Marry first then love, uncle, I only told him everything after I came of age

  Gu Mo walked over to the office desk, signed a check and also wrote a statement, took the money and they were even.

  He put the deed and check in front of Li Qiang, "Sign your name on this paper, stamp it with your seal, and you can take the check away."

  Li Qiang took a look and quickly signed his name and stamped it with his seal, handing it over to Gu Mo, "Take a look, is everything okay?"

  Gu Mo put away the paper and pressed the intercom, "Assistant Sun, escort Mr. Li out."

  "Alright, I'll leave then. I know Mayor Gu is busy with a million things, so I won't disturb him at work." Li Qiang smiled smugly and adjusted his collar.

  Si Mian felt very displeased in his heart and hated that he couldn't rush up and punch him a couple of times.

  After Li Qiang left, there were only three people left in the office. Gu Qi looked at her with an especially cold and serious gaze, like a sharp knife.

  Si Mian hung her head in shame, feeling extremely distressed. The self-respect she had worked hard to maintain was now shattered into pieces.

  "I'm going back," Gu Qi said and left without even looking at her.

  Xiaoming didn't know what to say to appease her father-in-law, she was very confused, this time her father-in-law must be extremely disappointed in her.

  Gu Mo didn't say anything else, just faintly said, "I'll let Leng Nan send you back first."

  "Uncle Gu..." She bit her lower lip.

  "It's okay, you go back first, we'll talk about it when I get home tonight"

  ….

  She went back with her father-in-law, one in front of the other, but it was clear that everyone at home knew what had happened, because she saw shock and incredulity, as well as blame, in her mother-in-law's eyes.

  But Gu Xi didn't say anything, he just walked over and patted her shoulder.

  For God's sake, don't let her see that bastard Li Qiang, or she'll definitely put a sack over his head and beat him to death, how hateful!!

  At night, Si Mian went to the kitchen to help Lv Qingyan, and Lv Qingyan said indifferently, "No need, I can still manage on my own."

  Two days ago, Wang Yujuan told herself about her father's affairs, and she had a thorn in her heart. She didn't expect the follow-up development to come so quickly.

  Now Lü Qingyan is somewhat regretful that they got married, it's all because of her that the Gu family has so much trouble.

  Today, it even made a scene at the municipal government. Lu Qingyan couldn't bear to imagine what would happen if this got out - who knows how many people would be pointing fingers at the Gu family? This world is indeed frightening when it comes to public opinion.

  There was a look of grievance on Si Mian's face, feeling that in an instant, he had become a stranger here. Just two days ago, he had barely managed to integrate into this family a little bit, and now everything had changed dramatically.

  At night, Gu Mo came back and saw her sitting alone in the living room. He walked over and asked, "Where are Mom and Dad?"

  "Dad has been staying in his study room since he got back and hasn't come out, Mom is in the kitchen"

  "Okay, I'll go take a look at Dad." Gu Mo untied his tie and took off his jacket, handing it to her. "Help me put this in the room," he said, before heading upstairs with big strides.

  She silently went upstairs with her clothes in her arms, actually she would rather have everyone scold her, that way she could feel a little better inside, just don't treat her like a stranger.

  "Father," Gu Mo pushed open the door of the study and went in.

  "Are you back?" Gu Qi asked with a stern face, "Have someone go check?"

  This is still Gu Jia's first time being threatened by someone else, humph, what a joke.

  Gu Mo's expression was also cold, "I've investigated, on the surface it's a tea house, but in reality it's a gambling den. I have someone keeping an eye on it, once we get evidence, we'll shut it down immediately."

  The reason for today's compromise is just to relax one's vigilance and let Siwen feel at ease.

  Gu Qi let out a sigh, "Because the court awarded Si Wei to Liu Zilan, so before you got married, I only investigated Liu Zilan and the Su family. I didn't expect that there would be such an unbearable scene in the Si family."

  Gu Mo calmly said, "This can't be blamed on her, she couldn't choose her own birth, who doesn't hope for a good family background, excellent parents? And I don't think Si Dawei's behavior has affected her."

  "She's your wife, of course you'd speak up for her." Gu Qi's face was still gloomy, unable to let go of today's events. "Now that not many people know about your marriage, she can temporarily avoid showing her face, but sooner or later you'll have to bring her to those gatherings. The way she is now, it's completely unacceptable."

