twojebook Chapter 547: Mother and Son’s Plot Exposed
Chapter 547: Mother and Son’s Plot Exposed
Mrs. Gu heard Man Er say that Gu Ruinian and Mrs. Jia were discussing marrying off Gu Honglian to Xu Dabao, and she didn’t believe it, thinking it was Tong Huaqiong being mischievous and sending a child to stir up trouble.
But then she thought Mrs. Jia might indeed do such a thing, so reason overcame emotion, and she hurriedly began running home on her tiny feet.
Mrs. Gu was a shrewd person, so when she reached the doorway she slowed her pace, seeing Gu Honglian crouching outside Gu Ruinian’s window, she knew something was up.
She quietly went to the woodpile, ears alert to eavesdrop on the noises inside.
The more she listened, the darker her face became.
She felt like ripping apart her second daughter-in-law.
"No need to wait until tomorrow, I’ll go to town and buy the medicine shortly. You’re right, we’ll pretend to agree to grandpa and grandma’s proposal to have Xiao Xue marry Xu Dabao. On the wedding day, I’ll drug your little auntie, since according to our customs the eldest sister-in-law must feed a bowl of rice to the little sister-in-law that morning. Tong Dajiao surely won’t want to do it, I’ll take the opportunity to drug her. And when we put the bridal veil on the little sister-in-law, I’ll quietly switch Xiao Xue with your auntie, under the veil who’s to know the difference."
"Once they complete the ceremony with Xu Dabao, whether Xu Family accepts it or not, they’ll have to."
Mrs. Jia’s voice could not suppress her delight.
"What if Xu Dabao, who’s shameless, really causes a scene?" Mrs. Jia thought for a moment, but was still a bit worried.
Gu Ruinian said, "If he makes a fuss, let him. Zheng Family threw their filth at me, we can throw some filth at Xu Dabao, say Xu Dabao and your aunt were already intimate, and we’ll insist Xu Dabao is responsible for your aunt. Grandpa and grandma care so much for her, once they’ve completed the ceremony, they’ll fight tooth and nail to make Xu Family accept your aunt, otherwise she will have no other way to survive."
Gu Ruinian took a breath and said, "Gu Family is not to be bullied either. Mom, think about it, if your aunt is returned, the reputation of all Gu Family’s girls will be ruined, who will bother with the truth? Everyone will just say a Gu Family girl was sent back on her wedding day. For the sake of our girls, the clan would step in to ensure Xu Family keeps her."
Gu Honglian raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Gu, mother and daughter both trembling with anger.
Prepared for this, Gu Honglian wasn’t surprised by Gu Ruinian’s scheming.
Mrs. Gu was different, she had always been proud of Gu Ruinian, even if he made mistakes she held him dear, yet he’s the one who stabbed her dearest daughter in the back.
Mrs. Gu was filled with disappointment and rage, myriad emotions overwhelmed her heart.
Mrs. Jia said, "Yes, that’s the reasoning. I can’t stand to watch Xiao Xue marry Xu Dabao, she’s a first-rate beauty with a good temperament, I’m counting on her marrying well to help you in the future, so she can’t marry Xu Dabao. If she marries him, neither you nor our family would get any benefits."
"... Your aunt is different, Honglian is a money-wasting troublemaker, eats a lot, looks ugly, has a bad temper, no match proposals at all, she’ll end up an old maid. Frankly, for Honglian to marry Xu Dabao is already a reach. But between us, we mustn’t let grandpa and grandma catch onto our plan these days..."
This comment, calling her a money-wasting eater, ugly and ill-tempered, was the final straw for Gu Honglian.
Gu Honglian screamed and rushed into the room, grabbing Mrs. Jia’s hair.
"You’re the one who eats a lot and is ugly, your useless son is the real money-wasting scum."
Enraged, Gu Honglian held Mrs. Jia’s hair with her left hand and slapped her twice with her right hand.
