Gu Qiang, who was standing outside the door of the main hall, heard the sudden counterattack from the young lady, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised a suspicious arc.

Mother Su, who was not worried about her young lady and young master, was standing behind Gu Qiang at this time. She was squeezed by the grandmother-in-law of the Sun Mansion yesterday, and she was so angry at the time, but when she thought of the young lady's position, she endured it. Now that she heard a few fluttering words from Miss, she found yesterday's scene, so she couldn't hide the smile between her eyebrows.

Sun Renhuai is a sleek and sophisticated person, although there is a short-term embarrassment, but how can he be defeated by such a small thing, he immediately picked up the majesty of the elders, changed the topic, and slowly moved closer to the topic in a circle, "Shu girl, your father went early, although your uncle has the heart to take care of you, but because of his identity, it is not good to walk around the house often." In the past few years, I have suffered your sister and brother. ”

After a pause, his words changed, "Although your mother is weak and sick, but there are guests in the house, it is more appropriate for your mother to take Qingyang to receive her, especially today's matter is special and important, and your uncle and aunt must see your mother." You are a young lady who is ready to leave the cabinet, everything is ahead, and your reputation is in the way, quickly avoid it, and send someone to invite your mother to come out to see you. ”

Qing Shu listened with a smile and didn't speak, but in his heart he slandered Sun Ren for having good intentions. Let a woman like Gu Ye who lives a turtle like a shrinking head after leaving a man come forward to deal with her marriage; It is simply a fantasy for Gu Ye's selfish knowledge that she is only immersed in the pain of losing her husband, regardless of whether her children are dead or alive, and let her say a few hard words in front of her daughter's husband-to-be.

Sun Renhuai knew the cowardice of the Gu Ye clan, and knew that the Gu Ye clan had not come forward to receive any visitors in the past five years, but he insisted on forcing her to invite the Gu Ye clan out. What does he want to do? It's not that I want to make big things into small things, and I don't take their ancient mansions in my eyes. It's not good, as soon as the timid and fearful Gu Ye clan came out, he didn't even dare to let out a fart, and he would be fooled by Sun Renhuai and his wife in a few words, and then it became not the Sun Mansion who bowed his head and confessed his mistake in the end, but the Gu Mansion that was bullied to the head.

Qing Shu thought of some of the information about the Sun Mansion that the previous lord knew, as well as the past of the Sun Mansion that he heard from Gu Qiang and Su's mother yesterday, and couldn't help but show a little sarcasm on his face.

Sun Renhuai has been a sleek and sophisticated person since he was young, capable, a little far-sighted, and a good person, otherwise he would not grit his teeth and insist on studying for his third brother Sun Rende, and smash the pot and sell iron to get Sun Rende out of Beijing to catch the exam. Later, Sun Rende was in the middle and lower reaches of the examination, and after waiting for half a year, he only got a petty official who could barely make ends meet, and was put in a small place in a remote and poor place. Because Sun Rende himself is not an outstanding figure, and he is also a bit old-fashioned, if there is no one to support him, it will be difficult to get ahead in this life.

Sun Renhuai, who is an elder brother, has the courage and hard work, resolutely sold all the property (houses and land) in the village, moved his family to the capital, and took refuge in Gu Qingshu's father Gu Yunhu, who was mixed into the position of captain (Zheng Bapinshang) in the army, and borrowed silver from Gu Yunhu and took his second brother Gu Renen to start a business.

A year later, Sun Renhuai's business was very successful, and he had saved a small amount of money in addition to improving his family's life. At this time, he began to plan slowly, and with the help of Gu Yunhu's network, it took about three years to finally find a small official position in the capital and county for his third brother Sun Rende, and transferred people back from remote places.

After being transferred back, although Sun Rende's official position was still very small, the whole family was able to get together, and Gu Yunhu, who had been promoted to an official position (already a captain from Liupin), was a backer, slowly waiting for the opportunity to be promoted.

When Gu Yunhu was promoted to the rank of captain of Zhaowu on the sixth grade, Sun Rende, who was in Linxian County, the capital, finally got the opportunity to be promoted. Sun Renhuai was happy, and when he drank with the bold Gu Yunhu as a brother, he made a contract for his eldest son, Gu Qingshu, and the two families officially had a marriage contract.

In the following years, as Gu Yunhu continued to be promoted due to his military exploits, Sun Rende was also promoted.

Five years ago, Gu Yunhu was already a loyal general with the rank of the fourth rank, and Sun Rende had been promoted from the ninth rank of the sesame official to the sixth rank. Soon, the news of Gu Yunhu's death in battle came from the frontier, and the ancient mansion was full of white, and then quickly fell silent and collapsed. Sun Rende has never been promoted, and in the past five years, his rank has stayed below the sixth grade.

It can be said that Sun Mansion has today, and Sun Rende was able to get rid of the fate of the nine-rank sesame official and climb to the position below the sixth-grade, not to mention 100 percent, at least sixty or seventy percent of the credit is Gu Yunhu's. Without Gu Yunhu, the Sun family had no ability to stay in the capital to make a living, and if they didn't sell themselves as slaves, they had to return to their hometowns to continue farming.

However, it is easy for people to forget their roots, and it is easier to forget the kindness of others, otherwise where does the idiom of ingratitude come from. Obviously, the people of the Sun family are this kind of ungrateful people. Sun Zhang had long forgotten that he was born in a clay leg, looked down on the current ancient mansion, and was dissatisfied with Gu Qingshu, who did not have a tough backstage behind him, and insisted on quitting this family business. On weekdays, there is dissatisfaction with the ancient mansion in her words, which directly affects the children who follow her, and the children also look down on the people in the ancient mansion.

Sun Renhuai's attitude was a little strange, he did not support the theory of retiring relatives, but he did not stop Sun Zhang's dissatisfaction with the ancient mansion. During the New Year's Festival, he would also remind Sun Zhang to prepare gifts for the ancient mansion, but as for whether Sun Zhang would send the gifts, he never asked or confirmed. Whether he believed in Sun Zhang too much, or some other reason, no one else could know.

Sun Rende said very strongly that this family business cannot be retreated, and if he retreats, he is sorry for the benefactor of the Sun family, and he is ungrateful.

As for Sun Renen, the second child who worked hard with his eldest brother Sun Renhuai, for some reason, half a year after Gu Yunhu's death, he returned to his hometown with his wife and children, settled in the township, and never came to the capital again.

Just when Qing Shu recalled the information he had learned, and the sarcastic smile on his face was very strong, Sun Zhang couldn't sit still.

Sun Zhang slapped the table.

Because the voice was too loud, Gu Qingyang was startled.

Sun Renhuai glared at Sun Zhang's angrily, "Just talk, what table do you shoot?" ”

Qing Shu's eyes were cold, and he did not rush to fight back, but comforted his younger brother Qingyang beside him.

Sun Zhang didn't care about her husband's scolding, she had her own plans, so she said: "You are fourteen years old, what don't you understand?" When the elders visited, not only did you not invite your mother to come out to receive you, but you also put on such a gloomy face, who did you show your face? Yes? ”

While comforting her younger brother, Qing Shu listened to her "high-minded talk" silently, and wanted to applaud three times to express encouragement