Farm Girl Turns Everything Around: Sly Husband, Let's Farm-Chapter 950 - Gossiping_1
Chapter 950: Chapter 950 Gossiping_1
Chapter 950: Chapter 950 Gossiping_1
Hearing this answer, Yang Wenxiao raised an eyebrow, “So, what you’re saying is Qiao Xiaomai hasn’t been unfilial?”
“Yes, Xiaomai has already done enough for the Tong Family, and I support her decision,” Tong Sanlang said in a deep voice.
Tong Xingda might have forgotten himself, but he hadn’t.
The first time Yang Wenxiao came to Bailu Town, not knowing Liuli’s plan and so feeling anxious, Tong Xingda had given him a bad idea, suggesting that he should force himself on Qiao Xiaomai so that she would be devoted to him and speak for the Tong Family in front of Yang Wenxiao.
Although it was a minor incident and Tong Xingda mentioned it casually, once it reached Tong Sanlang’s ears, he never forgot it.
Tong Xingda always cried injustice, felt wronged, and thought Qiao Xiaomai’s hostility towards him was completely unreasonable. However, as an observer, Tong Sanlang saw clearly that Tong Xingda never treated Qiao Xiaomai as a family member.
Tong Xingda always treated Qiao Xiaomai as a tool. Before she married into the family, she was a means to improve the Tong Family’s economic situation, and after the marriage, she became a kitchen maid specifically for making gourmet food.
If Tong Xingda himself didn’t regard Qiao Xiaomai as his daughter-in-law, how could he accuse her of being unfilial?
Now he was even more keen to complain to Yang Wenxiao, trying to use the principle of filial piety to pressure Qiao Xiaomai, who simply didn’t care.
“Though a son doesn’t speak of his father’s faults, in reality, my father has never treated Xiaomai as a family member. Giving is mutual; one cannot act recklessly just because they are an elder.”
“Xiaomai is strong-willed and has her own clear bottom line in her heart. When that line isn’t crossed, whatever others say or do is fine, but once they cross the line she has drawn, even a blood-related grandmother would not be spared, let alone a father-in-law with no blood relation.”
“If it’s silver she’s asked for, then she gave silver. If it’s recipes she’s asked for, she provided them. Xiaomai has already given enough.”
“In this matter, I stand on Xiaomai’s side. My father is purely making trouble for no reason,” he asserted.
Upon hearing this, Yang Wenxiao raised his eyebrow again. Obviously, compared to the Zhang Family, Tong Xingda appeared to be better on the surface.
But Tong Sanlang said Tong Xingda never treated Qiao Xiaomai as family, clearly implying that there were things he knew that Tong Sanlang felt uncomfortable voicing.
Interested, he said, “You tell me. Everybody else, step aside.”
He spoke up, wanting to inquire about the details he was unaware of.
If it had been in the past, he certainly wouldn’t have been so curious, but having lived in the manor for a few days, enjoying sledding and playing Mahjong, his previously calm mind had somehow become unsettled.
He wanted to investigate and listen to this familial gossip to understand the full story.
At his command, Gao Lian, Ren Zhong, the palace maids, and Tong Erlang quickly retreated.
Once everyone had left, he folded his hands behind his back and said to Tong Sanlang, “I am the retired emperor, and although I don’t meddle in family affairs, on the surface, your father hasn’t done anything overly wrong to Qiao Xiaomai. The Yang Family governs Daqi with filial piety, so to silence the wagging tongues, you’ll need to explain these secrets to me.”
Even when digging for gossip, he could come up with a perfectly legitimate reason.
Tong Sanlang, upon hearing this, pursed his lips, “A son does not speak of his father’s faults.”
“I command you to speak, and you’ll be absolved of any blame.”
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Tong Sanlang’s eyes drooped, his thick, dark lashes veiling his emotions. He clenched his teeth and began, “Before your first visit to Bailu Town, my father… he…”
He recounted the unsavory suggestion Tong Xingda had given.
Yang Wenxiao “…”
No wonder Tong Sanlang supported Qiao Xiaomai.
