The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 292: Country Bumpkin Daughter-in-law

Chapter 292: Chapter 292: Country Bumpkin Daughter-in-law

"Xian Xian, men are all no good, I advise you not to take the second son of Jin Fengxiang seriously. You’re still young, I’m having you set traps for those stinky men, not to get caught by Mr. Chen’s second son."

After Tong Huaqiong left, Madam Mo earnestly lectured Xian Xian.

Xian Xian curled her lips into an alluring smile and said, "Mom, you’re wrong. If I wanted to get serious with that second son, I wouldn’t have told Master Tong the truth."

Madam Mo glanced at Xian Xian.

Lately, she thought Xian Xian was almost persuaded by the second son of Jin Fengxiang to leave this life.

If one could meet a good family, she wouldn’t oppose the girls from Tianxiang Building leaving this life, but the key is they can’t, and even their hard-earned money gets swindled away.

She has seen many such things.

There were also successful cases of leaving this life, but those girls became concubines and were restricted by the legitimate wife, constantly following her rules, while the promises of the vile men gradually faded with time till they disappeared without a trace.

"Mom, I don’t believe Mr. Chen’s second son at all."

Xian Xian was sold to a brothel by her parents and brothers.

Parents and brothers are unreliable, let alone others.

She trusts no one!

Mr. Chen’s second son thought redeeming her would bring her into his home and use her to fight against Taohua Dessert.

What benefit is it to her if Jin Fengxiang defeats Taohua Dessert?

Even if she enters the house as a concubine, she won’t be content.

Since Mr. Chen’s second son wants to use her, she can also use him in return.

Madam Mo said, "It’s best you think this way. Our business looks prosperous, but who knows when it might fall. I’ve always wanted to find business opportunities through Mr. Lu’s connections to plan for our sisters at Tianxiang Building, but I’ve never managed to. Mr. Lu most despises us women of this trade. Today, I sold a favor to Master Tong, perhaps in the future, through Master Tong, we can connect with Mr. Lu."

"See, haven’t you connected yet?"

Xian Xian snickered and said, "Mom, didn’t you just say that men are unreliable? Why are you now trying to rely on Mr. Lu? Have you connected now? No! You still have to give silver to Widow Tong to participate in maritime trade. You might as well rely on Widow Tong instead of Mr. Lu. I see she’s quite capable, rushing from the countryside to the city."

Xian Xian moved to the window, lifted it slightly, and looked outside.

She saw Dashi leading Liu Yueer into a jewelry shop.

Dashi was all smiles, with his eyes fixed on the rustic country woman beside him.

"Country women are so rustic, the powder on her face is thick enough to make pancakes."

The sight made Xian Xian’s eyes hurt, so she raised her hand and slammed the window shut.

"Who do you say is rustic? I think Master Tong is quite handsome, where is he rustic?" Madam Mo, upon hearing Xian Xian saying that country women are rustic, assumed it was about Tong Huaqiong.

Madam Mo had been brought to the maritime trade by Tong Huaqiong, forming an initial alliance with her.

Since they are allied, you can’t talk badly behind someone’s back, can you?

"Just rustic."

Xian Xian snorted, turned, and left.

Madam Mo clenched her teeth and said, "You’ve turned the world upside down."

She thought about it and shook her head.

Xian Xian’s arrogance, wasn’t it all because she spoiled her?

Among all the girls at Tianxiang Building, she cared for Xian Xian the most.

Because Xian Xian always reminded her of her sister, who was sold away at a young age.

After Tong Huaqiong left Tianxiang Building, she headed towards Taohua Dessert.

As the most bustling street in Ning City, it’s impossible for only Tong Huaqiong to open a pastry shop in Pearl Alley.

Gao Xiang Ji, Thyme, Wei Haomei, Jin Fengxiang, these four major pastry shops all have stores in Pearl Alley.

Tong Huaqiong walked past Gao Xiang Ji and saw many people queueing.

Jin Fengxiang’s shop was indeed less crowded.

Once the top pastry shop, being replaced as the leader by Gao Xiang Ji, was naturally not content.

Yet they didn’t have the confidence to take food from Gao Xiang Ji’s mouth; if they wanted to regain confidence, wouldn’t they want to establish their prowess by targeting a newcomer?

