Quick Transmigration: Even Extras Want to Be Leading Actresses

Chapter 159 Qualifying Match (2)

Chen Wangnan was just saying things out of anger; he knew how much his mother, Liang Huanying, loved her son.

To be honest, Qiu Niang was just a distant relative of the Liang family.

When she was a child, her family was so poor that they couldn't even afford to eat, and there were many children in the family. She was originally going to be sold.

When Liang Huanying found out, she couldn't bear it, so she took the child home to raise.

This was a common occurrence even in wealthy families.

When you grow up, preparing a dowry for your wedding is considered doing a good deed.

But perhaps the Chen family had bad feng shui. First, the patriarch of the Chen family died young, and then both of his sons fell in love with Qiu Niang.

If it weren't for the fear of harming the innocent, Liang Huanying wouldn't be in such a dilemma.

After thinking it over, Chen Wangnan realized that his mother was just bluffing and would never agree to both of her sons leaving home to make their own way in the world.

Before she could think about it, she saw that the door had already been opened.

Gu Shijiu took a deep breath and decided to handle this complicated matter on her own.

"Madam, it's all my fault. Please don't blame the two young masters."

Upon seeing the door open, Qiu Niang kowtowed and begged while crying.

Gu Shijiu looked closely into her eyes, which were pitiful yet full of affection, but her face was full of determination and stubbornness.

There are many female protagonists like this in movies and TV dramas; they all have a pair of beautiful eyes.

Even when crying or looking haggard, one's suffering is always pitiful rather than annoying.

Not only that, they are also very cultured.

Even though she was just a maid, she spoke eloquently.

Gu Shijiu compared herself to the role. Could this be the reason why she always played minor roles and at most supporting roles?

Seeing Qiu Niang like this, the two young masters of the Chen family were heartbroken.

“Mother, your mind is full of feudal ideas about marriage between equals, you don’t care about human rights or reason, you don’t understand love at all.”

Young Master Chen Wangdong raised his head and expressed his views.

"Oh," Gu Shijiu said expressionlessly, "But you have a wife."

The second young master, Chen Wangxi, immediately chimed in: "Mother, you don't truly love me at all. You never consider my feelings; all you want is to control me."

Gu Shijiu recalled the plot: "You didn't say you liked Qiu Niang before you got engaged."

Chen Wangdong's wife, Yang Jinfeng, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Chen family, also came.

Gu Shijiu had someone bring her a chair.

The Chen family and the Yang family were neighbors in their early years. They were both ordinary people and had been betrothed since childhood.

After the birth of the second young master, the Chen family prospered, but still kept his promise and married the daughter of the Yang family.

Therefore, Yang Jinfeng could not control her husband Chen Wangdong and could only place her hopes on her mother-in-law.

At this moment, her face was covered in tears, and she dared not sit down: "Mother, it is my fault that my husband does not love me."

Gu Shijiu was somewhat displeased with what he said: "What kind of talk is that? He has his own head. What he does is none of your business."

"No, it's all my fault." Qiu Niang cried, her tears becoming even more pitiful. "I couldn't control my heart."

Gu Shijiu shook her head: "None of you three look like good people."

Chen Wangnan, who had just come to his senses and rushed to the scene, looked at the sky and saw that the sun had not yet risen in the west.

“Mother, this is not Qiu Niang’s fault.” Chen Wangxi quickly took the blame upon himself. “I don’t like the Du family’s daughter.”

"Mother, it's my fault—" Chen Wangdong said defiantly, afraid of losing to his younger brother.

"No, it's all my fault. Maybe it's fate playing tricks on me, letting me meet two such outstanding men."

But I can't face my own heart. Madam, whatever punishment you give me is justified.

Qiu Niang crawled a few steps on her knees, trying to hug Gu Shijiu's leg.

Gu Shijiu quickly moved away; she felt a chill run down her spine looking at this person.

"Stop babbling on and on about things I don't understand, like 'you're wrong' or 'I'm wrong.' We should be solving the problem now."

Gu Shijiu counted on her fingers the current situation: "Chen Wangxi wants to break off the engagement with the Du family, how will he do it?"

None of the three kneeling below were reliable, so she could only ask Chen Wangnan, who seemed alright.

Chen Wangnan pursed his lips. No matter how harsh his mother's words were, she still granted his second brother's wish.

“Our family is in the wrong, and the friendship between our two families of more than ten years is over.”

To avoid making enemies, offer more compensation and have your second brother apologize in person.

Fortunately, the social atmosphere is more open-minded now than before, otherwise it could have turned into a blood feud involving a life.

Gu Shijiu panicked when she heard that she had to pay compensation: "This was caused by Chen Wangxi, so we have to use his assets to pay for it."

Chen Wangnan was in high spirits: "Before my father passed away, he distributed all his property, and most of the family business is now in your hands."

The rest will be divided among the three of us sisters. You and your second brother have records of what he has, but it probably won't be enough as compensation.

At that time, the oldest, Chen Wangdong, was only about ten years old, and Liang Huanying was also the daughter of a merchant, and she was quite good at doing business.

She held onto the family business, waiting until Chen Wangdong was able to establish himself as the head of the household before giving it to him.

As for the two younger ones, they only received a small share of money; the majority depended on whether Liang Huanying was willing to give them any.

Upon hearing her words, Gu Shijiu immediately decided to bring down the other party involved as well.

“Since the matter was caused by those two brothers, let’s also take stock of Chen Wangdong’s assets and send them to the Du family.”

Chen Wangdong was somewhat displeased. He was already in his twenties and had much more wealth than his younger brother.

"Mother, my second brother broke off the engagement, why do you want me to settle things for him?"

Gu Shijiu tugged at Chen Wangnan's sleeve, and the other party reacted quickly: "What, isn't Qiu Niang worth your money?"

She realized that her mother was going to give these unlucky kids a good scolding today.

Upon hearing Chen Wangnan's words, Qiu Niang's eyes immediately filled with tears, deeply feeling her ill fate.

Chen Wangdong realized this was serious and stopped talking.

Chen Wangxi breathed a sigh of relief, since he didn't have much money anyway: "Mother, I will learn how to do business properly in the future and make up for today's losses."

"We'll talk about the future later. You go to the Du family and get a beating first."

Gu Shijiu needs to handle this matter first before she can move on to the next one; she can't do two things at the same time.

Chen Wangxi stood there, stunned: "What do you mean?"

"Didn't we say we were going to apologize to the Du family?" Gu Shijiu asked, somewhat puzzled. "We're definitely going to get beaten up, aren't we?"

"You actually let the Du family beat me up?" Chen Wangxi even had the mood to act coquettishly.

Gu Shijiu ignored him and handed the matter over to Chen Wangnan.

Chen Wangnan also started doing business from elementary school and is quite capable in his work.

She took it as a test from her mother and got the job done in less than three days.

Chen Wangxi was carried back horizontally, covered in blood from head to toe, even the stretcher was stained red.

As they walked, blood flowed down the stretcher, and the whole city saw it.

When Chen Wangnan saw Gu Shijiu, she was filled with apprehension. She had no idea that the Du family had used so much force.

“Mother, Master Du said you are very understanding and righteous, so there is no need for compensation. The Chen and Du families will still be friends in the future.”

Gu Shijiu's eyes lit up.