"I heard it from my mother." Cheng Sheng did not hide it, and said, "My mother heard it from my aunt. But my aunt didn't say it in detail, and my mother doesn't know the details. She is just a little worried. Uncle Chi is back, and Fourth Aunt invited us to dinner. Fourth Uncle Chi has been promoted again, so Uncle Wen should have come as well. Today, not only did Uncle Wen not come, but cousin Nuo and Wu didn't come either... I am a little worried—Lujiang Li, Shucheng Fang, Haining Gu... This kind of thing doesn't happen in their families!"
How embarrassing!
Not only Zhou Shaojin, but Min Jia's face turned red as well.
"It's a long story." Min Jia looked up at Mrs. Guo, who was listening to the opera with great interest accompanied by Qiu, and whispered the whole story, "... No matter what, it's wrong for Uncle Nuo to keep a girl outside. My father-in-law said that the family should come forward to talk to the girl, either to marry her or to break up. If it involves money, if Uncle Wen doesn't have enough, we can pay it from here. In short, we can't let others laugh at the Cheng family.
"But my cousin Nuo swore that he had nothing to do with the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family and that it was all Wu's imagination.
"My mother went to look for the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family herself.
“It turns out that what Wu said was totally wrong.
"That house belongs to the Kang family's sixth sister. The shop in Xizhimen and the business in Huixian also belong to the Kang family's sixth sister. Her cousin is just her most capable manager."
"What?" Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Sheng were both stunned.
Min Jia smiled bitterly: "Mrs. Wu hasn't figured out anything yet, she's just messing around.
"The sixth lady of the Kang family lost her parents early, and was well raised by her grandmother. But she has a good uncle. After her father passed away, he has been managing the property left by the ancestors. When the sixth lady of the Kang family was fourteen years old, all her father's share was handed over to the sixth lady of the Kang family, and she was taught how to do business. They were afraid that she would be wronged if she married into another family, so they decided to let her find a son-in-law.
"Didn't Wu borrow money from the silk shop of the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family before? Later, Wu kept dragging her feet. The Sixth Lady of the Kang Family didn't value the several hundred taels of silver, but Wu judged others by her own standards. She paid back the money and borrowed again. When others asked about it, she not only didn't say thank you, but also coveted the interest money from others. She planned to pay it back when the debt was due, and then borrow again a few days later.
“No one is stupider than anyone else!
"Besides, the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family is the head of the family. How could she feel comfortable after hearing this? After she pays back the money, she will not be willing to lend it to her again.
“It’s fine if she just leaves it like this.
"But the greedy snake elephant took the raft that my cousin Nuo used to make at home and asked him to borrow it.
"Brother Nuo is an honest man. It doesn't matter if he doesn't know. If he knew, how could he have the face to borrow money? After hearing what the neighbors on the street said, he felt embarrassed and immediately took twelve gift boxes to apologize to the Kang family.
“It just so happened that the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family was at home, and seeing that Brother Nuo was sincere, she revealed the matter.
"Due to a few words during the meeting, I knew that the business of Nuo's tea shop was not doing well. It happened that the Kang family also did tea business, but later they wanted to focus on selling silk and satin. The old manager who was in charge of the tea business passed away, and they were busy with both sides and could not take care of it. So I introduced several merchants who used to do business with Nuo to Nuo.
"Brother Nuo is good at doing things you ask him to do, but he is not good at negotiating business. People introduced businessmen to him, but he failed to close the deal.
"The Sixth Lady of the Kang Family thought that the merchant had neglected Nuo because of his young age. She thought that she was the one who got involved in this matter, and she didn't want Nuo to leave in disgrace. So she invited the merchant again in her own name, and reluctantly did some business with him, and only made some money from tea.
"The sixth lady of the Kang family felt bad, so she introduced another merchant to Nuo. She also told Nuo what clothes to wear, what to say, what to say when it comes to the price and the quality of tea, and what to do when talking about romantic things. Nuo did what she said, and the deal was done.
"Brother Nuo is extremely grateful. If there is anything, he will ask the owner of the teahouse to consult Lady Kang Liu.
"Mrs. Kang Liu has been taken care of by her cousin who is the shopkeeper. She came to the capital this time to visit the shop and to visit her cousin who is about to give birth. She was originally free, so she helped her cousin Nuo come up with some ideas.
"The family originally relied on Qu Yuan's connections to gain a foothold in the capital. Now that Qu Yuan has fallen, their business is no longer as smooth as before. The sixth lady of the Kang family has tried several ways to find a business in the capital but failed. She is thinking of buying out all the people in the capital and renting out the shops to other businesses.
"As soon as the news got out, someone started planning to take over their shop.
"When my cousin Nuo saw it, he gave the visiting card from my father-in-law in Uncle Wen's hand to the Sixth Lady of the Kang family, and told her to take the visiting card to see the Shuntian Prefecture Governor if anyone came to cause trouble in the shop again.
“The Sixth Lady of the Kang Family didn’t know about the relationship between Cousin Nuo, the Cheng Family, and my family before.
"I know Uncle Wen is a relative of ours, and he said that it would be hard to get this visiting card from Father-in-law, and it would be a pity to use it like this, so it would be better to save it for when it comes time to save lives, so I didn't take it.
"Brother Nuo went to Shuntian Prefecture in person and finally settled the matter.
