Chapter 171: My Mother's Family Arrives
"It seems that this matter is kept secret. Don't say that I said it."
After adding fuel to the fire, Mrs. Yan ran away.
"Okay, she really opened a shop. I underestimated her," said Tong Fusheng.
Originally, it was a happy thing that the girl opened a shop, but the girl obviously kept it from him, which made Tong Fusheng unhappy.
Don’t think that just because she married into the Gu family, the shop belongs to the Gu family. Half of the owners of the shop are surnamed Tong.
Since his surname is Tong, then he is Tong Fusheng.
Wang slapped her thigh and angrily scolded, "Didn't you say your sister couldn't have kept it a secret from you? She's hiding it like an iron barrel. Fortunately, we came to Qinghewan, otherwise we wouldn't have known. Your sister made money and she looked up to the sky to get rid of us. I think you are a useless big brother, even your sister doesn't take you seriously."
Tong Fusheng was provoked by Wang and was about to go to the shop in Yanguan Town to find Tong Huaqiong.
He was stopped by Tong Zhijie.
Tong Zhijie said, "Aunt's shop is right there and we can't run away. I'm so tired, let's go to Aunt's house and get something to eat."
Tong Zhijie knew where the key to Tong Huaqiong's house was.
He had been ravenously greedy for food, and while his aunt was in town doing business, he simply caught the chickens, ducks, and geese that her family raised, slaughtered them, and stewed them for food.
Tong Fusheng thought his son's words made sense.
He had been walking for a whole day and was tired and thirsty, with blisters forming on the soles of his feet.
I really don't want to leave.
Besides, he is confident that he can control the girl. She has always listened to him since she was a child. People don’t change so easily.
Just listen to your son. There is no rush about the shop matters. Let’s go to my sister’s house and have a rest first.
Tong Fusheng and his family got up and walked towards Tong Huaqiong's house.
Arriving at Tong Huaqiong's door, Tong Zhijie felt around under the big rock under the sycamore tree at the door as if he knew the place well, but he couldn't find the key after searching for a long time.
"That's not right. Auntie's key has always been under this stone."
What Tong Zhijie didn't know was that back then, when the Gu family was poor, the key was placed under a stone, so even if someone found it and opened the door, there would be nothing to steal.
Not so now.
Tong Huaqiong is now the richest woman in Qinghe Bay. Her house has silver and land deeds, as well as things she transported out of the space, which must not be discovered by anyone.
Therefore, Tong Huaqiong had already changed all the door locks in her home and asked her family members not to keep the keys with them.
I’m afraid my house will be robbed.
"It's obvious that they are guarding against us."
Tong Zhijie searched all the stones and bricks at the door, but still couldn't find the key. He was so tired that he was gasping for breath.
Seeing her son sweating from exhaustion, Wang was so angry that she started cursing.
Tong Fusheng's face also looked very bad.
The whole family sat down at the door, waiting for Tong Huaqiong to come home.
"Uncle, aunt, why are you here?"
Gu Dahan returned home from the pig farm and saw Tong Fusheng's family sitting tiredly at the door, with his aunt cursing.
I had a bad feeling in my heart.
Gu Dahan greeted him while unfastening the key from his belt.
Tong Fusheng's family didn't dare to recognize Gu Dahan when they saw him.
After all, Gu Dahan used to be as silent as a shadow, and he always shrank timidly at Tong Da's feet. Working outside in the wind and sun, he looked older than Tong Fusheng.
Gu Dahan now looked taller and younger than before. Although his clothes were covered in mud, it was obvious that they were newly made.
"Brother Dahan?" Tong Zhijie asked.
Gu Dahan nodded and said, "It's me. What's wrong? I didn't recognize you. I went to your house to harvest wheat for you last year."
It turned out to be Gu Dahan.
Tong Fusheng's family looked down on them.
Their impression is still on Gu Dahan carrying sandbags outside. Now that the wheat harvest season is over, why is Gu Dahan still at home? This is very unlike the way Tong Dajiao treats her stepson.
Wang asked, "Why are you at home?"
Gu Dahan was very confused as to why his aunt asked this question. Where could he go if he was not at home?
