Chapter 307 Filial Piety
Tong Huaqiong took Gu Taohua and Chen Sufen to eat sour soup dumplings.
You know what, these sour soup dumplings are really delicious.
Tong Huaqiong ate two large bowls of food, wiped her mouth with satisfaction and returned to the hotel. She packed up the things she would take back to Qinghe Bay the next day and planned to turn off the lights and go to bed.
Before going to bed, Liu Yue'e came to Tong Huaqiong's room with a can of chicken soup in her hand.
Liu Yue'e smiled and said, "Mom, I borrowed the stove from the hotel to make chicken soup for you."
Tong Huaqiong said: "It's amazing that you have such filial piety."
Tong Huaqiong signaled Liu Yue'e to put the chicken soup on the table.
She ate too many sour soup dumplings and couldn't drink the chicken soup.
Liu Yue'e came to her room so late to show her filial piety, she must have her own plans.
Liu Yue'e said, "Mom, Dashu and I had a quarrel a few days ago, and you always stood by me. I don't know how grateful I am in my heart."
You are grateful for disturbing my sleep.
Tong Huaqiong complained in her heart, interrupted Liu Yue'e and asked, "Stop talking about that. What do you want from me?"
Liu Yue'e gritted her teeth and said, "Mother, I won't hide it from you. I do have something to ask you. I want to stay in the city."
Tong Huaqiong said, "Fucheng Taohua Dessert has enough staff, why are you staying?"
Liu Yue'e said, "I don't plan to interfere with the management of Fucheng Taohua Dessert. I want to run the pesticide seed shop with Dashu."
Liu Yue'e expressed her plan.
Tong Huaqiong understood Liu Yue'e's thoughts.
She stayed not for the pesticide seed shop, but mainly because she was scared by Xianxian's situation.
It was not until she arrived in the city that she discovered that Gu Dashu was no longer a country farmer from Qinghe Bay, but a young master on the list of wealthy families in the city.
Since one Xianxian pounces on her, there will be a second Xianxian pounce on her.
She had a strong sense of crisis and was afraid that Gu Dashu would be taken away.
When Xianxian's incident happened, Tong Huaqiong really wanted Liu Yue'e to stay.
However, after a trip to the Lu family, Tong Huaqiong changed her mind again because of Liu Yue'e's performance on Gu Taohua's marriage.
She was worried that Liu Yue'e would become arrogant if she stayed in the capital and would influence Gu Dashu.
No one restrained her in the capital city. She was the young lady of Peach Blossom Desserts and the young boss of Tong Guafu's pesticide and seed shop. She was so flattered and bullied that she could not recognize her own position.
By then, she would regard the pesticide seed business as the second wife's achievement and develop the desire to monopolize it. She would definitely compete with the first wife and Gu Taohua, and cause disputes, trouble, and internal strife.
What is the difference between this and Jin Fengxiang?
In fact, Tong Huaqiong was right to worry. Although Liu Yue'e was afraid of losing Gu Dashu, she did intend to take control of the seed and pesticide shop by staying in the city.
With the current development of the Gu family's business, Gu Taohua will be the main driver of Taohua Dessert in the future. The family's pig farm is now managed by the eldest wife, and Gu Jingzhe is studying for a career in politics. The second wife has no advantages at all.
She had to stay in the city and firmly occupy the pesticide seed business with Gu Dashu.
After Liu Yue'e married into the Gu family, she became good at figuring out Tong Dajiao's thoughts.
Now Liu Yue'e feels that her mother-in-law's thoughts are becoming increasingly difficult to guess.
For example, now she is not sure whether her mother-in-law agrees to let her stay or not.
Seeing that Tong Huaqiong was hesitant to speak, Liu Yue'e said, "Mother, as the saying goes, a husband and wife working together can break metal. If I stay in the city, I'm sure that the second young master Chen will not plot against Dashu. Secondly, it will be easier for the two of us to run the pesticide seed shop well."
