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

Chapter 819: Evicting People Again in Disguise
The first day of the Lunar New Year ended early with Tong Huaqiong's generous rewards.

The rest of the first month of the lunar calendar will be anything but peaceful. There will be banquets for the shop's employees, visits to friendly families like the Min, Lin, and Yao families for drinks and theatrical performances, and preparations for Gu Taohua's wedding.
There is rarely any idle time.

Fortunately, Tong Huaqiong is not fighting alone. Gu Baishuang, Gu Dashu and Gu Taohua are in charge of the shop, and Chen Sufen and Liu Yue'e are busy at home.

There are also Hong, Tong Pandi, Su Qing, Zhao and others to help.

"Sister-in-law, you can ask me to do any housework you need." Gu Honglian walked over to Tong Huaqiong and volunteered.

Tong Huaqiong said, "There's nothing for you to do for now. You and your brother-in-law should take a good rest for a few days. After the Lunar New Year, you can go out and find a job."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people were chased away again in disguise.

Gu Honglian's mouth twitched, and she felt mixed emotions.

"Boss, Manager He is waiting outside to discuss the shop's affairs with you." Su Qing walked in and said to Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong then stood up and went out to meet He Chao.

Gu Honglian was extremely envious of Su Qing, who seemed to be in her element next to Tong Huaqiong.

If she had not been ignorant and upset her sister-in-law in the past, Su Qing's position would be hers now.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Tong Huaqiong gave gifts and money to the whole family, except for Gu Honglian and Fan Tong, who showed up to ask for money.

In the past, Gu Honglian would have complained a long time ago, but now she doesn’t dare to complain.

"Taohua, your wedding is coming up soon. Is there anything I can help you with?"

Gu Honglian put her thoughts aside and worked hard to prove her worth in the Gu family.

Since Tong Huaqiong didn't need her, she went to lick the peach blossoms in the valley.

After all, Gu Taohua has the highest status in the family.

Gu Taohua waved her hand and said indifferently, "Aunt, I don't need it."

Gu Honglian was rejected by Gu Taohua and looked at Lu Zhaozhao, who also said she didn't need it.

"The Great Heat's Bride."

"Aunt, I don't need your help with anything." Liu Yue'e ran faster than a rabbit.

"Dahan, my wife, I can help you take care of Ying'er." Gu Honglian began to hold Chen Sufen tightly.

Chen Sufen, who had always been soft-hearted, didn't know how to refuse, so she said, "Ying'er has a wet nurse to look after her."

Seeing Gu Honglian's extremely disappointed look, Chen Sufen couldn't help but say, "I want to make a pair of shoes for Dahan, but I never have time. How about Auntie help Dahan make shoes for him?"

Although Gu Honglian could not do needlework, she hurriedly agreed, fearing that Chen Sufen would go back on her word and she would become Tong Huaqiong's freeloader again.

You can learn if you don’t know how.

On this side, Gu Honglian was trying to please the women of the Gu family, while Fan Tong was pulling Gu Jingzhe aside to chat.

"Uncle, it's not that I don't want to chat with you, it's just that the imperial examinations are coming up soon, and I need to go back to my room to study. You know that opportunities to study are rare for families like ours, and I don't want to waste my time." With that, she went into her room.

Fan Tong returned to the cabin angrily.

Spring Examination, Spring Examination, is Gu Jingzhe deliberately trying to provoke him to fail the provincial examination?

Gu Honglian, who was gesturing with a shoe pattern in hand, saw Fan Tong come in and asked, "Have you finished shoveling the snow off the roof?" Fan Tong replied unhappily, "The steward said that Shengjing has a lot of snow. Even if I finish shoveling it today, there will still be snow on the roof if it continues to snow tomorrow. It's all for nothing if I finish shoveling it today."

Gu Honglian raised her voice: "Then you can't shovel every day? Let me tell you, there is no work you can do here at Sister-in-law's place. What else can you do besides sweeping snow? It's good to have snow. Sweep it every day when it snows. Only then can Sister-in-law see how diligent you are."

After sweeping the snow for the whole morning, Fan Tong was almost exhausted and said angrily, "I am a scholar. I came to Shengjing for my future, not to be a servant in your sister-in-law's house."

