Chapter 28 Wrong Idea
No matter how Chen Shufen and Maner described it, Tong Huaqiong was no longer the same as before.
Gu Baishuang didn't quite believe it.
She didn't believe that a person who had been evil for thirty or forty years could change in such a short time.
On the way, she saw Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua sitting in Uncle Xu's carriage with lots of bags. Thinking of what Chen Sufen said about her black-hearted stepmother who went to the town every day to sell food and think of ways to make money, she felt that what was happening in the Gu family was getting more and more crazy.
It was already dark when Uncle Xu's ox cart arrived at Qinghe Bay.
Chen Sufen was worried about her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, so she went to the village entrance to greet them holding Man'er's hand in one hand and holding a lantern in the other.
"Grandma, grandma is back. Mom, look, grandma and aunt are in Grandpa Xu's carriage." Man'er saw Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua sitting in Grandpa Xu's carriage and ran over excitedly.
"Man'er is so filial, she is here to welcome me." Tong Huaqiong jumped off the carriage, rubbed Man'er's head, and said with a smile, "Grandma bought you some flowered cloth, and I will ask your mother to make you a flowery dress later."
"Great, great, Maner is so happy to wear flowery clothes." Maner clapped her hands excitedly.
This scene looked like a ghost to Uncle Xu and other people in Qinghe Bay.
What's going on?
When did Widow Tong and the eldest wife of the Gu family become so harmonious?
Everyone in the village knew that Widow Tong was vicious to the eldest wife of the Gu family.
Although the Gu family tried to keep it a secret, no one in the village could keep a secret. These days, word spread throughout the village that Widow Tong wanted to send Man'er to a wealthy family for the sake of her younger son's education.
The villagers were afraid that Widow Tong would throw a tantrum and dared not say anything to her face, but in fact, they had already been scolded behind her back.
Now the rumor is circulating in the village that for some unknown reason, Maner failed to go and instead lost Gu Yaozu. Gu Yaozu will be sent out as collateral in the next two days.
Anyone in the village who sympathized with the eldest branch of the Gu family applauded behind the scenes.
"Sister-in-law, come quickly, Mom bought a lot of things."
Gu Taohua took the things out of the car one by one, and Chen Sufen came over to help organize them.
"Not only does Man'er have new clothes, mother also bought new clothes for my sister-in-law." Gu Taohua said as she patted the satin in her arms.
The people who returned home from the town with Tong Huaqiong looked at each other with disbelief in their eyes.
Tong Huaqiong, who has been on the list of the most vicious mothers-in-law in Qinghe Bay for many years, was so nice to her daughter-in-law that she even tore her clothes.
What’s even more rare is that Gu Taohua, who used to bully Chen Sufen whenever they had a disagreement, also changed her ways.
Some people are sarcastic.
"Oh, the sun really rises from the west. Chen Sufen can also have new clothes to wear."
"Don't tell me you have a bigger plan. After all, she is both stepmother and mother-in-law. How can she be truly kind to Sufen?"
"How much is a piece of cloth worth? I'm afraid he is deliberately putting on such a show because he wants to sell his granddaughter for his son's future."
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These words entered Chen Sufen's ears. Chen Sufen was extremely embarrassed. She rubbed her hands and whispered, "My mother-in-law is not that kind of person."
Some of the young wives curled their lips. Chen Sufen was also bullied and became stupid. She became confused after being given a little sweetness.
"You're bullshitting your father. You're also full of shit. Don't even think about destroying our relationship as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law."
Tong Huaqiong stood with her hands on her hips, looking righteous.
If you don’t know, you would think that she used to have a very good relationship with Chen Sufen.
Since Tong Huaqiong was used to being domineering in the village, as soon as she opened her mouth, others would tremble and no longer dare to say anything unpleasant. They were really afraid that Tong Huaqiong would run to someone else's house and smash everything if she disagreed with them.
"Ouch." Chen Sufen handed the Fengsi Lantern to Man'er, then bent down to pick up the baking ingredients bought by Tong Huaqiong. She felt someone bumped her butt and could not help but let out a soft cry.
"What's wrong with sister-in-law?" Gu Taohua asked.
Chen Sufen pretended to be casual and said, "It's okay, I just sprained my waist."
Tong Huaqiong's eyes were dark and unclear.
Just when Chen Sufen shouted, she glanced and saw the village rogue Xu Si passing behind her.
This scoundrel often takes advantage of young girls and wives from time to time. Tong Huaqiong didn't know whether Xu Si bumped into Chen Sufen's butt intentionally or unintentionally. In any case, if he thought Chen Sufen was easy to bully, he had made a wrong idea.
