Chapter 490: Chapter 490 Greed Overreaches Itself Chapter 490: Chapter 490 Greed Overreaches Itself Because Gu Qingfeng was Discover more novels on NovelHub - your gateway to endless stories.
To confront them was to humiliate oneself.
Especially Ning Wanru, whose words were particularly venomous.
However, saying nothing was not in Gu Qingfeng’s nature, even though the real truth of the matter was not as it seemed.
At that moment, he stood at the entrance of the tea house, not far away were Gu Cheng and Ning Wanru excitedly looking over the property deed and related documents.
And to the side, there was the enduringly silent Gu Jiansheng.
His cane tapped on the floor, making a crisp sound.
Afterward, Gu Qingfeng’s voice rang out, “Gu Cheng…”
Gu Cheng instinctively stood up and looked toward Gu Qingfeng, wanting to call out “Dad” but upon seeing Gu Tianfeng, he swallowed the word back in resentment.
He force a laugh, “Do you need me for something, Elder?”
Gu Qingfeng did not hear the usual call of “Dad,” and although his disdain for him remained unabated, he spoke indifferently, “Is it that hard to change a surname?”
As for Gu Cheng, whether his surname was Chang or Gu, he no longer cared.
In fact, he really wanted to change it back to Chang, but unfortunately, that was too troublesome.
“Yes, it’s very difficult, especially for the children who are working or studying. Just dealing with the records alone is problematic, but I will try to speed things up.”
“Cheng’er, this is the last time I will call you that…” Gu Qingfeng suddenly spoke.
Ning Wanru was startled, she set down the documents in her hand. What was the old man up to?
Was he regretting his actions?
Or was this an attempt to leverage their gratitude?
Did he still want a share of the pie?
In her dreams, there was no share for him in the jade mine!
Now she and her son had full ownership.
She and her son, each owned half.
Gu Cheng clenched his hand, casting aside his hatred for Gu Kun and his descendants, he once had some affection for Gu Qingfeng initially.
Unfortunately, that affection, under his mother’s influence and the passage of time, had long since disappeared.
All that remained was his greed for the Gu Family’s assets.
Yet, he still needed to maintain appearances and, seemingly moved, his eyes reddened, “Dad…whatever you want to say…”
Gu Qingfeng’s otherwise calm expression suddenly darkened, his eyes shooting out a fierce light as he spoke word by word, “People say avarice leads to disaster, from after the Spring Festival to now, the Gu Family has been mired in one problem after another, even facing repeated threats to our lives. I think, the person responsible certainly wants something from the Gu Family, with brutal methods that are utterly abhorrent. Heaven’s net is vast but it lets nothing through, Gu Qingfeng hates most those who are ungrateful and treacherous. If I find this person, I’ll certainly have him flayed and quartered to appease the hatred in my heart. Of course, it would be better still to have him die without heirs!”
Gu Cheng’s heart trembled, his face remaining expressionless, “You’re right.”
Yet his heart continued to pound. What did Gu Qingfeng mean by those words? They were clearly meant for him to hear.
Immediately after, Ning Wanru gave a light cough.
Gu Cheng stayed quiet.
Gu Qingfeng snorted coldly and, taking Gu Tianfeng and Gu Lei with him, strode away.
Ning Wanru acted unconcerned and pulled Gu Cheng back down to continue looking at the documents.
At the time, Gu Jiansheng still stood in a corner of the sofa, his figure erect, his expression calm. It had been over a month since they had seen each other, and he seemed to have matured a lot all at once.
He had taken back everything he had left at Yubao Square, and had not gone there anymore.
Yet unexpectedly, just a few days had passed before his grandmother and father bought the jade mine.
Seeing them still so excited, could it be they had forgotten the words of Old Patriarch Gu that they had just heard?