Free Web NovelChapter 659: Chapter 659: Utterly Heartless
Wu Na nearly lost her breath.
Could it be that she fell for Mrs. Wang’s trick?
Did Mrs. Wang deliberately say those words to lure her out?
To prove she was perfectly fine.
Whether there was a miscarriage or not is secondary, once she’s at the Gu Family, she calls the shots.
First, she would dispel the rumors Mrs. Wang spread.
No matter how much Wu Na didn’t care about having relations with Gu Ruinian before marriage, she couldn’t let Mrs. Wang slander that the child in her belly isn’t from the Gu Family.
The whole village was watching.
Now that her father’s position as village chief was taken away, her support was gone; she couldn’t allow the Gu Family to doubt her child, or how could she confidently exert influence in the Gu Family.
Wu Na wiped her tears and, with her hands on her hips, shouted at her mother-in-law Mrs. Jia and the others: "I must be cursed to marry into your family, and still face the humiliation from this bitch. When this bitch said the child in my belly isn’t Rui Nian’s, shouldn’t you have slapped her? Were you just going to stand there and watch? It seems like you believe her words."
"Your fine son tricked me into a haystack. Your Gu Family is so poor that you don’t even have two pairs of underpants, maybe you all conspired to trick me on Rui Nian’s behalf. I fell for your whole family’s trickery. You’re all just waiting for me to get pregnant, marry in, and then torment me. And when I can’t be controlled, you indulge the bitch to spout nonsense so I can’t hold my head up in front of you."
Mrs. Jia and the elders of the Gu Family: "..."
They felt wronged; they truly hadn’t intended to control her.
However, Mrs. Wang’s words indeed made them suspicious just now.
Wu Na’s words made the villagers feel contempt, for the Gu Family.
With Gu Youtian and others’ conduct, the villagers believed Wu Na’s pre-marital pregnancy to the Gu Family was the result of the Gu Family’s scheme.
"Haven’t seen anyone eager to cuckold their son or grandson, in your eyes is Rui Nian a useless person, incapable of producing offspring?"
Everyone: "..."
"Rui Nian’s family, quickly go rest inside." Grandpa Gu’s face was ashen.
Continuing the discussion would only escalate things.
He never imagined feeling so regretful about this marriage that initially seemed so fortunate.
It was endless trouble day after day.
The Gu Family was indeed unfortunate, with the Tong Family coming to cause trouble at Tong Pandie’s place, yet it was the Gu Family that suffered ultimately.
Wu Na let out a cold laugh toward Grandpa Gu, propping her belly and said, "The rumors haven’t been resolved, why should I go inside."
"There’s not one good person in your family. When Rui Nian schemed against me, didn’t you offer plenty of advice? Old man, how dare you try to teach me a lesson? If you doubt the child in my belly isn’t Rui Nian’s, just strangle him once he’s born; doubting here is useless." Wu Na pointed at Grandpa Gu and scolded.
Grandpa Gu’s face turned red with anger.
The Tong Fusheng family of three was bewildered as to why the chaos had turned into an internal Gu Family conflict.
Tong Zhijie even felt like giving Mrs. Wang a thumbs-up—her words brilliantly directed Wu Na’s anger toward the Gu Family.
The three of them tried to minimize their presence like quails.
Wu Na shouted toward the house: "Gu Ruinian, you bastard, come out, don’t pretend to be dead and hide in the house like a turtle. Is the child in my belly yours or not, aren’t you clear? You silently picked up the green hat and put it on your head, are you even a man? Tell me, wasn’t it you who insisted on dragging me to the haystack..."
"Shut up, stop talking. What good is this, don’t you find it embarrassing?" Mrs. Gu could no longer tolerate Wu Na speaking recklessly and sharply stopped her.
Gu Ruinian still hid inside and didn’t come out.
Wu Na closed her mouth and coldly glanced at the Tong family of three resembling quails.
Trying to use her for their escape plan would depend on her consent or not.
Wu Na suddenly sat on the ground and started wailing again: "My belly...my belly..."
After cursing the Gu Family, she wouldn’t spare the Tong Family either.
