kingnovel Chapter 555 Her life is worth it
Chapter 555 Her life is worth it
After Prefect Yao left, Tong Huaqiong looked around for Gu Xiaoxue.
"Xiaoxue is in the kitchen." Chen Sufen said to Tong Huaqiong.
Gu Xiaoxue followed Tong Huaqiong home and rolled up her sleeves to work as if nothing had happened.
It was completely impossible to tell that she almost committed a rural poisoning case.
Tong Huaqiong walked into the kitchen and saw Gu Xiaoxue sitting on a bench eating, with Tong Pandi sitting beside her.
"Aunt." Tong Pandi saw Tong Huaqiong come in and knew that she had something to say to Gu Xiaoxue, so he stood up and said, "I'll go see if Huaer has eaten well."
Tong Huaqiong sat down next to Gu Xiaoxue.
Gu Xiaoxue stuffed rice into her mouth mouthful by mouthful.
The food at her aunt's house was good and full of oil. Chen Sufen and Tong Pandi gave her a lot of meat and vegetables, and put two big chicken legs in her bowl.
It's not her turn to eat such good food at home.
Tong Huaqiong watched Gu Xiaoxue eat.
"Auntie, do you think I should marry Liu Qingsong?" Gu Xiaoxue asked.
Tong Huaqiong asked: "Then do you like Liu Qingsong?"
Gu Xiaoxue thought about it and said, "Liu Qingsong is indeed a very good person. He is very kind to me. He helps me fetch water, chop firewood, and gives me rouge, powder, and hairpins. He almost lost his life for me today. It would be a lie to say that I don't like him. I should be grateful to him and should have taken advantage of Mr. Yao's promise to marry him, but I rejected him. Now the villagers must be scolding me for being ungrateful and saying that I will never meet a man as good as Liu Qingsong again."
"But do I have to marry him just because I'm grateful to him? If I marry him just because I'm grateful to him, it won't be fair to him. I rejected him not because I don't like him, but because I'm grateful to him and like him that's why I can't marry him. Even if Liu Qingsong didn't drink the poison today, his parents will definitely blame me and dislike me. Even if his parents agree to this marriage for the sake of Governor Yao, they won't look at me well after I get married. Liu Qingsong will be caught in the middle and it will be difficult. I don't believe he will stand by me and treat me well forever. If I feel wronged, everyone will only talk about what happened today, saying that Liu Qingsong risked his life for you, so what's wrong with you feeling a little wronged. But I don't want to feel wronged."
"Why should I be wronged? I have suffered enough injustice from my parents and grandparents. I don't want to be wronged again after getting married."
Tong Huaqiong looked at Gu Xiaoxue.
This girl who is as silent as a shadow and seems submissive actually has such insight.
Tong Huaqiong felt that he had never seen through her.
Ever since she refused the help of Tong Huaqiong and Uncle Gu, she had been thinking about dying together with Xu Dabao and Gu Ruinian.
She is truly a girl from the Gu family. Like Gu Taohua and Gu Baishuang, she has a rather fiery temperament.
"Auntie, I don't want to get married. My mother didn't have a good life for a few years after marrying my father. She had to depend on grandma for her whole life and placed all her hopes on my second brother. Now that my second brother is not doing well, she is going crazy. My eldest sister-in-law... When my eldest brother proposed marriage, his family promised to treat his sister-in-law well, but his sister-in-law didn't have a good life at home either. Her dowry was used to pay off the family's debts. Her parents-in-law were partial to her, and her husband didn't stand on her side. When my eldest brother wanted to divide the family, he gave her a cold face."
Gu Xiaoxue bit her lip and smiled.
"So what's the good of getting married?"
"They are not as good as you. They are more comfortable as widows."
Tong Huaqiong did not interrupt Gu Xiaoxue.
In this era, if a girl doesn't get married, she has almost no way to survive. Even Gu Taohua didn't want to stop her from getting married, but wanted to keep her for a few more years or let her find a husband. Before that, she tried hard to make her wings stronger, even if she couldn't find a good man or she and her husband broke up in the end, at least she had money and a shop in her hands and a way out.
