Chapter 29
Liu Hanyue and Gu Xian started arguing again.
This time it was quite a big commotion. Gu Xian's face was scratched all over.
Gu Boyuan was furious. He dragged Gu Xian to the study and gave him a severe scolding.
When his son and daughter-in-law quarrel, regardless of who WAs right or wrong, as the father-in-law, he could only discipline his son first.
Besides, he watched his second daughter-in-law and the others grow up. Although she was spoiled, he didn't see her as an unreasonable child. Why would she scratch Gu Xian's face for no reason?
He knew his son's personality very well. Why would a girl scratch a man's face? He could guess without even thinking that he must have provoked some people he shouldn't have.
He couldn't build a solid fence himself and let others slip in. He shouldn't blame others for that.
As for his daughter-in-law going into acting, he neither commented nor denied it. He believed that young people should be allowed to choose the kind of life they want. The world changed too fast and as the chairman of a company, he sometimes struggled to keep up. He often had to try to consider things from the perspective of young people, otherwise, they would fall behind and the company would be difficult to run.
Gu Xian left his father's study dejectedly and headed home. As he walked along the garden path, he caught a glimpse of Gu Shi out of the corner of his eye. Face full of resentment, Gu Xian couldn't help but go over and complain to him: "Why did you give money to fourth younger sister-in-law to film a TV series? If it weren't for fourth younger sister-in-law filming a TV series, why would your second elder sister-in-law have thought of acting? Fourth younger brother, don't spoil fourth younger sister-in-law too much and let her have her way with everything, or she'll start causing trouble for you sooner or later."
"Is that so?" Luo Zhengzheng's voice rang out softly from the side.
Gu Xian was startled when he saw her: "What are you doing here?"
Luo Zhengzheng looked at him sullenly, her tone icy and somewhat intimidating: "If I weren't here, how would I know that second elder brother had such a big problem with me?"
Gu Xian glanced awkwardly at Gu Shi, gesturing for his help, but Gu Shi pretended not to see his look.
Gu Xian laughed, no longer intending to hold back: "What I said is true. If you hadn't invested in making TV dramas, would your second elder sister-in-law have thought of acting? You've been spoiled rotten by fourth younger brother."
Luo Zhengzheng naturally wouldn't tolerate him either: "The reason second elder sister-in-law went to act is because you're too much of a playboy and she feels insecure."
Second elder sister-in-law might try to save face for him and cover it up for him, but she wouldn't. When she got angry, she was ruthless and didn't care about family ties.
Gu Xian looked around hurriedly and didn't see anyone else. He said through gritted teeth in a low voice, "You can't just say things like that."
Luo Zhengzheng looked at him and said, "I'm not making this up. You are a womanizer."
Gu Xian was both angry and guilty after being rebuked by her. He said angrily, "Anyway, i don’t care. You’re not allowed to let your second elder sister-in-law act in your film production and this matter can be dropped."
Luo Zhengzheng snorted: "You can drop it, but I don't want to. Second Elder Sister-in-law's acting skills are amazing. I plan to wait until she finishes this production and recommend her for auditions if there are any good roles in the future. Maybe second elder sister-in-law can even win a Best Actress award or something. She'll become more and more outstanding, while you'll gradually become an ordinary man with no special characteristics. Just wait to be disliked by second elder sister-in-law."
Gu Shi glanced at second elder brother, then gently patted Luo Zhengzheng's shoulder. These two were in their twenties-thirties, why were they arguing like children?
Luo Zhengzheng glared at him and said with displeasure, "Don't interrupt me, you're affecting my performance."
Gu Shi: "......"
Gu Xian scoffed: "You and your second sister-in-law? It's not that I look down on you, but this TV series might turn out to be a terrible show. Forget about winning Best Actress or Best TV Actress awards, you'll be lucky if you don't get attacked online. You must have invested a lot of money in this TV series, right? Don't cry when it loses money."
