Chapter 456: Gifts from the Old House

Chapter 456: Gifts from the Old House

Gu Honglian pouted and looked towards the corridor.

Tong Huaqiong brought a lot of holiday gifts to the old house.

Two chickens, two fish, five pounds of pork, a basket of cherries, a bag of rice dumplings, and a pair of shoes for Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu Honglian.

This festival gift is considered generous in the eyes of the filial people in the village.

Gu Honglian walked over and picked up the three pairs of shoes in her arms.

If she only had a pair of shoes, she would feel it was not enough. Now that Lu Zhaozhao gave her a piece of satin, she felt that she had a good time during the festival.

"Dahan, I can't carry all these things. Please help me deliver them." Gu Honglian directed Gu Dahan who was chopping wood.

Gu Jingzhe said, "Aunt, let me help you deliver it. Don't ask big brother to do it, he is busy."

He bent down, picked up the chicken and fish, and held the cherries.

Gu Taohua picked up the pork and rice dumplings and said, "Third brother and I will go together."

When Lu Zhaozhao saw Gu Jingzhe and Gu Taohua going to the old house, she wanted to go with them.

So the three of them accompanied Gu Honglian through the village road to the old house.

Many people teased Gu Jingzhe along the way.

Old Man Gu was twisting hemp rope at home. He asked Gu Honglian to go to the main room to call Tong Huaqiong and others to come to the old house to celebrate the festival, but he didn't really want them to come.

He also knew that Tong Huaqiong would not come, and he did this to save Tong Huaqiong's face in front of his granddaughter-in-law who had not yet married into the family.

My parents-in-law are in the village, so there is no way I can celebrate the festival alone without them.

Many people in the village have separated into separate families, but all festivals must be celebrated together as a family. This is the custom and filial piety.

Gu Jingzhe was engaged, and Tong Huaqiong bypassed the old house and bypassed him, which made him very angry.

Although marriage is based on the arrangements of parents and matchmakers, Gu Jingzhe was the only one who arranged a marriage without going through the elderly process while his grandparents were still alive.

Moreover, even though his grandson's wife had come to visit, Tong Huaqiong had no intention of letting Lu Zhaozhao go over to acknowledge her as a relative.

Mr. Gu had been holding a grudge in his chest for some time, and he took advantage of Lu Zhaozhao's being in Qinghe Bay to vent his anger.

"Dad, my sister-in-law said she can't come." Gu Honglian showed her shoes to Old Man Gu as soon as she entered the room and said, "These are the shoes my sister-in-law gave us."

Mr. Gu didn't even raise his eyelids.

"grandfather."

"Grandpa, we are here to give you a holiday gift."

Gu Taohua and Gu Jingzhe followed Gu Honglian into the house carrying gifts.

Old Man Gu looked up and saw a beautiful young girl coming in with Gu Taohua.

I knew that she was Gu Jingzhe’s daughter-in-law.

Gu Jingzhe introduced him to Grandpa Gu: "Grandpa, this is Zhao Zhao."

"Hello grandpa."

When Lu Zhaozhao saw Mr. Gu looking at her, she greeted him obediently.

Old Mrs. Gu, Jia, Wei and Gu Xiaoxue were busy in the kitchen. They were surprised to hear that Lu Zhaozhao had come to the old house.

Given Tong Huaqiong's temper, she didn't even let them go when they were engaged, so why is she asking Lu Zhaozhao to come and meet them now?

Jia was thinking that according to custom, their second branch should give Lu Zhaozhao a gift, but now the family was extremely poor, so how could they afford any gift?

Even if she could afford it, she would not be willing to give it to Tong Dajiao's daughter-in-law.

Jia and Wei walked out of the kitchen.

Old Mrs. Gu was arrogant and unwilling to come out, thinking that even if she came to pay her respects, it would be Lu Zhaozhao who would come to see her first.

When Jia saw Lu Zhaozhao, she was distracted for a moment.

She only knew that Lu Zhaozhao came from the imperial merchant family, the Lu family, and thought she was just a vulgar merchant's daughter. She didn't expect that Lu Zhaozhao's overall demeanor was no less than those young ladies from the southern families, and even her appearance was impeccable.

Gu Jingzhe and Tong Dajiao were so lucky to catch the attention of the imperial merchant.

Lu Zhaozhao smiled at Jia, and followed Gu Jingzhe in calling her "Second Aunt" in a graceful and elegant manner.

