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

Chapter 90 Breaking the Habit of Eating Alone

Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua made a name for Taohua Desserts at Huang Yuanwai's mother's birthday party, which naturally pleased the whole family.

Besides Tong Huaqiong and Gu Taohua, the happiest person was Chen Sufen.

Her mother-in-law promised that once she finished preparing for Huang Yuanwai's mother's birthday celebration, she would allow her to take Gu Dahan and Man'er back to her parents' home.

Chen Sufeng cooked with light steps, not even letting Liu Yue'e help, feeling that her sister-in-law should rest after a busy day looking for a shop.

Gu Jingzhe then voluntarily went into the kitchen to help his sister-in-law cook. This scene caught the eye of Gu Dahan, who developed a more favorable impression of Gu Jingzhe's attitude.

Gu Jingzhe used to be waited on hand and foot, but now he knows how to help his family and takes the initiative to do chores.

The dinner was sumptuous.

Tong Huaqiong took out all the various kinds of meat that Master Huang had given her and put them all on the table at once.

The whole family enjoyed a hearty meal.

"How wonderful it would be if every day could be like this," Gu Dashu said longingly, his mouth full of burps as he ate.

"Mother said it will be realized soon." Gu Taohua kept the secret of the space to herself and was very confident that the Gu family would be able to eat meat every day.

Gu Dashu wholeheartedly agreed.

He and his wife only learned during their recent trip to town that peach blossom desserts had already gained popularity in the surrounding area.

If the shop opens, then sure to make a fortune every day.

"Mother, I will never be lazy again. I will definitely listen to you and live a good life." Gu Dashu said sincerely to Tong Huaqiong.

He was somewhat skeptical when Tong Huaqiong said she would lead everyone to a better life.

Now that they've tasted the sweetness of a good life, they're even more willing to follow in Tong Huaqiong's footsteps.

While looking for a shop in town, he lamented to his wife, Liu Yue'e, that his mother worked herself to the bone making and selling pastries every day, and he wanted to make a living too.

"Talk is not enough, you have to do it."

Tong Huaqiong was quite pleased with Gu Dashu's heartfelt assurance.

Gu Dashu nodded.

After the meal, Tong Huaqiong instructed Man'er to retrieve a basket of cherries brought from Master Huang's house from her spatial storage.

The cherries remained plump and juicy even after being left in the space for a day.

The bright red sheen is very appetizing.

When everyone saw the cherries, they thought Tong Huaqiong was going to use them to make desserts. When Tong Huaqiong ordered Gu Jingzhe to wash the cherries and let everyone eat them, the Gu family compound was filled with joy.

The Gu family doesn't often buy such fresh, seasonal fruits; even when they do, they usually end up in the stomachs of Gu Taohua and Gu Yaozu.

Tong Huaqiong has now set a new rule: no one in the Gu family can eat alone; if they want to eat, the whole family must eat together.

Of course, she added another condition: she was an exception, because she was the eldest in the family and the best at making money.

After eating the cherries, Tong Huaqiong began making pastries for her stall the next day.

Most of the pastries were baked by Chen Sufen during the day, but Tong Huaqiong needed to personally control the quality of the signature products such as taro paste pastry, so she instructed Chen Sufen to leave them for her to bake at night.

Gu Dashu and Liu Yue'e, a married couple, volunteered to go into the kitchen to help, and Gu Jingzhe also joined in tending the fire.

Liu Qiaoyun carried a basket of eggs to the Gu family's house and secretly clicked her tongue when she saw the kitchen bustling with activity.

Who would have thought that just two months ago, this whole bunch of Tong Dajiao's biological children from the Gu family did nothing but cause trouble every day?

The Gu family is indeed different now.

Under Aunt Tong's guidance, everything has taken on a new look.

She wants to spread the word to the villagers.

Chen Su-fen wanted to come in and help, but Tong Hua-qiong told her to go back to her room and rest early, because Chen Su-fen had to get up early the next day to go back to her parents' home.

After returning to her room, Chen Sufeng examined the gifts her mother-in-law, Tong Huaqiong, had bought for her family again and again, carefully unwrapping each one and then rewrapping them meticulously. She was overwhelmed with emotion.