Tong Huaqiong stared at Xu Si's back and sneered in her heart. Sooner or later, she would make Xu Si fall into her hands.
"Old Xu, thank you for your car. Taohua and I will ride in your car again in the future." Tong Huaqiong said to Uncle Xu.
Uncle Xu nodded and said, "Okay, just let me know in advance and I'll save a seat for you."
After all, Widow Tong and her daughter paid for the fare for four people today, and it did not affect other people in the village from riding in his car, so he was naturally willing to do this business.
"Why did you buy so many things?" Chen Sufen asked while carrying a pile of things.
Her mother-in-law bought some fabric for her and Man'er. She was happy but also felt it was too expensive.
Just looking at my mother-in-law and sister-in-law going out early and coming back late, I know that making money is not easy.
"Mother is very happy because business is good today. All the mung bean cakes and mung bean biscuits are sold out. Sister-in-law, guess how much money was sold today?" Gu Taohua kept Chen Sufen in suspense.
"How much? I can't guess." Chen Sufen said honestly.
"I sold it for five taels of silver." Gu Taohua looked happy.
Chen Sufen couldn't believe it and turned to look at her mother-in-law.
"Your aunt didn't lie to you." Tong Huaqiong also looked happy.
"That's really great." Chen Sufen was so excited that she was incoherent.
"Sister-in-law, you don't know how brilliant Mom's idea is. She set up a stall in front of the Sushi Garden today. I was scared and thought that I wouldn't be able to sell anything. But you know what, some people actually came to buy. Even those who have tried the food said that our mung bean cakes are better than those in Sushi Garden."
"Also, sister-in-law, you would never have thought that we would meet a noble person. Mr. Huang, a wealthy man in town, ate our mung bean cake and praised it non-stop. He even ordered a batch of cakes from us to hold a birthday party for his mother."
Chen Sufen already found it incredible when she heard her mother-in-law confront Su Shiyuan head-on. Now, when she heard that Mr. Huang had ordered his own pastries for his mother's birthday party, her mind went blank.
"That's why we bought so many ingredients such as sugar, oil, red dates, etc. Let's make a batch of pastries and send them to Mr. Huang's house first. If he is satisfied, we can start working." Tong Huaqiong said.
Chen Sufen was so excited that she almost fainted.
"I believe in my mother's craftsmanship. Mr. Huang will definitely be satisfied."
After these few days, she and Gu Taohua both believed that there was no snack that Tong Huaqiong couldn't make.
The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, aunt and sister-in-law walked and imagined the good days of making money.
The wind in late spring blows gently, and the fragrance of green wheat wafts across the fields.
"Is my mother-in-law back?"
Tong Huaqiong arrived at the door of her house, and Liu Yue'e's biological father Liu Tiechui was just coming out of the Gu family's yard.
Tong Huaqiong nodded.
If the original owner's memory was correct, this was the first time that Liu Yue'e's biological father had visited the house since Liu Yue'e married into the Gu family.
Tong Huaqiong guessed that his visit must be related to Yaozu.
"Mother-in-law, I'm not saying anything weird, but your third son is really outrageous. How can you let your nephews and nieces go to waste just for their studies? It's a good thing that the third son is good at studying, but if he has evil intentions, it won't be of any use even if he gets the top score in the imperial examination."
Liu Tiechui came to give Liu Yue'e ten taels of silver. When he went out, he met Tong Huaqiong. He was too lazy to pay attention to Tong Huaqiong, but he couldn't help but give her a lecture.
He regretted it after he finished speaking, for fear that Tong Huaqiong would be so angry that she would curse his ancestors for generations.
"What my father-in-law said makes sense. I think the same as him, so I won't let the third child go to school." Tong Huaqiong said calmly.
Liu Tiechui was surprised instead.
Is the mother-in-law changing her personality?
"I gave Yue'e ten taels of silver, and my mother-in-law will think of a solution. We can't let Yaozu really die in it. He is my grandson after all." Liu Tiechui said.
Tong Huaqiong's face was full of surprise.
Liu Yue'e has a good father!
Liu Yue'e was really confused. She would rather marry Gu Dashu even if her parents didn't want her. The Liu family didn't recognize the Gu family for so many years, but at the critical moment, the Liu family still cared about their own daughter.
Ten taels of silver is enough to empty the family fortune of a farmer.
There are not many people in this era who can do this for their daughter, not to mention that Liu Yue'e is not a filial person.