MTL - My Stepmother is Soft and Charming-Chapter 387 Show off your power
Chapter 387: Demonstration
"come in."
“Yes, young lady.”
When Yingying and Danruo came in, Du Jingyi's first question was.
“Have you prepared all the food for them, Deputy Luo?”
“Don’t worry, young lady, I’ve prepared them all and sent them over. They were the favorites of Deputy General Luo and others in the general’s residence in the past, and all the servants have remembered them.”
Danruo didn't speak much, but every sentence was on point, so Du Jingyi was very satisfied.
Then he and his husband sat down to have a meal together.
Because it was the time of mourning, the things Danruo prepared were simple, filling the stomachs of the two of them but not too fancy. Gu Shaoyu felt satisfied after seeing them.
While eating, Du Jingyi said.
"The last time I had breakfast with the general was eight months ago. The weather was a bit cold at that time. I remember you said something to me to hurry up."
When Gu Shaoyu heard this, he couldn't help but look at her fondly and added another sentence.
"The weather is cold now, so you should eat quickly, otherwise you will get sick if you eat cold food in your stomach."
Hearing such caring words, Du Jingyi felt warm in his heart, which was more comfortable than wearing too many fur clothes.
After the couple had a simple breakfast, they returned to the mourning hall together.
Du Jingyi knelt down with Gu Shaoyu. Not long after, Gu Xiaolang and Heping'er also came. Without saying much, he knelt down directly.
Nowadays, the whole Gu family is only the two of them who are still able to survive at their age, so they cannot be left alone at all costs.
With the two of them joining in, the matter of burning paper in front of the funeral can be replaced, and it is not so tiring. However, you are not allowed to talk casually in the mourning hall, so the atmosphere is a bit gloomy.
But this silence lasted for less than an hour, when the fourth aunt came in hurriedly, and spoke directly without talking nonsense.
“The relatives of the Gu family heard that Shao Yu was back, and they all came over now.”
“Seventh uncle?”
“Not only that, but also the third uncle, the fifth uncle, the sixth uncle, in short, all those who come during ancestor worship are here.”
“What are you here for?”
The fourth aunt shook her head, and then added something.
“He doesn’t even look good. I look a bit like he’s asking for help.”
Hearing this, Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi's expressions turned ugly. Grandma's funeral has not yet been held. They came to the door not only to offer incense and condolences, but also to make a fuss and ask for punishment?
Who gave them the courage? !
So, Gu Shaoyu said to the fourth aunt.
“Can I trouble my fourth aunt to run over and tell them that I am keeping a vigil for my grandmother here and ask them to wait at Sanshan Hall?”
The fourth aunt nodded, then turned and walked out the door.
Gu Xiaolang and Heping'er both looked worried and asked Gu Shaoyu.
"Brother, if you just keep them cold like this, won't they talk nonsense when they go out?" "Nonsense? What are you afraid of? I am a grandson who is keeping a vigil for my grandmother and I just delayed a moment to see them. What can I do? Tell me. Can you still ask people to praise them for coming to your door at the right time?”
Gu Shaoyu just wanted to impress them with their power, so that they could weigh how much they had.
Du Jingyi also agreed with this. After all, if something happened when her grandmother was alive, she could suppress it to some extent as the eldest sister-in-law. But now, as the head of the Gu family, Brother Tai is still young, so naturally he has to deal with it. This father will take charge of the Gu clan.
Hence, it is sometimes difficult to control the old with the small.
Instead of being soft at the beginning and hard at the end to make people talk about right and wrong, it is better to let them all know Gu Shaoyu's temperament and method of doing things from the beginning.
In the Sanshan Hall, the seventh old man could still sit still. He closed his eyes and meditated without saying much, but the other old masters couldn't bear it anymore.
The third old man was the first to speak. Although there were no excessive words in his words, he was obviously unhappy about keeping them waiting for so long.
"Shao Yu is really busy with things. He has been walking for an hour, right?"
"That's right, we are just here to discuss with him how to bury my sister-in-law safely, and we are not trying to cause trouble. What do you mean by not showing up for so long?"
These people are all old men in their seventies or eighties, and they hold the title of the Gu family. They are also respectable people outside. Naturally, they are not happy to be so ignored now.
However, the seventh old man, the most powerful man inside, remained silent, so the third old man and others only complained a few words and said nothing more.
From morning to afternoon, most of the people's energy was lost. Seeing that Gu Shaoyu still didn't come out, the three old men sighed and said.
"I can't wait any longer. Since Gu Shaoyu has such an attitude, we don't care. We just show up when my sister-in-law goes to the funeral, so as not to make him think that we are here to fight the autumn wind and treat him like this!"
Hearing this, several other people also felt the same way, so they got up and left.
At this time, I saw that Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi had arrived late. When they saw them preparing to leave, Du Jingyi pretended not to know anything.
“Are my uncles leaving?”
“Humph, if you don’t leave, are you waiting to chase me away?”
The third old man was obviously unhappy, but he did not dare to express his temper to the cold-faced and cold-hearted Mr. Gu, so he had to take it out on Du Jingyi.
But he didn't know that Du Jingyi was no easier to deal with than Gu Shaoyu.
Du Jingyi was very considerate and ordered the cherry behind him.
“Go and arrange carriages for your uncles to take them home safely.”
With just one sentence, the third old man and others were stunned. He quickly looked at Gu Shaoyu and saw that he didn't speak either. He was immediately in a dilemma.
Seeing that there were no more steps, the third old man could neither leave nor stay. He was just sitting there in embarrassment. When he saw the seventh old man opening his mouth appropriately to relieve the situation, he said.
"Why are you anxious, third brother? Aren't we here to discuss things? If you leave before we even talk about this matter, isn't your waiting this morning in vain?"
Although the words were spoken to the third old man, the meaning was directed to Gu Shaoyu and Du Jingyi. They were not stupid and naturally understood.
Du Jingyi said with an ouch and pretended to be very apologetic.
"I have asked my uncles to wait for a long time. The general just came back yesterday. He has been observing mourning in front of my grandmother's spirit. Previously, a Taoist priest said that observing mourning requires not leaving for a whole day to be considered sincere, so he asked others not to disturb him. , it’s also my fault, I just let the general fulfill his filial piety, and I won’t send someone out to talk to my uncles, I’ve made you wait for a while, you’re tired.”
In terms of yin and yang, Du Jingyi is not bad either.
Gu Shaoyu didn't even say he was tired after kneeling all day and night. If those of them sitting drinking tea and waiting for others said they were tired, wouldn't they be slapping themselves in the face?
(End of this chapter)
