From Hoarding to Time-Travel: My Supplies Saved Him

Chapter 846: Chapter 849: Handling

Jin Qianqian and Liu Liu looked up at the sky speechlessly, avoiding Xie Ruyi’s already darkened face.

Li Xiaohua grew anxious. She silently cursed her big mouth, wondering how she had managed to offend someone again just by talking.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Xie Ruyi finally spoke in a drawn-out tone. "There’s nothing to be done. Blame it on my bad luck for getting such a daughter-in-law.

"Unlike you, Li Xiaohua. Le Ping is already so old, yet you still haven’t hurried to find him a wife. Are you also afraid of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law problems?

"If you ask me, you shouldn’t be too picky. Back then, I picked and chose, and I still ended up with these bastards."

Li Xiaohua choked on her breath. Xie Ruyi’s words were quite unreasonable. They had clearly come to comfort her, but unexpectedly, she ended up mocking her instead.

However, when it came to her two sons’ marriages, she truly lacked the confidence to retort.

Jin Qianqian sighed. "This is why they say children are debts. I think these kids just have too much free time. Look at my two brats—their father threw them into the fields to work, and they come back as tired as dogs, too exhausted to even say a single word.

"Since we’re all observing the mourning period these days, why not send them to the back mountain to clear some wasteland? They can vent their excess energy and plant a few more fruit trees. That way, we’ll have fruit to eat every year."

Liu Liu didn’t quite understand how the topic had suddenly shifted to farming, but she played along. "That is indeed a solution. It’s not easy to leave the village right now anyway, so let them tire themselves out in the fields.

"That’s much better than letting them torment our old bones."

Xie Ruyi and Li Xiaohua were left completely speechless.

It seemed like a good idea. Other than farm work, they really couldn’t think of anything else for these kids to do.

Gu Wenheng hadn’t expected the elders to summon him. This was originally Yuan Jin’s family matter; there was no need to blow it out of proportion.

"You can just handle this yourselves," he said. "The kids were just fighting. A small punishment will do."

Gu Yi replied, "Mr. Gu, this is indeed a family matter. Why don’t you go back and discuss it with Yuan Jin?"

As the Clan Leader, he really didn’t want to meddle in this trivial nonsense. Two brothers fighting had actually led someone to complain to him, so he had no choice but to call them over and ask what was going on.

Gu Yuanjin was even more ridiculous. He had marched over early in the morning and actually asked him to come up with a solution.

What solution could there possibly be? They could either wait until he was old enough to take a concubine or adopt a child from outside. However, they could easily decide this behind closed doors; it wouldn’t be appropriate for him to interfere.

Since Yuan Jin refused to leave, the Clan Leader had no choice but to invite Mr. Gu over, figuring that Mr. Gu should be able to make the final call.

Gu Wenheng was utterly speechless. They were brothers who had lived apart for years—what right did he have to make the final call?

Seeing Gu Yuanjin’s pleading gaze, Gu Wenheng held his breath and led him back home.

"Old Seventh, I’d honestly rather spend a few more days running errands outside than stay home and deal with this trivial nonsense," Gu Yuanjin complained.

Gu Yuanjin hadn’t lived all these years without learning to read the room. If he didn’t speak up soon, Gu Wenheng might not even let him through the front door later.

As for putting on airs as the eldest brother or acting like a father figure—he wouldn’t even dare entertain such thoughts.

Gu Wenheng stopped walking and looked at him. "Do you want to be as biased as the old man?

"You should know that those who are favored never end up with a good outcome."

Gu Yuanjin froze for a moment, immediately understanding his meaning. "I don’t have any thoughts like that. This was all stirred up by the kids’ mother.

"It’s just that these two boys have had a fight, and now there’s bad blood between them. Hurry and help me think of a way to resolve this."

Gu Wenheng paused and turned to look at him. "Yuan Jin, do you want me to give you a suggestion, or make the decision for you?"

"Isn’t... isn’t that the same thing?" Gu Yuanjin couldn’t figure out the difference.

"Making a decision means I will handle the matter for you directly. Giving a suggestion means you go back and decide whether to adopt it or not."

Gu Yuanjin didn’t even have to think about it. He immediately said, "It’s better if you handle it for me. I think those boys listen to you more anyway."

Gu Wenheng sneered inwardly. That wasn’t necessarily true.

"Then please go and notify the boys in the family to gather at the village entrance today," Gu Wenheng said, the corners of his mouth turning up slightly. He could use this opportunity to put their family affairs in order.

He had originally thought everyone was living honestly, which had been somewhat comforting.

But now that some people were acting up, he would deal with them all at once.

Gu Yuanjin couldn’t grasp his intentions, but since the ones at fault were his own two sons, summoning everyone meant they would be taught a lesson publicly. This would be too humiliating for the kids.

"Are you hesitating?" Gu Wenheng asked, seeing that he was taking a long time to respond.

"No," Gu Yuanjin replied. "I was just wondering if we should tell the old lady."

"Of course," Gu Wenheng said. He didn’t think this matter could be hidden anyway. "I will go and tell Mother myself.

"Since we want to deal with this, let’s not drag it out. We’ll split up and take action now."

Gu Wenheng turned and headed toward the old lady’s house. Gu Yuanjin gritted his teeth and muttered, "These brats, I’ll let you make a scene."

The commotion was quite loud, drawing all the clansmen in the village to gather at the entrance.

When Jin Qianqian returned, the crowd had to part to let them through.

They had originally been chatting at Xie Ruyi’s place, but upon hearing the news, they couldn’t sit still either and all rushed toward the village entrance.

Gu Wenheng wanted to handle the family matters and intimidate his younger nephews, but he truly didn’t want outsiders to treat it as a joke.

Once the guards arrived, many people tactfully left. Even the nosy ones didn’t dare to watch closely, choosing to stand far away instead.

Gu Wenheng looked at the dozens of family members gathered before helping the old lady back into his own courtyard.

Since they were dealing with family matters, everyone naturally needed to know the cause and effect.

As the head of his branch, Gu Yuanjin braced himself and explained the situation.

Xie Ruyi’s face grew increasingly ugly. This was like tossing her pride on the ground and trampling it.

What embarrassed her the most was the piercing gaze of her mother-in-law, which was fixed on her, making her heart tremble in fear.

"Your father’s bones aren’t even cold yet, and you children and grandchildren have the nerve to cause such a scene. Not only is it unfilial, but it also turns our entire family into a laughingstock." After glaring at Xie Ruyi, Li Cuicui locked her eyes directly onto Song Xiuyang.

From the moment this woman had entered the family, Li Cuicui knew she would be trouble.

However, she was merely a granddaughter-in-law who had her own mother-in-law to discipline her, so Li Cuicui hadn’t bothered to intervene.

She hadn’t expected that after all these years, despite failing to give birth to a single son or daughter, this woman wouldn’t quietly stay at home. Instead, she had caused so much trouble and even incited the Gu Family Brothers to fight. She was truly a disaster.

Song Xiuyang wished she could find a hole to hide in right now. With so many people staring at her, it seemed they were pinning all the blame on her.

But what did she do wrong? If she could have given birth to a child of her own, she wouldn’t have tried to steal Mrs. Xie’s son.

Besides, she wasn’t the one who had brought up the matter in the first place. She had merely wanted to go along with her mother-in-law’s wishes, so that in the future, if the Le Family took a concubine, she would have a justification to object.

Thinking about it, she felt incredibly wronged. She wasn’t the one who ordered them to fight, so why was all the blame being placed on her head?