Chapter 837: The Pig Farm Is My Best Destination

“Honglian, your parents love and cherish you. Even if you divorce, they will love you the same. As for your second sister-in-law bullying you, that’s unlikely. Your second sister-in-law is still living under your parents’ support. Who would bully whom is still uncertain.”

Tong Huaqiong hopes Gu Honglian returns to Qinghe Bay.

The divorce was initiated by Gu Jingzhe, regardless of whether pulling Gu Honglian out of the mire or not, it’s destined for Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu to blame.

Although Gu Jingzhe and Tong Huaqiong don’t care about Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu’s attitudes.

The key is Gu Honglian.

Who knows if she divorced Fan Tong impulsively and might regret it, reconciling with Fan Tong, leading to a harmonious marriage, how frustrating that would be.

Living long-term with Tong Huaqiong isn’t feasible, and Tong Huaqiong doesn’t want to shelter Gu Honglian permanently, kicking her out is too cruel for a girl.

The best way is to let Gu Honglian return to Qinghe Bay.

Gu Honglian saw Tong Huaqiong’s attitude leaning toward having her go back to Qinghe Bay and panicked.

She wouldn’t go back even if she were killed.

Going back, how could she reverse the situation?

How could she, like Tong Pandi knocking the Wu Family down a peg, do the same to the Fan Family?

Even if she remarries like Tong Pandi, in the Qinghe Bay area, no good family would take a divorcee, she isn’t as beautiful as Tong Pandi.

Don’t look down on Tong Pandi, when she divorced she had two kids and wasn’t young, yet Tong Pandi held an advantage, proving she could bear children at the very least.

She had been married for a year without conceiving, outsiders might speculate she was divorced by Fan Tong because she couldn’t conceive, making remarriage a daunting path.

Besides, even with remarriage, she doesn’t want to be picked like an old sow.

Even successfully remarried in Qinghe Bay, it probably wouldn’t be a decent family.

She might not even qualify for becoming a stepmother in a rich old widower’s household.

She believes Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu love her, wouldn’t let her suffer, but would inevitably worry about her life afterwards.

And the Gu Family, with so many girls unmarried, if due to her, an inattentive groom backs out or matchmakers don’t come, wouldn’t she bring blame upon herself?

So, she cannot return to Qinghe Bay.

Gu Honglian looked pitifully at Tong Huaqiong and said, “Eldest brother’s wife, let me stay in Shengjing, I can do anything.”

“I promise I won’t loaf around or cause you any trouble.”

Gu Baishuang learned about Gu Honglian’s divorce and came early to understand the situation, first scolding Fan Tong, hearing Gu Honglian unwilling to return to Qinghe Bay, saying, “Little Aunt, what can you do? You can’t read account books, can’t do business, even housework isn’t as good as maidservants. How about this, you follow me, I’ll teach you business.”

Gu Baishuang feels Gu Honglian’s divorce would bring her poor conditions returning to Qinghe Bay.

Now Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu can shield her, but one day when they’re gone, Gu Honglian would be in trouble.

Gu Baishuang doesn’t believe Gu Honglian has the grit to endure hardship and join her in business.

Keeping her beside her, she’ll treat it as raising another daughter.

Once Gu Jingzhe enters officialdom, she’ll find her a straightforward family to marry into, with Gu Jingzhe and Tong Huaqiong’s influence, they wouldn’t dare mistreat her.

Gu Honglian felt a bit tempted.

Following Gu Baishuang means having a good meal.

Gu Baishuang’s treatment of her little aunt has always been nice, even if she made mistakes, Gu Baishuang wouldn’t scold her considering she’s an elder.

Unlike Gu Taohua and Gu Xiaoxue, who often rebuke her.

Gu Honglian was about to agree when Gu Taohua sneered, “Little Aunt just said she could endure any hardship, and now she wants to follow Big Sister to enjoy life. Just knew Little Aunt couldn’t endure hardship. You think about coming to Big Sister’s house, did you think if Xiao Feng is willing, if the Nie Family is willing? You only know how to stir trouble.”

