Chapter 982 Unwillingness, Sadness

"Queen, please hire someone else. We can't do this kind of thing." Gu Chengan refused.

Yun Dai smiled: "Why, you look down on businessmen? Have you forgotten that now you have to take money from Sister Yun Wu every month? Her money comes from doing business."

Gu Chengan shook his head: "I'm not looking down on businessmen. I'm a scholar, so I can't do business. Although the emperor has revoked my title, in the future..."

"It's not up to you." Yun Dai said calmly, "The Gu family is almost at a loss to open the pot. Why do you still think so far? Go home and read the imperial edict."

Gu Chengan was surprised: "Imperial decree?"

"Baoxing, let's go."

Yun Dai was too lazy to explain and left with Baoxing and Qingyi.

Gu Chengan and Gu Chengning looked at each other and ran home.

Gu Hongmiao was still lying in the study like a puddle of mud.

Tian took out the imperial edict.

Gu Chengan took the imperial edict and read it over, his expression a little dull.

"Show me." Gu Chengning grabbed it and looked at it again, but his eyes began to shine, "My dear, it's amazing, it's amazing."

Gu Chengan glanced at him: "You seem quite happy."

"Nonsense, of course I am happy." Gu Chengning raised his eyebrows, "Do you know what this imperial edict means?"

"It means that from now on, our Gu family has completely cut off the path of studying for the imperial examination!" Gu Chengan said, a feeling of sadness spread from the bottom of his heart, "Although our family is not a wealthy family, our ancestors have also made meritorious deeds. Now we have fallen into decline. In this lifetime, even the reputation of a scholarly family has been lost, and it has been reduced to a merchant household."

He felt uncomfortable and depressed to death.

To be honest, for the Gu family, they would rather be poor and hungry than keep the name of a scholarly family. At least in terms of face and reputation, they are many times higher than those businessmen.

But what can be done.

The Gu family has fallen to this point, and it is their own fault.

He looked at the imperial decree and felt sad in his heart.

Seeing him like this, Gu Chengning snorted and said, "You are not willing. Are you willing to have your fingers chopped off and beaten in the street when someone collects debts? Without this imperial decree, one month later, the Gu family would The house can’t be saved either.”

"What debt?" Tian asked after hearing this.

"Sister-in-law doesn't know yet?" Gu Chengning said.

Tian looked at her husband.

Gu Chengan was ashamed.

He earns too little as a teacher, which is far from enough for expenses, so he has to borrow money. The addiction to Hanshi Powder is almost life-threatening.

He was also helpless.

Every time this happened, he resented Gu Yunxiang more and more.

If it hadn't been for her, why would he have become like this.

"Alas." He sighed.

Mrs. Tian's face was full of sorrow: "Ms. sir, I can't care about the things outside, but this imperial edict... just accept it? Our family is already like this, but we can't stand it anymore. Besides, disobeying the imperial edict will lead to death." Head."

Gu Chengan remained silent.

He started reading at the age of five, and for more than ten years now, the books of sages have already penetrated into his bones and blood.

He was really... unwilling to let him completely abandon this identity and become a lowly businessman.

Gu Chengning rolled up the imperial edict and said, "I think it's pretty good. The emperor has decreed that business should be done. This is the imperial business. From now on, no matter what business we do, the emperor will protect us. Are you afraid that you won't make any money?"

"Bastard thing!"

Gu Hongmiao leaned against the door frame, pointed weakly at him, and cursed angrily, "We are from a scholarly family, but you actually want to do the despicable business of being a businessman! I'll beat you to death!"