Time Traveling: The Man and Wife Heads the House

Zhang Chi wanted to go after Gu Xihe, but when he looked down and saw how embarrassed he was, he had no choice but to give up.

He rubbed his face and let out a long sigh of relief, only feeling tired.He had lived with Gu Xihe for a few months. Before today, he had always thought that he was a gentle, refined intellectual with a soft temper and easy to get along with. It was only today that he realized that he was actually such a pedantic, rotten good person.

What kind of parents should be filial?Are parents doing the right thing?Children can only suffer in silence?Zhang Chi felt that this was not filial piety, but foolish filial piety.And a mother like Chen Guihua is bullying and afraid of the hard, and pushes her forward. He is determined not to spoil her.

The problem is, Gu Xihe has received more than ten years of traditional education, and has always pursued the idea of ​​"filial piety first". This view has been deeply ingrained in his heart. How can he change this concept?It's hard!

Zhang Chi sighed, it's really not worth it to get into trouble with Gu Xihe because of Chen Guihua!He should have a good talk with Gu Xihe, but he couldn't cheer up.

He got up and walked into the lounge, found a change of clothes to put on, and lay down on the bed.Depressed and physically exhausted, Zhang Chi closed his eyes and quickly fell asleep.

The wind picked up, and the bustle of the street was gone, only a few pedestrians in a hurry.

Gu Xihe walked slowly on the street, staring at the front with empty eyes, he didn't understand, Chen Guihua just came to ask for money, why did Zhang Chi react so strongly?

Anyway, that's his mother!Wouldn't it be good to give money?It's not like they can't afford it.

He didn't even understand that although Zhang Chi's mother treated him badly when he was young, it was not easy to raise him so big. Why did Zhang Chi hold grudges so much?

Gu Xihe lowered his head and walked forward depressedly. When he raised his head, he found that he had unknowingly walked to the door of his house.

He thought for a while, since he has reached the door, let's go in and have a look!Since I went to Yunshan Academy, I haven't visited my parents for more than 20 days.

Gu Zuocheng was very happy to see Gu Xihe, and asked Mrs. Gui to make tea and refreshments over and over again.Gu Xihe quickly said that there is no need to trouble, and he just sat down and left.

Looking at Gu Xihe's expression, Gu Zuocheng could easily see that he had something on his mind.

"Xihe, why didn't Zhangchi come?"

Gu Xihe didn't want the old man to worry about their relationship, so he pretended to be relaxed and said, "The teahouse can't do without him, he's busy now!"

Gu Zuocheng stroked the few beards under his chin and said, "Second brother! Zhang Chi is a good boy, smart and energetic. Whether it's family affairs or teahouse affairs, you must talk to him more. Discuss and listen to his ideas more."

Gu Xihe smiled wryly, "Father, Zhang Chi is doing everything now, and I'm in the academy all day, so I really can't help much."

"Well, that's exactly what you said." Gu Zuocheng said, "You're not at home...you go back and tell Zhang Chi that you can come to me if you have any difficulties. Although I'm old and don't go out very often, I can still Do me a favor."

"Dad, thank you so much, you have helped us a lot."

Gu Zuocheng feigned anger and said: "You child, you are so polite to your father! You are my son, if I don't help you, who will I help you?"

Gu Xihe rubbed his nose and laughed "hehe".

"Xihe, if you have anything to say, just say it. Even if you are married, you are still father's child. No matter what happens, father will make the decision for you."

Gu Xihe picked up his teacup to drink water, hiding his complicated emotions, "Father, I have nothing to do, I just came to see you."

Gu Zuocheng raised his eyebrows: "Xihe, I'm your father, can't I tell if you're happy? Did you quarrel with Zhang Chi? Come on, tell me, if Zhang Chi is wrong, I will Go and discipline him. Don’t think that you can bully my son because you are capable!”

Gu Xihe blushed slightly, and hurriedly said: "Father, we didn't quarrel, Zhang Chi was very kind to me. It's his mother..."

Gu Zuocheng paused while holding the teacup, "His mother? Is her mother bothering you?"

"Yeah." Gu Xihe talked about Chen Guihua asking for money from the beginning to the end, and finally said: "Father, the ancients once taught us that filial piety is the first thing to do, but it is only a tael of silver, and Zhang Chi is not willing." Give it to her. Why? You see, every time he comes to you, he is very polite and polite, and he bought gifts to see you. As a daughter-in-law, he has done a good job, why is he so cruel to his mother? I not understand."

After listening to Gu Xihe's words, Gu Zuocheng didn't rush to say anything, took a sip of water, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Xihe, do you know how Zhang Chi's mother treated Zhang Chi before?"

