Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Not Giving Up Until Reaching the Yellow River

Gu Fengnian handed Mrs. Jia over to Mrs. Wei for support and walked out.

"Wait." Mrs. Wei stopped Gu Fengnian, looking steadily at Mr. Gu, speaking slowly and deliberately, "Grandpa, the Zheng Family is a big household in Pingchuan. Their young mistress and Rui Nian... How can Fengnian find out anything? If they hear that Fengnian and Rui Nian are brothers, won’t Fengnian be implicated as well?"

Mr. Gu was so caught up in the panic earlier that it wasn’t until Mrs. Wei reminded him that he realized he couldn’t rush to inquire.

Unfortunately, they had no connections in Pingchuan.

Seek help from the Wu Family?

The Wu Family might not have enough influence in Pingchuan to reach the Zheng Family.

"Then I’ll go call Dad, let him come up with an idea." Gu Fengnian said.

Gu Fengnian usually has no ideas, Mr. Gu sending him to the Zheng Family to inquire was one step he would take, now being told not to go, his only option was to find Gu Youtian.

"Don’t go, you can’t let your dad know." Mrs. Jia gasped for breath and shouted hurriedly, "Don’t go call your dad."

If this situation were true, Gu Youtian might beat Gu Ruinian to death.

Mrs. Wei said, "Dad will find out sooner or later, if he knows early, he can rescue Second Brother sooner."

Mrs. Jia suddenly screamed desperately, "It’s not Rui Nian, it’s not Rui Nian, it’s Jingzhe. It must be misinformation from those outside."

Mrs. Jia’s furious expression successfully frightened Wu Na away.

Mrs. Wei looked speechless, even when it’s obvious, she insisted it’s Jingzhe; her mother-in-law won’t give up until the end.

"Fengnian, you must discuss this with Dad, go call him, I’ll take care of Mom." Mrs. Wei forcefully sent Gu Fengnian off to call Gu Youtian.

Gu Fengnian looked at his crying old mother, glanced at the tearful Mrs. Gu, gritted his teeth and went to the shop to find Gu Youtian.

Gu Youtian was checking the inventory, contemplating how to persuade Wu Ren to agree to change the shop’s name, so the Wu Family could return to Black Dragon Pond and he could fully control the shop.

Gu Youtian had been preoccupied with this matter for days, not worrying about other affairs, even when the youngest son visited the household of a prominent family son, he didn’t inquire.

Suddenly hearing from Gu Fengnian about Eldest Young Madam of the Zheng Family and Gu Ruinian breaking moral conduct and being caught left him momentarily confused.

Who is Eldest Young Madam of the Zheng Family?

How could she be linked to my youngest son?

Gu Fengnian repeated the story, Gu Youtian understood. His youngest son slept with Xu Zaohua, the daughter of the former village chief of Qinghe Bay, Xu Jin, and was caught by Xu Zaohua’s in-laws.

Enraged, Gu Youtian wanted to grab a knife and kill this unfilial son.

Lately, the Wu Family’s tarnished reputation impacted Wu Ji, Wu Ren barely keeps upright before him, and this unfilial son lands a sneaky punch.

Gu Youtian and Gu Fengnian returned to the second house in the backyard, the whole family was there.

Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Gu were crying, and Mr. Gu was utterly worried.

"His dad, Rui Nian wouldn’t do such a thing, it must be that shameless widow, Zao Hua, seducing him." Mrs. Jia hastily defended Gu Ruinian upon seeing Gu Youtian.

Gu Honglian muttered, "Xu Zaohua seduced him and he fell for it? What kind of brain does he have? No wonder he failed the scholar exam for no good reason."

Mrs. Jia glared fiercely at Gu Honglian.

"Enough, Honglian, stop causing trouble." Mr. Gu feared this foolish girl might push Mrs. Jia over the edge.

Mrs. Wei remained silent, thinking her little sister-in-law was right.

If he were Liu Xiahui, no seduction would work.

