Chapter 688: Banquet Incident
Chapter 688: Banquet Incident
"Today is our grandson's big day, don't be so rude."
Mr. Gu gently instructed Mrs. Gu.
"It's not good for outsiders to see."
It's not to give face to my daughter-in-law, but to give face to myself.
Old Mrs. Gu curled her lips. Everyone knew that Tong Huaqiong didn't take the two elders seriously, and they had long lost face in front of outsiders.
My old man is good at deceiving himself and others.
"Mom, please stop being naughty today. It's already good enough that our sister-in-law allowed us to attend the wedding. What good will it do us if we anger her?"
Gu Honglian has been forced to mature in recent years by Tong Huaqiong's contempt for her.
Her elder sister-in-law loved her so much since she was a child, but even though she had been trying to please her elder sister-in-law for several years, her elder sister-in-law was still lukewarm towards her, not to mention that Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu already had conflicts with each other.
"Mom, when I get married, I want my sister-in-law to add some makeup to my outfit." Gu Honglian whispered.
Old Mrs. Gu's arrogance disappeared all of a sudden.
My daughter has been discussing marriage with Fan Tong recently. He is a scholar, and if Honglian wants to marry into the family smoothly, she must have a dowry.
All the family assets were squandered by Gu Ruinian. She and Old Man Gu were old and had no ability to save up a dowry for Gu Honglian, so they could only pin their hopes on their eldest daughter-in-law.
At this time, Old Mrs. Gu saw her eldest brother's family and her younger sister's family coming, so she left Gu Honglian behind and walked towards them.
"Sister-in-law, sister, you are here."
It can be considered as giving myself a way out.
"Aunt, aunt, you are here, please come in." Tong Huaqiong smiled and led them into the house.
Mrs. Gu's sister-in-law, Mrs. Ding, congratulated Tong Huaqiong and said happily, "My son's marriage is a great event. Since you are so busy, we can just go in by ourselves. Don't be polite."
At this time, County Magistrate Liu and his family and Aunt Tang arrived. Tong Huaqiong asked Gu Baishuang to help entertain Old Lady Gu's family and go to welcome County Magistrate Liu and others.
Mrs. Gu's sister, Mrs. Yang, looked at the pomp in the courtyard and found fault with it, saying, "I heard that the Lu family is a merchant family. How can a merchant's daughter be worthy of Jingzhe, a scholar? In my opinion, the eldest nephew's wife has fallen into the eyes of money and is only looking for a wife for the family property."
Gu Taohua said, "I don't like what you said, Aunt. What's wrong with a merchant's daughter? Merchants make money with their own abilities, and my sister-in-law is even better at business. Besides, my sister-in-law's brother was the top scholar the year before last, and now he is an official appointed by the court. How can she not be worthy of my brother?"
Old Madam Yang was dissatisfied with Gu Taohua's criticism and said with a half-smile: "You and Jingzhe are twins, a boy and a girl. He is married, but you haven't got married yet. I'm not saying your mother is too partial. People your age have children running around, but your mother dragged you down to be an old maid. Who will want you in the future?"
Gu Taohua said without getting annoyed: "It's your turn to worry about it. It's not your turn to worry whether I propose marriage or not. What's wrong with an old lady? An old lady is a rich old lady. She won't have trouble finding a husband if she's rich. Otherwise, why are you so angry when I rejected your grandson's proposal? Aren't you angry because the money you got wasted?"
Old Mrs. Yang was choked by Gu Taohua and was speechless.
Last year, she did find a matchmaker to go to Tong Huaqiong's house, wanting to marry his grandson to Gu Taohua. However, not only did Gu Taohua kick her out, she also insulted her grandson.
From then on, she became annoyed by peach blossoms.
I thought that if I talked about Taohua's marriage in front of everyone, Taohua would not dare to talk back, but I didn't expect that this girl was so open-minded and not afraid at all. Instead, she took the initiative to bring up the matter of marriage between the two families.
"Today is a happy day for Jingzhe, so don't make things difficult for others. If you continue like this, you will take away the gift money and we will cut off any contact between the two families."
Old Mrs. Ding frowned and scolded her sister-in-law.
Old Mrs. Yang was still very afraid of her sister-in-law, so she shut up and said something awkward.
The second room also came.
Gu Youtian accompanied the clan leader in talking to the clan members, while Jia was mixed in with the female members.
The couple felt sad and upset when they heard everyone praising Gu Jingzhe.
Jia looked at Wu Na not far away and was filled with anger.
Such a person is not worthy of being shown to the public. Why did Gu Ruinian marry such a person?
Jia dreams of Ruinian becoming successful and divorcing Wu Na.
Wu Na, with her bulging belly, pushed the pastries and melon seeds on the table in front of her and ate them non-stop.
Tong Zhaodi and Wang were arranged by Tong Pandidi to sit at the same table with Wu Na.
When Wu Na saw Tong Zhaodi and her daughter, her face instantly fell.
Tong Zhaodi brought a plate of pastries and handed it to Tong Zhijie.
Wu Na curled her lips and said, "You are really good at being a lickspittle for your mother's family."
Tong Zhaodi retorted, "Unlike you, you don't care about your mother's family at all and even brought your own father into trouble."
Just as the two were about to confront each other, Tong Pandid glanced over.
"If you don't want to enjoy the feast, get out of here."
The two men stopped arguing.
Tong Zhaodi looked at Tong Pandyi's brand new clothes. The children who were attending the wedding couldn't help feeling jealous when they saw Tong Pandyi respectfully calling her "Master's Wife". She felt more and more annoyed by Wu Musheng beside her.
She wished she could quickly deliver the baby in her belly so that she could follow Tong Fusheng's arrangement and divorce and marry a wealthy man in the city as a concubine.
Wu Musheng looked straight at his ex-wife Tong Pandi.
My eyes are full of surprise and regret.
Tong Pan'di was naturally beautiful, and she had been living a comfortable life since her marriage to Master Su. In addition, Tong Pan'di was responsible for attracting guests for her cousin's wedding. She thought in her heart that she must not embarrass her aunt, so she dressed up specially. Not only was she more beautiful than before, but she also exuded an increasingly calm and composed temperament from the inside out.
On the other hand, Wu Musheng.
Ever since his father was stripped of his position as village head, he, the top son of the local tyrant in Black Dragon Pond, has finally realized what the world means.
The contempt of others and the disparity in his life became ropes of desolation, tightly entangling him and making him seem to have aged ten years.
"Brother Pan." Wu Musheng couldn't help but speak.
Tong Pandi glanced at Wu Musheng, his eyes filled with annoyance.
She was not in the mood to show off how good her life was in front of Wu Musheng, because he didn't deserve it. Tong Panddi didn't care at all what Wu Musheng thought of her.
"Why don't you see my daughter?"
Wu Musheng refused to give up and tried to use his daughter to arouse Tong Pandi's sympathy.
Tong Pandi said calmly: "My daughters have nothing to do with you, don't worry about it, they are with their father."
After saying that, he went to entertain other guests.
Wu Musheng felt as if he had been punched in the chest and was unable to breathe.
Tong Zhaodi looked at Wu Musheng hatefully.
He said coldly: "You are such a bitch. You don't look forward to the son in my belly, but you rush to care about other people's children."
Being scolded in public, Wu Musheng was embarrassed and said, "What are you crazy about? What do you mean by caring about other people's children? Hua Er Duo Er is my child no matter who she calls father."
Tong Zhaodi rolled her eyes and said, "Go, go and see if they recognize you."
Wu Musheng stood up with great energy and said, "Let's go."
He was holding back his anger, and he wanted to let Master Su see who was the father of the two children.
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