Chapter 51

The deal is definitely off, but we can still discuss the compensation.

"Let's talk about my sister, a virgin..."

Before Qi Dafei could finish speaking, he was slapped by Old Man Qi.

Old Man Qi glared at him fiercely, signaling him to shut up. Qi Dafei covered his face, full of resentment, but dared not go against the old man.

"How can we talk about this? My daughter has wasted so much of her time on your brother. You know a woman's youth is priceless."

Old Man Qi stood with his hands in his pockets, his eyes scanning Gu Jinshui's attire, seemingly trying to figure out how much money he could squeeze out of Gu Jinshui.

"What price did you say?" Gu Jinshui asked.

"At least three thousand!"

Old Man Qi immediately changed his mind after speaking, holding up four fingers. "No, four thousand!"

"Four thousand? Is your daughter made of gold?!"

Even the Douzi couldn't hold back and started swearing.

Old Man Qi chuckled, his face full of pride. "Hey, so what if my daughter is made of gold? If you think it's too expensive, fine, come up with two thousand to marry my daughter."

"This price is definitely not acceptable!"

Without hesitation, Gu Jinshui said, "If that's your way of thinking, then just call the police."

Old Man Qi's face fell. He looked Gu Jinshui up and down. "So, what price are you asking?"

"We'll have to discuss the price when we get back."

Gu Jinshui looked at the seven or eight men opposite him, showing no fear whatsoever.

"You have to agree, then we'll meet here the day after tomorrow."

"Alright." Old Man Qi thought for a moment and surprisingly nodded in agreement to let Gu Jinshui and Shanhu go.

Qi Dafei was extremely anxious and gritted his teeth, saying, "Dad, what if Shanhu gets away?"

"They can't escape."

Old Man Qi was full of confidence. "His belongings are all here, how can he run away? Besides, I don't think that Shanhu has given up on our Pearl. His child is already in Pearl's belly. He's just scaring us. He'll definitely have to come up with that two thousand yuan later."

Qi Dafei realized what was happening, slapped his forehead, and said, "That's right, that's right, Dad, experience really pays off, you're so smart."

Chapter 58 The Fifty-Eighth Day of Being Eavesdropped On

Shanhu remained silent the entire way, Gu Jinshui led them to the Gu Family.

He Chunlian was startled when she saw Shanhu. "Oh dear, why is there a swelling on Tiger's head?"

Shanhu's face turned bright red; he was so embarrassed he didn't know what to do.

Gu Jinshui said to He Chunlian, "Mom, go get a bottle of medicated oil and let him rub it on himself."

"Okay, alright." He Chunlian knew something serious had happened as soon as she saw her son's face. She went inside to get a bottle of medicated oil, then pulled Gu Yinxing out, saying, "Well, you two stay home and talk for a while. Have lunch here. I'll go buy groceries."

"Auntie, no need to trouble you, I'll be going now."

Shanhu poured some medicated oil on the wound, which was swollen quite a bit, but he seemed unresponsive, looking completely dejected.

"Stop right there!" Gu Jinshui called out to him. "If you leave now, where will you go? How are we going to resolve this?"

"Brother, I've figured it out."

Shanhu turned to look at Gu Jinshui, his eyes ashen. "They're after my two thousand. I'll give them the money to settle things once and for all. I can't drag you down with me."

"You, you're insane!"

Douzi jumped up anxiously, "This money is what you've worked so hard to save over the years. You haven't dared to eat or wear anything nice for it all these years. How many years will it take you to earn it back?"

Moreover, with the increasing number of people reselling scrap metal, grain coupons, and Foreign Exchange Certificate, this business is becoming increasingly difficult.

"How many years it takes to earn it back is my business," Shanhu said sullenly. "I have hands and feet, I'm not afraid of starving to death."

"Well."

Gu Jinshui applauded.

Douzi's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. Had his older brother gone mad? He wasn't stopping Shanhu from going crazy; he was even clapping and cheering.

"You can give it, but do you think they'll be satisfied just because you give them this one sum?"

