Chapter 176: The Tong Family is Not Welcome
After saying this, Tong Huaqiong no longer paid attention to Tong Zhijie.
She is not Tong Da Jiao, and she has no good feelings towards this cheap nephew.
Tong Fusheng and Wang were secretly shocked. Their sister was dissatisfied with Tong Zhijie, whom she loved the most.
"Zhijie, if you don't want to eat, please clean up the dishes." Tong Huaqiong gave a direct order to Tong Zhijie.
Tong Zhijie raised his head and looked at Tong Huaqiong in disbelief.
He has never even washed a pair of chopsticks since he was a child, and now you ask him to work?
He wouldn't do that.
Gu Dashu said from the side: "Zhijie, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but this table of dishes was prepared by your mother and sister, and you just waited to eat without doing anything. Shouldn't you clean up and wash up after the meal?"
Liu Yue'e continued, "Uncle, aunt, I'm not saying that you guys are too pampering Zhijie."
Wang said, "What kind of man is he if he enters the kitchen? My Zhijie is a scholar after all, and he will do great things in the future."
Tong Zhijie and Gu Jingzhe were educated together. Gu Jingzhe was already a student, but Tong Zhijie could not read many characters and just hung out in the private school in Heilong Village every day.
Gu Dashu sneered, saying that he wanted to do great things when he couldn't even wash a pair of chopsticks.
Gu Dashu asked sarcastically, "Like your uncle?"
Tong Fusheng was so angry that he almost vomited blood after hearing this.
Is this a satire on the fact that he has been taking exams all his life but hasn't even qualified as a scholar?
"Dashu, what are you talking about? I failed the exam because my family was poor and couldn't afford a good teacher, and because the examiner was blind. You know, my essays were praised by people, and they all said I had the potential to be the top scorer."
Tong Fusheng was immersed in the glory of the past.
Tong Huaqiong sneered and said, "Forget it. It took a student over 20 years to pass the exam."
Tong Huaqiong's mysterious smile made Tong Fusheng feel inferior.
Gu Dashu doesn't know his background, so how could his own sister not know?
In the past, the sister was very proud of her brother, a scholar, and hoped that he could pass the imperial examination and lead the whole family to success, so she never refused his requests.
Could it be that the reason my sister's attitude towards me has changed now is that her son passed the examination to become a student last year, and she has new hopes, so she wants to leave him behind?
Thinking of this, Tong Fusheng felt a little flustered, but he forced himself to suppress his dissatisfaction. He still had to rely on his sister to get money to go to the capital to study.
When the time comes, he will take Tong Zhijie to Beijing to find a famous teacher. He doesn't believe that he and his son are not as good as Gu Jingzhe.
Tong Huaqiong said to Tong Fusheng, "Brother, let's leave the study for tomorrow. I'm tired after a day's work. You can take Zhijie to clean up the table first."
Tong Fusheng raised his eyelids and glanced at Wang and Tong Zhaodi.
Wang sat still and said, "Your brother doesn't know how to work, and neither does your nephew. Let Zhaodi help Sufen."
Tong Huaqiong's face darkened.
Wang is ordering Chen Sufen to come over.
Chen Sufen wanted to clean up, but she didn't dare to do so without Tong Huaqiong's order.
Tong Huaqiong said to Wang: "Sister-in-law, you and Zhaodi should clean up together. Sufen is tired after a day and needs to rest."
Wang was greatly impressed.
In the past, it was not Chen Sufen who did all the work in the Gu family.
The sister-in-law can do whatever she wants to Chen Sufen, her cheap stepson's wife.
In the past, when my sister-in-law went to Heilong Village to help them with work, she would bring Chen Sufen with her.
Chen Sufen helped the Tong family with their work in the fields, and also helped them cook and sweep the yard.
The atmosphere became awkward.
Tong Fusheng spoke up and said, "Why are you ordering your nephew's wife around? You and Zhaodi should clear the dishes."
Wang stood up and together with Tong Zhaodi, took the dishes and chopsticks to the kitchen and started washing them.
Tong Huaqiong had no intention of asking her family for help from the beginning to the end.
