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

After Gu Ruinian finished reading the list, the excited wives and aunts rushed aside to serve as a background board.

He clenched his hands.

Gu Taohua, a woman who traveled through time, could not take the imperial examination, so a whole list was created just like the one for the imperial examination.

Let these illiterate women get excited along with her.

It's of no use and will ultimately not be accepted by the public.

Gu Ruinian thought that this weaving workshop was Gu Taohua's idea.

Jealous and hateful.

"Is your leg okay?"

Gu Ruinian walked towards home carrying the water. As his right leg was weak and he had never done physical work in his life, he had to rest after walking a few steps.

It was Xu Xinghua who stopped him from speaking.

Gu Ruinian looked coldly at the girl standing in front of him, feeling disgusted.

When Xu Xinghua was a child, she had a rash on her face that left pockmarks. In order to cover the pockmarks, she covered her face with thick powder.

Gu Ruinian felt that if he poked her face, a dent would be left on it.

Xu Xinghua is three years older than Gu Ruinian.

In Gu Ruinian's eyes, Xu Xinghua is not as good as Wu Na. After all, Wu Na is young and has no pockmarks on her face.

"Whether my legs are healthy or not has nothing to do with you." Gu Ruinian said coldly.

Xu Xinghua sneered and said, "You are still so arrogant even though it's already like this? Your father discussed with my parents and wanted to arrange a marriage for us. If you were a scholar like Gu Jingzhe, I could still reluctantly agree, but now you are just a student with a lame leg, I don't look down on you."

After saying that, he looked up and down at Gu Ruinian's legs.

That look made Gu Ruinian feel pain all over.

This illiterate country girl with pockmarks on her face actually looked down on him.

Is there any justice left?

"But I agreed." Xu Xinghua said.

Gu Ruinian's shoulders trembled, and he turned his head suddenly with an incredible look on his face.

Xu Xinghua said, "Why? What good things can you say about someone like you? Do you want to be like Gu Jingzhe and talk about a sister who is the top scholar? Are you worthy? Your father promised to let you be our Xu family's son-in-law. You will live a good life with me in the Xu family. My family has good farmland and will not worry about food and drink. The children you have in the future will be descendants of the Xu family. After you come to my house, my family will take you to the city to treat your leg. I heard that the famous doctor in the city is very good at treating legs."

Xu Xinghua glanced at Gu Ruinian's legs, unable to hide the disdain in her eyes, and said, "Your legs can walk now. Go to the city for a good treatment, maybe it can be cured. After it's cured, I'll support you to study and send you to Wanliu Academy. If you can earn me a wife of a scholar, a juren, or a lady of imperial honor, I'll be as proud as Tong Da Jiao in the village."

Although there are not many educated people in Qinghewan and no official has ever been born there, because Gu Daqiao dropped out of school due to a leg injury, everyone in the village knows that those with physical illnesses should not be chosen as officials.

Unless one is from an aristocratic family or a royal relative, there are no restrictions. Anyone who relies on studying and taking the imperial examination to enter officialdom will be subject to restrictions.

So Xu Xinghua told her parents that it was okay for Gu Ruinian to come to their house, but he had to treat his leg.

When Xu Xinghua's father Xu Yong was the head of Qinghewan Village, many people came to propose marriage to him.

But Xu Xinghua was not satisfied.

She wanted a scholar whose family conditions could not be too poor.

The men who came to the house were either scholars from poor families like Fan Tong, or rural playboys from wealthy families but whose husbands were not good at studying.

He was a good student with a good family background, but he looked down on Xu Xinghua's appearance and temperament.

You can never have the best of both worlds, so Xu Xinghua picked and chose and only this one was left.

In the past, she was not in a hurry at all because she was the daughter of the village chief. But since Xu Yong was removed from the position of village chief, fewer people came to propose marriage.

There were only a few times when she was either a second wife or the other party was really not presentable.

She couldn't keep dragging it on. If she kept an old girl who was unwilling to get married, the marriages of other girls in the clan would be affected, and her brother's marriage would also be affected. So as soon as Gu Youtian came, Xu Yong was willing to marry him, on the condition that Gu Ruinian must marry into the family.