Gu Jinshui looked Shanhu up and down. "They asked for four thousand right away. You gave them your two thousand, but they'll only be after the other two thousand. Besides, now that you've given them the money, they'll have even more reason to harass you. Unless you leave Beijing forever, they'll try to extort you as soon as you have money."

Shanhu's face turned pale, and beads of sweat rolled down his cheeks. "I... I..."

He pounded his head in frustration, "It's my fault, I shouldn't have done something stupid."

Liang Ying came in from outside, carrying the child. When she saw Shanhu's appearance, she couldn't help but feel sorry for him. She had overheard what was going on outside. Shanhu's marriage had gone wrong, and the woman's side was now extorting money from him.

Gu Yousi blinked and looked at Shanhu.

Seeing Shanhu's appearance, she felt a little sorry for him. If it was because of this marriage, then it was no wonder that Shanhu would fly far away in the future. He probably wanted to escape from the eccentric Qi Family.

However, the Qi Family...

Gu Yousi suddenly remembered something.

Later in her career, Song Jianshe became wealthy and was almost scammed. Fortunately, Song Chaohua discovered the true nature of the family in time and exposed that the vixen was having an affair with her cousin and that the child in the family was conceived by her cousin!

That fox spirit seems to be named Pearl too?! And that family also has the surname Qi?

It can't really be that much of a coincidence, can it?

Cousin? Child?

Gu Jinshui's eyelids were twitching.

He coughed and asked Shanhu, "Shanhu, who's that guy in your house today who looks rather shady and is wearing jeans? What's his name?"

"That, that's Pearl," Shanhu said. "I think his name is Xue Yuejin."

Oh, right!

His name is Xue Yuejin!

Gu Yousi clapped her hands, "No, no..."

"Shanhu, I need to tell you something."

Gu Jinshui propped himself up on his thighs. "You need to be mentally prepared."

"What's wrong, brother?" Shanhu, feeling a little uneasy seeing Gu Jinshui's serious expression.

Gu Jinshui, "When I came to find you earlier, I saw that Pearl and Xue Yuejin were very intimate. Xue Yuejin even touched her waist. Their relationship is probably not simple."

Gu Jinshui had seen it before but hadn't thought about it deeply, as he was busy dealing with how to get Shanhu out of the Qi Family's pack of wolves and tigers.

Besides, consanguineous marriage is no longer fashionable these days, so he never imagined that the relationship between cousins could be so complicated.

But now, hearing her daughter's words and making that connection, things make sense.

As the saying goes, a man's head and a woman's waist are not to be touched.

Even a blood brother wouldn't touch someone's waist, let alone a cousin.

Shanhu abruptly stood up, causing the table to sway and the stool he was sitting on to fall to the ground. His face was contorted in a terrifying grimace. "Impossible! This is impossible!"

"Shanhu, would your brother lie to you?"

Douzi quickly pulled Shanhu back, "It wasn't just Big Brother who saw it, I saw it too. I also saw Pearl exchanging glances with her cousin, and their eyes were definitely not right."

Unlike Shanhu, who has been single for many years, Douzi is glib and willing to spend money, so he has dated quite a few people and is quite perceptive about relationships.

Shanhu's face first turned pale, then white.

He opened his mouth, "But... but there was blood on the bed when I woke up that morning."

"Tell me first what exactly happened that night?"

Gu Jinshui asked.

He noticed his precious daughter listening intently with a gossipy look on her face, and quickly said, "Wife, take our daughter out. Children shouldn't hear these kinds of things."

What?

He wouldn't even let her hear such big gossip.

Gu Yousi was furious, and she also cared a lot about Shanhu. Although this uncle was a bit simple-minded, he always brought her things whenever he came to visit.

Gu Yousi clung to the table with her little hands, but Liang Ying managed to pull them off and carry her away.

Gu Yousi:...

"That night, she brought me braised beef, peanuts, and wine," Shanhu said, still embarrassed and shy as he recounted the incident, his head bowed. "We got drunk while talking, and when I woke up the next morning, I realized we had done that."

"Etc."

Gu Jinshui quickly interrupted Shanhu, "You said you were drunk?"

