr. Li has been having trouble sleeping. In the past few days, he has been worried about his granddaughter's future and has been tossing and turning for a long time.

He was about to fall asleep with great difficulty, when suddenly there was a sharp pain in his chest, as if a big hand was strangling his neck, making him unable to breathe.

Before he fell into a trance, he used all his strength to pick up the lamp on the bedside table and smashed it to the ground.

Closed his eyes.
Chapter completed!