Chapter 413 A blind cat catches a dead mouse
Mr. Gu neither agreed nor disagreed. Instead, he started talking about his eldest son's death anniversary three days later.
Gu Dahan took it as his consent.
Anyway, if Mr. Gu comes to rent the house, he will follow the plan just mentioned. If he doesn't mention it, he won't ask about it.
Mr. Gu asked, "How are the preparations for your father's death anniversary going?"
Gu Dahan replied: "The sacrifices have already been prepared."
Grandpa Gu said, "Normally, for a death anniversary of less than five years, it is enough to simply burn incense and offer sacrifices, and people who are familiar with the family can pay tribute to the deceased. But your grandmother and I are back, and everyone is watching us. It's not good to be too simple. It's better to treat the clan members to a meal after the worship. After all, we will have to rely on the clan in the future."
The clan leader was right. If they wanted to attack Tong Huaqiong, the anniversary of their eldest son's death would be the most appropriate time.
Gu Dahan said, "My mother also has the same idea."
Tong Huaqiong didn't care about Old Man Gu's death anniversary at all.
Considering that there are a lot of bad people in her family, she is still willing to respect the customs of this era.
But she was just going through the motions, and all matters were left to Gu Dahan to prepare.
After Gu Dahan came out of the old house, the Gu family made sure that everyone had gone far away and started to continue the pre-meal conversation. Jia did not forget to push the bowl of meat back to Gu Ruinian.
"You should know your aunt's temper. When you were a kid, you had an argument with Taohua and pushed her. She hit you with a fire poker. She was so protective of her child and had a bad temper. Have you forgotten that?" Jia said.
Before the meal, Gu Ruinian asked about Tong Huaqiong's previous personality. He wanted to know more about Tong Huaqiong.
Gu Ruinian smiled and said, "Mom, you forgot. I have forgotten a lot of things since I fell into the water and had a fever."
Old Lady Gu said, "She has a bad temper, a vicious mind, doesn't recognize her relatives, and is not filial. What daughter-in-law doesn't serve her parents-in-law? She is the only one in Qinghe Bay who goes against her parents-in-law."
Gu Ruinian frowned and asked in confusion: "Auntie, since your business is so good now, why didn't you do business before?"
Gu Ruinian wanted to know whether the Gu family shop was Gu Taohua's idea or Tong Huaqiong's idea.
There was silence at the dinner table.
Gu Youtian didn't even want to talk about this topic. His main business was to arrange for everyone to have a meal.
Gu Honglian said quickly, "Sister-in-law didn't become capable only after Big Brother left. She had been capable before. Second Brother, the biggest profit you made in business was when you partnered with Sister-in-law. Sister-in-law asked you to go to the border in the summer to buy furs and store them, and then sell them here in the winter. You made a lot of money. To be honest, although Sister-in-law is not a good person, she is still capable in business."
Gu Ruinian's eyes flashed.
There is also this kind of thing.
Gu Youtian was very upset when Gu Honglian said this in public, and he defended himself by saying, "Sister, you are young and you don't understand. She is just a blind cat catching a dead mouse."
Gu Youtian would never admit that he made money by relying on his sister-in-law's business acumen.
What's more, this matter was a thorn in his side. After he made money, he changed his mind and changed his business partnership with his sister-in-law to borrowing her money to do business. He only returned the principal to her and did not give her any dividends.
This incident was also the fuse that led to the breakup between the two families. When Old Man Gu was alive, Tong Da Jiao did not have a bad attitude towards Gu Youtian. But after Old Man Gu died, Tong Da Jiao did not have a good face towards Gu Youtian who came back to attend the funeral.
In front of Old Man Gu's funeral hall, he slapped his thigh, pointed at Gu Youtian's nose and cursed him.
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Three days later, it was Old Man Gu’s death anniversary.
Tong Huaqiong's family opened the door early in the morning.
My mother-in-law, Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Qin, and Mrs. Hong all came to help, and the village chief and Boss Qian also came.
