bookpower Chapter 117 - 91 Hello Auntie, I am Gu Heng’s Girlfriend
Chapter 117 - 91 Hello Auntie, I am Gu Heng’s Girlfriend
Before Gu Heng could settle down, he felt the soft flesh around his waist being pinched by a ’hand of fate’...
"Wu hoo hoo... it hurts!"
Seeing Gu Heng grimacing, Xu Hong’s heart softened a bit, and she lessened her grip slightly, whispering, "You smelly brat! Just like your father, you get cocky once you have some money! We’ll settle this when we get back!"
In Xu Hong’s eyes, whether Gu Heng spent millions on a Bentley or millions on building a house, it was all spending on his own family.
Though still somewhat reluctant, this was due to a fear of poverty and the discomfort of suddenly living a good life... and not because of being stingy with her own family.
But what Gu Heng said on stage just now had truly crossed Xu Hong’s line...
In her view, anything involving the larger collective, even if her own family paid a penny more, was a huge loss...
However, in this situation, she chose to save face for Gu Heng, not creating a scene as she had done earlier at home...
Gu Heng was clear about his mother’s thinking...
She epitomized the typical rural woman’s mindset of prioritizing the family essentials above all, for in her heart, nothing was more important than that small plot of family land...
If it were a usual affair, Gu Heng would be willing to indulge her, but on this matter, he had no choice but to defy her...
After all, to fulfill his father Gu Jianguo’s dream, this money had to be spent...
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Clearly, Gu Heng was a bit too idealistic and had underestimated the complexity of rural people’s hearts; sometimes, even spending money could be a difficult task...
On the high platform, it took the village chief half a minute to recover from Gu Heng’s speech.
Gu Jianguo, noting the dissent around him, looked rather displeased...
He had never imagined that despite his family’s willingness to shell out 2 million just for the prime placement of an ancestral spirit tablet, these people would still disagree...
Gu Heng, seeing his father’s expression, knew exactly what he was thinking and maintained a serene smile on his face...
He then helped Gu Jianguo up, saying, "Dad, let’s go home."
Gu Jianguo also realized that his hope of honoring his ancestors was hard to fulfill...
His son had made the greatest effort; if there was blame, it lay only in his own underestimation of the shamelessness of these so-called fellow villagers...
Having helped Gu Jianguo stand up, Gu Heng said with a smile to the group of villagers who were staring at the three members of his family, "Since everyone seems so eager to save me money, then I reluctantly accept everyone’s kindness.
I won’t donate the 2 million. Our Gu family will also stay out of the clan hall repair. Arrange the spirit tablets however you wish, it has nothing to do with me."
Having said that, Gu Heng led his parents out of the village committee compound.
Gu Jianjun’s family was now following Gu Heng’s lead completely. Seeing that Gu Heng was leaving, the couple each picked up a long bench and followed behind him...
"Is the Gu family abandoning their ancestors? Makes sense; driving a Bentley worth millions, why would you need those poor ancestors?"
Seeing that Gu Heng’s family was jeered away, Zhang Laoba felt extremely pleased, unable to resist verbally mocking them.
Could Xu Hong tolerate this?
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Just as she was about to retort, Gu Heng stopped her.
Gu Heng, still wearing his gentle, spring breeze-like smile, said, "Zhang Laoba, are you hard of hearing?
Didn’t you hear what I just said? Since you disagree, then I will simply build a small clan hall next to my house, exclusively for the spirit tablets of our Gu surname. It’s just a matter of spending money, right? I’m already planning to spend five to six hundred million on building a house for my parents, so what’s a few hundred million more?"