vstars Chapter 969 Gu Qingzhe's Predicament
Chapter 969 Gu Qingzhe's Predicament
"Liu family?"
Song Ruozhen was puzzled. She hadn't heard any news about the Liu family for a long time and had subconsciously forgotten about this group of people.
Since Gu Yunwei died, the Liu family has completely fallen into ruin. They have hardly been seen in the capital since then. She heard that they came to her door begging for help, but she didn't even bother to look at them.
"They've come to you for help now?"
Song Ruozhen frowned slightly. In her opinion, the reason why the Liu family had ended up like this was entirely their own fault.
In order to give her daughter a better life, she secretly switched the children and had mistreated her mother for years.
If it weren't for my mother's strength and the fact that she met such a good man as my father, allowing her to escape this misery, and instead marrying someone else and being constantly exploited, I doubt many husbands could have tolerated it, and I would have ended up as a divorced wife.
Once she was divorced and returned to the Liu family, her mother's life became even more difficult.
Gu Ruyan noticed the change in Song Ruozhen's attitude and said, "Zhen'er, Mother understands what you mean."
You told me before that those who do evil will not live long, and they deserve this fate.
Actually, your mother isn't afraid of you laughing at me. In the years before I knew my background, I cried more than once every time they mistreated me and made me give everything to Feiyan.
Even when I went to temples to pray to the gods and Buddhas, I secretly asked them why my parents treated me this way, and whether I had committed a great sin in my past life to deserve this fate.
"Until later, when I learned that I was not their biological child, I suddenly felt relieved, and the knot in my heart that I had been tied for so many years was finally untied."
Therefore, I will not sympathize with them now; to sympathize with them would be to betray the past suffering I experienced.
Gu Ruyan smiled slightly. The hardships she had experienced in the past were still a wound in her heart, tormenting and devouring her in every quiet night.
It's truly remarkable that she has only now, at this age, completely broken free from this predicament.
Hearing Gu Ruyan's words, Song Ruozhen breathed a sigh of relief, "Mother, you're right to think that way."
Everyone has their own path; you reap what you sow, and the outcome they've chosen is their own decision.
Gu Ruyan patted Song Ruozhen's hand and said, "Mother understands everything and didn't take it seriously at first, but she just happened to hear them mention your third uncle."
They said I was vicious, that I not only caused Liu Yunwei's death, but also harmed my own brother.
I went back to the Gu family, but let Gu Qingzhe leave…
Song Ruozhen finally understood; she knew that none of the troublemakers in the Liu family were good people.
When asking for help, they will say all sorts of nice things, but once rejected, they will suddenly become like someone with a serious illness, saying all sorts of nasty and cursing things.
Unfortunately, the mother was kind-hearted, and hearing these words inevitably made her feel bad.
"It's not your fault, Mother, that Gu Qingzhe was kicked out of the house. He did something wrong and disappointed his maternal grandfather and the others time and time again, which is why he was kicked out of the house in the end."
Besides, he's a grown man, and he ended up with a broken family. Is that your fault?
This is just a pretext they deliberately chose; they want to undermine your confidence. Don't fall for their trick.
Song Ruozhen knew that her mother was just soft-hearted, and that she had been bullied by the Liu family because she was too kind.
In this world, it is usually the kind people who reflect on themselves; selfish and wicked people never have time to think about these things.
Gu Ruyan breathed a sigh of relief. "Hearing you say that makes me feel much more at ease. Actually, I heard a few days ago that Gu Qingzhe hasn't been doing well lately."
He used to live a carefree life in the manor, doing whatever he wanted. But after being kicked out, life became much less smooth.
"This was expected."
Song Ruozhen was not surprised at all. "I had observed his face before, and it was clear that he was destined to fall on hard times in middle age."
Gu Ruyan was slightly taken aback. "You noticed it before?"
Song Ruozhen nodded slightly, "Actually, both my maternal grandfather and my uncle had thought of helping him to understand all of this sooner, but he was just too dull-witted."
This kind of person is beyond saving. His current situation is the result of his own actions, and he can't blame anyone else.
"I heard that after he was kicked out, he first locked himself in his room all day to drown his sorrows in alcohol. Later, I don't know who he offended, or if someone he had offended before took the opportunity to get revenge, and they beat him up."
He disappeared for quite some time after that, presumably recovering from his injury, but now that he's limping, more and more people are making fun of him.
"When he left, he should have had some shops, but he didn't manage them well, and the business got worse and worse, so he had to sell them in the end."
Liu Feiyan said he's almost homeless now, while we're living such a comfortable life..."
Song Ruozhen scoffed, "She's so compassionate, she's criticizing you for Gu Qingzhe's sake."
Why don't you tell her to ask her ex-husband? They've been married for so many years, and they even have two children together. Why didn't he help them out?
Gu Ruyan suddenly chuckled, "You're quick-witted, girl. When I heard her say that, I really didn't think of that."
"I heard that her previous uncle remarried not long after divorcing her."
In all those years, she relentlessly extracted things from you for her husband's sake, only to end up with nothing. It just goes to show that the wicked will eventually be punished by the wicked.
Song Ruozhen shrugged. She had only heard about this from her cousin before, because the Liu family and the Gu family had some connection.
"But Mother, you feel bad just because you heard them talking about Gu Qingzhe?"
Song Ruozhen poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Gu Ruyan. "Has anything else happened? Whatever it is, please tell me. I am your daughter, so you can rest assured."
Gu Ruyan hesitated for a moment, then said, "I know these things can't be hidden from you at all. Actually, I went to the Gu family this morning before coming to the Prince's Mansion."
Since your maternal grandmother said she had something to bring you, I thought I'd pick it up on the way so she wouldn't have to make the trip herself.
Unexpectedly, on the way there, I happened to run into Gu Qingzhe stopping my mother. I didn't get too close, lest I be discovered.
However, I saw that Gu Qingzhe looked dejected and disheveled, holding his mother's hand and saying something. He probably wanted to ask his mother for help, or perhaps he wanted to go back to the Gu family.
My mother's eyes were red, and seeing this made me feel a little uneasy.
"Although we all know how wrong Gu Qingzhe was before, and how stubborn he was, he is still a piece of flesh of his mother's flesh, and it is impossible for his mother not to feel sorry for him."