In the living room, Gao Wenshi perfunctorily exchanged a few words with Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing, then played chess with Old Master Shen.
Old Master Shen winked at Tian Jing and continued to play chess, his head lowered.
Li Zhengguo and Tian Jing sat quietly to the side.
The moment Gao Wenshi turned his head, they immediately put on a restrained demeanor.
When this game of chess was over, Gao Wenshi, feeling bored by the couple, took his leave.
Shen Jierong ran into the living room. "Tian Jing, you're hilarious! You had that Gao Wenshi completely flustered."
Tian Jing rubbed her face, maintaining a smile that had become somewhat stiff.
"Some people only believe what they see and only want the outcome they've decided on. I just went along with it."
She turned to look at Old Master Shen. "What did Gao Wenshi come here for?"
"Heh heh," Old Master Shen chuckled. "To probe your situation. I have no idea what his intentions are."
While the Yu family was having a jovial time, they were unaware that Gao Wenshi, upon his return, was calling his father.
Old Master Shen was chatting with Li Weibo when the living room phone rang. It was for him.
He picked up the receiver and said impatiently, "Who is it? Can you find me even when I'm away from the capital?"
"Even if you burrow into a mouse hole, I'll find you."
The voice on the other end and the words spoken made Old Master Shen furious.
"You old scoundrel Gao, spit it out if you have something urgent. I'm talking to my little grandson-in-law right now."
"I heard it's not a done deal yet, right?"
"What's it to you?"
"Jierong just wants a grandson with the surname Yu, right? My Gao family has had sons for generations. If Zi Yu and Ming Xiu get married, I'll give you not one, but two sons."
"Nonsense!" Old Master Shen was enraged. "Keep your Gao family sons for your Gao family. I don't care for them."
"You want your Gao family child to have everything Jinghai has? Dream on! There's no door, not even a crack!"
"Slap!" Old Master Shen hung up the phone, still breathing heavily with anger.
"Jinghai, tomorrow, after your elder brother and the others come and meet, get the marriage certificate for Xiao Bo and Zi Yu. Let's see who dares to interfere!"
Yu Jinghai frowned. "Dad, it's too sudden. Xiao Bo needs to apply for a marriage report."
"Nonsense!" Old Master Shen was so angry he even cursed his younger son-in-law.
"Do you think I don't know that Zeng Jingrong also fancies Zi Yu?"
"If Xiao Bo applies for marriage, that kid will get it approved immediately."
After scolding his younger son-in-law, Old Master Shen looked at Tian Jing. "Xiao Tian, what's your opinion?"
Tian Jing shrugged. "It's up to the old man. He knows his old friend."
"Just don't leave anything unpleasant for the two children."
"However, we also shouldn't ignore the opinion of the future father-in-law."
"Because it's too rushed, it will affect Zi Yu's reputation."
"The two children can't have a baby right after getting married."
Shen Jierong put her arm around her daughter's shoulder. Her daughter had truly found a good mother-in-law.
Old Master Shen understood. "Hmph! Some people's mouths are as foul as a broken pot boiling excrement."
"Alright, no rush. We'll follow the procedures."
"No matter how capable that Old Gao is, he can't reach into the special training team."
The matter was dropped by the Yu and Shen families.
However, the Gao family did not give up on their intentions.
Old Master Gao was not angered by Old Master Shen's accurate assessment of his thoughts.
It would be a shame to leave everything of Yu Jinghai to outsiders.
He hadn't considered it before, but his second son's clarification today made him understand.
What if the child had the surname Yu? Wasn't he still a descendant of the Gao family?
Since Ming Xiu was willing to be a live-in son-in-law, he could marry into the Yu family.
That girl Zi Yu was quite good-looking.
Gao Mingxiu was summoned back by his grandfather.
Upon hearing his grandfather's plan, he laughed in disbelief and anger.
"No wonder, no wonder Lili didn't want to accept me."
"I only mentioned that my parents were professors at a research institute, and she told me to wait until I got my doctorate and entered society, then wait for my parents to arrange my future, and then perhaps see if the insignificant me could struggle."
"Indeed, I am insignificant, and I cannot struggle."
"On one hand, my second aunt is instigating my mother to ruin Lili's life."
"On the other hand, you, grandfather, are forcing me to marry Zi Yu against my will, and you don't even care that Zi Yu already has a partner."
"I scored so high, why didn't I get into Peking University? I've always known the reason."
