The Yao Family didn’t ask how she knew, they just looked at her and said, "You don’t care about Jiaojiao, so I don’t think there’s any need to tell you about these things."
The Yao Family’s tough attitude startled Gu Jinyu, and then she felt both aggrieved and angry.
When a person’s kindness becomes a habit, then their occasional lack of it becomes a sin.
"Ha." Gu Jinyu sneered, "Yes, I don’t care about her, I have a heart of stone, but when has she ever cared about me? Does Mother only have expectations of me?"
The Yao Family replied, "I don’t have expectations of any of you. You have no obligation to care for each other, but if you don’t care about her, then don’t inquire about her. After all, Jiaojiao has never inquired about you."
Gu Jinyu suddenly clenched her fingers: "Mother!"
The Yao Family replied calmly, "Have you finished speaking? Now it’s my turn. Jin Yu, I have raised you for over ten years. Regardless of whether you still acknowledge me as your mother, I want to give you one last piece of advice — the third young master of the Marquis Changping is not a suitable match for you. You should cancel this engagement as soon as possible."
Gu Jinyu retorted mockingly, "Not a suitable match? Then who is? A meager son from the family of a minor official that Mother painstakingly selected for me from thousands of choices? Your biological daughter can marry a noble young marquis, but I have to resign myself to a minor official’s son! Mother, just how biased are you!"
The Yao Family looked at her coldly, "Is the Marquis not biased? When you blame me for being biased, why don’t you think about how your father is always biased towards you?"
Gu Jinyu raised her hand, pointing towards the second courtyard, "But grandfather and brothers are also biased towards her! Even Gu Xiaobao, that fool, prefers her — "
Smack!
The Yao Family stood up, and slapped her across the face over the table!
Gu Jinyu was stunned and looked at the Yao Family in disbelief.
"Don’t speak of your brother like that!"
"He’s not my brother! He fell and didn’t even cry, and didn’t walk at over a year old, what else could he be but a fool!"
Gu Xiaobao was awakened by the noise.
He sat up obediently, staring dazedly at the doorway.
The Yao Family pointed at the door, their voice not loud but very stern, "Get out!"
Gu Jinyu covered her reddened face, looked at the Yao Family with teary eyes, and walked away without turning back!
Gu Xiaobao was carried out by Yu Yaya.
Yu Yaya muttered, "How could she be like this... She treated us like fools when we were kindly reminding her... Does she really think good fortune will fall from the sky? She doesn’t even think about her reputation, how could she enter the gates of the Marquis Changping Residence? If it weren’t for the third young master... forget it, I shouldn’t say more."
Nanny Fang said, "She has lofty ambitions, thinking she surpasses the eldest miss in everything, including her marriage, so how could she feel this engagement is inappropriate? Madam has done all she can, if she insists on walking down a dead-end road, let her."
The Yao Family placed Gu Xiaobao on their lap, and Gu Xiaobao spread open his ten fingers, gently patted his own chest, shook his hand, and earnestly said, "Xiaobao is not a fool."
Those words... were heard by her son...
The Yao Family closed their eyes in pain, then smiled at their son, "Of course Xiaobao is not a fool, Xiaobao is the smartest."
She turned her head, her gaze determined as she said, "From now on, don’t call her the second miss anymore, and don’t report anything about her to me!"
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