Scheming against her was one thing, but talking behind her back was another.
Mrs. Jia had come from Pingchuan to Qinghe Bay, first fighting with Mrs. Yu, then enduring scolding from Gu Youtian or Mrs. Gu these days, and now even the little sister-in-law dared to hit her.
Mrs. Jia, regardless of the reasons, angrily turned around and slapped Gu Honglian twice.
Mrs. Gu, walking in on small feet, was fuming.
She went forward, grabbed Mrs. Jia’s hand, and slapped her twice.
Gu Honglian took advantage of Mrs. Jia’s stun and kicked her twice.
Mrs. Gu wanted to continue hitting, her rage overwhelming, clutching a table and breathing heavily. If not supported by the arriving Mrs. Wei, she would have fainted from anger.
"You heartless rotten seed, blinded by foolishness, scheming against your little sister-in-law."
Mrs. Gu’s eyes blazed with fury, and she spat thick phlegm onto Mrs. Jia’s face.
"Lightning-struck scum, you deserve hell and deep-fried torment. Gu Family feeds you, provides for you, yet you harbor malicious intent to throw your little sister-in-law into a pit. You’re making a wrong move."
"Where’s You Tian? Where did he die to? Get him home, send him to Jia Family to announce we cannot keep a scheming sister-in-law wanting to sell out our relatives. Fengnian, go to the Clan Leader, I want to divorce your mother."
Mrs. Gu caught her breath, hands flailing, moving forward to slap Mrs. Jia’s face again.
Gu Youtian wasn’t back from town yet, unable to notify Jia Family.
Gu Fengnian went to the Clan Leader, not to ask him to divorce his mother, but to bring Mr. Gu back as a rescue.
He already had children, if his mother was divorced, where would his face go?
Mrs. Gu cursed, seeing Gu Honglian crying like a drizzle, her heart aching into pieces, hugging Gu Honglian, pointing at Mrs. Jia, continuing to curse: "I only have this one daughter, you want to shove her into the filthy pit of Xu Family. Are you the reincarnation of a beast? Just because I care for her more, it’s caught your attention, you envy her, you dislike her, wanting her to trip up in marriage affairs. How does her misfortune benefit you, foolish and harmful, how did my You Tian end up marrying you, this spring wife."
Mrs. Jia’s face burned from the slaps.
In her mother-in-law’s eyes, she had always appeared respectable, never yelled at by Mrs. Gu in front of juniors before. At this moment facing daughter-in-law Mrs. Wei, an embarrassed, guilty Mrs. Jia couldn’t bear it.
How dare her mother-in-law scold her, how could Mrs. Gu talk about marrying Xu Dabao like a pit?
If it’s a pit, why push her daughter Xiao Xue into it?
As if Gu Honglian was the only girl in the Gu Family, and Gu Xiaoxue was just grass?
Thinking this, Mrs. Jia retorted, "Mom, your words sound nice, Honglian can’t marry Dabao, why can Xiao Xue marry Dabao?"
Mrs. Gu was simply furious.
The second daughter-in-law still had the nerve to question her.
Who’s responsible for this situation? What debt was Gu Xiaoxue repaying?
Mrs. Gu pointed at Mrs. Jia and cursed, "Is your brain made of mud? Why don’t you think before opening your mouth? Asking why Xiao Xue should marry Dabao, ask your good son Ruinian. If not for Ruinian lacking control over his pants and climbing into Xu Zaohua’s bed, would Xu Family demand us to repay five hundred silver taels? This trouble came from your son, your daughter is compensating for your son’s debt, blame Ruinian, not scheme against Honglian."
"You don’t want Xiao Xue to marry Xu Dabao, nor Ruinian to marry Xu Xinghua, you want everything your way. Since you’re not willing for this or that, why don’t you marry Xu Dabao instead to repay your son’s debt? Today Gu Family will divorce you and give you your freedom."