The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 50 Emotions are not affected by feelings
"Hey Peach Blossom Girl, is there any pastry left?"

Gu Taohua was feeling sad when she saw someone coming to buy pastries. She hid her disappointment and greeted them with a smile.

"Yes, this will be sold out very quickly. Luckily you came at the right time. There are still some left. If you want them all, I'll give you a discount," Gu Taohua said.

"Sure. By the way, I wanted to ask if chestnut pastries, jujube paste pastries, and coconut pastries will be available tomorrow?" the other person asked.

"Yes, yes, brother, if you want to eat, come early tomorrow."

Gu Taohua quickly wrapped up the pastries, took the money, and asked, "Brother, how did you know my name is Taohua?"

The other person said, "Now the whole town of Yanguan is talking about how delicious Peach Blossom Desserts are. I saw that you were the only young girl at your stall, so I guessed that your name must be Peach Blossom."

The man was initially quite disappointed to see Peach Blossom's plump figure; he had imagined her to be a slender, delicate beauty, as tender and pink as a peach blossom.

However, Tao Hua's smiling face and cheerful smile immediately won him over. He felt that the girl's smile carried the brightness of spring, and the pastries were indeed delicious, which made him feel that his trip had not been in vain.

Gu Taohua smiled; she had indeed become famous throughout the town.

Now everyone in the town knows her name is Peach Blossom.

"Then remember to come early tomorrow, big brother!" Gu Taohua said excitedly.

"Alright, I'll remember you, Peach Blossom Girl." The other person had already walked a few steps away, waving her fan and smiling as she turned back.

Tong Huaqiong witnessed the whole thing, a smile playing on her lips.

Indeed, Gu Taohua was more sensible than she had expected; it was quite remarkable that she was so young and her emotions were not affected by feelings.

No wonder she's so fat; it turns out she's just easygoing and carefree.

If Tong Dajiao had been mindful of her in her past life, she wouldn't have ended up with Fan Tong, been controlled by him, and ultimately burned to death.

"Mom, we've sold out of pastries again today."

Looking at the empty stall, Gu Taohua's gloom from the argument between Fan Tong and her mother vanished, and her tone became lighthearted.

"Let's count how much money we made today." Tong Huaqiong was equally pleased.

"Twenty-seven taels of silver. Mother, we've earned a full twenty-seven taels of silver this time."

Gu Taohua's hands trembled as she excitedly counted the money.

I counted twice in a row, afraid of making a mistake.

“Mother, there’s no mistake, it really is twenty-seven taels.” Gu Taohua raised her eyes to look at Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong patted the thirty taels she had earned from Master Huang that morning and said, "Adding the deposit from Master Huang this morning, it's a total of fifty-seven taels."

Gu Taohua was absolutely overjoyed.

Fifty-seven taels of silver!
Gu Taohua had never seen so much silver before, and she was largely responsible for it.

At this moment, Gu Taohua wanted to go back to Qinghewan Village and show off that she had made money, so that the other girls would be extremely envious.

It's not that the other girls in the village don't earn money, but they mainly earn money by embroidering handkerchiefs and making knots to sell to embroidery workshops in town. At most, they earn a dozen or so coins at a time, and they can't earn more than a few taels of silver a year.

Many people mocked her behind her back, saying she couldn't lift a needle and only knew how to eat and sleep.

Now she can finally hold her head high. She may not be able to lift a needle, but that doesn't stop her from making a lot of money.

"Mom, let me put this money away for you."

Gu Taohua handed the silver to Tong Huaqiong, who took out one tael of silver and handed it to Gu Taohua, saying, "This is your pocket money. Buy whatever you want."

Gu Taohua's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Really? Mother, can I really take the money myself?"

Even though her mother loved her dearly before, she never gave her pocket money, because she was a girl and didn't need to take money, and the family didn't lack food or drink for her.

Even when she came to town to go shopping, her two older brothers accompanied her, with the older brother holding the money.

Although her two brothers would pay for her purchases without hesitation, it was never as satisfying as having the money herself.

“Not only this time, but I will also give you pocket money every month from now on,” Tong Huaqiong said.

Gu Taohua was even happier to hear this. If she had pocket money every month, she could save up to buy jewelry, cosmetics, and dress up beautifully.

