frightfiction Chapter 208 The Panic Gu Family
Chapter 208 The Panic Gu Family
After leaving Lin Zhao's yard, Gu Qingyu patted her chest lightly. Fortunately, Lin Zhao was a relatively easy-going person. The incident of him hiring someone to spy on her information was over after today!
Having solved a major problem, Gu Qingyu felt a lot more relaxed. Next, she just waited to see how Gu An and his family of four would suffer!
Gu Qingyu felt happy when she thought about the bad luck that the Gu family was about to face. Especially when she thought about the words she had just said to Chen Qingxue on the bus, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
This kind of torment of knowing that bad luck is about to happen but not knowing when it will strike must have made the Gu An family unable to sleep or eat!
At Sun Lei’s opening ceremony tomorrow, she must carefully observe the conditions of the Gu family members!
At this time, in the Gu family's new house, Chen Qingxue hurriedly returned home and started calling for help!
She knew that what Gu Qingyu said in the car was definitely not aimless, and this matter was likely to develop in the worst direction.
When she thought of this, Chen Qingxue felt anxious and short of breath. She picked up the phone with trembling hands and called Gu An's office.
As soon as the call was connected, Chen Qingxue said to Gu An on the other end of the phone in an anxious tone, "Dad, please come back soon, something big is going to happen!"
Gu An was completely confused by Chen Qingxue's sudden words.
Noticing that Chen Qingxue was not in the right state, Gu An said to the person on the other end of the phone in a soothing tone, "Don't worry, just talk slowly if you have anything to say!"
Chen Qingxue also knew that being anxious was not a solution, so she forced herself to calm down, and then told Gu An what Gu Qingyu had left behind.
"Qingyu is a child who always keeps his word. I'm afraid this is true. What do you think we should do?"
Gu An on the other end of the phone frowned upon hearing this. He was silent for a long time before saying, "Let's talk about this when I get back. Call those two guys home first, I'll be back soon!"
"Yeah, I know. I'll call the kids back right away!"
The two brothers of the Gu family were very successful during this period. When Chen Qingxue called them, they had just finished serving a wave of customers and were celebrating.
Now that their business is booming, they wish they could stay in the office 24 hours a day.
When they heard Chen Qingxue ask them to go home immediately, they both became unhappy. "Mom, could you please stop making trouble? I'm busy here and don't have time to go home!"
When Chen Qingxue heard her son's impatient words, she quickly said, "Son, something really happened!"
"I'm afraid your current business can't continue. Let's talk about the details when we get home. Your dad will be back soon!"
When the two brothers of the Gu family heard that their father was also going home, they realized that something was wrong. Otherwise, their workaholic father would not have put down his work and come home.
"Mom, I got it! We'll be back soon!" The two brothers hung up the phone and rushed home.
In less than an hour, the four members of the Gu family gathered at home!
Gu Beisheng, who was impatient, looked at the silence of the crowd and was the first to ask, "Mom, what you said on the phone just now was not clear. What's going on?"
Gu An and his wife found it difficult to answer Gu Beisheng's question.
No matter how high the other party's family background is, it is not a glorious thing for the couple to introduce Gu Qingyu to an injured and disabled person.
Now facing her son's question, Chen Qingxue hesitated for a long time and didn't know how to start.
Finally, after Gu An nodded to her, Chen Qingxue finally gritted her teeth and told her son the whole story.
After Chen Qingxue finished speaking, there was a dead silence in the living room. The two brothers Gu Dongsheng looked at each other with disbelief on their faces.
But looking at the silent Gu An and Chen Qingxue opposite them, they had to believe that this was indeed something done by their parents!
"Pa! Pa! La Pa!" After a long silence, Gu Dongsheng suddenly stood up and slapped himself several times in the face.
Gu Beisheng was frightened by his brother's sudden slap in the face and asked in a trembling voice, "Brother? What are you doing?"
"I feel ashamed!" Gu Dongsheng roared in a sad and angry tone, and then slapped himself in the face a few more times!
Seeing this, Chen Qingxue quickly stepped forward to stop Gu Dongsheng's arm, and said in a trembling voice, "Son, what are you doing?"
