The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 36: Possessed by a Little Rascal

Children forget easily.

Especially a child like Gu Yaozu who was once held dear by Tong Huaqiong. As soon as the crisis of being sent away was resolved, and Tong Huaqiong put on a smiling face for him again, the mischievous side of him immediately took over.

Seeing his grandmother favoring his cousin Man Er the entire day, he started feeling unhappy.

In the past, he would have definitely gotten the big piece of date cake, and Man Er wouldn’t have gotten even the crumbs.

Being accustomed to bullying Man Er, he felt no pressure at all when snatching the date cake from her hands.

Now, not only did he fail to snatch Man Er’s date cake, but his own date cake was also taken by Tong Huaqiong, and he got a beating from his mother.

Gu Yaozu’s grievances erupted completely, and he started wailing loudly.

While covering his face with his hands and crying, he peeked through his fingers to observe Tong Huaqiong’s reaction.

Tong Huaqiong completely ignored him and stuffed Yaozu’s date cake into her own mouth.

Gu Yaozu cried even louder.

Liu Yueer was full of heartache but didn’t dare to show it.

Chen Sufen, seeing Yaozu crying so sadly, started to smooth things over and said to Man Er, "Man Er, give your brother the date cake in your hand."

In the past, even if she was unwilling, Man Er would hand over the date cake to Yaozu, but now it’s different. She could feel that her grandmother was clearly on her side. With her grandmother backing her up, Yaozu no longer dared to bully her, and she certainly didn’t want to share her food with Yaozu.

But in front of her second aunt, she was a bit scared out of habit, so she turned her head to look at Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong remained calm, wanting to see how Man Er would react next.

Man Er shook her head at Chen Sufen.

Tong Huaqiong felt a bit relieved; she was worried that Man Er, after being bullied for so long, would turn into someone who didn’t dare to resist.

Chen Sufen felt slightly disappointed, thinking that after all, Man Er was a girl, while Yaozu was the boy in the family, and in every family, boys were more important.

Even though her mother-in-law favored Man Er these past few days, that didn’t mean Man Er should be inconsiderate.

It was because her mother-in-law favored Man Er that Man Er should be even more sensible.

Chen Sufen put away her smile and began to educate, saying, "Man Er, you’re the elder sister, you should let your brother have it."

Man Er had heard this too many times.

In the past, to avoid angering her grandmother and her second uncle and aunt, her mother would always ask her to give in to Yaozu.

Good food was for Yaozu, fun things were for Yaozu, and even when Yaozu bullied her, her mother asked her to endure.

Why should she? Man Er didn’t understand!

Now that her grandmother was better and on her side, why should she still give in to Yaozu?

Besides, she wasn’t in the wrong; Yaozu wanted to snatch her date cake, which caused this situation.

Man Er turned her head once more to look at Tong Huaqiong and firmly shook her head.

"Mom, I’m not wrong, I won’t give it up." Man Er said, holding the date cake close to her chest.

Yaozu cried even louder.

Chen Sufen became anxious and continued to gently persuade, "Man Er, look how sad your brother is crying. Give the date cake in your hand to your brother. Good girl, listen!"

"If you give the date cake to Yaozu, your mom will make something delicious for you later."

Liu Yueer glanced at Man Er, thinking that Chen Sufen was sensible.

Man Er was a girl, Yaozu was a son; Chen Sufen had weakened her body when she gave birth to Man Er, and it was uncertain whether she could have a son in the future. The family would rely on Yaozu in the future, and it wasn’t just about a date cake, everything in the family belonged to her son Yaozu.

It’s just that Man Er, this little girl, was too ungrateful. Relying on the fact that her grandmother spoiled her for a few days, she dared to compete with Yaozu for food.

Liu Yueer wasn’t in a hurry, she was just waiting, waiting for Man Er to hand over the date cake to Yaozu.

But Man Er disappointed Liu Yueer, she raised her head and said to Chen Sufen, "Mom, the date cake was given to me by grandma, I won’t give it to anyone else!"

Tong Huaqiong smiled, Man Er was indeed a capable person in her previous life. Even under Chen Sufen’s words and Liu Yueer’s stares, she didn’t back down. 𝓯𝙧𝙚𝒆𝙬𝙚𝒃𝙣𝙤𝒗𝓮𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Encouraged by Tong Huaqiong, Man Er continued to tell Chen Sufen, "Yaozu crying wasn’t my fault, he cried because he was beaten by Second Aunt for trying to snatch my things."

"It was wrong for Yaozu to try to steal my date cake. If nobody stops him, he might steal from others in the future too."

Man Er’s words left Chen Sufen speechless, and Liu Yueer couldn’t find the words to reprimand Man Er either.

