Zhulan looked at the overly quiet house and said, "I'm fine now. You all can go back now."
Boss Zhou wanted to cry. Mom was fine, but they were in trouble, especially Chang Zhi. Woohoo, he exposed the plan in advance and caused Mom to sprain her foot. Dad would beat him up when he came back.
Li was trained to keep her mouth shut, and looked at the county lord with some worry. The county lord was so good to her, but there were more children from the eldest wife in the house, and it would be difficult for her to comfort her while standing and talking!
Su Xuan came back to her senses, feeling disappointed. The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. