The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 198: Relying on Heaven and Earth Is Not as Good as Relying on Yourself
Tong Huaqiong shook her head. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂
Tong Huaqiong said, "You can’t enter. Not only you, but everyone in our family except for me and Taohua Maner can’t enter."
She’s been with the Gu family for over half a year. If anyone else besides Taohua, Maner, and herself could enter the space, they would have done so by now.
Since no one else has entered so far, it means the space is only open to the direct female descendants of her three generations.
Gu Dashi didn’t feel disappointed. If you can’t enter, then you can’t enter. After all, Mom hasn’t abandoned their side of the family, they can still benefit.
"So the fertilizer in the wheat fields earlier was also taken from the space?" Gu Dahuan asked excitedly.
Maner waved her small hand and said, "I brought it out, I’m awesome."
Gu Dahuan and Chen Sufen looked shocked. To think that Maner could bring out such large bags of fertilizer.
Liu Yueer looked complexly at her son Gu Yaozu. How come her Yaozu just couldn’t enter this space filled with treasures?
No wonder, in the past half-year, their mother-in-law didn’t treat Yaozu as dearly as before. Apparently, it was Maner who could bring wealth to the family.
It’s so unfair! By virtue of the Gu family line, Yaozu is the eldest grandson.
By blood, Yaozu is the direct relative of their mother-in-law.
The eldest branch has no blood relation to their mother-in-law at all.
The space allows the mother-in-law to enter, Taohua to enter, Maner to enter, but none from their branch can enter.
From what the mother-in-law said, it’s an endless treasure!
Liu Yueer asked, "Mom, since there are so many good things in that space, why don’t we just take them out and use them directly? Why do you still make us work so hard?"
Knew this question would come up.
Not just Liu Yueer, sometimes even Tong Huaqiong would ask herself this.
Why work so hard to open shops and buy land, when you can just take things out from the space and use them?
However, Tong Huaqiong’s innate sense of crisis prevents her from doing so; she fears the space is just a fleeting dream.
Besides, the space isn’t all-powerful; some things can’t be taken out.
She tried; for instance, some living things can’t be taken out, and some gold and silver jewelry can’t be taken out...
Moreover, the weight of items taken out each time is limited.
For example, with rice, flour, grains, and oil, you can’t take as much as you want—each time, only enough for the family to eat for a day.
So, the space is just an auxiliary plug-in system. It’s okay to use it to help herself and the Gu family to have a good life, but if they rely entirely on the space and do nothing, that’s definitely not okay.
Since it’s auxiliary, one’s initiative needs to be put to use.
Tong Huaqiong said to everyone, "You think I don’t want to just rely on the space and do nothing? The key is, we can’t. Right now, we don’t even know if this space will always be open; it might close one day, and then we’d be left helpless."
"Moreover, if I die, we don’t know if the space can still be used, or if Taohua and Maner aren’t willing to cooperate anymore to bring things out, everyone would end up starving."
"So don’t think about relying entirely on this; while I’m still alive and can take things from the space, everyone should work together to live better. Follow me in managing the shops well. We have two pastry shops now, and there will be more in the future, along with other businesses. We have a pig farm; when we make money, we’ll continue buying land. This way, even if the space closes in the future, as long as we have businesses, land, and silver, we won’t have to worry about living."
"There’s nothing like relying on yourself. In this family, anyone who slacks off just because of the treasure space should get out. We don’t support idlers."
Tong Huaqiong analyzed the pros and cons for everyone.
After the analysis, it was like a stick that woke everyone up.
Yes, the space can open for the Gu family, but it can also close for the Gu family.
The right approach is to take advantage of the space while it’s still available, and use its conveniences to build wealth and a family business.
Especially Liu Yueer and Gu Dashi were thinking this way.
For their side of the family, they don’t have any control over the space; a space they can’t even enter is of no use to them.
To put it bluntly, even if the space remains, if Tong Huaqiong dies, and Maner and Taohua aren’t willing to share, what can they do?
Besides, Taohua and Maner can’t possibly live forever, right?
Gu Dashi and Liu Yueer naturally don’t want their descendants to rely on the line of Taohua and the eldest branch for a living.
Relying on others is never as satisfying as having one’s own industry.
Liu Yueer quickly said, "Mom, don’t worry. I’ll make sure to do business with you well. I am selfish; I not only want to live a good life, but I also hope to save up big wealth for my Yaozu. Since the space doesn’t allow Yaozu to enter, Dashi and I will just have to follow you to do business and make money."
Liu Yueer’s honest words matched Gu Dashi’s thoughts.
Taohua and Maner can enter the space, which worried Gu Dashi that his wife might get jealous and be lazy at work.
Now that Liu Yueer has spoken her mind, Gu Dashi agreed and said, "Yueer’s right; since the space doesn’t allow us to enter, we’ll build our wealth with our hands. The space not allowing Yaozu might be a good thing; for a boy, I fear if he had the space as a backup, he’d develop lazy habits. Rely on the sky and the land rather than on our hands, and Yaozu will surely do well in the future."
Regarding Taohua and Maner’s ability to enter the space, it can be understood. After all, girls don’t have as many opportunities as boys; they can’t take the imperial exam or travel far to do business, which is risky, and they have to rely on their husband’s family after marriage if they have no business of their own.
Now Gu Dashi thinks it’s a good thing for his sister and niece to have such a space.
He feels envious, but there’s not a hint of jealousy.
The attitude of the second couple made Tong Huaqiong look at them in a new light.
If Tong Dajiao were resurrected, the Gu family would doubt if this second couple were indeed their own son and daughter-in-law.
This shows that Tong Huaqiong’s teaching over the past half-year has been very effective.
Tong Huaqiong believes that the reason the second couple doesn’t feel jealous of Taohua and Maner’s ability to enter the space is mainly that in this past half-year, they’ve seen hope for a better life following Tong Huaqiong.
If they were still lazing around as before, they probably wouldn’t have this mindset.
This proves that the saying ’When granaries are full, people know propriety’ is true.
After the second couple expressed their stance, Gu Dahuan also had something to say.
Gu Dahuan said, "Even if Maner can bring things out of the space, Sufen and I won’t rely on Maner for our lives. We also want to follow Mom to make money and become Maner’s support."
Chen Sufen nodded and said, "Yes, that’s what I think too."
After everyone had expressed their thoughts, Tong Huaqiong reminded everyone, "No one can reveal the existence of the space to outsiders. As the saying goes, ’You know a person’s face but not their heart.’ If our family’s secret is discovered, who knows what jealous people might do? It’s possible for them to destroy our entire family."
The Gu family understood that Tong Huaqiong’s words were not a threat.
Everyone nodded seriously, indicating they wouldn’t reveal the space’s information to anyone.
