Chapter 53 That's How Things Are

  "That's how it is." Guo Jia, covered in dirt and disorder, his clothes torn to shreds, looking like a beggar, sat on the chair and spoke calmly.

  Ming Er stood behind, helping Guo Jia tidy up his hair which was already a mess. Fortunately, thanks to Guo Jia's extra care, his handsome face was unscathed, unlike Chen Qun who had black eyes and probably wouldn't be able to see people for several days.

  This "battle", although scientifically speaking, neither side gained any advantage, but on the surface, Guo Jia still had the upper hand!

  "No, yes, whatever..." The people opposite, including Xin Pi, were completely stunned.

  Kuo Chia pretended to be nonchalant and shook his head, saying:

  "It's all just superficial wounds, nothing serious. Men are like that, a few bumps and bruises are inevitable... Ouch! Tomorrow you go easy on me! That bastard Chen Qun, he grabbed my hair so hard it almost ripped my scalp off!"

  "Oh." Ming Er spat out her tongue and immediately lightened her hand movements, because the injuries on Guo Jia's body were not fake.

  "I'm saying, not only did you fail to gather any information, but you even got into a fight with my future brother-in-law?!" Xiao Tie's younger brother, Xin Bi, rushed directly in front of Guo Jia, shouting incredulously.

  "Wrong." Guo Jia shook his finger, correcting, "Firstly, I didn't fail to gather information. When the last group of people came out to mediate, that Miss Chen should have been inside, it's just that I didn't distinguish her clearly. Then, the word 'fight' is for both parties. To be accurate, it should be said that I beat up that Chen Qun guy single-handedly!"

  "Oh no! It's all over, big brother, do you think this marriage is going to fall through?" Xin Bi asked his older brother Xin Ping in a fluster.

  "How can that be! The order of parents, the words of matchmakers, how can it be taken as a child's play?! Besides, this is just a personal grudge between Feng Xiang and Chen Qun, it won't affect your marriage." Xin Ping patted his younger brother Xin Bi's back to comfort him.

  "I think you'd better call off this engagement, Xiao Tian. If the brothers are like this, how can the sisters be any better?" Guo Jia said gruffly from the side.

  "Filial piety! Can't you say a few less words!" Guo Tu shouted loudly, hastily pulling Guo Jia away. "I'd better send you back first, it's not suitable for you to stay outside in this state." If Guo Jia stayed here, he would definitely make things worse.

  Recently, Guo Jia and Xin Pi, these two grooms-to-be, have completely driven their elder brothers, Guo Tu and Xin Ping, crazy. When they got married back then, it was all so peaceful and joyful, everything went smoothly, who would have thought that things would turn out like this?!

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  Guo Tu sent Guo Jia back home and then left. He still had to hurry back to help Guo Jia with the wedding guest arrangements.

  At this time, there was no one else, and Guo Jia suddenly became depressed again.

  "That damned Chen Qun, things can't just end like this. This is still the first time I, Guo Jia, have been hit by someone since I came into this world!"

  This time, he also didn't pretend anymore and stopped insisting that it was a one-sided beating by him.

  "Want to find Big Head?" Ming Er asked, she knew Guo Jia very well, once he started doing things, he would never talk about fairness or morality with others.

  "Of course!" Just as he was about to speak, Guo Jia suddenly shook his head again, "No way. Yuanzi has just arrived in the army, if there's no good reason, Yan Liang that big beard will let him out, isn't it strange?! Besides, these two days, Chen Qun that guy should also be hiding at home and not coming out."

  "So, at that time, can only find Cao Cao?" As soon as the words fell, Cao Cao's voice sounded outside.

  "Filial piety, haha, brother has come to see you, it's time to calm down now."

  "Speak of the devil, and he appears." Guo Jia muttered to himself, but didn't show any intention of getting up to greet him. It wasn't until Cao Cao walked in that Guo Jia casually cupped his fists in respect and said,

  "So it was Ah Man after all."

  Cao Cao was taken aback, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. Guo Jia's use of the unusual appellation "Ah-dan" combined with "brother" obviously still held a grudge from that time.

  "Huh? Fengxiao, have you been bullied by someone? Let me help you teach him a lesson!" Cao Cao suddenly said. It turned out that Guo Jia had just arrived home and hadn't even changed his clothes, so it was easy to see the problem.

  "What's the big deal if I was bullied?!"" Guo Jia shouted, "Please, Brother Ah-Dan, after you've seen the situation between both parties, make your judgment! It's just that I beat someone up, that's all!"

  "Oh?" Cao Cao's eyes rolled around, "Which blind fool has provoked Fengxiao again? As your brother, I can help you teach him a lesson once more."

  Guo Jia waved his hand.

  "Actually, I can handle this myself... Alright, since you're so insistent on making amends, Brother Adou, I'll give you this chance."

  Cao Cao's mouth twitched and he made a gesture of courtesy, saying:

  "Then I'll thank you first here, Brother, for giving me this opportunity."

  "Alright, alright. By the way, shouldn't you have arrived a while ago, Brother Adou?" Guo Jia asked, otherwise how could it be that as soon as he stepped into his house, Cao Cao would show up right after? It couldn't be that just because Cao Cao was mentioned, he would appear immediately, could it?

  Cao Cao helplessly shook his head. It seemed that he couldn't get rid of this "Ah-Dan brother" title after all.

  "That's right, I just went to Cai Yan's sister's place for a visit. As soon as I heard that you're back, Feng Xiao, she immediately sent someone to deliver the message." Cao Cao sat down on the chair and tossed a bamboo scroll to Guo Jia, "A thousand miles of book transmission, ten thousand miles of emotional transmission. Ah, being a matchmaker is not an easy job!" Cao Cao said in an exaggerated tone.

  Guo Jia took a look and saw that Cai Wenji had written: She was confused at the time, acted impulsively, and did something wrong. She wanted to ask Guo Jia for forgiveness. Of course, this is Guo Jia's translation, but the general meaning is the same, only Cai Wenji wrote a more elegant version.

  "Oh, I see." Guo Jia shrugged and casually put down the bamboo slips.

  "Filial piety, can't you write something for me to take back?" Cao Cao said with restraint.

  Guo Jia thought for a moment, picked up his brush and wrote two big characters on the same bamboo slip - "Yi Yue"!

  "You, give me, a real point!" Cao Cao suddenly grabbed Guo Jia's neck. How dare this kid deceive his sister like that?!

  "Ow, ow, ow, ow! Alright, I'm writing, isn't that enough?!" Guo Jia exclaimed in distress.

  "Alright, you write, I'll wait for you here. If you can't finish writing today, I won't leave either." Cao Cao directly sat down beside him and started drinking tea without any courtesy.

  Guo Jia let out a wry smile. In fact, he didn't want to make excuses for Cai Yan at all. It's just that Cai Yan had written such a refined and elegant piece, how could Guo Jia possibly respond with a plain vernacular essay?

  It seems like I have to think of a way to scrape together again.

  Well, no one is as virtuous as Yao and Shun, who can be perfectly good?

  "Alright." Before long, Guo Jia finished writing and even surpassed his past life's ability to write essays within the allotted time.

  Guo Jia rolled up the bamboo slips and handed them over to Ming'er beside him, instructing, "Help take it over."

  Tomorrow nodded, "Yes, young master."

  "It's enough for me." Cao Cao couldn't help but say.

  "I'm worried you'll peek." Guo Jia bluntly replied.