The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 165 So What If It's Not Good?
Two girls wearing veils stood outside the alley.

It was Huang Jingshan, the daughter of the wealthy Huang family, and her maid, Yuzhu.

The master and servant came to Rouge Lane to buy rouge and face powder, and happened to see Fan Tong and Gu Taohua chatting.

The two stood not far away and witnessed Gu Taohua beating up Fan Tong.

"Miss, this Scholar Fan is like a spider, he has so many legs. Besides the village chief's daughter, there's another one, Gu Taohua." The maid Yuzhu wished she could go up and kick Fan Tong on the ground a couple more times.

"Miss Gu is interesting, well done," Huang Jingshan said.

She didn't originally have a crush on Fan Tong; it was her father who did.

But she couldn't stand that Fan Tong wanted to become the Huang family's son-in-law while simultaneously stringing along the village chief's daughter.

Now it seems that Fan Tong is even more despicable and shameless than she thought, still keeping Gu Taohua hanging on.

"Miss, is Scholar Fan blind? He doesn't even look at you, but instead has his eye on the village chief's daughter and Gu Taohua." Yuzhu said indignantly.

Huang Jingshan glanced at Yuzhu with displeasure.

I wonder what Yu Zhu is focusing on? Is it a good thing that Fan Tong has taken a liking to her?

“Yuzhu, think before you speak. Gu Taohua just said that Fan Tong isn’t even worthy to carry my shoes, and I think Fan Tong isn’t even worthy to carry Gu Taohua’s shoes either,” Huang Jingshan said.

She was very touched by Gu Taohua's words of defense.

She forbade her maids from talking behind Fan Tong's back about how he liked Shanggu Taohua or similar things.

Huang Jingshan was considering befriending Gu Taohua.

Yu Zhu realized her mistake and quickly apologized, saying, "Miss, I was wrong. I shouldn't have spoken to Gu Taohua like that. Gu Taohua was just speaking up for you."

Huang Jingshan's expression softened slightly.

Yu Zhu then said, "Miss, please don't take Fan Tong's words to heart."

Huang Jingshan smiled.

She didn't care at all what Fan Tong said about her.

Doesn't Fan Tong mean that she's not good-looking?
So what if it's not good-looking?

Huang Jingshan watched Gu Taohua sway as she walked into the dessert shop, and she envied her carefree attitude.

Gu Taohua did what she wanted to do but dared not do due to the constraints of traditional etiquette.

It's not just about beating up Fan Tong.

Huang Jingshan said to Yuzhu, "Take the rouge and face powder we bought to Gu Taohua. Her skin is fair, so it will look even better when she uses it."

Yu Zhu said yes and took a delicate box to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop.

“Peach Blossom, this is some rouge and face powder that my young lady bought from the shop next door. It’s a gift for you.” Yu Zhu pointed outside.

"Who is your young lady?" Gu Taohua was completely confused.

“My young lady’s surname is Huang,” Yu Zhu said, pointing outside.

If her surname is Huang, then she must be a young lady from the Huang family.

Huang Jingshan lifted her veil, and Gu Taohua saw Miss Huang. She smiled at Miss Huang and accepted the rouge and face powder that Miss Huang had given her.

Tong Huaqiong witnessed this scene from across the shop.

She hadn't seen Miss Huang at Old Madam Huang's birthday banquet last time, and thought Miss Huang's appearance was really not presentable.

Upon closer inspection, it becomes clear that Huang Jingshan is not as plain-looking as everyone says; she's simply different from the traditional fair-skinned, oval-faced, big-eyed beauties.

Her eyes were dark and bright, her features were very defined, and she was tall and slender with a cool and aloof demeanor, reminiscent of the supermodels of her era.

People in this era simply don't know how to appreciate it.

Tong Huaqiong learned from the backyard that Fan Tong had come to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop to buy pastries. She was a little worried about Gu Taohua, so she came to the shop.

When she discovered that Gu Taohua was not there, she heard Gu Taohua shouting loudly outside about not paying back the money she owed. She thought that Gu Taohua had gotten into a fight with some customer.