"Hmm... I've heard of some."

"What do you think?"

"Me? I think that although his mother was at fault, after all, he was raised and married, and the past is over. Now that our conditions permit, we should take care of her."

Gu Zuocheng sighed, "Xihe, you haven't experienced it before, so you won't understand Zhang Chi's inner feelings. After a person's heart is cold, it is very difficult to warm up. Zhang Chi's doing so is understandable."

"Father, what should I do then? What should we do with Chen Guihua?"

"What do you think?" Gu Zuocheng asked back.

"Me? I thought that the things that can be solved by spending money are not serious. So I spent money on Chen Gui, telling her not to go to the teahouse to make trouble, not to upset Zhang Chi, just treat it as buying peace. But Zhang Chi didn't understand I've become what I am now."

Speaking of this, Gu Xihe's eyes showed a bit of confusion and bewilderment.

Gu Zuocheng looked at Gu Xihe and shook his head lightly, "Xihe, you don't think a tael of silver is much, do you?"

Gu Xihe looked at Gu Zuocheng, didn't understand what he meant, but nodded anyway.

"How much money does your teahouse make a month?"

"Uh... I don't know. If the business is good, it will make a few taels of silver!" Gu Xihe was not sure, because Zhang Chi was in charge of all the affairs of the teahouse.

"What about when business is bad?"

"If it's not good, it's just one or two, right?"

"Do you think money is hard earned?"

"Fortunately."

After saying this, Gu Xihe thought of Zhang Chi handing out leaflets under the scorching sun, telling stories about his sore throat and being unable to speak, and fighting with gangsters to maintain the safety of the teahouse. . .Of all Zhang Chi did, which one was not hard work?

He spoke again, "Very hard."

Gu Zuocheng said again: "It's hard to make money, but it's easy to spend money, isn't it?"

"Yes." Gu Xihe recalled that he went shopping with Zhangchi this morning, and spent several taels of silver in just one or two hours. It felt great to pay, but now he felt a little distressed.

Gu Zuo idiom said earnestly: "Xihe, it is easy to spend money but difficult to make money, and it is easy to enjoy pleasure but difficult to do things. Do the math, how much can your family of three spend a month?"

"I haven't calculated it. Most of it is four or five hundred dollars. Sometimes I buy clothes and some daily necessities. Thank you if you can spend it. It should not exceed one tael of silver."

"Then Chen Guihua, an old lady, can spend a tael of silver a month?"

Gu Xihe bit his lip, "I guess his mother gave the money to Zhang Qing."

"You don't need to guess. Everyone has sharp eyes. Do you think you and Zhang Chi should support Zhang Qing's family?"

"..."

Gu Xihe was speechless.

Gu Zuocheng followed up and asked: "Xihe, you have read so many books, have you ever heard of "Dou Mi Sheng Dou Mi Qiu"?"

Gu Xihe nodded.

"Since you know, why do you still respond to Chen Guihua's requests? Do you know what will happen to a person who always gets something for nothing? Xihe, Zhang Chi thinks farther and deeper than you. Doesn't he miss his childhood? The grievances are not about not raising his mother, but doing it in his way will get better results and last longer."

"Father, did I do something wrong?"

"You can't say that you did something wrong. It's just that your method is wrong for people like Chen Guihua."

"Then what should I do?"

"It's very simple. Look at the problem from Zhang Chi's point of view. Consider his feelings more, and don't make up your own mind."

"anything else?"

Gu Zuocheng smiled helplessly, "The other thing is that you don't have to do anything. Whatever Zhang Chi wants to do, you have to listen to him."

Gu Xihe's eyes widened, he couldn't believe it, "But, Zhang Chi said, he won't give his mother money. If he doesn't give money, his mother will definitely make trouble again... You know, his mother's temper , is really unreasonable.”

Seeing that Gu Xihe still didn't understand, Gu Zuocheng could only say, "Xihe, you don't need to think too much, just listen to me."

"Oh."

Although Mr. Gu said so much, Gu Xihe still didn't know what to do.He didn't understand, how could such a good person like Zhang Chi have such an unreasonable mother?

Gu Xihe left Gu's house, turned to the teahouse street, passed by Xingwang Restaurant, and vaguely heard someone calling him.When he turned his head to look, he saw it was Sun Zheng and Cui Er.Tweety called him and waved at him.

He walked over and asked, "Tweety, did you call me?"

"Yeah." Tweety nodded, "Boss Gu, shall we have dinner together?"

