The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

"Mom is right!"

As soon as Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe walked to the door of their house, they heard Gu Yaozu crying and Tong Huaqiong cursing loudly.

The two stood at the door and listened for a while, and roughly understood what was going on.

It must be Gu Yaozu who bullied Maner again.

This kind of thing happened almost every day in the past, and it was just a trivial matter for the Gu family.

Gu Dashu once thought that Tong Huaqiong asked him and Liu Yue'e to take good care of their son because Tong Huaqiong was making trouble and using the money from the eldest son to suppress the second son.

He broke out in a cold sweat when he heard Tong Huaqiong say, "If you can steal a piece of cake today, you can steal someone else's cow tomorrow. Sooner or later you will end up in jail."

Mother has no opinion on Yaozu or the second house at all. Mother is trying to save Yaozu!

After self-strategy and brainwashing, Gu Dashu felt that Yaozu was too unbelievable.

So he opened the door and walked into the yard, threw the quilt from Gu Jingzhe's private school on the ground, picked up the stick and was about to beat Yaozu.

"I'm going to discipline Yaozu today." Gu Dashu said.

Yaozu was trembling with fear.

"I've really ruined you!" Tong Huaqiong pulled the frightened Yaozu aside and started to scold Gu Dashu.

"Why is the child so naughty at such a young age? It's because he has a naughty father! You should beat yourself first."

"I asked you to discipline Yaozu, not to beat him up with a stick. If beating him up could solve the problem, I would have beaten you up eight hundred times a day ago."

"It is said that children are the reflection of their parents. Yaozu learned this from you and Liu Yue'e. If you want to educate your naughty child well, you and Liu Yue'e should get rid of the naughty look in yourselves first."

Gu Dashu smiled awkwardly, and the hand holding the stick trembled. He said in a flattering manner: "Mom, I listened to you. You will see how I perform in the future."

Liu Yue'e breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Gu Dashu would beat Gu Yaozu to a cripple.

"mother."

Gu Jingzhe flashed out from behind Gu Dashu.

If Tong Huaqiong saw correctly, she noticed a rare look of shame on the face of this talented young man.

Tong Huaqiong remained calm, she actually wanted to see what Gu Jingzhe would do next.

"Mom, my son is back!"

"Just come back if you want. Do you want the whole family to kneel down to welcome you?" Tong Huaqiong said unhappily.

Tong Huaqiong saw the bedding on the ground, which showed that the boy had accepted the reality of not being able to study.

I just don’t know whether I am willing or not.

"Have you raised the money after running around outside for a few days?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

Gu Jingzhe looked ashamed, shook his head, and stammered, "I didn't raise a single cent."

Tong Huaqiong was not surprised at this answer.

Given Gu Jingzhe's popularity, it would be abnormal for him to be able to borrow money.

"Don't you have the ability? If you can't borrow the money, you should sell our whole family. Sell your sister Taohua to a wealthy family as a maid, sell your second brother's family to others as slaves, and sell your mother to others as a nanny." Tong Huaqiong said in a yin-yang way.

"The whole family is paving the way for your future!"

After hearing this, Gu Jingzhe fell to his knees in front of Tong Huaqiong, his face flushed with shame.

"Mom, I was wrong. You are putting me on fire. I shouldn't have had those wrong thoughts in the first place, and I shouldn't have traded my family for my future."

"I have been suffering these past two days, especially seeing you selling cakes at a stall because of your problem. If it weren't for your mistake and the money you owed, how could you have suffered like this?"

Gu Jingzhe choked up as he spoke.

Tong Huaqiong didn't say anything.

She guessed that this genius had suffered a great blow in the past two days. Not only did he fail to borrow money, but he even lost his self-esteem.

I just don’t know whether Gu Jingzhe will become even worse after the blow he suffered, or will he be willing to turn over a new leaf.

She hoped it was the latter.

And from the current perspective, there is a high probability that Gu Jingzhe is willing to turn over a new leaf.

"Mom, I really know I was wrong. I will punish you if you want. I just ask you to forgive me."

Gu Jingzhe couldn't stand Tong Huaqiong's ignoring him, which made him feel uneasy. He was afraid that Tong Huaqiong would abandon him from now on.

I was so sad that tears rolled down my cheeks.

"Wipe your tears and look at me." Tong Huaqiong ordered.

Gu Jingzhe wiped her tears and raised her head to meet Tong Huaqiong's gaze.

"Will you hate me if I don't let you study?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

"I started to complain." Gu Jingzhe said softly, "But when I saw my mother selling cakes on the street, I stopped complaining. Not only did I stop complaining, I even felt really guilty."

