Reborn and Counterattack: The CEO's Powerful Sweetheart-Chapter 718 - 717: Lady Ma Zhang, the elder daughter-in-law of the Zhang Family
The old granny quite liked Gu Tong’s lack of constraint; her easygoing manner made her seem more natural.
"Little girl, which family at the village head are you looking for?"
There were only a few households at the village head, all familiar to the old granny. She poured Gu Tong another cup of water, thinking that once she finished drinking, she would take her to find her family. A young girl lost in the mountains was quite pitiable.
"I’m looking for the Zhao Family."
Gu Tong responded calmly, the same answer as in her previous life.
Only this time, she secretly observed the old granny’s expression.
"Zhao Family?? Madam Zhao?? What are you looking for her for??" The old granny was slightly taken aback.
According to her memory, this was the first time Gu Tong heard Zhao’s nickname, unchanged from before.
"I..." Gu Tong hung her head, appearing dejected, and said, "I haven’t been pregnant since my recent marriage. My mother-in-law said Zhao is a very good doctor, so she told me to come and see her..."
These words were difficult to utter, but in her previous life, Gu Tong had said similar things, just stated more plainly. She even judged it as witchcraft nonsense. At that time, the old granny had chatted with her for a while and particularly agreed with her view.
"Nonsense!" The old granny narrowed her eyes angrily, "What skills does Madam Zhao have? She’s just a fraud. She’s nothing but a shaman, tricking people, and the medicine she gives to girls is just things like incense ash and old tree bark, falsely claiming they’re divine drugs that can protect a pregnancy!"
"If you want children, you shouldn’t be deceived by her. In the end, you’ll suffer for nothing, not to mention being cheated out of a lot of money; it’s not worth it."
The old granny was kind-hearted, fearing Gu Tong would be deceived, so she kept advising her. After all, with her age and experience, she understood a young girl’s feelings.
"This, this can’t be... I heard from my mother-in-law that she is very familiar with Madam Zhao, so she asked me to come and see her..."
"Familiar?" The old granny furrowed her brows and said, "Which family is your mother-in-law from? Maybe I know them!"
A centenarian had seen a lot of people. In and around the village, there wasn’t much she didn’t know.
What was meant to come would eventually come, Gu Tong clenched her fist secretly and said, "My mother-in-law is from the west end of the neighboring village, her surname is Ma and her name is Caifeng. Do you know her, granny?"
"Ma Caifeng?" There weren’t many families with the surname Ma in the village. The old granny pondered for a while, searching for the corresponding person. After racking her brain, she finally let out an ’oh’ and said, "You must be talking about Zhang Ma, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Zhang Family."
Zhang Ma!
It was the same as what Gu Tong heard in her previous life; only then she thought the old granny was confused and mistaken, so she paid no attention. Thinking back now, she couldn’t help but tremble all over.
In ancient times, married women didn’t have names, only a surname, but it was placed after the husband’s family name, like Zhang Ma.
The old granny was of the older generations, and her way of addressing was traditional, but even so, it was enough to prove something was wrong.
Because...
Li Mama, upon marrying, would have taken her husband’s surname as well and should have been Li Ma, not Zhang Ma.
"No, it can’t be... My husband’s surname is Li, not Zhang..."
Gu Tong was eager to know the answer, so she emphasized again, "However, my husband does have a cousin with the surname Zhang, who should be quite close to the Zhang Family..."
"But since I married into the family, my mother-in-law hasn’t liked me, so I haven’t met these relatives and don’t know much about this situation..."
