Mr. Gu quickly came out to smooth things over.
"You've always held a grudge about the eldest's death. You always blame us for favoring the second son. Both palm and back of the hand are flesh, we had no choice, it's all because of poverty. You Tian has been weak since he was a child and couldn't do farm work, so we had to give him all the family's money to do business, hoping he would become successful and support you... Even after the eldest passed, I still planned this. But You Tian had bad luck, and the business failed. After all, we're all one family, there's nothing that can't be resolved, just talk it out."
"We're also worried about Dashi, so we came to ask about the situation. Your mother-in-law speaks harshly, she means no harm, she truly cares about Dashi's safety."
Mr. Gu originally wanted to stand on the moral high ground, chastise Tong Huaqiong for pushing Gu Dashu into a dangerous situation at the border, and then generously soothe matters.
