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

"Granddaughter-in-law, this bracelet was given by the Queen Mother. She originally wanted it to be a family heirloom of our Su family. Now I will give it to you."

Mrs. Su said as she glanced at Mrs. Su.

Although this jade bracelet is not as valuable as the old empress dowager's hairpin, its value is inestimable.

Old Mrs. Min looked calm.

Old Mrs. Su thought to herself, "Oh no! I've been tricked by the old woman."

When he wanted to take it back, Gu Taohua had already grabbed it and wouldn't let go.

"Thank you grandma."

Gu Taohua gave Mrs. Min a knowing look.

She understood that the Su family played supporting roles at the wedding banquet yesterday, but today they allowed Mrs. Su and Su Shihang and their son to come for tea.

This is a disguised way of asking for a generous gift for her.

The fourth cup of tea is dedicated to Su Shihang.

Su Shihang felt a little unhappy. He was obviously Su Chengmin's biological father, but his uncle was the protagonist when paying respects to his parents and he didn't feel any presence at all. How could this be possible in the world?

The same is true for serving tea today.

"You have tea."

Su Chengmin doesn't call him dad, so Gu Taohua won't call him that either.

Su Shihang gritted his teeth.

He found that he had no way to deal with Su Chengmin. If Su Chengji could be helped, he would not recognize Su Chengmin as his son.

He gritted his teeth and took the tea, but before he could swallow it, Old Lady Min, the mighty general, his mother and son, and Su Chengmin all looked at him.

Su Shihang was not as unprepared as Old Lady Su. He had prepared 10,000 taels of silver notes in advance.

At this time, the silver note was hidden in his sleeve, and under the heated gaze of the three people, he handed the silver note to Gu Taohua.

Su Shihang pretended to instruct Gu Taohua about the Su family's request.

"Taohua is getting married for me, so she can do whatever she wants." Su Chengmin interrupted Su Shihang.

Gu Taohua smiled and put the banknote away, saying, "Thank you for your guidance."

Su Shihang was so angry that his liver hurt. Even ten thousand taels of silver didn't make him change his mind.

"You are already a wife of the Su family, you should call me father." Su Shihang began to educate Gu Taohua.

The merchant's upbringing is so crude that he doesn't even understand this simple truth.

Gu Taohua was about to say something when Su Chengmin said, "Didn't you just say that if you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; if you marry a dog, you follow the dog. I don't even call you dad, so Taohua will naturally follow me."

Su Shihang cursed his son as a rebellious son and was so angry that his liver ached.

But it seemed that he had no other tricks except scolding his rebellious son.

Su Chengmin's eyes flashed as he said, "You knew he was a rebellious son, yet you still rushed to acknowledge him."

Su Shihang almost choked out of breath, meaning that he couldn't even scold his rebellious son from now on.

"I've let you in and served you tea. Okay, you should go back now. The newlyweds have to go back to their parents' home today. It wouldn't look good if you were late for your first visit after marriage."

Old Mrs. Min stood up and chased them away.

Gu Taohua used the excuse of going to prepare something and escaped from the tea ceremony. After returning to the house, she looked at the top-quality jade bracelet and ten thousand yuan worth of silver notes on her hand and smiled.

"Chengmin, bring your new wife to the old house for dinner someday. We are all family, it's time to go back and get to know each other." Su Shihang reminded.

Su Chengmin dealt with it casually and just said that he would come over when he had time.

Su Shihang was helpless and didn't dare to make any harsh demands.

......

Tong Huaqiong got up early.

Tong Huaqiong felt a little uncomfortable when she heard no voice from Gu Taohua at home early in the morning.

Today is the day when Gu Taohua returns home, and all the members of the Gu family are on high alert.

"The young lady and her husband are here."

A maid's report came from outside.

Tong Huaqiong stood up.

Gu Taohua got off the carriage and ran straight into the house, almost bumping into Tong Huaqiong.

