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

Chapter 800 Backstab
Gu Baishuang remained seated, showing no intention of getting up.

Nie Xiaofeng's words completely extinguished Gu Baishuang's joy at being reunited with her younger brother, Gu Dahan.

At that moment, she was quite disappointed in her youngest son.

Nie Xiaofeng had witnessed how her two stepsons and their wives had pressured her back then, and now, only three years later, her youngest son seemed to have forgiven them.

He acknowledged Nie Mingyuan, and Gu Baishuang also acknowledged him, after all, they couldn't sever their father-son relationship.

However, he didn't mind his two older brothers and sisters-in-law's actions at all and welcomed them to his residence. Gu Baishuang felt that Nie Xiaofeng had betrayed her and felt very heartbroken.

Gu Baishuang said, "Your Nie family is reunited today, and so is our Gu family. You, whose surname is Nie, can go back, and I, whose surname is Gu, will stay here."

Nie Xiaofeng opened his mouth.

How could Mother exclude herself from the Nie family? She was a married daughter of the Gu family and the matriarch of the Nie family.

If we're going to count, she should be a member of the Nie family.

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Nie Xiaofeng and could tell at a glance that Nie Xiaofeng couldn't empathize with Gu Baishuang.

Come to think of it, after all, Nie Mingyuan used to treat his son Nie Xiaofeng quite well.

Later, even when he asked Gu Baishuang for the right to operate the shop, and his two stepsons wanted to divide the property, Nie Xiaofeng, at his age at the time, couldn't see through the underlying meaning. Back then, he only saw Gu Baishuang being wronged and naturally sided with her.

As for what grievances Gu Baishuang had, and how deep those grievances were, he couldn't understand them.

For Nie Xiaofeng, the past disputes were nothing more than internal family conflicts. As long as they maintained a superficial peace, they were still a loving family.

Moreover, he didn't have God's perspective and didn't know that Nie Mingyuan would leave all his property to his two sons, nor could he see how his two half-brothers forced him and Gu Baishuang to leave the Nie family in front of Nie Mingyuan's funeral.

Gu Baishuang sat while Nie Xiaofeng stood, and the mother and son were in a rather tense standoff.

Tong Huaqiong said to Nie Xiaofeng, "Xiaofeng, you should go back to see your father first. Your mother can have dinner here before you leave."

Nie Xiaofeng always respected Tong Huaqiong, and he usually dared not disobey her when she spoke.

But this time.
“Grandma, I haven’t seen my parents in a long time,” Nie Xiaofeng said.

Gu Dashu turned sour and said, "You know your parents haven't seen each other for a long time, so why didn't your father ask about your mother's condition when he saw you? Instead, he rushed to your general's mansion."

Gu Dashu went out of the city with Nie Xiaofeng to welcome Gu Dahan and the others.

Nie Mingyuan and his two sons and daughters-in-law praised Nie Xiaofeng, who was dressed as a deputy general, to the skies, but they didn't mention Gu Baishuang at all.

“Your two older brothers and their wives aren’t good people. They’ll say a few flattering words to you and then put you on the side of family. You treat them like family, but they see you as a sucker. They might even be plotting against your general’s mansion. You should be more careful. Do you think they care about you because of who you are? It’s just because of your position as a deputy general.”

Gu Dashu shook his head.

Nie Xiaofeng usually seems like a clever person, so why is he so clueless about this?

Could it be that he craves family affection too much?

Gu Baishuang and her family also showed him a lot of affection.

You can't teach someone by just anyone; you can teach someone by doing something once.

Sooner or later, Nie Xiaofeng will suffer a setback at the hands of the Nie family.

Nie Xiaofeng said, "Second Uncle, my father was so happy to see me that he didn't have time to ask about my mother."

Nie Xiaofeng tried to save face for Nie Mingyuan. "As for the two brothers scheming against my General's Mansion, Second Uncle is overthinking it. A deputy general isn't worth much; it's just a title, something you can't scheme against," Nie Xiaofeng said.

