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

Gu Ruinian returned home, put down his hoe, picked up the firewood and walked towards the kitchen.

There are two stoves in the kitchen, one for Gu Fengnian's family and one for Gu Laoye's family.

Gu Xiaoxue is on vacation these two days and is cooking at home.

Gu Ruinian sat at the door of the pot and lit the fire with a fire starter, waiting for Jia to come in and cook.

Although Gu Ruinian also lived in the countryside in his previous life, he had never entered the kitchen, let alone served a bowl of rice.

Therefore, I am very unfamiliar with the work in the kitchen.

He fumbled for the fire starter and took a long time to light it. A thick smoke rose up and choked him, causing him to cough continuously.

Gu Xiaoxue gave him a cold look, then continued cooking in silence.

The food that Gu Xiaoxue had after the separation was completely different from the food in the old house before. Xiaoxue earned money in the weaving workshop, Wei took over the odd jobs in the workshop, and Gu Fengnian recently followed Gu Dashu to grow cotton. The money earned by the three of them was enough to guarantee a meat meal every day.

Braised pork stewed in Gu Xiaoxue's pot.

The meat is local pork from Tong Huaqiong's pigpen. It is stewed in a large wood-fired pot and is so delicious that it makes people drool.

Gu Ruinian hadn't eaten meat for a long time, and he couldn't wait to open the lid of Gu Xiaoxue's pot and eat a few pieces of meat to satisfy his craving.

Just as he was thinking about it, suddenly thick smoke rushed out from the stove, making it impossible for him to open his eyes. He fumbled around to finally get the fire started, and his arms were so tired that they almost broke.

"Why are you so useless? You don't even know how to make a fire. The firewood you waste every day is taller than you. Don't go to the fields in the afternoon. Go to the back mountain to chop firewood." Old Mrs. Gu stood at the door of the kitchen and scolded.

She thought she would stop after just a few scoldings, but Old Lady Gu was mocked in the village for having her grandson marry into a married woman. The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She had no place to vent her anger, so she kept scolding Gu Ruinian.

From the time when Gu Ruinian failed the imperial examination to the time when he had an affair with Xu Zaohua, he was scolded.

Gu Ruinian was so scolded that he sat at the door of the pot, feeling extremely depressed.

After scolding, Old Mrs. Gu went to the upper room to sulk, leaving only Gu Ruinian and Gu Xiaoxue in the kitchen.

Gu Ruinian sighed quietly and said, "This life is unbearable."

Gu Xiaoxue said calmly: "We are just getting started now."

Gu Ruinian said unconvincedly: "Hasn't my suffering been enough?"

Gu Xiaoxue usually had nothing to say when she saw Gu Ruinian, but today she suddenly opened up.

"You can't stand all these hardships? What hardships do you have? Isn't it just making fire, carrying water, pulling weeds, and plowing the land... Isn't that what I have been doing?"

"If you feel it's hard, then what kind of life did I live in the past? Why didn't you speak a fair word for me before? We are both members of the Gu family, so what I did was normal, but you suffered for doing it?"

"You blew up the roofs of two rooms in our house, and you spent all the family money on studying. You and Xu Zaohua did shameful things that brought shame to the whole family. You made gunpowder privately and made the whole clan worried. But the family didn't sell you or drown you in a pond."

"Open your eyes and take a look. What else are you dissatisfied with?"

Gu Ruinian was stunned when he heard this.

He felt that what Gu Xiaoxue said was wrong. As for what was wrong, it was of course because he was a son and Gu Xiaoxue was a daughter.

Since ancient times, haven't daughters always been sacrificed for sons?

But when he met Gu Xiaoxue's pair of shining eyes, Gu Ruinian turned his head away guiltily.

"In the end, you are still blaming me. Your previous life was not caused by me, but by social concepts." Gu Ruinian said sullenly.

Gu Xiaoxue doesn’t understand what social concepts are, but she knows that Gu Ruinian is still the selfish, indifferent and cold-blooded Gu Ruinian.

