The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 30: Not Entering the Ancestral Tomb After Death
"These fifty taels of silver were borrowed by Bai Shuang for the family," Tong Huaqiong said with a faint smile.
What a coincidence, exactly fifty taels.
Gu Dashi and Liu Yueer felt like they had escaped from death, all the strength in their bodies drained as they knelt softly on the ground.
Then their eyes showed wild joy.
Their Yaozu was saved!
"I told you elder sister wouldn’t just stand by, I’ll go to her place to apologize in a few days until she opens the door for me." Gu Dashi’s affectionate term for "elder sister" made Tong Huaqiong get goosebumps.
Gu Dashi wiped away a tear, thinking that it wasn’t in vain to go with birch branches to the Nie Family. Although the door wasn’t opened then, elder sister remembered their father, after all, she was willing to lend the silver.
"You’ve got a lot of nerve; do you think your elder sister did it for you?" Tong Huaqiong scolded, pointing at Gu Dashi.
"No matter whose face she did it for, she loaned the money. I said, even though elder sister cut ties with our family, blood runs thicker than water, she still remembers Yaozu is her nephew." Liu Yueer clasped her hands, tears filled her eyes, sobbing aloud.
Survived a disaster!
Her son was saved!
Her son was saved!
Tong Huaqiong looked at this pair of ’cheap’ son and daughter-in-law, patting the silver, and sneered, "This silver can’t be given to you."
What?
Gu Dashi and Liu Yueer were incredulous.
Liu Yueer wanted to get up and rush at her mother-in-law, just like last time when she was desperately sending away Man Er Chen Sufen.
Perhaps only by knocking her mother-in-law unconscious again, would her mind be cleared.
"Why? Mother, Yaozu is also your grandson, do you really want to see him taken away?"
Gu Dashi cried.
This time it was a cry of heartbreak.
Gu Dashi was heartbroken, truly heartbroken.
Mother was willing to sell the granddaughter for Gu Jingzhe, but why didn’t she care for him?
"Listen to me. Liu Yueer, what’s with your look? Are you thinking of killing me?" Tong Huaqiong slammed the table.
Liu Yueer cried, "Mother, please understand a mother’s heart."
Tong Huaqiong curled her lip, "Now you understand a mother’s heart, but why haven’t you raised Yaozu properly? If you still remember that you are Yaozu’s mother, you should behave like one. Just look at how you’ve spoiled Yaozu; he’s full of foul language, loves causing trouble, and bullies others. Having a mother like you is his curse for eight lifetimes."
Tong Huaqiong’s rant silenced Liu Yueer.
"I said this silver can’t be given to you, and there’s a reason for it," Tong Huaqiong stated firmly, "Why are you in a hurry? You’re crying before I finish. Yaozu is my grandson, and he’s also suffered because of Gu Jingzhe’s issues. Gu Jingzhe, indulged by me, is my responsibility, so I’m giving these fifty taels."
Not only were Gu Dashi and Liu Yueer shocked, but Gu Taohua and Chen Sufen were also stunned into silence.
Everyone knew the Gu Family’s situation; how could Tong Huaqiong possibly produce fifty taels of silver?
"Mother, are you joking? Our family doesn’t have fifty taels of silver," Gu Dashi murmured.
"I earned it. Did you think I’ve been going out so early and coming back late these days for nothing? I was out making money," Tong Huaqiong said with a faint smile.
"Making money? From dry bread, big steamed buns, and mung bean cakes?" Gu Dashi couldn’t believe it.
Gu Taohua was even more incredulous. She was with her mother selling pastries, so when did they earn fifty taels?
"Partly from there but not entirely. Recently, I formulated a recipe for mung bean cakes and cookies, and today, a wealthy Huang Yuanwai in town placed an order, giving a fifty taels deposit," Tong Huaqiong explained.
"Mother, Huang Yuanwai..."
"I said fifty taels, and it’s fifty taels," Tong Huaqiong interrupted Gu Taohua, gently saying, "When you left for a break, Huang Yuanwai came back and gave me the fifty taels deposit. I feared you might talk and get robbed on the way, so I didn’t tell you."
Gu Taohua, being simple-minded, believed it.
In reality, Huang Yuanwai did not give a deposit of fifty taels, and even if she eventually secured the pastry order for his mother’s birthday, there was no guarantee of earning that much.
She planned to repay the Zheng Family’s fifty taels with the inheritance from the dead old man.
But she had to say it like this.
Because she couldn’t possibly tell Gu Dashi and the others that the dead old man left her seventy taels of silver. If she did, Gu Dashi and Liu Yueer would feel you clearly had so much silver, yet you didn’t bring it out.
Then their days of agony would turn into hatred directed at her.
