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

As soon as it got dark, Tong Huaqiong finished distributing the medicine.

After giving Tong Huaqiong the medicine and expressing their gratitude, everyone left the Gu family one after another.

When some of them learned that Boss Qian was going to perform a ritual to appease the wronged souls in the wasteland, many of the bold and able-bodied men said they could also participate in digging.

"Mom, why is our house so lively?"

After seeing the villagers off, Tong Huaqiong saw a clump of bamboo returning home from the town.

It was Gu Jingzhe who spoke.

Gu Jingzhe had two days off from school, so he went to Peach Blossom Dessert Shop to meet up with Gu Dashu and others before heading home together.

As soon as he entered the house, he saw the villagers leaving one after another, and asked Tong Huaqiong curiously what had happened at her home.

"I distributed the pesticides for controlling ear rot and cotton aphids to everyone," Tong Huaqiong said.

Gu Jingzhe nodded. No wonder the villagers carrying medicine buckets he met on the road praised him, saying that he was indeed a scholar who had found a prescription for sterilization and insect repellent in a book.

So it turns out Mom was doing something good.

Before Gu Jingzhe could even feel happy, he turned his head and saw Boss Qian sitting at the table, holding his pen, his eyes frequently glancing at Tong Huaqiong.

Gu Jingzhe had a bad feeling.

"Mr. Qian, what brings you to our house?" Gu Taohua asked with a bright smile when she saw Mr. Qian.

Mr. Qian is a major VVVIP customer of Peach Blossom Desserts, and Gu Taohua is happy to cultivate a good relationship with him.

"Manager He came to Qinghe Bay to buy land and build a house, and I bought some too. I bought the plot of land in your backyard. From now on, we'll be neighbors." Boss Qian grinned from ear to ear.

The Gu family did not react as strongly as the villagers to the fact that Mr. Qian and He Chao bought land and built houses in the backyard of the Gu family.

Having lived near that wasteland for so many years without seeing a single wronged spirit, Gu Taohua and the others considered that wasteland no different from any other wasteland in the village.

Gu Taohua even thought that it would be the best thing if Manager He and Boss Qian were willing to become neighbors.

From now on, there will be more people around my yard.

"That's great," Gu Taohua said.

"Sister, come with me." Gu Jingzhe pulled Gu Taohua into the house and said to her, "Sister, didn't you realize that Boss Qian isn't a good person?"

Gu Taohua disagreed with Gu Jingzhe's statement, and Tong Huaqiong had said the same thing at the time, but the facts overturned Tong Huaqiong's assertion.

These days, Fenglelou's pastries are all ordered from Taohua Dessert Shop. Not only that, Boss Qian has also introduced many big customers to Taohua Dessert Shop.

Moreover, Mr. Qian is usually charitable and is a kind person praised by everyone in the town.

“Third Brother, you can’t say things like that. If Boss Qian were no good, would Mother have let him into our family? Mother thought he was no good before, but now she must have realized that her previous thoughts were biased, so she let him come to our house today,” Gu Taohua said.

Gu Taohua couldn't understand where Gu Jingzhe's hostility towards Boss Qian came from.

Gu Jingzhe almost couldn't catch his breath.

That's the crux of the matter. Boss Qian was able to change his mother's opinion of him in just a few days, and today he even allowed her to come to his door openly. Doesn't that show that Boss Qian is a man of deep thoughts?

Gu Jingzhe had long seen that Boss Qian had designs on his widowed mother.

Unfortunately, his own sister was oblivious and couldn't see through Boss Qian's intentions.

No, this matter must be brought up with my sister.

Gu Jingzhe gritted his teeth and said to Gu Taohua, "Sister, can't you see that Boss Qian has feelings for Mother?"

