Love? The Reborn Me Just Wants to Obtain Rewards
Chapter 382 - 177: Laughing Until Crying_2

Chapter 382: Chapter 177: Laughing Until Crying_2

"Stop!"

Gu Tongshu, his head buzzing with anger, no longer cared about his composure, and hastily interrupted Su Huai.

"Puppy, do you really want to take my girl out gallivanting on that ’ghost fire’ motorcycle?"

Putting everything else aside, do you know how many people get killed by those two-wheeled things every year?!

I truly want to gift you a dump truck in advance!

But... he could only endure.

With Gu Tongshu’s temperament, he would rather fight Su Huai ten more times than spend a penny to thank him—should I thank your ancestors of eight generations or what?

But as soon as he heard Puppy wanted to take his daughter on a "ghost fire," while he was angry, he also completely panicked.

"Su, I understand young people like excitement, and that’s fine, but you have a bright future ahead, so try to play with safer things, okay?"

Gu Tongshu offered his heartfelt advice, expressing goodwill, while keenly observing his daughter’s reaction.

Then his heart sank suddenly.

Oh no!

He saw that his precious daughter was tempted!

Gu Tongshu didn’t care about losing face and quickly changed his tune, grinding his teeth and swallowing blood, he proposed an alternative.

"Later, I’ll get you a limited edition Ferrari. That’s more thrilling and has more style. Don’t even mention thanking me, think of it as Uncle lending it to you. But one thing: you cannot speed with Yueyue in it, her heart can’t take it."

"Ah? How could I possibly accept that?!"

Su Huai was bewildered.

He was tongue-tied, obviously anxious, and hastily looked to Zhang Yaowen for help.

At such a moment, in such a mood, how could Zhang Yaowen let him down?

He clapped his hands joyfully and laughed, "Su, you should accept your Uncle Gu’s kindness! You might not know how wealthy Mr. Gu is. Let me put it this way, buying a sports car for him is as easy as you buying a bag of spicy strips. He gives it, you take it, no need to be polite, and don’t feel burdened!"

"This..."

Su Huai’s face was full of hesitation.

Wang Yuqing, with a beaming smile, joined in: "Su, riding a motorcycle is definitely not okay, but a sports car, that I can accept!"

I don’t think it’s okay.

Stubborn, Su Huai kept declining firmly: "No, it really isn’t suitable..."

Wang Yuqing continued persuasively, with no need for Su Huai to spend a penny, and so said generously: "Don’t be shy, didn’t your Uncle Gu say he’s lending it to you? You can transfer the registration to Yueyue’s name later, and just driving it is fine."

Finally, in the midst of agony, Gu Tongshu found a bit of consolation—at least, he hadn’t completely let the Puppy off easy.

Just as he thought this, Gu Jiuyue spoke up glumly, "Then I’ll covertly pass it to you later, and you mustn’t refuse!"

Spurt!

Gu Tongshu sprayed out blood from an uncle’s grievance, no longer wanting to live.

Was his daughter still worth having?

She used to be so obedient, and now why was she directly targeting her old father’s heart, liver, and lungs?

Su Huai gave Gu Jiuyue a deep look and understood her thoughts even more clearly than Gu Tongshu did.

She didn’t want to be obedient anymore.

It wasn’t that her rebellious phase had just begun, but rather that she was starting to relieve stress for herself and her family in another way, while pursuing a different kind of freedom...

But this was not bad for him.

"Okay." Su Huai nodded and solemnly replied, "If it’s from you, then I’m willing to accept."

Hearing such words, Gu Tongshu felt he should be furious, but instead, he just slumped into the sofa, too lazy to care anymore.

Tired, let it all come to an end.

His daughter was too filial, Puppy was full of mischief, Zhang Yaowen had a narrow mind, and his father-in-law remained disgruntled no matter how he was appeased... why is my life so difficult!

The normally strong and wise Gu Tongshu was disheveled by the rebels in his home, now he couldn’t bother to get angry and just wanted to leave.

But just as he was considering how to withdraw discreetly, his mother-in-law suddenly called out, "Wang, come and serve the dishes. Kids, it’s time to eat!"

Before Director Wang could move, Su Huai was the first to rush over.

"Professor Cheng, let me do it!"

Cheng LiHua frowned unhappily: "What’s with you, Su?"

"Ah?"

"Why have you suddenly started calling me Professor Cheng again?"

"Uh..."

Gou Huai, upon hearing this, was stuck in place, showing a sheepish grin and not offering an explanation.

So Cheng LiHua immediately understood, her brows knitted, and turned to scold, "Gu Tongshu! What airs are you putting on in my house, and what power are you trying to wield? Look at how you’ve scared Su!"

What the hell?!!!

I haven’t dared to say a harsh word to Puppy today!

Gu Tongshu, already a wreck on the sofa, flailed like a dying fish a couple more times.

He shot up to plead his case with his mother-in-law: "Mom, I couldn’t have been nicer, I was just about to buy Su a supercar, when did I put on airs?"