Gu Dashu also returned from the provincial capital two days ago.
This anniversary of his death is really a big event.
Soon many people from the tribe arrived.
Tong Huaqiong didn't quite understand either. When Old Man Gu was alive, he had an average relationship with the tribe members. Except for a few bad bamboos, no one else missed him.
How come when the anniversary of the death comes, all the other members of the clan are present?
She always felt that a death anniversary was just a pretext for a feast.
It seems true.
"Chief, you are here. Please have a seat."
This was the first time that the clan leader came to Tong Huaqiong's house since the yard was repaired. Tong Huaqiong rarely gave him a good look and warmly invited him to sit down.
The patriarch felt a glow on his face, and his tense expression relaxed.
"...Hey, Bai Shuang, you're here."
Tong Huaqiong saw Gu Baishuang and Nie Xiaofeng get off the carriage, and invited her in, and then called Gu Dahan out to get the gift that Gu Baishuang brought.
Gu Baishuang even affectionately called Tong Huaqiong "mother".
Can you not be affectionate?
After all, Tong Huaqiong helped her seize the maritime business that Nie Mingyuan had always wanted.
Other members of the Gu family looked at them sideways, wondering when did Tong Da Jiao become so close to his stepdaughter.
"Hoarfrost."
"Little aunt."
Gu Honglian was the only person who came to the entire old house.
Gu Honglian has been thinking about her eldest brother's death anniversary these past two days. Of course, she was not commemorating old man Gu, but she knew that with her eldest sister-in-law's financial strength, she would definitely prepare a banquet.
She came to the banquet.
Anyway, there are a lot of people here today, and the sister-in-law won’t be cold to her in public.
Gu Honglian followed Tong Huaqiong in and out like a pug. In view of the special circumstances today, Tong Huaqiong did not show any displeasure to her.
He also treated her to some cakes.
"I heard from Xiaofeng that grandpa and grandma are back. I haven't had time to visit them yet. I'd like to take advantage of today..."
Gu Baishuang mentioned Old Madam Gu and Old Man Gu to Tong Huaqiong and Gu Honglian, but before she could finish her words, there was a commotion outside.
People from the old house are here.
Originally, Tong Huaqiong sent Gu Da to call Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe to go to the old house to invite the two elders over in the morning, but the two elders refused.
Tong Huaqiong didn't care. She didn't have the time to invite them in person. It was their son's death anniversary and they could come or not.
"Grandpa, grandma, second uncle, second aunt, you are here." The three brothers Gu Dahan, Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe came together to greet the people in the old house.
Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu didn't look very happy.
Those who didn't know would think they were sad for their dead son, while those who knew the inside story knew that they were dissatisfied because this was the first time they had visited Tong Huaqiong in recent days.
Except for Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian, everyone else in the old house was visiting for the first time, so they couldn't help but look around curiously.
The courtyard of the main house was expanded to be large and spacious, with a row of green-tiled houses facing north and south.
They had heard Gu Honglian and Gu Ruinian mention Tong Huaqiong's new house, but it was not as shocking as seeing it with their own eyes.
In front of the clan members, Tong Huaqiong greeted Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu and invited them into the house.
Tong Huaqiong thought that thanks to Tong Dajiao's bad temper in the past, the clan had become accustomed to the way she got along with her in-laws, otherwise the clan would directly accuse her of disrespecting the elderly.
I went into the house, sat down and drank tea.
Old Man Gu sat and talked with the men in the clan, while Old Lady Gu chatted with the women.
Tong Huaqiong directed Gu Dahan and others to run around.
Gu Youtian felt uncomfortable from the moment he entered Tong Huaqiong's home. He was the first person in the clan to leave. How could he not be welcomed when he came back?
During the first two days after he came back this time, the tribesmen still treated him with the same pampering as before. But now they knew that his business failed and he would have to live in Qinghe Bay, except for the tribe leader and a few families who had a good relationship with him before, everyone else was quite cold towards him.