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

Chapter 493 Trying to Steal the Son-in-Law's Bowl
“Mother, since you have already decided to open the stall to Miss Lian, why do you still have to test her so many times?”

After Miss Lian got up and left, Gu Taohua couldn't help but ask Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong said, "You can best see a person's character from their casual conversations."

Gu Taohua asked, "Mother, do you now know what Miss Lian's character is like?"

Tong Huaqiong said, "They have ruthlessness but also a bottom line."

To be honest, she believed some of what Miss Lian said and some of it, but so what? She was just a business partner with Miss Lian.

The Second Miss's words demonstrated her ability and determination to deal with her half-brother.

Tong Huaqiong saw it and felt reassured enough to open the stall to her.

That's why the Second Miss Lian revealed to Tong Huaqiong without reservation how she schemed against her half-brother.

As for whether she was worried that Tong Huaqiong would use this incident to manipulate her.

She believed in her decision; it wouldn't happen.

If Tong Huaqiong wants to cooperate with the Lian family, she is the best partner.

Of her three brothers, two were good-for-nothings, and the only one who wasn't was the eldest brother, who appeared kind on the surface but was actually sinister and looked down on women. He would never cooperate with Jufulai, even if it meant his death.

It rained yesterday, and there is standing water on the road.

As Miss Lian's carriage drove away from Jufulai, it splashed dirty water onto a young boy as it passed a puddle.

The boy exclaimed.

Miss Lian lifted the carriage curtain and saw that the boy's snow-white clothes were splattered with mud from her own carriage.

"I'm sorry, I've gotten your clothes dirty."

Miss Lian looked at Gu Ruinian through the carriage window, her face full of apology.

After apologizing, he had his maid get off the carriage and bring a handkerchief to wipe Gu Ruinian's face.

"Should we compensate you with a new one or with money?" the maid asked.

Gu Ruinian took the handkerchief from the maid and wiped his face, then looked up at Miss Lian Er in the carriage and said with a faint smile, "No need for that."

Miss Lian said with a smile, "It's a pity about this white dress. Young master is very generous, but I can't leave it unfinished."

After saying this, he had his maid take out one tael of silver to compensate Gu Ruinian.

“Miss, this handkerchief is dirty. How can I return it to you after I wash it clean?” Gu Ruinian shouted to the carriage.

Miss Lian smiled at Gu Ruinian and said, "It's just a handkerchief. If it gets dirty, just throw it away."

She has many handkerchiefs like this.

They were all embroidered by the embroiderers in the family; she would throw them away when they got dirty.

Gu Ruinian was stunned for a long time, holding the handkerchief and a tael of silver.

Miss Lian is indeed very beautiful. Unlike Lu Zhaozhao's bright beauty, her beauty has a touch of heroism, and her smile has a natural charm.

He had finally met Miss Lian, and all those days of waiting had been worthwhile.

He saw Miss Lian's carriage go to Jufulai and waited at the intersection.

He thought there wasn't enough water in the puddle at the intersection, so he secretly scooped up two large basins of sewage and poured them into the puddle.

As expected, Miss Lian's carriage splashed mud all over him, and he successfully met and struck up a conversation with Miss Lian.

Gu Ruinian felt that his calm demeanor just now was impeccable.

He wasn't sure what the Second Miss Lian's attitude towards him was, but the fact that the Second Miss Lian had her maidservant wipe his face with a handkerchief and compensate him with silver meant that he had successfully attracted the Second Miss Lian's attention.

Otherwise, what young lady would be willing to give her handkerchief to a stranger?

Moreover, even the second young lady smiled at him first, and her smile was very sweet.

Especially when he was about to return the handkerchief, the Second Miss looked back at him with an affectionate smile, which made him feel restless and uneasy.

Gu Ruinian felt that today was the happiest day since he failed the imperial examination. "Brother Ruinian."

These past few days, Wu Na has been excessively enthusiastic towards Gu Ruinian, constantly keeping a close eye on him.

She assumed that Gu Ruinian's recent low spirits were due to hearing that Wu Ren was going to hire her to work in another county.

She had already made it clear to Wu Ren that she refused in front of Gu Ruinian.

But Gu Ruinian was still in low spirits and didn't seem to care when she spoke to him.

