Behind him, by the door, stood Lei Qianqian, her child occasionally grabbing at Lei Qianqian’s hair.
The atmosphere had just turned right.
"Alright then, since my second uncle went ahead and confessed his crimes forthrightly, let’s leave you, his accomplice, out of this," he said.
With those words, Huang Xiangwen breathed a sigh of relief.
She looked towards Jin Zijin, who was standing beside Gu Youyou, and chuckled awkwardly, "Then... does Hunter Jin still plan to marry into our family?"
Marry into the family? Jin Zijin looked at Gu Youyou with surprise.
Gu Youyou mentally cursed, realizing she had forgotten to tell Jin Zijin about this.
She glared at Jin Zijin and then, without changing her expression, turned to Huang Xiangwen and said, "What difference does it make if he marries in or not? What do you plan to do about it?"
"Me...?" Huang Xiangwen was at a loss for words.
How could a mere woman like her make such decisions? What if she decided now, and then Dabao’s father came back and was dissatisfied—what then?
So she turned to Gu Dabao.
"Dabao, with your father not here, you’re the only one who can make decisions for our family now," she said.
Gu Youyou might have been mistaken, but Dabao seemed to have a cold look in his eyes when he glanced at Huang Xiangwen.
He said indifferently, "Whether my brother-in-law marries into the family or not, this house should righty be managed by my elder sister. Haven’t we already agreed that the house and fields were all earned by my uncle and aunt for the family?"
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiangwen’s face changed dramatically, and she glared at Gu Dabao. She hadn’t yet managed to retort when Lei Qianqian, who was holding a child at the door, already burst out, berating Gu Dabao.
"Gu Dabao, what are you talking about? Giving all the family assets to Gu Youyou for management—are you out of your mind? If the house and fields all go to Gu Youyou, where will we live? What will we eat? Bin Bao still needs to go to school. Without these things, where will we get the silver to pay for his education?
"Don’t you forget, our grandfather made it clear when he was alive that if I gave birth to a son, the family would spare no expense to send him to private school. Our family’s Bin Bao will be a magistrate one day, so we have nothing to fear from Gu Youyou!"
This was the second direct encounter Gu Youyou had with Lei Qianqian. To her surprise, she realized Lei Qianqian was quite a force to be reckoned with, brazenly dominating the Gu household’s territory while holding her lover’s child and confidently making her point. She had clearly underestimated just how low some people could go!
Perhaps because it was his first encounter with such shameless people, Jin Zijin’s expression turned icy.
All he said coldly was, "Dear Aunt, it seems like you’re intending to let an outsider take charge, huh?"
"Outsider? I am Dabao’s wife, married to him through a proper wedding ceremony!" Lei Qianqian yelled back at Jin Zijin.
But upon seeing the cold expression on Jin Zijin’s face, she swallowed the words she was about to say next.
She had heard about Gu Youyou, but she never expected that a woman on her deathbed, merely married off to ward off bad luck, would end up with such an outstanding man.
He might not have a large tiled house or fields, but with his charm and demeanor, he was far superior to all the men in Lotus Village.
No, not just Lotus Village—the men from the neighboring towns couldn’t outshine the man before her either.
What made Gu Youyou so lucky to have him?
"Qianqian, take Bin Bao inside," Gu Dabao said.
Lei Qianqian took a look at Gu Dabao and then glanced at Jin Zijin and Gu Youyou. She let out a faint smile and, far from going inside, advanced forward and sat opposite Jin Zijin.
In the courtyard was a square stone table, accompanied by four stone chairs, positioned face to face.
Gu Youyou watched Lei Qianqian with a faint smile, saying nothing.
It would be her turn to deal with her soon, as she expected the right people to arrive any minute now.
"Qianqian!" Gu Dabao grew somewhat angry and came over to pull at Lei Qianqian’s arm.