"The governor of Shuntian Prefecture can't do his job for nothing, right? So I asked my wife to tell my mother tactfully.
"My mother is also a one-sided believer. She does whatever Wu says.
"When I heard that the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family had a visiting card from my father-in-law, I was so scared that I broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly sent the steward to ask about it. That's how I made the trip to Xizhimen!
"Then the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family and Brother Nuo are indeed innocent!"
Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Sheng both breathed a sigh of relief and their expressions relaxed.
Cheng Sheng even bowed to the west and said, "Just clarify the misunderstanding. Just live a good life in the future. Everyone has been through a period of youth.
Zhou Shaojin nodded in agreement.
Min Jia smiled helplessly and said, "But Nuo felt sorry for the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family and insisted on divorcing her." She also told Cheng Sheng and Zhou Shaojin that Wu Baozhang had put Sixth Lady Kang in prison. "Then the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family was also angry, saying that if Nuo was weaker, more afraid of trouble, and went a little later, wouldn't she have died in prison? Didn't Mrs. Wu say that she was a concubine? Then she would not let Mrs. Wu down and become Nuo's concubine. She also said that as a concubine, she would not ask Nuo for a penny, and would give Brother Wen eight hundred taels of silver every year for his retirement..."
"Ah?!" Cheng Sheng and Zhou Shaojin were shocked again.
Zhou Shaojin said: "Isn't the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family fooling around? If this gets out, how can she live her life in the future? Killing one thousand enemies will only cost her eight hundred lives."
Min Jia couldn't help but glance at Zhou Shaojin and said, "That's right! My mother-in-law also advised the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family in the same way, but the Sixth Lady of the Kang Family made up her mind and even called Brother Nuo over."
"What does our nephew Nuo say?" Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Sheng asked at the same time.
"Brother Nuo just won't agree." Min Jia said, "Maybe this is a bad fate. If brother Nuo agreed, then Lady Kang Liu might regret it when she saw that brother Nuo was so indecisive, and she would back down if mother tried to persuade her. But brother Nuo was like a cow with nine heads tied around his neck, saying good things and bad things, but she just wouldn't agree."
"Isn't this good?" Zhou Shaojin said, "Sad things will be forgotten over time, and it will be better after a few days."
"I'm afraid my cousin Nuo doesn't think so." Min Jia sighed, "He said that if he had to live with Wu, he would rather die."
Zhou Shaojin and Cheng Sheng looked at each other.
At night, Zhou Shaojin told this matter to Old Madam Guo: "Mother, do you think Nuo Ge'er will divorce Wu Baozhang?"
Both families are respectable ones. If they really couldn't get along, it was impossible for Cheng Nuo to divorce Wu Baozhang like that. They had to at least give Wu Baozhang a fig leaf and say that they had divorced.
Mrs. Guo said "Oh" and said with interest, "The sixth lady of the Kang family is quite a formidable person. How old is she?"
"It is said that she has been in her twenties. Since she pays some money to the government every year, the government turns a blind eye to it." Zhou Shaojin said.
Mrs. Guo laughed and said, "I was worried that Lady Kang Liu would go to jail, but now it seems that I was worrying too much. She is still unmarried at the age of 24, and she is still in charge of such a large family business left by her father. She must be an extraordinary person. Let's not get involved in this matter. Whether Cheng Nuo wants to continue living with Wu Baozhang or divorce and marry someone else, we should not interfere."
Zhou Shaojin smiled and replied "yes", then he waited for Madam Guo to rest. Then he ran into Cheng Chi who had been waiting in the hall for a long time.
"Mom is asleep!" Zhou Shaojin whispered to him, "Keep your voice down."
Cheng Chi did not greet Mrs. Guo. He wrapped Yun'er, who was already fast asleep, tightly and went back to the house.
Yun'er didn't say a word from beginning to end.
Cheng Chi put him on the bed and he was still sleeping.
Her pink little face was as red as if she had put on rouge, her slender little hands were pressed against her face with her fingers raised, she was sleeping soundly, she was so adorable.
Cheng Chi looked at him with a smile in his eyes. As if he was afraid of waking up Yun Ge'er, he sat on the bed and looked at Yun Ge'er and whispered to Zhou Shaojin, "You've been through enough today. You won't wake up no matter what."
The room was full of children chattering like a group of sparrows, which was a headache for everyone, but Yun Ge'er kept his eyes open and refused to sleep. He could not be held flat in the arms, and his head had to be propped up with his arms so that he could see the children playing there, otherwise he would cry desperately.
The wet nurse had no choice but to hold him up and watch until her upper and lower eyelids began to fight and she could not hold on any longer, so she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Once he falls asleep, he can't be woken up.
Zhou Shaojin asked the maid to fetch some water and help the couple change their clothes. Then he sat over and stroked his son's hair lovingly with a smile, saying, "I don't know whose temper he inherited from. He has such a bad temper!"
"It's not me!" Cheng Chi laughed, "It's certainly not you. Maybe it's like mother said, he took after his grandfather."
Or maybe all the children with delicate eyebrows look the same. Zhou Shaojin couldn't tell who Yun Ge'er looked like, so he couldn't help but laugh and asked, "Does your father-in-law look like you?"
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Hey guys, today's update.
My aunt from far away will come to see me tomorrow, so I can only update once, scheduled for around 10 o'clock in the evening.
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※(To be continued)