Chapter 395: Crying is also contagious
After giving the gift, Tong Huaqiong sat down.
Jia and Gu Youtian looked at each other.
My sister-in-law is so stingy.
Mr. Gu took a puff of his pipe and said with a look of surprise, "I heard that you are now capable and have started a business, opened a shop, and built a new house."
Tong Huaqiong pretended not to understand the sarcasm, clasped her hands together and said, "Thanks to the Buddha's blessing, he looked at us, an orphan and a widow, and gave us a way out. This family of old and young, they all need to eat, and there is no man in the family to support the family. How can I live if I don't do business?"
The corners of Mr. Gu's mouth twitched, and he was thinking about how to make demands on his eldest daughter-in-law.
If his eldest daughter-in-law gets angry as she did before, he still has a way to deal with it.
Now he couldn't guess what his eldest daughter-in-law was thinking.
Old Lady Gu glanced at Tong Huaqiong and finally couldn't hold back and said, "Old Wife, according to the old rules, you haven't even finished the three-year mourning period yet. Aren't you afraid that people will laugh at you if you dress like this? You have children too, don't you think about them?"
Tong Huaqiong sneered, "You said it's an old rule. Old Gu died, and the family has no income. Thanks to my business, everyone can have a bite to eat. Second brother, you know that when doing business outside, people will respect the clothes first and then the people. Who would care about me if I was wearing tattered clothes? It's their business if others laugh at me. I didn't steal men or rob money. Who would laugh at me?"
Old Mrs. Gu covered her chest in anger. Although she didn't steal any men, how could those men not want to steal her when she dressed like that?
Tong Huaqiong glanced at Gu Jingzhe and the others and said, "I've already provided these little brats with food, clothing and education. Why should I consider them?"
shameless.
Old Mrs. Gu wanted to scold Tong Huaqiong harshly.
Finally I endured it.
There is no way out. The younger son’s business went bankrupt and he has no way to make a living in the future. He has to rely on his eldest daughter-in-law in the village.
Tong Huaqiong took a quick look and saw that the entire family from the second branch was there.
Tong Huaqiong asked, "Why did my second brother return home without any reason?"
Zhao told Tong Huaqiong that the second wife returned home because her business was losing money, and Tong Huaqiong was inclined to this view.
Otherwise, who would make a fortune outside and then return home to live?
Gu Youtian was obviously uncomfortable when he heard Tong Huaqiong ask this.
Just as Grandpa Gu was about to speak, his grandson Gu Ruinian spoke first.
Gu Ruinian said, "Auntie, as the saying goes, no matter how tall a tree is, its leaves will fall back to its roots. Plus, my grandparents are getting old and have been homesick for the past two years, so Dad decided to move the whole family back to Qinghewan. I believe that if my uncle were still here, he would also appreciate Dad's filial piety."
He knew what his grandfather was thinking. He wanted his aunt to lend money to his father for his business.
This is not the right time to talk about this, if I mess it up it will backfire.
Tong Huaqiong looked towards the light.
Noticed a neatly dressed young man.
As for appearance, she is just average. Tong Huaqiong is not bragging, but she is far inferior to her adopted younger son Gu Jingzhe.
That's the difference between ordinary people and big stars.
This is Gu Ruinian, the second daughter of the second house. She was the one who was sent away by Gu Jingzhe when I went home to call her to come up to the upper room today.
When Gu Ruinian said this, Gu Dahan and Gu Jingzhe glanced at him slightly.
This cousin has always been naughty. When did he start speaking so appropriately?
However, this statement contained a trap, accusing Tong Huaqiong of being unfilial.
Tong Huaqiong nodded to Gu Ruinian and said, "This is Ruinian, right? I haven't seen him for several years. He speaks more methodically now and looks more handsome than before."
Jia looked at Gu Ruinian with a doting look on her face and said proudly, "My Ruinian passed the examination for a Tongsheng last year."
Gu Jingzhe opened his mouth in shock.
This cousin, who was a few months younger than me, had always been naughty and could hardly read, unexpectedly passed the imperial examination.
It's incredible.
