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

Chapter 396 Not Matching Her Sorrow

Grandma Gu felt aggrieved.

It will reach its peak tonight, in particular.

Back then, the whole village knew that she had gone south with her youngest son to enjoy a life of luxury, and that she was determined not to come back.

Now that the money is gone and the business has failed, he has to return to his hometown to farm when he gets old.

She thought that now that the eldest daughter-in-law's family was doing well, she could still act arrogantly in the village, but her eldest daughter-in-law held a grudge and refused to give her any face.

She only came after being urged and invited three or four times, and she hasn't called out "Mom" once since she entered the door.

How will she ever be able to hold her head high in the village again?

Thinking of this, Grandma Gu cried even more bitterly.

“My son. My son. If you were alive, who would dare to bully me, who would dare to disrespect me?”

Tong Huaqiong's inner thoughts: This is targeting her. Who bullied you? Who disrespected you?

This is nothing.

Judging from the way the old lady scolded her sister-in-law so skillfully, she didn't seem like a pushover.

"My son, my poor son, how could you leave me like this? Waaaaah!"

Grandma Gu cried bitterly.

Tong Huaqiong sat calmly without any change in expression.

The valleys of Dahan, Jingzhe, and Taohua looked at each other amidst the old lady's weeping and their father's grief.

No, this old grandmother wasn't very good to their father when he was alive; she relentlessly exploited him to subsidize their second uncle's family.

When Father passed away, the old lady didn't cry like this. Instead, she joined forces with the clan leader in front of the mourning hall to force Mother to give them money for their old age, on the grounds that Mother was a young second wife and what would happen if she remarried.

Annoyed by the old lady's crying, Nie Xiaofeng stepped forward and said, "Great-Grandma, please stop crying. If you keep crying, Grandpa won't come back to life. Don't you still have Second Grandpa and a whole family of descendants?"

Grandma Gu looked up at Nie Xiaofeng and asked, "Whose family are you?"

Nie Xiaofeng was speechless.

Tong Huaqiong said, "He is Bai Shuang's son."

Grandma Gu, Grandpa Gu, and the second family were all shocked.

Tong Huaqiong actually tolerated this adopted grandson living in her home.

They felt that the rise of the eldest son's family was thanks to the Nie family.

Grandma Gu's crying was interrupted. Gu Ruinian handed her a handkerchief and said to Tong Huaqiong, "It was supposed to be a day of family reunion, but it has saddened Grandma. Aunt, please don't take it to heart. After all, Grandma is an old woman who has lost her son. It's normal for her to miss Uncle when she sees you all."

Tong Huaqiong met Gu Ruinian's gaze with a half-smile.

You can fully express yourself.

"Grandma, don't cry. You always said you missed Qinghewan. Now that we're back, you should be happy," Gu Ruinian comforted the old lady.

Now, Gu Ruinian is the most beloved grandson of the old lady Gu. After he persuaded her, the old lady Gu gradually stopped crying.

She just resented that the first wife didn't reciprocate her grief.

"It's getting late, you two should rest too. There's a lot of work waiting for us at home, so I won't stay any longer. Second brother and sister-in-law, please take good care of them." Tong Huaqiong stood up to say goodbye and leave. If she sat down any longer, she wouldn't have anything to say to anyone in the room.

After remaining silent for a long time, Old Master Gu called out, "Wait."

Tong Huaqiong sat down again, wanting to see what kind of madness Old Master Gu was going through.

"I asked you to come here today to discuss with you how your mother and I will take care of ourselves in our old age," Old Master Gu said impatiently, revealing his plans.

So hastily, they brought up retirement to Tong Huaqiong as soon as they arrived.

Tong Huaqiong, appearing fully attentive, replied, "Please speak."

Old Master Gu exhaled a puff of smoke and slowly said, "Logically speaking, the eldest son's family should be responsible for providing for our parents in old age. Your second brother was considerate of your mother and me, and took us in to enjoy so many years of happiness. It's not the same outside as at home; outsiders don't know that we live with our youngest son. If we go back to our hometown and let our youngest son support us again, people will gossip about your eldest son's family. Although my son is gone, you are still a member of the Gu family, and you should take on this responsibility."

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, "How shameless."

The favoritism is so extreme; the money and land were all given to the youngest son, but he comes to the eldest son's family for old age.

Before Tong Huaqiong could even speak, Old Master Gu had already begun his moral blackmail.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Logically, it is indeed the eldest son's family that should provide for the elderly, but the premise for the eldest son's family to provide for the elderly is that they receive the majority of the family property. Since we've come this far, I have nothing to say. You've given your money and land to your second brother, and now you expect the eldest son's family to provide for your elderly care? That's not a good idea."

Before Old Master Gu could speak, Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Youtian, "Second brother, you are shameless. Back then, in the ancestral hall in front of the clan chief and everyone else, you said that your parents would live with you from now on. Now you're denying it. You're just taking advantage of your elder brother's death to bully his orphan and widow."

It's just moral blackmail; anyone can do that.

Tong Huaqiong wiped away her tears.

Gu Youtian couldn't sit still any longer and stood up, saying, "Sister-in-law, I was angry when I saw you arguing with our parents and disrespecting them, so I said I would take care of them. Later, after my elder brother passed away, I understood that you were a widow and orphan, so I continued to take care of our parents without asking you for a single penny. Now that our parents have returned to their hometown and your life is better, shouldn't your eldest son's family take care of our parents?"

Tong Huaqiong slammed her hand on the table and retorted, "Why didn't you have this kind of reasoning when you took the money and land? If you want me to support you, fine, but you have to give back the money and land."

Gu Youtian was bitter inside.

How could he possibly vomit it up?

The money is gone, and the land has been leased to the clan for cultivation; we plan to take it back in the next few days.

Seeing that the uncle and sister-in-law were arguing, Old Master Gu spoke up: "Stop arguing. We're all family, and this kind of arguing will only make us a laughingstock to outsiders. It won't do us any good."

Tong Huaqiong scoffed, "Why are you arguing? It's all because of you, old Deng."

Grandma Gu clapped her hands and said, "It's our business who gets the money and land, and no one can say anything about it. Speaking of money, I spent thirty taels of silver to give to your brother Tong Fusheng when you got married, and I didn't spend much money on your second son's wedding. Shouldn't we compensate him with land and money? I raised my eldest son with great care, and now that he's gone, his wife and children have to take care of him."

Tong Huaqiong said, "Grandma, you've misunderstood. You didn't spend thirty taels of silver to marry me; you spent it so your son could have a wife. There are also women who get a wife for just one tael of silver. Don't you want a wife like that? Of course you do, but the problem is you can't find one. Old Gu is an old widower with two children. If it weren't for me, who would marry him? Now you're asking for the silver back, but it hasn't even reached my hands yet. If you're still angry, go ask Tong Fusheng for the silver."

“You raised him with your own hands and feet, and now you’re complaining? You should have just drowned him back then, then you wouldn’t have had to worry about him.”

Tong Huaqiong's statement is a truly groundbreaking statement for people of this era.

Even Gu Jingzhe and Gu Dahan thought their mother had gone mad with killing.

Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu were absolutely furious.

This eldest daughter-in-law is going too far.

They used to be quite crazy, but they never openly declared they wouldn't support their parents in old age.

Only Gu Ruinian remained expressionless and seemed lost in thought.