Gu Honglian sneered, "What's the use of a scholar? A scholar hasn't made our life much better. Besides, there are so many scholars in Shengjing. What good future can we have relying on the two of us? Didn't you say that once Jingzhe passed the imperial examination, we could benefit from his achievements? If you don't perform well, Jingzhe is not stupid, so how could he let you benefit from his achievements?"

Fan Tong felt that Gu Honglian was being unreasonable and said, "You think of yourself as a servant. Your sister-in-law may not appreciate it. She gave out money and gifts to everyone this morning, but did we get any? I think it's better to just enjoy the food and drink here. We'll be leaving in the spring anyway, so why bother? Just enjoy every day."

Gu Honglian thought this made sense at first, but after thinking about it carefully, she felt something was wrong and said, "Even if we go out, we still have to rely on the sister-in-law. If we don't protect her now, what will we do if we get bullied outside when we are unfamiliar with the place?"

"I think you're just lazy. Let me tell you, Fan Tong, this isn't Yanguan Town, nor is it the Fan family. You think you're a scholar? We're living under my sister-in-law's roof now, so you better bow your head and stop trying to act like a scholar. You can't eat or burn charcoal with that kind of airs."

If they were at home, after hearing this, Fan Tong would have had a quarrel with Gu Honglian.

He didn't dare to do that under Tong Huaqiong's nose.

With Tong Huaqiong and his three ferocious nephews, he could only lose in the confrontation with Gu Honglian.

Tong Huaqiong and He Chao discussed the shop matters.

He also decided to treat the shop workers to a meal on the fifth day of the New Year.

The day passed quickly.

The customs in Shengjing are the same as those in Pingchuan County. A married daughter has to go back to her parents' home on the second day of the first lunar month.

As a married daughter, Gu Baishuang maintains the custom of visiting the Gu family on the second day of the Lunar New Year every year.

Although Gu Baishuang was deeply involved in Tong Huaqiong's business and they even ate and lived together, she was still a distinguished guest of the Gu family on the second day of the Lunar New Year.

The most important thing at home on the second day of the Chinese New Year is to welcome Gu Baishuang's arrival.

As daughters-in-law, Chen Sufen, Liu Yue'e and Lu Zhaozhao naturally had to go to their parents' home, but they had all arrived in Shengjing and had no place to go.

Liu Yue'e's mother and father lived in Tong Huaqiong's home and planned to return home after the New Year in the early spring, so Liu Yue'e could reunite with her parents throughout the first month of the lunar year.

Old Master Lu is in Ningcheng and Lu Zhaoyang is in Shengjing. Logically, Lu Zhaozhao should go to her brother and sister-in-law's house to pay New Year's greetings, but she is pregnant. Lu Zhaoyang and Huang Jingshan came to Tong Huaqiong's house to visit Lu Zhaozhao before the New Year and told her not to go back to the Lu family and that it was important to take care of herself during her pregnancy.

Because Gu Baishuang came home on the second day of the New Year, it was a reunion for everyone in the Gu family.

Early in the morning, Gu Baishuang and Nie Xiaofeng arrived at Tong Huaqiong's house.

Nie Mingyuan, his two stepsons and their wives did not come.

Nie Mingyuan has not recovered since he vomited blood before the New Year. He wanted to struggle out, but Gu Baishuang held him down at home.

The two stepsons and their wives also wanted to come and pay New Year's greetings to Tong Huaqiong, hoping that Tong Huaqiong would act as a middleman to mediate the relationship between them and Gu Baishuang, but they were also kept in the mansion by Gu Baishuang.

Gu Baishuang looked very good and was not affected at all by Nie Mingyuan and his two stepsons' families.

Now Gu Baishuang is in control of the overall situation of the Nie family. Nie Mingyuan is bedridden, and the two stepsons are like crabs without legs in Shengjing without Nie Mingyuan's support. They can't make any waves.

The two step-sons and their wives huddled in the yard, not daring to say a word, fearing that Gu Baishuang would drive them out.

"How is my brother-in-law?" Gu Dahan asked politely.