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

Chapter 690 No Pranks Allowed in the Wedding Night

Since they wouldn't be staying in Qinghe Bay after the wedding, Lu Zhaozhao only brought two maids and a nanny with her, while the rest of her dowry members stayed in the new house in the prefectural city.

Ruoxue, Lu Zhaozhao's personal maid, had accompanied her to Qinghe Bay several times and was familiar with Tong Huaqiong and the others.

Another maid, Ruobing, and Granny Dou were visiting Qinghe Bay for the first time.

On their joyous day, they were furious when they heard Old Mrs. Yang say that Lu Zhaozhao was an ugly woman.

Their young lady is exceptionally beautiful.

The son-in-law is so handsome, and the young ladies standing next to Gu Jingzhe are not inferior at all.

Before they could retaliate, Tong Huaqiong chased Old Mrs. Yang out.

Granny Dou was very satisfied with this.

Everyone says that Manager Tong is a rare mother-in-law, but what mother-in-law would make things difficult for the bride's family during the marriage negotiation? You can't really tell if a mother-in-law is a good person or a bad person until after the wedding.

Therefore, Granny Dou was quite worried before Lu Zhaozhao got married.

Seeing that the Gu family, from the sister-in-law to the sister-in-law, were working together to protect Lu Zhaozhao, and that Tong Huaqiong even disregarded kinship and chased Old Madam Yang out, Dou Mama finally felt a little relieved.

"Granny, don't worry, Manager Tong is really good to our young lady," Ruoxue whispered.

Ruoxue still addressed Tong Huaqiong as "Manager Tong" as before.

"There were too many people just now, it was so crowded. Let's go check on the dowry, lest someone steal it," Granny Dou instructed the two maids with a smile.

The room quickly fell silent, and Lu Zhaozhao sat quietly on the bed.

A rustling sound came, and suddenly a pair of small hands grasped hers.

"Third Aunt."

It was Man'er's sweet voice.

"Third Aunt."

And there was Xiaolong's voice.

Lu Zhaozhao said with a smile, "Aren't you two going out for the banquet?"

Man'er stuffed two pieces of hibiscus cake, which Lu Zhaozhao loved, into Lu Zhaozhao's hand and said, "Grandma said that Third Auntie has to get up in the middle of the night to get ready, so she must be very hungry. Xiaolong and I brought some cakes for you to eat to tide you over."

Before she got into the sedan chair, Gu Jingzhe had already secretly slipped some pastries into her hand.

But she got so nervous that she didn't know where she rolled off to.

I was so nervous on the way here that I'm actually quite hungry now that I'm sitting in the new house.

Lu Zhaozhao smiled, lifted her veil, picked up a pastry, and stuffed it into her mouth.

The veil trembled.

"Man'er, Xiaolong, what are you two doing here?"

Man'er and Xiaolong were startled when they heard Tong Huaqiong's voice.

Tong Huaqiong strode in.

Man'er whispered, "Take some food to Third Aunt."

She didn't know if the bride could eat, and was afraid that Tong Huaqiong would blame her.

Tong Huaqiong said gently, "You two are quite sensible."

Man'er and Xiaolong laughed.

Lu Zhaozhao was speechless for a moment behind the veil, unsure of how to address Tong Huaqiong at this moment.

I felt a little embarrassed to be caught sneaking snacks.

"Zhaozhao, we don't have that many rules in our family. It's been a long time from Ningcheng to Qinghewan, you must be hungry. I'll have someone bring you some food later."

Tong Huaqiong gently patted Lu Zhaozhao's hand.

Lu Zhaozhao thanked them through the veil.

Tong Huaqiong added, "Jingzhe is thinking of you. He was worried you were hungry, so he had someone prepare your favorite food. Have something to eat first. Jingzhe is currently being held back by his classmates and can't get away, but he'll come to see you after the banquet."

Tong Huaqiong offered an explanation on behalf of her son.

Lu Zhaozhao smiled shyly, her entire veil trembling.

The banquet ended and the guests left.

Apart from the people from Qinghe Bay, those who remained were guests who had never seen the bride before and were curious about her appearance.

Some people genuinely believed that Lu Zhaozhao's dowry was so large because she was plain-looking, and they stayed behind specifically to watch Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe make fools of themselves.

