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

Chapter 694 I don't need you guys to back me up
Gu Xiaoxue was speechless.

Lu Zhaozhao had just given her a set of jewelry when Old Madam Gu set her sights on her.

Fortunately, she insisted on separating from her older brother and living with him, otherwise they would probably have thought more about her.

Gu Xiaoxue said, "No, this was a gift from my cousin-in-law. If I give it to someone else, wouldn't I be letting her down?"

Grandma Gu glanced at Gu Xiaoxue with displeasure.

Wei raised her eyelids slightly, also feeling that Old Madam Gu's request was too outrageous.

"It's good for you that your aunt married well. You'll eventually get married, and if you're bullied in your husband's family, your aunt, being a scholar's wife, can stand up for you. Besides, giving your aunt your jewelry isn't a free gift. Among Scholar Fan's classmates are other scholars, so when your aunt marries into the Fan family, she can also help you find a scholar husband."

Gu Xiaoxue was so angry she laughed.

Whether Old Lady Gu believes it or not.

Gu Xiaoxue said, "If I wanted to marry a scholar, would I need to rely on Fan Tong's connections? Brother Jingzhe is a Juren (a successful candidate in the provincial examinations), and all his classmates at Wanliu Academy are scholars or Juren. If I really wanted to marry him, wouldn't relying on Brother Jingzhe's connections be more reliable than relying on Fan Tong's connections?"

"Even if I don't ask Brother Jingzhe, I can ask Sister Pandi and Master Su."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Gu's temples throbbed with anger.

Gu Xiaoxue's tongue is becoming increasingly eloquent.

"Xiaoxue, just lend me your jewelry. It's not like I won't pay you back. Scholar Fan has money and rice every month. Once I marry into the Fan family, I'll definitely have the money to pay you back."

Gu Honglian looked at Gu Xiaoxue with a pitiful expression.

She is two years older than Gu Xiaoxue and they grew up together.

In the past, the best food, drinks, and clothes at home were always reserved for her, and Gu Xiaoxue not only didn't compete for them but also gave them to others.

She felt that Gu Xiaoxue was the same this time.

Gu Xiaoxue coldly looked at Gu Honglian and said, "Auntie, you need to bring a large dowry to marry Fan Tong. Do you think you can control his money after the marriage? If he has money, why would he rely on your dowry?"

In short, don't even think about getting your hands on anything that's mine.

Gu Honglian's eyes welled up with tears of grievance.

“You work in your sister-in-law’s weaving workshop, and she favors you, letting you earn so much money every month. Peach Blossom is good to you and has given you many nice things in private. What’s wrong with you giving me this jewelry?”

With this set of jewelry, she could marry Fan Tong smoothly.

As Gu Honglian spoke, tears streamed down her face like beads from a broken string.

During this time, she tried her best to curry favor with her sister-in-law, mentioning the dowry several times, but her sister-in-law just wouldn't take the bait.

She tried to please Gu Taohua, but Gu Taohua ignored her.

She even tried to curry favor with Chen Sufen, whom she despised, several times. She cried to Chen Sufen about the difficulties of not having a dowry, but the honest Chen Sufen said that a man who could only be married with a dowry was not a good match, leaving her speechless.

Gu Xiaoxue remained unmoved. Her daughter's tears pierced Old Madam Gu's heart like knives. Old Madam Gu snapped at Gu Xiaoxue, "Ever since you earned a lot of money working at the weaving workshop, no matter how hard things were at home, we never considered taking anything from you. Go out and ask around, which girl saves her own money? Doesn't she all give it to her family? If the family had a way, they wouldn't be asking you for anything. Can't you understand the family's difficulties? You'll be leaving home someday too. Don't forget that the Gu family is your maternal family. Sooner or later, you'll need your maternal family to support you. A girl without her maternal family's support will be bullied to death by her husband's family and have nowhere to seek justice."

Gu Xiaoxue remained noncommittal.

In short, she would never give away her own things to anyone in the Gu family.

Compared to having her family backing her up, her money smelled much sweeter.

