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

Chapter 59 Thanks
Gu Dashu wanted to invite a doctor to examine Lu Zhaoyang, but Tong Huaqiong stopped him.

Judging from Lu Zhaoyang's physical condition, being bedridden for so long has naturally weakened him, and the doctor can't find the cause of his illness; he can't be cured simply by taking medicine.

What he should do is avoid all wheat flour products, increase his exercise, and eat more meat to supplement his nutrition.

Treatment that doesn't address the root cause will only make the condition worse.

After settling Lu Zhaoyang in, Tong Huaqiong went to the kitchen.

Chen Sufeng and Gu Dahan were reunited after a long separation, and the three of them talked inside the house.

Liu Yue'e took on the main responsibility of cooking. Usually, Chen Sufeng did the cooking, but Liu Yue'e only started to go into the kitchen to help out these days under the pressure from Tong Huaqiong.

At this moment, she was busy running around in the kitchen, chopping cabbage and rinsing rice, and had no idea how to prepare dinner.

Seeing Tong Huaqiong walk into the kitchen, he felt like he had found a savior and asked, "Mother, where is my sister-in-law? What should we do for dinner?"

Tong Huaqiong rolled her eyes at Liu Yue'e and scolded, "You're usually so lazy, you just wander into other people's houses and chat without even lifting your butt. If you used that time to chat at home, you wouldn't be so bad at not even knowing how to cook. I work hard every day to earn money, and I have to come home and manage the kitchen?"

"Are you missing a hand, a foot, or a brain? Don't you know you usually learn from your sister-in-law? Starting tomorrow, you'll be in charge of the kitchen, and your sister-in-law will only be in charge of making pastries."

Liu Yue'e shrank back and dared not move after being scolded.

"Take out the mutton, tofu, and fish I bought, along with roast chicken and braised dishes, and two plates of stir-fried vegetables. For the main course, let's have rice porridge, make it a little thick, but don't use flour to thicken it. And don't serve the pancakes."

While scolding Liu Yue'e, Tong Huaqiong arranged dinner, and specifically emphasized that no noodles should be included.

"During the Great Heat, you better get out here and cook with your wife. What are you doing cooped up inside?"

Gu Dashu was taking care of Lu Zhaoyang. He thought that Lu Zhaoyang was, after all, a rich young master, and it was definitely not wrong for him to get close to him.

Tong Huaqiong cursed Gu Dashu out.

During the Great Heat, Gu went to wash mutton, vegetables, and fish.

"Aunt Tong is so fierce," Lu Zhaozhao said to Gu Taohua.

"This is still considered good; my mother would even beat people with a stick," Gu Taohua said, indicating that she was already used to it.

"It has a very homey feel to it. I really envy the atmosphere in your home," Lu Zhaozhao said.

Looking at Lu Zhaozhao's longing expression, Gu Taohua thought that Lu Zhaozhao must be out of her mind to envy the Gu family's life.

"What's so enviable about our family's life?" Gu Taohua shrugged and said.

What's so great about the Gu family's life? They can't even afford two nice outfits a year. When their mother gets angry, the whole house is in chaos. And now they have to work hard to earn money for the whole family.

The Lu family is clearly very wealthy and powerful. If one of the beads on Lu Zhaozhao's head were removed, it would probably be enough for the Gu family to eat for a year.

She really couldn't understand what reason Lu Zhaozhao had to envy the Gu family.

If she and Gu Taohua were to switch lives, she would definitely rush to the Lu family without looking back.

"I envy you for having a mother."

Lu Zhaozhao's eyes reddened; she lost her parents when she was still an infant.

Gu Taohua asked, "Don't you have a mother?"

Lu Zhaozhao shook her head and said softly, "I have neither a father nor a mother."

Gu Taohua said with a look of sympathy, "Then I'm a little better off than you. I don't have a father, but I have a mother."

Lu Zhaozhao: "."

Gu Taohua comforted Lu Zhaozhao, saying, "You're not the worst off. At least you're doing alright. The worst off are people like my older brother and sister, with both a father and a stepmother. Life is truly miserable with a stepmother. You didn't see how my mother treated my older brother and sister."

Lu Zhaozhao: "."

Is Gu Taohua trying to comfort people?
When Tong Huaqiong came out of the kitchen and heard this, she thought to herself, "That idiot Gu Taohua has revealed all my secrets."

Chen Sufen exchanged a few pleasantries with Gu Dahan in the room, and when she heard Tong Huaqiong scolding Liu Yue'e, she hurriedly came out.

We have guests at home tonight, and they are Gu Dahan's employers. Liu Yue'e isn't very good at cooking, so she can't let her mother-in-law and sister-in-law do it, since they've been working hard all day.

"Sister-in-law, let me cook," Chen Sufeng said, taking the kitchen knife from Liu Yue'e as she entered the kitchen.