Mr. Gu said, "Ruinian is our family's unicorn. He will take the examination for the title of scholar next month."
This is deliberately ignoring Gu Jingzhe.
When Jia heard Mr. Gu praising Gu Ruinian, she showed pride on her face and said to Tong Huaqiong, "Jingzhe has been a good student since he was young. His parents said he passed the exam last year. I thought Jingzhe had passed it a long time ago. He will also take the exam for the scholar next month. He is half a year older than Ruinian. I will feel relieved to have him as a brother to keep the two brothers company."
This is why Jingzhe is older than Ruinian.
Gu Ruinian told Jia that Gu Jingzhe was smart when he was young but might not be a good person when he grows up, and now it seems to be true.
Tong Huaqiong curled her lips secretly, because her daughter Gu Jingzhe was married and became a prime minister.
Even if he was a treacherous minister in his previous life, he was still a top scholar who fought his way to the top of the imperial examination, but he just took the wrong path.
Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong said, "What's the point of being a scholar? My Jingzhe will get the third place in the imperial examination in the future. Jingzhe's disadvantage is his face. If it weren't for his face being so good-looking like mine, he would have gotten the first place in the imperial examination in the future."
Gu Jingzhe: “…”
Gu Ruinian: “…”
This aunt is so overconfident. Even a modern 985 graduate wouldn't dare to make such a boast, so how could this ancient country woman dare to do so?
Gu Ruinian showed an impeccable smile and said to Gu Jingzhe, "Then I would like to congratulate you in advance for winning the third place."
Gu Jingzhe ignored Gu Ruinian's sarcasm and said expressionlessly, "How does my brother know that I won't be the top scorer?"
Gu Ruinian: “…”
Tong Huaqiong looked at Gu Jingzhe with a smile.
This black-bellied son is becoming more and more interesting.
She really hoped that the old emperor far away in Shengjing could ignore Gu Jingzhe's appearance and choose him as the top scholar.
Jia's eyes rolled around, and she wanted to take back a game.
As soon as he saw Gu Taohua, he asked with a smile, "Is Taohua engaged?"
Tong Huaqiong said: "Not yet, she is still young."
Jia sighed and said, "That's right. Being a daughter-in-law in someone else's family is not as comfortable as being in your own family. It's better to get married a few years later. My Xiaoxue has been proposed to too many people in the past two years. I'm afraid of offending people if I agree to someone or not, so I didn't give in. I said the other day that now that I'm at home, my previous network of relationships has been cut off and I don't have to worry about matchmakers coming to my house anymore. I didn't expect that another matchmaker came to my house yesterday."
Gu Xiaoxue sat aside with a red face.
Jia thought Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua would be furious, but it was Gu Honglian who was furious.
"Second sister-in-law, what do you mean? Are you trying to say that no one wants me? Don't think I don't know your evil intentions. You deliberately lead the good marriage to Xiaoxue and don't want me to see it."
After saying that, she lay down in Old Lady Gu's arms and started crying.
Old Mrs. Gu’s face was as black as the bottom of a pot.
In the past two years, Old Lady Gu asked someone to find a husband for Gu Honglian. Gu Honglian has a bad personality and ordinary looks, and she is a yellow man.
After much difficulty, they were even engaged, but when they heard that the second son had returned home due to business failure, they asked the matchmaker to break off the engagement with Gu Honglian.
Gu Honglian's crying was so sharp that it scratched Tong Huaqiong's eardrums.
Old Madam Gu scolded Jia, "Honglian is right. You are just trying to be mean. You knew clearly that your sister's engagement was cancelled, but you still proposed marriages left and right. Last year, someone told Honglian that there was no news about Master Xu and Scholar Chen. Don't think I don't know that you are trying to be mean and want to stop them and give them to Xiaoxue. Don't you think Xiaoxue is worthy of you?"
Jia looked embarrassed after being scolded.
Gu Xiaoxue, who was dragged into the storm, felt uneasy and as if being pricked by needles, and looked at a loss.
Old Mrs. Gu finally managed to coax Gu Honglian, but she started crying instead.
Tong Huaqiong thought that crying was contagious, and this mother and daughter pair would never stop.