When the old lady found out she had an incurable illness, this sister-in-law couldn’t stop complaining about why the old lady wouldn’t just die sooner.
Plainly speaking, it ca down to a fear of spending money.
Even though her in-law’s family was wealthy, in the sister-in-law’s eyes, it was all hers, and she didn’t allow the old lady to enjoy any of it.
The old lady herself couldn’t see the light, was controlled by her daughter-in-law, and ended her life by hanging herself.
Mrs. Gu hadn’t dealt with the sister-in-law yet because the funeral was still taking place. She didn’t want to cause a scene, but this woman was still here, lecturing her.
Gu Nanzhi gave Tang Chuxia a look, and as a daughter-in-law, it wasn’t fitting for Tang Chuxia to create a scene, but Gu Nanzhi was different.
She delivered a slap straight to the sister-in-law’s face!
That slap was incredibly solid, instantly stupefying the sister-in-law who had been looking so smug.
She let out a shriek, about to strike back at Gu Nanzhi, but was grabbed by the neck from behind by Tang Chuxia, cutting off her voice and paralyzing her movent.
"Go ahead and hit her!"
Tang Chuxia gave a prompt, and Gu Nanzhi finally felt at ease, not afraid to draw more attention.
She raised her hand to strike again, but Tang Chuxia interrupted, "Kick her behind, don’t hit her face, it’ll be difficult to explain later!"
Gu Nanzhi thought about it and agreed.
She was already disgusted with this aunt who, protected by her uncle, really acted like a demon at ho. This ti, she had even caused her grandmother’s death.
Any person with a shred of decency wouldn’t stand it.
Tang Chuxia watched as Gu Nanzhi delivered kick after kick, and then pinched so sensitive spots on the sister-in-law’s body, afflicting her with silent agony.
It was only after watching Gu Nanzhi strike for a while that Mrs. Gu said, "That’s enough, she isn’t worth dirtying your hands over!"
It was then that Tang Chuxia knelt down to release this nanny-turned-aunt from her restraint.
After she could move, the first thing she did was not to curse, but to kowtow frantically to Tang Chuxia.
That was unexpected by everyone.
While kowtowing, she begged for rcy, "I was wrong, I was blind and didn’t recognize your greatness, I made a mistake!"
Her appearance was extrely wretched. Tang Chuxia couldn’t be bothered with her, only helping Mrs. Gu to leave first, leaving Gu Nanzhi’s warning behind, "You better watch your mouth, otherwise I won’t hesitate to inform a few of our cousins and have them kick you out of the house!"
Gu Nanzhi also left with them.
The nanny was numb all over; maybe it was the result of the brutal beating that she had begun to feel fear and lost her usual arrogance.
Back to the forefront, Mrs. Gu still needed to burn paper offerings, while Tang Chuxia and Gu Nanzhi pulled aside a few of their cousins-in-law to talk.
It wasn’t that there were no sensible people in the family. The nanny thought she had ascended in status and could behave as she pleased after marrying in, forgetting that it wasn’t a feudal dynasty anymore and she didn’t command so much respect.
These cousins-in-law had already been annoyed with the nanny, but with their father-in-law protecting her, they couldn’t act against her.
This ti, seeing Gu Nanzhi take action secretly excited them, although they couldn’t express much, it didn’t stop their enthusiasm towards Gu Nanzhi and Tang Chuxia.
They went to have so snacks, and when the talk turned to the nanny’s deeds, Gu Nanzhi was infuriated again.
"Is the uncle too infatuated with her? How could he let them bully you all?"
Gu Nanzhi couldn’t understand, why would anyone let a nanny who beca a stepmother even mistreat their own descendants?
It didn’t make sense.
"Pshaw!"
One cousin-in-law said in a low voice, "You have no idea how brazen that nanny is. Since the father-in-law is getting older, he has started showing no sha. Back when the mother-in-law was still alive, he used to be so stern all the ti!"
"Exactly, ever since the nanny married our father-in-law, they’ve been inseparable every single day. The way the nanny calls him... I’m too embarrassed to even say it!"
Tang Chuxia curiously asked, "It couldn’t be ’dear’ or ’baby’ or sothing like that, could it?"
Cousins’ wives all had constipated expressions; they were probably disgusted by the address.
Luckily, one of the cousins’ wives kindly explained, "Well, it’s not that bad. If she dares to call him that, I don’t think Grandpa has the shalessness to withstand it!"
"It’s calling him brother~~~"
Tang Chuxia: ...
Indeed, tis have changed, the era is different, and there are always so things that disgust people.
’Brother,’ such a beautiful term, has been thoroughly played out by these won.
"I heard it once, and I nearly vomited from disgust. Yet, they seem to enjoy this type of thing. That young nanny also has thick skin—to call a man old enough to be her father ’brother’ every day!"
Gu Nanzhi snorted dryly.
Truly unbelievable.
Tang Chuxia also had to admire it.
That’s why they say the young nanny industry is really full of talent, especially when it cos to winning over the male head of the house—they are pretty capable.
The key issue is that these n, with their lovely and delicate wives at ho, go crazy for this kind of thing.
It’s just beyond words.
Tang Chuxia couldn’t listen anymore and asked, "Why haven’t I seen the other uncles?"
It’s not like Grandma only had one son and one daughter; there are other children, yet none of them arrived as quickly as Mrs. Gu.
There had to be sothing fishy.
One of the cousins’ wives sighed, "They ca over yesterday but were pushed out by that young nanny. Grandpa didn’t even try to stop it. You all ca today and didn’t hear the conversation; otherwise, you would have been furious!"
This was also why today Gu Nanzhi hit soone and the cousins’ wives all helped cover it up.
No one was foolish; with just one young nanny causing trouble at ho, their grandfather might be old and not need his connections, but they were the younger generation, and naturally, they needed them.
Listening to their account, Tang Chuxia also felt emotional.
Such matters could spell doom for anyone who hears them.
At the funeral, the young nanny, who should be the chief mourner, had not appeared, and this was sure to be criticized. And indeed, it reached one uncle’s ears, so he went back to the house to see what was happening.
"Brother, you must stand up for !"
The young nanny threw herself into the uncle’s arms, crying non-stop, and that clueless uncle—a fool for love despite his age—had his wits beguiled by just one ’brother.’
"Alright!"
Fiercely intending to confront Gu Nanzhi and Tang Chuxia, he was blocked by his eldest son right as he stepped out the door.
"Dad, are you really going to trouble your niece and her cousin’s wife?"
His dad might be a fool, but he wasn’t.
What would be the consequences of offending Gu Beihuai’s family at this ti?
Their family was already in decline, plus they had been better off in these recent years thanks to Mrs. Gu’s care, with the kids getting a significantly better life.
If his own flesh and blood father couldn’t figure it out, he wouldn’t mind if his dad ran into so trouble!
The uncle bellowed, "What are you doing? Are you trying to boss your old man around?"
His elder cousin sneered, "What else? Are we supposed to let you stir up trouble?"
Uncle: ...
He hadn’t thought of that.
"You surely know why grandma died, don’t you? With grandma’s death, auntie is bound to be angry!"
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