The Tong Family: "..."
The doctor: "..."
Mrs. Gu called the doctor over to check Wu Na’s pulse, then suddenly sat beside Wu Na and pointed at Mrs. Wang, crying: "My hand...my hand was twisted and broken by this bitch..."
Mrs. Wang: "..."
The doctor, still munching on melon seeds, stepped forward to check Wu Na’s pulse, saying the same thing: there were signs of miscarriage that required bird’s nest and ginseng for nourishment.
As for Mrs. Gu, her wrist was injured and needed ointment.
After the uproar, Grandpa Gu started discussing compensation with Tong Fusheng and Mrs. Wang.
Mrs. Wang saw that the conflict hadn’t shifted successfully and had fallen into the trap again, crying: "Lady Gu, your wrist was fine just now, how did I break it? Look at my hair, with your strength almost ripping my hair off, and my face scratched by Wu Na, also my waist and my legs."
Mrs. Wang showed her scalp, revealing a bald spot the size of a copper coin, ripped off by Mrs. Gu.
Her face was scratched by Wu Na, leaving bloody marks, and her waist and legs were bruised from the combined pinching of Mrs. Gu and Wu Na.
"The most injured are our Tong Family members. Fusheng’s head was hit by Wu Na, leaving a bump, Zhijie’s neck and face were scratched by Wu Na...in this situation, your Gu Family should compensate our Tong Family."
Mrs. Wang argued confidently.
Mrs. Gu clapped her hands and said: "The thief is the one calling for help, I was sitting quietly at the door picking beans, and you three burst in from the cesspool straight into my house. There were water buckets for washing and clothes taken, now we don’t even know the condition of my granddaughter-in-law’s baby, all of these were caused by you. Today, unless we get an explanation, you can’t leave."
The Gu Family had only just realized the stubborn prowess of Tong Dajiao’s sister-in-law.
Tong Fusheng looked at Tong Pandie and Tong Huaqiong and said: "We’re all family, why make things so tense."
He meant to direct the Gu Family’s anger toward Tong Pandie and Tong Huaqiong so they’d be the ones paying compensation too.
Tong Huaqiong interrupted: "Who says we’re family, you have the nerve to say that, you always claim a married daughter is like water thrown out, I and Pandie aren’t family with you, don’t randomly call us relatives."
Tong Pandie nodded and said to Grandpa Gu: "When I divorced, the Tong Family opened the ancestral hall saying I’m not a Tong Family daughter, so the Tong Family matters have nothing to do with me. Grandpa Gu, please don’t worry about saving face for me and aunt, pursue compensation however you need."
These words not only angered Tong Fusheng but also disappointed those at the Gu Family’s old mansion.
They knew Tong Fusheng couldn’t afford compensation, but Tong Huaqiong and Tong Pandie could, and since it all started from Tong Pandie splashing the Tong Family with dung, causing undeserved disaster to the Gu Family, logically and emotionally, Tong Pandie should pay, and Tong Huaqiong, as Tong Fusheng’s sister, should also help him compensate.
Now, Tong Huaqiong and Tong Pandie were clearly prepared to cut ties thoroughly with the Tong Family.
No matter whether it’s Tong Fusheng or Grandpa Gu and others, their calculations would fail.
Ultimately, under the mediation of Village Chief Liu and the insistence of Grandpa Gu and Gu Youtian, the Tong Family compensated the Gu Family with five taels of silver and two hundred catties of grain.
Wu Na wanted the Tong Family to compensate with ginseng and bird’s nest, but with the Tong Family’s financial situation, they couldn’t afford it, and forcing it might push Mrs. Wang to the point of desperation.
Since the child was fine, and Mrs. Gu’s wrist could heal with some ointment, their own losses weren’t significant, the compensation from the Tong Family was enough.
Plus, the Tong Family could accept this compensation.
Tong Fusheng agreed through gritted teeth, he really didn’t want to continue embarrassing himself in Qinghe Bay, these compensations would ultimately be settled by Tong Zhaodi.
Besides, they would have to draw water to clean up the Gu Family’s yard and Wu Na’s room.