  "No one is born knowing these things, they can be taught, and she's clever, so she'll learn."

  "Alright, stop talking nonsense. Let's see it in action first, then we can talk about it later." Gu Qi waved his hand, "Alright, you can go now. I want to sit here for a while longer."

  "En" Gu Mo stepped out.

  Back in the room, Si Mian sat on the sofa with her knees hugged to her chest, without even wearing socks on her feet, and the window was still open. Did she want to freeze herself to death? Gu Mo couldn't help but feel annoyed, at this age, she was still causing him worry. Only now did he realize that she had never told him about Si Da Wei's situation, and he hadn't thought to investigate either.

  But I never thought she would hide such a big thing.

  She slammed the door shut, startling Si Mian, who quickly lifted her head to see Gu Mo standing at the door with a fierce gaze. Si Mian felt a twinge of guilt and quickly lowered her head again.

  Gu Mo threw the woolen socks onto the sofa and said coldly, "Put on your socks, if you get sick, I don't have time to take care of you."

  She put on the clothes, her face had a timid expression, she secretly raised her head to take a glance at him, Gu Mo sat on the edge of the bed, his expression was extremely serious, as if he wanted to devour her.

  She walked up to Gu Mo's front, her hands nervously clasped together, her voice weak and soft, "Uncle Gu...I'm sorry..."

  "Gu Meng glared at her, 'What did I do wrong? Tell me.'"

  "I didn't mean to trouble you, I didn't think Li Qiang would go look for you"

  Gu Mo raised his voice, anger mixed in his tone, "Is it that he didn't go find you, this matter wouldn't be exposed, and you wouldn't say anything?"

  She indeed had this intention.

  "Who am I to you?" Gu Mo was so angry that he couldn't speak, and it seemed that this dead girl hadn't realized why he was angry at all.

  Husband

  "You still know I'm your husband, I thought you took me for air." Gu Mo was so angry that he kicked the bedside cabinet next to him, and Si Mian was startled, his shoulders shaking involuntarily.

  "Your dad's money, I'm not paying it back today. How are you going to solve this? With your monthly salary, even if you don't eat or drink, it'll take eleven years to have 200,000 yuan. Are you planning on selling blood or a kidney? Tell me, I'm really curious."

  She bit her lip, her eyes filled with grievances, not knowing how to respond, her eye sockets filled with tears, but she didn't dare let them fall, and could only hold back.

  "Speak up, you're mute!" Gu Mo shouted.

  Scared by him, Si Mian's tears came down immediately. She bit her lower lip tightly and said in a choked voice, "This 200,000... I will pay it back to you slowly, can we do installment payments?"

  Gu Mo frowned and said seriously, "Who asked you to pay back, and even in installments? What are you crying about? Don't cry!"

  He stopped her at once and roughly wiped away the tears on her face with his hand, "Crying over such a trivial matter, you're just a little kid after all."

  She said in a hoarse voice, "Mom divorced Dad because he loved to gamble. Mom doesn't allow me to see him, and every time I see my dad, I don't dare tell my mom. But after all, he is my father. Seeing others beat him up, watching him being beaten to death with my own eyes... That Li Qiang has been coming to our house to collect debts since I was very young, like a vengeful spirit."

  "Was it last time you came back with blood on your body when you were with your dad?"

  "Well, that time when someone was beating him up, I pretended to be a police officer and scared those people away. Then I took my dad to stay in a hotel, but because I didn't have my ID card, no one would let me check in." Si Rou muttered.

  "It's been several months already, you've been deceiving me for long enough, and yet you don't feel the slightest bit guilty. When I ask you, you lie with a straight face, without even batting an eyelid."

  Si Mian had no way to refute, his hands didn't stop stirring.

  "Don't give me that look like I'm bullying you," Gu Mo poked her head, "Lift your head up, you're not a primary school student anymore, why are you still lowering your head and not speaking?"

  "You're clearly bullying me, yet you yell at me and speak so loudly and fiercely."

  Gu Mo was both angry and amused, "This is what I call fierce? In the past when my dad got angry, he would directly use a rattan stick to hit me and Gu Xi, our backs were beaten until they bled, that's what I call fierce! Later on, let you experience it too, then you'll know how merciful I am to you."