He and Gu Dahan talked for half the night before finally falling asleep.

The next day, Tong Huaqiong got up early and found that Chen Sufen had already fed all the pigs, chickens, ducks and geese.

Tong Huaqiong couldn't help but sigh, "How come Chen Sufeng is like an AI, never getting tired? No matter who in the Gu family gets up earlier, Chen Sufeng is always ahead of them. Nobody knows when she got up."

Chen Sufen called out "Mother".

Tong Huaqiong carefully observed Chen Sufen and nodded to herself.

Chen Sufeng put on bright new clothes, applied powder and rouge to her face, styled her hair in a fashionable updo, and wore the new hairpin given to her by Tong Huaqiong. In addition, she had been enjoying a comfortable life and eating well these past few days, which made her face look fuller. She exuded an indescribable charm.

Chen Su-fen wasn't very old to begin with, but she used to always wear patched, drab old clothes, making her look like a sister to Tong Da-jiao. Now, after taking some time to recover and wearing new clothes, her beauty has truly blossomed.

"Am I dressed inappropriately?" Chen Sufen asked, scratching her head as her mother-in-law stared at her, feeling quite uncomfortable.

She learned this hairstyle from her sister-in-law, Gu Taohua, who said it was a popular style among married women in town.

She didn't originally want to dress like this, but her sister-in-law said the hairstyle suited her, and Da Han also said it looked good.

Since all women love beauty, she was no exception, so she got up early and dressed like this.

If she dressed like this in the past, her mother-in-law would have scolded her for being a slut and seducing people.

"Yes, it suits you very well, and looks great. This hairpin also complements you." Tong Huaqiong sincerely praised it, and then said, "You should dress up nicely. You're not that old, why wear such plain clothes every day?"

Chen Sufen blushed, but she was very happy.

"Mother, is it alright if I stay at my parents' house for one day?" Chen Sufen asked.

After speaking, she felt a little uneasy and lowered her head, not daring to look at her mother-in-law's reaction.

The wheat in the field is almost ripe. My mother-in-law runs a business in town and has so much work to do in the fields and at home, yet she took Dahan and Man'er and stayed overnight at her parents' house. I felt a little guilty towards my mother-in-law.

But she hadn't been back to her parents' home for several years, and she wanted to spend the night there.

She didn't dare to say it at first, but her mother-in-law had already lectured her, telling her not to hide things and make her mother-in-law guess, but to speak her mind directly.

She just said it directly.

“Fine, go ahead and do it if you want.” Tong Huaqiong said decisively.

“Don’t worry about the house, it won’t collapse. The second and third sons will do the work in the fields, and your sister-in-law will take care of the work in the yard. Yaozu can also gather pig feed,” Tong Huaqiong said.

Chen Sufen was grateful for her mother-in-law's understanding and righteousness.

After deciding to return from her parents' home, she stopped going anywhere and stayed home to work diligently.

With that thought in mind, Chen Sufen went to wake Man'er up.

She was worried that Man'er would get too hot as the sun rose higher, so it was better to set off earlier.

Looking at Chen Sufeng, who was radiating joy, Tong Huaqiong thought to herself that Chen Sufeng probably wouldn't be able to spend the night at her parents' home.

Gu Dahan borrowed a flatbed cart from Qin Qingyou's family, and Liu Yue'e, unusually, borrowed a donkey from her parents' home for her brother-in-law's family.

The eldest son and his wife filled a cart with the gifts they brought to Chen Sufeng's family, and then took Man'er to Chen Family Village.

Liu Yue'e was quite dissatisfied with the gifts her mother-in-law brought to the Chen family.

Gu Dashu, unusually reasonable, advised Liu Yue'e, "Your family lives in the same village, you can visit them whenever you want. Your sister-in-law hasn't visited her family for several years, so it's only right that you bring some gifts. Just wait, I'll help your family with the wheat harvest this year."

Liu Yue'e was then happy.

After seeing off the eldest branch of the Gu family to Chenjiazhuang, Tong Huaqiong took Gu Taohua to continue their stall.

After finishing her stall today, she plans to go to the wine shop that Gu Dashu mentioned in Rouge Lane to discuss renting the shop.

(End of this chapter)