Jia responded with a forced smile and praised Lu Zhaozhao twice.

I felt sad in my heart. If Ruinian could win the first place in the case, this marriage might have been his.

Such a beautiful girl, with such a wealthy family, and I heard that one of her brothers just became the top scholar in the imperial examination.

Wei felt that her mother-in-law was very rude. No matter what, the daughter-in-law of the first wife who had not yet married into the family should not be treated so coldly when she came to pay her respects.

Even if you have to pretend, you have to pretend to be enthusiastic.

Wei praised Lu Zhaozhao enthusiastically, "I've heard that Jingzhe has been engaged to a good man, and that the girl is beautiful and well-mannered. Today, I saw that it was not an exaggeration."

Then he joked: "Jingzhe has a good life."

Lu Zhaozhao blushed slightly after hearing Wei's praise.

Wei said, "Sit inside."

Then he asked Gu Xiaoxue to boil water and make tea.

Gu Jingzhe said, "Sister-in-law, don't be in a hurry. We are here to give festival gifts to grandpa and grandma. We will go back after putting the things down."

Mr. Gu was stunned.

So he's not here to get acquainted.

This was a complete disregard for him as an elder. After all, Gu Jingzhe was the grandson of the Gu family.

Anger rose in my heart, and I couldn't help but say, "Is your mother afraid that we will take advantage of your wife? You should take her back quickly, so that others won't think we have any plans."

Gu Jingzhe said, "Grandpa, why do you think so? I'm here to give you a festival gift. As for what you said about taking advantage of others, it's really not appropriate to take advantage of the Lu family. If you really want to take advantage of others, I'll work harder in the future and let you take advantage of me, okay?"

Mr. Gu snorted.

Then he asked, "When are you getting married?"

Gu Jingzhe said, "When I pass the imperial examination."

After waiting for such a long time, Mr. Gu felt that Aunt Tong was not capable enough. Shouldn't such a good daughter-in-law be married off earlier?

Jia's face also looked very unhappy. Gu Jingzhe's words about passing the imperial examination had greatly stimulated her.

Ever since Gu Ruinian failed the imperial examination, any topic related to studying and examinations would hurt Jia.

Gu Taohua raised the meat in her hand and asked, "It's too heavy to carry. Sister-in-law, where should I put the things?"

Wei quickly took it and said, "Put it in the kitchen."

Gu Jingzhe and Gu Taohua carried the things to the kitchen.

Old Mrs. Gu was cutting vegetables. She straightened up when she saw Gu Jingzhe and Gu Taohua coming in carrying meat.

Gu Jingzhe and Gu Taohua greeted Old Madam Gu, who snorted.

Gu Xiaoxue raised her head timidly and called out "Brother Jingzhe, Sister Taohua".

Gu Taohua saw that Gu Xiaoxue's clothes were torn and short, and couldn't help shaking her head. Second Aunt was too unrefined to dress her only daughter like this. No wonder Gu Xiaoxue was so beautiful but didn't want to go out all day. Even if she went out, she would hide herself with her head down. How could she show up in front of people with such tight clothes on her body?

Lu Zhaozhao did not follow Gu Jingzhe and Gu Taohua to the kitchen, but stood in the yard chatting with Wei.

A pair of eyes in the corridor were fixed on Lu Zhaozhao who was standing next to Wei.

It can be said that Lu Zhaozhao is the most beautiful girl he has ever seen in his two lifetimes, even more beautiful than the beauty in the class he had a crush on in college.

When Gu Ruinian thought of the class beauty, he felt hatred.

In order to pursue the class beauty, he used half a month's salary of his sister to buy roses and gifts on Valentine's Day. He arranged candles in the center of a circle under the girls' dormitory and shouted the class beauty's name, hoping that she would be his girlfriend.

The class beauty came down amid the crowd's joking. He thought she would be so moved that she would throw herself into his arms.

Unexpectedly, the class beauty brought a basin of water to extinguish all the candles, and then left.

He was so embarrassed that he couldn't speak while holding the roses and gifts. His heart was bleeding and he became the laughing stock of the class.

Lu Zhaozhao reminded him of his miserable past life.

For a moment, he projected his hatred for the class beauty onto Lu Zhaozhao.

A girl like Lu Zhaozhao should be his. He got engaged to Gu Jingzhe only because he saw that Gu Jingzhe was a potential stock.