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

Chapter 36 The Mischievous Child's Possession

Children are forgetful.

Especially for children like Gu Yaozu, who were once pampered by Tong Huaqiong, once the crisis of being sent away was resolved, Tong Huaqiong put on a smiling face for him again, and his mischievous nature immediately returned.

Seeing that her grandmother favored her cousin Man'er all day long, she began to feel unhappy.

In the past, he would have eaten the big chunks of jujube cake, while Man'er wouldn't even get a crumb.

Having gotten used to bullying Man'er, taking the jujube cake from her hand was no problem for him at all.

Now, not only did he fail to take away Man'er's jujube cake, but his own jujube cake was also taken away by Tong Huaqiong, and he was even beaten by his mother.

Gu Yaozu's pent-up frustration finally erupted, and he burst into loud sobs.

While covering her face with her hands and crying, she observed Tong Huaqiong's reaction through her fingers.

Tong Huaqiong completely ignored him and stuffed Yaozu's jujube cake into her mouth and ate it.

Gu Yaozu cried even louder.

Liu Yue'e felt a pang of heartache but dared not show it.

Seeing Yaozu crying so hard, Chen Sufen tried to smooth things over by saying to Man'er, "Man'er, give the jujube cake in your hand to your little brother."

In the past, even if she was unwilling, Man'er would have handed the jujube cake in her hand to Yaozu. But now it was different. She felt that her grandmother was clearly on her side. With her grandmother's support, Yaozu no longer dared to bully her, so she was unwilling to share her food with him.

But in front of her second aunt, she felt a little scared, so she turned to look at Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong remained calm, wanting to see Man'er's next reaction.

Man'er shook her head at Chen Sufen.

Tong Huaqiong felt slightly relieved. She was afraid that Man'er had been bullied for too long and would become a pushover who dared not fight back.

Chen Sufen was slightly disappointed. After all, Man'er was a girl, while Yaozu was a boy in the family. In any family, boys are more important.

Although her mother-in-law has been favoring Man'er these past few days, Man'er can't be unreasonable.

It is precisely because her mother-in-law favors Man'er that she should be even more sensible.

Chen Sufeng's smile faded, and she switched to lecturing mode, saying, "Man'er, you are the older sister, you should give way to your younger brother."

Man'er has heard this too many times.

In the past, in order not to upset her grandmother and second uncle and aunt, her mother always asked her to give in to Yaozu.

She was told to give the best food to Yaozu, to give the most fun things to Yaozu, and even when Yaozu bullied her, her mother made her endure it.

Why should I? Man'er doesn't understand!
Now that her grandmother has changed for the better and is on her side, why should she still give in to Yaozu?

Moreover, she did nothing wrong; it was Yaozu who caused this situation by trying to steal her jujube cake.

Man'er turned her head and looked at Tong Huaqiong again, then shook her head firmly.

"Mother, I did nothing wrong, I won't let it go," Man'er said, clutching the jujube cake to her chest.

Yaozu cried even louder.

Chen Sufeng grew anxious and continued to coax him gently, "Man'er, look how sad your little brother is crying. Give him the jujube cake you're holding. Be good, listen to me!"

"Give the jujube cake to Yaozu, and Mom will make you something delicious later."

Liu Yue'e glanced at Man'er and thought to herself that Chen Sufeng was quite sensible.

Man'er is a girl, and Yaozu is a son. Chen Sufeng's health was compromised when she gave birth to Man'er, and it's uncertain whether she will be able to have a son in the future. The family will depend on Yaozu to support them in the future. Not to mention a single jujube cake, everything in the house belongs to her son Yaozu.

It's just that Man'er is such an ungrateful little girl. Just because her mother-in-law spoiled her for a few days, she dared to snatch food from Yaozu.

Liu Yue'e wasn't in a hurry; she just waited for Man'er to hand the jujube cake to Yaozu.

But Man'er disappointed Liu Yue'e. She looked up at Chen Sufeng and said, "Mother, the jujube cake was given to me by Grandma. I won't give it to anyone else!"

Tong Huaqiong smiled. Man'er was indeed a big shot from her past life. She did not back down even when attacked from both sides by Chen Sufeng's words and Liu Yue'e's eyes.

Encouraged by Tong Huaqiong, Man'er continued to say to Chen Sufen, "Yaozu cried not because I made him cry, but because he was beaten by my second aunt for stealing my things."

“It was wrong of Yaozu to steal my jujube cake in the first place. If we don’t do anything about it, he’ll steal other people’s things in the future.” Man’er’s words left Chen Sufeng speechless, and also prevented Liu Yue’e from scolding Man’er.

