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

Chapter 614 I Don't Believe in Love at First Sight

After the meal, Gu Honglian threw the bowl and chopsticks on the table and quietly went to Gu Xiaoxue's room.

"Gu Xiaoxue, do you know who your family is going to tell you to?"

Gu Honglian then revealed the information she had obtained at the dinner table to Gu Xiaoxue.

She didn't know who the third young master of the Lian family was, but she knew that when the weaving workshop opened, the young lady of the Lian family and her aunt came.

Could they be from the same Lian family?
If it were the Lian family, to which Miss Lian belongs, how could they possibly be interested in her?
Gu Xiaoxue didn't believe that a rich young master could fall in love with her at first sight. She was sure that her family had ulterior motives for marrying her off to the Lian family.

If that's really the case, they've made a mistake. She's not someone the family can easily manipulate now.

Gu Xiaoxue lowered her eyes and decided to discuss it with Tong Huaqiong.

"I'm informing you that the hairpin is mine."

Taking advantage of Gu Xiaoxue's inattention, Gu Honglian yanked the plum blossom hairpin out of Gu Xiaoxue's hair.

Now that Gu Xiaoxue can earn money, she no longer cares about a hairpin and gives it away easily.

Anyway, she and Gu Honglian reached a tacit agreement: Gu Honglian would tip her off, and she would give Gu Honglian benefits in return.

Gu Xiaoxue stepped out of her house.

To meet deadlines, weavers would use lamps to spin yarn and weave cloth.

Therefore, no one at the Gu family's old house paid any attention when Gu Xiaoxue went out at night.

Gu Xiaoxue did not go to the weaving workshop, but went to Tong Huaqiong's house.

Gu Honglian followed like a leech, wanting to let her sister-in-law know that she was no longer on the same side as the others in the old house.

Gu Xiaoxue arrived at Tong Huaqiong's house and said directly, "Auntie, the matchmaker Wang arranged a marriage for me with the third young master of the Lian family."

The Lian family?

Upon suddenly hearing the name Lian, Tong Huaqiong was momentarily dazed.

Gu Honglian added, "They say the family is in the pearl business, and the younger sister is the wife of the prefect. Tsk tsk tsk, Xiaoxue's marriage is not bad. If you marry into that family, you'll be the third young mistress of the Lian family."

Gu Honglian was a little jealous of Gu Xiaoxue.

It wasn't that she liked the Lian family, but rather that she had always been overshadowed by the fair-skinned and beautiful Gu Xiaoxue since childhood, and she wanted to compete with her niece.

Gu Xiaoxue said coldly, "If Auntie thinks it's good, Auntie will marry in my place."

Gu Honglian snorted coldly and said, "Don't let your grandma hear you say that, she'll definitely be happy. But I'm not happy, I like it."

The name Fan Tong almost slipped out of her mouth, and Gu Honglian glanced at her sister-in-law.

Tong Huaqiong frowned.

It wasn't because Gu Honglian liked Fan Tong, but because of the Lian family.

The family runs a pearl business, and the younger sister is the wife of the prefect, so that must be Lian Hengruo's maternal family.

Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Honglian, "Did you hear that clearly? It's Young Master Lian?"

Gu Honglian nodded and said, "I didn't mishear. It's said to be the Third Young Master Lian, who just passed the imperial examination this year."

Last year at the Lian family home, Tong Huaqiong did not see the third son of the Lian family.

I don't know the character of the Third Young Master Lian.

If the Third Young Master Lian is truly a good person, then he would indeed be a good match for a girl of this era.

Marrying a man means you'll have food and clothing; marrying into the Lian family guarantees you'll have plenty to eat.

Moreover, even the Third Young Master passed the imperial examination this year and has a promising future.

As for his character, you can find out by asking Aunt Tang.

However, Tong Huaqiong felt something was off. Although she knew that marriage shouldn't be judged by social status, given the Lian family's circumstances, they certainly wouldn't come to Qinghewan to find a country girl.

Unless the Third Young Master had met Gu Xiaoxue beforehand.

Seeing her sister-in-law frown, Gu Honglian said before she could ask, "Second brother suspects that last year in Pingchuan, Third Young Master Lian took a fancy to Xiaoxue, which is why he asked someone to propose marriage."