Luo Zhengzheng retorted, "Anyway, I'm better than you. At least we dare to challenge things we've never done before. What about you? You only dare to challenge your wife's bottom line."
Gu Xian glared at her: "You're spoiled by fourth younger brother, have no respect for your elders."
Luo Zhengzheng: "It's still better than you being a womanizer."
Gu Xian: "You and your younger brother are both reckless and unruly."
Luo Zhengzheng: "It's still better than you being a womanizer."
Gu Xian: "......"
Exasperated, he glared at Gu Shi and harshly threw out, "You'd better keep an eye on her, otherwise you'll be stuck with a wife and brother-in-law and sooner or later, they'll cause trouble."
After saying that, he strode away. If he didn't leave, Luo Zhengzheng would drive him crazy.
Luo Zhengzheng watched his retreating figure with a face full of anger: "He's a womanizer himself, yet he still tries to control his wife going into acting. It's absurd."
Gu Shi looked at him and tactfully asked, "You won the argument. Are you still angry?"
Luo Zhengzheng glared at him, somewhat dissatisfied: "You should have joined me in arguing with him just now."
Gu Shi said with a mocking smile, "How about I scold him for you next time?"
It wasn't that Luo Zhengzheng looked down on him. She simply couldn't imagine Gu Shi scolding.
Thinking of this, Luo Zhengzheng said, "Forget it, just stand to the side and don't get in the way."
Gu Shi joked, "Okay, I won't affect your performance."
Luo Zhengzheng: "......"
That evening, after washing up, Luo Zhengzheng called Chen Hui and asked her to help find a teacher. She wanted to personally find a teacher for second elder sister-in-law to teach her acting, preferably someone who could teach her on set. It was just acting, how difficult could it be? Second elder sister-in-law had talent. No matter how difficult it was, with more learning and practice, plus one-on-one guidance from a renowned teacher, she didn't believe she couldn't produce a bright student.
Gu Shi came out of the bathroom and saw Luo Zhengzheng lying on the bed making a phone call. She intermittently spoke, "It has to be a teacher who knows how to teach students, who can see the problems in students at a glance... Hmm, I'll wait for your message. Tomorrow I'll have second elder sister-in-law go to Wanhua Entertainment, and you can have the teacher go directly to teach her... Second elder sister-in-law isn't afraid of hardship. If she's afraid of hardship, tell me. How can acting not be hard? Since she wants to act, she must have considered this. Don't worry."
After hanging up the phone, she saw Gu Shi sitting on the edge of the bed. She glanced at him, ignored him, and sat on the bed in a daze.
Gu Shi asked her with a smile, "Are you planning to go against second elder brother?"
Luo Zhengzheng sat up straight: "What are you talking about? What do you mean by 'going against him'? I won't stoop to his level at all."
Gu Shi asked doubtfully, "Really?"
“Of course.” Luo Zhengzheng said seriously, “Second elder brother has a misunderstanding. What’s wrong with acting? Why does he forbid second elder sister-in-law from acting and look down on filming? I used to think second elder sister-in-law was spoiled and couldn’t endure hardship, but I think she’s serious about doing something this time. She not only stayed up all night to finish reading the whole novel, but also studied the characters in it. Director Lu, who is such a strict person, is very satisfied with her. You know, she never used to read novels.”
Seeing her serious expression, Gu Shi chuckled and sat up straight to listen attentively to what she had to say.
Luo Zhengzheng looked at him and said, "Since second elder sister-in-law is so serious about acting in the TV series I invested in, as an investor, I will naturally support her. Supporting her is supporting myself. We are both people who are serious about our careers and don't have the mental capacity to be petty with him."
Gu Shi ruffled her hair and said with a smile, "Okay, I understand."
Luo Zhengzheng yawned and rubbed her eyes: "I'm sleepy, I'm going to sleep."
Gu Shi chuckled softly when he saw her close her eyes and fall asleep.
In the following days, Gu Xian pretended not to see Luo Zhengzheng.
