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

Chapter 475 The State of Disintegration

Tong Huaqiong lifted the carriage curtain, nodded to Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu, and ordered the carriage to head towards their house.

She would never invite Old Mrs. Gu and Old Mr. Gu to live in their house in the county town. They're a whole bunch of people who know she has a grudge against the Wu family, yet they open a shop together with them.

They opened it, and right across from her. Did they think they didn't know what they were up to?

Grandma Gu gritted her teeth in anger.

The last glimmer of hope that he would be invited to his eldest daughter-in-law's house in the county town was dashed.

That's too much! They can't even be bothered to put on a show in front of so many people.

She had heard that Tong Huaqiong's house in the county town was very spacious, enough for all of them to live in, even with the old house. However, her eldest daughter-in-law was a vicious and petty woman.

The little bit of filial piety they showed them in the village was all fake.

"So that's why my second uncle's shop is called Wu Ji. He works for Wu Ren," Gu Dashu said.

Gu Dashu only learned about his second uncle's work at the general store across the street during dinner that evening. He couldn't understand why his second uncle, whose surname was Gu and whose surname was Jia, would be named Wu Ji.

His great-grandmother, Granny Gu, didn't have the surname Wu either.

It turned out to be the shop of Wu Ren, the village head of Heilongtan.

I don't know how my second uncle could swallow his pride and work for someone else.

Tong Huaqiong said with a smile, "It's not about working for Wu Ren. It sounds like your second uncle is partnering with Wu Ren."

But it's no different from working a regular job.

"shameless."

After Tong Huaqiong and her entourage's carriage had gone far away, Wu Na, remembering the humiliation Tong Pandi had just inflicted on her, cursed in the direction the carriage had sped off.

Looking at Wu Musheng's lost and confused eyes, Qiao was furious. Wu Na was right to scold him; Tong Pandi was divorced but still tried to seduce her son.

What else could it be but shamelessness?

So they joined in and cursed, "Shameless!"

Gu Honglian secretly rejoiced when Wu Na was scolded by Tong Pandi, as she and Wu Na disliked each other.

She hated Wu Na's haughtiness; she was just the daughter of a village head, not the daughter of a county magistrate, so what was there to be proud of?

Besides, it would be fine if she were born beautiful, but Wu Na, like her, has dark skin and small eyes, and neither of them are considered village beauties.

Even so, Qiao still dared to ridicule her engagement at the dinner table.

Gu Honglian took Wu Na's arm and said gossipy, "Tong Pandi is your ex-sister-in-law? Your family is so rich, yet she dared to divorce her husband. She only did it because she's good-looking. You can see it now, she always dresses up so flamboyantly in the village. There are quite a few young men in our village who like her."

Gu Honglian originally intended to deliberately mention how well Tong Pandi was dressed to provoke Wu Na, but she inadvertently provoked Qiao Shi and Wu Musheng instead.

Qiao cursed, calling her a vixen.

Wu Musheng's expression changed.

Gu Honglian's words about divorcing him were unbearable for his pride. In this era, divorcing a wife was very normal. Since the divorce was initiated by the woman, Wu Musheng was no different from being divorced in the eyes of outsiders.

Well, Tong Pandi, you're dressed up so alluringly even in Qinghe Bay.

He had never seen Tong Pandi in Qinghe Bay, but he had seen her in Pingchuan County. Gu Honglian had said that she dressed like that every day.

Wu Musheng felt that Tong Pandi's divorce from him was because she had really fallen for another man.

Is it the Great Cold or the Great Heat?

Or perhaps it is Gu Jingzhe.

Tong Pandi and her cousins ​​are all very good-looking.

Wu Musheng dug his fingers in, but Gu Honglian continued to chatter on about how well Tong Pandi dressed up in Qinghe Bay and how much the young men were fond of her. "Shut up."

Wu Musheng shouted at Gu Honglian and stormed off.

Everyone was left looking at each other.

Wu Ren's face was very ugly. He had a bad feeling that nothing good would come of it if he encountered Tong Huaqiong.

He doesn't care about his ex-daughter-in-law; what he cares about is whether Wu Ji can beat Jufulai.

Gu Youtian says he's looking to the long term, but it's frustrating that he can't make money right now.

Although the shop itself doesn't require rent, it generates income every day it's rented out, so if the shop doesn't make money for a day, it's a loss.

Wu Ren thought for a moment. Since Jufulai had publicly announced a three-day grand opening promotion, and tomorrow was only the second day, there would definitely be a huge influx of customers. In that case, he would open his own shop early and intercept the customers at Wu Ji before Jufulai opened.

"You Tian, ​​let's open an hour earlier than Jufulai tomorrow," Wu Ren said to Gu You Tian.

Gu Youtian was exhausted after a long day. He had just been provoked by Tong Huaqiong's cheerful and energetic demeanor, and now he was even more annoyed to hear Wu Ren's tone, which sounded like he was giving orders to his employees.

He was the one who was busy in the shop. What did Wu Ren contribute? He only contributed capital and the shop. And this was only the first day, yet he was already being assigned tasks.

"I have my own rhythm."

So his tone became a bit harsh.

Wu Ren was displeased by the curt tone.

What do you mean?
He's one of the owners, so he can't offer any opinions yet.

So he said unhappily, "What do you mean? You mean I shouldn't be in charge of the shop?"

Fearing that Gu Youtian might impulsively argue with Wu Ren, Gu Ruinian quickly stepped forward to smooth things over, saying to Wu Ren, "Uncle Wu, that's not what my father meant. What my father meant was that every shop is different, and we should act according to the specific circumstances of our shop."

Wu Ren's face was icy cold.

He thought to himself that Gu Youtian was not as steady as his youngest son, who knew who was in charge of the business.

Although Gu Youtian was annoyed by Gu Ruinian's attempts to smooth things over and make him look bad, he was still willing to go along with Gu Ruinian's way of backing down.

He softened his tone and said, "Brother Wu, that's really not what I meant. You provided the capital and the shop, so if you shouldn't be in charge, who should? I've thought about it carefully just now, and Brother Wu's suggestion makes sense. Let's open an hour earlier than Jufulai and bring the customers into the shop first."

What can be done if it's not going to soften?

If Wu Ren were to withdraw the principal and the shop, it would be unlikely that Gu Youtian would be able to recruit a second unsuspecting partner.

However, he has a very short temper.

People have to bow their heads under the eaves.

First, stabilize Wu Ren. Once he has established himself in Pingchuan County, he will be able to bypass Wu Ren's control.

He didn't want to suffer like this again.

Wu Ren's expression softened slightly.

It seems he will have to offer his opinions from time to time in the future, otherwise Gu Youtian won't know who owns the shop.

When I get back, I need to give Wu Musheng a good talking-to. He shouldn't just use his status as the young master as an excuse to do nothing. He should observe how Gu Youtian runs his business and learn his methods before kicking Gu Youtian out.

Now, half of the profits earned by the shop should be given to Gu Youtian. Wouldn't it be better to keep all the profits for ourselves?

In other words, he himself must also take it seriously and not be a hands-off manager. In particular, he must keep a firm grip on the accounts and only allow Gu Youtian to use the money in the public accounts after he gives his approval.

Gu Youtian and Wu Ren, the two partners, each had their own agendas.

The business was already showing signs of falling apart before it even started.

In such a situation, they don't even need competitors to kill them; they'll fall apart from fighting amongst themselves.