TSBFL Chapter 90
Chapter 90: 回懟
[Retaliate verbally /to hit back (at critics)]
“Madam Chen!”
This sudden appearance of a man’s voice was mixed with a bit of harshness, causing the hearts of the people present to tighten, and involuntarily cast their eyes towards Gu Lang, who was speaking.
Only to see the man standing straight there, his eyes impartially looking towards the front sitting Madam Chen, in the face with him, lowered his voice and said: “Chen Xing is now my husband. If he said the wrong thing, did the wrong thing, naturally have me the husband to teach him, certainly not the turn of the other people to teach him something, this point I hope you can understand. ”
Madam Chen didn’t know if she heard wrong, she even felt that when Gu Lang spoke, he specially put emphasis on the word ‘other people’. Being given face by a junior, even if she had a plan in mind, the smile on her face could not be maintained.
The atmosphere in the scene, because of Gu Lang’s words became awkward, finally it was the old master Chen after measuring Gu Lang, slowly opened his mouth to break the calmness in the scene, “Well, it is rare that Gu Xian nephew came to this trip, let’s not talk about these small talk, business matter is important.”
Chen Lao Ye’s words were addressed to the people in the scene, but his eyes were directed towards Mrs Chen, after speaking with her. He swept his eyes around Chen Xing and finally landed on Gu Lang beside him. He stretched out his finger and pointed to the chair beside Gu Lang, smilingly said, “Nephew, please have a seat!”
Gu Lang raised his eyes to look at him, a hint of interest flashed in his eyes, and without saying anything more, he led Chen Xing to sit down directly.
Seeing Gu Lang in such a submissive posture, Chen Old master is a little more certain about what he is about to say. He touched his short beard, cheerfully said: “I wonder how your nephew has been living recently?”
Chen Lao Ye asked this question to ease the atmosphere, but Gu Lang did not want to give him this face, he raised his eyes to look at Chen Lao Ye straight to the point: “Chen Lao Ye, now that my parents are no longer alive, the relationship between our two families, you and I know it very well. As such, there is no need to say the other words, this time Gu Mou came and did not intend to climb this marriage, just want to get back to the time when the two families used to use the token of marriage. If Master Chen doesn’t mind, please make it easier.”
Chen Lao Ye was choked by Gu Lang’s blunt words, and could not say anything else, since he became Chen Lao Ye, no one had dared to say such arrogant words in front of him for many years.
However, thinking about the big plan they discussed, Chen Lao Ye hardened himself to endure Gu Lang’s irrationality (wrong decision made in a moment of weakness; momentary slip with serious consequences) and showed him a smile, “Gu Xian nephew, I know you have anger in your heart, and I blame uncle for doing the wrong thing in the beginning. It’s just a thought, it’s not as bad as ruining the long friendship between our two families.”
Gu Lang raised his eyes to look at him, and his tone was cold without any emotion, “Master Chen, this man has passed away, please don’t use the deceased as an excuse. I’ve already made my intentions clear, if the Master has any orders, I hope you’ll speak up!”
Chen Old Master by his three times to cut off the conversation, but also by such an ungracious reply, even if the heart is still thinking about their plans, but also began to become angry, so closed his mouth no longer speaks.
Madam Chen adjusted her emotions, gently patted the old man’s hand, indicating that he was not angry, and then smiled and looked at Gu Lang, softly said: “We know that you have a grudge in your heart, those things at the beginning, it is indeed uncle and aunt did wrong. We specially invited you here this time, but also to make up for the mistakes we made before.”
Hearing Mrs Chen say this, Gu Lang looked at her with more scrutiny in his eyes, even Chen Xing also looked over with a curious face, seemingly eager to know what Madam Chen was talking about to make amends.
Madam Chen met their different gazes, without the slightest change in her face, and then fixed her eyes on Gu Lang, as if she wanted to see him clearly, and then slowly said:
“At the beginning when our two families decided to get married, the person who was originally set was you and Ling Er, but unfortunately there was a mistake later on. Now, we want to make up for this mistake and marry Ling Er to you again. You can rest assured that when Ling Er gets married,we will certainly not be short of her dowry, and that jade pendant will also be placed in it.”
When Madam Chen said this to Chen Xing, she did not avoid a taboo subject, as if his opinion was not important at all.
Chen Xing at this time was stunned, he felt that Madam Chen, if you want to marry a daughter, you are already married a long time ago, why would I wait till today? Today, since you said it, there must be some conspiracy behind it. Thinking of those novels he had read before when he was a child, he couldn’t help but think that Chen Ling Er might have done something irrevocably wrong to ruin her innocence as a young lady, so she had to look for a successor, while Gu Lang was chosen because of his good looks.
Thinking this way, Chen Xing didn’t know how to be jealous, even the way he looked at Gu Lang’s eyes were more sympathetic. He felt that Gu Lang, such a high mountain, is simply too poor.
Gu Lang did not know what Chen Xing was thinking. Just from the way he looked at his eyes, he felt a little strange, his heart suddenly tight, he did not guess that the Chen family would even play with this idea, but he obviously does not want this kind of flirtatious fortune.
Therefore, Gu Lang raised his eyes to look at the two people at the top and said firmly: “Gu Mou has no intention of taking a concubine.”
Madam Chen listened to his words, her heart was suddenly blocked and finally could not help but say, “My family Ling Er married you not as a concubine.”