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

Chapter 367 The Cheap Son-in-Law
Tong Huaqiong thought that visiting Qinghewan to offer New Year's greetings would be the end of it, but she didn't expect to receive so many invitations early on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The Huang family, the Liu family, as well as some merchants and wealthy families from Yanguan Town and Pingchuan County, all invited Tong Huaqiong to a banquet during the first month of the lunar calendar.

Apart from the Huang and Liu families, Tong Huaqiong rejected most of them.

If she really couldn't refuse, she would have the social expert Gu Dashu take Liu Yue'e to the social engagement.

Liu Yue'e said she was very satisfied with her mother-in-law's arrangement, and that she loved visiting other people's homes.

As for treating the shop's employees to a meal during the first month of the lunar calendar, Tong Huaqiong entrusted this task to He Chao, who then led Gu Taohua to host the important employees.

The custom on the second day of the Lunar New Year is to visit one's maternal home. However, Tong Huaqiong had severed ties with the Tong family and had no maternal home to visit.

Chen Su-fen and the Chen family have almost completely severed ties. She sent a batch of New Year's gifts before the Lunar New Year, but she doesn't plan to go there on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

Of all the married women in the family, only Liu Yue'e needed to visit her parents' home.

Liu Yue'e's family home was in the same village, but Tong Huaqiong still did not neglect them.

Gu Dashu prepared a large truckload of gifts and took Liu Yue'e and Gu Yaozu to the Liu family.

Man'er and Xiaolong were incredibly envious of Yaozu's ability to visit his maternal grandparents' home since they didn't have to visit relatives. Gu Dashu brought all the children along, including Duo'er.

Not visiting her maternal home doesn't mean Tong Huaqiong has nothing to do, because her stepdaughter, Gu Baishuang, is coming to visit her, her stepmother.

Since Tong Huaqiong transmigrated, Gu Baishuang has rarely come to the house, and Tong Huaqiong's relationship with this stepdaughter is distant.

She had never been to the Nie family before. Last time, Gu Dahan and Chen Sufeng represented the Gu family at the full moon celebration for Sun Shi's son, Gu Baishuang's youngest daughter-in-law.

When Gu Baishuang came to visit her parents' home, Tong Huaqiong thought that Gu Baishuang would come alone, at most with her son Nie Xiaofeng.

As long as it's acceptable on the surface.

Therefore, she didn't prepare much and just did what she was supposed to do.

When the two carriages came to a stop in front of her house, and Gu Dahan exclaimed, "Brother-in-law is here too!" Tong Huaqiong realized that Gu Baishuang's husband had also come.

Gu Baishuang's husband, Nie Mingyuan, was in the porcelain business and spent most of his time away from home. Even when he came home, he didn't interact with Tong Huaqiong.

In his previous life, Nie Mingyuan looked down on Tong Dajiao and didn't acknowledge her as his stepmother-in-law. Apart from the wedding and the return visit, he never stepped into the Gu family's door again.

Therefore, Tong Huaqiong has never actually met Nie Mingyuan.

Because Tong Dajiao had never spent time with him, Tong Huaqiong did not know Nie Mingyuan's personality and temperament. However, from his scheming against Gu Baishuang in his previous life, which led to Gu Baishuang being forced to leave the Nie family by her stepson and the clan, he was a treacherous and scheming villain.

The thought of dealing with such a person filled Tong Huaqiong with disgust.

Tong Huaqiong sat upright in the main room, playing with flowers with Chen Sufeng, Gu Taohua, and Tong Pandi. After all, she was the mother-in-law, so even if Nie Mingyuan came, he would be the one to pay his respects to her, not the other way around.

This is one of the advantages of being an elder.

Gu Dahan happily led his sister and brother-in-law in. Tong Huaqiong saw a thin, long-faced man who looked older than her enter the room.

Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but curse Tong Dajiao in her heart, what a terrible thing to do, letting her stepdaughter marry such an old scoundrel.

"Sister, brother-in-law is here." Chen Sufeng stood up to greet him.

Gu Taohua only called out "Sister Gu Baishuang" without glancing at Nie Mingyuan.

The last time Tong Huaqiong saw Gu Baishuang was when she came to inquire about Xiaolong's situation. It hasn't been long, but Tong Huaqiong felt that Gu Baishuang had lost a lot of weight recently.

I guess Nie Mingyuan gave her a hard time when he came home.

Thinking of this, Tong Huaqiong's impression of Nie Mingyuan worsened.

