Chapter 1403: Chapter 1403: Losing Temper

Father Luo and Ms. Chu were quite relieved upon seeing this... If Hui Niang never gets married, Sister Xiu would still take good care of her, they were assured.

The Luo Family had no relatives. After Gu Jinxiu and Luo Wu served tea to Father Luo and Ms. Chu, and Gu Jinxiu and Luo Huiniang exchanged gifts, it was considered a reunion.

Shortly after, the matchmaker arrived, and Ms. Chu, after checking the virginity handkerchief in the bridal room with the matchmaker, embroidered the words for "happy union" on it and went to the Gu Family to share the good news.

The matchmaker shouted from afar, "Mother-in-law, I’ve come to bring you good news, it’s a happy union, happy union, happy union!"

Mrs. Cui was overjoyed, brought Aunt Miao to welcome the matchmaker, took the red silk cloth, gave the matchmaker a big red envelope, then solemnly hung the red silk cloth on the main door, and after admiring it for a while, happily went inside.

Brother Cheng and the others were already up. After breakfast, they began teaching Dou Zhi how to make cakes.

Dou Zhi was a capable person, quick to learn anything. Within half a day, after making cakes twice, he mastered it, and the taste he produced was much better than Mrs. Cui’s.

"Hmm, it really tastes like Second Sister’s!" Brother Cheng gave the highest praise.

Young Master Dou nodded with satisfaction, instructing Dou Zhi, "Let’s go, return to the house in town, find two servants to learn cake-making. Once they’ve learned, send them back to the Capital, and get the cake shop open before February."

People in the Capital have money, and after February, they love to go out for excursions, enjoying bringing along pastries and fine wine. By then, these cakes could become a hit in the Capital, a new treat pursued by nobles and wealthy households.

"Yes." Dou Zhi answered and immediately went to pack up his things.

Brother Cheng asked, "Brother Dou, are you leaving already?"

Young Master Dou nodded, "Yes, the stuff at your place is too substandard, not something I’m used to, can’t stay."

He was here to support the Gu Family, and after fulfilling that, naturally, he needed to leave. There’s still plenty to do, he can’t always revolve around the Gu Family.

Brother Cheng was annoyed, "Brother Dou, your words are really harsh. Third Grandma gave you the best stuff to use."

"But your best stuff here is considered the worst in the Capital, absolutely unusable. It needs to be replaced, buy better stuff to use." Young Master Dou solemnly said, "Remember, your household is no longer just a Northwest rural family, nor famine refugees; you’re now a wealthy family, a scholar’s family, an in-law of a general’s. You can’t keep living the lives of ordinary folks; you need to raise the standard of living, pamper your own people a bit, otherwise, when you go to the Capital, you’ll be laughed at."

He certainly didn’t want the future in-laws of the Young Marquis to be ridiculed, embarrassing the Young Marquis.

Brother Cheng was really upset, but Young Master Dou was about to leave. He sulked for a while, then went to inform Mrs. Cui to sort out a return gift with Third Grandma to see Young Master Dou off.

But before they got out the main door, they ran into Mrs. Chen: "Nephew Dou, what are you doing? You’re not about to leave, are you?!"

Goodness, that call of "Nephew Dou" left everyone bewildered.

Young Master Dou: "..."

When did I become your nephew?

But Mrs. Chen didn’t care, she was clutching Young Master Dou’s arm to keep him, "Nephew Dou, it’s hard for you to come by, you can’t just leave after one day. Stay a few more days, let your two brothers show you around the village, have fun before you go."

"Two brothers?" Young Master Dou twitched at the corners of his mouth, looking not far away at Gu Defa with a blank face and Gu Dewang, who was looking amused, "You both?"

Gu Defa nodded earnestly, "Yes, that’s us."

What nonsense, when did I become your brother? Recognizing relatives doesn’t work like this!

"What are you two standing around for? Hurry up and show your Brother Dou around the village." Mrs. Chen shouted at Gu Defa and Gu Dewang.

But Gu Dewang was troubled, "Mom, what’s fun in our village? It’s just farmhouses or weeds and trees, can’t even find a pretty flower, what is Young Master Dou supposed to look at?"

Mrs. Chen yelled, "Why isn’t there anything fun? Go hunting in the mountains, don’t city boys love to hunt game? There’s all sorts of game in Dafeng Mountain."

Young Master Dou found her yelling gave him a headache, just as he was about to speak, Village Chief He came over with He Jinseng, He Yinseng, and He Tongsheng, the three brothers.

Village Chief He was shouting from afar, "Young Master Dou, the old man heard you’d be staying in the village, was overjoyed, and rushed over with my grandsons upon hearing the news. Come, come, come, the old man will take you to choose a piece of land in the village, take any piece you fancy and build a house on it!"

Young Master Dou felt he was about to explode with anger, "When did I say I was buying land and building a house in the village?"

Which scoundrel spread such a rumor?

Mrs. Chen realized Village Chief He was here to steal her guest, got anxious, and clung tightly to Young Master Dou’s arm, telling Gu Dewang’s brothers to block Village Chief He, shouting at the chief, "Chief, Nephew Dou is a guest of the Gu Family, you old man better not steal him!"

Every time there’s a noble, they come fawning over, how shameless.

Village Chief He completely ignored Mrs. Chen and rushed over with his grandsons.

Young Master Dou looked at them, feeling angry enough to kill someone... What kind of people are these? Did the Young Marquis really spend years with these people?

Heavens, these are an unbearable bunch of fools, how could such idiots help the Young Marquis? They’ll only burden him!

"Let go!" Young Master Dou shook off Mrs. Chen forcefully, face darkening, eyes glaring fiercely at them.

Mrs. Chen was taken aback, quickly retreated several steps, shouting in her mind: What’s the matter with this Dou fellow? Gone mad? Suddenly so fierce!

"Young Master Dou, leaving already?" Elder Qin walked over, hands behind his back, from the Qin family side.

Young Master Dou was startled, hastily put away his anger, and greeted Elder Qin, "Elder Qin is here."

General He was much older now compared to before, full of white hair, hunched back, with even a couple of missing teeth, his face wrinkled; seeing him like this made one feel quite sorrowful... But the Young Marquis said, General He deliberately made himself appear so elderly to conceal his identity.

Elder Qin nodded, smiled and said, "Yesterday Sister Xiu got married, the old man drank a couple extra glasses, got up late."

Then he glanced at Mrs. Chen, shaking his head with a laugh, "Da Gui’s wife, coming to take advantage of the Gu Family again?"

Mrs. Chen, upon hearing this, forgot her fear, and said to Elder Qin, "Elder Qin, what are you saying? When have I ever taken advantage of Third Aunt’s family? This time I even brought gifts for Third Aunt’s family, your family, and several families at the end of the village, being quite generous."

Elder Qin was laughing heartily, no longer paying attention to her, moved before Young Master Dou, and said, "Da Gui’s wife is just like this, seems annoying, but she’s kind-hearted. Young Master Dou, don’t be angry."

General He was the Young Marquis’s god-grandfather, who saved the Young Marquis’s life, personally acting as a mediator, Young Master Dou naturally couldn’t stay angry, "You speak too highly of her, Aunt Da Gui has a pretty straightforward temperament, no scheming."

Gu Dewang widened his eyes, his mom without scheming? Her schemes are numerous enough to be frightening, always pondering how to take advantage when seeing a wealthy person.

But...

Unexpectedly, Young Master Dou is afraid of Grandpa Qin.

Hehe, this is a big discovery; if he’s going to do business with Young Master Dou in the future, he’ll bring Grandpa Qin into play to help.

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