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

Widow Tong is actually Gu Honglian’s sister-in-law?

Gu Jingzhe is actually Gu Honglian’s nephew?

Fan Tong was shocked by the news.

He never imagined that Gu Honglian and Tong Huaqiong had such a relationship.

Sister-in-law, there is no difference between them and parents and children.

This country girl with such an ordinary appearance actually has a very strong background.

At the same time, he blamed Gu Honglian for not telling him earlier, otherwise he would not have been so cold to Gu Honglian.

"Mr. Fan, what's wrong with you?" Gu Honglian asked when she saw Fan Tong was stunned for a while.

Fan Tong suddenly smiled and said, "Your sister-in-law is really amazing. She runs a pastry shop, a department store, and now a weaving workshop."

Gu Honglian said: "My sister-in-law is already very capable."

Fan Tong was not aware that Tong Huaqiong and Gu Honglian had a bad relationship.

It is said that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother. He naturally thought that Tong Huaqiong, as the eldest sister-in-law, loved her younger sister-in-law very much. No wonder there were so many people coming and going in the yard, but Gu Honglian was the only one who was leisurely.

Originally, Fan Tong was thinking about how to win back Gu Taohua, but now there is no need for that.

Gu Honglian is also a big fish.

Moreover, Gu Honglian looks gentler and more docile than Gu Taohua, unlike Gu Taohua who would hit others when she disagreed with someone.

"I am short-sighted. I didn't realize that you are Junior Brother Jingzhe's aunt."

Fan Tong's words made Gu Honglian's heart skip a beat.

She didn't want to be respected as an elder by Fan Tong.

Fan Tong’s next words made Gu Honglian feel moved.

Fan Tong said: "In that case, I have a question that I hope you can help me solve. Should I follow Junior Brother Jingzhe and call you Auntie or Miss Honglian?"

Gu Honglian said without hesitation: "Jingzhe is Jingzhe, and I am me. We each have our own opinions. You can just call me Honglian."

Fan Tong smiled brightly at Gu Honglian and said, "Okay, then I'll still call you Miss Honglian."

Gu Honglian's heart melted when she heard the name of Miss Honglian.

Fan Tong took advantage of Gu Honglian's cheerfulness to test her: "Your sister-in-law must love you very much, right?"

Gu Honglian naturally didn't dare to tell Fan Tong the truth, and said, "Of course."

"Why don't I see you going to Taohua Dessert or helping out in the weaving workshop like Gu Taohua?" Fan Tong tried to hold back but still couldn't help asking the question in his heart.

Gu Honglian said, "I am the same age as Taohua Jingzhe. I have lived with my eldest sister-in-law since I was a child. She loves me more than Gu Taohua. My eldest sister-in-law said that I will be married in a few years. Girls are the delicate guests of the family and don't need to work."

Fan Tong thought that Gu Honglian had a straightforward character and would definitely not deceive him.

When Gu Honglian mentioned getting married, Fan Tong continued to test her, "Getting married in just a few years? Could it be that Miss Honglian has already been engaged?"

After Fan Tong finished speaking, he stamped his feet in annoyance and blushed, pretending that he shouldn't have asked.

Gu Honglian was overjoyed and said, "I haven't arranged marriage yet. My eldest sister-in-law always said that a girl's life in her husband's family will not be as comfortable as her own family, so she didn't let me get engaged so early and told me to stay at home for a few more years to enjoy my life."

Fan Tong suddenly understood Tong Huaqiong's attitude towards him.

Gu Taohua and Gu Honglian are about the same age, no wonder no one came to propose marriage, it turned out that Widow Tong wanted to keep the girls for a few more years.

In the past, Gu Taohua had a crush on him but he looked down on her and kept her in suspense. Who could have thought that Gu Taohua would have such good fortune and open a shop with Widow Tong to make money.

Now Gu Taohua, instigated by Widow Tong, has a misunderstanding about him, and he sees in the town that Gu Taohua treats the servant who drives her carriage differently.