  This girl still doesn't miss him.

  She shut her mouth tightly, as an official is just a sharp tongue, she couldn't outtalk him, so it's better not to humiliate herself.

  "Are you going to keep deceiving me?"

  "I don't know," she muttered.

  "You still don't know? I've told you so much, it's all been for nothing. Has your head been squeezed by a door or something?" Gu Mo exclaimed excitedly.

  As expected, they're not from the same age group, so there's a problem with communication.

  "She also seriously replied 'haven't been squeezed by the door'."

  Gu Mo was so angry that he couldn't take it anymore, and if he said a few more words to her, he would lose several years of his life. He suddenly stood up, and Si Mian immediately retreated a few steps, instinctively picking up the desk lamp to shield himself.

  Look at her attitude, Gu Mo raised an eyebrow, "You still want to fight?"

  "Self-defense, purely self-defense. If you make a move, I'm not just going to stand here and take the beating."

  "Look, what are you talking about? He's almost out of breath. 'You won't be satisfied until I'm dead, will you, Siwen? I have to admit, I've finally acknowledged that there's a generation gap between us two, but it's not me who has the gap with you, it's you who has the gap with me.'"

  He has never beaten his wife and will not set a precedent for future generations either.

  Si Mian was taken aback by Gu Mo's excitement.

  Gu Mo hummed and stormed out.

  Si Mian thought that Gu Mo would be so angry that he would sleep in the study or guest room tonight, but unexpectedly, when the time came, he came in and hugged her to sleep as usual.

  The next day, Si Mian decided to go find Si Dawei and tell him to stop hiding and dodging around, but instead find a job to support himself.

  Gu Mo followed her out of the door and saw her walking towards a secluded alley, feeling uneasy, he quickened his pace to keep up with her.

  Si Mian pressed down on the memory and found the house rented by Si Dawei, which was shabby and rusty. The iron gate had rusted, and when he pushed it open and went in, a musty smell wafted out. The only table and bed were covered with dust, showing that no one had lived there for a long time.

  Dad hasn't come back, so where did he go? As soon as I think that he might be sleeping under the bridge or in a cement pipe at night, my heart aches. It's so cold now, and he's wearing such thin clothes, what if he gets sick? And there's no money to see a doctor, with constant coughing every day.

  The "creak" door is very old, so it makes a sound when opened.

  "Father!" exclaimed Si Mian immediately as he turned around.

  Gu Mo stood at the small door, looking at her with a serious expression, "I am not your dad".

  "You, why are you following me?" Si Rou asked stutteringly.

  "Although Si Dawei is your dad, you also want to be a filial daughter, but you can't pay off his debts for the rest of your life, so if you want to solve the problem, you have to start with your dad."

  "He's gone missing, and even I couldn't find him"

  "Missing, why didn't you tell me? You owe money and don't say it, now even your dad is missing and you don't say it, Suwen, am I not worthy of you telling me the truth?" Gu Mo pounded on the iron door, making a loud noise.

  "No, I didn't not want to tell you" Si Wen's nose suddenly felt sour and her eyes reddened again, "At that time we had just gotten married, we weren't familiar with each other, and you seemed to dislike me at first, how could I say anything?"

  Seeing her pitiful appearance, Gu Mo sighed, and immediately knew that she was using this trick again, either pretending to be pitiful or acting cute.

  He walked over, embracing her and saying softly, "You must always remember that we are husband and wife. Husband and wife don't mean that when disaster strikes, each flies their separate ways; rather, no matter what difficulties arise, we face them together. I'm not an outsider, I'm your husband, understand? Take the thing with your dad, for example. I know as his daughter, you must hope he can make a good showing and have a decent job, right? If you had told me about it earlier, I would have worked with you to find a solution and put him on the right path. He wouldn't have to be dodging left and right all day, struggling to make ends meet. Didn't your teachers teach you from a young age that one person's power is limited? And I knew about this matter early on; if I had taken care of it before Li Qiang came looking for me, the subsequent events wouldn't have occurred, and Mom and Dad wouldn't be angry either. You say, isn't that right?"

