Chapter 392 Sister-in-law
Gu Honglian arrived at Tong Huaqiong's door.
I happened to meet Gu Dahan who was coming back from riding a horse.
This little pony named Saixue, which was purchased in the fall, has grown into the size of a mature horse after a whole winter of careful feeding.
Its whole body is snow-white and its beautiful tail is swaying gently.
Gu Honglian did not recognize Gu Dahan and raised her hand to knock on the door.
"Is this my aunt?" Gu Dahan walked forward and asked.
Gu Honglian looked Gu Dahan up and down but couldn't recognize him.
Gu Dahan grinned and said, "Aunt, I am Dahan."
Gu Honglian’s eyes almost rolled down. Is this her eldest nephew?
It's completely different from what she remembered.
My nephew used to look dark and thin, with a big skeleton and no flesh on his face.
The nephew standing in front of me now is tall and strong, white, with flesh on his face. His shoes and socks are simple but clean, and more importantly, there is not a single patch on them.
My sister-in-law's family is so well off that even my nephew can wear good clothes?
Gu Honglian said quickly: "Dahan, why have you changed?"
Gu Dahan smiled and said, "My aunt hasn't been back for so long, it's normal that she didn't recognize me when she saw me suddenly."
Gu Honglian pointed at the horse in Gu Dahan's hand and asked, "Where did the horse come from?"
She didn't believe that the horse belonged to her sister-in-law.
How much does it cost to buy a horse?
When my second brother was the richest, his family only had a donkey cart.
My sister-in-law was extremely poor the year before last. How could she afford a horse in more than a year?
Gu Dahan stroked Saixue's temples and said, "This is the horse my family bought."
Gu Honglian looked incredulous.
"Where's my sister-in-law?"
Gu Honglian followed Gu Dahan into the yard and asked.
Gu Dahan said, "Mom should be reading in the house."
Tong Huaqiong often asked people to buy books from Pingchuan County and Fucheng. She loved to read books when she had nothing to do.
Everyone in my family is used to it.
Gu Honglian frowned when she heard Tong Huaqiong reading a book.
When my sister-in-law came back from the city, she didn't go to the old house, but stayed at home reading books, which was really against the ethics of a woman.
"My aunt is here."
Gu Honglian heard someone calling her and looked up to see two people standing on the upper corridor. One was a woman with a bulging belly, and the other was a slightly plump, sweet, fair-skinned girl about her age.
She knew the latter, it was her niece Gu Taohua.
She couldn't tell who was standing with Gu Taohua.
"Taohua, why have you become thinner?" As soon as Gu Honglian opened her mouth, Gu Taohua wanted to roll her eyes.
She doesn't like her aunt.
My aunt always snatches things from her.
My aunt is not good-looking herself but she always complains that my daughter is fat.
Gu Taohua looked at Gu Honglian and said, "Aunt, why are you here?"
Gu Honglian rolled her eyes and said, "Why can't I come?"
Gu Honglian felt very uncomfortable.
Since she was a child, she always laughed at Gu Taohua for being like a stone pier, and she deliberately wore beautiful clothes to annoy her niece.
My niece has grown taller and thinner now. She has snow-white skin, an oval face, big black and white eyes, and wears a pink dress. She lives up to her name, and is like a peach blossom blooming in spring.
And her slightly plump figure does not affect her beauty at all, but instead adds to her vitality.
Gu Taohua, who had always been mocked by her to the point of crying, unexpectedly became so beautiful.
Looking at Gu Honglian herself, although she does not admit that she is not good-looking, she can still tell her true appearance from the eyes of outsiders.
She knew that her eldest sister-in-law and her family were coming back today, so she changed into new clothes. Now, compared with what Gu Taohua was wearing, the new clothes looked too plain and rustic.
Gu Honglian was very angry after being compared to Gu Taohua.
