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

Chapter 617 Ugly Monster

After the matchmaker left, Gu Ruinian felt a tightness in his chest, so he went outside for some fresh air.

"What incredible luck Xiaoxue had to stumble upon such a wonderful marriage."

Gu Ruinian muttered to himself.

According to later generations, it means an ordinary girl married into a wealthy family.

The third young master of the Lian family actually took a fancy to Gu Xiaoxue. Although he wanted to take advantage of Xiaoxue's marriage, he was inexplicably jealous when he saw that Xiaoxue had married well.

The Lian family was the wealthy family he wanted to marry into.

"Good luck? Xiaoxue really hit the jackpot."

Xu Xinghua saw Gu Ruinian on the riverbank and walked over from a distance.

Upon hearing Gu Ruinian say that Xiaoxue had struck it lucky, he couldn't help but chime in.

Gu Ruinian was already used to Xu Xinghua's sarcastic and unpredictable manner.

Gu Ruinian said to Xu Xinghua, "What do you know?"

Xu Xinghua said, "What do you know? Do you know that your family sold off your sons and then your daughters, and that you're going to marry Xiaoxue off to a rich family's foolish son?"

Gu Ruinian raised his eyes and asked, "Who said that? He's clearly a scholar."

Xu Xinghua said, "If you were that scholar's son, would you be willing to marry into your family? I overheard Wang the matchmaker let it slip that day; it's not the third scholar's son at all, but the foolish second son."

Gu Ruinian's heart skipped a beat. If what Xu Xinghua said was true, then the person Gu Xiaoxue was going to marry was the second young master of the Lian family.

However, the Lian family pulled a sneaky and underhanded trick.

He didn't plan to tell his family, since it was Gu Xiaoxue who was getting married anyway.

Upon learning the truth, Gu Ruinian felt a subtle sense of pleasure.

Xu Xinghua looked down at Gu Ruinian and said, "Are you happy now? Gu Xiaoxue married a fool, and a large dowry saved you from having to live with him."

"Humph."

Xu Xinghua forcefully used the branch in her hand to knock down a cluster of flowers next to her.

Then turned and left.

She deliberately provoked Gu Ruinian with these words. The Gu family has been keeping the Xu family hanging on, waiting for the Xu family to back down.

Her words could provoke Gu Ruinian to help Gu Xiaoxue marry into the Lian family smoothly. If Gu Xiaoxue knew that her brother was scheming against her, she would not only not be Gu Ruinian's support, but would also crush his self-esteem and push him to the Xu family as a live-in son-in-law.

She was determined to get Gu Ruinian to become a live-in son-in-law in the Xu family.

At the same time, she wanted to destroy Gu Xiaoxue. As for why she wanted to destroy Gu Xiaoxue, it was because she wanted to destroy all the beautiful girls in Qinghe Bay.

What's more, Gu Xiaoxue and Gu Taohua tied her up and threw her into a haystack.

She had to avenge this.

Xu Xinghua passed by the weaving workshop and saw Gu Xiaoxue.

"Xiaoxue." Xu Xinghua walked over and let out a sinister sneer, questioning, "Wasn't it you and Gu Taohua who tied me up on the day of Gu Xiaocao's wedding?"

"Yes." Gu Xiaoxue looked up at Xu Xinghua and readily agreed. "What, you want to get revenge?"

Xu Xinghua wanted revenge, but she couldn't find a good way to do so.

"Congratulations on soon finding a distinguished son-in-law," Xu Xinghua could only say with a smile.

Xu Xinghua smiled, but her eyes were filled with venom as she looked at Gu Xiaoxue. She hated Gu Xiaoxue's fair and pretty face.

That kind of face should be ruined.

Gu Taohua, hands on her hips, shouted at Xu Xinghua, "Hey you! Don't delay our work."

Xu Xinghua smiled and said, "Xiaoxue won't have to work here anymore after she gets married. It'll be so comfortable being a young mistress."

Gu Taohua approached, stared into Xu Xinghua's eyes, and said, "Like your cousin, a young mistress? You ugly thing, you want to be that kind of young mistress, don't you?"

Upon hearing the words "ugly monster," Xu Xinghua screamed and ran away.

Gu Taohua: "."

Gu Xiaoxue pretended not to know that her family was arranging a marriage for her, and went about her daily routine as usual. Anyway, she wasn't afraid.

