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

After the twelfth lunar month comes the New Year.

The first New Year after arriving in Shengjing is about to come.

There was a lot of snow in Shengjing, and the heavy snow kept falling.

Fortunately, the prefect and the Ministry of Revenue where Lu Zhaoyang worked had a response plan, and no snow or cold disaster occurred.

The house in Shengjing has floor heating, and it is as warm as spring.

The weaving workshop in Shengjing opened as scheduled before the New Year. Tong Huaqiong could finally take a breath and sit in the house happily hibernating.

Compared with Qinghewan, Shengjing has many entertainment projects, especially around the Chinese New Year, when there are countless of them.

Acrobatics, drama, juggling, shadow puppetry, magic... there are all kinds of fresh performances on the streets every day.

Gu Taohua, Liu Yue'e, Zhao Shi and other children went out to play every day.

Tong Huaqiong watched the fire-breathing magic twice and felt that it was more comfortable to sit in the warm room.

She bought a lot of unofficial history books from the bookstore and read them with great interest while staying at home.

The Yao, Lu, Lin, and Min families sent people to deliver New Year gifts to Tong Huaqiong early on, and Tong Huaqiong returned the gifts one by one.

The Lin family brought good news. There was some progress in Su Qing's brother's case. If nothing unexpected happens, he will be able to come back in the early spring after the New Year.

Su Qing cried with joy, thanked Tong Huaqiong again and again, and worked even harder.

Tong Huaqiong intended to train her to be her right-hand man, and she pushed many things to Su Qing.

She enjoys her leisure time.

That day, Old Mrs. Min came to the door in a sedan chair.

Seeing that Tong Huaqiong was the only one reading at home, and Hong and Zhao were not there to chat with her, he thought it was time to come.

Old Mrs. Min was not a shy person. After talking for a while, she asked Tong Huaqiong if she had any plans to remarry.

"......You have no man now, and my Hanniu is not married. You two grew up together, and now you meet again in Shengjing. This is the fate you cultivated in your previous life. If you don't mind, just marry my Hanniu. You know I have liked you since you were a child, and I am looking forward to you growing up. In my heart, I have already regarded you as my daughter-in-law." Old Mrs. Min said frankly.

She had always wanted to mention this to Tong Huaqiong.

Firstly, Tong Huaqiong was too busy for her to get the chance, and secondly, her son didn't seem very enthusiastic about the marriage, which she understood was that her son didn't dare to bring it up.

So she came to bring it up.

Tong Huaqiong: “…”

It turns out that Old Lady Min came here to act as a matchmaker for her son.

Seeing that Old Lady Min was speaking directly, Tong Huaqiong didn't hide anything and said, "Aunt Min, I remember all your kindness to me. I've already been married once, and that's it. Now I just want to do business and make money, eat and drink, and don't want to do anything else. Especially getting married. I don't want to get married a second time even if I'm beaten to death."

Not to mention that her soul is still young, the mighty general is an old hand to her.

Even if a young hunk like Gu Jingzhe stood in front of her, she would not marry him.

If she doesn't get married, she will be the old lady in the family.

Even though her children are unfilial, she can still stand on the moral high ground by relying on her status as a widowed mother.

Life is just as you please.

Getting married, even if it means marrying a mighty general whom everyone considers a good man, life may not necessarily be easy.

She had to entertain the wives of the mighty general's colleagues, be filial to her mother-in-law, and take care of the family, but her identity could only be the daughter-in-law of the Min family.

When Mrs. Min heard Tong Huaqiong say this, she thought that Tong Huaqiong had been wronged in the Gu family and was so disheartened that she wanted to remain a widow forever.

Or maybe Tong Huaqiong's children are all grown up, and she is afraid of gossip outside.

Old Madam Min said, "You are still young, there is no need to stay here. You suffered grievances as a stepmother in the Gu family, but you will definitely not suffer grievances if you marry into the Min family. You know Han Niu's character."

"Are you afraid of the gossip outside? What are you afraid of? Whatever people say outside, just let it go."

When Tong Huaqiong heard this, she knew that Mrs. Min had misunderstood what she meant.

She really doesn't want to get married.

It’s not because I was wronged in the Gu family, nor is it because I’m afraid of gossip.

She simply doesn't want to get married.

She might consider it unless she was brought into the palace to become the empress dowager.

Tong Huaqiong said patiently, "Aunt Min, from childhood to adulthood, when have you ever seen me beat around the bush when speaking to you? I really don't want to get married again. I'll tell you the truth, I'm free now and can do whatever I want. If I marry Brother Min, I'll be Mrs. Min, not the free Shopkeeper Tong."

"The last time Brother Min came to me, I explained it clearly to him. Aunt Min, I appreciate your approval, but forget about being your daughter-in-law. Even if I'm not your daughter-in-law, we're still family. I treat you as my mother, and you treat me as your daughter. Isn't this better than a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship?"

Old Mrs. Min finally understood.

Tong Huaqiong had no intention of getting married again.

A look of regret appeared on her face.

But she wasn't the petty type, and she quickly adjusted herself and said to Tong Huaqiong, "I was abrupt. You're right, even if we can't be mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, we're still family."

This topic has been discussed.

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As the New Year draws closer, the family begins to prepare for the New Year.

Chen Sufen looked at the heavy snow outside with a worried look on her face.

According to the plan, Gu Dahan will come to Shengjing to reunite with everyone.

Gu Dahan did not go to Beijing alone.

He was accompanied by the shop owners of various shops in Ningcheng and Gu Xiaoxue.

"I don't know where the person is?" Chen Sufen was very anxious.

This era is not good. We can’t transmit information anytime and anywhere.

The further north Gu Dahan and his companions went, the heavier the snow became and the more difficult the road became. It was already the 26th day of the lunar year, and they had not yet reached Shengjing.

Chen Sufen's worries are not unfounded.

After all, this is Gu Dahan's first time traveling far away.

But Tong Huaqiong was not worried.

The three shopkeepers of Ningcheng are often on the road and have many ways to deal with various road conditions and emergencies.

In addition, Tong Huaqiong had no confidence in the public security in this era, so she signed a cooperation agreement with the Ningcheng Escort Agency early on. This time when Gu Dashu and his group came to Shengjing, they were escorted by people from the Ningcheng Escort Agency.

If there really was an accident on the road, the news from the escort agency would have already reached them.

Since there is no news, it is good news.

Tong Huaqiong said to Chen Sufen, "Wait a few more days, Dahan will definitely arrive in Beijing before the New Year."

Seeing that his aunt was worried, Nie Xiaofeng, who happened to be on vacation, took his men out of Shengjing to welcome Gu Dashu.

Gu Baishuang's face looked very unhappy.

Nie Mingyuan brought his two step-sons and his entire family to Shengjing. When Gu Baishuang received the letter, the Nie family was almost reaching the border of Shengjing.

This time Nie Xiaofeng left Beijing not only to welcome Gu Dashu, but also to welcome Nie Mingyuan.

Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Baishuang, "If you don't want to live with Nie Mingyuan anymore, just get a divorce. The whole family supports you."

Gu Baishuang was very envious of Tong Pandi, but considering Nie Xiaofeng's future, she could not divorce him.

She divorced, and for the sake of her son, she was willing to endure what others said about Nie Xiaofeng and how they viewed him.

Anyway, she holds the shop and the money, and Nie Mingyuan can't do anything to her.