Luo Zhengzheng thought to herself, "You're such a petty older brother. Just pretend you didn't see it. I'm not angry. I don't know who will be the one who gets angry in the end."
Liu Hanyue also knew that fourth younger sister-in-law had argued with that scoundrel Gu Xian because of her, and she felt very bad, so she went to apologize to Luo Zhengzheng.
Luo Zhengzheng grabbed her arm: "You're my second sister-in-law. What he's like has nothing to do with you. Why apologize for him? Ignore him. Focus on your studies, focus on your acting, and win a Best Actress award to show him. Who told him to look down on us women."
Wang Yaning wanted to remind Luo Zhengzheng that she called her 'Second Elder Sister-in-law' because she married Gu Xian. They were a married couple, how could they have nothing to do with each other?
However, in Luo Zhengzheng's heart, she acknowledged Liu Hanyue but not Gu Xian, her second brother-in-law. Naturally, she wouldn't consider the two of them together. Clearly, in her heart, her second elder sister-in-law was her second sister-in-law, and Gu Xian was Gu Xian.
On Friday evening, Luo Can arrived at the Gu family's house ahead of schedule.
Gu Shi and Luo Zhengzheng had the gifts they had prepared loaded into the vehicle. And because there were large gifts, they even called a truck.
Luo Can glanced at the huge thing and asked his elder brother-in-law, "What is this?"
Gu Shi carried the suitcase and put it in the trunk: "Automatic massage chair."
Luo Can touched the cardboard box containing the massage chair: "Is this bought for my dad?"
Gu Shi nodded. "Your elder sister said his back is uncomfortable."
Luo Can glanced at him and gave him a thumbs up: "Not bad, not bad, you know how to please Father-in-law."
Gu Shi glanced at him: "This isn't about pleasing. It's about genuinely caring for father-in-law."
Luo Can: "Your awareness is truly high."
Luo Zhengzheng led Jiajia out of the house: "If you don't have high awareness, you won't be able to find a wife."
Gu Shi glanced at her with a smile. He didn't marry a wife based on his high level of enlightenment.
Upon hearing his mom's words, little Chengjia suddenly blurted out, "I'll never be able to find a wife."
Luo Can burst into laughter, ran over, picked him up, hugged him tightly, and pinched his little nose: "Who can't find a wife?"
Little Chengjia didn't know what "getting married" meant, but he vaguely thought it meant: "Maternal uncle find wife."
Gu Shi looked at him: "He's telling you to get married."
"What find wife?" Luo Can said with a smile, "This kid's speech has become much clearer in just a few days."
As they were talking, Ye Li arrived, carrying two bags. She handed them to Luo Zhengzheng: "These are gifts for your parents. It's your dad's birthday and I won’t go over. Please apologize to your parents."
Luo Zhengzheng smiled and took the bag: "It's okay. The company is quite busy, and it's not a big birthday. It's the same with Gu Shi coming back with me."
Ye Li nodded and looked at her grandson in Luo Can's arms: "Grandma hug you okay?"
Little Chengjia immediately reached out his hand. Ye Li hugged him, kissed his little face, and then handed him to Luo Can.
The group got into the car. Luo Zhengzheng looked at Ye Li: "Mom, we're leaving."
Ye Li waved and said, "Be careful on the road."
Luo Zhengzheng: "Okay."
She looked at her son and said, "Say goodbye to Grandma."
Little Chengjia waved his little hand repeatedly, saying goodbye to his grandma.
Luo Can took the car keys, opened his car, and looked excited.
Luo Zhengzheng couldn't help but say to him through the car window, "Drive carefully."
Luo Can gave him an OK sign and asked loudly with a smile, "Elder Sis, want to ride in my car?"
Luo Zhengzheng immediately shook her head. Her driver was from the military and had very steady driving skills, which Luo Can, a novice, couldn't match. She wouldn't dare ride in his car.
After Gu Shi died in a car accident in her previous life, she had always had a psychological shadow. She was afraid to drive herself and had high requirements for her driver.