The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 213: When It Rains, Mother Remarries

Chapter 213: Chapter 213: When It Rains, Mother Remarries

As soon as dusk fell, Tong Huaqiong finished distributing the medicine.

Everyone expressed their gratitude towards Tong Huaqiong before leaving the Gu family one after another.

Someone found out that Boss Qian was planning a ritual to appease the restless spirits in the wasteland, and quite a few courageous young men offered to help dig.

"Mom, why is our house so lively?"

Tong Huaqiong had just seen off the villagers when a bunch of "bad bamboo" returned home from town.

The one speaking was Gu Jingzhe.

Gu Jingzhe had a two-day break from school and came home with Taohua Dessert and Gu Dashu to reunite with the family.

Upon entering the house and seeing the villagers leaving, Jingzhe curiously asked Tong Huaqiong what had happened at home.

"I distributed medicine for smut disease and cotton aphids to everyone," Tong Huaqiong said.

Gu Jingzhe nodded, realizing why the villagers he met on the road, carrying medicine buckets, praised him for finding a prescription for disinfecting and pest control from books as a learned man.

It turns out his mom was doing good deeds.

Before Gu Jingzhe could feel happy, he noticed Boss Qian sitting at the table, holding his pen and frequently glancing at Tong Huaqiong.

Gu Jingzhe had a bad feeling about this.

"Boss Qian, what brings you to our house?" Gu Taohua asked brightly upon seeing Boss Qian.

Boss Qian was a VIP customer of Taohua Dessert, so Gu Taohua was always keen to foster a good relationship with him.

"Manager He came to Qinghe Bay to buy land for building a house, and I did as well. I bought the piece of land behind your house, so we’ll be neighbors from now on," Boss Qian said, smiling widely.

Regarding Boss Qian and He Chao buying land and building a house behind the Gu family’s yard, the Gu family didn’t react as strongly as the villagers.

After all, they’ve lived next to that wasteland for so many years and haven’t seen any ghosts. To Gu Taohua and others, that wasteland was no different from other wastelands in the village.

In fact, Gu Taohua thought it was a great thing for Manager He and Boss Qian to become neighbors.

They’d have more liveliness around their home now.

"That’s excellent news," Gu Taohua said.

"Sister, come with me," Gu Jingzhe said, pulling Gu Taohua into the room, "Sister, didn’t you notice that Boss Qian isn’t a good person?"

Gu Taohua disagreed with Gu Jingzhe’s opinion. Even Tong Huaqiong once thought so, but reality disproved her judgment.

Lately, cakes from Fengle Building have been ordered from Taohua Dessert. Not only that, but Boss Qian also introduced many important clients to Taohua Dessert.

Plus, Boss Qian was known throughout town as a benevolent and kind person, praised by everyone.

"Third Brother, you shouldn’t talk like that. If Boss Qian were a bad person, would Mom let him into our house? Mom also thought he wasn’t good before, but now she realizes her former views were biased, which is why she allowed him here today," Gu Taohua said.

Gu Taohua didn’t understand why Gu Jingzhe had animosity towards Boss Qian.

Gu Jingzhe almost struggled to catch his breath.

That’s exactly the issue! Boss Qian managed to change Mom’s opinion in just a few days, and today he even got inside our house legitimately, doesn’t that show how deep his intentions run?

Gu Jingzhe had long noticed Boss Qian harbored thoughts about their widow mother.

Yet, his naive sister couldn’t see Boss Qian’s schemes.

No, this has to be pointed out to his sister.

Gu Jingzhe clenched his teeth and said to Gu Taohua, "Sister, didn’t you see that Boss Qian is interested in Mom?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Taohua recalled Boss Qian’s attitude towards their mom, and the more she thought about it, the more she frowned, as excited as finding the sweetest melon.

"It’s only natural for Boss Qian to fancy Mom. Mom’s only thirty-eight this year. Doll her up, and she’s a flower. Haven’t you heard people say that the most beautiful flower at Taohua Dessert isn’t me, Gu Taohua, but Widow Tong?" Gu Taohua said, her eyes sparkling.

Gu Jingzhe was speechless, not expecting his sister to react this way.

"Of course, Boss Qian isn’t bad either. He doesn’t have a wife, he’s not pot-bellied or bald for his age, and he’s wealthy, with land and a big restaurant. If he becomes my stepdad, I wouldn’t object."

Gu Taohua was obviously eager to pair Tong Huaqiong and Boss Qian together.

Gu Jingzhe was almost infuriated to death.

"Sister, what exactly are you thinking? Do you really want Mom to remarry?" Gu Jingzhe asked.

Gu Taohua stared at Gu Jingzhe in shock and said, "Third Brother, you claim to be a learned man, yet you’re so rigid in your thinking. Why can’t Mom get remarried? Mom’s marriage to Dad was already a compromise; to be frank, when Dad was alive, Mom’s talents were stifled. After Dad passed, she’s been able to make money and run a business. Whether or not Mom wants to remain Dad’s widow for life is none of our business. Are you going to stop Mom from remarrying just to save face for a dead man, regardless of the living’s wishes?"

"Third Brother, I tell you, if Mom really wants to remarry and you try to stop her, what good will it do? The sky is going to rain, and Mom is going to remarry. Can you stop it? You should leave it alone. If Boss Qian likes Mom and Mom likes Boss Qian too, it would be nice for them to be a couple, so don’t be the one to ruin a good match."

Gu Taohua’s words nearly made Gu Jingzhe explode.

Rationality told him that Gu Taohua made a lot of sense.

Considering Mom’s personality, if she wants to remarry, who can stop her?

But emotionally, he couldn’t accept Boss Qian becoming his stepfather.

He just felt that Boss Qian wasn’t good enough for his mom.

What if someone better came along?

Gu Jingzhe was caught off guard by his own thought.

"Sister, let’s pretend this conversation never happened today, and don’t say anything about this to Mom or Boss Qian. I won’t meddle in Mom’s affairs, but I have the right to dislike Boss Qian, don’t I?" Gu Jingzhe said.

He was afraid that this naive sister might end up giving a strong assist to Tong Huaqiong and Boss Qian.

To be honest, he couldn’t tolerate Boss Qian as a stepfather.

"Of course, you can dislike Boss Qian, but you can’t expect me to dislike him with you, can you?"

Gu Taohua gave Gu Jingzhe a little push.

She discovered that her third brother’s thinking was quite rigid. Even if Mom had thoughts about having a man in her life, it would be for her own sake and not for finding them a dad.

So what right did they as children have to oppose it?

"Okay, I get it. I won’t show any signs in front of Boss Qian. Hey, Third Brother, don’t you think Mom is really popular? Maybe we’ll have an even better stepdad in the future." Gu Taohua said, her eyes sparkling and a dreamy look on her face.

Gu Jingzhe stood speechless.

The sister seemed eager for Mom to remarry!

"Taohua, how did the store do today?"

Every day when Gu Taohua came home, the first thing she did was report the shop’s operations to Tong Huaqiong.

But today, after being home for so long, Tong Huaqiong didn’t see her reporting, so she went looking for Gu Taohua everywhere.

Man Er had mysteriously told Tong Huaqiong that her niece and nephew were plotting to find her a new grandpa, shocking Tong Huaqiong enough to want to grab a stick and break these bad bamboos’ legs.

These mischievous kids were actually plotting to pair her with a man.

Tong Huaqiong went to the main house to find Gu Taohua, only to see her chatting with Gu Jingzhe, and she seemed genuinely mentioning the word "stepdad."

Tong Huaqiong demanded, "What are you two whispering about in here?"