"Grandma, do you think what Man Er said is right?" asked Man Er, taking a bite of her date cake, addressing Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong nodded with a smile and a face full of praise, "Man Er is right."

Then Tong Huaqiong turned to Chen Sufen, her face stern as she reprimanded, "Sufen, you’re not even as sensible as a child."

Chen Sufen’s heart trembled, she feared nothing more than her mother-in-law’s scolding!

"Mom, I..." Chen Sufen was a bit flustered.

She didn’t know where she went wrong just now.

Tong Huaqiong sighed; Chen Sufen was a pure-hearted ancient person, kind to the point of excess, and such a person would sacrifice the interests of her family, especially her children, to fulfill her sense of duty.

The Gu Family didn’t need such a duty, especially one that sacrificed girls.

She had to extinguish this sense of duty.

"Sufen, you just said that since Man Er is the elder sister, she should give in to Yaozu. That’s not right. If we are talking about age, I’m the oldest in the entire family; should I, an old lady, give in to you all?"

If mentioning gender equality, Chen Sufen, this pure ancient person, probably wouldn’t understand. So, she brought up age and likened it to herself.

Sure enough, as soon as Chen Sufen heard that her mother-in-law would have to give in to them, she panicked and hurriedly explained, "Mom, I didn’t mean that."

"I know you didn’t mean that," Tong Huaqiong interrupted Chen Sufang and said, "So from now on, don’t make Man Er give in to Yaozu just because she’s older."

Tong Huaqiong’s sharp eyes scanned from Chen Sufen to Liu Yueer.

She knew exactly what Liu Yueer was harboring. When Chen Sufen was reprimanding Man Er, Liu Yueer kept silent and didn’t express her stance, didn’t she also think that Man Er must give in to Yaozu?

Almost poking a hole through Liu Yueer with her gaze, she hurriedly expressed, "Elder Sister, what you said earlier sure was off. As an elder sister, Man Er should be respected by Yaozu instead."

Tong Huaqiong was satisfied with Liu Yueer’s statement, nodded, and said, "Yue Er finally said something right. It is said that the root of a family’s downfall is when the respect between elders and juniors is lost. The reason our Gu Family couldn’t prosper in the past was because you all were ruining it. You must not only say but also show with your actions, and teach Yaozu to respect Man Er in the future."

"If something like today happens again, don’t blame me for being unkind to Yaozu."

Liu Yueer quickly nodded.

"Also, Sufen, you’re Man Er’s mother. If Man Er suffers grievances, you must intervene. Earlier, you not only didn’t intervene but also persuaded Man Er to hand over the date cake willingly. If a mother lets her child suffer grievances, how can she expect others to seek justice for her? The reason Gu Dashu and Liu Yueer dare to let Yaozu bully Man Er is partly because you, as a mother, always tolerate and yield."

"Relying on one’s own tolerance in the hopes that others will find their conscience is wishful thinking. You have been able to endure so much; did Gu Dashu or Liu Yueer have a change of heart? Did Gu Taohua have a change of heart? I’m telling you, if anyone bullies Man Er in the future, you should beat them up. Let’s see if they dare."

Liu Yueer: "..."

Wait, who is Gu Yaozu’s real grandchild after all?

Gu Taohua: "..."

What does this have to do with me? Why drag me into it?

Chen Sufen was bewildered, for she believed that tolerating everything would bring temporary peace, yet her mother-in-law said that Man Er’s past grievances also had to do with her tolerance.

She really needed to think this through.

"Mom, I’ll remember what you said." Chen Sufen replied.

Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "You should learn from Liu Yueer; though Liu Yueer may be domineering, she protects her own children at all costs."

"And Man Er is right; if Yaozu can snatch a piece of cake from Man Er today, tomorrow he could snatch an entire cow from someone else. Over time, he’ll end up in prison. Liu Yueer, it’s not wrong for you to protect Yaozu, but while protecting him, you can’t just indulge his mistakes. If you continue this indulgence, even if I keep him at home for now, you will inevitably lose this son in the future."

Liu Yueer broke out in a cold sweat, recalling her mother-in-law’s dream of Yaozu being executed.

She still wanted her son to be there to offer incense; if Yaozu really went astray and couldn’t be brought back, how could she, as a mother, rest in peace even as a ghost?

Before Liu Yueer could think it through, Tong Huaqiong continued to berate.

"Yaozu is screaming with his mouth wide open, my head is throbbing; are you going to do anything about it? If not, let the Housekeeper He handle him tomorrow."

"If you don’t handle it, your son will end up having his manhood snipped off, how can he be Yaozu then without his manhood?"