"Madam Gu, I am your neighbor in the east courtyard. My husband's surname is Yang, and he was also a successful candidate in the imperial examination in the year Yiwei."
The woman who burst out laughing looked to be in her twenties.
She has a pretty face but a very outgoing personality.
She came forward with a smile, deliberately ignoring Old Lady Zhao, and only greeted Gu Qingcheng, "My maiden name is Liu, you can just call me Madam Liu!"
Madam Liu's attitude became more respectful.
Although Gu Qingcheng looks young, her son is very promising.
Madam Liu had already found out that Madam Gu's son was not only a young juren, but also the top scholar.
Since she is in the same department as her husband, Mrs. Gu is the "elder".
Whenever Gu Qingcheng grew more mature, Madam Liu would politely call her "Auntie".
But, but when she looked at Gu Qingcheng's young and beautiful face, Madam Liu really couldn't open her mouth.
She could only vaguely call out "Mrs. Gu".
However, there was still respect in his words.
Such a beautiful woman, after her husband died, she did not remarry, but instead devoted herself to raising her son.
Judging from her sickly and timid appearance, she doesn't seem to be a mean or twisted person.
Madam Gu's character and personality should be good.
Madam Gu, the widowed mother, and Old Lady Zhao next door are definitely not the same kind of people!
"Aunt! Brother, you're here!"
As the three neighbors were talking, Zhao Qingyang ran out of the yard.
He saluted Gu Qingcheng first.
Zhao Qingyang's attitude was very respectful, as if Gu Qingcheng, this young and beautiful woman, was a respected elder to him.
Madam Liu looks carefree, but she is actually very thoughtful.
"This Mr. Zhao must be Zhao Jieyuan's cousin, right? Your Zhao family has a really good family tradition."
It is normal for someone to help his family when he becomes successful.
But Zhao Qingyang's attitude is very interesting.
He not only flattered the Gu mother and son, but also respected them from the bottom of his heart.
"Madam Liu, you may not know that my aunt is the 'noble lady' of our Zhao family and the benefactor of all of us younger generations."
When Zhao Qingyang mentioned his aunt, he became a little excited.
He rambled on, "My aunt is the first chaste woman in our county, and our Zhao family is famous for being a harmonious family in our county."
"Before my cousin passed the imperial examination, the county magistrate wrote an inscription for the Zhao family: A Family of Good Deeds!"
"Aunt helps educate the girls in our family and clan, while my brother helps us cousins and brothers to find a future."
"...We, the Zhao family, are all deeply grateful to Auntie!"
Madam Liu listened carefully. If she had not looked at Gu Qingcheng's stunningly beautiful face and only listened to Zhao Qingyang's praise, she would have imagined an image of a dignified, kind, and benevolent old woman.
But the Gu Qingcheng in front of him was too beautiful, too young, and looked so weak.
Madam Liu could never be equated with the "virtuous wife" that Zhao Qingyang mentioned.
However, Madam Liu did not question it.
Zhao Qingyang's tone and expression didn't sound fake.
His gratitude to Madam Gu came from the bottom of his heart.
A woman who can be so respected by her husband's nephew must have some outstanding qualities.
Old Mrs. Zhao standing by had already recovered from the shock of Gu Qingcheng's beauty and age.
Hearing Zhao Qingyang's "exaggerated" praise of Gu Qingcheng, she couldn't help but curl her lips.
Humph, these country bastards have the nerve to say all kinds of nonsense just to curry favor with their promising cousin.
We all come from farming families, so who doesn't know that what the countryside lacks most are unruly people who bully the weak and fear the strong?
After her husband passed away, his brothers and clansmen wanted to eat them, the widow and orphan, alive.
It was all thanks to her desperate efforts that the family was able to keep their house and land.
Even so, those bastards in my husband's family still schemed against and bullied me.
Old Mrs. Zhao almost cut off all contact with her husband's family, and even turned against her fellow villagers.
After Zhao Zhi passed the imperial examination, the clan leader who looked like a decent man came to seek peace, but was scolded by Old Lady Zhao and sent away.
After falling out with the Zhao clan, Zhao Zhi had no other help, so in order to continue his studies, he had to marry the daughter of a wealthy merchant.
For this reason, Old Lady Zhao cursed a lot: If the Zhao family was willing to take care of us, an orphan and a widow, my son would not marry a merchant girl for a few taels of silver.
After Zhao Zhi passed the imperial examination, the Zhao family surrounded him again. Old Mrs. Zhao's new and old grudges came to her mind, and she fought with them again.
Humph, you bullied us in the past and caused my son to almost become a son-in-law. Now you come to show your affection to us. No way!
This time when she goes to Beijing, Old Mrs. Zhao will sell off her belongings directly, intending to completely sever ties with the Zhao family.
Old Mrs. Zhao likes to judge others by herself and thinks that all widows in the world should be as pitiful and respectable as she is.
I also feel that those people from my husband's family are bastards who eat people without leaving any bones.
So, after listening to what Zhao Qingyang said, I could only think of one word - fake!
It's so fake!
Unless Gu is too stupid and mistakes the bad guy for a good guy.
Huh?
It's possible!
Old Mrs. Zhao's eyes flickered around on Gu Qingcheng, and she had a vague idea in her mind.
After some greetings, Zhao Qingyun and Zhao Qingyang helped Gu Qingcheng into the yard.
The two little girls, Zhao Shuyi and Gu Lanyin, followed behind.
There was also a group of younger generations from the Gu and Zhao families, moving things and going in and out.
Madam Liu stood at the door and chatted with a young man from the Zhao or Gu family. She felt more and more that the new Zhao Jieyuan family was "unfathomable".
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