"Dong Sheng, stop it!" Gu An shouted sternly.
Gu Dongsheng, whose arm was held by Chen Qingxue, could no longer continue to hurt himself. He turned to look at Gu An and said, "Dad! How could you do this?"
"You're using my sister's marriage to exchange benefits for us two brothers. How can we face her in the future?"
"Aren't you afraid that if this gets exposed, others will stab us brothers in the back?"
All the complacency he felt during this period seemed ridiculous after he realized that the benefits were gained by his parents in exchange for Gu Qingyu's marriage!
Gu Dongsheng's words made Chen Qingxue and Gu An's faces turn pale. They certainly knew what kind of uproar would be caused if this matter were to be spread out, so they hurriedly called people back to discuss countermeasures!
Gu Beisheng, having recovered from his shock, approached his brother and asked worriedly, "Brother! What should we do then?"
"If this gets out, who will play with us in the future?"
Looking at the obviously panicked Gu Beisheng, Gu An rubbed his brows and scolded him sternly, "Things haven't reached the most serious point yet, why are you panicking?"
"The Sun family is holding an opening ceremony tomorrow, and Gu Qingyu will definitely be there. I'll talk to her then and try to suppress this matter!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingxue said in a worried tone, "Old Gu, Qingyu is very stubborn. Can this be accomplished?"
“You have to give it a try whether it works or not!”
As if he had thought of something, Gu An said to Chen Qingxue, "By the way, call Gu Wan later and see what the situation is over there. If she can appease Lin Juemin, then there is still room for easing the problem."
"Okay, I understand!" Chen Qingxue nodded after hearing this.
At this time, Gu An turned his attention to his two sons and instructed them, "Your business should be suspended for the time being. Finish what needs to be finished as soon as possible, otherwise there will be no evidence left behind!
The two brothers of the Gu family nodded and responded in unison, "I understand, Dad!"
Seeing that the two men had calmed down, Gu An continued, "No matter how dishonorable and ill-considered our actions may be, our original intention was to do the best for you two brothers!"
The Gu brothers didn't expect Gu An to say it so bluntly. They were stunned for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Seeing the two brothers hesitant, Gu An lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and then continued, "The father-daughter relationship between your eldest sister and I was originally just a face-saving one, but after this incident, I'm afraid there won't be any left!"
"Don't worry about it. Even if I had to do it all over again, I would still make the same choice."
"Between son and daughter, I choose son!" Gu An said without paying attention to the expressions of everyone present and went straight back to his room.
The Gu brothers never expected that their father would speak his mind so bluntly. They suddenly felt heartbroken and overwhelmed with all kinds of emotions.
For a moment, he didn't know whether he should be happy that he had received all the love from his father, or sad for Gu Qingyu.
As a vested interest, Gu Dongsheng has no right to say anything even if he thinks his parents are wrong.
In the Gu family study, Gu An sat alone behind the desk, smoking one cigarette after another. His heart was not calm at this time.
A few years ago, because of Chen Qingxue's incident, Gu An had to give up his best future and retreat to the third line.
It's easy to quit, but it's extremely difficult to come back!
The old leaders from that time have all retired and are no longer in their positions. The reason why Chen Qingxue was able to return to Beijing this time was because she contacted her distant cousin and asked for help from Lin Juemin, which allowed her to return to Beijing again.
Therefore, when Chen Qingxue tentatively told him that she wanted to introduce Gu Qingyu to the eldest son of the Lin family, he did not object.
The next day at Jingjiang Hotel, Sun Lei stood at the door of the hotel dressed in a respectful manner, welcoming relatives and friends who came to congratulate him.
Gu Qingyu arrived a little late, and as soon as she came over, she apologized to Sun Leilei, "Sorry, something delayed me on the way, luckily I made it here!"
Sun Lei waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this and said, "It's not too late. We still have more than half an hour before we leave. There's more than enough time!"
Sun Lei looked around and saw that no one noticed, so he waved to Gu Qingyu and said mysteriously, "Qingyu, come here, I have something to tell you!"
Seeing this, Gu Qingyu asked curiously, "What's going on? Why are you so mysterious?" As he spoke, he walked towards Sun Lei.
"My mom told me that yesterday at noon, not only did the Gu family all rush back, but they also got into a quarrel!"
"I don't know what happened, but just now when Uncle Gu came over, he asked me if I would come to the banquet today!"
"I don't know what he wants to talk to you about. You have to be careful later." Sun Lei looked at Gu Qingyu and reminded him with concern.
As soon as Gu Qingyu heard what Sun Lei said, he knew what was going on. Chen Qingxue must have been scared by what he said yesterday and went home to call for help!
"Don't worry, I know how to deal with it!" Gu Qingyu said to Sun Lei comfortingly, and then walked towards the banquet hall.
While Gu Qingyu and Sun Lei were talking, in the banquet hall on the second floor, Sun Lei's father was being greeted by several old acquaintances from the family compound.
"Old Sun, go ask your Leizi if his trading company still needs anyone?"
"My eldest daughter finally came back from the countryside, but she didn't get into university. I don't know what to do with her."
When the others heard Old Man Chen ask this, they also hurriedly said, "Your sister-in-law's nephew is in the same situation. Can Old Sun also ask him about it?"
This is the current social situation. A large number of educated youth cannot be resettled after returning to their hometowns, and it is really not easy to find a job now.
Many people who came to attend Sun Lei's opening ceremony today came here with the intention of finding jobs for their children.
When Sun Lei's father heard this, I didn't know how to respond for a moment.
After he kicked Sun Lei out of the house, he never let anyone into the house. He didn't know much about the situation of Sun Lei's trading company, so he didn't dare to agree rashly.
Just then, Sun Lei's father saw Gu An approaching and hurriedly pulled him over and said, "My Sun Lei's trading company has just opened, and I'm afraid they won't be able to add any new positions for the time being!"
"However, aren't the two boys from the old Gu family also doing business? Why don't you ask Old Gu?" Dad Sun shifted the blame and pointed at Gu An and said to the others.
Everyone present had heard about the business of the two boys from the Gu family. Seeing this, they couldn't help but look at Gu An and asked, "Old Gu, can you let those two boys take care of it and make the arrangements?"
Gu An's heart sank when he heard this. If this had happened a few days ago, he would have agreed without hesitation.
But now it’s no use. He is still worrying about what to do.
"I'm sorry, brothers!" Gu An said apologetically to the people who gathered around him.
"Those two brats of mine were just messing around. I had them get rid of the figures on hand as soon as possible yesterday!"
"Why would you just give up on such a good business?" someone asked in confusion.
Gu An's face froze upon hearing this. How could he respond? Could it be that he had failed to gain fame by selling his daughter and instead offended the Lin family? If he didn't end the deal, he would be in big trouble!
Seeing Gu An's stiff face and silence, the others also realized that there might be some unknown changes.
So, the people who had just surrounded Gu An found an excuse to leave with great tact.
When the crowd dispersed, Gu An looked up and saw Gu Qingyu pushing the door open.
Thinking of what Chen Qingxue said yesterday, Gu An, feeling uneasy, no longer cared about his face and walked straight towards Gu Qingyu.
Most of the people who came to attend Sun Lei's opening ceremony today were originally from the same family compound as the Gu family, so many people recognized Gu Qingyu as Gu An's eldest daughter when she came in.
"Hey, look, isn't that the eldest daughter of my aunt's family?"
"Oh, it's true! I remember this girl left her new roommate six or seven years ago!"
"That's right. I don't know how long this girl has been back, but I haven't seen her in the family compound!"
……
Gu Qingyu ignored the discussions of the aunts and sisters, and was about to walk towards Zhou Weiguo and others when he was blocked by a figure.
Looking at Gu An, who was standing in front of him and had gray hair and looked much older, Gu Qingyu stopped, took a step back, stood still, looked up at him, and no one spoke first for a while.
After a long silence, Gu An finally couldn't help but speak, "We haven't seen each other since your grandmother passed away. Can we find a place to talk?"
Gu Qingyu raised his eyebrows when he heard that, looked at Gu An meaningfully, and nodded, "Okay, I also have something to say to my dad!" With that, the two of them walked out of the banquet hall tacitly.