Gu Xiaoxue said, "Social concept? You mean that most people treat their daughters like this, so you just take it for granted to watch me suffer? So you feel at ease to use me to pay off your debts? Don't make excuses for your shamelessness. Sister Taohua is right, you are selfish. Even if your so-called society is not good to me, we are brothers and sisters from the same mother. Did you give me a piece of meat at the dinner table? Did you stop my parents from beating and scolding me? You could have done it by just raising your hand, but you just watched me suffer indifferently. You still have the nerve to push these things to the society you mentioned.

"You are so shameless."

"You are just trying to win my mercy by showing me kindness now. Sorry, I don't think your so-called suffering is suffering at all. I think God is still very good to you. You have done so many bad things, but the reason is not to send you to hell, but to let you marry into my family."

Gu Ruinian's thoughts were exposed and he became angry and pointed at Gu Xiaoxue.

Gu Xiaoxue brushed off his finger and said, "Next time if you point at me, don't blame me for chopping off your finger."

Gu Ruinian sat down in front of the stove in anger.

Gu Xiaoxue didn't even look at him. She opened the lid of the pot and put the braised pork with sauce into a large white porcelain bowl. Then she walked past Gu Ruinian humming a song in a triumphant manner.

My aunt is right. Living a good life myself is the biggest punishment for my step-brother.

Gu Ruinian: “…”

Anyone can step on him now.

As the elder, Mrs. Gu stepped on it, but Gu Xiaoxue also stepped on it.

It's totally unjust.

Gu Ruinian gritted his teeth angrily.

I just hope Gu Xiaoxue can get married soon.

"Ruinian, what's wrong with you? You're about to burn yourself. You have to wear this dress when you get engaged, so you better be careful, otherwise your grandma will scold you again when she sees it." Jia went into the kitchen and saw the flames coming out of the stove. She was so scared that she pulled Gu Ruinian up.

After smelling the meat, he looked outside and said dissatisfiedly: "Xiaoxue's nose and eyes are getting more and more arrogant now. I think she learned it from the eldest wife when she was working in the weaving workshop. Not only does she not give the money she earns to the family, but she also doesn't give us any meat she buys."

Gu Ruinian pretended to be casual when he heard this and said, "Xiaoxue is capable now, but I don't know what kind of in-laws she can find in the future with her personality. Don't be like Sister Taohua, who has no one to propose marriage to her yet."

This one sentence aroused Jia's thoughts.

It was agreed at the time of the family division that Gu Xiaoxue would live with Fengnian Wei, but future marriage arrangements would still be made between her and Gu Youtian.

In the past six months, she has been immersed in Gu Ruinian's tragic experience and forgot that Gu Xiaoxue has reached the age to get married.

Now her eldest son's family treats her indifferently, and her youngest son, who she had high hopes for, has his dream of passing the imperial examination shattered and has to marry into the Xu family. Jia Shi has wanted to give up living several times.

The only thing she can grasp now is Gu Xiaoxue's marriage.

The only thing that can control Xiaoxue is marriage.

Jia said, "When you get engaged, I will find a matchmaker to come to your house."

Gu Ruinian wanted to say something, but when he saw Gu Honglian coming in humming a song, he stopped himself from saying anything.

Since Gu Xiaoxue ridiculed him and made him feel uncomfortable, he tried to trip up Gu Xiaoxue.

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Soon it was time for Gu Ruinian and Xu Xinghua’s engagement party.

Since Gu Ruinian was marrying into the family, the Gu family did not prepare anything, and all matters related to the engagement were arranged by the Xu family.

Old Man Gu felt ashamed for having lost a grandson, so with his strenuous efforts, the engagement banquet was held in the Gu family's old house.

Tong Huaqiong thought that this was just like taking off pants to fart, which was a waste of time.

Everyone in the village knows that Gu Ruinian is marrying into the family.

Engagement is a happy event, but there is no festive atmosphere in the Gu family’s old house.

As soon as Tong Huaqiong walked into the old house, she saw Jia wiping tears.