Tong Huaqiong thought that she was afraid that you two would not only fail to cut off the financial support, but instead become arrogant, and only think about dealing with the first wife and Gu Taohua in the future.
"Mom, how about I stay?" Seeing that Tong Huaqiong was reluctant to speak, Liu Yue'e suggested staying again.
Tong Huaqiong spoke at this time.
"No, you can't stay in the city."
Liu Yue'e felt that she had sufficient reasons to stay in the city, and she never expected that Tong Huaqiong would refuse without hesitation.
"Why?" Liu Yue'e couldn't help but ask.
Tong Huaqiong didn't want to explain the reason to Liu Yue'e.
She is the mother-in-law and the person in a higher position in the family, so there is no need for her to explain to her daughter-in-law.
Even just one reason to need Liu Yue'e to serve her was enough.
Tong Huaqiong explained the reason and said, "The shop in town needs manpower. If you leave rashly, I won't be able to find the right person for a while."
Liu Yue'e didn't believe it.
Shopkeeper He is much more important than her. These days, Shopkeeper He is running Peach Blossom Dessert in Yanguan Town in the provincial capital. What's more, the departure of a single clerk like her will have no impact.
If you don't have enough staff, just recruit people.
Who in Yanguan Town doesn’t want to work at Taohua Dessert now?
Seeing that Liu Yue'e was not convinced, Tong Huaqiong said directly: "It is precisely because Dashu is in the city and cannot fulfill his filial piety in front of me that I need you to fulfill his filial piety on his behalf."
This reason alone is enough.
Liu Yue'e was stunned.
Is this still the mother-in-law she praised a few days ago for understanding and sympathizing with her daughter-in-law?
How come she suddenly turned back into the unreasonable mother-in-law she used to be?
However, Liu Yue'e did not dare to refute this reason. Once she was accused of being unfilial, even Gu Dashu would not stand on her side.
"Why, you don't want to serve me?" Tong Huaqiong asked.
Liu Yue'e said hesitantly: "No...I am willing to serve you."
Tong Huaqiong nodded in satisfaction, hit Liu Yue'e with a stick, and was about to give her a handful of dates, saying, "Don't worry, if Dashu has any bad intentions in the capital, I will break his legs. Now the business in the capital is not very prosperous, but when our business is completely developed in the future, not to mention you, our whole family will come to the capital. Then you and Dashu will not have to be separated from each other."
Liu Yue'e knew that once her mother-in-law made a decision, she would not change it. Although she was reluctant to return to Qinghewan, she also knew that she had to wait for the day when the whole family moved to the capital.
Tong Huaqiong arrived early the next morning.
After dinner, Qin Qingyou had already harnessed the carriage and was waiting outside.
I didn't bring much stuff with me to the city, so a carriage is enough.
When I went back, I brought a lot of things with me.
There were silk, food, rouge and powder bought by Tong Huaqiong, Gu Taohua and others, as well as gifts for each family.
There were also the things that He Chao brought for the Hong family and the Mid-Autumn Festival gifts that Qin Qingyou bought for his family. All of them could not be loaded into one carriage, and the pony also needed a carriage.
Originally, Tong Huaqiong planned to hire another carriage, but the Lu family intervened and sent the Lu family's carriage over.
Upon learning that Tong Huaqiong had bought a pony, the driver considerately tied a flatbed cart behind the carriage, padded the cart with hay, and then put the pony on the cart.
The foal got on the flatbed cart, found a comfortable place and lay down.
Very soft.
Mr. Lu sent his personal butler to see him off. The butler said to Tong Huaqiong, "My master said, Mr. Tong, don't forget to keep an eye out for a suitable girl for my young master. My young master's marriage is counting on you."
Tong Huaqiong: “…”
Well, the matchmaker cannot escape her fate.
She decided that she must go to Pingchuan County when she returned and discuss with the county magistrate's mother, Han, which girl would be suitable.