She dressed up just like the maid she had seen at Master Huang's house today. "Mother, I'm hungry, let's go eat," Gu Taohua said coquettishly, clutching her rumbling stomach.

"Okay, let's go eat," Tong Huaqiong said.

The mother and daughter ate a quick bite of the two steamed buns they brought from home for lunch.

I didn't feel it when I was standing and attracting customers, but now that I've relaxed, I feel really hungry, my internal organs are starving.

Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua carefully packed up their stall and went to a nearby snack street to eat wontons.

Gu Taohua only ordered two bowls, one for herself and one for Tong Huaqiong, and didn't ask for anything else, which surprised Tong Huaqiong slightly.

Normally, four bowls of wontons wouldn't be enough for Gu Taohua.

"Mother, I need to lose weight. The same pink dress looks so beautiful on the maids of the Huang family, but on me I look like I'm wrapped in a blanket on a stone block." Gu Taohua said as she stuffed a wonton into her mouth.

Besides, seeing Fan Tong today, and realizing she was two sizes bigger than him, only strengthened her resolve to lose weight.

Tong Huaqiong fully supports Gu Taohua's decision to lose weight. It's normal for a young girl to want to look good, and even for the sake of her health, Gu Taohua should lose some weight.

As soon as Tong Huaqiong picked up her chopsticks, Gu Taohua finished her bowl and stared longingly at Tong Huaqiong's bowl.

"Here, have some." Tong Huaqiong sighed and waved for another bowl.

"Mother, I'll eat then." Gu Taohua picked up her chopsticks again.

One second they're determined to lose weight, the next they've given up.

However, Gu Taohua has improved compared to before. She used to be able to eat four bowls, but now she only eats two.

After filling her stomach, just like last time, Tong Huaqiong went on a shopping spree.

I bought baking ingredients such as sugar, flour, various dried fruits, red dates, and eggs. I also bought five pounds of mutton, three roast chickens, and two fish, preparing for a big feast tonight.

The mother and daughter returned home laden with their purchases and put them in the car where Grandpa Xu had parked.

The bus was already half full, so Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua climbed on and sat in the seats on the side.

Grandpa Xu went to buy pickles for his family, so everyone sat in the car chatting and laughing, waiting for Grandpa Xu to return so the car would be full before setting off.

"Aunt Tong, is Peach Blossom Dessert your and Peach Blossom Girl's pastry stall? It's all over town, saying that the pastries at Peach Blossom Dessert are both beautiful and delicious. I think Peach Blossom Dessert must be named after Peach Blossom Girl," Liu Qiaoyun asked with a smile.

Tong Huaqiong nodded and smiled, "That's right, the peach blossom dessert is indeed ours."

"Judging from Aunt Tong's happy face, business must be booming. She must have sold out by now, right?" Liu Qiaoyun asked enviously.

"That's right, they're all sold out." Tong Huaqiong made no attempt to hide it.

“I’ll buy some to try next time. The people I work with bought your jujube cake and said it’s even better than Su Shi Yuan’s,” Liu Qiaoyun said.

Tong Huaqiong smiled and said, "You'll know once you try it next time."

They neither admit that their pastries are better than those of Su Shi Yuan, nor do they deny that they are better; their main selling point is a vague concept.

But the more it's like this, the more curious people become.

Sure enough, the other passengers on the bus looked at Tong Huaqiong with surprise.

Widow Tong has such good skills? It must be just an exaggeration.

Su Shi Yuan is the number one pastry shop in Yan Guan Town.

But thinking about the delicious aroma that has filled the village every night these past few days, I'm starting to believe in Tong Huaqiong's culinary skills again.

Tong Huaqiong sat calmly. Instead of being curious about whether her pastries were good or not, she thought she might as well buy some and try them. She wouldn't mind giving her a discount since they were from the same village.

“Mother, aren’t those my second and third brothers?” Gu Taohua pointed to the street and said.

Following the direction Gu Taohua pointed, Tong Huaqiong saw Gu Dashu and Gu Jingzhe pulling a flatbed cart through the crowd.

The little boar, its four hooves bound, lay obediently on the flatbed, looking more docile and docile than during the day; it had probably been castrated.

(End of this chapter)