Gu Taohua touched her face. There was nothing on her face. Why was her aunt staring at her so hard, as if she wanted to stare holes into her?
Chen Sufen knew that her aunt and sister-in-law didn't get along. Seeing that the two were about to quarrel for no apparent reason, she said to Gu Honglian, "Why is my aunt here at dinner time? Is there something wrong?"
These words made Gu Honglian explode.
What do you mean she came at dinner time? She can come to her eldest brother and sister-in-law's house whenever she wants.
Wait, this person calls her "Auntie", which doesn't sound like Liu Yue'e. Could it be Chen Sufen?
Gu Honglian asked, "Are you Dahan's wife?"
Chen Sufen nodded and said with a smile: "Aunt has been away from home for so long that even I don't remember her."
Gu Honglian looked at Chen Sufen as if she were an unknown creature.
Is this still the timid and humble niece-in-law in my memory?
The material she was wearing was no worse than Gu Taohua's.
Gu Honglian became even angrier. Her sister-in-law actually gave such good material to Chen Sufen instead of herself. She even helped her sister-in-law bully Chen Sufen in the past.
Gu Honglian walked to the corridor and asked, "Where is my sister-in-law? Where is she?"
Chen Sufen and Gu Taohua didn't stop her. Gu Honglian lifted the curtain and walked to the upper room as if she knew the place well. The warmth in the room made her so comfortable that she wanted to scream.
Although it is spring now, it snowed yesterday and it has been as cold as winter these two days.
Especially since the old house had not been occupied for many years, it was even colder and she couldn't sleep at night because of the cold.
Gu Honglian looked around and froze when she saw the soft couch in the middle.
A brightly dressed woman was sitting on the couch, reading a book and eating snacks.
The woman was wearing a magenta dress and beautifully embroidered shoes on her raised feet.
Rouge, lipstick and powder make the face look bright and elegant.
Her hair was tied up with a pearl hairpin, and as her head turned, the luster of the pearls flowed like water waves.
Is this woman her sister-in-law?
The image of Tong Huaqiong is completely different from the sister-in-law in Gu Honglian's memory.
While Gu Honglian was looking at Tong Huaqiong, Tong Huaqiong was also looking at her.
This is her cheap sister-in-law.
She was the girl who backstabbed Tong Da Jiao in the previous life and made Tong Da Jiao deliberately forget about her.
The sister-in-law is about the same age as Gu Taohua, with a long face, small eyes and thin lips.
Although Tong Huaqiong didn't want to judge people by their appearance, her sister-in-law did look a bit mean.
Tong Huaqiong heard what she said outside just now, so it’s not an exaggeration to say that she was mean.
Gu Jingzhe, who was sitting next to Tong Huaqiong, stood up and respectfully called her "Aunt".
Gu Honglian didn't even look at her nephew.
"Is it Honglian?" Tong Huaqiong put the book in his hand on the small table next to him, took a sip of tea, and asked lightly.
Gu Honglian came back to her senses and called out "sister-in-law".
There was complaint, grievance and resentment in the voice.
Well, the whole family is waiting for her sister-in-law to come, but she is reading a book leisurely in her room.
The eldest sister-in-law is now living a comfortable life, but she has to live a hard life with the bankrupt second wife.
Gu Honglian waited for Tong Huaqiong to pull her over to sit down, hold her in his arms and show concern.
Gu Honglian waited for a long time and was disappointed. Tong Huaqiong showed no affection towards her at all.
"Sister-in-law." Gu Honglian raised her voice with grievance.
Tong Huaqiong pointed to the chair beside her and said, "Sit down."
Then he asked in surprise: "When did you come? Why didn't you write a letter in advance before returning home? Where are you living now?"
Gu Honglian was so angry that she wanted to roll her eyes.
The sister-in-law must have done it on purpose. Now everyone in the village knows that their family is back. Ruinian just came to see Gu Jingzhe, and she doesn't believe that the sister-in-law doesn't know.