  When she heard this, Si Mian was very touched in her heart. To have such a husband, she was really happy. She thought Gu Mo would be angry and divorce her.

  Overwhelmed with emotion, tears couldn't stop flowing, and I choked out the words, "Li Qiang is like a nightmare to our family. He's the one who caused my parents' divorce. Bastard! If killing someone wasn't against the law, I'd really want to stab him seventeen or eighteen times."

  "It's a pity that killing someone is against the law. If you really killed someone, I wouldn't be able to protect you. However, there are many ways to teach someone a lesson in this world, do you know?"

  Gu Mo held her small face in his hands and wiped away her tears with his thumb, "I really don't know how a little kid like you has the courage to hold on for so long"

  "What else can I do, hold you and cry?"

  "Are you not going to cry in my arms now?"

  He was teased by "dislike" and laughed at him.

  "It's okay, crying and laughing at the same time is really ugly"

  "Hey husband, if Li Qiang comes looking for you again in the future, don't give him any money."

  "Don't worry, I won't give him a chance to come looking for me again"

  "Really?"

  "Of course it's true, when have I ever lied to you?"

  "Honey, you're so great!" She wrapped her arms around his neck, tiptoed and gave him a heavy kiss on the lips. "I love you so much, I'm dying of love for you."

  Her face was covered with snot and tears, when she kissed him, it all rubbed onto his face. Gu Mo, who had a cleanliness habit for the first time didn't show any disgust, but instead smiled very happily.

  This girl's emotions are really volatile, one moment she's crying and the next she's laughing, but that's what makes her special.

  He wrapped his arms around her waist and said, "One more kiss"

  Si Mian couldn't help but smile and then kissed his mouth several times in a row.

  Gu Mo returned her kiss, Si Mian smiled and dodged away, but was eventually caught by him holding her head, she raised her small face and revealed a charming smile, "Husband, I love you"

  He was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing.

  Although this might just be a momentary emotional outburst from her, he was truly delighted.

  Xiāo Mián now feels she is the happiest person in the world, she really married a very good man, and she will strive to be a good wife to repay his kindness to her.

  He selflessly provided for her food and drink, took care of her, and silently supported her. In his heart, he vowed to treat him even better in the future.

  She had never been in love before and didn't know what it felt like, and only now did she realize that her previous infatuation with Nian Yiren was just a psychological idolization. All the boys she had contact with at school were immature, but after starting her internship, she suddenly met someone mature, stable, handsome, and wealthy, and the contrast made her think she had fallen in love blindly.

  Moreover, she found that as long as Gu Mo was good to her, no matter how much her father-in-law and mother-in-law disliked her, she wouldn't mind. She would slowly change their opinions of her. She believed that as long as she sincerely treated them well, they would eventually understand her heart.

  A lifetime is still long, suffering a little hardship is nothing.

  Back home, Gu Mo went to the study to work, while Si Mian helped out downstairs. No matter how coldly Lv Qingyan looked at her or how indifferent she was, she always maintained a smile.

  "Mom, I'll wash this."

  "Mom, this is heavy, I'll carry it, don't get burned."

  Gu Qi sat on the sofa, Si Mian brewed a pot of good tea and respectfully placed it on the tea table. "Dad, your favorite Longjing tea, try it and see how it's brewed."

  Gu Qi didn't say a word and his eyes scanning the newspaper didn't even glance at her once.

  Si Mian didn't get discouraged and still acted like a lively little locomotive.

  …..

  Gu Mo stood upstairs without going down, watching every move of Si Chun with his eyes, and couldn't help but feel heartache for her. However, he couldn't say anything, because if he did, his parents would only think that he was overprotecting her again, and their impression of her would be even worse.

  And she wants to gain her parents' recognition through her own efforts.

  "Big brother, what are you looking at?" Gu Xi walked over and followed his line of sight to see that it was on Si Yun's body. He couldn't help but tease, "Is it necessary to be like this? I've never seen you act like this towards Qiao Si before."

  After finishing speaking, Gu Xi felt that he had misspoken and immediately apologized, "Big brother, I'm sorry, it wasn't intentional."

  After that incident, Mother strictly forbade anyone from mentioning the name Joys in front of Big Brother, so for three years now, this name has disappeared from Big Brother's world.