Chapter 276: The Past Incident (2)
Since then, everyone suffered more from illness and injury, and even the survival rate of newborn children was greatly reduced.
It was difficult for a child to survive with a poor medical condition.
A grandson of the Jiang family also fell ill. He was sent to the Gu family. Gu Yunshen treated him, but he had no medicine in his hand and asked them to figure out a solution by themselves. The Jiang family did not get the medicine and the child died of illness.
People started to be afraid.
Gu Qingyao tried to commit suicide when Jiang Linshi constantly created trouble. Mo Beihan was anxious and panicked. However, the old lady was totally unreasonable. Mo Beihan had no choice but to threaten her that Jiang Feng might lose his job as the brigade leader if she continued to make more trouble.
The old lady then stopped for a while. However, after Mo Beihan was punished and sent away, she continued as she could not get anything from Mo Beihan.
Gu Qingyao remembered that Jiang Feng was not the leader of Nanhu Brigade anymore. It was done by her uncles and brothers in the Gu family.
The Jiang family had no one working in the Nanhu Brigade. They had no more superiority and the old lady finally stopped.
Jiang Feng also did not dare to provoke the Gu family anymore.
The grandson of the Jiang family died of illness. The old lady went to the Gu family and said that Gu Yunshen did not provide medicine to treat her grandson and her grandson died. Gu Yunshen must pay for his life.
Gu Yunshen did not care about anything at that time.
His parents were half-dead and his only daughter was trying to commit suicide every day. Her daughter was ruined and he wished to be dead with them together.
People in the brigade were completely terrified!
Gu Chonghua had had a stroke. If Gu Yunshen encountered anything, who shall they seek for treatment?
As a result, fewer people were trying to gossip about them, and gradually they began to help the Gu family.
The Gu family was in real trouble and Gu Qingyao even kept on attempting to commit suicide. Everyone in the Gu family was terrified and angry.
From then on, her older brothers took turns to take time off and came back to guard at home, fearing that Gu Qingyao would be overwhelmed and try to commit suicide again.
Her grandfather was having a stroke, grandma was injured, and her father was lame. The brothers took turns to return home to look after them. Her fourth brother Gu Jinfeng almost lost his job to protect her.
She had brought such a big disaster to the family, but no one blamed her, and they kept comforting her and encouraging her.
After half a year of trauma, she stumbled upon the interspace where she could grow food inside. The production was extremely high. She finally found a chance to repay her family.
She grew all kinds of food in her interspace and raised chickens and other livestock to deal with her guilt.
Since then, she never thought about committing suicide again as her family would not get food from her interspace if she was dead.
The water from her interspace was magical for recovery. Her grandfather gradually recovered after half a year.
Gu Qingyao knew much later that her father’s leg was not injured.
Her aunt did not get divorced till the 1980s as she was afraid to bring more trouble to the Gu family. The family was suffering from Gu Qingyao’s incident.
Gu Qingyao’s eyes were cold as she remembered these past incidents. She did not intend to stop after she addressed Jiang Linshi.
“Stop!”
Jiang Linshi raged as Gu Qingyao did not intend to stop.
Gu Qingyao understood that she could not do anything to the unreasonable old lady in front of her due to her family background. If not, her family would be in trouble.
Chapter 277: Fight Back from Yao Yao (1)
But, that did not mean that she had no other choice.
Gu Qingyao turned her head, with a cute smile on her face, as if she hadn’t seen the anger on Jiang Lin’s face at all.
Her voice was sweet and polite.
“Grandma, what’s wrong?”
Jiang Linshi was stunned as she did not receive her expected response from Gu Qingyao.
Jiang Linshi’s face was stern, “Who is your grandma? Do you think I will acknowledge you when you are engaged to Beihan? You’re dreaming! A good-looking face allows you to do whatever you want? How shameless of you to call me your grandma before getting married!
“I will never acknowledge you!”
Many people gathered around to chat. Qin Yufeng could not even hide the smile on her lips.
But Gu Qingyao did not show any reaction. She listened carefully to the old lady’s words, and then nodded, “Oh! Then… Mrs Jiang, don’t worry. Bei Han is very assertive and smart. He is not a person who will be manipulated by others or be seduced.”
Jiang Linshi’s expression changed.
“If there are no other matters, I shall leave first. You can continue with your chat.”
She then turned to leave.
Jiang Linshi was completely floored.
What did she call her just now?
Mrs Jiang?
“Stop, stop right now!” Jiang Linshi almost jumped as she shouted. She used her cane to poke the ground constantly.
Gu Qingyao stopped obediently. She turned over and asked politely, “What’s wrong?”
“You…” Jiang Linshi raged.
“You… What did you call me just now? I’m Beihan’s grandma, how dare you address me like that! Did the Gu family not teach you properly? Where are your manners?”
Gu Qingyao suddenly appeared aggrieved and innocent. She looked helpless.
“I… I just called you grandma, but didn’t you say that you’re not my grandma? You also said that I’m just engaged to Brother Beihan but we’re not married yet. And you will never acknowledge me.