Gu Honglian, having had her intentions revealed by Gu Taohua, retorted, “I won’t follow Bai Shuang. Who says I can’t endure hardship, we’re both divorced, if Pandie can endure hardships, so can I.”

Gu Taohua said, “Sister Pandie raised pigs and expanded the pig farm, could you also raise pigs?”

Gu Honglian slapped her knee and said, “Why not, I can raise pigs. When I was little, I cut grass to feed pigs.”

Though most of the grass was cut by her eldest brother.

But feeding pigs shouldn’t be hard.

After all, she’d seen pigs raised since childhood.

Besides, she visited the pig farm managed by her eldest brother’s wife in Qinghe Bay, it wasn’t as dirty or smelly as regular pigsties.

It’s very clean, even the cute pink pigs became lovable.

Tong Pandi said, “Aunt Honglian, you really willing to work at my pig farm? The pig farm is very dirty and tiring. Once you’re there, no one will treat you as my aunt’s sister-in-law, only as a working clerk.”

Meaning you can’t show off at the pig farm.

Gu Honglian raised her chin and said, “Why wouldn’t I be willing?”

Afraid Tong Pandi wouldn’t believe, she continued, “The pig farm prospers people. After your divorce, the pig farm expanded under your management, life got better, and you found a better man than the Wu Family. I divorced like you did, I also want to find a good man like you to slap Fan Tong hard in the face, so the pig farm is my best destination.”

Tong Pandi: “…”

Everyone: “…”

Tong Pandi looked at Tong Huaqiong, though she managed the pig farm, the final decision was Tong Huaqiong’s.

Tong Huaqiong pondered and said, “Go with Pandie tomorrow to the pig farm, we’ll assign you some pigs to manage. Yue Er’s parents will return to Qinghe Bay after Jingzhe’s spring examination, before that, if you do well, stay in Shengjing.”

This was considered agreeing.

Gu Honglian’s eyes turned red with excitement.

Tong Pandi said, “Aunt Honglian, according to our pig farm’s wages, you get one silver tael a month, do well and there’s a reward at year-end.”

Gu Honglian nodded and said, “I will work hard.”

Tong Pandi’s pig farm did well, the eldest brother’s wife gave half of the profit to Tong Pandi.

She must work hard too, hoping to get bonuses in the future.

“Should I live at the pig farm?” Gu Honglian asked.

Tong Huaqiong said, “You stay at the house temporarily.”

Gu Honglian felt relieved.

She doesn’t have to be kicked out.

…

Speaking of Fan Tong, he braved the wind and snow walking out from Tong Huaqiong’s place.

To prevent the Gu Family from discovering he hooked up with the Chief Historian of Prince Ning Mansion, he intentionally hid along the way thinking his actions were seamless, but still his tracks were discovered by the escort Tong Huaqiong assigned.

Arriving at Deng Chief Historian’s private residence, he initially thought he’d be given a luxurious room and treated as an honored guest.

But the steward arranged for him to stay in the second room of the servants’ quarters, smaller than the rooms at Tong Huaqiong’s house.

All clothing and food treated according to servants’ standards.

Fan Tong was very dissatisfied.

Even more upsetting was having been at Deng Mansion several days, yet not seeing Deng Chief Historian, the steward said Deng Chief Historian was handling Ning King’s affairs.

Fan Tong’s expression slightly improved, thin treatment seemed a personal action of the steward, unrelated to Deng Chief Historian.

With Deng Chief Historian not at the mansion, he could only wait patiently.

He grumbled internally, Deng Mansion’s steward dared to give poor treatment to the Chief Historian’s lifesaver, fearing he was losing his confidant position?

If the steward treated him respectfully, it would be different, but since the steward was unkind, he would be unjust.

Once Deng Chief Historian returned, he’d smear the steward before Deng Chief Historian, making him die without knowing how.