"Shut up!"

Cheng LiHua didn’t hold back and retorted immediately.

"Stop using your lousy money to do the talking! Who are you trying to bestow charity upon with such a high and mighty attitude? Your attitude is the problem!"

"I..."

A huge pot fell from the sky and firmly clanged onto his head, making Gu Tongshu nearly pass out from anger.

He glowered resentfully at Su Huai, who was obediently hanging his head like a little chick, and his fists itched to strike.

And just with that one glance, he was caught red-handed by Cheng LiHua.

"Look at that, just look! Acting like this even in front of me, who knows how you might’ve intimidated Su behind my back... From now on, stay away from our house!"

Oh man, am I not your beloved son-in-law anymore?!

Gu Tongshu was both angry and anxious. Accustomed to wild arrogance, he finally knew what it felt like to be despised, um, super stifling.

But before he could think of a way to diffuse the situation, Zhang Yaowen seized the opportunity to add insult to injury with his sly and subtle remarks.

"Professor Cheng, please calm down. Mr. Gu truly didn’t mean to scare Su on purpose. There was no such thing. It’s just that being used to the CEO role, he tends to evaluate people on their value, and it’s true that Su is indeed young and inexperienced, lacking some abilities. Let’s take it slow, I believe that Su will eventually win Mr. Gu’s approval..."

How damaging is that comment?!

The more Cheng LiHua listened, the angrier she got. Already a staunch supporter of Gu Jiuyue’s strategy to socialize and make friends, she valued Su Huai highly and wouldn’t tolerate Gu Tongshu looking down on him.

She immediately turned her face sullen, threw the dishcloth onto the stove, and took a deep breath: "Let’s eat first."

Oh no!

This meant real anger!

Gu Tongshu knew his mother-in-law well. When she stopped criticizing you and put the issue aside, it meant a storm was brewing, waiting for the moment when no one was around to erupt violently.

He couldn’t maintain Mr. Gu’s facade any longer and rushed forward with a forced smile.

"Mom, please don’t believe that troublemaker’s divisive words. How could I possibly be unsatisfied with Su? I really like him a lot!"

Pulling out a chair, he turned and beckoned to his daughter: "Yueyue, dear, bring Su Huai over to sit. You’re the hostess, you have to take good care of him."

Since he had already given in to his daughter, it wouldn’t hurt to show another good face to Su Huai, right?

So he began to search his pockets—first his trouser pockets, finding nothing, then his jacket pocket, still not finding a suitable gift.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and pulled the watch from his wrist, grabbed Su Huai’s hand, and stuffed it into his palm.

"Su, I was wrong today for not preparing a gift to greet you, and my attitude wasn’t warm enough. Take this watch to play with; consider it an apology from Uncle Gu..."

Could Su Huai accept such a bribe?

He pushed it right back immediately.

"No, no, Uncle Gu..."

Gu Tongshu wouldn’t let him talk, nor would he allow any refusal.

"If I give it to you, just keep it. Take good care of Yueyue in the future, and don’t worry about anything else. Are you refusing to forgive Uncle?!"

"This..."

Su Huai hesitated and urgently looked at Cheng LiHua for help, his face full of a pleading dilemma.

Cheng LiHua, of course, didn’t know how much the watch was worth. She didn’t care about the money but felt that her son-in-law was finally showing some proper attitude, which was acceptable.

"Su, just take it. When an elder offers you something, you can’t refuse. You deserve it!"

"Then..." Su Huai smiled shyly, "Okay, then thank you, Uncle Gu."

"Good, good, good!"

Only Gu Tongshu knew how bittersweet his smile was.

The agony of maintaining a facade while patting Su Huai on the shoulder was all too clear to Wang Yuqing.

"Hahahaha!"

Wang laughed heartily, wishing he could immediately down half a bottle of liquor.

Kid, what goes around comes around, karma!

But Su Huai didn’t think so.

An endless cycle of vengeance - isn’t it better to bury the hatchet with a smile, which suits my character more?

So, he brazenly took the watch and fiddled with it, appearing cautiously excited yet fond of it.

Upon closer inspection... he truly liked it.

Oh my goodness!

Isn’t this the Starry Sky King watch from Patek Philippe?!

Su Huai couldn’t be sure, but the blue starry sky dial along with the various hollow outs was indeed beautiful. Even without considering aesthetics, it exuded an obnoxiously expensive aura.

Having met only twice, with not much affection, wasn’t it inappropriate to accept such an expensive gift?

Su Huai sighed and then very solemnly put the watch on his wrist, carefully wiping down the dial as if treasuring it.

How could I refuse such generosity?

Forget it, I’ll repay the favor to Xiaojiu then...

Thus, Gou Huai earnestly assured Gu Tongshu: "Uncle Gu, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of Xiaojiu!"

"Ha... Haha..."

Gu Tongshu tried to laugh, but sometimes, in the middle of laughing, people just start to cry...