“I listened to what you say. You’re old and I can only call you Mrs Jiang or Grandma Jiang. You’re angry with me calling you grandma, and I think you won’t be happy with Grandma Jiang, so I can only call you Mrs Jiang.
“If not, how should I address you?”
“You…” Jiang Linshi almost fainted.
Qin Yufeng did not expect Gu Qingyao to say this. She was stunned for a while. Seeing that Jiang Linshi was so angry and did not say anything, she hurriedly came over and scolded Gu Qingyao.
“Such a disobedient child! This is Beihan’s grandmother. You are engaged to Beihan, so you have to be filial to your grandmother and find ways to make her happy. If your grandmother is dissatisfied with you, you should talk to her more to understand what she likes. How can you just walk away after calling her grandma?”
Gu Qingyao was even more aggrieved, “I called her and intended to stop and talk to her! But seeing that grandma and Aunt Qin are so engaged in your conversation, I should not disturb. Besides, Grandma asked me not to call her and she would never acknowledge me. I knew that Grandma didn’t like me, so I had to leave and let grandma continue to chat with you!
“Look how happy grandma was from talking to you just now!”
Qin Yufeng said, “Nonsense! When did you see that your grandma is happy? She…”
Chapter 278: Fight Back from Yao Yao (2)
Gu Qingyao said immediately, “I saw you chatting with grandma when I was on the way over. You were smiling all the time. Was grandma not happy? Then why were you so happy when she was not?”
Qin Yufeng, “…”
Jiang Linshi, “…”
Qin Yufeng and Jiang Linshi were stunned and could not say anything.
Gu Qingyao still smiled kindly, “Errr… Mrs Jiang, if you’re not happy with how I address you, I’ll call you grandma when I’m married to Brother Beihan. I’m still young and do not know how to make you happy. I shall leave first so that you won’t be angry with me. You can continue chatting with Aunt Qin and I shall head over to the Mo family.”
Gu Qingyao greeted other aunts around them and left.
Jiang Lin shivered in anger, and Qin Yufeng’s expression was extremely unpleasant.
Others were all smiling. Smart people could tell what was going on as they stared at Jiang Linshi and Qin Yufeng.
After all, the Gu family used to be a big family. Though the family was discriminated against now, not everyone in the Gu family could be bullied.
Look how clever this girl was.
Gu Qingyao successfully made the old lady angry but the latter could not find any loopholes in the former’s words. She also taught Qin Yufeng a lesson at the same time.
She reached the Mo family in a good mood. There were a few ladies sitting in front of the Mo family doing needlework.
Jiang Yingqiu was among them.
Jiang Yingqiu was sewing clothes for the two children. Most of the clothes were altered from adult’s old ones. These clothes were easily torn.
Thus, they needed to be sewed and stitched constantly.
Seeing Jiang Yingqiu sewing clothes, an aunt next to her said, “Why do you still let the children wear old clothes? Bei Han has earned so much money, and he has the money to buy so many new clothes for an outsider. He even held an engagement banquet. How could he have no money to buy new clothes for the two little nephews at home?”
Jiang Yingqiu paused. She had heard similar comments often these days. They all envied Gu Qingyao.
After a pause, Jiang Yingqiu continued to sew her clothes casually.
She smiled, “Look at what you said, who doesn’t wear patched clothes these years? It is not easy for Beihan to earn some money. He needs to get married, and in the future, he will have to raise his own small family. I can’t help them with anything and he has two little nephews to raise. He is too burdened to spend more money!”
The aunt next to her curled her lips, “You have to be careful. You saved so much, but in the end, all your savings are spent on someone else. Your future daughter-in-law is not easy. Look at how much Beihan spent on her recently!”
Jiang Yingqiu showed a sarcastic smile at the corner of her mouth. But she still smiled and said, “Beihan is happy with his engagement. It is a good thing to know that he loves my daughter-in-law. I’m satisfied if they can live a peaceful and stable life.
“Furthermore, she will be able to accept Beihan’s two nephews when she feels loved by Beihan. If Yao Yao is not willing to subsidise us anymore, I also can’t do anything to it. I won’t ask my son to divorce her just for that.”
Chapter 279: Fight Back from Yao Yao (3)
The lady was named Miao Cuilan. She was stunned by Jiang Yingqiu’s words.
That meant she could accept if her daughter-in-law would not be willing to raise the two nephews.
This…
Miao Cuilan regretted her decision.
She had a pretty daughter and always wanted to marry her daughter to a good family. So she could enjoy her life in the future.
She wanted her daughter to be married to a man from the city. However, her whole family were farmers. None of them knew anyone from the city. There was no way for her daughter to find someone there.
Since the city was not an option anymore, she wanted to find a good family here.
The Jiang family was the best here.
Jiang Feng was the brigade leader and his sons were very capable. However, all of them were married and had children. The youngest child was a few years old now.
The Gu family was not bad as well.