"Mom, I'm back."

Gu Taohua looked like Hu Hansan had returned.

Originally, Tong Huaqiong wanted to ask Gu Taohua how her married life was going, but seeing her face as beautiful as peach blossoms, there was no need to ask.

Su Chengmin arrived shortly afterwards, bowed to Tong Huaqiong, and called her "mother." He was then pulled away by Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe.

I guess the three brothers are going to give Su Chengmin a good lesson, and the topic of the lesson is how to treat their sister well.

Only the women were left in the room.

Chen Sufen, Liu Yue'e and Lu Zhaozhao, the three sisters-in-law, surrounded Gu Taohua and chatted in a lively manner.

Gu Honglian and Gu Xiaoxue had no chance to get a word in.

"You were covered with your veil yesterday and didn't see it. Your father-in-law looked really unhappy."

Chen Sufen mentioned the wedding ceremony yesterday.

Gu Taohua said, "He and the grandmother came home early this morning. I served them tea and extorted ten thousand taels of silver for a jade bracelet."

Gu Taohua showed off the jade bracelet on her hand.

"It is said that it was given to the old lady by the Empress Dowager."

Tong Huaqiong smiled, knowing that Gu Taohua would never suffer any loss.

Gu Taohua said, "Chengmin said that we should live our own lives from now on and not go to Minister Su's residence unless necessary."

Tong Huaqiong said, "That couldn't be better."

The main reason is that Su Chengmin is not confused, so Gu Taohua does not have to personally come forward to fight against the Su family.

There is no need to suffer injustice.

Speaking of her own business, Gu Taohua said, "Mom, I plan to manage the shop normally starting tomorrow."

Tong Huaqiong said, "You just got married, it's okay to rest for a few days."

Gu Taohua said: "No need, let's start from tomorrow."

In Gu Taohua's mind, getting married was just moving from her parents' house to Su Chengmin's house. It made no difference to her.

There's no reason to stop managing the shop just because you're getting married.

What's more, now is a critical period for the expansion of the Tong family business. How can Tong Huaqiong survive without a closest ally?

Tong Huaqiong does have three daughters-in-law, as well as a group of shopkeepers and clerks, but Gu Taohua feels that some things are more tacitly understood between mother and daughter.

"Okay then. Should I send the account book over tomorrow or should you come over?"

Seeing that Gu Taohua insisted, Tong Huaqiong did not continue to object.

Gu Taohua pondered for a moment and said, "I'll come over."

Gu Taohua and Su Chengmin stayed at Tong Huaqiong's house until dusk before returning home.

The carriage was passing through the quiet alley. Gu Taohua was sitting in the carriage. When it turned a corner, she caught a glimpse of a homeless man staring at her blankly under the wall. Gu Taohua looked back, but the man avoided her gaze.

Gu Taohua felt that the homeless man looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had seen him.

......

Ten days have passed since Gu Taohua’s wedding.

Shengjing welcomed the Spring Examination.

This is another big event for the Gu family.

The Spring Examination lasts for a total of nine days, divided into three sessions, each lasting three days.

Each exam lasts three days and two nights in the examination room, which is a great test for the candidates both physically and mentally.

Gu Jingzhe is going to the examination room.

Although everything for the exam was prepared, everyone still felt as if they were facing a formidable enemy.

I was worried that Gu Jingzhe would have diarrhea, worried that the ink would be spilled, and even more worried that something unexpected would happen in the exam room.

"You don't have to worry about me, and you don't have to send me to the exam venue. Just wait for my good news at home." Gu Jingzhe said to Tong Huaqiong and others.

He was originally very confident, but the tense atmosphere at home infected him and he was worried that he would suffer from pre-exam syndrome.

Tong Huaqiong was also worried that the tense atmosphere would affect Gu Jingzhe, so she ordered everyone not to discuss the Spring Examination, let alone show any anxiety.

Strive to create a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere for Gu Jingzhe before the exam.