The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

Chapter 693: The Domineering New Daughter-in-law

Gu Xiaoxue thanked him and put the gift away without any hesitation.

Her cousin's wife gave her a gift out of genuine consideration for her, so there was no point in repeatedly refusing.

She secretly made up her mind to save money, and when Lu Zhaozhao and Gu Jingzhe had a child, she, as an aunt, would make a longevity lock with high gold content for her nephew.

Gu Honglian looked at the headdress in Gu Xiaoxue's hand with envy in her eyes.

She was an unmarried elder, so logically she didn't have to give Lu Zhaozhao any gifts, and Lu Zhaozhao didn't have to give her any.

But Lu Zhaozhao did not forget Gu Honglian, she gave her a golden hairpin.

Such a gift was not considered light in Qinghewan, and Gu Honglian was an elder. The new bride was only given a gift by her elders, and she never gave any gifts to her elders.

She gave it to Gu Honglian purely because she was about the same age as her, so there was nothing wrong with giving her a hairpin.

Gu Honglian was holding a golden hairpin. If she was given just this hairpin, she would be very happy. But compared with Gu Xiaoxue's entire set of golden headdresses, this gift seemed very insignificant.

Gu Honglian's envious and jealous eyes met Grandpa Gu's, and Grandpa Gu felt uncomfortable.

He couldn't help but blame Old Lady Gu in his heart for embarrassing his grandson's wife when she came in just now.

A granddaughter-in-law who is so generous should be respected and admired. If you please her, why should you worry about your daughter's dowry?

Mr. Gu has been worried about Gu Honglian's dowry recently.

After three rounds of negotiations with the Fan family, the Fan family refused to give in and clearly stated that if Gu Honglian wanted to become a scholar's wife, she must provide a dowry of no less than one hundred taels.

The old house of the Gu family cannot be moved out now.

Gu Ruinian had not yet repaid the money he borrowed for his wedding, so he could not borrow any more.

Gu Youtian suggested that Gu Honglian marry an old widower as his second wife like Gu Baishuang, not only without a dowry, but also with a gift. Old Man Gu was hesitant, and under Gu Honglian's tearful attack, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree to her to find a way to raise a dowry so that she could marry Fan Tong as she wished.

Old Man Gu has now set his sights on Lu Zhaozhao. His granddaughter-in-law has so much dowry that if any of it slips through his fingers, it would be enough for Honglian to eat.

Thinking of this, Mr. Gu smiled and said to Lu Zhaozhao, "You will be my Gu family's daughter-in-law if you marry into the Gu family. It's like being at home in the Gu family. If Jingzhe causes you any injustice in the future, I will definitely take care of it for you."

Gu Jingzhe's mouth twitched. What kind of drama were these grandpa and grandma performing?

One red face and one white face?

Based on Gu Jingzhe's understanding of Old Man Gu, he immediately thought that the old grandfather was probably trying to get something from Lu Zhaozhao.

I'm afraid the old man has made the wrong decision.

Lu Zhaozhao responded obediently with a "OK".

But I was indifferent.

What could Gu Jingzhe do to make her angry? Even if she was angry, couldn't she learn from Tong Pandi and divorce her husband? She didn't need anyone to back her up.

Grandpa Gu was very satisfied with Lu Zhaozhao's well-behaved appearance.

It seems that my kind attitude is effective.

Later he would have to ask Gu Honglian to coax Lu Zhaozhao. He didn't want much. Two loads of Lu Zhaozhao's dowry would be enough for Gu Honglian.

Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao offered tea to everyone, and when they were almost done, Gu Ruinian and Wu Na walked in.

Wu Na sat on the chair yawning loudly, which made Old Mrs. Gu stare at her.

Gu Ruinian is the eldest and he is already married. According to the customs of Qinghe Bay, he and Wu Na should drink a cup of tea with Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao.

