The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 53: Dealing with the Stinking Rascal

Xu Si stared in surprise at Tong Huaqiong. Widow Tong was really domineering, she had gotten off the vehicle but still wanted to hold onto the seat.

Tong Huaqiong channeled the spirit of Tong Dajiao’s aggression and fiercely said to Xu Si, "This seat belongs to my Taohua, get up!"

"Sister Tong..."

Yan Pozi no longer looked at Liu Qiaoyun with disdain, but instead gazed pleadingly at Tong Huaqiong.

It was truly because of the tactics Gu Taohua used against Xu Si in the morning that left her deeply concerned.

"Who the hell considers you a sister? Don’t randomly call out." Tong Huaqiong scolded Yan Pozi.

In the morning, she was still calling her Widow Tong. Now she was claiming sisterhood.

"Right, my mom paid for it. Even if I don’t sit, the seat is still mine."

"No one can sit in my seat!"

Gu Taohua was just busy arguing with Gu Dashi, not noticing Xu Si’s actions towards Liu Qiaoyun. She thought Tong Huaqiong was using the morning incident and her two sons’ support to intentionally cause trouble for Xu Si.

In any case, she was happy to see it happen. She had already offended Xu Si that morning and wouldn’t mind doing it again.

"Xu Si, get up, don’t sit in my sister’s seat. With so much shit on your ass, you’re dirtying my sister’s seat, how dare you!" Gu Dashi spoke harshly.

"How disgusting. Xu Si, get up! Are you going to get up yourself, or should I help you?" Gu Taohua said with a sly smile.

She bent down, ready to lift Xu Si with her chubby hands.

Xu Si lay on the edge of the vehicle, still haunted by the shadow of being fed to wild dogs, and was nearly scared to death when he saw Gu Taohua’s outstretched hands.

This freaking person is a demon.

With Gu Dashi and Gu Jingzhe, even with his three brothers at home, he couldn’t put out the fire!

"I’ll... I’ll get up myself..."

Xu Si said in a lowered voice and bounced up like a spring.

But there were too many people in the vehicle, and after looking around for a long time, he didn’t find an empty seat.

Gu Taohua picked him up and tossed him off the vehicle.

Xu Si slipped and fell to the ground.

Tong Huaqiong took the opportunity to place two bags of flour in Xu Si’s just-vacated seat and said viciously to Liu Qiaoyun, "Liu Qiaoyun, do you forget you owe me ten coins? I’m not going to make you pay, but watch these two bags of flour. If anything goes wrong, I’ll smash your family’s pot."

"Besides the flour, Sister Qiaoyun, no one else can sit. If I find out otherwise, I’ll cut your hair." Gu Taohua said with a fierce expression.

Liu Qiaoyun looked at Tong Huaqiong and then at Gu Taohua, her eyes turning red. She held the flour bags tightly, saying in a tearful tone, "I will definitely watch them well."

"No one can take my sister’s seat." Gu Dashi glared at the people in the vehicle with a slightly threatening look.

"Sister Qiaoyun owes my mom ten coins. Until the flour safely arrives at Qinghe Bay, she’s my mom’s employee. If anyone insults or bullies her, they’re insulting or bullying my mom. I’m no longer studying, so I don’t care about my future. If anyone bullies my mom, I’ll be the first not to let it go."

The cunning genius Gu Jingzhe had already perceived that his mom was standing up for Liu Qiaoyun. He also knew Yan Pozi wasn’t easy to deal with and feared Yan Pozi would bully Liu Qiaoyun on the road, so he preemptively issued a harsh warning.

Yan Pozi nearly bit down on her silver teeth in anger!

At this point, everyone realized what was happening.

Widow Tong was standing up for Liu Qiaoyun.

But usually, the Qin Family and the Gu Family didn’t have much interaction. Liu Qiaoyun’s mother-in-law, Aunt Qin, usually despised Widow Tong the most.

Every time Widow Tong bullied her eldest daughter-in-law, Chen Sufen, Aunt Qin couldn’t help but chastise Widow Tong.

