Gu Mingxuan could not help but shed tears as he looked at the bloodstains in the basin.
After coughing for a while, Li Xiulian finally stopped and said calmly,""Xiao Xuan, don't cry. Go and get the small box from the cabinet."
Hearing this, Gu Mingxuan wiped his tears and endured the pain. He went to the cabinet beside him and took out a small box. He walked to the bedside and handed it to his mother, Li Xiulian.
Li Xiulian opened the box and saw a few gold bars on it! Li Xiulian took out the gold bar and put it aside. There was a piece of paper and a jade pendant hidden under the box.
"Xiao Xuan, do you know what's written on this piece of paper?”
"I don't know ~"
Gu Mingxuan shook his head, wondering if this piece of paper was more valuable than a gold bar.
"Then come over and take a look."
Li Xiulian slowly opened the note and faced Gu Mingxuan.
Gu Mingxuan leaned over and saw that it was filled with traditional Chinese characters. From left to right, it read:
May 21st, 1953.
Witnesses: Chen Zhiping
Parents: Gu Shoucheng, Hu Gennian
[Betrothed: Gu Mingxuan, Hu Yinmeng]
The Gu family and the Hu family had been on good terms for generations. Today, Mr. Chen Zhiping has witnessed the engagement between Gu Mingxuan, the eldest son of the Gu family, and Hu Yinmeng, the eldest daughter of the Hu family, on May 21st, 1953, with the jade pendant as a keepsake. Sixteen years later, when the eldest daughter of the Hu family, Hu Yinmeng, was sixteen years old, she should go to Xiangjiang and complete the marriage at the Gu family.
Heaven and earth are the witnesses, and the sun and moon are the mirror. I hope that both sides will abide by the gentleman's way and speak clearly.
Wasn't this an engagement?
Gu Mingxuan instantly reacted.
He also found five red fingerprints of different sizes under the paper. The smallest one was the size of a baby's finger.
"Little Xuan, you should know what this is after reading it, right?”
Li Xiulian asked.
"I know. It's my engagement!"
Gu Mingxuan said.
However, he regretted it the moment he said it. He wondered if Hu Yanni, who was outside the door, had heard him.
"Yes, it's your engagement. This engagement was set for you when you were four years old. Your father took you to Treasure Island to drink the Hu family's daughter's one-month-old celebration. Do you still remember?”
Li Xiulian asked this because that was the only time Gu Mingxuan left Xiangjiang. He cried in her arms and refused to leave home no matter what.
After a series of coaxing, he finally agreed to go with his father, Gu Shoucheng.
When Li Xiulian asked this question, Gu Mingxuan carefully recalled in his mind. The memories left behind by that 'Gu Mingxuan' instantly surged out. It seemed that such a thing had indeed happened. At the one-month banquet, that uncle called Chen Zhiping even smiled and coaxed him to press his fingerprint.
"From your appearance, you should have some impression of it.”
After a pause, Li Xiulian continued,""Two years ago, when your father passed away, he held my hand and told me that no matter what, I couldn't let the Hu family break off the engagement.”
Gu Mingxuan was not surprised to hear the words 'break off the betroth'. As the saying goes, times have changed. Back when they were engaged, the Gu family was still a multimillionaire. Now, they had become so poor. Even their debts had only been paid off today.
Moreover, he did not like that Hu Yinmeng.
Other than meeting him once when they were young, they had never contacted each other and had no feelings for each other.
"Xiao Xuan, listen to me. The Hu family is very hateful! When our Gu family was in trouble, it was fine that the Hu family ignored us. When your father passed away, they didn't send anyone to mourn. I wrote to them, but they never replied to me. It wasn't until some time ago that they sent someone to send me a letter. The gist of the letter was that the Hu family wanted to pay some money to cancel the engagement. I was so angry that I tore the letter on the spot."
Li Xiulian gritted her teeth and said this.
The Gu family had been in business for generations and relied on the word 'trust'. The various methods of the Hu family not only made Gu Shoucheng's heart cold, but also made Li Xiulian's heart cold.
The current Li Xiulian and the deceased Gu Shoucheng had the same thought. Since they had signed the marriage agreement, they had to abide by it. Even if you don't want to marry, we still have to marry you. As for whether you want to divorce her or not, it depends on our Gu family.
"Mom, but…"
Looking at his mother's expectant face, Gu Mingxuan could not bring himself to say that he already had someone he liked.
"Xiao Xuan, listen to me. Counting the years, the Gu family's daughter will be sixteen in two years. At that time, you must go to Treasure Island to propose marriage. If the Hu family is unwilling, take this jade pendant to the marriage witness, Chen Zhiping. If the Hu family still doesn't want to give in, you can publish the engagement in the newspapers and let the entire island see what kind of faces these so-called scholarly families have. The Hu family was also a reputable person on Treasure Island. He believed that they would not dare to shamelessly break off the engagement in front of the entire world!”
Li Xiulian seemed to have recovered from her stupor, and the more she spoke, the more energetic she became.
"But…But... Mother... I have someone I like."
Gu Mingxuan said after some thought.
Gu Mingxuan was equally angry.
However, he did not completely agree with what Li Xiulian said. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang had used this trick more than a thousand years ago, causing Zhou Yu to suffer a double loss.
But Liu Bei had Zhao Zilong by his side. Even though he, Gu Mingxuan, was much more talented than Liu Bei, he still dared to play in someone else's territory. To put it bluntly, it was already a light punishment for the triads to break their legs. If they were not careful, they would throw them into the sea to feed the fish. No one would care.
At most, it was just a topic of conversation for others.
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