CHAPTER 745: CHAPTER 745: CHANGE

Luo Wu knew he had made a mistake, and the Gu Family People were still angry and had no intention of proposing at this time; he only wanted to see Sister Xiu and reconfirm his eligibility to marry her.

Ms. Chu was very cautious around the Gu Family nowadays. After entering the Gu Family home, she first greeted them and then pushed Luo Wu: "Hurry up and kneel down to apologize to Uncle Dashan’s family, because of you, Uncle Dashan’s family has had nearly two months of unrest."

Luo Wu dropped to his knees with a thud: "Uncle Dashan, Aunt Dashan, Good Brother An, Xiao Yu, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault, I will not make such foolish mistakes again. If such a thing happens again, I will speak out immediately and will not foolishly hide it in my heart again. If I keep everything in my heart, there’s no point in living..."

"Stop spouting this nonsense; just talk about what you plan to do in the future," Gu Jinli had a fiery temper since childhood, she directly cut Luo Wu off: "Looking good is not my sister’s fault, but if you want to marry her, you have to be capable. Relying on your current position as a squad leader alone will not be enough to protect her."

Actually, with her family’s current connections and wealth, as long as it’s not someone from the royal family coming to snatch a marriage, she was confident she could protect Gu Jinxiu. But why should she take on this task? Luo Wu wasn’t dead, if he didn’t strive for advancement, she would not agree to marry her eldest sister to him.

Luo Wu said: "I know that my current abilities are insufficient, but I will work desperately to earn a future and the skills to protect her, and I will not let her suffer any harm."

"Don’t speak so confidently too soon; what if you can’t do it?" Gu Jinli almost aggressively said: "If you can’t do it, yet our family has married our eldest sister to you, wouldn’t that harm her?"

Luo Huiniang became anxious upon hearing this: "Xiao Yu listen to my brother finish his words, he will definitely work hard to give Sister Xiu a good life."

Gu Jinli laughed: "Is the life of our family lacking now? Does she need to marry into your family to have a good life? With my elder sister’s looks, if she wanted to live a good life she wouldn’t wait for your elder brother."

To put it plainly, her elder sister just needed Luo Wu’s undivided attention and continuous love as from the beginning. And what her family wanted was also just Luo Wu’s total understanding and a lifetime of good treatment; they never required Luo Wu to have exceptional capabilities.

Through this ordeal, Luo Wu had also understood this point.

He turned to Gu Jinxiu and said: "Sister Xiu has always been the only one I want to marry. I know my abilities are not sufficient, and now I can only offer you my sincere heart, but I hope that in the future I can give you not just a sincere heart but also a piece of heaven and earth where you can be safe."

"That’s well said, big brother!" Luo Huiniang was moved by his words, and Gu Jinli also wanted to be moved, but Luo Huiniang’s interruption made her decide to just continue observing Luo Wu’s performance.

Gu Jinli: "Our family still holds the same position, if you want to marry my sister, you must show real skills and sincerity."

Gu Jinxiu was anxious upon hearing this and looked at Gu Jin’an with imploring eyes.

Gu Jin’an: "..."

In the future, he must not have a daughter; just dealing with the two sisters in his family was enough to tire him out.

"Our family will not rush to matchmake for my elder sister, after all, choosing a suitable match for her should be done carefully and cannot be rushed." Gu Jin’an said this against his will.

Actually, it was very urgent. His elder sister was going to be nineteen in half a month, but what could he do? If he didn’t say this, his elder sister might worry about Luo Wu and be unhappy for years to come.

Luo Wu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Although he couldn’t marry Sister Xiu quickly, the Gu Family would not easily betroth Sister Xiu to another party. The words of Brother An actually meant that the Gu Family would wait for him.

Father Luo and Ms. Chu also let out a sigh of relief. Ms. Chu said, "Good Brother An, thank you."

And to Gu Dashan and Mrs. Cui she said, "Brother Dashan, younger sister-in-law, thank you for giving my family a chance."

The matters of the Gu Family were usually decided by Good Brother An and Xiao Yu, but since Dashan and Mrs. Cui were Sister Xiu’s parents, they deserved to be thanked. If they had not taken a liking to Brother Wu and wanted to find Sister Xiu a well-known and good family, Good Brother An and Xiao Yu would have long since removed Brother Wu from the list of potential husbands for Sister Xiu.

Gu Dashan said, "What is Sister-in-Law Luo talking about? Brother Wu was also harmed by Xia Gu, he has always been a very good child."

Mrs. Cui nodded and added, "What Dashan said is right, besides Brother Wu..." She could not think of anyone better for Sister Xiu.

However, Mrs. Cui did not speak these thoughts aloud, knowing if she did, Xiao Yu would get angry again.

Since Xiao Yu and Good Brother An wanted to teach Brother Wu a lesson, she and Dashan would just cooperate well, knowing Good Brother An and Xiao Yu wouldn’t take it too far.

Gu Jinxiu was not in a hurry to get married and was reassured upon hearing this. However, during this time, she had given it a lot of thought and felt she was too weak, unable to take on responsibility, and realized she must change her temperament. Otherwise, once she got married and had children of her own, she wouldn’t even be able to protect them.

Gu Jinxiu thought of Mrs. Cui, thought of those days when she was beaten by the Old Gu Family, and shook with a tremor... No, she couldn’t go on like this. To protect her children, she had to become as strong as Xiao Yu.

Luo Wu was the first to notice her trembling and, concerned, asked urgently, "Sister Xiu, what’s wrong? Did something happen to you?"

The room was warm, and she couldn’t possibly be shivering from the cold, so surely she was thinking about something frightening.

"I’m fine," Gu Jinxiu said with a smile, comforting Luo Wu, and then looking at Gu Jinli she said, "Xiao Yu, your older sister has a few words she’d like to say."

Gu Jinli nodded, "Big sister, whatever you want to say, say it. Everyone here is family."

This made Luo Huiniang very happy, and she ran over to link arms with her, saying, "That’s right, our two families are not outsiders; we are family."

Gu Jinli glanced at her... This girl was quite determined to marry into our family and become my sister-in-law.

Seeing Luo Huiniang’s happy smile and her quiet whisper, "Brother An said you brought back a lot of things, I’ll sleep over at your place tonight, so I can see all the good things you brought back."

Gu Jinli declined, "No, tonight I want to have a private talk with my big sister, you can come sleep over tomorrow night. Though when we head back, you can take your gift with you, I bought a gift for you."

Luo Huiniang was somewhat disappointed at first, but then became delighted upon hearing the latter part of the statement, "Okay."

After saying that, she dared not speak further, leaving the opportunity for Gu Jinxiu to talk.

Gu Jinxiu stood up, bowed to both families’ elders, and said, "I was trembling just now because I remembered things from the old days at home. I won’t talk much about the past, but I want to say one thing, and that is that a weak woman cannot protect her children."

After saying this, she walked up to Mrs. Cui, took her hand, and said, "Mother, your daughter is not criticizing you, it’s just that I do not want to live a weak life anymore. I’ve been thinking a lot lately... if I were as capable as Xiao Yu, perhaps we wouldn’t have had so many troubles?"