Chapter 370 Mastering Money and Business
Gu Baishuang came to her senses only when she saw Tong Huaqiong standing in front of her.
It turned out that it was not her sister-in-law who called her into the room to have a private conversation, but her stepmother who wanted to talk to her about something.
She didn't understand what tricks her stepmother was playing. She wanted to avoid Nie Mingyuan and let her sister-in-law call her into the house.
Tong Huaqiong ignored Gu Baishuang's psychological dynamics and said directly: "Bai Shuang, are you wondering why I called you into the room alone? I have something to tell you. No matter what prejudice you have against me as your stepmother, no matter what you think after hearing this, I can tell you first that I must say this. I will not harm you."
Tong Huaqiong didn't wait for Gu Baishuang to speak and asked, "I know how you live in the Nie family. You feel more uncomfortable than comfortable, especially after your stepson grew up and got married. Your life has become even more difficult. The reason why they disrespect you is not because you are a stepmother, nor because you have not done well enough. Do you know what the biggest reason is?"
Gu Baishuang was stunned.
She had not thought about this question in detail, just like when her stepmother asked her today what percentage of the Nie family's business she owned.
But she had asked herself about this question, and she believed that she treated her two stepchildren very well. Because she herself lived under the care of her stepmother, she knew that life was not easy for stepchildren, so she treated her two stepchildren better than her own children.
But what made her sad was that she raised two ungrateful people.
Now the two daughters-in-law often complain that Xiaofeng spends too much money and that Xiaofeng is not good at studying, and imply that if Nie Mingyuan dies before them in the future, the two stepsons will suffer a loss in the inheritance.
As God is my witness, she had never thought of annexing Nie Mingyuan's property after his death, let alone giving more to Nie Xiaofeng.
Gu Baishuang smiled bitterly and said, "Yes, I'm sincere to them, but they don't respect me and are on guard against me. They are always worried that I will persuade them to give all the Nie family's assets to Xiaofeng."
Tong Huaqiong said: "That's because you don't have control over the Lu family's business and money."
Just like Jin Fengxiang in Fucheng, Jin Fengxiang's wife took control and then gave it up, which led to a conflict between the stepson and the biological son.
If Gu Baishuang really controlled the Lu family's money and business and had the ability to give the family property to Nie Xiaofeng, the two stepsons would be afraid of her and would try to curry favor with her.
People only fear things that determine their destiny.
Gu Baishuang was a little dazed.
Gu Baishuang also thought about taking control of the Lu family's business and money when she first got married to Nie Mingyuan.
Gu Baishuang is not stupid, she can use an abacus and do the math.
But Nie Mingyuan said that doing business was too tiring and she just needed to be a good housekeeper.
After Xiaofeng was born, she once again thought about doing business with Nie Mingyuan. Her idea was simple: to share the pressure on her husband.
But Nie Mingyuan said openly and secretly that she was restless and that she would be criticized for wanting to keep the money in her hands to protect her stepson. Gu Baishuang already had PTSD between stepson and stepmother, and after hearing Nie Mingyuan's hint, she never dared to mention doing business again.
As soon as Tong Huaqiong saw Gu Baishuang's expression, she knew what had happened to her in the Nie family.
She has fallen into the trap of Nie Mingyuan and her own inner demons.
Tong Huaqiong said, "Nie Mingyuan knows your current situation very well, but he doesn't sympathize with you at all, and he feels resentment towards you when he sees his stepson. If he didn't let you get involved in the business when you first came to the Nie family, it would be understandable, but Xiaofeng is so old now, can't he see how you treat your two stepsons? But he lets your stepson make you angry and doubt you, which shows that he deliberately doesn't trust you. I didn't try to sow discord between you and your wife. Your current situation is caused by Nie Mingyuan, because Nie Mingyuan is on guard against you and doesn't trust you."
Gu Baishuang broke out in cold sweat on his back.
Nie Mingyuan was indeed on guard against her.
To this day she still doesn't know how big her family's business is or how much money the family has.
She remembered the story her stepmother had heard at the Lu family. If Nie Mingyuan died before her, he would give all his property to his two stepsons, and she would be helpless if the two stepsons found a reason to drive her out.
How to do?
Now Nie Mingyuan is old and Xiaofeng is not yet an adult.
If Nie Mingyuan really did what the head of the family did in the stepmother's story, where would she and Xiaofeng go?
Tong Huaqiong saw that Gu Baishuang had listened to him, and said, "People sometimes guard against outsiders who might harm them, but they don't know that the calculations of the person next to them are even more difficult to guard against. I'm not saying this to ask you to break up with Nie Mingyuan, nor to ask you to harm Nie Mingyuan. I'm asking you to make a plan and be on guard against everything. Xiaofeng is still young, you have to make plans for him and yourself."
Nie Xiaofeng touched Gu Baishuang's heart.
Yes, she always has to consider her son.
Gu Baishuang thought quietly for a while, raised her head and asked with determination: "Then what should I do?"
Very good, Gu Baishuang has started to think of a solution.
Then the ending of Gu Baishuang's previous life would be rewritten to some extent.
Tong Huaqiong finally understood that the reason why both Tong Pandi's and Lu Zhaozhao's fate did not follow the trajectory of their previous life was because of their own awakening.
Tong Huaqiong said, "Bai Shuang, you have to control the business and the money. If you control these, no one in the Nie family will dare to look down on you. Everything else is fake, your husband's favor is fake, your stepson's flattery is fake, and what you have in your hands is real. Nie Mingyuan is on guard against you, and your two stepsons are targeting you. In the final analysis, you don't have a trump card. If you have a trump card, they will only flatter you and be wary of you."
"You two stepsons can't help him now. Xiaofeng is young. Don't think I'm being harsh. Nie Mingyuan is much older than you. If he died before you, and you hold the Nie family's business in your hands, you won't be afraid of your two stepsons dealing with you."
Gu Baishuang's smile became more bitter.
What the stepmother said was the same as if she hadn't said anything. She also wants to control the family business and money.
But after so many years, she was completely in the dark. In addition, Nie Mingyuan was wary of her, and her stepson was watching her covetously. How could she make a breakthrough?
Gu Baishuang said: "It's not that easy to control money and business."
Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, "It's not difficult to master it. Now is an opportunity."
Gu Baishuang asked: "What opportunity?"
Tong Huaqiong thought, who said that women in ancient times only knew how to stay at home and take care of their husbands and children? Once there is a chance to get their hands on the family's financial power, they are eager to try.
Look, Gu Baishuang's eyes lit up when she heard her say that.
Tong Huaqiong said, "Doesn't Nie Mingyuan want me to make a connection with the Lu family? I didn't agree today not because I refused to make a connection, but because I thought about it and felt that you could take this opportunity to participate in your family's business and take control of your family's assets."
Gu Baishuang was moved.
As the person sleeping next to him, she knows best how much Nie Mingyuan wants to get close to the Lu family.
In order to get close to the Lu family, Nie Mingyuan was willing to set foot in the Gu family, and he even bent down to curry favor with Tong Huaqiong, whom he had always looked down upon.
If his stepmother is willing to connect with the Lu family, Nie Mingyuan would probably consider letting her participate in the business.