The Little Auspicious Girl Who Brings Prosperity to the Family
The Little Auspicious Girl Who Brings Prosperity to the Family Chapter 21

Chapter 21: A Grand Affair

The old Gu family was about to split up! The news spread like wildfire throughout the entire village. Even Madam Jiang heard about it. Ever since Gu Dapeng married Yan Fengru, Madam Jiang had more or less given up on him. But every time she thought about that man, her heart ached like it was being clawed at!

That diligent and honest man had originally been hers!

Madam Jiang didn’t blame Gu Dapeng—instead, she hated Yan Fengru.

Those who knew the truth thought she hated Yan Fengru for blocking her path. Those who didn’t might even think she was standing up for her niece and nephew.

Still, when she heard the news, Madam Jiang was instantly riled up. She slapped her thigh and exclaimed, “I knew that woman wasn’t a good one. Just look! Her youngest is still so little, and she’s already demanding a family split. Could it be she’s keeping a man outside?”

No one dared agree with her words; they simply distanced themselves quietly. But Madam Jiang acted as if she didn’t notice, rolled up her sleeves, grabbed her daughter’s hand, and headed straight to the Gu household to watch the commotion.

After all, she couldn’t let her own nephew suffer a loss.

Her former brother-in-law Gu Dapeng married a new woman and forgot about her sister, and that Yan woman was all fox-like and seductive. Now that they were splitting the family, Qingshan was bound to suffer. She couldn’t just go alone; she had to notify her mother too, to bring all of the Jiang family along in case Qingshan got short-changed.

With that in mind, Madam Jiang sent her son off to her family’s home to get help, then took her daughter Feng Shuilian’s hand and headed toward the Gu household.

Meanwhile, the Gu family courtyard was already crowded with people.

To farming families, splitting the family was a major event—it had implications for the continuation of the clan. Even when brothers split households, they were still family. Family division was meant to help each branch better raise their descendants and live well. That’s why it held such great importance.

The Gu family had invited the clan elders, respected senior villagers, and even the village head.

The scale of the event was intimidating.

But the villagers understood. The Gu family’s situation was unique—stepmother, stepson, and the younger children born of the stepmother. In such circumstances, the bigger the ceremony, the fairer the division appeared. It showed that as a stepmother, Yan Fengru had a clear conscience.

Seeing how grand the event was, many started to reassess their opinion of Yan Fengru.

She was pretty and always neat and tidy. Gu Dapeng was tall and strong, and she didn’t have to do most of the daily farming. Still, Yan Fengru wasn’t idle. But because she was different from the other village women—fair-skinned and delicate-looking—combined with Gu Qingshan and his sister not being favored by some in the village, there had been lots of gossip about her.

Now, seeing how she handled the family division, people felt maybe she wasn’t so bad. At least she didn’t cut corners on important matters. Clearly, she wasn’t some terrible stepmother.

But then why had rumors persisted for years that Yan Fengru was a wicked stepmother?

Some villagers began to see the situation more clearly. They looked at Gu Qingshan and his sister, and at the aggressive Jiang family who’d rushed in to back them up like they were ready to start a fight, and their expressions began to change…

Gu Yuzhu sat on a small stool, nibbling her fingers. Her brother Gu Qingbai sat beside her.

Ordinarily, small children didn’t need to be present for something like this, but their family situation was special. Her twin brother was one of the parties involved in the division, so he had to be here. As his twin sister, Gu Yuzhu had been “invited” to attend as well.

Yan Fengru always treated the two children like the apples of her eye. Ever since they’d gotten into back-to-back accidents, she was even more protective. But she also knew that today’s event was too important for her to tend to the children, so she arranged for them to sit quietly on small stools and told Gu Qingbai to take care of his sister.

Though Gu Yuzhu appeared to be in a daze, nibbling on her finger, in truth, she was exploring her newly discovered “golden finger”! That’s right—last night, as she slept, she suddenly remembered that she had a cheat!

That peanut-shaped jade stone she found in the back mountains was now sitting inside her consciousness. She could enter it, seemingly in soul form.

Inside the “peanut” was a space—a space overgrown with weeds. Last night, Gu Yuzhu had been weeding inside that space. It was amazing! Nothing could be better than transmigrating into a farming girl and discovering you had a portable space dimension for growing crops!

Given the backward productivity of ancient times, it was easy to go hungry. Having a space like this was equivalent to having an extra food reserve.

Even though she wasn’t sure how powerful the space would be, just the idea of carrying fresh fruits and vegetables around was exciting enough.

All the novels said the fruits and vegetables from such a space tasted amazing. If there was water inside, maybe she could even raise fish, shrimp, and crabs! The thought alone was delightful.

Ah, she really was a blessed person!

She was so excited she’d hardly slept, leaving her groggy and sleepy today.

To others, however, she just looked like a dazed little girl sitting obediently and chewing her finger.

Some women nearby noticed Gu Yuzhu and couldn’t help but whisper among themselves.

“What a pretty child. Such a shame… falling from a tall loquat tree like that. Could it be she’s suffered brain damage? Look at her, already that old and still sucking her fingers!”

“Exactly! In these parts, you won’t find a girl more delicate-looking than her. What a pity. If she really turns out to be simple-minded, no matter how pretty she is, what family would want a fool for a daughter-in-law?”

Though the women’s words sounded unpleasant, they were genuinely concerned for Gu Yuzhu. After all, in ancient times, a woman’s life revolved around just a few things: marriage, childbirth, raising children, arranging their marriages, and then helping with grandkids.

Gu Yuzhu: “…Thank you so much.”

Yan Fengru hadn’t heard, but Gu Qingbai had—and he was furious. Still, he remembered his mother’s teachings. He was a little gentleman. Even if he was a silly rascal in private, in public, he always had to be the well-mannered “model child.”

They said his sister was dumb? They were the dumb ones!

His sister wasn’t only smart—she could even write! She was very clever! With that in mind, Gu Qingbai stood up, his fair and rosy face tense. “Dear aunts, sisters, and grannies, my sister is very smart. She’s just sleepy.”

At that moment, Gu Yuzhu snapped out of her thoughts. She had to give her brother some face. She stood up and obediently smiled, “Thank you for your concern, aunts and grannies. The doctor said my injuries are already healed, and there’s no damage to my brain.”

The aunt who’d first mentioned brain damage turned bright red. Though she’d meant well, she suddenly felt deeply embarrassed—like she’d been caught gossiping behind someone’s back.

She wished she could dig a hole and crawl in.

The other women could only give awkward chuckles.

Miumi[Translator]

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