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

Chapter 692: Chapter 692: Putting the Wife First

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu put on the new clothes they wore yesterday for their grandson’s wedding day, sitting upright at home, waiting for Jingzhe to bring Lu Zhaozhao to serve tea and perform the ceremony.

The Clan Leader and some elders of the clan gathered at the old residence of the Gu Family, also waiting for Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao.

After waiting for a long time without seeing anyone come, Mr. Gu sent Gu Fengnian to the main house to check the situation.

Gu Fengnian now follows Gu Dahuan to plant cotton, and his wife, Mrs. Wei, works as an embroiderer at Tong Huaqiong’s Weaving Workshop. Both of their hearts are inclined toward the main house, so Gu Fengnian was unwilling to heed Mr. Gu’s instructions, saying it was still early and there was no rush.

Helpless, the Clan Leader sent his grandson Gu Dahu to the main house of the Gu Family. On the way, Gu Dahu saw Jingzhe holding Lu Zhaozhao’s hand going to Mr. Su’s place, and when he came back, he exaggerated, making Mr. Gu and the Clan Leader feel quite uncomfortable.

Mrs. Gu frowned and asked, "The new daughter-in-law held Jingzhe’s hand in front of so many people?"

Gu Dahu nodded, stirring up trouble, "Yes, without a single loosen. The two of them just held hands passing through the village. You wouldn’t believe it; the eyes of the villagers were all fixed straight on them."

Mrs. Gu discontentedly said, "Enchantress. She just got married and already has Jingzhe so bewitched that he can’t even think about studying anymore?"

Mrs. Jia sneered nearby, secretly wishing Lu Zhaozhao were really an enchantress, draining Jingzhe empty so he could no longer study.

The second aunt of the Gu Family could not stand Mrs. Gu belittling her granddaughter-in-law so, and said, "I think Jingzhe’s wife is quite nice. When she came to our village before marrying, she was very generous in speech and action and didn’t mind that our family is poor. Holding hands, what’s wrong with that? It shows that the young couple has a good relationship. If they get along well, are you not satisfied? Others gossip out of pure jealousy; they too want to marry such a wife but don’t see if they have the ability."

Mrs. Gu snorted.

Mrs. Jia felt uncomfortable, always feeling that the second aunt had double meanings aimed at her.

After all, she dreams of marrying such a daughter-in-law.

As they were speaking, Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao entered the door.

The eyes of everyone in the room were staring straight, their gaze wandering over the tightly interlocked hands of Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao.

Lu Zhaozhao was already used to it, calmly smiling at everyone.

"Jingzhe has arrived," Mr. Gu spoke.

"Grandpa."

"Grandma."

"Second Grandpa."

"Second Grandma."

...

Jingzhe called out to everyone in the room, and Lu Zhaozhao followed suit, repeating whatever Jingzhe called.

Mr. Gu faintly furrowed his brow, wondering if they could let go of their hands; holding on so tightly, for whom to see?

And, what was with this grandchild-in-law coming to serve tea with a bunch of maidservants and old servants?

Now that she’s married into the Gu Family, does she still think she’s the cherished young miss of the Lu Family?

The maidservants and old servants were arranged by Tong Huaqiong for courage, to demonstrate that Lu Zhaozhao lived a life of being attended to.

"Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, the third young master and third young mistress have come to serve you tea," Granny Lei announced.

Mrs. Wei brought the tea and said, "Jingzhe, your marriage has brought much joy to your grandparents."

What else could she say? She certainly couldn’t mention that Mrs. Gu had just scolded Lu Zhaozhao as a pixie.

In her opinion, serving this tea to these people was a waste.

Nanny Dou, upon hearing this, laid out a brand new, snow-white soft cushion in the room.

Once more, Mr. Gu, Mrs. Gu, and others frowned. Was it that the Miss from the Lu Family despised their place for being dirty, so she specially prepared a cushion?

Jingzhe pulled Lu Zhaozhao to kneel down, kowtowed, and served the tea.

Mrs. Gu took the tea and sipped it, telling Lu Zhaozhao, "Now you’re married into the Gu Family, you must prioritize your husband in all things. You must take good care of Jingzhe. His studies consume a lot of energy; you need to be attentive and encourage him to be diligent."

Mrs. Gu had to admit, this granddaughter-in-law was certainly very beautiful.

No wonder just one day after marrying, she could enchant Jingzhe into holding her hand, not letting go.

These words Nanny Dou couldn’t stand to hear.

This relative’s old lady was really putting on airs.

