Gu Lejia stood at the gate, hesitating. His Seventh Uncle rarely had a day off at home, and he had thought that if he brought Song Xiuyang over, maybe his uncle would stop opposing them.
Unexpectedly, just as they reached the gate, Song Xiuyang backed down. "It's not right to just show up like this."
She couldn't quite say what was wrong, but she felt that coming back alone with Gu Lejia was improper, whether by the rules of etiquette or by reason.
"I want my Seventh Uncle to see how good you are. That way, he won't refuse to lend us a hand." Gu Lejia tried to persuade Xiuxiang again, while also psyching himself up.
"Maybe we should just forget it?" Xiuxiang knew her own background. She had shown kindness to Gu Lejia only because he was a worker brought back by Chen Dongjia, with no family entanglements, thinking there would be much less resistance.