"My sister-in-law is very generous. I just saw Yaojia holding a brush, ink, paper and inkstone outside. He said it was given by his third aunt." Wu Na drank her tea, touched her bulging belly, and said to Lu Zhaozhao, "The baby in my belly also calls you third aunt."

Jia was absolutely furious.

Tong Huaqiong's daughter-in-law has already crushed her own daughter-in-law in all aspects, but her own daughter-in-law begs for gifts from Tong Huaqiong's daughter-in-law like a beggar. She would be too ashamed if this got out.

The second aunt of the Gu family and others looked gloomy. As a sister-in-law, Wu Na should have given Lu Zhaozhao a gift. Not only did she not have a gift, but she relied on her status as a sister-in-law to ask her cousin's wife for a gift. This was a disgrace to all the wives of the Gu family.

Lu Zhaozhao said in a neither soft nor hard tone: "Sister-in-law, when the child is born, he will certainly not be short of a gift."

The wives of the Gu family present at the table thought that Lu Zhaozhao only looked weak, but was not someone who could be bullied.

Gu Jingzhe was not polite at all and said, "Sister Fengnian gave Zhao Zhao shoes and socks. What did you give Zhao Zhao after drinking her tea?"

No one expected that Gu Jingzhe would go against the norm and directly ask Wu Na for a gift.

Wu Na said awkwardly: "She is so rich, how could she still lack shoes and socks?"

"It's getting late, let's go to the ancestral hall to worship our ancestors." The second uncle of the Gu family spoke up to end the awkward situation.

So, under the leadership of the clan leader and Old Man Gu, Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao went to the ancestral hall.

Gu Ruinian felt mixed emotions as he watched the group of beautiful people walk away.

When he first met Lu Zhaozhao, he fantasized about marrying a girl like this so that his life would not be in vain.

At that time, he really thought that marrying Lu Zhaozhao would not be a difficult thing.

He knows a lot, he knows love words, love poems, and things that men of this era don't know. What does Gu Jingzhe have? What else does he know besides studying hard? He doesn't understand how Lu Zhaozhao can like Gu Jingzhe.

Just because of his pretty face?

Women in this era were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall except on their wedding day and the day of their death, so after the newlyweds left, Old Lady Gu and the women of the clan talked at home.

In front of many women in the clan, Old Lady Gu spoke restrainedly. But as soon as they left, in front of her family members like Jia, she spoke unscrupulously again.

"Jingzhe has no backbone of a scholar at all. He is being controlled by his wife. He has just gotten married. What will he do in the future?" Old Mrs. Gu got angry when she thought of Gu Jingzhe defending Lu Zhaozhao's reputation.

Wu Na said, "It's because his wife is rich. If she is rich, everyone will respect her. If there is so much dowry, if it is brought to our house, you and mother can kneel down and kowtow to her."

Wei couldn't help but laugh.

Although she didn't like Wu Na, Wu Na's words accurately grasped the thoughts of her great-grandmother and mother-in-law.

Jia said angrily, "I am not so cheap as to let my son, who won the first prize in the imperial examination, marry a merchant girl just for a little money."

Wu Na rolled her eyes and said, "You sound so noble, but you schemed against me just for the five hundred taels of dowry."

Jia was speechless.

Old Lady Gu scolded, "What are you arguing about? Who doesn't want a dowry when marrying a daughter-in-law these days?"

When talking about dowry, Old Mrs. Gu thought of Gu Honglian's marriage.

I worry about Gu Honglian’s marriage.

Old Lady Gu smiled kindly at Gu Xiaoxue and said, "Xiaoxue, you and your aunt grew up together. Your aunt is currently seeking a marriage partner. The man she is talking about is Scholar Fan. If she marries him, she will be considered a scholar's wife. Scholars are not easy to marry. There are only a few in our entire Yanguan Town. So the family plans to prepare a dowry for your aunt, but you know the situation at home. It's not easy to come up with money. Can you give your jewelry to your aunt so that she can get married first?"