Even though he was complaining in his heart, Gu Dahan still answered honestly: "My mother asked me to take care of the land at home."
Tong Fusheng and Wang looked at each other.
They are still in charge of the land. The Gu family only has five acres of land. What is there to manage? It's as if the Gu family has become landlords.
"Dahan, please open the door and let us in. I'm dying of thirst after walking all day." Tong Fusheng acted like an uncle to Gu Dahan.
Gu Dahan opened the door.
Even though Tong Huaqiong had said at home that she wanted to sever ties with the Tong family, it wasn't over yet. Now that they were here, Gu Dahan would not be driven away.
He is not Gu Dashu, and there is no blood relationship involved if he does something excessive.
Tong Fusheng and his family rushed into Gu's house.
There was a lounge chair in the yard, and Tong Fusheng lay down on it as soon as he entered the door.
"Uncle, that's my mother's chair." Gu Dahan reminded.
This recliner is specially stamped by Tong Huaqiong and only she can lie on it.
No one else can lie down.
Tong Fusheng was no exception, so Gu Dahan reminded him.
"Don't even mention lying on a chair. Even giving all the Gu family's things to the Tong family is what you deserve. My daughter from the Tong family married into your family as a stepmother and gave birth to children for your Tong family. Your Gu family owes the Tong family more than just a chair." Tong Fusheng scolded Gu Dahan.
Tong Fusheng was furious that his stepson dared to talk about him.
It seems that my sister is negligent in disciplining her family, and a stepson dares to boss her family around.
Wang and Tong Zhaodi didn't need Gu Dahan to call them, they pushed open the door of the kitchen and went to get water and food.
Tong Zhaodi lifted the lid of the pot and saw only two steamed buns inside. She started to yell, "Why are there only steamed buns?"
Gu Dahan usually takes care of the pigpen and the fields at home, and just has one bite for lunch.
These two steamed buns were left over from his lunch.
Wang found two watermelons in a corner of the kitchen, cut them with a knife, and then brought them out to Tong Fusheng and Tong Zhijie to eat.
Gu Dahan couldn't stop him.
Tong Fusheng and Tong Zhijie ate both melons cleanly, leaving no food for Gu Dahan or even Liu Zhaodi.
After Tong Zhijie finished eating the melon, he patted his butt and walked towards the chicken coop, chasing the chickens away.
"Zhijie, what are you doing?" Gu Dahan asked.
"Kill a chicken to eat." Tong Zhijie said naturally.
"No one can kill the chicken without mother's order." Gu Dahan said.
"That's for you. To my aunt, her things are mine. Besides, we raise so many chickens at home just for me to eat. My aunt loves me so much, she would be willing to kill not only one chicken for me, but all the chickens in the chicken coop for me to eat." Tong Zhijie said nonchalantly.
"Nephew, I'm not saying anything bad to you, but as a stepson, you should not care about the affairs of your mother and his biological nephew. My Zhijie is your mother's biological nephew. If we don't give the chicken to the biological nephew, who should we give the chicken to?" Wang said from the side.
Gu Dahan thought that was in the past, but it might not be the case now.
"Then wait until my mother comes back before saying this. If she is willing, I won't care. Now that she is not at home and I have to take care of the household, I can't let you kill the chickens." Gu Dahan kept in mind his responsibility to look after the house, and came to the chicken coop to stop Tong Zhijie from catching the chickens.
"What's wrong with me killing a chicken? Second sister, bring me the chicken-killing knife." Tong Zhijie shouted to Tong Zhaodi.
Tong Zhaodi always asked Tong Zhijie for any delicious food at home, thinking that if she went to her aunt's house and killed two more chickens, she would be able to get a few pieces to try.
Therefore, he was eager for Tong Zhijie to kill the chicken.
She carried a knife from the kitchen to the chicken coop and handed it to Tong Zhijie.
Tong Zhijie chased the chicken with a knife.
Two of the old hens that were sitting on their nests were so scared that they flapped their wings and ran around, crushing two eggs.
Gu Dahan was heartbroken and rushed forward to snatch the knife away.