"You want a puppet grandson. I'm sorry, I can't do it."
"Bang!" Old Master Gao slammed his hand on the table. "You enjoy everything the Gao family has, so you must contribute to the Gao family."
"That's what you forced on me!" Gao Mingxiu shouted at Old Master Gao.
"From childhood, every time I changed schools, I asked you not to reveal my identity, but you ignored my objections and directly told the principal and my homeroom teacher to give me extra consideration."
"I refused and resisted. Besides my parents, who ever considered my feelings?"
"I don't want it, I don't want anything the Gao family has given me. I'd rather be an ordinary citizen, but I want freedom!"
"Mingxiu."
"Mingxiu."
Gao Wenqi and Liu Ailing hurriedly pushed open the door and entered the study.
"Speak nicely to your grandfather, how can you yell at him?"
Gao Mingxiu shook off Liu Ailing's hand and turned to ask Gao Wenqi, "Dad, do you also think I've enjoyed the honor of the Gao family?"
Gao Wenqi looked at his father and remained silent.
Gao Mingxiu asked again, "With my grades, why didn't I get into Peking University? Dad, can you tell me?"
Gao Wenqi remained silent.
"Heh heh," Gao Mingxiu sneered. "My college entrance exam, a crucial turning point in my life, has already been sacrificed for the Gao family."
"Now, I have to sacrifice my marriage and my future for the Gao family?"
"I don't want it. Dad, you're willing to live this stifling life, but I'm not."
"Bang!" Old Master Gao slammed his hand on the table again. "You don't want to, but you have to."
"Because your father, to marry your mother, promised to sell his son to the Gao family."
"Before, I indulged you because your learning ability was strong."
"I didn't expect you to be as sentimental as your father."
"If you become a live-in son-in-law, you won't be able to sell your son like your father did, so you have no conditions to negotiate with me."
Gao Mingxiu stumbled back a few steps in shock, looking at Gao Wenqi in disbelief.
"Dad, is Grandpa telling the truth?"
"I'm sorry." Gao Wenqi lowered his head.
"No!" Gao Mingxiu shouted. "On what grounds did you sell my freedom in exchange for your romantic freedom?"
"What about my human rights? My freedom?"
"I don't agree! You pay your own debts."
Gao Wenqi just kept his head down and said nothing.
Liu Ailing sobbed, "I'm sorry, Mingxiu, Mom has failed you."
Gao Mingxiu stared intently at Liu Ailing's face. "When I was little, I always heard my second aunt saying behind your back that you entered the Gao family by using your beauty."
"Every time, I would jump out and yell at her that she was talking nonsense. It turns out she wasn't lying."
"She's still instructing you to go to the hospital to get a pregnancy report, intending to ruin Lili's reputation."
"A plan with two benefits, and you still haven't realized it? You're still discussing with her whether the plan is cruel or not?"
"The first benefit is to ruin the relationship between us as mother and son, and the second is to have you ruin the Gao family's reputation."
"No wonder, no wonder Grandpa favors me, because I'm a genetic mutation of you two."
"But, I don't agree!"
Gao Mingxiu turned and said through gritted teeth to Old Master Gao,
"I don't agree! Grandpa, I don't agree to my father's terms. He'll pay his own debts!"
Old Master Gao stared at his younger grandson. "What if the prerequisite is that you are expelled from the Gao family?"
"Back then, your father wanted both beauty and fame and fortune, so he sold you."
"Fine!" Gao Mingxiu nodded without hesitation. "I'll leave the Gao family."
His grandson's rebellious spirit left Old Master Gao helpless. He could only push step by step.
"Then take out all the money and bank cards you have, and put down your phone."
"The house near your school will be repossessed. You can pack your clothes and shoes from your room and take them with you."
"After you leave, don't use the Gao family's name to look for a job. If your doctoral dissertation and graduation certificate are blocked, don't come back to beg me."
As Old Master Gao spoke, Gao Mingxiu began to take things out.
"Don't worry, I won't come back to beg you."
"What use is a graduation certificate? With your influence, I can't even get a job as a porter."
Holding the keys in his hand, Gao Mingxiu's eyes were filled with resentment.
"After I take my belongings, I will lock this key inside the room."
"After I leave, you can force me, you can create any difficulties for me, just don't use improper means against Lili."
"And one more thing for you: don't ask me to come back in the future."
"Today, the moment I step out of this door, I am no longer a member of the Gao family."