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

Chapter 437 Conflict between Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law

Gu Ruinian looked up at his sister-in-law in astonishment.

He didn't understand why his sister-in-law had suddenly gone mad.

My first thought was that people are indeed opportunistic and fickle; my sister-in-law didn't have this attitude when he brought hope to the family before.

Gu Ruinian glanced at Wei Shi and continued picking up food.

Wei pointed at Gu Ruinian and said, "Ruinian, you're not young anymore. You're always talking about this etiquette and that etiquette. Look at your eating manners. Before I married into the Gu family, I never knew that anyone could disregard others and eat all the good food on the table."

“There are not only you at the dinner table, but also your grandparents and elders. You only pick out the good meat and vegetables? Where is your filial piety? You say that you will never forget us when you become successful, but you are now even snatching food from us. I think the first thing you will do when you become successful is to get rid of us poor relatives.”

Wei's words brought silence to the dinner table.

Grandma Gu was about to say something, but Grandpa Gu stopped her.

The eldest granddaughter-in-law lent money to her mother-in-law for medical treatment today, and she was busy with all the work. If she had any anger to vent, let her vent it.

Grandpa Gu was afraid that if he and Grandma Gu defended Gu Ruinian, they would anger their granddaughter-in-law and cause her to quit, since he still wanted her to use the jewelry given to her by her family to support Gu Ruinian's education.

Grandma Gu spoke in a hoarse, resentful voice. Gu Ruinian put down his chopsticks and looked at Gu Fengnian.

He hoped his older brother would stand up for him.

It's not his fault for eating alone; it's because his family is too poor.

The reason his sister-in-law criticized him today is simply because she failed the exam.

If they passed the imperial examination and became scholars, they would act completely differently.

What use is a sister-in-law who fawns on the powerful and belittles the weak, who is humble and loves the rich, to her elder brother?

Normally, Gu Fengnian would defend Gu Ruinian and reprimand Wei Shi, but this time he avoided Gu Ruinian's gaze.

Wei is right. It's better to send your own son to school than to send Ruinian to school.

No younger brother is as close as a son.

There is a private school in the village, and every family with a son would tighten their belts to send their son to the private school. Now, his son is the only one in the whole village who has not gone to school.

It would have been fine if Gu Ruinian had passed the county-level imperial examination, but he failed.

According to the family's wishes, Ruinian will continue his studies, so he will continue to support the family together.

Gu Fengnian has been somewhat swayed by Wei's brainwashing over the past few days.

“Ruinian, your sister-in-law is right. You eat too much. We always let you eat the best food, but you can’t always think of yourself. Putting aside everything else, shouldn’t Grandpa and Grandma eat the good food first since they are old? And your sister-in-law and Xiaoxue work every day, shouldn’t they eat the good food first? It’s one thing for you to eat behind closed doors, but every time Taohua and Dahan come to bring food to Grandpa and Grandma, they see you eating alone. If word gets out, people will say that our family has no manners.”

Gu Fengnian avoided Gu Ruinian's eyes and said the following.

Wei breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed her brainwashing had been effective.

Gu Ruinian gritted his teeth.

He never expected that his brother, who had always listened to him, would become a stranger.

She had misjudged her brother, thinking he was a good person to her, but he turned out to be just like her sister-in-law, a person who fawns on the powerful and bullies the weak.

That's why they say you can't sleep in the same bed with two different kinds of people.

He just failed this exam, and his whole family is wailing and mourning like someone died. Just wait, they'll regret it someday.

Although Gu Ruinian was not full and had no mood to stay at the table, he stood up and went back to his room.

Madam Wei sneered. What a good son of his mother! He didn't ask how his mother was at all from the moment he came out of the room.

His own mother's life or death was none of his concern.

So cold-blooded, so selfish.

Madam Wei served meat to Xiaoxue and Fengnian respectively, saying, "Eat up, it would be a waste not to eat such good food."

Grandpa Gu felt terrible.

He didn't know how to tell Madam Wei that he had pawned the hairpin given to him by his family and sent Gu Ruinian to study at the private school in town.

“Grandpa, please don’t think I have a problem with Ruinian. I’m saying this for his own good. I heard that Jingzhe used to be cold-hearted and selfish, but he changed under Aunt Zhao’s tutelage. Aunt Zhao told me that in order to temper Jingzhe’s character, she made him do farm work in the fields for several months. Only after being worn down by farm work did he start to put effort into his studies, and he immediately passed the imperial examination with top honors.” Madam Wei said to Grandpa Gu.

Grandma Gu said, "Your aunt is unreliable."

Wei said, "An unreliable family raised a son who became a top scholar."

Grandma Gu was so frustrated that she couldn't speak.

Grandpa Gu coughed twice and said to Madam Wei, "Just say what you want to say."

Madam Wei said, “My second brother is about the same age as Jingzhe. Grandfather, if you put aside your affection for Ruinian and look at it from an outsider's perspective, who is more sensible, Ruinian or Jingzhe? Anyone can see that Jingzhe is more sensible. Since our business failed and we have to tighten our belts to survive, we have not neglected our second brother. We have fed and drunk well, supported his studies, and raised him to the point that he doesn’t care about the family at all. Many students walk to the exams, but he insists on hiring a carriage. So, our second brother’s failure this time cannot be entirely attributed to an accident.”

“Second brother should think about the family. The family shouldn’t continue to spoil him like this.”

Grandma Gu couldn't hold back any longer and said, "Then what do you want?"

Wei said, “Others can go to work in the fields during the Jingzhe solar term, so why can’t he? If he doesn’t want to work in the fields, he can go to the town or county to work as an accountant and make a living. In short, my second brother can’t continue to stay at home doing nothing under the guise of studying.”

Grandpa Gu took a breath.

Grandma Gu started cursing: "I told you not to go into the main room. You went in today and came back as vicious as Tong Dajiao."

Grandma Gu firmly believed that Wei Shi had been corrupted by Tong Huaqiong.

"What is your brother-in-law studying day and night for? Isn't it all so that our family can change its status? We've already let him down by not having the money to support his studies, and you still want him to go out and work. You're just like Tong Dajiao, you can't even tolerate your brother-in-law. You're just jealous that Ruinian can study."

Being scolded by her mother-in-law was one thing, but being scolded by Grandma Gu, who was from a different generation, was something Wei couldn't stand.

Mrs. Wei said, "Why don't we have money? Grandpa and Grandma, let me tell you the truth."

Gu Fengnian kicked Wei Shi under the table, interrupting her: "Stop arguing, eat, eat."

She insisted on speaking even when Wei was told not to, arguing that she should protect Gu Ruinian's image.

Madam Wei said, "Our family's current situation is all thanks to Ruinian. He thinks he's smart and looks down on everyone, including our small business. He came up with the idea of ​​investing in a security escort agency, confidently telling Father that he would make money and trying to convince Father to believe him. Just like he confidently said he could pass the imperial examination, Father invested all the family's money, only to be swindled out of everything, including my maternal family's money. I'm too ashamed to even set foot in my maternal family's house."

Grandma Gu paused for a moment, then defended Ruinian, saying, "He's doing it for the good of the family; he wants to earn money for the family."

Madam Wei sneered, "Money is gone, so be it. In business, there are losses and gains. But Ruinian's idea caused the business to fail, yet he acts like nothing happened, living like a king at home, doing nothing, yet reaping all the benefits. If he had even a little remorse, if he knew he was wrong, I wouldn't have a problem with him."

As she spoke, tears of grievance streamed down Wei's face.