Gu Jingzhe was pushed into the bridal chamber by the students of Wanliu Academy.

Liu Yue'e smiled and handed a wedding scale to Gu Jingzhe, saying with a smile, "Third brother, hurry up, everyone is waiting to see the new bride." Gu Jingzhe took the scale, his hands trembling.

At the banquet, no matter how enthusiastically his classmates tried to get him to drink, he would only take a tiny sip, afraid that the smell of alcohol would offend Lu Zhaozhao.

His classmates couldn't stop teasing him, saying he was henpecked right after getting married.

At this moment, Gu Jingzhe sniffed himself and still smelled of alcohol. He wished he could take a bath before lifting the veil.

"Jingzhe, what are you waiting for? Hurry up!" Meng Yanping, Gu Jingzhe's classmate at the private school, urged.

Everyone looked at Gu Jingzhe, their eyes silently urging him on.

Gu Jingzhe walked over, took Xi Cheng's hand, and gently lifted it up.

When the veil was lifted, everyone felt as if the new house had been instantly illuminated, and everyone was captivated by Lu Zhaozhao.

If you didn't know she was the bride, you would have thought that a fairy princess was sitting in the room.

Even Gu Taohua, Chen Sufeng, and others who were already very familiar with Lu Zhaozhao gasped.

Lu Zhaozhao, dressed as a bride, was so beautiful that it made one's heart skip a beat.

The room fell silent, then gasps of surprise rang out.

"it's beautiful."

"Like a fairy descending to earth."

"Jingzhe is a lucky man; his bride is not only rich but also so beautiful."

"Who the hell said the bride was like an ugly woman? Are they blind?"

Everyone was talking about it in front of Lu Zhaozhao.

Lu Zhaozhao lowered her head shyly.

Most people envy Gu Jingzhe for marrying such a good wife.

Those who thought Lu Zhaozhao was ugly or had a disability and were waiting to see Tong Huaqiong and Gu Jingzhe make a fool of themselves, now saw Lu Zhaozhao's true appearance, which exuded a strong lemon scent.

Dusk falls.

Gu Taohua received Tong Huaqiong's order and began to chase people away.

“We stayed to celebrate the wedding night, why are you kicking us out?” said a young man from the village.

Gu Taohua, hands on her hips, said, "What's all this fuss about? If you want to make a scene, then hurry up and say your wife is making a scene."

While speaking, he turned into a heartless machine for chasing people away.

The young man muttered, "Who doesn't make a ruckus on their wedding night? Why is it that your family doesn't allow it?"

The wedding night festivities are the grand finale of weddings in Pingchuan County.

Tong Huaqiong lived here for several years, attended many weddings, and witnessed the traditional wedding night pranks.

Some wedding night celebrations go too far. Some men take advantage of the bride's shyness and bully her, while others grope and rub against her. The bride can't get angry, otherwise she'll be seen as disrespectful.

The groom and his family thought it was nothing.

It's not the noise that's scary, it's the silence. Making noise makes things lively, and it shows you're popular.

But no one ever considered the bride's feelings.

Tong Huaqiong found this hard to understand; she didn't want the excitement or such popularity.

Tong Huaqiong had told Gu Jingzhe early on that her family didn't need the wedding night pranks, and Gu Jingzhe also didn't want them, as he felt that such pranks would make Lu Zhaozhao feel wronged.

Therefore, after the veil was lifted to satisfy everyone's curiosity about the bride's true appearance, Tong Huaqiong instructed Gu Taohua to chase people away.

Although no one understood Gu Taohua's actions of driving people away, no one dared to challenge her authority. After all, Gu Taohua was the second-in-command of the Tong family business and controlled the livelihoods of many people in Qinghewan.

After everyone had left.

Only Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao remained in the room.

Gu Jingzhe's face turned bright red, and Lu Zhaozhao's face wasn't much better.

Gu Jingzhe grabbed Lu Zhaozhao's hand, feeling as if the scene before him was familiar.

“Zhaozhao, it won’t be like the last life,” Gu Jingzhe suddenly murmured.

Some fragments flashed through Gu Jingzhe's mind, but he couldn't grasp them.

"What?" Lu Zhaozhao didn't hear clearly.

I told you I would treat you well.

"Ah."

The red candle on the table flickered, and the wick popped and popped.