Chapter 394 Going to the Old House to Meet the Parents-in-law

Chapter 394 Going to the Old House to Meet the Parents-in-law

After finishing her meal, Tong Huaqiong took the group of bad bamboos to the old house at the west end of the village.

She would go just to save face.

What's more, she also wanted to see what trouble the second wife and the two elders would cause.

She also had a question, why did he suddenly come back after being outside for no reason.

In order to shut everyone up, Tong Huaqiong did not go empty-handed.

Gu Jingzhe was ordered to carry paper for pasting the windows, Gu Taohua to carry two boxes of snacks, Gu Dahan to carry a bucket of flour, Liu Yue'e to carry a quilt, and Man'er, Yaozu and Xiaolong to follow. A group of people rushed to the old house.

Gu Honglian cried in front of Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu without telling her second sister-in-law Jia.

She cried about how good the material on her sister-in-law's body was and how shiny the bracelets on her hands were, but now her life has become better and she is now poor and has no one to spare for her to eat.

When he mentioned that he wanted to move to his sister-in-law's new house, his sister-in-law refused and burst into tears of grievance.

Old Mrs. Gu was heartbroken.

She, the daughter of an old man, had been loved and pampered since she was in her cradle. In order to let her and Gu Jingzhe and Gu Taohua be fed by the eldest daughter-in-law, she would rather bow her head and smile to the eldest daughter-in-law.

"My son, they say that an elder sister-in-law is like a mother. After all, she raised you. How could she treat you like this? She has a really cold heart. She hates you for standing on your second brother's side when the land was divided. But your second brother was rich in business at the time, and the eldest brother's family was so poor. You should have stood on your second brother's side at the time."

Old Mrs. Gu complained a lot.

Gu Honglian said unhappily, "But mother, my second brother's business is ruined now, Rui Nian needs money to study, and I haven't made new clothes for a long time. I want to live with my eldest sister-in-law. Haven't you seen Taohua dress like a rich lady? Even Dahan and Maner's mother dress better than me."

Mr. Gu thought for a moment and said, "You can go if you want to. Who dares to object if your father lets you live there?"

Gu Honglian smiled.

"Hey, is this my sister-in-law?"

In order to save lamp oil, the old people usually go to bed after dinner. Today, in order to allow Tong Huaqiong and others to come and visit the two elders, everyone in the old house gathered in the house to chat after dinner.

When Jia heard the knock on the door, she rushed out to open it.

With a squeak, Jia's loud voice exploded.

Here she comes, the eldest daughter-in-law is here!

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu sat up straight and steadily, with stern faces, waiting for Tong Huaqiong and her children to come in.

"Is this your sister-in-law? I haven't seen you for a long time. I don't recognize you." Tong Huaqiong took Jia's hand warmly, but she couldn't see Jia's face clearly in the dim courtyard.

As he spoke, he pulled Jia into the upper room.

Jia followed Tong Huaqiong into the room in a daze.

Old Mrs. Gu flicked the wick of the lamp, and as soon as Tong Huaqiong entered the room, the room instantly became bright.

Jia stared at Tong Huaqiong blankly, a little dazed for a moment.

Is this the sister-in-law?

That widowed sister-in-law?

She was wearing a magenta dress and jewelry on her head and wrists, which was so bright that it blinded people.

If Tong Huaqiong hadn't called her sister-in-law enthusiastically, she would have thought that Tong Huaqiong was some pretty daughter-in-law.

She finally understood what the villagers meant when they said that Widow Tong had changed a lot.

"What's wrong, sister-in-law? Don't you recognize me?" Tong Huaqiong asked Jia with a smile.

When Tong Da Jiao was around, the two sisters-in-law of the Gu family always had conflicts with each other.

Tong Da Jiao was straightforward and would throw her temper when she got angry. Jia Shi was different, she was good at playing tricks and making accusations.

Therefore, Tong Da Jiao suffered a lot of losses at her hands and was very upset. In the eyes of her parents-in-law and in the clan and village, everyone said that Tong Da Jiao was not as good as Jia, and it was said that Tong Da Jiao bullied Jia by relying on her status as the eldest sister-in-law.

