The face of the Gu family eldest madam was red with embarrassment. He had just broken her façade in front of Old Master Gu. Fortunately, the old master was busy talking to others and could not care less about them. This Bai person was really not a good person, just like her nephew. How disgusting.
"What are you saying, Young Master Bai? It's not that I have not met my niece-in-law. I've just been so busy that I haven't had time to have a look at the online tabloids."
"Since Auntie Gu is so busy, do you want Grandpa to help ease your burden? We can't let others say that Grandpa is pressuring Auntie to work..."
Bai Yunhua as already on his way towards Old Master Gu as he spoke. When she saw this, Madam Gu did not dare to say anything else but quickly went up to Bai Yunhua and told him that she was just joking.
"Then Auntie Gu, you should stop joking around. Not everyone is that close to you to get your jokes."
Xie Ru watched the whole thing from the sidelines and started making her own inferences based on her observations. The discord between Gu Liao and the Gu family's chief branch was quite clear. It was likely that Gu Liao pretending to be disabled had something to do with the Gu family's main branch.
"Alright, I'm here," said the old master calmly. But Xie Ru did not understand. When she saw the old master's slightly furrowed brows, she thought that he had overheard their conversation.
"Yes, Father. I saw that you were busy, so I didn't want to disturb you. I had a few words with the younger generation, but I didn't expect that my nephew and niece-in-law-"
The old master waved his hand to stop Madam Gu from continuing. His clouded eyes glimmered with a bright light but they still did not easily reveal his thoughts to others.
Xie Ru mechanically served food to her mouth as she sat at the dining table and turned a deaf ear to their argument. If she had not seen the change in the old master's attitude before and after the incident earlier, she would have thought that the Gu family had two faces.
"Old Master, the transfer has been completed. Please take a look-"
"Alright, good."
The old master smiled and said, "This courtyard house belongs to Little Ru now. You can consider it as a place to settle down in the capital."
What did the old master of the Gu family mean?
"Thank you for the gift, Grandfather."
The old master raised his hand and asked someone to pass the contract to Xie Ru. When the person passed by the madam, the latter saw the contents of the contract and exclaimed, "Father, isn't this courtyard house the wedding gift you promised Xuan'er?"
"Why are you making so much noise? Xuan'er isn't married yet. We'll talk about it when the time comes."
Madam Gu was about to argue, but her sleeves were pulled by the Gu family's first son, her husband telling her not to lose her manners here. Madam Gu remembered that there were outsiders around, so she extinguished her arrogance.
However, her eyes still shone with unwillingness. She had fought so hard for her son, yet he had given it to a blind woman just like that. It seemed that the second branch of the Gu family was not easy to deal with.
"Xie Ru has just arrived, so she definitely isn't familiar with the old house. I'll bring Xie Ru over to familiarize herself with it."
Madam Gu had just put down her chopsticks but she couldn't wait to be alone with Xie Ru. It was an open secret.
"Sounds good. Thankfully you're familiar with the house. Old Master, Yunhua, please remain here. I would still like to chat."
Since the old master of the Gu family had already spoken, Xie Ru had no reason to refuse, so she could only agree.
"Xie Ru used to live in the countryside, so she must not have enough to eat and wear. When she comes to the Gu family, she must live a good life and not touch things that she shouldn't touch."
"Aunt Gu is right. Don't touch things that you shouldn't touch. Be careful of your rotten hands."
Madam Gu paused and slowly withdrew her hand that was reaching for the contract. She looked at Xie Ru suspiciously and did not notice anything unusual. She quickly changed the topic and said, "I heard that my niece-in-law has been doing quite well recently."
"No, it's just that some people overestimated themselves and rushed over to give it to me, so I had no choice but to accept it."
"Hah, my niece-in-law has quite a good sense of humor."
"Aunt Gu, I'm not joking. I'm warning you, don't dream of things that don't belong to you."
"Sl*t, what did you say? The courtyard house that the old master gave you originally belonged to me. But I was willing to step aside for you and yet you actually dared to warn me? Have you really forgotten who you once were before you entered the Gu family in the capital?"
How could the great Madam Gu hold back? She continued to scold pointedly at Xie Ru.
Xie Ru smiled slightly. She had been afraid that the great Madam Gu wouldn't fly into a rage, or she would not have been able to continue acting.
"Aunt Gu, why are you speaking like this? Have you forgotten Grandfather's instructions just now? It seems that you don't even care about Grandfather, how shameful.
"I do care about him. But that old fart still hasn't revoked Gu Liao's identity as the successor. Isn't he just hoping that that dear nephew of mine would regain consciousness? Unfortunately, that will never happen."
The three people behind Madam Gu each had different expressions on their faces as their eyes became wide open. Such simple words, but it was clear the person was in danger.