stingy landlady

Chapter 177 Dazhu Takes a Concubine (2)

Gui Xiang, Gui Hong, and Chun Lan arrived at Gui Zhi's place, one after the other. Gui Zhi first asked Chun Lan:

"Chunlan! My father wants to take you as a concubine. What do you think?"

Chunlan's face flushed like a peach blossom as she shyly said:

"It's entirely up to you, sir and young lady, to decide!"

When Guizhi saw this, she knew that this person was clearly willing, so what else was there to say?

"Jixiang, Ruyi, Chunlan! Go outside and wait a while! Let's have a chat as family!"

"Yes!"

The three of them responded in unison and went outside. Because Jixiang and Ruyi were with them, Chunlan didn't dare eavesdrop. She and Jixiang waited obediently outside.

As soon as the three of them stepped out, Gui Hong, unable to contain herself any longer, preemptively spoke:

"Father! Guizhi! What's going on? Why are we taking a concubine? We've never heard of such a thing in our village!"

Suddenly, Gui Hong remembered:

"Ah! I remember now, my third uncle took a concubine! Dad! Did you learn from my third uncle? My third uncle took a concubine in town, and people don't care, they just envy him! But what about you, Dad? You live in the village, aren't you afraid people will say you're wasting your money? And you're even copying him by taking a concubine?"

Dazhu's face was gloomy:

"Gui Hong! Who gave you the audacity to talk to your father like that? And you've got money to burn! Don't you even bother to find out what happened? Who do you think your father is?"

Gui Xiang tugged at Gui Hong, signaling her to quickly admit her mistake. She then said to Da Zhu:

"Father! Second Sister has always been outspoken! Please don't be angry! Logically speaking, we children shouldn't interfere in our parents' affairs. But since Father has summoned us sisters here, he must want to inform us!"

"Dad! We'll listen to you!"

Dazhu's expression improved slightly.

"Guihong! You and your eldest sister, and your third sister, should learn from this! Can't you even tell who's better? From now on, if people aren't talking, you should keep quiet too. If you don't speak, no one will think you're mute!"

"You're always so quick and eager to do everything!"

Gui Hong was brought to tears by the scolding and wanted to storm off. Gui Xiang held her tightly, preventing her from leaving.

"Father! Second Sister made a mistake, and you've already scolded and disciplined her as needed! Now, quickly tell Chunlan about what happened; Chunlan is still waiting outside. This will prevent Eldest Sister and Second Sister from misunderstanding!"

Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Guizhi quickly said to Dazhu.

Dazhu then explained:

"Your mother wants Chunlan to give her a son. How can she have one without taking a concubine? If you have the guts to whine in front of me, go and talk to your mother!"

Every day, they think they can talk to me easily, so they all come at me without any respect! Didn't I only come here because your mothers forced me to?

Oh! Right! Your mother miscarried again! This time it was all her own fault! Instead of resting at home, she had to go watch the commotion. She tripped and fell, barely falling, just a slight jolt, and that's how she lost the baby!

Sigh! If it had been born, it might have been a boy! That would have saved us all this trouble!

Gui Xiang hurriedly said:

"Father! We misunderstood you! Second Sister! Quickly apologize to Father!"

As Gui Xiang spoke, she pinched Gui Hong lightly. Gui Hong, her eyes red, then said:

"Father! I'm sorry! I was too anxious!"

Dazhu rolled his eyes at her and said:

"Think before you speak next time! I won't hold it against you, but others might not forgive you so easily!"

Alright! Tonight, Father will take Chunlan as his concubine. From tomorrow onwards, everyone will call her Aunt Lan!

Don't make things difficult for her! She has no choice in the matter! If she really gives birth to a son, he will be your blood brother!

Guizhi took out ten taels of silver and handed it to Dazhu:

"Dad! Let's go to town and buy something later! But don't buy anything too expensive. My mother will cause trouble again if she finds out!"

Dazhu took the silver and said:

"Your mother didn't even give you any money when you went out, it's all thanks to Guizhi's thoughtfulness! She didn't plan to buy anything either, your mother has already asked Zhou Qiong to decorate the room."

At most, I'll buy a piece of jewelry and a couple of pieces of fabric to make a couple of new clothes! She's my woman now, after all; she can't be too stingy!

Dazhu took Chunlan to town to buy jewelry and fabric. The three Guixiang sisters looked at each other in bewilderment.

Guizhi broke the deadlock by saying:

"Eldest sister! Second sister! Don't think too much! You know our mother's personality! When I went home before, Chunlan mentioned to me that our mother wanted to take her as a concubine!"

She's smart; she declined, but fearing gossip and negative consequences, that's why she came with me!

"I guess Mother's miscarriage and subsequent shock forced Father to take Chunlan as a concubine."

Gui Xiang sighed:

"Sigh! I don't know if Mother's handling of this matter is good or bad! I don't know where she heard it from, but she insists on having Father take a concubine. I heard that Third Uncle's concubine is still kept in the dark by Third Aunt!"

Guihong airway:

"Our mother is foolish to let her husband take a concubine! Hey? Didn't you say that if you take good care of your health, you can still have more children? There are plenty of women who have five or six children! There are even women who have ten!"

Now that things are better, she doesn't appreciate it! She's always causing trouble!

"Big sister! Let me tell you! Don't make the same foolish mistakes as our mother!"

Gui Xiang blushed deeply and pinched Gui Hong again.

"Oh, you naughty girl! You made fun of Dad, then Mom! Now you're making fun of me! I'll teach you a lesson!"

Gui Hong walked around behind Gui Zhi and said:

"Third sister! Am I wrong? Third sister! You said that eldest sister's personality is so similar to our mother's, I'm just taking precautions!"

"Sister! I'm doing this for your own good! We won't do anything so foolish again! If I were to actively help my husband find a concubine, I'd rather be living a comfortable and carefree life alone!"

Guizhi looked at her two older sisters, gently pressed her hands together, and said:

"Eldest sister, second sister! I'm the youngest, so I'm afraid of saying the wrong thing and you'll blame me! But I think that in the future, we sisters should discuss things with each other!"

"Both Mom and Dad bear some responsibility for what Dad did! Sigh! Men! I've heard they're mostly two-faced! Just take what Dad says with a grain of salt!"

Gui Hong understood:

"Father did it willingly! Right? And you say I'm wrong! He's the hypocrite! Humph! He might have been having an affair with Chunlan all along!"

Gui Xiang added:

"Wang Guihong! You're a leopard that can't stop talking! Third sister! Your second sister will suffer all the consequences of that mouth of yours in the future!"

Gui Hong didn't take it seriously.

"Hehe! Big sister! I'm cut out to be a shopkeeper, a salesperson's mouth! A money-making mouth! Hahaha!"

He couldn't help but laugh as he spoke!

Gui Xiang nodded at her and smiled helplessly.

Guizhi sighed softly:

"I wonder if Chunlan is the first or the last concubine! I hope our parents won't cause any more trouble or problems!"

Gui Xiang and Gui Hong remained silent.

"Eldest sister, second sister! You live your own life. If you care too much about what others think, you'll only suffer! Life is neither too long nor too short!"

Cherish our lives as young girls now! After we get married, we might face many things beyond our control, just like our mothers!