Even though she didn’t like this couple, they were still her son and daughter-in-law after all, and she still needed them to work for her.
These two must only feel grateful to her, think well of her, and only then would they be willing to listen to her, and she could completely set them straight.
"Mom, is this true?" Liu Yueer asked in a trembling voice.
It wasn’t that she didn’t believe it, but her mother-in-law hadn’t shown the ability to earn fifty taels of silver before.
"Liu Yueer, what do you mean? Do you think I can’t make an honest living, or do you assume I, a widow, have to rely on selling my looks to earn money?" Tong Huaqiong said to Liu Yueer with a stern face.
Liu Yueer hurriedly waved her hand, defending herself, "I didn’t mean that, mom, that’s not what I meant."
Gu Dashi seized the opportunity to reprimand Liu Yueer, "How are you talking to mom?"
"I know you two don’t believe I could take out fifty taels of silver."
Tong Huaqiong went into her room, took out the silver, put it in the package she took to the market to collect the silver, and then came out and opened it.
Gu Dashi and the others were stunned; mom could really earn fifty taels of silver.
"I told you before, we need to work together to live well, I wasn’t just talking, I really want to lead us to a good life. See, if I didn’t have the intention to live well, thinking of ways to make money these days, would I have such luck?"
Tong Huaqiong took the opportunity to teach the bad bamboo in front of her.
Tong Huaqiong’s confident attitude influenced Gu Dashi and Liu Yueer.
"Mom, I’ll follow you and live an honest life from now on." Gu Dashi’s sadness disappeared.
"Then... me too," Liu Yueer nodded, she had no choice but to believe, there was no other way.
Tong Huaqiong nodded and said to Gu Dashi, "Since I have a way for the Zheng family’s fifty taels. Dashi, go early tomorrow morning to return the silver to your elder sister, tell her that mom remembers her kind gesture. Tell her I agreed that her mother’s and your father’s tablets could be placed together, and when your elder brother comes home, we’ll pick a good day to have her mother reburied with your father. Also, I won’t be entering the Gu Family’s ancestral tomb in the future."
Tong Huaqiong thought, as for that old dead man, whoever wants him can have him, she doesn’t want him!
As soon as Tong Huaqiong finished speaking, Gu Dashi and the others were struck as if by lightning.
It was understandable that Tong Huaqiong agreed to have Gu Baishuang’s mother and Old Gu reburied together and their tablets placed alongside each other, after all, Gu Baishuang’s mother was the first wife. But what does it mean for Tong Huaqiong to say she won’t be entering the Gu Family’s ancestral tomb after she dies?
"Mom, are you planning to remarry?" Gu Taohua asked without thinking.
Tong Huaqiong gave Gu Taohua a glare and said, "If any young man of eighteen were willing to marry me, I might say yes. But with you all being burdens, who could I marry? I married your father, that old widower, when I was fourteen, and I’ve been holding back my grievances ever since, I don’t want to have to serve him again even after I die."
"Mom, I get it! What you say makes sense. From now on, I’ll be good to you, wherever you go, I’ll go." Gu Dashi declared his stance.
Gu Dashi thought mom was just trying to give brother and sister a hard time at dad’s memorial by insisting he be reburied with his first wife. Now that mom’s let it go, it’s not a bad thing.
Let’s just let dad stay with the first wife, brother, and sister. He and Gu Jingzhe will have a separate tablet with mom later.
"Mom, I’ll remember what you said, and tomorrow I’ll tell my sister exactly like you said." Gu Dashi stated.
"Yueer, don’t complain about your dad only lending you ten taels, they’re not wealthy, and you have your sister-in-law and brother, being lent ten taels means you should be thankful and grateful."
"And your dad did lend you ten taels of silver, so you should give it to him and also catch a chicken as a thank-you gift along the way."
Tong Huaqiong again took the opportunity to educate Liu Yueer.
Liu Yueer nodded tearfully and agreed!
After giving all these instructions, Tong Huaqiong instructed Chen Sufen, "I’m hungry! Sufen, cook the lamb I bought, tonight we’ll have lamb soup. Cook all four catties of lamb, let’s have a good meal."
"Mom, I’ll go cook right away."
Chen Sufen hadn’t recovered from the shock of Tong Huaqiong not entering the ancestral tomb. As she walked towards the kitchen, she thought she had to have a good talk with Da Han, this was too big of a sacrifice for her mother-in-law not to enter the ancestral tomb.
"Big sister-in-law, I’ll help you with the fire."
Liu Yueer wiped her eyes. These past few days, she was constantly worried about Yaozu being taken away, and finally understood the situation Chen Sufen was in back then, so she hurried to help Chen Sufen light the fire and cook.