Gu Xiaoxue simply didn't want to get married. Tong Huaqiong supported her in her heart, but she also knew that this path would be difficult.
Tong Huaqiong asked, "What are your plans next? I'm afraid your family will arrange another marriage for you."
After the poisoning incident today, it is estimated that the old house of the Gu family and the second branch will not be able to accommodate Gu Xiaoxue.
After all, she wanted to poison not only Xu Dabao, but also Gu Ruinian.
No matter how despicable Gu Ruinian is, he is still his son, and the charge that Gu Xiaoxue poisoned his brother-in-law is set in stone.
Now I am afraid that Grandpa Gu and others will not only not punish Gu Xiaoxue, but will also marry Gu Xiaoxue to another place.
It's the parents' order and the matchmaker's words, and Gu Xiaoxue's consent is not needed at all.
Gu Xiaoxue had a determined look on her face, as if she was ready to die.
"The worst that can happen is that I die again." Gu Xiaoxue said.
Tong Huaqiong interrupted her and said, "You're not going to poison yourself and then kill yourself, are you? Xiaoxue, I'm telling you, no matter what, you can't think about self-destruction. Xu Dabao doesn't deserve to lose his life with you, and Gu Ruinian doesn't deserve to die with you, neither of them deserves. Your family doesn't cherish your life, so you have to cherish it yourself. Even if your family pushes you to the edge of a cliff and leaves you unable to live or die, you have to save yourself thousands of times."
Gu Xiaoxue looked at Tong Huaqiong.
Save yourself. This was the first time she heard someone tell her this.
Her sympathetic sister-in-law told her to be patient, her sympathetic Gu Honglian told her it was all fate, her pitying Liu Qingsong told her to just marry him, and only her aunt-in-law told her that she had to save herself and that this life was worth it.
Gu Xiaoxue's eyes turned red.
She doesn't want to die, she wants to live.
"Auntie, I can farm, weave and embroider. Can I work with you?" said Gu Xiaoxue.
Tong Huaqiong said: "Sure, I want to open a weaving workshop. You are good at weaving, so you can follow me and weave in the workshop."
"it is good."
Gu Xiaoxue's dazed eyes began to brighten up.
Gu Xiaoxue stayed with Tong Huaqiong for two days.
During this period, no one from the old house showed up.
On the third day, Gu Honglian came to Tong Huaqiong's home and looked at Gu Xiaoxue carefully, as if she didn't know this niece.
"Xiaoxue, you are really brave, but it's a pity that you didn't poison Gu Ruinian to death." Gu Honglian said.
Because she hates Gu Ruinian, Gu Honglian stands on Gu Xiaoxue's side in this matter.
After the poisoning incident, there was not much commotion at the old house.
Maybe Mr. Gu also feels sorry for Gu Xiaoxue.
Anyway, under the interference of Prefect Yao, the Gu family was forced to write off the 500 taels of silver owed to the Xu family, and Gu Xiaoxue was able to earn a dowry by hiring a concubine from outside. In any case, the Gu family made a profit. Therefore, Gu Youtian and Jia not only did not blame Gu Xiaoxue for exposing their reputation at home, but were glad that Gu Xiaoxue did this.
However, what made Mr. Gu and others unhappy was that Gu Xiaoxue poisoned Xu Dabao. Her attempt to poison Gu Ruinian touched Mr. Gu's reverse scale.
He often poisons his siblings, and next time he is dissatisfied with his family, he may poison other people.
Gu Xiaoxue stayed at Tong Huaqiong's house for two days and didn't go back. Old Man Gu couldn't stand it anymore, so he sent Gu Honglian to the house to call her back.
"Xiaoxue, my father asked you to go back." Gu Honglian talked about the purpose of coming to her sister-in-law's house.
Gu Xiaoxue looked at Tong Huaqiong and said, "Auntie, I'll go back first."
She will have to face her grandparents and parents eventually.
Gu Honglian said: "Sister-in-law, the clan leader and second uncle are here, Dad wants you to go too."
It happened that Gu Jingzhe was at home and had not returned to the city yet. When he heard that Tong Huaqiong was invited to the old house, he stood up and asked to accompany Tong Huaqiong.