Tong Huaqiong’s image as a bully began to slightly crumble in the minds of the people.

"Lao Xu, you’re here, I was just about to tell you. My son pulled the cart to take me, so I won’t take your vehicle today. But I have too many things; I’ll put two bags of flour on your vehicle and pay you a fare for a person’s seat."

Tong Huaqiong turned and saw Mr. Xu had returned and was untying the cow, so she spoke while taking out money to give to Mr. Xu.

Mr. Xu had witnessed the entire scene of the Gu Family bullying Xu Si and knew exactly what was going on.

That damned Xu Si deserved to be thrown off the vehicle.

If not, he would have turned into an animal on the vehicle, and with Liu Qiaoyun being a delicate little wife, if she sought death, as a carter, wouldn’t he also be responsible?

Thinking this, Mr. Xu waved his hand and said, "Dashi’s mom, it’s just two bags of flour, no need for money. We’re all from the same village."

He firmly refused.

Tong Huaqiong didn’t insist and laughed, "Thanks then, I’ll send you two pieces of cake tomorrow to try."

Mr. Xu chuckled.

The cakes from Widow Tong were delicious beyond imagination; he had long wanted to try them.

...

Tong Huaqiong climbed back onto the cart with Gu Taohua, sitting together with the pigs.

She really didn’t want to stand up for her, but if she didn’t care, she wouldn’t be able to get over it in her heart. Consider it a repayment for the egg pancakes Aunt Qin gave to Chen Sufen, which ended up in her stomach anyway.

Gu Dashi and Gu Jingzhe, full of energy, cooperated seamlessly to steadily push and pull the cart towards Qinghe Bay.

From Yan Guan Town to Qinghe Bay, taking a shortcut required passing through a forest.

The forest was lush in early summer, rumored to be frequented by wild animals. Usually, people from Qinghe Bay were too afraid to take the shortcut on their trips to town.

Gu Dashi, pulling the cart, decided to take the shortcut. Dragging along his mom and sister had exhausted him to the limit, so the shortcut would significantly shorten the journey.

The cart moved into the dense forest and was blocked.

What blocked their way was a well-sealed carriage.

From the carriage came intermittent sobbing.

"What’s going on?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

"I’ll go check." Gu Jingzhe said.

Watching the twilight merge in the forest, Tong Huaqiong felt a surge of joy in her heart.

In her previous life, the major heroine web novels she read often began with the main character starting their ascent after encountering a benefactor in distress.

Could it be she was starting her own story now?

If so, that’s great!

She just didn’t know which benefactor was ahead.

Soon, Gu Jingzhe returned, accompanied by a weathered man.

Tong Huaqiong hadn’t figured out what was happening yet when the weathered man called out "Mom" standing beside her.

Who was this?

"Mom, I didn’t expect to meet my older brother here." Gu Jingzhe said.

Oh, it was her stepson Gu Dahuan.

No wonder he called her mom.

"Dahuan, what’s going on up ahead?" Tong Huaqiong didn’t engage in pleasantries with Gu Dahuan, instead asking directly.

Gu Dahuan had gone to work for a big family in the city, so that meant the carriage up ahead might belong to a member of a wealthy family.

Tong Huaqiong felt a vague excitement.

Was this the turning point for her ascent?

"The young master of the Lu Family is having trouble breathing..."

Gu Dahuan didn’t beat around the bush, giving a brief explanation of the situation with the carriage’s owner.

As a carter for the Lu Family, Gu Dahuan was accompanying the young master and young lady of the Lu Family to visit relatives, and on the way back through the forest, the young master, who already had poor health, suddenly got worse.

Since they came across them, they definitely had to show some concern.

Tong Huaqiong was still hoping to gain some opportunity from the Lu Family.

"Let’s go see if we can help with anything."

Tong Huaqiong got off the cart, and with her big feet, she quickly ran to the Lu Family carriage.

Pulling open the curtain with a swish, she was met with a pair of eyes sparkling like cold stars, followed by memories from her previous life as Tong Dajiao flooding into Tong Huaqiong’s mind.