"Ha ha, as I should." Li Hao laughed heartily, then added, "Oh, right. These are gifts the County Magistrate specifically had me prepare. The last occasion was not appropriate, so I never congratulated you on successfully joining Canglong Island. You can rest assured—from now on, nothing similar will ever happen to your family in Wan City again."
A moment later, the three concluded their conversation.
From beginning to end, Gu Yang had not voiced his opinion of the people of Hao Mansion.
Li Hao tested the waters several times without receiving an answer, so he could only rise and take his leave.
After seeing Li Hao out the front gate, Gu Dashan hesitated before asking Gu Yang, "Er Lang, this money..."
"Father, given my current standing, it is only some silver. We can accept it without concern, so rest easy."
With a smile on his face, Gu Yang walked with Gu Dashan toward the main hall. "Father, how do you plan to deal with those Hao Clan people?"
"How else could I deal with them? Let bygones be bygones." Gu Dashan did not seem to care much and casually waved his hand.
Over the several decades of Gu Dashan's life, this degree of bullying was uncommon, but not unheard of.
Now that he had suddenly risen to power, could he really return to the village and kill them all? That was clearly unrealistic.
In Gu Dashan's eyes, the price they had paid was already heavy enough.
At that moment, Gu Mother came out from the inner room as well.
When she saw the thick stack of silver notes and the exquisite gifts on the table, she froze.
Once Gu Dashan explained the situation to her, Gu Mother finally changed her way of thinking.
Their Gu Family truly was no longer