Chapter 396: Not Cooperating with Her Sadness

Chapter 396: Not Cooperating with Her Sadness

Old Mrs. Gu felt aggrieved.

Especially reaching its peak tonight.

At that time, the whole village knew that she had gone to the south with her youngest son to enjoy a good life, and she was determined not to come back.

Now that I have no money left and my business has failed, I have to return to my hometown to farm when I am old.

I thought that now that the eldest wife was living a prosperous life, she could still be a big shot in the village, but the eldest daughter-in-law just held a grudge and refused to give her face.

Not only did he come only after being urged and invited many times, but he also never called "Mom" from the moment he entered the door.

How can she hold her head up in the village in the future?

Thinking of this, Old Mrs. Gu cried even more sadly.

"My son. My son. If you were alive, who would dare to bully me or disrespect me?"

Tong Huaqiong's inner thoughts: This is a tip for her. Who bullied you, who disrespected you.

This is nothing.

Judging from the way the old lady scolded her sister-in-law and daughter-in-law with ease, she didn't seem like a tough guy.

"My son, my poor son, why did you leave me and go away... wuwuwu..."

Old Mrs. Gu cried sadly.

Tong Huaqiong sat there steadily without any disturbance.

Gu Dahan, Gu Jingzhe, and Gu Taohua looked at each other in bewilderment amidst the crying of Old Lady Gu and their father's grief.

No, this old grandmother wasn't very kind to their father when he was alive. She exploited him as much as she could to subsidize his second uncle's family.

When my father passed away, I didn't see the old lady crying like this. Instead, in front of the mourning hall, she joined the clan leader to force my mother to pay money for their retirement support. The reason was that my mother was a young stepmother, and what if she remarried.

Nie Xiaofeng was upset by the old lady's crying, so he walked forward and said, "Great-grandmother, please stop crying. Grandpa can't be resurrected even if you cry. Don't you still have your second grandfather and a whole family of descendants?"

Old Mrs. Gu raised her eyes, glanced at Nie Xiaofeng and asked, "Whose family are you from?"

Nie Xiaofeng was speechless.

Tong Huaqiong said: "He is the boy from the Baishuang family."

Old Madam Gu, Old Man Gu and the second family were all shocked.

Tong Huaqiong actually tolerated this adopted grandson living in her home.

They think that the rise of the eldest branch is due to the Nie family.

Mrs. Gu's crying was interrupted. Gu Ruinian handed over a handkerchief and said to Tong Huaqiong, "It was supposed to be a day of reunion, but you made grandma sad. Auntie, don't take it to heart. After all, grandma sent someone young to their death. It's normal for her to miss uncle now that she sees you."

Tong Huaqiong met Gu Ruinian's gaze with a half-smile.

You can show it all.

"Grandma, don't cry. You always say that you miss Qinghe Bay. Now that we are back, you should be happy." Gu Ruinian comforted Grandma Gu.

Now Gu Ruinian is Old Lady Gu’s most proud grandson, and after he persuaded her, Old Lady Gu gradually stopped crying.

She just hated the first wife for not sharing her sadness.

"It's late, and it's time for the two elders to rest. There are a lot of work waiting at home. I won't sit down anymore. Brother and sister-in-law, please take good care of them." Tong Huaqiong stood up and was about to say goodbye and go back.

If she sat any longer, she would have nothing to talk about with anyone in the room.

Mr. Gu, who had not spoken for a long time, shouted, "Wait."

Tong Huaqiong sat down again, wanting to see what was wrong with Mr. Gu.

"I asked you to come here today because I want to discuss with you the retirement of your mother and me." Old Man Gu spoke out his plan impatiently.

He was so anxious that he started offering retirement support to Tong Huaqiong as soon as he arrived.

Tong Huaqiong listened attentively and said, "You go ahead."

Old Master Gu exhaled a puff of smoke and slowly said, "Logically speaking, the eldest wife should take care of us in our old age. Your second brother was considerate of your mother and me and took us in to enjoy the blessings for so many years. It's not like at home outside, and outsiders don't know that we live with our youngest son. Now that we have returned to our hometown and let our youngest son take care of us, others will poke holes in your eldest wife's spine. Although my son is gone, you are the wife of the Gu family after all, and you should take on this responsibility."

Tong Huaqiong thought how shameless.

He was so partial to his wife that he gave all the money and land to the younger son, but relied on the eldest wife's family for retirement support.

Before Tong Huaqiong even opened her mouth, Mr. Gu had already started using moral blackmail.

Tong Huaqiong said, "In theory, it is the eldest wife who should take care of you in your old age, but the premise of the eldest wife taking care of you in your old age is that she gets the lion's share of the family property. Now that we've come to this point, I have nothing to say. You gave your money and land to your second brother, and now it's not a good idea for the eldest wife to take care of you in your old age."

Without waiting for Old Man Gu to speak, Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Youtian, "Second Brother, you are too shameless. You said in front of the clan leader and everyone else in the ancestral hall that you would follow you in the future. Now you don't acknowledge it. Just because your eldest brother is dead, you are bullying his orphan and widow."

It's just moral blackmail, everyone can do that.

Tong Huaqiong wiped away her tears.

Gu Youtian could no longer sit still, so he stood up and said, "Sister-in-law, I saw you quarreling and disrespecting the elders, so I said I would take care of them. Later, my eldest brother passed away, and I sympathized with you as an orphan and a widow, so I continued to take care of your parents without asking you to spend a penny. Now that your parents have returned home, your life has improved, so shouldn't you, the eldest wife, take care of your parents?"

Tong Huaqiong slammed the table and said in reply, "Why didn't you say this when you took the silver and the land? If you let me raise it, that's fine, but you have to give me the silver and the land."

Gu Youtian felt miserable.

How could he spit it out?

The silver was lost and the land was rented out to the clan for farming. I plan to take it back in the next few days.

Seeing that the uncle and his wife were arguing, Old Man Gu said, "Stop arguing. You can't write two Gu characters with one stroke. After all, we are a family. Your quarrel will only make outsiders laugh at you and will do no good to our family."

Tong Huaqiong sneered, why are you arguing? It’s all because of you, old Deng.

Old Lady Gu clapped her hands and said, "It is our business as elders to decide who gets the silver and land and who doesn't. No one can make irresponsible comments. Speaking of silver, when the eldest son married you, I spent thirty taels on your brother Tong Fusheng. The second son didn't spend much silver on his wedding. Shouldn't I compensate him with the silver and land? I raised the eldest son with all my heart and effort. Now that he is gone, his wife and children have to take care of him."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Madam, you are talking nonsense. You didn't spend thirty taels of silver to marry me. You spent it so that your son could have a wife. There are also people who can get a wife without spending one tael of silver. Don't you want such a wife? Think about it. The key is that you can't marry one. Lao Gu is an old widower with two children. If it weren't for me, who would marry him? You are asking for the silver now, but I don't have the silver anyway. If you are still angry, go ask Tong Fusheng for the silver."

"You raised him with all your heart and now you're complaining. You should have drowned him in the first place, and you wouldn't have to worry about him that way."

Tong Huaqiong's statement was explosive for people of this era.

Even Gu Jingzhe and Gu Dahan thought that their mothers had gone crazy.

Mr. and Mrs. Gu were furious.

This eldest daughter-in-law is getting more and more outrageous.

I was crazy before, but I never openly declared that I would not support my elderly.

Only Gu Ruinian had a blank expression on his face, looking thoughtful.