"Yes, I was really drunk. I've forgotten everything that happened after I got drunk."

"Shanhu said."

Douzi gasped and exchanged a glance with Gu Jinshui.

Gu Jinshui gave Douzi a look, "You tell me."

Douzi awkwardly scratched her hair. "Um, Shanhu, there's something you might not know. When this man is drunk, his... thing just won't get up."

"That thing, huh...?"

Shanhu didn't understand at first, but halfway through his sentence he suddenly came to his senses, "You mean it can't get up?" "That's right, how many drunk people have you seen who can still get things done? They're all just a lump of mud, unable to even walk." Douzi looked at Shanhu with such sympathy in his eyes.

He initially thought it was just the woman demanding an exorbitant dowry, but then he discovered she was having an affair with his cousin, and that the whole "slept together" thing was a lie.

"So, that means..."

Shanhu's mind cleared instantly. "I have nothing between me and her?"

"It's nothing!" Gu Jinshui nodded affirmatively.

"That child!" Shanhu exclaimed in surprise, "Not mine either?!"

Douzi couldn't help but laugh, "Shanhu, you haven't even touched her, how can the child be yours?"

Gu Jinshui, "That child couldn't have just appeared out of nowhere. The child's father is probably Xue Yuejin."

Shanhu was both happy and angry at this moment.

He was glad that he didn't have any children. No matter what Pearl did, the child was innocent. The reason he was willing to give two thousand was because he felt sorry for her and the child. Now that the child wasn't his, Shanhu felt much better.

What angered him was that his sincere feelings had been taken for a fool by the woman.

It was so close.

He became a man who was cuckolded and raised someone else's child!

"So, Shanhu, are you still going to pay me back now?"

Gu Jinshui could tell what Shanhu was thinking just by looking at his expression, and asked him teasingly.

Shanhu blushed and gritted his teeth, saying, "Give her what? If she were carrying my child, giving her two thousand would be reasonable. But she lied to me... this..."

Shanhu had never cursed a woman before, and even though he was furious, all he could manage to utter was, "This woman is too cruel!"

"I think she and her family are after you because you're always making money, so they set this up for you." Gu Jinshui pieced everything together. "Speaking of which, we should be thankful that their family asked for an exorbitant amount, otherwise, things would have been terrible if we had actually gotten married."

"Brother, this can't just be left like this."

Douzi slammed his fist on the table and said, "They've even tried to scheme against us! This isn't over!"

After venting his anger, he frowned. "But this family is too cunning. We really can't find any loopholes. We just saw that woman's cousin touch her waist. That's not enough evidence."

"I have a way."

Gu Jinshui suddenly spoke.

He gestured for Douzi and Shanhu to come forward and whispered his plan.

Douzi stared wide-eyed at Shanhu, whose face had turned red, with a wicked grin.

Shanhu's face turned bright red. "Brother, whatever you say, I'll do it. I'll listen to you."

When He Chunlian and the others returned from grocery shopping, Shanhu and Douzi had dinner. Douzi then took Shanhu out to find a friend to stay with for a few days. Gu Jinshui beckoned to Gu Yinxing and called her into the house.

"Brother, what's the situation with Shanhu?" Gu Yinxing asked with concern.

Gu Jinshui patted Gu Yinxing on the shoulder, "Yin Xing, how does Shanhu treat you?"

Without thinking, Gu Yinxing replied, "It's fine, what's wrong?"

"If Shanhu gets into trouble, will you help him?" Gu Jinshui asked with a smile.

Gu Yinxing was about to nod when she suddenly became wary and took a few steps back. "Brother, you're not going to marry me off to Shanhu, are you? Let me tell you, I already have a boyfriend."

Gu Jinshui was speechless. He flicked Gu Yinxing on the forehead and said, "Are you crazy? Who told you this? I need you to get a medical report for Shanhu he can't have sex."

"Let me write a prescription."

Gu Yinxing was about to agree when she suddenly realized what she had said, and her face flushed red. "Brother, are you crazy? You want a virgin like me to open this kind of..."