The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 337: A Perfect Match

Gu Taohua and Mrs. Hong got into the carriage.

The carriage clip-clopped towards Qinghe Bay.

In order to hurry, Old Mrs. Huang commanded the driver to take the path over the ridge.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped.

"Old Madam, the carriage wheel is stuck in the mud," the driver said after inspecting.

"Nonsense, there’s no rain, where did the mud come from?" Old Mrs. Huang swore.

Gu Taohua held her forehead, this Old Mrs. Huang looked like a noblewoman, but spoke just like her mother, without restraint.

Gu Taohua’s impression of Old Mrs. Huang improved even more.

The carriage driver looked aggrieved.

"Old Madam, the villagers have been watering the fields these days, there are quite a few muddy pits on this path," Gu Taohua explained to Old Mrs. Huang with a smile.

Old Mrs. Huang said, "Then what are you waiting for? Hurry up and get the wheel out."

The carriage driver strained for a long time but couldn’t get it out.

"Let me do it," Gu Taohua said.

She was strong, pulling a carriage was a breeze.

Old Mrs. Huang asked the maids Yu Qin and Yu Zhu to help push.

The always confident Gu Taohua found that her strength was useless, no matter how she and the driver pulled, the carriage wheel wouldn’t budge.

Frustrated, Gu Taohua kicked the carriage hard.

"Excuse me, do you need help?"

Lu Zhaoyang, accompanied by Magistrate Yao and County Magistrate Liu, had left Qinghe Bay but didn’t go straight to the city, instead taking Magistrate Yao’s suggestion to look at the wheat cultivation in nearby villages.

Magistrate Yao and County Magistrate Liu were chatting with farmers in the fields, and Lu Zhaoyang saw the carriage stuck in the mud from afar, so he left the group and brought his attendants to the carriage.

"Yes, we do." Huang Jingshan replied elegantly as she got off the carriage, "We would appreciate your help, sir."

Lu Zhaoyang couldn’t help but take a couple more looks at Huang Jingshan.

The young lady’s attire was that of a refined lady, with an air of cool elegance, yet she spoke so candidly and graciously.

When help is needed, it’s needed.

She wasn’t shy at all about asking a stranger for assistance.

Lu Zhaoyang circled the carriage.

Gu Taohua looked up and was delighted to see Lu Zhaoyang, saying, "Brother Lu, what are you doing here?"

Lu Zhaoyang was glad to see Gu Taohua and said, "I am accompanying Magistrate Yao, just came from your home not long ago."

Gu Taohua glanced at Lu Zhaoyang and said, "Brother Lu, are you going to help push the carriage? You’re as weak as a chick, can you move this carriage?"

Lu Zhaoyang: "..."

Gu Taohua had expressed disdain for Lu Zhaoyang’s weakness more than once previously, and Lu Zhaoyang never argued back, but this time he retorted, "I’m not weak!"

Then he pointed to the wheel and said, "You can’t use brute force to push this, you need to use technique."

After saying that, he waved his hand to summon his attendants.

Lu Zhaoyang asked the attendants to pick up a board to brace at the front of the wheel and explained the technique of pushing the wheel to them, even personally helping to push.

Soon, the wheel rolled out of the mud.

Gu Taohua said, "As expected of a scholar, Brother Lu, you’re truly capable."

Lu Zhaoyang wiped the sweat off his face and said, "I told you, I’m not weak."

Gu Taohua laughed with a snort.

Lu Zhaoyang had gotten mud all over his hands while pushing, without noticing, he wiped the sweat off, smearing mud on his face.

"Your face," Gu Taohua said in Lu Zhaoyang’s perplexed gaze.

Lu Zhaoyang looked at his hand and realized it was covered in mud.

"Mr. Lu, this handkerchief is clean," Huang Jingshan offered a snow-white handkerchief.

Lu Zhaoyang initially didn’t want to accept, but seeing Huang Jingshan’s gracious demeanor, he took it and wiped his face.

Old Mrs. Huang said, "Thank you, Mr. Lu."

Lu Zhaoyang replied, "You’re welcome."

Old Mrs. Huang, along with Huang Jingshan, Gu Taohua, and others got back into the carriage.