Nie Mingyuan stepped forward and bowed to Tong Huaqiong, saying, "Mother-in-law, your son-in-law greets you."

Tong Huaqiong's lips twitched, telling Nie Mingyuan not to stand on ceremony.

Nie Mingyuan looked around at Tong Huaqiong's new house and at Tong Huaqiong herself, and was quite surprised. His adoptive mother-in-law was getting younger and younger, and her life was getting better and better.

It's clear that even God isn't very discerning.

"Uncle, where are all the things?" Nie Xiaofeng's voice came from the courtyard.

"Let's put it in the front hall," Gu Jingzhe said.

"Then you can put it down, little uncle." Nie Xiaofeng was clearly indifferent to Gu Jingzhe.

Nie Xiaofeng ran up to the main room. Tong Huaqiong glanced up and saw that he was followed by two wives. She recognized one of them, Sun, who was carrying a child. She was Gu Baishuang's youngest daughter-in-law. But she was seeing Zhang, the eldest daughter-in-law, who was holding her daughter's hand for the first time.

"Xiaofeng, you silly child, hurry up and wish your grandma a Happy New Year," Gu Baishuang said.

Nie Xiaofeng pursed his lips.

Tong Huaqiong waved her hand and said, "Never mind, what does it matter whether we exchange New Year's greetings or not?"

Sun and Zhang came up and gave Tong Huaqiong a blessing. Tong Huaqiong gave Sun's son a longevity lock and Zhang's daughter a bracelet.

impartial.

Gu Baishuang then took off her bracelet and gave it to Tong Pandi's youngest daughter, Hua'er.

Gu Baishuang is truly an exemplary person.

Chen Sufeng offered seats to Nie Mingyuan and Gu Baishuang, and everyone sat down together. Tong Pandi served tea.

Sun and Zhang glanced at Tong Pandi.

As the first person to get a divorce in the Heilongtan area of ​​Yanguan Town, Tong Pandi is quite famous, so it's normal for his two daughters-in-law to be curious about him.

What annoyed Tong Huaqiong was that the two daughters-in-law of her adopted granddaughters-in-law clearly looked at Tong Pandi with disdain.

"Mother-in-law, I've been traveling a lot lately and only just returned after the New Year. I haven't been able to visit you before, so please forgive me." Nie Mingyuan took a sip of tea and apologized to Tong Huaqiong.

His tone was cautious.

Tong Huaqiong wondered, "Who are you trying to fool?"

You never came to visit me when I came back before. It's only because Tong Huaqiong was granted the title of Lady of the Township and then it was rumored that she had arranged for the Huang family's daughter to marry a grandson of the Lu family that Nie Mingyuan came to try and establish a connection.

"My brother-in-law probably doesn't even know which way my door faces. Luckily, my sister brought you here. If you had come by yourself, you probably would have gone to the wrong door," Gu Taohua said sarcastically.

Nie Mingyuan gave an awkward laugh.

Nie Xiaofeng glared at Gu Taohua, but Gu Taohua glared back.

This aunt is not someone to mess with, Nie Xiaofeng thought angrily and turned his head away.

Tong Huaqiong said with a smile, "Taohua is still young and likes to joke."

Nie Mingyuan thought to himself that this was no joke; it was clearly a sarcastic remark about how he used to look down on the Gu family and never visit them.

He belonged to a wealthy family in Yanguan Town. If Gu Baishuang hadn't been young, gentle, and compliant, how could he have possibly taken a liking to the Gu family?

My mother-in-law, whom I've taken for granted, has had incredible luck. Not only has she opened a pastry shop, but she's also been granted the title of "village lady."

Otherwise, he wouldn't bother dealing with that old hag.

Nie Mingyuan said magnanimously, "My aunt is young and lively, it's perfectly normal for her to crack a few jokes. By the way, Mother-in-law, I haven't had a chance to congratulate you on being granted the title of Township Lady. I was overjoyed when I heard the news, and I went to the North for the past six months, bringing you gifts that we don't have here."

Nie Mingyuan asked Nie Xiaofeng to open the large box he had brought, took out a cloak from it, and handed it to Tong Huaqiong, saying, "Xiaofeng's mother heard Dahan mention that you are most afraid of the cold in winter. I bought a fox hunted by herdsmen from the north and specially made a cloak for you."

Tong Huaqiong looked at the shiny, smooth cloak in front of her.

I can already picture myself dressed up as the bandit leader Zuo Shandiao.