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

Chapter 644 What's the big deal about divorcing a wife?

The atmosphere at the dinner table froze.

Gu Baishuang put down her chopsticks and slowly said, "This was originally a family matter, but you insisted on making a scene at my family home. What, my family isn't going to support me, but instead they're going to support you? You've got the wrong idea."

"Aren't you just trying to force me to hand over my business? Let me tell you, I'm not going to."

Gu Baishuang sneered, pointed at her two daughters-in-law, and looked at her two sons, saying, "I've been completely open and honest with you. You know how your wives treat me. If it weren't for your indulgence, would they dare to take advantage of me? Now that I have a profitable business, you're still pressuring me like this. If I didn't have any money, wouldn't you treat me as a burden and kick me out when I get old?"

Upon hearing Gu Baishuang's words, her two stepsons and their wives were so frightened that they all stood up and said they dared not.

Gu Baishuang snorted coldly.

She didn't dare? Before the New Year, she thought Xiaofeng wouldn't be able to come back, and her two daughters-in-law even pressured her to help Xiaofeng adopt their son.

She wouldn't dare? Her two stepsons came home in December and pressured her to hand over the business.

If she hadn't seen through their refusal to relinquish power, and if they hadn't been wary of Xiaofeng becoming a deputy general, they probably would have already asked the clan to open the ancestral hall to put pressure on her.

Nie Mingyuan gritted his teeth inwardly. He had thought he could get close to the Lu family by using Tong Huaqiong's help, but instead he had spoiled Gu Baishuang's temper.

The wife who used to be devoted to her husband and stepson now dares to bare her fangs at him.

But he couldn't find a way to break through.

He didn't dare to use forceful methods yet. Today he could see that Tong Huaqiong was firmly on Gu Baishuang's side. If Tong Huaqiong hadn't treated Gu Baishuang well in the past, or if the Gu family had just been an ordinary farming family, he wouldn't have been so restrained.

We must not turn against Tong Huaqiong, after all, she has the Lu family behind her, and her son has a bright future.

This matter can only be addressed gradually.

After meal.

Only Tong Huaqiong and Gu Baishuang remained in the room.

Gu Baishuang said to Tong Huaqiong, "Before the New Year, Nie Mingyuan came back from the south and asked me to hand over the shipping business to his eldest son. I refused several times, and he couldn't help himself. He even threatened to divorce me. Fortunately, you reminded me back then, so I was able to keep control of the Nie family's business. Even if I leave the Nie family, I'm not afraid."

When Nie Mingyuan proposed divorcing his wife, Gu Baishuang would have agreed if it weren't for Nie Xiaofeng.

Tong Huaqiong thought to herself, what's so bad about divorcing a wife? In her previous life, Nie Mingyuan had schemed against her, leaving her with nothing and making her the bride for her two stepsons.

Looking at it now, it seems unlikely that Gu Baishuang will suffer a tragic fate for the rest of her life.

Even if they were to leave, it would be Nie Mingyuan and his two beloved sons who would go.

Tong Huaqiong asked, "How much does Nie Mingyuan know about your partnership with me in opening Jufulai?"

Gu Baishuang said, "I kept this from him. He thought I was working for you for free."

Then Tong Huaqiong gave Gu Baishuang some more instructions, reminding her not to let her guard down against Nie Mingyuan and his two stepsons.

Greed can drive people to take risks.

After Gu Baishuang left, Tong Pandi and Master Su arrived.

The two announced their marriage to the whole village on the evening of the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the news spread throughout Qinghewan in less than a night.

The two of them came to discuss this matter with Tong Huaqiong.

Originally, Tong Pandi felt that since she was remarrying, there was no need for trouble; the two of them could simply move in together. However, Master Su disagreed and insisted on following the six rites. He even asked Liu Yue'e's mother, Zhao, to act as matchmaker.

Tong Pandi has severed ties with her maternal family, and her only relative is her aunt, Tong Huaqiong. Therefore, both out of courtesy and reason, Master Su should propose marriage to Tong Huaqiong, and Tong Huaqiong must agree.

Since Tong Pandi has thought things through and made a decision, Tong Huaqiong will naturally support this marriage.

“Hua’er is still young, while Duo’er is older. You need to have a good talk with Duo’er about this,” Tong Huaqiong said to Tong Pandi.

It's no exaggeration to say that Hua'er has never met her biological father. She was raised and treated like a father by Master Su since she was a child, so naturally there was no problem for her to recognize Master Su as her father.

Duo'er is different.

Having grown up in the Wu family's environment, she was naturally sensitive. When she suddenly heard that her mother was getting married, she thought her mother would abandon her.

Children who lack a sense of security should receive more attention from adults.

Tong Pandi should explain the matter of getting married and remarrying to her in a serious manner to dispel her anxiety.

Tong Pandi nodded and said, "Auntie, don't worry, I've already talked to Duo'er properly, and Man'er and Xiaolong also talked to her. Duo'er said she's willing to have Master Su as her father."

Tong Pandi initially shared the same concerns as Tong Huaqiong.

I'm afraid that if she remarries, it will make Duo'er feel disappointed.

She first talked to Duo'er, but Duo'er didn't say anything. With her big, watery eyes, she asked her mother if she and Master Su would have a little brother and then abandon her and Hua'er. This made Tong Pandi feel so sorry for her that she even regretted her actions last night.

Man'er and Xiaolong said something to Duo'er, and Duo'er happily ran to Tong Pandi's side and said that she hoped her mother would be happy and believed that her mother would not abandon her and her sister.

Tong Pandi felt deeply grateful to Man'er and Xiaolong.

Hearing Tong Pandi say this, Tong Huaqiong felt relieved.

Then the matchmakers, Zhao and Hong, arrived together.

Zhao was overjoyed to be asked to be the matchmaker.

Who was Master Su? He was a teacher who produced the top scholars in the imperial examinations, a teacher respected by everyone in Pingchuan County. For him to personally come to her door to ask her to be his matchmaker, what did that mean? It meant that Master Su approved of her. Zhao felt proud to walk around the village.

After discussion, the wedding was set for the sixteenth day of the first lunar month.

This is also because neither side wants to drag things out.

Anyway, everyone is idle during the first month of the lunar year and needs a happy event to burn off excess energy. With everyone's help, a happy event can be easily organized.

Upon learning the news, Boss Qian generously provided a banquet for the two of them.

Zhao said with a smile that Tong Pandi was making a lot of money managing Tong Huaqiong's pig farm, and that Su Fuzi's tuition was quite high, so the two of them would definitely have a prosperous life together.

Tong Pandi's remarriage caused a stir in Qinghewan, especially among wives who dared to fight back when their husbands abused them again, telling them that they could divorce if necessary. Tong Pandi was able to divorce and remarry, and even remarry better and better. So they could too.

It made those men who love to drink and cause trouble look panicked, because deep down they were really afraid that their wives would follow suit.

Some people were talking badly about Tong Pandi behind her back, but Gu Taohua overheard them and scolded them. After that, no more negative news about Tong Pandi was reported.

Even Wu Na, who hated Tong Pandi the most, didn't dare to speak ill of Tong Pandi openly in the village, but she couldn't help but say bad things about her behind her back.

Tong Pandi found her own happiness, but the Wu family suffered.

Because of Wu Na's words on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Yanhong sent his servant home the next day to say that the village head of Heilongtan was oppressing the people and overcharging them for grain taxes, and that the people of Heilongtan dared not speak out against it.

Upon hearing this news, Magistrate Liu was alarmed and immediately dispatched men to Zheng Wuren's home in Heilongtan to begin an investigation.