Chapter 160 The Male Protagonist's Excellent Mother (Forty-Seven)
A month later, a team of carriages and horses slowly entered the capital.
"Although Madam is the niece of the Madam's mother's family, you are the eldest granddaughter of the Madam."
"...Even for your grandmother's sake, they would never dare to bully you!"
In the carriage, Nanny Zhou had changed back into her maid's attire.
She sat next to Han Jiaojiao and said words of comfort that she herself didn't quite believe.
Han Jiaojiao lazily leaned against the car window, secretly complaining:
Yes, they really don’t dare to bully me openly.
But there will inevitably be sarcasm, open ridicule, and indirect criticism.
If the Han family was a good place, her mother would not have died.
You will not develop a cowardly and inferior character.
Fortunately, there is Auntie——
Oh, how nice it would be if I could stay with Auntie for the rest of my life?
Ten-year-old Han Jiaojiao has grown up. She has seen more of the world with Gu Qingcheng and has begun to think more.
Suddenly, she thought of something and a blush appeared on her palm-sized face.
However, it is not easy to achieve what you want.
My family background is too high, and——
Don't be afraid! I still have a trump card.
A strange light flashed in Han Jiaojiao's eyes.
Soon, the carriage stopped outside the door of a wealthy family.
Nanny Zhou was right, everyone in the Han family "valued" her very much.
Her stepmother, her father's favorite concubine, and the outstanding half-sister who had been the shadow of her childhood, all came to the door and greeted her with great fanfare.
What's the purpose of this? They seem to care about her, but in fact they want to label her as an arrogant and disrespectful stepmother?
A stepmother is also a mother, even if she never gave birth to her or raised her for a single day. As long as she has this title, she is her elder.
Let the elders come to greet him. Wow, he is really spoiled and arrogant.
Han Jiaojiao sneered secretly, but she had already entered the "state".
The car door slowly opened and Nanny Zhou jumped out first.
She didn't bother to greet everyone in the Han family, and carefully supported Han Jiaojiao.
A thin girl in an apricot-yellow dress staggered down from the carriage.
Stepmother Han first glanced at the clothes critically: it was not too plain, in line with her status as a woman who had already left mourning; but it was not too ostentatious either, after all, she had only been out of mourning for a short time.
Then, Stepmother Han's gaze fell on the girl's face again.
Well, the little girl lowered her head and hunched her shoulders, so I couldn’t see her appearance or expression at all.
However, just looking at his huddled, hunched appearance, he is almost the same as he was three years ago.
Still that useless little piece of crap! Thinking this in her heart, Han's stepmother still had a standard smile on her face.
She took a quick step and went to meet him, "Oh, Jiaojiao, you're finally back!"
"You are such a cruel child. You haven't come home for three years."
"Do you know how much your grandmother missed you? She was ill some time ago--"
Tsk, what a big black pot.
The stepmother was scolding her for being "unfilial".
For a ten-year-old girl, this is a serious crime.
Of course, under the influence of Gu Qingcheng, Han Jiaojiao doesn't care about "reputation".
However, not caring does not mean that some people can unscrupulously accuse her of anything.
Han Jiaojiao was a little hesitant at first: should she do something so drastic? Although her stepmother was not very close to her, she did not have any great hatred against her.
My mother’s death is more of a heartache.
It was not as outsiders commented, that she was angered to death by her husband, concubine and cousin.
Han Jiaojiao understands this very clearly.
In the past three years, my stepmother has not taken the initiative to provoke me.
And if Han Jiaojiao targeted her, it would be a bit unfair.
But now, seeing her stepmother who was actually scheming, Han Jiaojiao's embarrassment disappeared.
This person!
It 's my fault! Mother was right to teach me a lesson!
Han Jiaojiao slowly raised her head, revealing her delicate little face.
While "admitting her mistake", she began to perform -
Cry! Cry like pear blossoms with raindrops, cry like cuckoos with blood.
Nanny Zhou, who was supporting Han Jiaojiao, had a numb expression on her face:...This scene looks so damn familiar.
Nanny Zhou had already gotten used to it in her heart, but on the surface she still had to cooperate with her young lady and showed a worried and flustered expression.
She hurriedly persuaded him, "Don't worry, Madam is just teaching you, not scolding you for being unfilial!"
Stepmother Han: ...
She was dumbfounded, okay? Her impression of Han Jiaojiao was still that of the timid, cowering little figure three years ago.
She had only heard about Han Jiaojiao's frailty.
After all, Han Jiaojiao fell seriously ill on the way back to Beijing, and stayed in an unknown small county for three years to recuperate.
It took three years to recover, which shows how serious the disease was at the time.
But today, Stepmother Han realized that she was childish.
What does "raise her well" mean? This girl is clearly dying of illness!
What kind of nice girl would vomit blood at any time?
It really makes me vomit blood.
Stepmother Han was frightened by Han Jiaojiao's blood-stained handkerchief. She did not realize for a moment that she seemed to have become the most vicious stepmother in the capital.
Half a day later, the news spread in Beijing.
The noble lady of the Han family had just returned to Beijing. Before she even entered the house, she was scolded by her stepmother and cried, and was forced to vomit blood.
