newbobooks Chapter 148: Both Tragic and Hilarious
Chapter 148: Both Tragic and Hilarious
“Yes, why?” Xiao Wu asked in the same way.
Wei Dongning raised her eyebrows slightly.
She wasn't surprised that Gu Peiyan would ask this question.
I never expected that Xiao Wu wouldn't know either.
Seeing the same expression on the faces of the person and the cat, Wei Dongning kindly answered their questions: "Because this money is obviously my dad's secret stash."
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been so angry when he got home.
According to the original owner's memories, Wei Liangzhe was used to spending money extravagantly in his early years, and he didn't care much even if he occasionally lost something.
But later Bai Suyun couldn't stand it anymore.
At the rate he spends and squanders money, even if the Marquis's mansion has a vast fortune, he will eventually squander it all.
Therefore, Bai Suyun set a daily allowance for him, and he had to apply to her for any amount exceeding that.
What Wei Liangzhe is exporting today is probably the result of his painstaking efforts over a long period of time.
Who would have thought that the dignified Marquis Zhongxin, a battle-hardened and awe-inspiring general, was at home a man who had to ask his wife for even two taels of silver?
Upon hearing this, Gu Peiyan's lips curled up slightly.
He had no idea that his father-in-law was living in such a... frugal way.
No wonder I was quite resentful towards him today.
There was such a relationship between them.
As a system that doesn't require spending money, Xiao Wu has never paid attention to anyone's financial situation.
As long as the family looks wealthy, in its eyes they are people who don't lack money.
Therefore, I never expected there to be such a way of operating.
"Your dad is really in a pretty bad situation."
Wei Dongning shrugged: "Let's just consider it a lesson for him, and it'll also prevent him from having such thoughts in the future."
Then he put the silver back into his purse, patted it twice, and told Gu Peiyan, "You mustn't let it slip."
Once the silver was in her hands, it was never returned.
Gu Peiyan nodded solemnly and promised, "Don't worry."
In the end, Wei Liangzhe found out about this.
And it happened the very next day.
In short, no matter what you do, having a reliable teammate is quite important.
This statement wasn't meant to imply anything about Gu Peiyan, because it wasn't actually said by him.
It's Gu Song.
Before going to court, Gu Peiyan had intended to tell Gu Song about what Wei Dongning had instructed him to do.
However, Gu Song had been resting with his eyes closed ever since he got into the carriage, so Gu Peiyan was unable to find an opportunity to do so.
As soon as he got out of the car, Gu Song was pulled away by his colleagues, and Gu Peiyan was not allowed to open her mouth.
Gu Peiyan originally thought that Gu Song wouldn't show off to his father-in-law, but this time he saw another side of his father.
When they left court, Mingming and the others walked in different directions.
Wei Liangzhe, however, still couldn't swallow his anger and walked up to the father and son, letting out a heavy, cold snort.
This instantly ignited Gu Song's temper: "Why don't you go and humph in front of the Emperor and Old Zhong? In the end, you're just unhappy because your daughter married my son, right? Well, there's nothing I can do about it. I'm very satisfied with this daughter-in-law. I even gave all the money I won from you yesterday to my daughter-in-law."
Gu Peiyan wished she could cover her father's mouth from behind and beg him to stop talking.
He could see the spark in his father-in-law's eyes.
You have to understand, even if he and his father were tied together, they wouldn't be able to beat his father-in-law's arm.
Wei Liangzhe's eyes blazed with fury, his teeth grinding together: "You old bastard, don't think you can flaunt your daughter in front of me just because she married into your family. No matter what, Ningning will always be a daughter of the Wei family! Can you guarantee she'll always be your daughter-in-law?"
Gu Peiyan immediately went on high alert and hurriedly assured him, "Yes."
"What are you kids interrupting for when adults are talking!" Wei Liangzhe rolled his eyes at Gu Peiyan impatiently.
The guy who stole my tender little cabbage is already being very kind of him by not breaking his legs.
He actually has the nerve to brag about it to himself.
Wei Liangzhe felt his blood rushing to his head, and his head was buzzing.
In the end, it was only when the emperor sent an eunuch to summon Wei Liangzhe that the farce was finally quelled.
After Wei Liangzhe's figure gradually disappeared from sight, Gu Peiyan turned around, looked at her father's expressionless face, and pinched her aching temple: "Father, I'm going back to the Censorate first."
If it weren't for his strong sense of responsibility, Gu Peiyan really wanted to get on the carriage, turn around, go home, and quietly stay with his A Ning for a while.
Gu Song achieved a partial victory in this struggle, and felt relieved both physically and mentally.
He waved to Gu Peiyan and said, "Go ahead, I'll go back to the Ministry of Personnel too."
He then straightened his official robes, put his hands behind his back, and walked to where the carriage was parked.
When Wei Dongning heard Xiao Wu telling her about the two god-like fathers' antics at the palace gate, she almost laughed herself silly: "Gu Peiyan is so pitiful. She's stuck between two fathers like a dumpling being bullied."
Gu Peiyan's expression at that time was both pitiful and hilarious.
“There’s nothing we can do, they’re the kind of people you can’t hit or scold.” Xiao Wu also felt that he was really miserable: “The worst thing is that after listening to two people who are almost a hundred years old together arguing like elementary school students, he still has to go to the Censorate to be a diligent worker.”
"Hahaha, no, my tears are about to come out." Wei Dongning couldn't find a handkerchief, so she simply pinched her sleeve and wiped her eyes a couple of times, wiping away all the tears that had overflowed from the corners of her eyes.
Fortunately, there were only the two of them in the room, otherwise they would probably have been arrested as two lunatics.
After the two of them, the cat and the person, had finished laughing, Xiao Wu finally stopped making exaggerated expressions. "Ningbao, you know, Gu Peiyan is already in such a miserable state, and we're still laughing at him. Isn't that a bit unfair?"
"A little, but I can't help it." Wei Dongning rubbed her cheeks, which were sore from laughing. "I didn't say I didn't feel sorry for him."
It's just that I genuinely feel heartache, but I also genuinely want to laugh.
This is the same principle as "If I see my best friend accidentally fall flat on their face, I will go over and help you up, but please allow me to laugh for a while first".
"I think you have a point."
"You mentioned a while ago that a batch of new movies have been released recently. What kinds of movies are they? It feels like I haven't seen a movie in ages."
“That’s too many.” Xiao Wu projected the screen in front of Wei Dongning: “Look, the same old rule, they’re still arranged by popularity.”
Wei Dongning's gaze swept across the names and posters, finally settling on a familiar name: "Wait, this movie has already made its third installment, and they still have the nerve to use this name? Don't they say once or twice is acceptable, but a third time? This is practically doing it on purpose!"
"It's alright, he's a policeman in another movie, so his good deeds and bad deeds cancel each other out."
Is this correct?
"That's correct."
Wei Dongning was speechless. She swiped her finger across the movie and clicked on the one next to it.
This lighthearted and humorous style suits her better.