Just now, I sent Liu Yue'e out to check what was going on, and she saw Gu Taohua come into the shop with a victorious smile. After arriving at the shop, Gu Taohua calmly greeted customers.

Tong Huaqiong was relieved.

Immediately afterwards, Huang Jingshan's maid came to deliver rouge and face powder to Gu Taohua.

Why did Huang Jingshan give rouge and face powder to the chubby girl?
Tong Huaqiong couldn't remember when they had met Miss Huang, or when Gu Taohua had become acquainted with Miss Huang.

She reasonably guessed that something must have happened outside that made the two girls feel a sense of kinship.

The only person who could connect the two of them is Fan Tong.

Once the shop was less crowded, Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but ask her chubby daughter, "Why did Miss Huang give you rouge and face powder? What were you doing outside just now?"

Gu Taohua then recounted to Tong Huaqiong how Fan Tong had approached her and how she had beaten him up.

Tong Huaqiong didn't expect Gu Taohua's mental state after the breakup to be so advanced. Not only was she not sad, but she also beat up the scumbag who was still trying to flirt with her.

No wonder Miss Huang gave her rouge and face powder; Miss Huang probably wanted to give Fan Tong a good beating but couldn't because of her status.

"Well done!" Tong Huaqiong wanted to applaud Gu Taohua.

"Mother, he also told me that Miss Huang has taken a liking to him and is clinging to him, while he himself doesn't like Miss Huang. Think about it, if he talks about Miss Huang like that, who knows what he's saying about me behind my back," Gu Taohua said through gritted teeth.

Gu Taohua regretted taking Fan Tong's handkerchief; thankfully, she hadn't exchanged her own.

Otherwise, even if you had a mouth, you wouldn't be able to explain yourself.

Fan Tong was beaten up by Gu Taohua and returned to the private school.

He both hated and feared Gu Taohua.

He initially looked down on Gu Taohua, but now, seeing with his own eyes how big Taohua Dessert Shop was and how many customers it had, and even hearing Ma Huateng calling Gu Taohua "Second Master" inside the shop...

He looked at Gu Taohua with new respect.

Even after being beaten up by Gu Taohua, he didn't want to give up on her.

The main reason is that the peach blossom desserts behind Gu Taohua are so attractive; that shop makes a fortune every day.

He realized that it was no wonder Gu Jingzhe was able to return to school; it turned out he had earned his money from peach blossom desserts.

As the second-in-command of Peach Blossom Desserts, Gu Taohua has a lot of autonomy over the desserts, and her dowry will definitely be substantial when she gets married.

Although Gu Taohua's family background is not as good as Miss Huang's, she can earn more money than the daughter of the village chief of Wild Buffalo Valley.

He was unwilling to give up on Gu Taohua.

He used to have three legs, but now the wealthy man Huang and the village chief have cut off two of them, leaving him with only one. He is determined to hold on to it tightly.

He wanted to cling to Gu Taohua and never let go, so he set his sights on Gu Jingzhe.

Now that Gu Jingzhe has returned to school, the situation in the school has deteriorated to the lowest point, and he must be having a very difficult time.

The day before, he had heard Nie Xiaofeng mocking Gu Jingzhe in front of many classmates.

Nie Xiaofeng's family was wealthy, and he was skilled in martial arts, so no one in the school dared to offend him. After he gave the order, everyone was even less willing to pay attention to Gu Jingzhe.

Gu Jingzhe is currently isolated at school.

If he were to try to curry favor with Gu Jingzhe, showing concern for him under the guise of being his senior brother, and gaining Gu Jingzhe's trust, wouldn't he be able to reconnect with Gu Taohua through Gu Jingzhe?

Thinking this, Fan Tong went to find Gu Jingzhe and pulled him into the room to discuss academic matters.

Gu Jingzhe was puzzled by Fan Tong's concern for her.

In the past, due to their relationship as fellow students, and the fact that Fan Tong was the only scholar in the private school, Gu Jingzhe treated him with some respect.

But their relationship never reached the level of intimacy where they could discuss academic matters in a dark room.

Gu Jingzhe suddenly remembered Tong Huaqiong's advice to ignore Fan Tong at the private school, as that guy was no good.

(End of this chapter)