Tong Huaqiong believed that Gu Jingzhe was not lying.

After all, in the memories of the original owner Tong Da Jiao in her previous life, Gu Jingzhe was very filial to his mother. When Tong Da Jiao fell ill in her later years, Gu Jingzhe, who was already a second-rank official in the imperial court, got a prescription from somewhere and even cut off his own flesh as a medicine guide.

Such a filial son, Gu Jingzhe, would definitely feel guilty when he saw his widowed mother selling cakes on the street.

It's good to feel guilty. Feeling guilty means that a person still has heart and can be saved.

Tong Huaqiong sighed and said, "I only wanted you to study before, but I didn't consider the situation at home. I forced your eldest brother to work hard to make money, and forced the whole family to eat coarse food. In the past, I always wanted to sacrifice the whole family to make you successful. But later, when I saw that you were acting more and more excessively, I thought about it carefully. The reason why you are like this is because of me. Everything in the world has a cause and effect. I forced the whole family to support you, which made you feel that you are the center of the family and everyone should sacrifice for you. If you could sell Maner yesterday, you can sell me today, and the day after tomorrow you can sell your ancestors. As a result, you became a disloyal and unfilial person."

"Not only that, if I let the whole family support you, it would be unfair to the rest of the family. Don't be dissatisfied. For example, if you spend a lot of money on studying, Taohua will have one less dowry, your eldest brother will be separated from his eldest sister-in-law because of work, and your second brother and second sister-in-law will have no money to support Yaozu. I know you will want to wait until you are successful so that your family can enjoy the happiness, but what if you are like your uncle who never passed the exam, wouldn't all the hard work of all these years be in vain?"

"Another thing is, even if your family members don't say it, everyone in their hearts has complained about having to live a hard life so that you can study. The consequences of this resentment will backfire on you. I originally supported your studies in the hope of your well-being, but not only did you not get better, but you were resented by your whole family. Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? Don't underestimate resentment. Sometimes resentment can give a person tremendous energy, thus destroying the person who is resented. From this perspective, it is better not to let you study in the first place, at least your family won't resent you for it."

After Tong Huaqiong finished speaking, she observed Gu Jingzhe carefully.

Gu Jingzhe pursed his lips.

He had thought about the various problems that might arise in order to support his studies, but he always believed that it was natural for the whole family to tighten their belts to support his studies.

Even a few days ago, he didn't think there was anything wrong in sacrificing Man'er.

But after these days of suffering, he realized how insignificant he was.

Without the support of his whole family he is nothing.

He obviously listened to Tong Huaqiong's words.

"Mom, I understand."

“But my son still needs to study.”

Tong Huaqiong's eyes were covered with a layer of ice. After saying so much, this genius boy still didn't wake up.

"Mom, it's not wrong for my son to want to study, but he should not rely on studying to ignore the lives of his family, and he should not sacrifice his family for his own uncertain future."

Tong Huaqiong's eyes softened, and she said, Gu Jingzhe is not someone who doesn't understand what people say.

"Seeing how hard mother has been working these days, I feel guilty. The fact that mother can earn fifty taels of silver with her own hands is a great encouragement to me. If I want to study, there is no need for me to make sacrifices for the whole family. I plan to take care of the wheat at home first, and then go to the capital to work as an accountant during the slack season, earning money while studying."

"My son must study hard on his own. He will never let me down, nor make me work so hard."

As Gu Jingzhe spoke, he was so moved that he started crying.

Tong Huaqiong thought that Gu Jingzhe was a good student, and he was still thinking about studying even in this situation.

But it’s better this way. She had never intended to let Gu Jingzhe drop out of school completely.

Wait until his temper has been tempered enough, then let him go back to school.

Anyway, he is a genius boy, and dropping out of school and staying at home for a period of time will not affect his academic progress at all.

"My son has ambitions, and it's good enough that he understands."

"Mom will change her previous laziness, and it's better for us to live a good life together."

Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong gave Gu Jingzhe timely encouragement.

"Also, my son learned that mother promised not to be buried in the family tomb in order to repay the favor of my eldest sister. I am an unfilial son. I will study hard and earn a royal decree for mother." Gu Jingzhe felt like needles stabbing his heart when he mentioned this.

My mother only wants an imperial decree, but doesn't want to be buried in the ancestral tomb.

"Just earn my life, I don't care about the ancestral grave or not. Anyway, your father's charm is not so great that I have to accompany him to death."

Tong Huaqiong spoke while complaining in her heart.

Gu Jingzhe: “…”