The evil mother-in-law does not whitewash, she only abuses her children

Chapter 698: Going to the Hongmen Banquet

Before leaving, Tong Huaqiong stared at Gu Jingzhe.

Gu Jingzhe shuddered and said to Tong Huaqiong, "Mom, I know what I am doing. I will definitely not make things difficult for Zhaozhao."

Tong Huaqiong waved his hand and said, "Go ahead and see what they are up to."

This meal was like attending the Hongmen Banquet.

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu sat at home waiting for Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao to come.

They were not sure whether the two would come to dinner. After all, they had invited them three times, but Gu Jingzhe declined each time because he had something to do.

Old Man Gu was very angry. His grandson was just a juren, but he didn't take him seriously. If he became an official in the future, he would be ignored even more.

He had to teach Gu Jingzhe a lesson. He had lost his filial piety after studying so much. How would he rule when he became a high-ranking official if he treated his grandparents like this?

"Dad, what should we do if Jingzhe doesn't come?" Gu Honglian asked anxiously, her mind full of dowry.

Mr. Gu pounded the table and said, "He dares not to come? If he doesn't come, keep inviting him until he comes."

After waiting for a cup of tea, no one came.

Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu were a little anxious.

"Ruinian, go and see if the Jingzhe Festival has arrived." said Grandpa Gu.

"Don't look anymore, I'm coming."

Gu Jingzhe walked in holding Lu Zhaozhao's hand.

Old Mrs. Gu glanced at the hands of the two people and was about to blurt out the word "slut", but she didn't say a word for the sake of her daughter's dowry.

"Grandpa, grandma, do you have something to talk to me about?"

When Gu Jingzhe entered the room, he first helped Lu Zhaozhao to sit down, and then pulled out a cushion for Lu Zhaozhao to lean on.

Old Mrs. Gu and others watched with twitching eyes.

It's so disgusting. Their grandson is good-looking and talented, but he acts like a gigolo in front of his wife, which is a disgrace to the men of the Gu family.

"Zhao Zhao and you have not had a meal at home since you got married, and you will be going to Shengjing soon, so I thought of inviting you to a reunion dinner together." Old Man Gu said seriously.

Gu Jingzhe thought this was nonsense.

Since it is a reunion dinner, why not invite his mother, elder brother, sister and others.

"You only come after being urged so many times. If you don't know, you would think that my grandson has become an official and doesn't want to associate with us poor relatives." Old Mrs. Gu didn't say anything good when she opened her mouth.

Gu Jingzhe smiled and said, "I didn't mean to not come. I really have a lot of things to do recently."

Jia brought the food to the table.

Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao looked over and saw three meat dishes, four vegetable dishes and a soup.

Jia said, "My niece-in-law has been living a life of luxury since she was a child. I wonder if she can get used to our simple meals."

Without waiting for Lu Zhaozhao to respond, Wu Na took the chicken leg away with a pair of chopsticks and said, "Since she can't eat it, I'll eat it."

Even though they had heard of Wu Na's deeds, Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao were still stunned.

Wu Na no longer cares about her image at all.

What's the point of caring about her image? The family finally has a meal of meat, and if she doesn't eat it, the meat will go into Gu Honglian's stomach.

Everything is empty, eating well is the most important thing.

Mr. and Mrs. Gu were so angry that they almost threw their chopsticks. Jia's face was gloomy. Tong Da Jiao heard about her daughter-in-law's behavior, and she was about to laugh at her behind her back again.

What shocked Gu Jingzhe and Lu Zhaozhao even more was that Gu Ruinian picked up the chopsticks and silently took away another chicken leg.

Gu Ruinian had an indifferent face, he had lost to Gu Jingzhe, he would never be able to rise again in this life, nor could he return to the time when he was the glory of his ancestors. In his numbness he could only try to eat more good food.

Gu Honglian clenched the chopsticks in her hand.

Wu Na and Gu Ruinian's marriage reminded her that she must have a dowry so that she would not live like this.

"No one at the table has touched their chopsticks, only you two have no manners. You are the reincarnation of starving ghosts. Are you rushing to reincarnate after eating?"

"Eat, eat till you die, but be careful or you'll get too big and blocked on your way to reincarnation."

Old Mrs. Gu started to curse, and she cursed for a whole bowl of tea.

"Grandma, let's eat." Gu Jingzhe said.

In front of Lu Zhaozhao, his grandmother cursed very dirty. Although she was cursing Gu Ruinian and Wu Na, it still polluted Lu Zhaozhao's ears.

Mr. Gu walked down the stairs and said, "Eat, eat."

As he spoke, he picked up a piece of chicken for Gu Jingzhe.

"Come, Zhaozhao, have a bowl of egg soup. The eggs in this soup are just laid by our chickens today, so they are very fresh." He personally served a bowl of chicken soup to Lu Zhaozhao.

It is naturally not pleasant to please your granddaughter-in-law.

I have to please him, I have to fight for my daughter's dowry.

"Thank you, grandma." Lu Zhaozhao looked well-behaved.

Gu Jingzhe handed a piece of fat and tender fish belly to Lu Zhaozhao, which made old lady Gu's eyes twitch again.

"Grandpa, grandma, I heard that my aunt is discussing marriage with Fan Tong."

Gu Jingzhe guessed the purpose of Mr. and Mrs. Gu asking him to come for dinner, so he took the initiative to bring up Gu Honglian's marriage.

Since Gu Jingzhe took the initiative to speak, there was no need for them to wait until after dinner to talk.

Grandpa Gu said, "The horoscopes have been exchanged. Honglian and his horoscopes are very compatible. It's your aunt's good fortune that a talented person likes Honglian."

Grandpa Gu looked at Lu Zhaozhao who was eating quietly, and thought that if his granddaughter-in-law had not been ignorant, there would have been no such meal.

Gu Jingzhe said: "Fan Tong is not a good match."

Gu Honglian didn't like what she heard. She said, "Fan Tong is discussing marriage with me. I know whether he is a good match or not."

Gu Jingzhe said, "Aunt, Fan Tong is my senior brother, and I know him well. He got engaged to the daughter of their village chief a few years ago. The village chief supported his studies, but after he passed the imperial examination, he wanted to marry a rich man, so he abandoned the village chief's daughter and went after Mr. Huang's daughter. When Mr. Huang found out, he wouldn't even let him in the door."

Gu Jingzhe was too embarrassed to say that Fan Tong had once hooked up with Gu Taohua.

He must have failed to hook up with Gu Taohua, so he turned to hook up with Gu Honglian.

"Have you ever thought about why he was discussing marriage with my aunt?"

The reason why such a scheming person was willing to marry Gu Honglian was that what he valued was not Gu Honglian, but himself and his mother.

Old Master Gu said, "You don't need to remind us why Fan Tong likes your aunt. Isn't it because of you and your mother's resources? We already know this. It's nothing. It's also your aunt's blessing to be able to climb up to the scholar with the help of you and your mother's resources."

Mr. Gu’s words silenced Gu Jingzhe.

It turns out they all knew, but they didn't care.

Gu Jingzhe looked at Gu Honglian and asked, "Aunt, do you think so too?"

Gu Honglian said: "With our family's conditions, I am not as good-looking as Taohua and Xiaoxue, so I feel very satisfied to be able to marry a scholar."

Gu Honglian thought to herself that she was not stupid.

From now on, she and Fan Tong will get access to the resources of her sister-in-law and Gu Jingzhe if they can. If not, she will keep Fan Tong hanging.

Since Gu Honglian thought so, Gu Jingzhe would definitely not say anything more about it.