Her aunt had told her the truth: the marriage couldn't happen.

Gu Xiaoxue sighed and felt a pang of sadness as she watched Liu Qingsong walk towards her.

As long as she doesn't get married, her parents will keep pressuring her to get married.

She couldn't possibly have her aunt handle it every time.

Gu Youtian and Jia Shi were anxious.

Matchmaker Wang said the Lian family was waiting for their new daughter-in-law to arrive, but three days have passed and she still hasn't come.

Could it be that the Lian family is not satisfied with Xiaoxue?
Or is someone deliberately causing trouble?
"Matchmaker Wang has arrived."

When Gu Honglian returned from outside and saw that Wang the Matchmaker's carriage had arrived in the village, she hurriedly went home to inform her.

Jia was so excited that she burst into tears; Wang the matchmaker had finally arrived.

When Wang the matchmaker arrived, the carriage headed towards Xu Xinghua's house.

Gu Youtian and Jia Shi didn't seem to care; they were probably talking about Xu Xinghua and Gu Ruinian's marriage.

However, the Xu family's plan is likely to fail. Gu Xiaoxue has climbed onto such a powerful backer as the Lian family, how could the Lian family's third young master's brother-in-law become their live-in son-in-law?

Grandpa Gu breathed a sigh of relief; the Gu family line was now securely established on Gu family land.

They waited and waited, but the matchmaker, Wang, never came to their house.

"Go and take a look, don't let the Xu family get in the way," said Old Mrs. Gu.

Just then, Matchmaker Wang arrived.

Jia excitedly served tea and water, and set out the only plate of fruit in the house.

Matchmaker Wang waved her hand and said, "Wait, let me tell you that the marriage between Lian Jia and Xiao Xue is invalid. Anyway, the two of them haven't met, so it won't delay Xiao Xue's future marriage."

The room fell silent.

Everyone was momentarily stunned.

"What do you mean by 'not valid'?" Old Mrs. Gu was the first to realize.

"Oh dear, old lady. If it doesn't count, then this marriage is off. The Lian family has their eye on another girl from Qinghe Bay." Matchmaker Wang stood up without taking a sip of tea.

Madam Jia raised her voice and asked, "Which family's daughter have you taken a fancy to?"

Who in the entire Qinghe Bay is prettier than her Xiaoxue?
Gu Taohua could be compared to Xiaoxue, but wealthy families wouldn't like Gu Taohua's temperament.

Matchmaker Wang said, "I took a liking to Xu Xinghua. That's why I went to the Xu family just now, and they immediately agreed."

Jia was stunned.

Xu Xinghua?
Xu Xinghua with a pockmarked face?
Should Gu Ruinian marry into Xu Xinghua's family?
Gu Youtian said angrily, "Isn't Xu Xinghua engaged in marriage negotiations with Ruinian? How can she marry twice?"

Gu Youtian was furious.

Whether Gu Ruinian is now marrying into the family or not doesn't matter to him. The key issue is that Xiaoxue's marriage to the Lian family has been snatched away, and his hopes of turning things around have been dashed once again.

Matchmaker Wang spread her hands and said, "You said it yourself, it's about discussing marriage. Let alone discussing marriage, even an engagement can be called off. You know, I never expected the Lian family to have taken a liking to Xu Xinghua."

Originally, Madam Hua had agreed to the marriage between her son and Gu Xiaoxue.

But the very next day, Master Lian put Aunt Tang in charge of the second young master's marriage. Aunt Tang said that Gu Xiaoxue was too beautiful and the second young master couldn't handle her. She went to Qinghe Bay and took a liking to Xu Xinghua, praising her for being simple and straightforward, and saying that she was a good match for the simple-minded second young master.

More importantly, even the old man has agreed to the marriage.

Matchmaker Wang was completely stunned; she never expected things to turn out this way.

Her intuition told her that things weren't that simple. Xu Xinghua had a face full of pockmarks, and she was supposed to be honest and straightforward, but she was just ugly and pretentious. She wasn't even worthy of carrying Gu Xiaoxue's shoes. How could Hua Shi have taken a liking to such a daughter-in-law?

It's no surprise that Aunt Tang is behind this.

But even the old man agreed, so there's no room for outsiders to speak.

However, Wang the matchmaker didn't care whether the Lian family had chosen Xu Xinghua or Gu Xiaoxue, as long as she could earn a gift as a thank you for the matchmaking.