Gu Dashu was beaten by Tong Huaqiong, begging for mercy repeatedly. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

"Mom, mom, you didn’t even figure out the situation before hitting me."

Tong Huaqiong stopped and sat in the chair, panting heavily, pointing at Gu Dashu and cursing: "You’ve upset your wife to this extent, and you say you don’t understand the situation? If you hadn’t caused trouble, would she be making such a fuss?"

Tong Huaqiong finished speaking and punched Gu Dashu a few more times.

She was infuriated before, and seeing Gu Dashu looking like a pig not afraid of boiling water when she entered, she wanted to hit him.

Gu Dashu’s first reaction after being beaten was the thought of worrying his old mother.

Thinking of his mother busy all day, and still having to mediate between the couple, Gu Dashu felt ashamed.

Gu Dashu said to Liu Yueer: "I already told you I didn’t do it, yet you wouldn’t believe me. You’ve made a fuss and summoned mom here in the middle of the night, disrupting her rest."

Tong Huaqiong picked up a pair of shoes from the floor and threw them at Gu Dashu, cursing: "You still have the nerve to blame your wife? If it weren’t for your dirty deeds, would she cry or make a fuss?"

Liu Yueer threw herself into Tong Huaqiong’s arms, sobbing.

The mother-in-law was truly protective of her.

She found her support.

Gu Dashu, with a look of being wronged, said: "Mom, I didn’t do any dirty deeds. Yueer is paranoid, but why don’t you believe me either?"

Gu Taohua said from the side: "What was Second Sister-in-law talking about, Miss Xian Xian from Tianxiang Building?"

Tong Huaqiong was curious too!

At the celebration banquet today, she, the owner, was too excited and drank a couple of extra glasses, not paying attention to Miss Xian Xian from Tianxiang Building when she left the restaurant.

Tong Huaqiong knew Tianxiang Building; it’s a landmark in Pearl Alley.

Luxurious carriages were parked at the entrance.

It was so eye-catching that from her first day here, Tong Huaqiong noticed Tianxiang Building.

Gu Dashu said: "I won’t hide it from you, I did go to Tianxiang Building once, but I went to promote our shop’s birthday cake. I thought since the girls at Baoyue Building in Yan Guan Town order cakes from our shop for their birthday parties to win their favor, then how much more so in the city? If we can negotiate business with Tianxiang Building, won’t we gain a regular big client?"

That was indeed an excellent reason to visit Tianxiang Building.

Tong Huaqiong’s sharp gaze was fixed on Gu Dashu, whose face bore a wronged expression.

It’s not that Tong Huaqiong was biased in favor of Gu Dashu, but she felt Gu Dashu wouldn’t deceive her with his filial heart.

Still, she wasn’t assured and asked, "Really?"

Seeing Tong Huaqiong consider it, Gu Dashu said: "Really, Manager He knows this too. Honestly, I didn’t even notice whether the girls there were round or flat."

Tong Huaqiong asked: "You didn’t have any ties with the girls at Tianxiang Building, so why did you look so indifferently defiant when I came in?"

Gu Dashu said hopelessly, "Mom, I was forced to do that. Yueer refuses to believe me, and no matter how I explain, she doesn’t listen. I got angry and decided to let her believe whatever she wants."

Liu Yueer’s sobbing voice resounded, "Gu Dashu, if you don’t have any thoughts, why did Miss Xian Xian tug your sleeve?"

Gu Dashu held his forehead, exasperatedly said: "I’ve said it so many times, yet you refuse to believe. We’ve been entangled over this all night. Mom, Miss Xian Xian is a good family’s girl, sold to Tianxiang Building since young. When I went to Tianxiang Building that day, I encountered someone pestering her, and I spoke a few words for her. That man claimed Xian Xian took ten taels of silver but wouldn’t accompany him for a drink. Seeing Xian Xian crying so pitifully, I repaid the ten taels of silver for her."

"I forgot about it, and haven’t entered Tianxiang Building a second time, nor met Xian Xian again. Tonight, for some reason, I ran into her at the restaurant entrance, she approached to thank me and tugged my sleeve..."

Turned out to be a hero saving a damsel in distress story.

But Tong Huaqiong found it hard to believe.

Though she sympathized with the girls of Tianxiang Building, how coincidental was it for Gu Dashu to see Xian Xian being harassed. Moreover, why extend gratitude that night on Taohua Dessert’s opening day?

It’s not that Tong Huaqiong was protective of her son.

Rather she had heard too many schemes enticing those from wealthy backgrounds into gambling, eventually losing everything.

Someone like Gu Dashu, who grew up in Qinghe Bay, wouldn’t have seen such indulgences. Such a country bumpkin second generation, with some money in hand, would be easily ensnared.

Gu Dashu was still explaining as Tong Huaqiong’s expression shifted unpredictably.

Liu Yueer wiped her eyes, cursed, "What a hero saving a beauty, Gu Dashu, I couldn’t bear spending ten taels to tug on a sleeve, yet you threw away ten taels so casually. Good family’s daughter? You must have something behind my back; how else would you know her affairs so well?"

Gu Dashu said: "I’ve told you, the madam of the shop told me. I’ve repeated it so many times yet you won’t believe, just keep making a fuss."

Liu Yueer wailing said, "Why can’t I make a fuss? You saved a woman of the night for no reason; who’d believe it but you? You’re just trying to make excuses, this whole story is fabricated. Gu Dashu, have you been true to me? True to our elopement?"

"Boo hoo hoo, I don’t want to live anymore; I’m worthless compared to a brothel girl, who you wouldn’t even spend ten taels on for me."

Annoyed by Liu Yueer’s crying, Gu Dashu angrily said: "Keep this up! Keep this up! I haven’t done anything, yet I’m wrongly named a brothel goer. If you won’t believe, then I’ll do it for real."

Tong Huaqiong’s face darkened, punching over.

"Gu Dashu, what crap are you talking, what do you mean you’ll go to show your wife? The doors of Tianxiang Building are wide open now; go for a stroll if you dare. Do you really think I won’t fix you like our pigs, turning you into a eunuch? We have Yaozu, so we’ll face no end."

Gu Dashu was shocked by Tong Huaqiong’s punch, how come neither his wife nor his mother believed him.

Gu Dashu was about to cry, miserably said: "Mom, why don’t you believe me either?"

Tong Huaqiong stopped her hand, said, "It’s not that I don’t believe you; it’s just that I’m angry at your foolishness, angry that you made your wife sad."

Gu Dashu was confused; he explained everything!

Liu Yueer didn’t believe him; how was that his fault?

Tong Huaqiong was so angry her chest hurt.

Liu Yueer and Gu Dashu, having been apart for so long, she was already worried Gu Dashu might develop some idea while in the city.

Having seen Liu Yueer these days, Gu Dashu probably never understood his wife’s feelings or handled the couple’s trust issues.

With the already paranoid Liu Yueer suddenly witnessing Miss Xian Xian pulling Gu Dashu’s sleeve, how could she not explode?

Even though Liu Yueer was the most beautiful of Qinghe Bay, in gentle demeanor or attire she couldn’t compare to the girls of Tianxiang Building.

Miss Xian Xian stung Liu Yueer, raising her suspicions; how could she not quarrel with Gu Dashu?

Gu Dashu should’ve comforted her, let her vent her anger, and then swear oaths, rather than adopting a "if you won’t listen to explanations, what can I do" attitude.

It’s not Gu Dashu acting heroically, spending ten taels to anger Liu Yueer; it’s Gu Dashu’s attitude that saddened Liu Yueer.