In Miao Cuilan’s perspective, though the Gu family was a landlord family, the few grandchildren all worked outside. If her daughter married any of them, she could follow them to the city and did not have to stay in the countryside.
However, she still could accept the background of the Gu family.
Mo Beihan was another person who worked outside.
The Mo family was living a harsh life in the past. Jiang Yingqiu’s husband ran away and her eldest son passed away. She had to raise children by herself. They almost starved to death.
She was not very old but was full of illnesses. She fell sick every autumn and needed people to take care of her.
No one knew how much was Mo Beihan’s salary though he worked outside. Many workers in the factory earned about 30 to 40 yuan per month. It was considered as a high pay if the salary was above 40 yuan. Most people thought that Mo Beihan’s salary was at that standard.
Mo Beihan worked outside when he was still quite young. His starting pay must be quite low. Only until these recent two years the Mo family’s condition slowly improved.
The Mo family’s status was not good. The family had two boys and a sick person to take care of. They renovated their house two years ago. Mo Beihan’s savings must all be spent.
But he was very good at hunting. The family could have a few meals with meat when he was back.
In fact, in the beginning, everyone really did not think the Mo family had much money. After all, the impression from the past was deep in everyone’s mind. Jiang Linshi showed off to everyone that Mo Beihan earned a lot of money.
She showed off Mo Beihan’s ability to make money to everyone, and even preached that he was their Jiang family’s child.
With Mo Beihan’s conditions, it should be no problem to take his wife to the city and start their own small family. But Jiang Yingqiu and the two children would be a burden.
Without Mo Beihan, Jiang Yingqiu would definitely not be able to support these two children. Everyone believed that Jiang Yingqiu would never let her future daughter-in-law be in charge. She would let her daughter-in-law take care of the entire family.
The future daughter-in-law must take care of her own child, two nephews and sick mother-in-law. The person would be a maid in the family.
Most of the families were not willing to accept that.
Miao Cuilan was one of them.
She wanted her daughter to marry Mo Beihan but did not wish to take care of Jiang Yingqiu and the two children.
However, based on what Jiang Yingqiu just said, it seemed that she could accept her daughter-in-law not willing to take care of them.
Chapter 280: Wang Guozhu Gets A Divorce (1)
This…
“How can it be like that?”
Miao Cuilan was too excited and she raised her voice. Everyone around her was shocked.
Jiang Yingqiu raised her head to look at her.
Miao Cuilan then realised she overreacted. She controlled herself and said, “Don’t be silly. If Beihan did not support you, how are you going to survive with the two children?
“Beihan is raised by you and he should be filial to you. But your daughter-in-law is still an outsider. Won’t you pity the money that he spent on her?
“Furthermore, Xiao Rui and Xiao Xu are your grandsons, Beihan is your son. You’re a big family. Why should your son support others? I think Beihan’s salary should all be kept by you. When Gu Qingyao entered the family, she should work to earn her work points. Why would she need money when there is enough food at home?”
Jiang Yingqiu smiled and did not say anything.
Miao Cuilan was anxious, “I’m serious. Gu Qingyao is spoiled by the Gu family. I bet she doesn’t even know how to farm. She will have to rely on Beihan if she cannot earn work points.
“Young girls now spend on clothes, shoes, food. The amount she spends is enough for your whole family. Look at how good the material of her clothes is. Did Beihan ever buy you new clothes all these years?”
People who were sitting around suddenly all kept silent and looked at Jiang Yingqiu.
No one would feel happy when her own son favored his wife more than his mother.
Someone added.
“She’s right. You spent so much effort raising Beihan, don’t spoil your daughter-in-law. They’re young and capable. If they do not work hard now to support the family, then when should they? A daughter-in-law is meant to take care of the family, not someone to be spoiled.”
“That’s right, Aunt Jiang. You finally get to rest after a whole life of work. Your son is so capable now. You still have two grandchildren. You have so many illnesses from raising Beihan, how can you let him spoil someone else now?”
“Yah, listen to my words. Based on the background of the Gu family, it’s their blessing to be able to marry Beihan. As a mother-in-law, you need to let Gu Qingyao take care of you.”
“She has so many brothers working outside and her uncles and aunts all have jobs. She’s definitely very rich. You should ask her to bring more stuff over.”
“Yes. You cannot spoil your daughter-in-law. She must work for the family. You raised your son and it’s normal for him to support you. But why should he support any person?”
Miao Cuilan was excited when others supported her view.
“See, I’m right. Everyone thinks so. You must be better to yourself. You raised a son by yourself and now you have two more grandsons to take care of. How silly of you to be so tired while your daughter-in-law enjoys her life here.” She added.
“You’re too lenient to Beihan. You’re not involved in his salary and thus he spent so much on Gu Qingyao. Men could not resist those young ladies. To you, the money is for him to live a comfortable life but they may not think the same way as you. The young lady may be thinking of buying food and new clothes with that money!”
“Look at how many sets of new clothes Beihan bought for Gu Qingyao. He has never bought any for you.”