Reborn as the Blissful Wife in the countryside-Chapter 983:

But Gu Dagui is blind.

She dressed herself up gorgeously, waiting for him on his way from school. On rainy days she didn’t wear a bamboo hat, on sunny days she tripped in front of him, she even jumped over dirt ditches and small rivers, but Gu Dagui never looked at her.

Mrs. Chen was so angry she almost died. I’ve already sent the girl to you on a platter, would it kill you to lend a hand and be a hero rescuing the beauty?

In the end, there was no other way, Mrs. Chen had to change the strategy, turning it into a damsel saving the man.

As a result, Gu Dagui was extremely moved, knowing she was beaten by her father, mother, and brothers. Late at night, he ran to the town clinic to explain her symptoms, bought medicine and brought it back for her to take.

Knowing she was not getting enough to eat at home, he would often save his own rations and give them to her.

After going back and forth like this for half a year, the parents of both families found out about their affair. The Gu Family was furious, while her family opened their mouth wide for a fortune. In short, after a period of turmoil, they finally got married.

Gu Dagui was furious, pointing at her and saying, "You woman, you think you have a justification for calculating against me?"

He thought she was a pitiful girl bullied by her family with no backing, only to depend on him, not realizing she took him for a fool, calculating against him — his sincere heart was fed to dogs.

"How did I calculate against you? Didn’t you also like me back then!" Mrs. Chen wasn’t afraid at all. She now had a solid position, held all the family’s silver, and had two sons to back her up, so even if Gu Dagui was mad at her, it was impossible for him to divorce her.

Gu Dagui was rendered speechless. He did indeed like her back then, but his intentions were sincere, while hers were calculating!

Third Grandma didn’t want to listen to their quarrel, angrily saying: "What are you arguing about? Hurry up and get back to your courtyard, you’re all old and still talking about whether you like each other, don’t you have any shame?"

Gu Dafu also said: "How many years ago was that? What’s there to argue about? Hurry back to your rooms and pack up, we will be going back to the village in a few days."

Mrs. Chen wasn’t afraid of losing face, but Gu Dagui was a literate man and didn’t have as thick a skin as her, and upon hearing this, he stormed off angrily.

Mrs. Chen was still stuffing snacks in the guest hall and got smacked by Third Grandma: "You useless thing, you’ve even managed to anger your own man away; aren’t you quickly going over to say a few good words? If he really leaves you, you can go cry."

Mrs. Chen smugly replied: "Him? I figured out all his weaknesses long ago; there will be no big waves."

Despite saying all that, Mrs. Chen still cared about Gu Dagui. After grabbing some snacks, she quickly followed after him.

When Erqing told Gu Jinli about this matter, Gu Jinli nearly laughed to death: "Who would have thought Aunt Da Gui was quite something when she was young?"

A genius, a genius indeed, daring to think and act, not afraid of getting crushed.

Then, looking at Gu Jin’an and Brother Cheng, he said: "Uncle Da Gui should really be angry this time. Should we bet on whether Uncle Da Gui will divorce Aunt Da Gui?"

Gu Jin’an said: "It’s inappropriate to make jokes about our elders."

Uncle Da Gui and Aunt Da Gui are their kin.

Gu Jinli smiled and stopped talking about Mrs. Chen, instead bringing up Xue De: "Big brother, are you sure I don’t need to poison Xue De?"

Gu Jin’an shook his head: "No need, I’ve intimidated Xue De. Moreover, he impregnated our cousin, slapping Lord Yu in the face. The Yu Family and Lord Yu’s students won’t let him off; he will suffer in the future."

After hearing this, Gu Jinli nodded in agreement and then brought up Tian Hui’er’s matter: "Her issue, Daqing and You An will take care of it. You shouldn’t worry, just focus on preparing for the college examination."

The plan was to bring the Tian Family here to testify, proving Granny Gu had an affair with Lord Lai from a young age, but the Tian Family dared to set their sights on big brother.

They even used cunning to pretend to faint, wanting to cling to our home, simply courting death.

Gu Jin’an said: "That Tian Hui’er is ruthless; have Daqing and You An handle it cleanly. Otherwise, I’m afraid the Tian Family will bite back at us, using Old Gu Family’s matter to threaten us."