Hearing this, Gu Taohua recalled Boss Qian's attitude towards her mother, and the more she thought about it, the more her brows relaxed, becoming excited like she'd found the sweetest part of a melon. "It's normal for Boss Qian to take a liking to Mother. Mother is only thirty-eight this year, and with a little dressing up, she's a real beauty. Haven't you heard people say that the most beautiful flower at our Peach Blossom Dessert Shop isn't me, Gu Taohua, but Widow Tong's mother?" Gu Taohua's eyes sparkled.

Gu Jingzhe was speechless; he hadn't expected his sister to react this way.

"Of course, Mr. Qian is not bad either. He doesn't have a wife, and at his age, he doesn't have a big belly or go bald. He has money, land, and a big restaurant. I wouldn't object if he really became my stepfather."

Gu Taohua is clearly shipping Tong Huaqiong and Boss Qian as a couple.

Gu Jingzhe was almost furious.

"Sister, what are you thinking? Do you really want Mother to remarry?" Gu Jingzhe asked.

Gu Taohua looked at Gu Jingzhe with surprise and said, "Third Brother, you still have the nerve to call yourself a scholar? Yet you read books so rigidly. Why can't Mother remarry? Mother was already wronged marrying Father. To put it bluntly, when Father was alive, Mother's talents were suppressed. After Father died, Mother could earn money and do business. Whether Mother wants to be Father's widow for the rest of her life is none of our business. What, you, as her son, are only concerned with the face of the dead and disregard the feelings of the living, and you want to stop Mother from remarrying?"

"Third brother, let me tell you, if it's going to rain, Mother will remarry. If Mother really remarries, can you stop her? Don't get involved in this matter. Boss Qian likes Mother, and if Mother likes Boss Qian too, it's fine for the two of them to be a couple. Don't do anything to break up the lovers."

Gu Taohua's words almost made Gu Jingzhe lose his temper.

Reason told him that what Gu Taohua said made a lot of sense.

Given my mother's temperament, if she were to remarry, who could stop her?

However, his emotional nature made it impossible for him to accept that Boss Qian wanted to be his stepfather.

He inexplicably felt that Boss Qian was not good enough for his mother.

What if a suitable match appears?

Gu Jingzhe was caught off guard by his own thought.

“Sister, let’s pretend I didn’t say anything today. And don’t let anything slip to Mother or Boss Qian. I won’t interfere in Mother’s affairs, but I have the right to dislike Boss Qian, right?” Gu Jingzhe said.

He was afraid that this dim-witted girl might give Tong Huaqiong and Boss Qian a huge boost.

Honestly, he couldn't accept Mr. Qian becoming his stepfather.

"Of course you can hate Boss Qian, but you can't drag me into hating Boss Qian too."

Gu Taohua gave Gu Jingzhe a push.

She found that her third brother's thinking was quite old-fashioned. Even if her mother really had feelings for men, it was for her own sake, not to find a father for them.

So what right do they, as children, have to object?

"Okay, I got it. I won't show any signs of anything in front of Boss Qian. Hey, Third Brother, don't you think Mother is very popular? Maybe we'll have an even better stepfather waiting for us in the future." Gu Taohua's eyes lit up, and she looked longingly at the prospect.

Gu Jingzhe was speechless.

This girl is practically hoping her mother will remarry!
"Peach Blossom, how's business at our shop today?"

Every day when Gu Taohua got home, the first thing she did was report the shop's business to Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong had been home for a long time today but hadn't heard from her, so she searched everywhere for Gu Taohua.

Man'er mysteriously told Tong Huaqiong that her aunt and uncle were plotting to find her a new grandfather in the house, which shocked Tong Huaqiong so much that she wanted to pick up a stick and break the legs of the two scoundrels.

That good-for-nothing actually had the idea of ​​giving her to a man.

Tong Huaqiong went to the main room to find Gu Taohua and saw Gu Taohua and Gu Jingzhe talking about something, seemingly mentioning the words "stepfather".

Tong Huaqiong demanded, "What were you two talking about inside?" (End of Chapter)