Gu Youtian was so furious his head was buzzing.

Shameful, utterly shameful!

How could his son commit such a disgraceful act?

And committing it wasn’t enough, he got caught!

Mrs. Jia cried, "I remembered Rui Nian told me he became friends with the Lian second young master, visiting the Lian Family and accompanying the young master. That Lian Family was the one where Matchmaker Wang tried to arrange a match for Rui Nian with the Lian Family’s second young lady, since Rui Nian was at the Lian Family, how could Zao Hua lure him away? Dad, find someone reliable to inquire, maybe it’s a mistake."

Mrs. Jia prayed to all the Buddhas and Bodhisattvas in her heart, hoping that if it were indeed Rui Nian, the girl involved would be the Lian second young lady, and that Xu Zaohua was wrongly reported.

If it were the Lian second young lady, then no worries, the unmarried man and woman, even if the son got beaten, he might end up with a bride.

Mrs. Wei couldn’t help but break her mother-in-law’s fantasy, saying, "I heard it was caught in the Lian Family courtyard, and the Lian Family handed them over to the Zheng Family."

This news nearly made Mrs. Jia vomit blood.

"I work myself to the bone, yet he wreaks havoc outside."

"Where should I inquire? Just let him die outside, shameful thing."

Gu Youtian cursed and resented but ultimately couldn’t resist Mr. Gu’s persuasion and Mrs. Gu’s tears, so he went to Wu Ren.

Living in the same backyard, Wu Ren, hearing the commotion from the Gu Family side, never linked it to gossip about Eldest Young Madam of the Zheng Family and a childhood sweetheart.

Wu Na said nothing at home, afraid that mentioning this would end any possibility with Gu Ruinian.

She hadn’t decided whether to mention it when Gu Youtian came over.

After Gu Youtian explained his purpose, Wu Ren was practically furious.

He couldn’t care less which widow’s bed Gu Family’s second son landed on, his concern was about rumors spreading, claiming it was Gu Ruinian, son of Wu Ji’s partner, worsening Wu Ji’s already unstable business.

He had hoped Pingchuan County would release a more explosive news to overshadow the Wu Family’s rumors, giving Wu Ji a chance to recover.

Unexpectedly, a more explosive scandal emerged, but the male lead was still tied to Wu Ji?

Is it going to be that the headlines of Pingchuan are monopolized by Wu Ji, preventing everyone from forgetting them?

How to recover then?

"I don’t know anyone in the Zheng Family, nor those connected to the Zheng Family." Wu Ren flatly refused Gu Youtian’s request to ask around through his connections about Gu Ruinian’s whereabouts.

Even if connections could be forced, since it wasn’t Wu Ren’s son, why would he bother?

He secretly wished Gu Ruinian would crash into Eldest Young Madam of the Zheng Family’s arms, earning the reputation of a passionate man, providing Wu Ji with a wave of good reputation.

Mr. Gu and the others waited for Gu Youtian’s news, seeing him return somberly, their hopes were dashed.

Mrs. Jia burst into tears again.

Mrs. Wei watched coldly, knowing her brother-in-law always harbored some inexplicable resentment toward the Gu Family, feeling they weren’t worthy of him, always aspiring to climb higher. She never expected Gu Ruinian to audaciously tangle with a prominent family’s young mistress.

Mrs. Jia’s crying irritated Mrs. Wei, thinking crying, crying, what good would it do.

There were people right in Pingchuan they could seek help from.

Anyone from the main house would be more useful than Wu Ren. Elder Madam wouldn’t mention even County Magistrate Liu treated him courteously, Rui Nian, as a scholar, didn’t need to bow to officials, and Gu Taohua, as Jufu Supermarket’s second owner, was quite popular with various madams she interacted with.

If they would lower their pride to seek help from the main house, perhaps the main house would consider their request, allowing a glimmer of hope.

But even if they were willing to seek help, would the main house assist them?