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

Chapter 661 Pawning the Bracelet

"But Father, we turned down the wealthy man from the city before, and I heard that he has now taken another girl as a concubine. Can I still go in?" Tong Zhaodi suddenly asked with a worried look.

Tong Fusheng took a sip of wine and calmly said, "A wealthy man has plenty of money, so taking another concubine won't make a difference. It's as easy as raising a cat or dog. He's currently starving for offspring, so he's willing to take you as a concubine as long as you can give him a son."

Tong Zhaodi was relieved.

While the Wu family was immersed in their sorrow about how to live their future, they were unaware that Tong Zhaodi had been encouraged by Tong Fusheng to consider divorce and remarriage.

Tong Zhaodi kept her parents' teachings in mind and decided to keep the divorce a secret until after she gave birth.

She left Wu Musheng with a son to continue the Wu family line, which can be considered as doing right by the Wu family.

Tong Zhaodi held her belly. When she was a girl, everyone said that she had big hips and was good at giving birth. In addition, she had drunk the secret medicine for having a son. This child was sure to be a son.

What does it matter if Tong Pandi marries Master Su? Once she marries into the prefectural city with her constitution that makes it easy for her to have a son, she refuses to believe that she will not live as well as Tong Pandi.

She must surpass Tong Pandi.

This also made her aunt regret breaking off her relationship with her.

Why does Tong Pandi always have to outshine her? Why does Wu Musheng still think about her after their divorce? And why is she still able to marry a man respected by everyone?

She is not convinced.

"What sins did the Wu family commit in their past life to offend the Tong family?"

When Qiao saw that Tong Fusheng and his family of three hadn't come out of Tong Zhaodi's room for a long time, she was so angry that she trembled all over.

The Wu family was incredibly unlucky to run into the Tong family.

Tong Pandi caused her son to lose face by getting a divorce; Tong Huaqiong spoke ill of her husband to Magistrate Liu, causing him to be dismissed from his position as village head; and after Tong Zhaodi was welcomed into the family, the innocent girl turned into a big bad wolf, causing unrest in the household.
It's possible that Tong Zhaodi will move the entire Wu family to Tong Fusheng and Tong Zhijie.

"He's shamelessly trying to sneak into our house; even an arrow can't pierce his thick skin," Qiao scolded.

That huge table of food would have been a painful expense for her even when the Wu family was at its peak, let alone in their current predicament.

Tong Zhaodi lifted the curtain and retorted with her hands on her hips: "With your Wu family in such a sorry state, who else would want to marry you but me? If it weren't for me, your family line would have ended long ago. I've brought so much merit to your Wu family, what's wrong with my parents and brothers having a meal? If you keep cursing me, believe me, I'll follow Tong Pandi's example and get a divorce. I'll take the child with me. Do you think our Tong family can't afford to raise him?"

Now that Tong Zhaodi had made her decision, she had no reason to be attached to the Wu family, and her rebuttal to the Qiao family was incredibly righteous and assertive.

Qiao clutched her chest in anger, hoping that Wu Musheng would hurry home so she could give Tong Zhaodi a good beating.

The Tong family of three ignored the turmoil in the Wu family and continued eating and drinking as usual.

After eating and drinking to their hearts' content at Tong Zhaodi's place, Tong Zhaodi took out the last of Wu Musheng's finest fabric from the cabinet and handed it to Wang Shi, asking Wang Shi to make a new set of clothes for Tong Zhijie.

Wang accepted it.

After leaving the Wu family, Tong Fusheng and his family of three couldn't wait to pawn the bracelet that Tong Zhaodi had given them.

There are no pawnshops in Heilongtan; you have to go to Pingchuan.

It was getting late, so the family of three went to Pingchuan early the next morning.

Hearing that Jufulai Pawnshop offered high valuations, Wang considered going there to pawn her pawnshop.

Tong Fusheng didn't want to go because it was Tong Huaqiong's business.

Ultimately, unable to resist Wang's insistence, the family of three went to Jufulai Pawnshop.

Seeing the dazzling array of Jufulai products, Tong Fusheng felt very disappointed. If his sister were still of one mind with him, he would never have to live such a miserable life.

He owns half of the entire pawnshop.

Tong Zhijie said with envy, "I should have been the young master here."

The pawnshop clerk looked up and frowned. Where did this idiot come from, claiming to be the young master of the shop? What a shameless jerk!
Are you out of your mind? Are you hallucinating?