After the carriage went afar, Lu Zhaoyang realized he was still holding Huang Jingshan’s handkerchief.

Yu Zhu whispered as she glanced back, "Miss Taohua, what relation do you have with Mr. Lu? He’s really handsome."

Gu Taohua replied, "He’s not exactly a relative, my mother saved him once, and that’s how we got acquainted. His family is in the city, his grandfather is a big businessman."

Old Mrs. Huang pricked her ears and asked, "Is it the Imperial Merchant Lu Family?"

Gu Taohua nodded.

Old Mrs. Huang sighed, "He is quite handsome."

Gu Taohua said, "Just a bit weak, but I heard he’s a gifted scholar at Wanliu Academy. By the way, Old Madam, isn’t it amusing that his grandfather asked my mother to help with matchmaking; where would my mother find a suitable girl? A rich young gentleman like him, well-read and promising, how could any ordinary girl catch his eye? His grandfather’s thinking is beyond me."

Old Mrs. Huang glanced at her granddaughter Huang Jingshan across from her, her heart stirred.

But soon the excitement turned to regret.

Her granddaughter had been quickly betrothed after being tricked by someone surnamed Fan last time.

The groom’s family in Pingchuan County was good too, also a scholar, just not as good-looking.

Everyone said her granddaughter Jingshan wasn’t pretty, too tall and too thin, not deserving of a better gentleman, but Old Mrs. Huang thought those men were blind; where was her granddaughter not beautiful?

Even Widow Tong said her granddaughter Jingshan had a superior temperament.

If Jingshan wasn’t already engaged, she would have asked Tong Huaqiong to arrange a connection with Mr. Lu.

What’s wrong with Lu Family being wealthy?

What’s wrong with Mr. Lu being a talented scholar?

As long as he wasn’t engaged, she dared to make a bet for her granddaughter.

What a pity!

In the main room of Tong Huaqiong’s house, Tong Huaqiong and Mrs. Han were sitting, having tea and talking.

The Imperial Decree was quietly placed on the table, shining brightly under the sunlight.

The two discussed under the dazzling light who to propose as a bride for Lu Zhaoyang.

"My husband’s family has a suitable girl. She’s a good girl, but my sisters-in-law from the Liu Family are all opportunists. I won’t just give this good marriage to the Liu Family," Mrs. Han thought through all the girls she knew but found none suitable.

Tong Huaqiong had a sudden thought, saying, "I just thought of someone, do you think she’s suitable?"

Mrs. Han became interested and asked, "Who?"

Tong Huaqiong said, "You know her too, she’s the girl from Huang Family, Jingshan."

Mrs. Han’s eyes lit up.

Huang Jingshan was indeed suitable. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

First, the age was appropriate.

Second, the family background matched; although Lu Family was an Imperial Merchant, Huang Family’s business wasn’t as good, but they were both merchants.

Huang Jingshan wasn’t very beautiful, but Lu Zhaoyang wasn’t very robust either.

Perfect match!

However...

Mrs. Han hadn’t had time to be pleased before she remembered Huang Jingshan was already engaged.

"What do you think?" Tong Huaqiong asked.

If it was confirmed, she’d have Mrs. Han act as the matchmaker.

Mrs. Han said, "She is indeed suitable, but Jingshan is already engaged."

Tong Huaqiong asked in surprise, "When did this happen?"

Mrs. Han said, "Recently, she’s betrothed to the Lian Family from Pingchuan County."

Mrs. Han’s eyes showed regret.

How could Huang Jingshan’s fiancé compare to her distant nephew Lu Zhaoyang?

Though her relationship with Old Mrs. Huang was as sisters, Huang Jingshan was a generation younger, but she wasn’t marrying her son, marrying Lu Zhaoyang was just right.

Why hadn’t she thought of it before?

Tong Huaqiong looked at the disappointed Mrs. Han and said, "Don’t feel bad, marriages are destined by heaven."

Mrs. Han rejuvenated and said, "Don’t worry about Zhaoyang’s marriage, leave it to me, I refuse to believe I can’t find him a good girl."

Tong Huaqiong suddenly felt relieved!

She had long wanted to pass on the big task of matchmaking.

If the matched couple lived happily ever after, that would be great; if they became a pair of resentful partners, it would be a sin.