The families of Tian Xiwang and Yuan Jiagui were brought in to testify against Granny Gu.

Gu Jinli said: "Brother, rest assured, when we involved them we already anticipated their betrayal and devised a plan. The Tian Family wants to use Old Gu’s matter to threaten us, but it’s impossible."

Hearing this, Gu Jin’an felt relieved and looked towards Brother Cheng, who was doing homework, and asked: "Have you finished writing?"

Brother Cheng hooked the pen, dropping the last stroke, and smiled: "Finished."

Today’s homework was minimal; it was done in just thirty minutes.

Looking at Brother Cheng’s smiling face, Gu Jin’an felt guilty and said: "Brother Cheng, I’m sorry."

Brother Cheng was stunned, realizing that big brother was referring to today’s incident at the government office, he smiled: "Big brother doesn’t need to apologize; I know everything big brother does is for my good."

"But I calculated against you." What Gu Jin’an least wanted to do was scheme against his own family, and yet he did so today.

Brother Cheng shook his head and said: "This is not calculation, but sharpening. Big brother is good enough to me; if you shield me from everything, I’ll become what Second Sister calls a good-for-nothing."

He straightened his little chest and said: "I want to be a great hero, not a good-for-nothing."

Gu Jin’an’s nose tingled hearing this, feeling great comfort as the younger brother he once thought might die has, after difficult years, grown up.

Gu Jinli couldn’t withstand the melancholy atmosphere anymore and quickly said: "Let’s not talk about this anymore; let’s discuss something cheerful, like..."

She glanced at Gu Jin’an and smiled: "Big brother, if you don’t like Tian Hui’er, what kind of girl do you like? A lady from a noble family or a sweet girl? Or perhaps, a shrew?"

Brother Cheng, hearing this, also leaned over, clinging to Gu Jin’an’s arm and asked: "Yeah, big brother, what kind of girl do you like? Who do you want to marry as our elder sister-in-law?"

With a slap, Brother Cheng’s head was gently tapped by Gu Jin’an, who then removed the hand clinging to his arm and placed him onto a nearby chair: "Sit properly."

He continued: "This is big brother’s affair, what do you kids know?"

Brother Cheng said: "Why wouldn’t I know? Aunt Da Gui talks every day about finding a wife for Brother Dexing, and she even brings up big brother, saying big brother should hurry up and find a wife too. If you stay single any longer, people in the village will suspect there’s something wrong with you."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jin’an retorted angrily: "What nonsense about being wrong? Don’t speak carelessly."

He added: "It’s getting late, tidy up quickly, I’m going back to my room to sleep."

With that, he quickly made his exit.

Seeing Gu Jin’an escape, Gu Jinli and Brother Cheng laughed out loud in the main room: "Big brother has moments he’s afraid too."

Suddenly, they looked forward to big brother getting married, to see him blush.

Gu Jin’an heard them but didn’t turn back to scold them, letting them laugh while he sped up into the house, shutting the door with a bang.

However, he had indeed thought about what kind of person his future wife would be.

Firstly, she must be someone he likes; secondly, she must have good character and not a bad temperament like Xiao Yu or be as delicate as the big sister. She should be able to handle matters when he is not home and manage the household well.

She should also be literate, understand writings, and preferably know something about official matters so that once he joins the government, they would have things to talk about. In any case, he definitely wouldn’t marry someone like Tian Hui’er.

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Tian Hui’er woke up the next morning. After Doctor Liu took her pulse carefully, he said: "Nothing serious, just take the prescribed medication and rest at home."

Initially, I thought this girl was poisoned or had some hidden ailment, but when she woke up, she didn’t seem to have any illness at all, probably just fainting from sudden exhaustion.

However, even if it’s not a major illness, a fee is required: "Consultation fee plus medication and accommodation total to thirty taels of silver."

"What? Thirty taels, that’s extortion!" Tian Xiwang jumped up in shock upon hearing such a huge amount was needed: "Thirty taels just for a checkup; you can’t even find anything wrong and dare to ask us for thirty taels, are you crazy?!"