Chapter 121 The hero's best mother (Part 8)
When everyone heard that it was Zhao Guodong who kept the accounts, they all exclaimed "Oh": It turned out to be him, no wonder!
In the eyes of the villagers of Zhaojiazhuang, Zhao Guodong is definitely a capable and successful person.
When I was a teenager, I was kicked out by my biased parents. They said they were dividing the family property, but they didn't even give me a penny.
He left the Zhao family almost naked.
If it were someone else, even if they didn’t starve to death, they would just be able to make ends meet.
As for Zhao Guodong, he relied on himself to build a big brick and tile house and bought a lot of land.
He lives a better life than everyone in the Zhao family’s old house combined!
Otherwise, Patriarch Zhao would not think that Zhao Guodong had any potential.
Zhao Guodong is a capable man, but he married a stupid wife who can't work or live a normal life.
Looking back over the past ten years or so, Zhao Guodong has been in charge of both domestic and outside affairs.
Although he seems to be the Gu family’s housekeeper, in fact, the entire family is in Zhao Guodong’s hands.
Not to mention anything else, a smart guy like Zhao Guodong must remember clearly how much money he earns every day and how much his family spends.
The silly daughter-in-law was deceived by her mother, sister-in-law, and younger siblings into lending the money casually.
Zhao Guodong didn't even need to ask, he could tell by just looking at how much money was missing from his home.
I guess Zhao Guodong didn't care about it because Zhao Dashan and Old Lady Zhao were his biological parents and he treated the people in the old house as his own family.
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Patriarch Zhao also thought of this and couldn't help but sigh, "Sanlang is such a good child, promising and filial, but you two are so old and confused, you are so blind that you drove such a good child away!"
But Old Mrs. Zhao didn't think so much.
She only cared about whether Gu had restored her "innocence".
"Humph, I told you I didn't run off to get the silver!"
Old Mrs. Zhao said angrily.
"You haven't taken it yet? You've separated Sanlang and made him your own, so we're now two families. But in the past ten years, you've taken more than a hundred taels of silver from the Gu family!"
Someone in the crowd couldn't stand it anymore and shouted at the top of his voice.
"That's right! I've never seen an old woman as biased and greedy as you!"
"That's right! If it wasn't for my aunt who delivered the baby and confirmed that Zhao Sanlang was the Zhao family's seed, I would have suspected that Zhao Dashan and his wife were not our biological parents."
Everyone started to accuse and criticize Zhao Dashan and Old Lady Zhao again.
Zhao Dashan was originally hiding in the yard, pretending that he didn't exist.
But now, the clan leader came and the villagers were scolding him by name, so he couldn't continue to pretend to be ignorant.
Putting his pipe into his belt, Zhao Dashan first scolded Old Lady Zhao, "What are you doing, old woman?"
"I told you at the beginning that Sanlang has been separated and we are now two families. You can't always bother him. But you just don't listen--"
When Old Mrs. Zhao heard that her husband was actually scolding her, she immediately got angry.
She stiffened her neck and glared with triangular eyes, "So what if we split up? If we split up, Zhao Guodong is no longer my son?"
"Humph, he crawled out of my intestines. I gave birth to him and raised him. Even if we split up, he has to take care of me in my old age!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the discussion among the crowd suddenly stopped.
Ahem, although Old Lady Zhao looks sarcastic and her words are also unreasonable.
But there is some truth in what she said.
After the family was divided, the son set up his own household and became two separate families with his parents.
However, the son who has been separated from the family cannot ignore his parents.
It is the custom in Zhaojiazhuang to provide some pension money or food every year.
If parents are sick or need care, sons should do their best to help them.
Seeing this, Gu Qingcheng hurriedly waved her hands in panic, "No! No!"
As soon as she uttered these words, her breathing became a little unstable.
He kept coughing, as if he was going to cough out his lungs.
Tears flowed from my eyes involuntarily.
Gu Qingcheng looked so pitiful.
Not to mention men, even women would not be able to help but feel pity when seeing it.
Gu Qingcheng coughed and said with difficulty: "My husband has provided for my parents-in-law in their old age. He gives them two taels of silver and two sets of clothes every year."
"The money that my mother-in-law and sisters-in-law come to borrow is calculated separately! It is not money for retirement."
Perhaps she was too anxious, her face turned paler and her thin body shook more violently.
Seeing her like this, no one had any doubts at all.
"Oh my god, two taels of silver a year, and two new sets of clothes?"
"Zhao Guodong's pension money is the highest in Zhaojiazhuang, not to mention in the surrounding villages."
"That's right! Oh, no wonder the clan leader said that the Zhao Dashan couple were confused. They kicked out such a capable and filial son just like that!"
"Humph, the Zhao family is really greedy. They think two taels of silver a year is not enough, and they even go out to 'borrow money' every now and then."
"Haha, what a bullshit borrowing! If someone borrows money, they have to pay it back. But Zhao Dashan's family has no intention of paying it back!"
Everyone was talking and laughing.
Zhao Dashan, who was being pointed at, as well as Zhao Da and his wife, Zhao Er and his wife, and Zhao Si and his wife who were hiding in the yard all showed expressions of shame and anger.
