Tong Huaqiong understood Mrs. Hong's meaning.
This new house was expanded from the old house, with the old house's courtyard and the four south-facing rooms, as well as Jingzhe's former two study rooms, right next to the new house.
Since the new house had enough rooms, and all were made of blue bricks and black tiles, the old adobe walls and thatched-roof houses didn't need to be lived in, and now stored some sundries, while the courtyard grew vegetables and raised chickens and ducks.
Those two later-built western study rooms were borrowed by Mr. Su.
If the old house were really to be claimed, Tong Huaqiong definitely wouldn't give it up.
As for moral coercion, no way.
The old house and Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu had no relationship; it was constructed when Mr. Gu was alive, with Tong Dajiao and his sons shouldering and picking.
"Aunt, I have something to discuss with you."