Just now, Wu Na saw Gu Ruinian talking to the beautiful Miss Lian. After Miss Lian left, Gu Ruinian had a dazed look on his face, and Wu Na felt a surge of jealousy.

Why do you always follow me?

Gu Ruinian resented Wu Na for interrupting his reminiscence of his encounter with Miss Lian, and his tone became impatient.

Wu Na sneered, "Don't think that just because the Second Miss is talking to you, you've got some inappropriate thoughts. Don't you even know if you're worthy?"

Wu Na's words deeply stung Gu Ruinian.

Gu Ruinian said coldly, "How do you know I'm not worthy?"

Gu Ruinian's competitive spirit was aroused.

Even Wu Na dared to despise him, how could she be worthy?

Just wait and see, he's determined to win over Miss Lian.

He won't give Wu Na a kind look then; he'll unleash all the humiliation the Wu family has inflicted on him onto Wu Na's face. How dare the daughter of a mere village head humiliate him?

Gu Ruinian left without even glancing at Wu Na, clutching his handkerchief.

Gathering blessings.

“Grandma, you asked me to keep an eye on Wu Ji. Wu Ji hasn’t caused any trouble, but I’ve noticed that Uncle Gu Ruinian is acting a bit strange.”

Nie Xiaofeng was ordered to keep a close eye on Wu Ji, and he reported what he found to Tong Huaqiong.

When Gu Ruinian was mentioned, Tong Huaqiong became interested and asked, "Is there something wrong with him?"

Could it be that this fellow villager from another era is about to unleash a powerful attack, using the information gap from the future to arm himself with martial arts techniques?

Nie Xiaofeng said, "He was always going out for a stroll a few days ago, and he always ended up near the Lian family's place. I initially thought he was just attracted to the scenery around the Lian family's place, but today I realized that his purpose was not so simple. There is a depression at the intersection of our supermarket. In the evening, he was wearing a white coat and carrying two buckets of sewage to pour into the depression. I thought he was trying to do something bad to our Jufulai, but then I saw Miss Lian's carriage drive over the depression and splash mud all over him."

"He called out, and the Second Miss Lian stopped the carriage. Seeing that he was covered in mud, she had her maid bring him a handkerchief and also gave him a tael of silver for his clothes."

If Gu Ruinian met another young lady on the street, Nie Xiaofeng would ignore it. But since even the second young lady was going to cooperate with Jufulai, he was afraid that Gu Ruinian would do something bad, so he hurriedly ran to tell Tong Huaqiong.

After listening to Nie Xiaofeng's description, Tong Huaqiong pieced together Gu Ruinian's thoughts.

Well, Gu Ruinian, you're trying to get a son-in-law by deliberately creating this chance encounter with Miss Lian.

I wonder if this silly child has been misled by the ancient dramas that Lao Deng imagined, thinking that young ladies in ancient times would fall in love with any man they saw, and that any handkerchief would be a token of love.

Gu Ruinian was probably looking forward to marrying Miss Lian at that moment.

The thought of Gu Ruinian using such despicable means to create a chance encounter made Tong Huaqiong want to vomit.

Tong Huaqiong recalled that Miss Lian seemed to have been betrothed to Gu Ruinian, but for some reason, nothing came of it.

She suspected that even the Second Miss didn't take it seriously at all, just like in later generations when someone would casually arrange a blind date to appease one's parents.

Otherwise, since even the Second Miss had revealed to her that she had ruined the marriage between the Lian and Huang families, there was no reason not to tell her about her engagement with Gu Ruinian.

Upon inquiry, even the Second Miss knew about the relationship between Gu Ruinian and Tong Huaqiong.

The fact that she didn't say anything shows that she didn't care about Gu Ruinian at all.

However, this was a huge offense in Gu Ruinian's mind. It was considered that the Second Miss looked down on people, which was insulting and something Gu Ruinian absolutely could not tolerate.

It's hard to say whether he's creating these chance encounters because he hates Miss Lian or wants to take a shortcut to become a live-in son-in-law of the Lian family.

However, no matter what, this is not a good thing for Miss Lian.

As Tong Huaqiong's new partner, Tong Huaqiong felt obligated to remind Miss Lian to be wary of Gu Ruinian.