Wang gritted her teeth in the kitchen. She wanted to get angry at her sister-in-law.
But just now Tong Fusheng secretly winked at her to ask her to be patient. They still didn't understand why her sister-in-law was so cold to them. No matter what, now that her sister-in-law had opened a shop and had money, their goal was to get money.
I must make my sister-in-law happy.
Wang continued to prepare herself mentally, but she was still upset.
In the past, it was always the sister-in-law who fawned over her, the sister-in-law, but now the situation is reversed.
Wang and Tong Zhaodi were washing in the kitchen, while Tong Fusheng and Tong Zhijie were sitting in the upper room chatting with Tong Huaqiong's family.
Although it was said to be a chat, in fact, it was Tong Fusheng who was doing all the talking.
From crops in the fields to chickens, ducks and geese.
Tong Fusheng finally couldn't help questioning Tong Huaqiong: "I sent you two letters a few days ago, but you didn't go back to check. I thought you were tripped by something. I wanted to come to Qinghewan to take a look. I didn't believe that you opened a shop. Someone in your village... said it..."
Tong Zhijie continued, "Mrs. Yan said that my aunt opened a big pastry shop in town."
Tong Fusheng nodded and said, "Yes, that's what the old woman said. She lives in the same village as you, so she won't lie to me."
Tong Huaqiong had no intention of hiding it, and said, "Yes, I opened a pastry shop."
Tong Fusheng looked Tong Huaqiong up and down. This sister actually had the ability to open a shop. Why didn't he realize it before?
"Then you should ask someone to go home and tell them that I was waiting for you to harvest wheat in the hottest weather. You didn't come or tell me, and my family didn't have enough manpower to harvest the wheat. After the rain, two acres of wheat rotted in the ground." Tong Fusheng said.
"Your family has five mu of land in total. You, your sister-in-law, Zhijie, Zhaodi, and your family of four can't finish mowing all five mu of land?" Tong Huaqiong asked, "Is it that you and Zhijie didn't go to the fields at all? This can't be blamed on me."
Tong Fusheng said: "I am a scholar, how can I go to the fields? That would be a loss of status."
As expected, Tong Huaqiong guessed correctly, Tong Fusheng and Tong Zhijie did not go to the fields.
Tong Fusheng and Tong Zhijie were both fat and white, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not capable of doing farm work.
The five acres of land all depended on Wang and Tong Zhaodi, and the mother and daughter also expected Tong Huaqiong to bring people with them, so they were not very enthusiastic about harvesting.
That wheat deserves to rot in the field.
Gu Taohua muttered to the side: "He has been a student for his whole life and is still a scholar. It's so funny."
Tong Fusheng said angrily: "What are you talking about, little girl? Don't look down on the Tongsheng. I am the only Tongsheng in our entire Black Dragon Village."
Gu Taohua shrugged disdainfully.
Tong Fusheng held back his anger and brought the topic to Tong Huaqiong's shop, asking, "As a woman, you are doing business in the open. Isn't that a loss of the Gu family's status? You should know that widows are prone to gossip. You are the only one who avoids gossip, not the one who invites it. You are smiling at customers in the street in your shop, which only adds to the joke."
Tong Huaqiong said, "What status do I need as a widow? Don't worry, brother. Even if I get into trouble, Lao Gu won't be so angry that he will come back to life."
Tong Huaqiong thought that Tong Fusheng was not caring about her at all. He was clearly trying to PUA her into not being a "professional woman". If she followed his words, Tong Fusheng's next sentence would definitely be that he would take over the shop as the eldest brother and she could go home to enjoy a "peaceful life".
She is not Tong Da Jiao, why should she listen to Tong Fusheng.
"How much money does your shop earn in a day?" Tong Fusheng asked.
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Tong Huaqiong smiled and finally got to the point.
"Brother and sister-in-law, it's getting late now. Do you want to go back or stay?"
Tong Huaqiong did not respond to Tong Fusheng's words. When she saw Wang coming out of the kitchen, she smiled and asked Tong Fusheng and Wang what their next plans were.
She knew that Tong Fusheng and Wang would definitely stay, and asking this question was clearly telling them that she did not welcome the Tong family.