Chapter 466 How this drama ends
After the Dragon Boat Festival.
A shocking piece of news spread throughout Qinghe Bay.
Gu Ruinian was to be adopted by Tong Huaqiong as his adopted son.
"No, Old Man Gu has no shortage of sons and grandsons. The first branch of the family is already very prosperous. Is it Ruinian's turn to adopt him?"
"This is obviously a trap set by the second wife. Seeing that the first wife is living a good life, they want to get close to her. They dare not use any other means but to give up a son."
"Will Tong Da Jiao agree? Rui Nian is not a three-year-old child. You can tell at a glance that a person this old cannot be tamed."
The villagers expressed their views on this matter.
Most people think that what the second wife did was not fair.
"It's not the fault of the second branch of the Gu family. They only have one son who can study, so why would they be willing to give Ruinian to the first branch? I heard that the old house wanted Tong Da Jiao to support Ruinian's education, but Tong Da Jiao was unwilling to pay and said angrily that she would have to let Gu Ruinian be adopted by the first branch. The second branch really agreed, and now let's see how Tong Da Jiao will end up."
Of course, some people also said that Tong Huaqiong was shooting herself in the foot and they are waiting to see how this drama ends.
Liu Yue'e's mother, Zhao, was extremely anxious. She was worried that her mother-in-law had been cheated.
In theory, it was none of her business who her mother-in-law adopted or not. For example, she felt that Gu Dahan's illegitimate son Xiaolong should come back, and she usually advised Liu Yue'e to be nicer to Xiaolong.
She even had no objection to the divorced Tong Pandi living with his mother-in-law's house.
Only Gu Ruinian felt that it was not possible.
This is an ungrateful person. Not only will he cheat his mother-in-law, but he will also cheat her son-in-law's family.
My mother-in-law was foolish to allow such a thing to be adopted.
Zhao tiptoed towards Tong Huaqiong's house.
"Mother-in-law, are the rumors outside true?" Zhao asked breathlessly.
Tong Huaqiong was talking to her stepdaughter Gu Baishuang. When she saw Zhao rushing in, she first offered her a cup of tea and then said slowly, "Are you talking about Gu Ruinian's adoption?"
Zhao said, "It seems that the rumors outside are true. Mother-in-law, you are such a smart person, how could you do such a foolish thing? You have a son and a daughter, and you adopt someone as old as Ruinian, aren't you digging a hole for yourself?"
Tong Huaqiong was not in a hurry at all.
She and Gu Baishuang were planning to open supermarkets in Yanguan Town and Pingchuan County.
Two merchant ships of the Lu family returned, bringing the rare goods that Tong Huaqiong wanted.
There are peep shows, cheap pearls, rouge and powder...
In addition, Tong Huaqiong also ordered Gu Dashu to go to Jiangnan to purchase a batch of in-demand goods.
The supermarket has been set up, the new store manager and clerks are in place, promotional materials are being produced, and Tong Huaqiong has set the opening date seven days later.
At this time, when she heard Zhao mention Gu Ruinian's adoption, she was unusually calm.
Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, do you think I am that confused? What people say outside is what people say outside. Whether Gu Ruinian can be adopted by me depends on whether I am willing or not."
Zhao chanted a Buddhist chant, smiled and said, "It's me who believes everything I hear."
Tong Huaqiong smiled faintly.
Gu Ruinian was really eager to be her son and couldn't wait to create public pressure in the village.
Tong Huaqiong had already learned the news from her second aunt that Gu Ruinian had gone to report to the clan leader that he wanted to open an ancestral hall and adopt himself as the eldest wife.
And the three elders, Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Jia, have already agreed.
Then, Gu Ruinian began to spread the news to the front village, with the purpose of putting her on a pedestal and forcing her to be adopted.
Gu Ruinian had a really nice dream. Gu Youtian was out looking for money and had not come back yet. He dared to adopt the child without consulting his biological father. When Gu Youtian came back, he would at least give him a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots, even if he didn't break his legs.
Gu Ruinian stood under the locust tree at the door of his house and looked towards Tong Huaqiong's house.
When Gu Youtian arrives home in the next few days, he will become Tong Dajiao's son.
Grandpa Gu had already told Tong Da Jiao about the adoption, and Tong Da Jiao did not go against his will.
Although Tong Dajiao was not his ideal mother, and the eldest wife of the Gu family was not his ideal family background, there was no better choice than the eldest wife in Qinghe Bay.
What’s the point of calling you mother? What’s the point of kneeling down?
A real man should be able to bend and stretch.
In the past few days, Tong Huaqiong has been promoting the opening of the supermarket in the town, and the whole Yanguan Town knows that Manager Tong has a new business.
Everyone, including Qinghewan, is eagerly waiting to see what the supermarket will be like as a shopping place.
Only Gu Ruinian was not surprised. He thought that the idea must have come from Gu Taohua.
It’s no secret that Gu Taohua, my nominal cousin, is really good at making money.
The disadvantage he suffered was that in his previous life he only knew how to study and lacked social practice.
However, he is familiar with supermarkets. Once he is adopted by the eldest son, he will be able to get involved in the supermarket business.
There was another thing that made Gu Ruinian happy. The second daughter of the Lian family sent a message through the matchmaker Wang that she was willing to meet him.
If this concubine's daughter was really as beautiful as Lu Zhaozhao, he wouldn't mind taking her as a concubine.
After the adoption ceremony is over, he will go to meet Miss Lian II.
He was waiting for Gu Youtian to come home.
A few days ago, the clan leader's grandson Gu Dahu went to his father-in-law's house in Heilongtan. His grandfather asked someone to send a message to Gu Youtian home. He did not tell Gu Youtian the reason for asking him to go home, but only said that Grandpa Gu was not feeling well these past two days.
Gu Ruinian hopes that Gu Youtian will take good care of Mr. Gu's health and come back soon.
Just as Tong Huaqiong had speculated, Gu Ruinian's dream of being her son was quickly shattered.
Gu Youtian and Wu Ren, the head of Heilongtan and Tong Pandi's ex-father-in-law, were classmates. This time he went to Heilongtan to find some money-making opportunities with the help of Wu Ren.
Wu Ren happened to have a shop in Pingchuan County, which he had rented out to someone else to do furniture business. After the New Year, the owner felt that he was old and wanted to return to his hometown with his wife and children, so he closed the shop and returned the lease.
Wu Ren had never done business before, so he wanted to sublet his shop.
Tong Huaqiong had taken a fancy to this shop at first, but when she found out that the landlord was Wu Ren, she gave up the idea.
Since Wu Ren asked for a high rent and refused to lower the price, many people were afraid to buy the shop, and now the shop has been vacant for half a year.
It is no wonder that Gu Youtian was the first person from Qinghe Bay to go out and do business. With just a few words, he persuaded Wu Ren to invest money to open a grocery store. He invested in the store with his experience, and the two of them became partners.
Gu Youtian enthusiastically discussed with Wu Ren where to purchase goods, how to arrange the store, and how to recruit clerks... When they were in high spirits, Gu Dahu brought a letter saying that Mr. Gu was ill and fainted.
No matter how much Gu Youtian desired money, he did not dare to bear the reputation of being unfilial.
So we hurried back to Qinghe Bay.
Under the big tree at the entrance of the village, I heard the explosive news that Gu Ruinian was going to be adopted by the eldest wife of the Gu family.
Gu Youtian instantly felt that he had been fooled by his son. At the same time, he was infuriated by the villagers' insinuation that Gu Ruinian would rather have a dead father than him as a living father. He wanted to grab Gu Ruinian and kick him a few times.