"No...it's just that my sister-in-law has changed too much." Jia came back to her senses and said.

My heart is sour.

Today, the eldest sister-in-law looks young and proud. In contrast, her family has not bought new clothes for a year because of the loss of business. The old women and maids have been sent away, and she has to do the heavy work with her daughter-in-law and daughter.

She has aged noticeably this year.

Tong Huaqiong sighed, and then she complained to Gu Youtian who was sitting next to the old man: "Second brother is really something. He didn't even tell me in advance when he came back. If you didn't know, you would think that he got rich and secretly dumped us back home."

Tong Huaqiong was not wrongly accusing Gu Youtian when she said this.

Mr. Gu gave all the silver and land to the second wife. At the beginning, the second wife agreed to take Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu to live in the south, and all the retirement benefits would belong to him. This matter was witnessed by the clan leader and the elders of the clan.

Now that Gu Youtian has quietly brought the two elders back to Qinghe Bay, people can't help but think that he wants to leave the retirement of the two elders of the Gu family to the first wife.

Gu Youtian sat aside with a grin on his face.

He had originally thought that when Tong Huaqiong came to his house, he would do something to put a damper on his sister-in-law's arrogance, but the overwhelming aura of his sister-in-law when she entered the house made him breathless.

The accusations just stayed in my stomach.

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu were sitting upright, but when they saw Tong Huaqiong, they were so shocked that they almost fell to the ground, and they didn't come back to their senses for a long time.

She doesn't look like her son's widow at all, she looks more like a rich lady who came to help the poor.

Old Mrs. Gu stared at Tong Huaqiong's magenta clothes and felt choked up.

Not long after her son died, her daughter-in-law started wearing red.

Who is a widow dressing up so pretty for?

Could it be that he was going to steal a man?

Old Man Gu was even more dissatisfied because his eldest daughter-in-law started to blame his youngest son as soon as she arrived and before she even greeted them.

This is simply unreasonable.

Old Man Gu coughed twice to show his presence.

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu, and asked Dahan and others to come forward and pay their respects.

"grandfather."

"grandmother."

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu put on airs and snorted.

He also brought Man'er and Xiaolong Yaozu, who were hiding at the back, to the front and called them grandpa and grandma.

Xiaolong stiffened his neck and said nothing.

Maner and Yaozu shouted and waited for their great-grandfather and great-grandmother to give them gifts, but when they saw the two old people sitting there without any expression, they quickly hid beside their respective mothers.

Tong Huaqiong glanced at the people in the room.

Brother-in-law Gu Youtian sat next to Grandpa Gu.

With his grandson by his side.

Sitting on the chair was the eldest son of the first wife, Gu Fengnian. His daughter-in-law, Wei, was embroidering something with needle and thread. When she saw Tong Huaqiong come in, she stood up and sat down again.

Under the light was the youngest daughter, Gu Xiaoxue, who was one year younger than Gu Taohua. She was thin and had big eyes. She stood up and called out "Auntie".

"Dahan, Jingzhe, Taohua, bring up the gifts you brought for grandpa and grandma." Tong Huaqiong ordered.

Mr. Gu's expression eased a little.

He knew that no matter how bad his eldest daughter-in-law's temper was, she still had to be filial.

"Grandpa, my aunt said that the strong wind last night blew apart the window paper, so I specially took a few pieces of paper I had written on to paste the windows for you." Gu Jingzhe stepped forward and placed the pieces of paper in his hand on the table.

"Grandma, these are the pastries from my shop. Thinking that you and grandpa like to eat soft food as you get older, I specially packed them with chewy pastries. You and grandpa can try them and see if they are delicious." Gu Taohua placed two boxes of pastries in front of Grandma Gu.

"Grandpa, this is 20 kilograms of flour." Gu Dahan came to the bedside carrying a wooden bucket and asked Gu Youtian, "Uncle, where should I put this flour? I still have some use for this bucket."

Liu Yue'e held a quilt and put it on the bed, saying, "It's been cold these past few days, and I'm afraid that little aunt will be cold, so I specially brought a thick quilt for her to cover."

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu’s expressions became more and more ugly.

I thought it was a very valuable gift.

That's all, just to send away beggars.