Forced to marry, I picked up a young powerful official

Chapter 31 What do I hate about her?

In the evening, Liang did her best to cook a table full of dishes, including chicken, duck, fish and shrimp. The feast was as sumptuous as that during Chinese New Year.

When Mother Gu saw this, she didn't say anything, but just sighed.

"With such a table of food, it would be nice if Chuan'er was here too."

Liang wiped the sweat off her forehead and said with a smile, "I'll make it for my second brother when he comes back."

Mother Gu curled her lips, "Do you think our family is so rich that we can eat like this every day?"

"Don't we still have my second brother's wife? As long as she is around, there's no need to worry about our family not living a good life," Liang muttered softly.

She is now completely impressed by Shen Nankui, who can not only be a teacher, but also manage accounts and make money.

The second younger brother is studying for the imperial examinations and will become an official to support the Gu family in the future. With the two of them around, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of the Gu family.

By then, her two children, as well as she and her husband, will also be able to benefit!

Shen Nankui smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is right. I will think of a way."

Mother Gu looked at her but didn't say anything sarcastic.

In the past, she didn't believe that Shen Nankui had this ability, but she had seen with her own eyes in the past two months that her second daughter-in-law was indeed a person who could do what she said.

"Let's eat, Chuan'er's wife, you should eat more today."

As Mrs. Gu spoke, she started eating.

Since Shu Xiu was born, the family changed from brown rice to polished rice. With this table full of sumptuous dishes, everyone was very satisfied with the meal.

At night, Gu's mother's old headache came back.

This time she was really ill, but she didn't want to disturb anyone again. She just took the medicine and lay down.

Song Dong'er, who lived next door to Gu's mother, found the light in her room still on and thought it was strange, so she came to see her.

As soon as he saw Mother Gu's expression, he knew that her old headache must have come back, so he hurriedly asked, "Aunt, you have a headache again, have you taken medicine?"

Mother Gu forced a smile and said, "I've eaten. I'm much better now."

Song Dong'er sat down beside the bed and skillfully massaged the acupoints on Gu's mother's head with both hands.

"Aunt, you are really unlucky. Why didn't you ask someone to take care of you when you were not feeling well? Are the two daughters-in-law you married just for show?"

Mother Gu sighed, "I wanted to ask them to come, but your eldest cousin got into trouble today and is injured. The eldest cousin's wife has to take care of him and can't leave."

"Isn't there still a second cousin?"

Mother Gu shook her head. "If I call your second cousin's wife, she will definitely come to guard me respectfully. But she just helped the family solve a problem today, and she has to go to the private school to give lectures early tomorrow morning. I simply won't bother her."

Seeing that her attitude was completely different from before, Song Dong'er felt jealous.

"As daughters-in-law, it is their duty to serve their mother-in-law. Why is my aunt so considerate of others when she is suffering from illness?"

Mother Gu smiled and patted her hands.

"Then don't we still have you? Dong'er, you are the closest to me. Whenever I am wrong, you come to take care of me."

Song Dong'er pouted, "Of course I care about my aunt the most!"

"Good boy, thank you for your hard work. I feel much better after you gave me this massage."

After Song Dong'er finished massaging, she brought some water to Gu's mother. She said with concern, "Aunt, I'll sleep with you tonight. If you feel uncomfortable again at night, just wake me up."

Mother Gu's eyes were full of love. "Although you are not my child, you are as filial and caring as my own daughter."

Song Dong'er hugged her arm and acted coquettishly, "I have been with my aunt since I was a child. In my heart, my aunt is the closest person to me in this world!"

Mother Gu hugged her and said, "I don't have a daughter, so why don't I treat you as my own daughter?"

Song Dong'er smiled softly, "I know that my aunt treats me well and loves me, so..."

She looked up at Mother Gu and asked with hopeful eyes: "Dong'er, can you ask Auntie for a favor?"

"Dong'er, just say it."

Song Dong'er bit her lip and her eyes turned red in an instant.

"Aunt, I want to marry Brother Chuan as soon as possible..."

Mother Gu looked at her in surprise, "Dong'er, didn't we agree that we would wait until Chuan'er graduated from high school before we talked about marrying you as our co-wife?"

"But I can't wait any longer. I'm afraid that by then, Brother Chuan won't have a place for me in his heart. I'm even more afraid that the Shen Group won't be able to accommodate me..."

As she spoke, tears rolled down her face.

Mother Gu was naturally very distressed and hurriedly wiped her tears, "Good child, don't cry."

"Aunt, please agree to my request. I will marry Brother Chuan no matter sooner or later. I don't care whether he can pass the high school entrance exam or not. I just want to be with him."

"Aunt, please help me!"

Song Dong'er held Gu's mother's hand and begged.

Her appearance aroused great pity in Gu's mother's heart, and she wished she could just agree to it right away.

but……

Mother Gu looked embarrassed. "If I bring it up now, Chuan'er won't say anything yet. I'm afraid Shen won't agree."

"Aunt, you are the elder. As long as you give the order, Brother Chuan and Mrs. Shen will have to listen to you, right?"

"But before Chuan'er enters high school, we dare not offend the Shen family. Even if Shen is an adopted daughter, she is still surnamed Shen. No matter how small the Shen family's official position is, it is always superior to ours. Chuan'er is about to take the imperial examination, and I can't gamble with Chuan'er's future..."

"Then what should I do?" Song Dong'er asked with sobs.

Mother Gu held her hand and said, "Dong'er, please wait a little longer. Aunt will definitely do what she promised you, but there is no need to rush now. Chuan'er was able to become the old scholar's disciple because of the Shen family. The Shen family is also making money to support the family now, so we still have to rely on her."

Song Dong'er looked aggrieved, "Don't you think your aunt hates that adopted daughter the most? Why do you always speak in her favor?"

"I hate her..."

As Mother Gu spoke, she suddenly fell silent.

She did not like Shen Nankui from the beginning, but why did she hate this daughter-in-law so much?

Is it because she is not the biological daughter of the Shen family, and she is afraid that the Shen family will not be able to support Chuan'er in the future?

But Chuan'er was able to become the old scholar's disciple because of the Shen family.

Is it because she didn’t bring any dowry and couldn’t support the family?

But recently, all the food and supplies for the family are earned by Shen Nankui.

Is it because on the day she came in, he forced himself to apologize to her in front of everyone and lost face?

But ever since Shen Nankui became a teacher in a private school, the neighbors and students all respected her very much. Everyone called her "Old Madam". She originally thought that she could only become the "Old Madam" after Chuan'er became an official, but she didn't expect that her daughter-in-law would realize the title first.

For a moment, Mother Gu didn't know why she hated her.

Seeing her in a daze, Song Dong'er asked urgently, "Aunt, if you don't care about me, I really don't know what to do..."

On one side is his most beloved niece, and on the other side is his capable and competent daughter-in-law.

Mother Gu only felt a headache.

She cried out softly, covering her head and said, "Oh, Dong'er, Auntie has a headache again. Let's talk about this later..."