While thinking this in my heart, I remained enthusiastic on the surface, after all, the guest was a guest.

Wang cursed under her breath as she handed the bracelet to the shop assistant.

The shop assistant examined the quality and estimated it to be twenty-seven taels of silver.

Wang said, "You're cheating me. My daughter said this bracelet is worth thirty taels."

The shop assistant frowned and said, "Your daughter said that, but she doesn't work for the pawnshop. This bracelet is worth at most twenty-seven taels of silver. And that's at Jufulai. If you went to other pawnshops, they would only give you twenty-five taels at most." Tong Fusheng was very dissatisfied with the shop assistant's attitude.

Did they know that he was their boss's older brother, and that the entire pawnshop was surnamed Tong?

Tong Fusheng smiled faintly and said, "Your boss is my sister."

The waiter thought to himself, "Since I'm the boss's sister, what am I doing here?"

Could it be that they came to test his professional skills? That doesn't seem like it!
Even the employer wouldn't resort to such a shoddy trick.

“Even if the owner comes to pawn it, I’ll still value this bracelet at this price,” the shop assistant said gently but firmly.

Tong Fusheng was furious.

Tong Zhijie, using the prestige of the powerful, said, "Let your manager speak."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Liu Yue'e walked in with a cold smile.

Coincidentally, there was a shop assistant from Qinghewan at Jufulai Supermarket who recognized Tong Fusheng. He quickly told Liu Yue'e about Tong Fusheng and his family of three going to the pawnshop.

Liu Yue'e was worried that the Tong family would cause trouble, so they went to the pawnshop one after the other.

"How dare you make the manager speak for you? You're just offering a bracelet; it's not worth the manager's intervention. If you think Jufulai Pawnshop's valuation is too low, then go somewhere else and don't delay our business," Liu Yue'e said sternly, trying to shoo them away.

Wang cursed inwardly but smiled outwardly, saying to Liu Yue'e, "Da Shu's wife, your uncle and me."

Liu Yue'e interrupted, "Where did this uncle come from? I don't know anything about this uncle. Don't try to claim any connection."

Tong Fusheng and Wang's smiles froze on their faces.

Liu Yue'e's mouth is really sharp.

They didn't give me any face at all.

Seeing that Liu Yue'e didn't acknowledge the marriage, the shop assistant roughly understood that she was the boss's eccentric brother. Since she didn't acknowledge him, there was no need to be careful. However, business still had to be done, so he put on a professional smile and asked, "Do you still want to pawn this bracelet? If you do, I'll give you a pawn receipt and pay you. If you don't want it, go and compare it with other shops."

Wang gritted her teeth and said, "Yes."

It can be pawned for 27 taels at Jufulai, but you can't get that price at other shops.

"Whether you're accepting a loan or a dead loan, the amount I'm estimating is a dead loan," the shopkeeper said.

“If it has to be taken, then it has to be taken,” Wang said.

Anyway, she doesn't plan to redeem the bracelet. After Zhao Di remarries, she will receive even more bracelets as a gift.

Liu Yue'e raised her chin, and the shop assistant opened the pawn receipt and handed the silver to Wang.

Wang took the silver and gritted her teeth as if she were about to crush them.

"Now that you've taken the money, let's go," Liu Yue'e said, urging the guests to leave.

“Da Shu’s wife is nothing but a runaway who dares to act tough in front of me.” Wang cursed as she left the pawnshop. “Dressed up so seductively, she’s obviously here to seduce men in Pingchuan. I reckon Da Shu’s hair is already three feet long.”

Tong Zhijie casually remarked, "Gu Dashu didn't have grass growing on his head, but rather the grass on his grave was three feet tall. I heard he disappeared at the border and was captured by the northern desert people as a spy. Mother, think about it, how could he possibly come back alive after falling into the hands of the northern desert people?"

Wang's eyes widened.

Tong Fusheng asked, "Where did you get this information?"

Tong Zhijie said, "I heard it while drinking at a restaurant before the Lunar New Year."

Wang slapped her thigh and exclaimed that Heaven had been merciful.

This is all retribution for Tong Dajiao and Liu Yue'e.

At that moment, cheers erupted from the crowd.

"We have won the battle against the northern desert."

Immediately afterwards, a man who looked like a shop assistant ran towards Jufulai, shouting as he ran, "Our young master has made a great contribution in the northern desert!"

"Our boss has made a great contribution in the northern desert!"