Well, they really thought that the Gu family was easy to cheat, so they always came to them to borrow money.
But, this kind of thing is consensual, the smart Zhao Guodong didn't say anything, what are those outsiders outside the door talking about? "No! No!"
Gu Qingcheng always interrupts at the most appropriate time.
"I'm not here to collect a debt. We are all family, and we should help each other!"
She continued to cough as she spoke.
That pitiful little appearance also reveals a bit of "righteousness".
It is said that the elders like this kind of daughter-in-law the most: she is sensible and treats her husband's family as one family, instead of arguing with everyone for the sake of her own family.
"Although this Gu is a little weak, she is also a virtuous and sensible person."
"Yes, Zhao Guodong was so aloof in the past. He left without saying anything. After returning to his hometown, he didn't seem to be very close to his parents. But he still 'acquiesced' to Gu's loaning so much money to the old house. I guess he was influenced by Gu."
"That's right! I also think that Zhao Guodong has become much softer after getting married!"
The basic requirement people have for a wife is to "support her husband and raise her children."
Although Gu was not particularly good at supporting her husband, she did it.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
At least after she came in, Zhao Guodong did not become estranged from the old house, but instead started to interact with it.
Zhao Qingyun: ...If you regard coming here to suck blood as an interaction between relatives, please do as much as possible.
"Mother, please take care of yourself!"
Although he was secretly complaining in his heart, Zhao Qingyun did not ignore his mother's health.
He stood on tiptoe, stretched out his hand, and tried to pat Gu Qingcheng's back.
"Mother, take care of yourself~"
Zhao Qingsong followed suit, swinging his little fists and trying hard to massage his mother's back and waist.
The two children are not very old, but they are so sensible that it makes people feel distressed.
Everyone's eyes swept over the fair and handsome faces of the two brothers Zhao Qingyun and Zhao Qingsong, and they sighed in their hearts for the nth time: These two children are so good-looking, they don't look like country people at all.
Pretty, smart, and sensible! Oh my, this Gu actually teaches her children so well. She really deserves to be called a "good wife and good mother".
Inexplicably, Gu, the useless daughter-in-law who was once criticized by the villagers, has become a good wife and a good mother in the eyes of everyone.
Even the leader of the Zhao clan was nodding repeatedly at Gu Qingcheng.
if--
Patriarch Zhao suddenly thought of something, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes.
At this time, Gu Qingcheng spoke again, "My husband is gone, leaving us alone as orphans and widows."
"Others advised me to remarry, but I don't want to!"
"First, I can't bear to leave my husband, and second, I can't bear to leave my children. Third, I know my parents-in-law, uncles, and sisters-in-law will help us!"
At this point, Gu Qingcheng smiled weakly, "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, we are all family, right?"
Zhao Dashan & Old Lady Zhao: …
Even though the old couple were both excellent people, they never considered Zhao Guodong's family as their own.
However, facing Gu's eyes which were so clear and trusting, they couldn't say a bad word.
Gritting his teeth, Zhao Dashan responded vaguely, "Yes!"
"I knew you wouldn't ignore us!"
Gu Qingcheng smiled again, innocently and purely.
Everyone: …She smiles so beautifully, they don’t have the heart to tell her: Zhao Dashan and his family are trying to trick you!
"I lent you money because we are a family!"
"Now that my husband is gone, it's not easy for us orphans and widows. I'm sure you will treat us as a family and take care of us! Is that right?"
Gu Qingcheng continued speaking.
Her meaning was very clear. She was not here to collect debts, but to renew her family ties with the "family members" in the old house.
Everyone in the Zhao family seemed to have understood the implication of Gu Qingcheng's words and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Just don't come here to ask for money.
It is said that when they first went to Zhao Guodong's house to suck blood, they just had the idea of trying their best.
Unexpectedly, Gu was so easy to coax. As long as I smiled, cried poor or squeezed out a few tears, she would give me money.
I had no idea how much I had borrowed at the time, so I just spent all the money I had "borrowed".
After listening to Gu's calculation of the accounts one by one, everyone was shocked: My God, I actually borrowed so much money.
Everyone who owned the Zhao family’s old house had a share, and the total amount owed was over one hundred taels.
It was distributed to Zhao Dashan and his wife, Zhao Da, Zhao Er, Zhao Si and other families, and each family received more than 20 taels.
More than twenty taels! Even if you sell them individually, they are not worth that much.
Now that Gu is a new widow, Patriarch Zhao still thinks highly of that little boy Zhao Qingyun.
Patriarch Zhao will definitely stand on the side of the Gu mother and her two sons.
If Gu cried and made a fuss and insisted that the people in the old house pay back the money, Patriarch Zhao would definitely support him.
What will they use to pay back then?
Fortunately, Mrs. Gu was a fool and actually believed the nonsense they told her.
"Haha, yes! We are family!"
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, we will definitely help you!"
"Yes, yes! Haha, yes, we are a family!"
Zhao Da and others expressed their opinions one after another, with smiles on their faces, but in their hearts they all felt that they had taken advantage and cursed Gu for being a fool!
(End of this chapter)
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