With so many attendants in the house, when did it ever come to the young miss to take care of the young master?

The mother-in-law hadn’t even mentioned such things, yet this old lady from the other side dared to reprimand them.

Nanny Dou looked towards Jingzhe, wanting to see if the new young master would stand up to defend the young miss.

Jingzhe patted Lu Zhaozhao’s hand and told Mrs. Gu, "Grandma, Zhaozhao wants to do business, and in the future, she will also have children, which is inherently more taxing than me. To still prioritize me, is that something a person should do? I can’t ask for that; instead, I should prioritize Zhaozhao. Besides, I’m capable enough of taking care of myself; didn’t I live well before Zhaozhao married me?"

Mrs. Gu was so angry at his words that her eyes nearly rolled back.

Mr. Gu was even more infuriated, almost bursting with rage. This grandson was truly disgraceful to the dignity of the Gu Family’s descendants.

What man prioritizes his wife?

Mrs. Wei couldn’t help but lower her head and chuckle.

Nanny Dou marveled inwardly; the new young master also had quite the sharp tongue.

Mrs. Gu caught her breath and asked in surprise, "What? The granddaughter-in-law still wants to do business? Whose wife doesn’t stay home to serve her husband after marriage? Why would she want to show her face outside?"

Jingzhe replied, "Didn’t my mother also do business?"

Mrs. Gu wanted to say that it wasn’t the same; your mother is a widow. Lu Zhaozhao, just married over and already wanting to show her face like that, what kind of talk is that?

But she swallowed the words down.

With her grandson newly married, it wasn’t to bring up widows now; Mrs. Gu hadn’t lost her mind to the point of cursing her own grandson.

After all, this most promising grandson would someday become a high official to bring honor to her.

"Sister-in-law, your grandson and granddaughter-in-law have their own lives. As a grandmother, why are you meddling so much? The granddaughter-in-law earns money for your grandson to spend; aren’t you happy about that?"

The second aunt spoke up for Lu Zhaozhao fairly.

Lu Zhaozhao raised her head and smiled at the second aunt.

She knew Mrs. Gu was here to pick a fight with her.

But she didn’t mind.

With Jingzhe standing in front, there was no need for her to even speak.

Anyway, she wouldn’t be living with Mrs. Gu in the future, and since her mother-in-law didn’t get along with Mrs. Gu and treated her well, naturally, she would side with her mother-in-law.

Mrs. Gu didn’t speak again, her face dark as she handed a silver bracelet to Lu Zhaozhao.

Lu Zhaozhao accepted it graciously, curtseying and thanking her.

Mr. Gu spoke some reason, mainly advising Jingzhe not to get lost in the tender affection and to study well, striving to bring glory to the ancestors of the Gu Family.

Jingzhe nodded indifferently.

When the tea reached Gu Youtian and Mrs. Jia, the two wished they could pour the tea on Jingzhe’s face.

Especially Gu Youtian, who was so envious of Lu Zhaozhao’s dowry that he couldn’t sleep for a night, angrily waking Gu Ruinian in the middle of the night to scold him.

Scolding Gu Ruinian for being useless, for spending all the family’s money on studying without achieving anything, and for not being capable of marrying well.

Gu Ruinian was numb from the scolding, and Wu Na, unable to sleep from the noise, got into a shouting match with Gu Youtian while pregnant, infuriating Gu Youtian to the point of wanting to divorce his daughter-in-law.

Mrs. Jia, suppressing her anger, gave Lu Zhaozhao a wooden hairpin.

That was the best she could manage.

Lu Zhaozhao calmly accepted it.

Mrs. Wei felt Mrs. Jia sending a wooden hairpin was inappropriate, so she gifted Lu Zhaozhao two pairs of handmade shoes and socks. Mrs. Wei’s craftsmanship was excellent, and the embroidery was very beautiful, which Lu Zhaozhao liked at first sight.

Mrs. Wei felt relieved when she saw Lu Zhaozhao’s genuine smile.

The gift Lu Zhaozhao gave to Mrs. Wei’s son, from the Yao Family, was a set of brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Gu Xiaoxue came forward to greet Lu Zhaozhao.

The first time she saw this cousin, Gu Xiaoxue was still a silent shadow, but now Gu Xiaoxue had a smile on her face, warmly calling Lu Zhaozhao sister-in-law and presenting her with a hand-made sachet and handkerchief.

In return, Lu Zhaozhao gave Gu Xiaoxue a golden hair accessory set.

This grand gesture dazzled everyone’s eyes in the room.