"Ah? Eat?" Gu Xihe noticed that the sun was setting and it was already dark.His first reaction was, it's so late, has Brother Chi eaten yet?

He shook his head, "No, Brother Chi is still in the teahouse! I want to go back and eat with him."

Tweety tugged at his sleeve, and asked in a low voice, "Boss Gu, did you quarrel with Zhang Chi?"

"Uh..." Gu Xihe rubbed his nose, "It's not a quarrel, it's just a disagreement."

"Is it because of his mother's business?"

Gu Xihe nodded.

Tweety looked at him with complicated eyes, thought for a while, and asked, "Boss Gu, I'm going to ask you a question, and you have to answer it truthfully."

"You said."

"Let me ask you, a good man quarreled with a bad man, do you believe in the good man or the bad man?"

"It doesn't have to be. It depends on what happened to them, and we have to discuss the matter."

"Boss Gu's words make sense. Let me ask you again, what kind of person do you think Zhang Chi is?"

"Brother Chi? Of course he is a good person. Smart, good-natured, capable, energetic, and..." As soon as Zhang Chi was mentioned, Gu Xihe naturally said a lot of good things.

"What about Chen Osmanthus?"

Gu Xihe hesitated for a moment before saying, "She is Zhang Chi's mother."

"I mean character."

"Character?" Gu Xihe was a little embarrassed, as if he didn't have any, "It's very ordinary!"

Tweety sneered, "Boss Gu, are you stupid in reading? A person like Chen Guihua, how can he have any character? You actually questioned Zhang Chi for the sake of such a parallel and vicious old woman, do you think you did the right thing?" ?”

"I..."

Tweety interrupted Gu Xihe politely, "Boss Gu, I'm just a little girl, but I understand that you have to trust the person you like and support the person you like. You are Zhang Chi's husband, and you If you don’t believe him, don’t support his actions, what do you make him think? How can you make him hold his head up in front of others? Let me tell you, Zhang Chi’s heart softened, so he sent that old woman to the county government to be punished. .Think about it yourself!"

After finishing speaking, Cui'er took Sun Zheng away.

Sun Zheng looked back at Gu Xihe, seeing him standing there without moving, he whispered: "Tui'er, are you talking too much? After all, we are outsiders."

Tweety glared at him, "Didn't you say you want me to persuade him? You are not satisfied after I persuaded you? I really don't want to thank you for my efforts, and I will never care about your teahouse business again!"

"Tweety, that's not what I meant."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I, me, don't be angry, I'm just..."

Cui'er leaned towards Sun Zheng, and saw that his face was blushing anxiously, but she didn't say anything.He sighed secretly, "Forget it, I'm hungry, you treat me to dinner."

"Okay." Sun Zheng immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "What do you want to eat?"

"I want to eat..."

Gu Xihe stood blankly at the door of the restaurant, still thinking about what Tweety said just now.Suddenly, like enlightenment, I suddenly woke up.yes!He is Zhang Chi's husband, if he doesn't believe him or support him, how sad he must be!

Zhang Chi is so nice, if Chen Guihua was not really sorry for him, how could he treat her like this?How could I be so stupid, I didn't understand until now?

He felt that he had figured it out, and he wanted to go back and tell Zhang Chi that no matter what he wanted to do or how he did it, he would support him!No more objections.

Gu Xihe took two quick steps, wanting to go back to see Zhang Chi sooner.But I saw a young man in front of him, dressed gorgeously, with a young woman in his arms, coming out of Chunfenglou, the largest restaurant in Gucheng Town.He felt that the man looked familiar, so he couldn't help but take another look. It was Zhang Chi's younger brother Zhang Qing and his wife Xiaoyu.

Zhang Qing burped, and said to Xiaoyu drunkenly: "Xiaoyu, the food here is really well-deserved, delicious, delicious. Burp! The wine is also delicious. It smells good!"

The woman smiled lightly and said: "It's really delicious, but the money is also expensive! This meal is just two dishes and a pot of wine, and it cost us a whole tael of silver! Oh, I feel so distressed! I said I want a piece The cloak of white fox fur, you haven't bought it for me yet!"

"Oh, isn't it just a cloak? I'm sorry, I'll go buy it tomorrow."

"I'll buy it tomorrow, do you have any money tomorrow?"

Zhang Qing said with a smile: "If you have no money, you can ask the old lady for it! The old lady has it. If the old lady has no money, you can ask Zhang Chi for it. Haha, we are so blessed! We have a brother who can make money."

Xiaoyu curled her lips and smiled softly, "You, it's not your mother or your brother who should be thanked the most, but the one who is willing to give money, Second Young Master Gu!"