His two older brothers were not their mother's biological children, so they were not as filial to their mother as he was, nor were they as open and honest with him as his biological brothers.

This is due to human nature.

But if it were said that they were plotting against his own General's Mansion, Nie Xiaofeng felt that his second uncle was overthinking it.

Four years ago, he had a fight with his father and two older brothers because of his mother.

They did make mistakes, but it's inevitable that there will be disagreements when a family lives under one roof. As long as they are willing to get along with him peacefully, and as long as his two older brothers and sisters-in-law treat their mother well, he doesn't mind putting aside his grudges.

Even Tong Huaqiong was speechless after hearing this.

Even if the general's mansion doesn't actually belong to them, they can still act like they're General Nie's men and bully others by staying there.

If both the elder brother's and sister-in-law's families depend on the General's Mansion for their livelihood, who would dare to arrange a marriage for Nie Xiaofeng? Once she marries into the family, with her two sisters-in-law dominating the household, who would be in charge? Who would make the decisions?

Tong Huaqiong felt that Nie Xiaofeng's thinking was too simplistic.

Gu Dashu said, "Alright, alright, I was just being nosy. Then you can let them stay in your general's mansion."

Nie Xiaofeng pleaded with Gu Baishuang to go back with him using his eyes.

Gu Baishuang remained unmoved.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Xiaofeng, haven't you always been quite filial? True filial piety isn't about imposing your own ideas on your mother, but about respecting her opinions. Your mother is just staying home to have a family reunion dinner with your eldest uncle; it's not like she's not going back to the Nie family. What's the rush? Listen to me, go back first. Your father just arrived at your residence and isn't familiar with anything yet. Shouldn't you hurry back to settle him in?"

Nie Xiaofeng thought for a moment. His father was unfamiliar with everything since it was his first time visiting his residence, so he really needed to go back and explain things to him.

Besides, he and his father hadn't seen each other for three or four years, and they had a lot to talk about.

Nie Xiaofeng said to Gu Baishuang respectfully, "Alright, Mother, you stay at Grandma's house and have a reunion dinner with Uncle. I'll go back for now, and I'll send someone to pick you up after you finish eating."

Gu Baishuang said, "I have a carriage, I'll go back myself."

Gu Baishuang's coldness hurt Nie Xiaofeng a little.

Thinking that Nie Mingyuan was new to the place and would be getting impatient waiting at the mansion, Nie Xiaofeng left Tong Huaqiong's place.

As soon as Nie Xiaofeng left, Gu Dahan couldn't help but say, "Xiaofeng has become a deputy general, how come he's so confused?"

Gu Baishuang sneered, "He thinks that as the deputy general, his father and two brothers will depend on him in the future, and he is confident that he can control the overall situation, so he has already taken the posture of forgiving them. He doesn't even think about it. Nie Mingyuan and his two dear sons never think that they have done anything wrong. They don't need to be forgiven at all. They came here this time with a clear conscience to stay in the deputy general's mansion."

Tong Huaqiong nodded.

It must be said that Gu Baishuang's insight was extremely clear.

Nie Mingyuan and his two sons never felt guilty towards either Gu Baishuang or Nie Xiaofeng.

They also wouldn't think that forcing Gu Baishuang to hand over the shop's management rights and demanding that they share the lion's share of the family's assets was unreasonable or greedy.

Not only do they not feel that they are being unreasonable and greedy, but they also feel that Gu Baishuang and Nie Xiaofeng are being supported by the Nie family.

They can rightfully claim credit for Nie Xiaofeng's contributions.

They came to the mansion not to rely on Nie Xiaofeng, but to reap the benefits.

Just as Gu Dashu said, it was easy for Nie Xiaofeng to welcome them into the mansion, but it would be difficult to kick them out once their wolfish ambitions were exposed.