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

Chapter 64 I Don't Want to Be Burned to Death

"Wouldn't our family be rich then?"

Gu Taohua's eyes shone brightly.

Wow, my dream of lying flat has come true!

Making and selling pastries all day is exhausting. If she had a cave full of treasure like this at home, she wouldn't need to work.

Just like Lu Zhaozhao, she has endless delicious food, countless pieces of jewelry, and a plethora of new clothes.
What inexhaustible wealth!

Why bother working so hard? The whole family can just lie down and relax!
Gu Taohua spun around excitedly.

"Get rich? Don't even dream about it! I'll admit defeat if you can take anything out of here," Tong Huaqiong said.

"What does Mother mean by that?"

Gu Taohua was indignant, implying that she could only look at so many things and couldn't take them with her?

How can it be?

Unconvinced, Gu Taohua picked up some nuts from the table and walked to the exit. A force bounced her back, and the nut jar fell back to where it had been.

She still refused to believe it and tried to take other things, but sure enough, she couldn't take any of them.

Gu Taohua was discouraged; wasn't this just setting people up for failure?
It would have been better not to let her in at all. She had no idea what to do then. Now that she's in, just staring at all this stuff, it's worse than death for her.

Tong Huaqiong watched Gu Taohua bustling about and confirmed the pattern of this space in her mind.

She can enter this space and use the tools inside, while Man'er can take things out of the space, and Gu Taohua can restock.

Moreover, the replenished goods are those that Tong Huaqiong has stored, not those that were not originally available.

For example, if Tong Huaqiong doesn't have a car, Gu Taohua can't bring one in.

This explains why when Gu Taohua touched the computer, the song playing kept repeating the same few lines of lyrics, because those lines happened to be the ones that played when Tong Huaqiong transmigrated to the Gu family.

Excellent, a perfect closed loop!

The golden finger is applied to three women.

Before going to bed, she was worried that the butter and condensed milk would run out, and the pastries would lose their flavor and ruin the brand.

At this point, wouldn't Gu Taohua's restocking cheat solve this problem?

However, she still wanted to confirm what else she could do in the space. She was only responsible for entering the space and using the room's tools, and she was still a little unwilling to accept that.

Tong Huaqiong had a sudden inspiration. She ran to the computer, opened the orange software, selected matcha powder, chocolate powder, cream, and butter, and added them to the shopping cart. She noticed that there was also some antiseptic and band-aids that she had added before going to the Gu family's place, so she checked them out as well.

Order placement and payment were completed in one smooth process.

Soon, a delightful scene unfolded for Tong Huaqiong: the items she had ordered arrived at her home.

Tong Huaqiong went to the pile of things, rummaged through them for a while, and found that she couldn't buy the things she had at home before, but she could buy the things she didn't have. For example, she had run out of band-aids and disinfectant at home, but she was able to buy them this time.

I had some butter from a certain brand in my fridge before, but I couldn't buy it this time.

What if they are from different brands?

A new idea popped into her head, and to test it, she ran to her computer, opened the Orange app, and ordered a different brand of butter and condensed milk than the one in her refrigerator.

A magical scene unfolded: the butter and condensed milk instantly floated into the room.

"It's done!" Tong Huaqiong shouted excitedly.

Gu Taohua was completely stunned. She didn't understand what the glowing thing her mother was doing was, nor did she understand why the butter and flour appeared after her mother fiddled with it for a few moments.

She became increasingly convinced that what her mother had said about encountering a Bodhisattva in a dream was true.

She said that her mother, who had never believed in Buddhism or worshipped Bodhisattvas, suddenly believed that Bodhisattva had appeared to her in a dream. It turned out that Bodhisattva had not only appeared to her in a dream but also given her such a treasure space.

"Mother, did you save a Bodhisattva or a fairy? How could you have such a cave?" Gu Taohua shouted excitedly.

"I saved a whole bunch of you rotten bamboos," Tong Huaqiong said irritably.

Gu Taohua was puzzled and suddenly became worried again, as her mother had not yet told her how to take these precious things out.

"Peach Blossom, come here." Tong Huaqiong sat in front of the computer and beckoned to Gu Taohua.

Gu Taohua approached Tong Huaqiong, but the light from the computer screen blinded her, and she hesitated to get closer. This strange, glowing thing reminded her of fireflies in a graveyard at night.

"I can't eat you."

Tong Huaqiong pulled Gu Taohua to the computer and pressed Gu Taohua's hand to click the mouse a few times.

Tong Huaqiong was so happy to find that her account balance had returned to the level before she made her online shopping that she almost jumped for joy.

Her guess was right; Gu Taohua not only had the ability to replenish stock, but also the ability to replenish money.

Tong Huaqiong's eyes were filled with maternal love when she looked at Gu Taohua.

"Grandma, I'm back in."

Man'er rubbed her sleepy eyes and toddled over to Tong Huaqiong's side.

I saw Gu Taohua grinning.

"Auntie, you're in too!" Man'er said happily.

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself that Man'er was indeed a big shot from her previous life. Unlike Gu Taohua, who cried and screamed when she entered the unfamiliar space, Man'er remained calm from the very first time she entered.

"Mother, can Man'er come in too?" Gu Taohua asked.

Man'er's familiarity with the space made it clear that she had been here more than once.

“Man’er can take things out,” Tong Huaqiong said decisively.

Man'er saw the table piled high with snacks, skillfully unpacked them and started eating.

Gu Taohua was very envious and reached out to ask for it. Man'er gave her a piece of chocolate, but Gu Taohua couldn't put it in her mouth. She was so angry that she wanted to curse.

From this, she understood what Tong Huaqiong meant when she said, "Man'er can take things out."

This little girl is really lucky; she can eat and drink freely in the space.

No wonder Mother's attitude towards her sister-in-law and Man'er changed completely after she hit her head and woke up; the root of the problem was right there.

Tong Huaqiong patted Man'er's head and said to Gu Taohua, "Taohua, you mentioned the story of how our village saved a god and was given a cave full of treasure by the god. Do you know what happened to that girl?"

Gu Taohua shook her head. The old folks in the village hadn't said anything, they just envied that she wished she had that girl's luck.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Let me tell you about that girl's fate. She was eventually burned to death by her clan brothers."

Gu Taohua was terrified.

They were burned to death?

"Why?"

“Why? Think about it. She had such an inexhaustible cave, where she could take treasures without working. Wouldn’t people be envious if they knew? Who wouldn’t want a cave like that? Wouldn’t you want one too? Someone had bad intentions and burned her to death in order to take over that cave,” Tong Huaqiong said.

Whether this story is true or not, Tong Huaqiong doesn't know.

Anyway, she made up this ending.

Gu Taohua turned pale with fright and said, "Mother, what if people find out about our cave? Wouldn't we be in danger?"

Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "Your concerns are valid. Think about the people in our village. Even your second brother, who passed the imperial examination, is envied. We've made some money selling pastries these days, and they're already attracting attention. Besides, if people find out we have this treasure place, wouldn't we be hung up and burned at the stake?"

"If others find out, you and I will be the first to suffer."

Gu Taohua turned pale with fright.

"So we're keeping this from even your brother and sister-in-law for the time being."

Tong Huaqiong gave her a serious warning.

Gu Taohua knew this was no small matter, so she nodded and said, "Mother, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

No matter how much Gu Taohua wanted to show off her space, she also valued her life and didn't want to be burned to death.

She knew the villagers all too well; sometimes, if someone harvested a few extra kilograms of wheat, it could arouse jealousy, let alone a treasure trove like her own.

She would never be a fool to go around telling everyone.

(End of this chapter)