"Su-Fen, just spoil her. We have guests at home today, so I can't say anything. I already said that starting tomorrow, Yue-E will be in charge of the kitchen," Tong Hua-Qiong said to Chen Su-Fen.

Chen Sufeng smiled and said, "But it's not tomorrow yet, is it?"

As they were talking, someone outside called out loudly for Aunt Tong. Then two people came in: Liu Qiaoyun and her husband, Qin Qingyou.

Qin Qingyou was carrying two bags of flour, while Liu Qiaoyun was carrying a basket of eggs.

"Auntie, Peach Blossom, I've brought your flour," Liu Qiaoyun said, then pointed to the basket in her hand and said to Tong Huaqiong, "My mother-in-law asked me to bring this, saying it's for Peach Blossom to nourish herself."

Tong Huaqiong's lips twitched. What's the point of supplementing Tao Hua's body? If she keeps doing that, she'll turn into two stone pillars.

But she also knew that the eggs were a thank-you gift from Granny Qin.

Granny Qin is really generous, giving me such a basket of eggs.

This also shows that Granny Qin treated her daughter-in-law very well. Not to mention this era, even in her previous life, some mothers-in-law would condemn their daughters-in-law as soon as they learned that their daughters-in-law were being harassed.

Tong Huaqiong developed a liking for Granny Qin.

Since the eggs were a thank you gift, she didn't refuse them, as she needed a lot of eggs to make pastries.

Qin Qingyou delivered two bags of flour and eggs to the kitchen, and after coming out of the kitchen, he felt like kowtowing to Tong Huaqiong.

"Aunt Tong, Qiaoyun told me everything that happened today. Thank you and Peach Blossom Girl," Qin Qingyou said, his eyes red.

"Don't mention it. Xu Sisi is a scourge on our village. Anyone who encounters this would want to smash his brains in." Tong Huaqiong said.

That's not enough; sooner or later, Xu Si will fall into her hands.

Qin Qingyou looked at Tong Huaqiong with gratitude.

The villagers all said that Aunt Tong was domineering and unreasonable, so to avoid unnecessary trouble, he almost never had any contact with the Gu family.

This was his first time stepping into the Gu family home.

His wife's actions today revealed that Aunt Tong may have a bad temper, but she has a kind heart. This shows that his previous perception of Aunt Tong was wrong.

"It's also because I'm too weak. I should have gone to the Xu family and made a scene." Qin Qingyou said with resentment, then sighed helplessly, "But I'm all alone in my family, so I can't help but overthink things."

Tong Huaqiong expressed her understanding of Qin Qingyou's concerns and gritted her teeth, saying, "Just wait and see, that bastard Xu Si will get his comeuppance sooner or later."

Especially in this era, the countryside is a barbaric place where might makes right.

The one with the most powerful fists is the one with the most sons. Xu Si's family had four fierce brothers, while the Qin family only had one son, Qin Qingyou.

Two hands can't fight four fists, so even if his wife is being harassed, he can only endure it.

But Xu Si, that beast, has to be eliminated sooner or later. Tong Huaqiong thought about how he deliberately bumped into Chen Sufen's butt that day, and who knows what else he might do in the future.

Today's events have already created enmity with the Xu family, and given Granny Yan's nature, she definitely won't swallow this insult.

She and the Xu family will inevitably have a fierce battle sooner or later.

Tong Huaqiong must get rid of Xu Si.

Qin Qingyou and Liu Qiaoyun chatted for a while longer before Qin Qingyou took his leave.

"Do you have any eggs left? If you have any extra, sell them to me. I'll take as many as you have," Tong Huaqiong said to Qin Qingyou and Liu Qiaoyun.

The pastries require a lot of eggs, and Tong Huaqiong plans to buy them from the village.

Let's start with the Qin family.

Qin Qingyou was still unsure of Tong Huaqiong's intentions, but Liu Qiaoyun was, and said with delight, "Yes, yes, I have more than a dozen hens at home. I'll bring all the eggs to Aunt Tong from now on."

Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "I won't let you down; I'll pay you the market price."

Liu Qiaoyun was even happier, because this way she wouldn't have to go to town to sell eggs.

After what happened with Xu Si, she no longer planned to work at the embroidery workshop in town, but what worried her was that the eggs produced at home still needed to be sold in town.

Because her mother-in-law had bound feet, she couldn't travel far. Her husband was busy with the work in the fields, so the task of selling eggs fell to her.

Aunt Tong accepted their eggs; that's wonderful!

Qin Qingyou realized what was happening and said to Tong Huaqiong before leaving, "I saw today that the wheat field at the foot of the mountain near Aunt Tong's house needs watering. I'll water it when I water my field tomorrow."

Before Tong Huaqiong could refuse, he pulled Liu Qiaoyun away from the Gu family.

(End of this chapter)