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Chapter 15: It Was Ridiculous
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Everyone was stunned. They never thought that the submissive and quiet Gu Xijiu could have asked such a question, especially when she addressed her father as General Gu and not dad.
In a rich family, not to mention the first daughter, even the other daughters would had been surrounded by hordes of slaves and seven or eight maids. Things like opening the door would never have been the job of a precious daughter.
General Gu was embarrassed. He could not help but to glance over to his current wife, Leng Xiangyu, with the intention of blaming her.
Although he did not like this daughter, it was ridiculous to not even have a maid present beside her! Especially when it was in public and in front of his colleagues...
Leng Xiangyu was a mature lady and even though she was already reaching the age of 40, she was still charming and well maintained. She came from a considerably rich family and thus everything about her was elegant.
She usually abused Gu Xijiu but Gu Xijiu never dared to complain to her father as Gu Xietian normally did not like to see this daughter. She could barely see her father once in every two years and so she had been enduring it all the time.
Leng Xiangyu was not prepared to handle the shame she felt when Gu Xijiu complained in public and it was simply like a slap to her face.
However, she was also fast to respond. She immediately looked up at Gu Xijiu and said softly, "Xijiu, you are wrong to say this. How can you call your father like this? It is for your own good that I do not assign any maid for you. You are too skinny and weak plus you don't possess any skills. If you work more it can actually help to strengthen your body..." A few words that lightly covered the fact and instead she blamed Gu Xijiu a bit.
Gu Xijiu smiled slightly, "It sounds so nice when you say it. There are so many ways to train the body but you had to choose the oddest way. For the people who did not know that fact, they would have thought that you were jealous of his previous wife and you are taking the opportunity to get back at her by abusing her daughter. Letting the daughter live a life which was even worse than a servant..."
Leng Xiangyu remained silent for a short while and thought to herself, "Since when was this quiet girl able to debate so well?!"
Not only were the family members of General Gu present in the courtyard, they were accompanied by two princes and the government servant who specifically dealt with Royal Affairs...
When Leng Xiangyu was shamed in the presence of so many outsiders, she felt embarrassed but there was nothing that she could fight back with. Thus, her face turned red and she was rendered speechless.
Gu Tianqing smiled softly and said, "Sister, the way my mom treats you is really well-intentioned. Though she did not assign a maid for you, she has always cared about you. Sometimes when she sees that you are so busy, she gets quite worried even comes and complains to me. However, to train you, she has to do so..."
Gu Tianqing was the daughter of Leng Xiangyu. She was now 16 years old and was born with a pretty face. She was wearing soft clothes and when she spoke, her voice was soft and thus it made her look like a goddess.
She was different from Gu Xijiu and was the pride of General Gu's family. She had a top grade in wooden spiritual talent. At such a young age, her spiritual power had already reached level four and she was deemed a rare talent.
She was one of the top among the noble families in the capital and so she got all the care and love from General Gu.
What was even more unusual was the fact that even though she was a genius, she was mindful, gentle and well-behaved. She was the ideal candidate for a wife for the men from noble families in the capital. When she was 15 and had reached the potential marriage age, many matchmakers came to their residence and proposed.
Chapter 16: Finally Personally Experienced It
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Gu Xietian never responded to those people because he wanted to find a good partner for his precious daughter.
Since the moment she spoke, Gu Xietian immediately believed her words. When he looked at his favorite daughter and then looked at the skinny and ordinary Gu Xijiu, his feelings were dimmed, "Girl, although the way your mother treated you was a bit radical, indeed it was for your own good. Just look at yourself. Though you are now 13 years old, you look more like a 10-year-old girl! You really need to exercise more!"
Gu Xijiu laughed seeing how a person could really be biased to this extent. Finally, she had now personally experienced the bitterness.
She felt disappointed even though she was not the original owner. If the original owner were still alive, she would certainly be even more disappointed.
She did not speak but turned around and walked into the house. After a while, she came out carrying a bowl of diluted gruel, a plate of dark pickles, and a moldy loaf of bread and put them on the staircase. She chuckled, "If not assigning a maid is for my own good, what about these? These were my dinner yesterday. General Gu, how do you feel looking at it? Can you say that this is for my own good too?"
The original Gu Xijiu had been too excited to go out for a "date" with her fiancé last night that she never had time to take her dinner and had left the living proof of the quality of these dishes...
The three dishes were placed in public and it was another slap to Mrs. Gu's face. Her face was pale and did not look good now...
Even the servants and maids would not have been given such a bad meal to eat. Not to mention the daughter of the General!
General Gu was even more embarrassed. His face was fierce and he stared at Leng Xiangyu with dissatisfaction, "Xiangyu, how can you treat Xijiu so badly? She is my daughter!"
Mrs. Gu blushed and her face was very red now, "This ... This... Mister, I didn't..."
Gu Tianqing intercepted and said, "Father, please don't be angry. My mother is not this type of person. It must be the lazy servant who had purposely snubbed Sister Xijiu. Mother, you are too kind hearted and always treat the servants well. It is inevitable to let some individuals take advantage of you and deliberately distort your good intentions to Sister Xijiu. Now you must bear with a bad reputation of abusing a child as well as the resentment that comes from Sister Xijiu. What is the point then?"
And then she looked at Gu Xijiu and said, "Sister, our family has had too many matters to handle. Although mother has worked hard every day, after all, she only has a pair of hands. There will be some inevitable omissions. Why have you never complained to mother regarding these people who have abused you? No wonder you have been so skinny and have suffered a lot. Every time when mother and I see you, we feel sad but we never knew the real reason behind it..."
This girl was indeed talented. With only a few words she put all the blame onto the servants. Not only had it cleared off the guilt of Leng Xiangyu, who intentionally abused the first daughter, but she had also put the blame on Gu Xijiu too.
Leng Xiangyu was smart too and she immediately said, "It is all because of the bad slaves. They actually dared to do such a bad thing without my knowledge... Fire all the servants who prepared the meals and never hire them again!"
Then, she spoke kindly to Gu Xijiu, "Xijiu, please be rest assured. I didn't know about it previously. Now that I do, I will seek justice for you. I will assign a proper person to take care of your diet and strengthen your body..."
