CHAPTER 401: CHAPTER 401 TRULY RUTHLESS

Tang Chuxia initially didn’t understand what was going on, but when Wang Aihong mentioned that Gu Nanzhi and Zheng Duoqing were about to face bad luck, she instinctively looked to the side.

"Indeed, they’re about to face bad luck!"

Tang Chuxia also agreed with Wang Aihong’s words.

Only because they all saw one person.

It was none other than Father Gu.

Compared to Gu Beihuai, Father Gu was particularly fond of Gu Nanzhi, fearing she would be wronged.

Especially at this moment.

He was practically afraid that she was being bullied.

"Should we go out now?" Wang Aihong took a sip of plum powder and asked Tang Chuxia.

Tang Chuxia decisively shook her head; going out at this time would probably mean trouble for her too; best to stay out of it.

Being involved was nowhere near as comfortable as watching the drama unfold.

Wang Aihong somehow dug out a packet of raisins and handed it to Tang Chuxia.

Although the two of them didn’t have melon seeds, they still found the raisins very sweet.

"What’s the situation?"

Father Gu appeared behind Gu Nanzhi with a dark face, startling Gu Nanzhi into a scream, thankfully quickly realizing it was her own dad, which helped her stabilize her emotions.

But because she was too nervous, she forgot that she was still holding hands with Zheng Duoqing, and now Zheng Duoqing too had been startled, forgetting to let go.

The two of them openly holding hands in front of Father Gu was nothing short of a challenge.

Tang Chuxia sighed, "Now they’re really in for it!"

Wang Aihong nodded in agreement.

Indeed.

Just look at them; anyone would shake their head.

"How is your father-in-law’s temper?"

Wang Aihong asked instinctively, then realized that although she didn’t understand Father Gu as well as Tang Chuxia did, she still had some idea.

"What do you think will happen to your little cousin?"

Wang Aihong’s question sent Tang Chuxia deep into thought.

"Likely he’ll have to go back and seek help!"

You know, in these times, dating is very trendy and once meeting the parents is in the picture, it usually means preparations for a wedding are next.

Tang Chuxia could already foresee what exciting life Gu Nanzhi and Zheng Duoqing would have in the coming days.

Since Gu Nanzhi was still in school, it was uncertain what Father Gu would do.

Before Tang Chuxia could imagine Gu Nanzhi’s future, she heard Gu Nanzhi call out, "Dad, why did you come up from behind? You scared the life out of me!"

Father Gu snorted coldly, "It looks to me like you’re too careless to notice me walking up behind you!"

Gu Nanzhi retorted instinctively, "I don’t have eyes on the back of my head; how could I have seen?"

Right after she finished speaking, she saw Father Gu’s dark face and immediately said, "Dad, I was wrong! Did you also go to the trial meeting today?"

The topic change was a bit awkward and clearly didn’t satisfy Father Gu; he turned his head to look at Zheng Duoqing: "Kid, don’t know how to greet people?"

Zheng Duoqing was already very nervous and instinctively followed suit, "Dad!"

Father Gu: (ΩДΩ)!

His face turned dark.

Gu Nanzhi’s face flushed red: "What are you calling for? We’re not married yet!"

Zheng Duoqing turned red.

He was too nervous, just following Gu Nanzhi in greeting, never expecting such an incident to occur.

"I was wrong!"

Gu Nanzhi waved her hand at him, just about to offer some comfort when Father Gu icily said, "Even if you change your address now, it won’t exempt you from the necessary procedures; have your dad come over to our house tomorrow!"

Zheng Duoqing obediently agreed, but Gu Nanzhi was very curious.

"Dad, why?" she asked.

Father Gu held down Gu Nanzhi’s head, "Come home with me!"

He really didn’t want his daughter to be pulling and tugging with a young man on the street.

If they were mistaken for hooliganism, he had no idea how they’d be handled.

Zheng Duoqing wanted to say something, but mainly he didn’t know what to say.

He waited until Gu Nanzhi had left when Tang Chuxia and Wang Aihong emerged from around the corner.

Zheng Duoqing’s eyes bulged like copper bells when he saw Tang Chuxia.

"Xiaxia, what are you doing here?"

Tang Chuxia patted the dust off her hands, very calm, "If I weren’t here, where else would I see such an exciting scene? Little cousin, what do you think uncle will think if he knows you’ve changed your tune to calling someone else dad?"

Zheng Duoqing begged for mercy, "Dear sister, I was wrong, please don’t tell on me!"

Tang Chuxia rubbed her hands.

Zheng Duoqing instantly understood that this was a situation where he had to pay up.

He handed ten yuan to Tang Chuxia, who smiled cheerily, "I’m tight-lipped, I absolutely won’t gossip to uncle!"

Zheng Duoqing breathed a sigh of relief and then Tang Chuxia curiously asked, "When did you and Zhizhi get together?"

Zheng Duoqing blushed slightly, "We just confirmed our relationship, and then her dad caught us!"

Tang Chuxia felt a touch of regret, realizing she had just egged her little cousin on, and he had rushed to find Gu Nanzhi. In such a short time, not only had they cleared up the misunderstanding, but the relationship had also progressed rapidly, and they’d become a couple.

One had to marvel, youngsters really are efficient.

But before Tang Chuxia finished marveling, Wang Aihong said, "That’s karma!"

Both Zheng Duoqing and Tang Chuxia were dumbfounded.

Zheng Duoqing genuinely didn’t mind such good fortune, while Tang Chuxia, having lived through an era where mistresses’ children had inheritance rights, didn’t think holding hands in public was anything special.

She had seen much worse.

Yet none of this made Tang Chuxia realize anything was amiss—she thought the two were just too innocent, blushing even at hand-holding.

She thought of all sorts of indescribable things she wanted to do to Beihuai—wouldn’t that be even more frightening?

"Serves you right for flaunting your love on the street!"

Wang Aihong’s remark left Zheng Duoqing at a loss for words.

Zheng Duoqing was thinking about how to explain this to his family when Wang Aihong turned it into a joke, and he immediately said, "Xiaxia, you have to help your little cousin out."

Tang Chuxia replied, "What’s the difficulty in that, is that the matchmaker’s tip?"

Zheng Duoqing pulled out another fifty yuan in ten-yuan notes and handed them to Tang Chuxia.

Now Tang Chuxia was satisfied.

Though she had already made a fair amount from Zheng Duoqing, who says one can’t make more money?

Nobody ever complains about having too much money.

Tang Chuxia quickly pocketed the money and told Zheng Duoqing, "Little cousin, just go home and tell grandma you’ve decided to get married, but you’re worried uncle won’t cooperate, and you won’t have to worry about the rest!"

Zheng Duoqing was skeptical.

He thought if his dad knew how embarrassingly he called Father Gu dad first, he would definitely deal with him.

But Tang Chuxia’s explanation was clear.

It just didn’t feel right.

"Are you sure?" Zheng Duoqing asked with distrust.

Tang Chuxia assured him, "It’s no big deal, trust me!"

Wang Aihong, thinking of Tang Chuxia’s grandma, who was a tough cookie, joined in comforting Zheng Duoqing, "Xiaxia’s method will work, and if it doesn’t, you can always say you’ll wander among the flowers and never marry or have children!"

Zheng Duoqing thought... Women really are ruthless!