The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 322: When Pretend Becomes Real

When the Gu Family was in chaos, the Lu Family’s driver took the opportunity to drive away in the carriage.

Just as he reached the village entrance, he was chased back home.

"Master Tong, I still have to stay at your place for a few days. There are officers guarding the entrance, saying we can only leave the village after they’ve finished searching the Yan Guan Town area."

The Lu Family’s driver hung his head in despair, carrying grass to feed the horse.

What kind of situation is this, picking up both a bloody person and a child on the road?

First, these two were suspected of being remnants of rebels, and now that child has become the Gu Family’s illegitimate son. We thought the danger was over, yet the officers at the entrance refused to leave.

He was initially happy, having prepared a bunch of excuses, but no one asked him anything.

If these two’s identities are discovered, I will die alongside the Gu Family.

Chen Sufen regained consciousness in the evening.

Gu Dahuan looked delighted and said, "Sufen, you’re awake."

Chen Sufen looked bewildered.

Wasn’t she acting?

How did she faint while acting?

By the time she opened her eyes, it was almost dark. She worried whether her acting was convincing.

"Mother," Man Er called out.

Chen Sufen turned to look at Man Er and saw Xiao Long sitting beside her. Chen Sufen felt reassured.

"What happened to me?" Chen Sufen asked.

Tong Huaqiong entered and said, "Sufen, the doctor said you’re pregnant."

Although Chen Sufen’s face looked pale, she didn’t appear weak when talking.

She was just exhausted these days, and after today’s excitement, she fainted.

Hearing she was pregnant, Chen Sufen felt both surprised and happy.

Since giving birth to Man Er, her belly had been silent, and she had given up hope of having another child.

Now she unexpectedly got pregnant again.

Before going to the provincial city, she felt lazy physically and thought it was due to making pastries, never considering it could be pregnancy.

Chen Sufen gazed at Man Er and Xiao Long beside her.

The motherly tenderness on her face almost overflowed.

She touched Xiao Long’s head and said, "It’s indeed this child that brought it."

Gu Dahuan dared not agree.

At this moment, Gu Dahuan didn’t know what attitude to have towards Xiao Long.

The arrival of this child had ruined his reputation.

Now, everyone in Qinghe Bay probably discussed him behind his back; he was ashamed to face anyone.

Although all of this was acting, who other than the Gu Family knew it was fake?

Xiao Long sweetly called Chen Sufen "mother," and Chen Sufen nodded.

Gu Dahuan: "..."

What was up with this Xiao Long, why was he still pretending to be real?

Gu Dahuan didn’t want a son like Xiao Long.

No matter if Chen Sufen was pregnant or not, or if the baby was still a daughter, Gu Dahuan didn’t care; he didn’t want a son that brought trouble to the Gu Family and himself.

Gu Dahuan said with a stern face, "Don’t call randomly; who’s your mother?"

Xiao Long smiled at Gu Dahuan and said, "Father."

Gu Dahuan: "..."

Gu Dahuan wondered how he got tangled up in this.

If Second Brother were home, maybe this illegitimate son would be his, as Gu Dashu was always seen as carefree, having an illegitimate son wouldn’t destroy his image, at most getting a beating from the Liu Family.

But since Second Brother wasn’t home, neither Gu Jingzhe nor Gu Taohua could bear the title of an illegitimate child, right?

Only he could take it.

Gu Dahuan felt deeply aggrieved.

Gu Dahuan coldly faced Xiao Long.

Tong Huaqiong watched everything unfold, her lips twitching.

The child adapted to circumstances, no wonder in a past life, even after falling to commoner status, he still rose to the top.

There’s no choice but to accept this child.

When the child ascended the throne, he exacted revenge, wiping out the ministers who opposed him making Man Er the empress. Tong Huaqiong thought she had to treat him better, otherwise, if she offended this vengeful child, she wouldn’t fare well.

After all, in the previous life’s setting, this child and Man Er were the main characters of this world.

With a single wave from the main characters, everything could turn to ashes.

Though this era for Tong Huaqiong was barely better than hell, she still wished to live on, to embrace the light.

So, to safeguard the main characters, Tong Huaqiong tried her best.

Tong Huaqiong and Chen Sufen exchanged a glance, and the unspoken understanding between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law was clear.

Chen Sufen sacrificed herself today, and Tong Huaqiong naturally wouldn’t treat her poorly.

Without her coordination, Xiao Long would have been helpless alone.

Thanks to Chen Sufen’s decisive actions, they saved Xiao Long and Su Chengmin and removed Tong Huaqiong and others from the situation.

Man Er patted Xiao Long’s head and said, "You will call me Sister Man Er just like Yaozu."

Xiao Long crisply called out, "Sister Man Er."

Chen Sufen sat up, holding Xiao Long and Man Er, saying, "You are siblings now."

Chen Sufen had already considered Xiao Long as her son.

Especially thinking about so many officers today and Xiao Long being without parents, she felt a deep pity for him.

Gu Dahuan asked Chen Sufen, "Man Er’s mother, are you still uncomfortable now?"

Chen Sufen shook her head and said, "No discomfort."

Gu Dahuan asked again, "Do you want to eat anything?"

Chen Sufen thought for a moment and said, "I want to eat fragrant fried noodles."

Gu Dahuan quickly stood up and went to the kitchen.

Tong Huaqiong stood at the door of the main room and said to Chen Sufen, "The child is back now, don’t think too much. Having another child is good, and you should keep an open mind."

"This child is part of the Gu bloodline; I won’t let him wander outside. Otherwise, when I die, how could I face the old man? So it’s better if you accept, whether you want to or not."

Tong Huaqiong heard from the Lu Family’s driver that the officers at the village entrance hadn’t left.

She suspected officers lurked among the trees and walls near their courtyard, listening for news.

With something risky, cautiousness is never wrong.

"Sufen, I’ve seen your hard work for this family; rest assured, this child won’t surpass your child."

Tong Huaqiong felt somewhat exhausted, not knowing when this drama would end.

She only prayed the search throughout Yan Guan Town would end quickly.

Chen Sufen’s pregnancy was initially a joyous event, the family should celebrate.

Now, no one was in the mood.

...

"Mother, he’s burned with fever, what should we do?" Gu Jingzhe walked out of the room and said.

Gu Jingzhe was naturally referring to Su Chengmin.

Su Chengmin had been dragged to the ground by officers, his injuries hadn’t healed, the cold wind hit him, and he had a fever again.

Tong Huaqiong gritted her teeth and said, "Increase the dosage of anti-inflammatory medicine."

That’s all they could do.

This was certainly better than the officers discovering him and executing him.

Tong Huaqiong followed Gu Jingzhe into the room, and together they administered the medicine to him.

"I wonder if he’ll wake up," Tong Huaqiong said.

Regarding Su Chengmin, there was no memory of him in Master Tong’s mind.

According to Tong Huaqiong’s guess, Su Chengmin in the last life had died while protecting Xiao Long.

Given the knife wound on his head, arrow wound on his leg, and the current fever, in the previous life without anti-inflammatory or fever-reducing medicine, he likely couldn’t withstand it.

Thinking of Su Chengmin’s death in the past life, Tong Huaqiong couldn’t help but feel sympathy for this sixteen or seventeen-year-old youth.