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself that it was possible, but while one could believe the trope of a domineering CEO falling for a naive girl, one had to be cautious.

Gu Xiaoxue said, "I have never seen any Young Master Lian."

Tong Huaqiong calmed down and asked Gu Xiaoxue, "If the Third Young Master Lian really values ​​you, and you are of good character and good looks, would you be willing?"

Gu Xiaoxue shook her head without hesitation and said, "I don't want to. Auntie, he's not a good match for me. The Lian family doesn't only have him; he also has parents. How could his parents be willing to let such a virtuous and well-educated young master from a wealthy family marry a country girl? If he marries into the family, his in-laws won't like him, and he won't find the life of luxury interesting."

Tong Huaqiong smiled and said to Gu Xiaoxue, "You do have a very insightful perspective."

Given the difficult circumstances Gu Xiaoxue faced, she was unwilling to marry Liu Qingsong, who was willing to risk his life for her. How could she be moved by a rich young man's love at first sight?

Gu Honglian didn't understand Gu Xiaoxue's refusal and said, "That's the eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family. You don't want such a good marriage? What kind of person do you want to marry? Do you want to become a concubine in the palace? Look at Xu Zaohua, she married into a wealthy family. Even if she becomes a widow, her life will be more comfortable than that of ordinary people if she doesn't do anything stupid."

Xu Zaohua?
Tong Huaqiong felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her mind; she seemed to have grasped something amiss.

The Lian family has three sons. The eldest son is married, the second son is widowed and mentally disabled, and the third son is normal. Could it be that the family is using the pretext of arranging a marriage for the third son but actually arranging a marriage for the second son?

Thinking about this, Tong Huaqiong shared her speculation with Gu Xiaoxue.

Gu Xiaoxue's eyes flashed with a cold light.

Wang the matchmaker deserves to die for her scheming deception. Even if her parents knew the truth, they would still watch her jump into the fire because of the Lian family's background.

Everyone's trying to scheme against her.

It seems that going crazy wasn't enough for me.

Tong Huaqiong said to Gu Xiaoxue, "I'll find out if it's the third young master of the Lian family who's arranging your marriage. You have to be careful with your parents. Although parents are supposed to decide their children's marriages, there's no reason to force a cow to drink water. I'm just worried that they might secretly accept the Lian family's betrothal gifts and secretly arrange your marriage. You have to be careful."

Gu Honglian shuddered in fright. She was afraid that Gu Xiaoxue would not agree to the marriage, and that her brother and sister-in-law would secretly replace her.

No!

She belongs to Fan Tong.

Gu Xiaoxue nodded and said, "I won't let them succeed."

After Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Honglian left, Tong Huaqiong leaned over the table and wrote a letter to Aunt Tang.

Gu Xiaoxue is now her employee, so she has to take care of Gu Xiaoxue's marriage.

Xiao Long poked his head out and asked coolly, "Grandma, do you know why Matchmaker Wang targeted Aunt Xiaoxue?"

Tong Huaqiong: "You know?"

Despite his small stature and quiet demeanor, Xiaolong knows everything that happens in the village.

The child from the palace was incredibly cunning and easily dealt with Chunwang.

Xiao Long said maturely, "Xu Xinghua introduced Xiao Xuegu to Wang the matchmaker, saying that the Gu family could sell their sons and even more so their daughters. I overheard that."

Tong Huaqiong squinted. In other words, Xu Xinghua wanted to push Gu Xiaoxue into a fire pit?

It is said that Xu Xinghua has psychological problems. She would scratch the faces of the girls in the village if they disagreed. She almost scratched Gu Xiaocao's face before.

Gu Xiaoxue was exceptionally beautiful, and it was hard for Xu Xinghua not to be jealous of her.

I never expected Xu Xinghua to be so vicious.

The next morning, Tong Huaqiong sent Qin Qingyou to the prefectural city to deliver a letter to Aunt Tang.

That evening, Aunt Tang brought Qin Qingyou's letter.

Madam Lian was indeed arranging a marriage for her son, just as Tong Huaqiong had guessed. The Lian family had indeed done what they were doing: ostensibly arranging a marriage for the third young master, but actually arranging a marriage for the second young master, who was being taken advantage of.