Taohua Dessert was precisely the target.

But Jin Fengxiang would probably miscalculate.

She passed by the four major pastry shops and made her way to Taohua Dessert; the crowd there was even more vibrant than the opening day.

Tong Huaqiong entered the shop and sat in the accounting room looking through the ledger.

"Owner, what brings you here now?" He Chao asked.

Tong Huaqiong looked up.

He Chao felt a bit nervous.

He knew Tong Huaqiong respected him and gave him a share of Taohua Dessert’s profits, that’s because he was capable and valuable.

He never dared to forget that Tong Huaqiong was a formidable character; should he do anything harmful to Taohua Dessert, Tong Huaqiong would definitely kick him out.

The key is, he hadn’t done anything to harm Taohua Dessert!

Moreover, judging from the pre-opening hype and the post-opening performance, Taohua Dessert was performing exceptionally well.

Even at this very moment, the constant flow of customers outside could show the owner just how popular Taohua Dessert was.

Tong Huaqiong slapped the ledger onto the table, making He Chao’s heart sink.

"Old He, if I hadn’t come to the city, I wouldn’t have known our Taohua Dessert was almost schemed against," Tong Huaqiong said with a cold laugh.

Upon hearing the word "our," He Chao was relieved, as it showed the owner considered him one of her own. 𝒻𝑟𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝑛𝘰𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝘤𝘰𝘮

But soon, He Chao furrowed his brows. What did it mean that Taohua Dessert was almost schemed against?

If this were true, then the greatest responsibility lay with him as the shopkeeper.

He wiped his brow and cautiously asked, "Owner, who tried to scheme against our Taohua Dessert?"

Tong Huaqiong said, "Jin Fengxiang."

"Jin Fengxiang?"

He Chao frowned.

He and Tong Huaqiong thought alike; ever since coming to the city, he had been keeping a close watch on Gao Xiang Ji, not paying much attention to Jin Fengxiang.

Unexpectedly, Jin Fengxiang would be the first to jump out and try to scheme against Taohua Dessert.

Tong Huaqiong observed He Chao and realized he knew nothing about the matter, which further confirmed her belief that He Chao would not dare betray her.

If she didn’t have even this level of discernment, she might as well not do business.

Therefore, Tong Huaqiong revealed to He Chao how the second son of Jin Fengxiang was using Tianxiang Building to lure Dashi.

"Fortunately, Dashi is a righteous man and didn’t fall into the trap. But this matter isn’t about whether Dashi did or did not fall into the trap; it’s about Jin Fengxiang wanting to use Dashi to scheme against Taohua Dessert. If they don’t scheme through Dashi, they’ll find other ways."

"It’s just unclear whether this was the idea of Mr. Chen’s second son or the head of Jin Fengxiang."

He Chao thought for a moment and said, "Owner, the owner of Jin Fengxiang has two sons. The elder is the son of the first wife, the younger is of the second wife, and this second wife..."

He Chao glanced at Tong Huaqiong.

Afraid that mentioning the second wife would upset Tong Huaqiong.

Tong Huaqiong waved her hand and said, "Understood! This second wife, like me, is a wicked stepmother."

He Chao was embarrassed.

That wasn’t what he meant.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Now both sons have grown up, married, and established their careers. The second wife hopes for Mr. Chen to favor her son with the shop’s management rights, but Mr. Chen hasn’t budged, neither explicitly stating the eldest son will inherit the shop nor saying the younger son will be the next owner. The second wife and her son are dissatisfied with the situation, resorting to such low-handed schemes to let Mr. Chen see the younger son’s capabilities, hoping he will pass the shop to him."

What a cunning plot! Tong Huaqiong could predict it.

And like He Chao, the situation of the two sons vying would be viewed by the world as the wicked second wife causing unrest, failing to properly educate her son, hence the rivalry with the older son.

All while Mr. Chen, like a reigning emperor, stayed out of scrutiny, treating his sons as chess pieces - the mere move of his hand directing them east and west, demonstrating his control!

No wonder Jin Fengxiang could be so firmly suppressed by the apprentice-founded Gao Xiang Ji.