Seeing that Old Madam Gu was angry, Madam Wei said, "Grandma, the work at the weaving workshop is not easy. Xiaoxue's eyes are bloodshot from working so hard to earn money. Don't worry about the little money she earns. You just mentioned that the family is struggling and can't prepare a dowry for your aunt. Isn't it the same for Xiaoxue? Xiaoxue will get married in the future too. What she earns now, given to her by her future wife, can be considered her own dowry."

The more Wei tried to persuade her, the angrier Old Madam Gu became.

She felt that if it weren't for Wei's insistence on dividing the family property, Xiaoxue wouldn't have been able to separate and live with her brother and sister-in-law. In that case, the money earned by Gu Fengnian, Wei, and Gu Xiaoxue would be enough for the family's expenses, and she wouldn't have to worry about Gu Honglian's dowry.

"It's easy for you to talk when you're not in the same boat. Xiaoxue lives with you, and all her money will belong to your eldest son's family, to the Yao family. You're getting the benefits and then acting innocent, encouraging Xiaoxue to become estranged from her family."

Wei was so angry that she almost burst into tears.

That's incredibly hurtful.

Not only did Old Mrs. Gu think so, but even Jia and Wu Na felt that most of the money Gu Xiaoxue earned was going to Gu Fengnian's family, and that all of Gu Xiaoxue's money in the future would belong to the Yao family.

Otherwise, who could tolerate a sister-in-law living with her own family when both her parents-in-law are alive?

Madam Wei said, "Xiaoxue's money is Xiaoxue's. Does my Yao family have no father or mother? Why would they need to covet their aunt's money?"

Gu Xiaoxue clenched her fists in anger and said to Grandma Gu and Madam Jia, "You're just upset that I don't give money to the family, so you're trying to sow discord between me and my sister-in-law. Don't tell me that my brother and sister-in-law never care about my money. They can spend it whoever they want, but they won't give it to you, so you don't need to worry about it."

Wu Na, supporting her belly, said, "Xiao Xue, you can live with your eldest brother and sister-in-law, or you can live with me and your second brother. After I give birth, we'll separate the family, and you can live with us then. That way, people won't always suspect that your eldest brother and sister-in-law are after your money."

Wu Na didn't believe that Gu Xiaoxue's money wouldn't go to Yao's family.

The child in her belly is also Xiaoxue's nephew, and Xiaoxue's money cannot be given to only one nephew.

Gu Xiaoxue said to Wu Na, "Second sister-in-law, do you think I'm a fool? It's true that my eldest brother and sister-in-law don't care about my money, but it's also true that you and my second brother do. Living with you and my second brother, my second brother would love to fry me until the bones are sizzling with oil."

Wu Na was speechless after his retort.

Madam Jia couldn't help but defend Gu Ruinian, saying, "Xiaoxue, Ruinian is your second brother. When you get married in the future, your second brother will definitely stand up for you."

Gu Xiaoxue shook the jewelry in her hand and said to Jia Shi, "Mother, you always threaten me by saying that my family doesn't support me, but that won't work. If I really wanted my family to support me, my eldest brother and sister-in-law wouldn't stand idly by, my aunt wouldn't ignore it, and my cousins ​​Da Han and Da Shu are more reliable than you. I don't need you to support me."

Seeing that the topic had veered off course from her dowry, Gu Honglian choked back tears and brought the conversation back on track, saying, "Second sister-in-law, it's all your fault for always favoring Ruinian and focusing on sending him to school. If Ruinian hadn't spent all the family's money, I wouldn't have had to worry about my dowry."

Now that Xiaoxue is unwilling to give her jewelry, her marriage to Fan Tong cannot be finalized as soon as possible, and Gu Honglian has also developed resentment towards Jia Shi.

When Gu Honglian mentioned Gu Ruinian's spending habits, it was like slapping Jia Shi in the face.

Provoked, Madam Jia retorted sarcastically, "You're only good at bullying your own family. The eldest son's family is living a good life, so why don't you dare to question your sister-in-law about why she didn't give you a dowry despite having so much money?"