Otherwise, if the Xu family helped Gu Ruinian treat his leg and supported his education, and he flew away when he grew stronger, the Xu family would be left with nothing.

Xu Yong was only removed from his position as village chief, but his brain was not removed.

Xu Yong was not sure whether Gu Ruinian's leg could be cured. He thought that even if it could not be cured and he could not become an official, this marriage was worth it. It would also be worthwhile if he could study for a good degree and become a local squire.

He also wanted a scholar with good legs and a good family background, but Xu Xinghua was not such a person.

Looking at Xu Xinghua chattering in front of him, Gu Ruinian wanted to die.

Gu Youtian's request for him to marry Xu Xinghua was beyond his ability to admit, and he even asked him to become a son-in-law of the Xu family.

Xu Xinghua's cousin Xu Dabao and his cousin Xu Erbao had to humiliate him from time to time.

Gu Youtian really doesn't care about the relationship between father and son.

"I don't agree with this marriage." Gu Ruinian said to Xu Xinghua.

Xu Xinghua was angry.

As soon as Gu Ruinian returned to the village, Xu Xinghua's eyes fell on him.

As an outstanding student who is about to pass the imperial examination, it doesn't matter that his family is poor, after all, Gu Ruinian has a good appearance and is not very old.

She met him in the village several times and greeted him. On the surface, Gu Ruinian still maintained the image of a gentle and elegant scholar, but Xu Xinghua knew the contempt in the depths of his eyes, as if silently telling her that she was not worthy.

Then came the explosive news that he had failed the imperial examination and was having an affair with his cousin.

This scholar is no more than that.

What right did he have to look down on her, what right did he have to refuse this marriage.

In this marriage, Xu Xinghua felt that she was the savior.

Xu Xinghua looked up and said, "Do you think you are Gu Jingzhe, handsome and the first in the imperial examination, and you can choose any girl in the city? Don't dream, you are just a cripple who is having an affair with a widow. If my family wants to let you marry into the family, even Gu Youtian has to go to your Gu family's ancestral tomb to burn incense. What's the point of you disagreeing?"

Xu Xinghua was really cruel. Knowing that Gu Ruinian was determined to compete with Gu Jingzhe, she deliberately poked his lungs.

She had to subdue him, otherwise he would take advantage of his arrogance as a scholar to bully her.

"I don't know what you are so proud of. Okay, go back and make preparations. Wait for dad to choose a good day. When the firecrackers go off, you can just come to our house."

Gu Ruinian's hands were tightly clenched around the bucket, his knuckles turning white.

Xu Xinghua raised her eyes.

She wanted to see whether Gu Ruinian could still maintain this pride after marrying into the family.

Xu Xinghua ridiculed Gu Ruinian and turned away.

Gu Ruinian angrily threw the bucket to the ground. The well water that had just been drawn was cold. Gu Ruinian's legs and feet were stimulated by the cold water, and his mind became clear instantly.

He seriously considered this marriage that made him unhappy.

She is willing to help him treat his leg and support his education, so it is a good marriage for him at the moment.

But he really couldn't like Xu Xinghua.

Gu Ruinian was filled with resentment. He had no objection to being a son-in-law, but he was not happy at all to be the son-in-law of the ugly daughter of the former village chief.

If his plan with Mr. Lian Er had not been exposed by Gu Taohua and Tong Huaqiong, how could he have fallen into this situation?

There were laughter and joy coming from the village.

The girls and wives hired by Tong Huaqiong's weaving workshop smiled at everyone they met.

The laughter sounded extremely harsh to Gu Ruinian's ears.

When he looked up again, he saw people from the first house standing in front of the weaving workshop. They surrounded them and flattered Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua. Chen Sufen stood aside with her bulging belly, which made Gu Ruinian feel even more annoyed.

"Ouch, you're blind and you bump into people while walking?"

When Gu Ruinian was distracted, someone hit him hard on the shoulder.