The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!

Chapter 682: Chapter 682: This Scandal Is Especially Juicy

The silver-haired woman shuddered inside.

Unconsciously, she clenched the handkerchief in her hand tightly.

Uncle He sat still like a mountain, but his trembling beard showed he was not as calm as he appeared.

Tong Huaqiong and the others became more convinced that the two old folks shared an unspeakable secret.

"How can a wife’s own family argue with the niece’s wife, yet she sides with the niece’s wife?"

Such juicy gossip was especially fascinating.

Aunt Qin couldn’t suppress her excitement, and although she tried to keep her voice low, everyone heard her words.

Mrs. Zhao sneered and said, "The son’s wife has the son behind her, and the niece’s wife has the nephew. Siding with the niece’s wife means siding with the nephew. If you ever abandon your own son and side with the nephew, no need to guess, that nephew might just be your own flesh and blood."

These words instantly silenced the He Family.

Especially the silver-haired woman, He Chao’s second aunt, whose mouth opened but couldn’t speak, and her face turned an awkward red.

The He Family was not united; only when facing He Chao did their interests align. Normally, they were just a scattered mess.

This time, their purpose was to place Zhu Zi on the heir’s position of He Chao, bringing He Chao back to the He Family’s genealogy to share the glory.

But not everyone was willing to choose Zhu Zi as the heir, except for Mrs. Zhang, who only had two daughters, and others were equally reluctant.

They also had sons or grandsons. It was He Chao’s eldest uncle from the main branch who stubbornly chose the second branch’s, that is, the nephew’s son.

Uncle He and the late second uncle of He Family were biological brothers. Naturally, Uncle He would side with his own nephew.

No one had ever doubted the relationship between Uncle He and the second aunt.

But after hearing Mrs. Zhao and Aunt Qin’s words, they couldn’t help but suspect...

The He Family glanced at the silver-haired woman, who smoothed her impeccably combed silver hair with slightly trembling hands.

In the clan, the silver-haired woman’s fighting spirit was exceptionally fierce, always thriving on contention and never losing an argument.

This time, however, she felt embarrassed in the face of Mrs. Zhao and Aunt Qin’s mockery.

This was not her usual style.

The He Family members in the room had different thoughts.

Mrs. Hong laughed and said, "Typically, families without sons would adopt a young child from within the clan. No one usually proposes a son who is already of marrying age. It’s not like your clan lacks young children. So, there are reasons behind this."

Mrs. Hong’s words only stirred the already scattered He Family further, making it impossible to unite them.

Besides the main branch of He Family without a son, which household didn’t have grandsons, and which didn’t have sons? Not only did they have sons, but each household also had children under ten.

Initially, they opposed giving the adoption slot to Zhu Zi, but Uncle He used his authority as Clan Leader to suppress everyone and forcibly raised Zhu Zi’s status.

No wonder the old man didn’t react much to his own son’s decision to become a son-in-law and restore the family name. Turns out, the old man already had Zhu Zi and several other grandsons.

This also explains why the old man had a strained relationship with his younger brother while alive, often quarreling, but after his brother’s death, he started to show great care for his sister-in-law and nephew.

"No wonder Uncle chose Zhu Zi. It was all for the future of his own descendants," remarked Mrs. Gao, He Chao’s fifth cousin’s wife, outspokenly expressing dissatisfaction, particularly emphasizing "his own descendants."

She had five sons, and her youngest was only six years old this year.

If anyone was suitable for adoption, it shouldn’t surpass her son.

Yet, Uncle He claimed her son was too timid and unsuitable.

From her perspective, a timid nature would actually lower Mrs. Hong’s guard and make her more willing to accept.

"Rubbish!" The silver-haired woman pointed at Mrs. Gao, cursing, "Rotten-hearted spawn, your mouth is for eating, not spewing filth. Say nonsense one more time, and I’ll tear your mouth apart."

She couldn’t curse Tong Huaqiong and the others, but could she not curse her own niece-in-law?

"Who are you cursing? This is my daughter-in-law. Whose mother-in-law are you trying to be here? Neither of your two daughters-in-law is available for your posing."

At this moment, another gray-haired woman stood up. She was He Chao’s third aunt and a sister-in-law to the silver-haired woman, never afraid of confrontation.

The silver-haired woman clearly only had one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Qian, but the gray-haired woman insisted on including Mrs. Zhang.

This blatantly pointed out the affair between the silver-haired woman and her eldest brother-in-law.

She believed the reason Mrs. Hong didn’t acknowledge the He Family as in-laws was because Uncle He and the silver-haired woman had come in posturing, offending Mrs. Hong right away.

Given the chance to vent on behalf of Mrs. Hong, she didn’t mind stepping in.

If she could win over Mrs. Hong, the adoption spot would go to her own grandson.

She had many grandsons and was willing to let Mrs. Hong choose among them, believing her chosen one would be better than the forcibly placed Zhu Zi.

As for Mrs. Zhang’s suggestion to have He Chao take a concubine and bear children, she doubted Mrs. Hong would enjoy sharing a man with another woman.

Mrs. Hong smiled, encouraging the gray-haired woman to further expose the silver-haired woman and Uncle He.

"They say the decision to adopt Zhu Zi was by agreement. Besides you two, who else agreed to it? I said my six-year-old Fortune was suitable, but you insisted he’s too young to bear such fortune."

"If my Fortune can’t bear it, can your Zhu Zi? Adopting Zhu Zi is merely keeping the benefits within the family, ensuring the benefits still go to your grandsons."

"I must say, eldest brother and sister-in-law get along well enough to wear the same pants. Whose elder brother and sister-in-law don’t avoid suspicion, except you two who cling like you belong on the same vine? It’s no wonder others mistook you two as a couple."

Mrs. Hong and Tong Huaqiong held back their laughter.

This so-called fifth aunt of He Chao’s insults were indeed crude, yet her motives were evident. She was bitter her grandchild wasn’t chosen and aimed to bring down both the main and second branches to cozy up to Mrs. Hong and recommend her grandson.

On reflection, there was hardly a pure soul among this group of He Family members who came to see Mrs. Hong. Each had their own agenda, their core intent being to seize He Chao and Mrs. Hong’s property.

Before the government arrives, let them tear into each other.

The silver-haired woman was so mortified by the insults, she nearly passed out, while her attempts at verbal retaliation were met with even filthier rebukes from the gray-haired woman.

Uncle He was so enraged, he nearly broke his walking stick.

The gray-haired woman reveled in the exchange, finally winning in a verbal spat against the silver-haired woman.

Previously, she always lost because Uncle He never stood in her corner.

The gray-haired woman grew more fearless.

"I’ve always said that the way second brother died was suspicious, perhaps the work of adulterers," she proclaimed.

These words made the silver-haired woman and Uncle He tremble, nearly fainting on the spot.

"I’ve always felt that second brother didn’t resemble second uncle. But I see you resemble eldest brother more."

Mrs. Gao smiled, scrutinizing Uncle He’s son intently.