Gu Taohua slipped away from his grasp, and he didn't have any better marriage partner now, so he might as well just endure the indignity of being Gu Taohua's uncle-in-law.

Gu Honglian has a sister-in-law who loves her and a nephew with a bright future. This marriage is the best one she can get at the moment.

As for Gu Honglian's appearance, one cannot expect everything to go as planned.

In the future, I will use the Gu family’s money to go to the provincial capital to study, and then take a beautiful concubine after passing the imperial examination.

Originally, Fan Tong wanted to ask whether Gu Honglian’s marriage was decided by her sister-in-law or her parents, but he thought he was too anxious and did not ask.

A girl with a straightforward mind like Gu Honglian is very easy to fool. No matter who is in charge, as long as you can control her, it will be fine.

Fortunately, Master Su teaches in Qinghe Bay, so he can have more contact with Master and Gu Honglian by visiting him in the future.

Thinking of this, Fan Tong stared at Gu Honglian and smiled, then turned his back and blushed.

Gu Honglian thought that this little scholar blushed when he heard that she didn't propose a marriage.

She became more and more certain that Fan Tong was interested in her.

Gu Honglian had already inquired in the town. She knew that Fan Tong's family did not have a wife. He had been engaged to the daughter of the village chief of Yeniugu Village, but the engagement was later broken off.

Gu Honglian didn't want to find out the reason for breaking off the engagement. Hadn't she also been broken off from an engagement before?

Thinking of this, Gu Honglian felt that she and Fan Tong had a bit of sympathy in common, otherwise how could they be so destined to each other.

This scholar's wife deserved what happened to her.

Gu Honglian began to complain that her parents were too partial to her second brother. If her parents had not offended her eldest sister-in-law, she could have let her eldest sister-in-law marry her to Fan Tong based on the fact that Gu Jingzhe and Fan Tong were fellow apprentices.

The door of the private school creaked open, and many children said goodbye to Master Su and then ran towards the village.

Fan Tong bowed to Gu Honglian and said, "Miss Honglian, I'm going to see the Master now. Thank you for staying with me here."

Gu Honglian was a little reluctant to leave, but waved her hand and said, "Go in quickly. You can wait at my house next time you come to visit the Master. You don't have to stay here in the wind."

After saying this, Gu Honglian covered her face and ran away.

Fan Tong curled the corners of his mouth and walked into the private school.

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Gu Honglian returned home and saw Gu Ruinian tinkering around in the yard. She kicked the sulfur on the ground, and the pungent powder made both of them cough, covering their mouths and noses.

"Are you sick?" Gu Ruinian was furious.

Gu Honglian snorted and walked into the house.

"Where have you been?" asked Mrs. Gu.

Gu Honglian said, "I went to my sister-in-law's weaving workshop to take a look."

Old Mrs. Gu snorted.

Gu Honglian said, "My sister-in-law's weaving workshop is very busy. Not only do girls and wives from our village come to apply, but also those from surrounding villages. There are more than a dozen looms and cotton-spinning machines in the house. How much money can they make every day after they start working? Those girls and wives have used all their skills to get a chance to work as weavers. My sister-in-law pays a lot of money. She said that after the work starts, a female worker can earn more than three or four taels of silver a month. Who doesn't want to work?"

Jia felt uncomfortable after hearing this.

Gu Xiaoxue is now working in the weaving workshop, so Xiaoxue should earn three or four taels of silver a month.

Three or four taels a month, nearly fifty taels a year, enough for Rui Nian to study and get married.

If she had known this would happen, she would have tried her best to stop Gu Xiaoxue from living with Gu Fengnian. Now all the money is in Fengnian's hands.

Jia felt that her eldest son was honest and simple-minded, and that it must have been Wei who instigated Gu Xiaoxue to split up the family.

Gu Xiaoxue has been gentle and docile since childhood and never disobeyed her elders. Jia still can't understand why Gu Xiaoxue's personality changed drastically overnight.

Her family didn't treat her badly. They provided her with food and drink. Why would she want to poison the whole family?

It must have been the eldest daughter-in-law who instigated it.