"Grandma, do you think Man'er is right?" Man'er asked Tong Huaqiong after taking a bite of jujube cake.

Tong Huaqiong smiled and nodded, saying with approval, "Man'er is right."

Then Tong Huaqiong looked at Chen Sufen and scolded her with a stern face: "Sufen, you are not even as good as a child."

Chen Sufen's heart skipped a beat; she was most afraid of her mother-in-law's scolding!

"Mother, I..." Chen Sufen was a little flustered.

She doesn't know where she went wrong.
Tong Huaqiong sighed. Chen Sufeng was a kind-hearted ancient woman, a little too kind. Such a person would intentionally or unintentionally sacrifice the interests of her family, especially her children, to fulfill her own sense of righteousness.

The Gu family doesn't need such lofty ideals, especially the ideal of sacrificing a girl.

She had to extinguish this sense of righteousness.

“Su-Fen, you just said that Man-Er is the older sister, so she should give way to Yao-Zu. That’s not right. If we’re talking about age, I’m the oldest in the family. Do you expect me to give way to you all?”

If Chen Su-fen, a pure ancient person, couldn't understand talking about gender equality, then she would talk about age and put her age on her own.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Sufeng heard her mother-in-law say that she should give in to them, she immediately panicked and hurriedly explained, "Mother, that's not what I meant."

“I know that’s not what you meant,” Tong Huaqiong interrupted Chen Sufang, “Then don’t let things happen again where Man’er has to give way to Yaozu just because she’s older.”

Tong Huaqiong's sharp eyes swept across the room, from Chen Sufen to Liu Yue'e.

Liu Yue'e knew very well what she was holding back. The fact that she didn't say anything or express her opinion when Chen Sufeng scolded Man'er meant that she also thought that Man'er had to give in to Yaozu.

Liu Yue'e was almost swept away and had a hole punched in her body. She was so frightened that she quickly said, "Sister-in-law, you were wrong just now. As the older sister, Yaozu should respect Man'er."

Tong Huaqiong was satisfied with Liu Yue'e's statement and nodded, saying, "Yue'e is right after all. It is said that the ruin of a family is the root of its downfall if the hierarchy of elders and juniors is broken. Our Gu family has always been unable to rise up because of you. You must not only say it, but also show it in your actions. You must teach Yaozu to respect Man'er from now on."

"If something like this happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless towards Yaozu."

Liu Yue'e nodded quickly.

"And Su Fen, you are Man'er's mother. If Man'er is wronged, you should stop her. But you not only didn't stop her, you even advised Man'er to give up the jujube cake. If you, as her mother, let your child suffer, how can you expect others to seek justice for her? The reason why Gu Dashu and Liu Yue'e dare to let Yaozu bully Man'er is also related to your tolerance in everything."

"It's wishful thinking to expect others to have a change of heart by just being tolerant. You've been so tolerant in the past, but did Gu Dashu and Liu Yue'e have a change of heart? Did Gu Taohua have a change of heart? If you ask me, if anyone bullies Man'er again, beat them to death. Let's see if they dare to do it again."

Liu Yue'e: "."

No, whose grandson is Gu Yaozu?

Gu Taohua: "."

What does this have to do with me? Why are you dragging me into this?

Chen Sufeng's mind was in a mess. In her mind, tolerance was the only way to achieve temporary peace and quiet. However, her mother-in-law said that Man'er's past grievances were also related to her tolerance.

She needs to think about this carefully.

“Mother, I’ve remembered what you said,” Chen Sufeng said.

Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "You should learn from Liu Yue'e. Although Liu Yue'e is domineering, she always protects her own children."

“And Man’er is right. If Yaozu can steal a piece of cake from Man’er today, he can steal a cow from someone else tomorrow if he is not properly disciplined. Sooner or later he will end up in jail. Liu Yue’e, it’s not wrong for you to protect Yaozu, but you can’t just keep indulging him when he makes a mistake. If you continue to indulge him, even if I keep him at home now, you will lose this son sooner or later.”

Liu Yue'e broke out in a cold sweat as she recalled her mother-in-law's dream about Yaozu being cut in half at the waist.

She still wanted to keep her son to offer incense and prayers. If Yaozu really went astray and couldn't be brought back, wouldn't she, as his mother, be restless even as a ghost?

Before Liu Yue'e could finish her thought, Tong Huaqiong continued her tirade.

"Yaozu's wide-mouthed howling is making my head explode. Are you going to do anything about it? If you're not going to, then we'll let Butler He handle it tomorrow."

“If you don’t take care of this, your son will be taken away to kill eggs. He’s supposed to bring glory to the ancestors, but how can he bring glory if he doesn’t even have eggs?”

There will be an extra chapter at 8 PM tonight.

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