The Story of a Spoiled Daughter Raising a Husband

They chimed in with a few words of defense, saying, "You can't jump to conclusions so early. What if there's something more to it?"

"That's right, we shouldn't talk nonsense before we've figured out the situation. We might be proven wrong once we do. Let's wait until we understand everything before making a judgment. Maybe the parents are the ones who are in the wrong!"

Upon hearing this, someone immediately retorted, "There are absolutely no parents in this world who have done anything wrong. It must be that the young couple who are at fault. Look, the facts are already laid out here, what else can they argue about? Now that Tong Qian and her husband have become successful, they don't even care about their parents anymore. No matter what, they are in the wrong!"

When faced with the villagers' gossiping voices, Tong Qian couldn't help but frown.

She didn't want others to know about these things. Riding on the backs of the villagers, she couldn't do anything herself. If others did something wrong or badly, they would start comparing themselves to others.

When Lu Chunhua heard people criticizing Tong Qian and Ji Xiuping, she couldn't help but laugh to herself, and even said a few more unpleasant things.

Especially these days, spittle can drown a person; even if it's true, they can't stand being talked about like that.

Tong Qian must have felt uncomfortable being spoken to like that by the villagers.

Perhaps after a while, he will be unable to bear these people's slander and accusations and will directly agree to their demands.

At this moment, Lu Chunhua couldn't help but plan in her heart, waiting for Tong Qian to apologize to her later, and then she would ruthlessly extort money from this woman.

If Tong Qian disagrees with Lu Chunhua's demands, and Lu Chunhua continues to cause trouble in front of the villagers, Tong Qian will not ignore the gossip in the village. After all, she is still living in the village. Does she not care about her reputation in the future?

As it turned out, Lu Chunhua was wrong. Although Tong Qian didn't want to hear the villagers' harsh words, it didn't mean she could compromise on this matter.

Tong Qian coldly curled the corners of her lips, then said with a smile, "You two are really ridiculous."

I've already said what I said once, do you want me to repeat myself here?

Do you really not take what I just said seriously?

Alright, since you two have made a scene in front of so many people today, let's settle things one by one.

First of all, Madam Lu, you are not my biological mother at all. To put it nicely, you are a stepmother, but do I need to tell you how you treated me and my brother?

You made my brother and me work all day long, and you not only reaped the benefits, but you also gave my good marriage to your daughter, who is now the young mistress of a wealthy family.

As for me, you sold me directly to the Ji family, and my younger brother was sold along with me, all for those five taels of silver. How can you be so shameless as to ask me for money now, while still claiming that you are my mother?

Secondly, there's Tong Dahai. As a father, you haven't fulfilled your responsibilities at all. If I remember correctly, our family's business was built up single-handedly by my mother. Without her hard work, we'd probably be too poor to even afford food by now, wouldn't we?"

As soon as Tong Qian finished speaking, her sinister gaze fell directly on Tong Dahai.

And the truth is just what Tong Qian said: the family's situation gradually improved because of their mother.

That woman was very beautiful, and also very capable.

Before he married that woman, Tong Dahai's family was very poor. He was a hoodlum in the village, idle all day long, and was already very old and still hadn't found a wife.

Later, he managed to scrape together more than ten taels of silver at home and then quickly bought Tong Qianniang back home.

At first, the woman didn't intend to live a good life. But after having Tongqian, as a mother, she couldn't bear to see her child suffer. So she became a little lazy with handicrafts. In the beginning, she was the best at needlework in the village, and the embroidery she made was very exquisite. If she took it to the shops in town, it would sell for a high price.

As time went on, the family gradually became wealthier with the money they earned from selling embroidery. Later, they acquired land, and life slowly improved.

At this moment, Tong Dahai's calm expression and silence indicated that he had admitted it.

Tong Qian gave a soft hum and continued, "Since my mother single-handedly built the family business, then the debt of gratitude for raising me should be owed to my mother, not you."

I remember my mother had just passed away, and you immediately brought home a new wife. How can you do this to my mother?

"You know very well what this stepmother has done, don't you? You've been so lenient with her, letting her treat my brother and me like that, and in the end, we've suffered so much."

Even when this woman said she wanted to sell me, you didn't say a word. At that time, life at home was hard, so you didn't say anything. But life was not so bad that we had to sell people because we couldn't afford to eat.

You treat other people's children so well, but you treat your own daughter so badly. What kind of father are you? How dare you come to your daughter's place to ask for money now?

You still expect me to take care of you, to wait on you hand and foot? Do you think you deserve that?

Tong Qian deliberately made these things clear so that the villagers would understand.

Everyone knew that Tong Qian had been sold to the village, after all, people had discussed her appearance for a while.

Originally, it was thought that Tong Qian was sold because her family had reached a dead end; otherwise, what parent would be willing to sell their daughter?

People never imagined that the family could still have enough to eat back then. And looking at Lv Chunhua and Tong Dahai's clothes, they didn't look like poor people at all.

Both of them were dressed very well, especially Lu Chunhua, who was already in her forties or fifties, yet she was dressed so extravagantly; her outfit must have cost a lot of money.

With conditions like these, parents can enjoy everything they want. How could they possibly stoop to selling their daughters?