Coughing up blood at a young age is not a good sign.
This is a sign of premature death! Han Jiaojiao became famous in one battle and shocked the entire Han family.
Since then, no one dared to mess with her.
Why would you mess with her? A sickly woman who vomits blood at every turn. If you mess with her and she dies, it's your fault.
If she didn't die, she would have to bear the stigma of bullying patients.
The second wife of the Han family is such a bloody example.
After just one encounter and a few innuendos, which were the specialty of the women in the inner chambers, she was stripped of her housekeeper status and confined to her house for three months.
Tsk, all the face and dignity are gone!
This is because she is the Dowager's biological niece, and the Han family cannot punish her too harshly.
Otherwise, it is possible to send her to a Buddhist temple and rest for two or three years! Han Jiaojiao was treated like a fragile porcelain doll by the whole family, and was taken care of and treated with great care.
Lazily lying on the finely carved bed, I feel a little melancholy——
Hey, Auntie, when can you come to Beijing?
I miss you!
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
…
After Han Jiaojiao left, the courtyard on the west side became empty.
It wasn't long before there was a new owner.
Yes, the yard was sold.
The head of the new family is a retired veteran.
It is said that his hometown is local, but he went out to serve in the army more than 20 years ago.
When he was almost fifty years old, the old man missed his hometown and returned with his family.
But my relatives are no longer with me in my hometown village, not even any familiar friends are left.
The old man felt very disappointed, but he was reluctant to leave his hometown, so he simply went to the county town.
He used his savings to buy a yard on the back street of the college and became neighbors with Gu Qingcheng.
"Madam Gu, my maiden name is Yang, you can just call me Madam Yang."
After the new neighbors moved in, the old lady in charge began to visit them with the yellow rice cakes she made herself.
Gu Qingcheng’s family is the first one.
Gu Qingcheng glanced at the old woman who called herself Madam Yang. She looked to be in her forties, not tall and not fat.
His clothes were washed clean and he looked neat and tidy.
The old lady's eyes showed traces of time, but she did not experience much hardship in life.
She has a very straight look in her eyes, so her character should be good too!
besides--
Gu Qingcheng's eyes flickered slightly, and she silently kept her guess in mind.
When facing Madam Yang, Gu Qingcheng was still as weak and soft-hearted as always.
In just a few words, he told Madam Yang all about his family's assets.
Madam Yang: ...This person is really as easy to fool as the legend says.
She trusted others so easily. If she didn't have a strong mother's family and a reliable son, she would have been schemed against to the point of being wiped out.
Complaining in her heart, Madam Yang appropriately introduced her family's situation.
Her old man's surname was Huo. When he was thirteen or fourteen years old, his family suffered a disaster and there was no way to make a living, so he joined the army.
After more than 20 years of marching and fighting, he had not achieved any achievements.
He had no official position or wealth, and was plagued by illnesses.
Fortunately, I managed to save some money, otherwise, I wouldn’t even have enough money to go back home or buy a property.
Old Man Huo has two sons, both of whom are married and have children.
The eldest son made a living by his martial arts and stayed in another place.
The youngest son runs a small business and it is not convenient for him to come back.
The two sons were worried about their elderly parents, so they each gave birth to a son, who accompanied the old couple back to their hometown to show filial piety to their father.
"My Qilang is fourteen years old this year, and Shilang is eleven years old, which is about the same age as your Dalang."
"But my two grandsons are not good at studying."
"Alas, they are always wielding swords and guns, never stopping."
Madam Yang looked disgusted, but there was kindness in her eyes.
It was obvious that both grandsons were her dearest treasures.
"It's good to practice martial arts. My Erlang also likes to practice martial arts!"
“My nephews and grandchildren from my mother’s side also learn along with me.
Gu Qingcheng looked innocent, and followed Madam Yang's words, saying happily, "I specially invited a martial arts master, who is also a retired soldier."
"Unfortunately, our Heyin County is a bit small, and there is not even a proper martial arts school."
Martial arts school?
A gleam of light flashed in Madam Yang's eyes.
This is a good livelihood.
…
Although there are new neighbors, the lives of Gu Qingcheng and her son are not affected.
In the autumn, Zhao Yuanyi got married.
Gu Qingcheng prepared a fairly generous dowry for her, and multiplied the money she earned from selling embroidery tenfold and gave it to her.
There are also some cloth and medicinal herbs.
Books handwritten by Zhao Qingyun.
...There were so many things that they filled up a wooden box.
When Zhao Yuanyi saw this dowry, which was definitely the largest in their Zhaojiazhuang, she cried uncontrollably.
Her aunt really loves her deeply and is very kind to her.
In her heart, her aunt has long been a person who surpasses her biological parents.
Zhao Qingyun, the youngest scholar in the county, personally saw his cousin off, and the entire He family was very happy.
Originally, they were only interested in Zhao Yuanyi's embroidery skills and the relationship between Madam Gu and Mrs. Cui.
I never expected that Zhao Yuanyi's cousin would be so fierce.
The twelve-year-old scholar is definitely the incarnation of Wenquxing.
His future is limitless!
(End of this chapter)
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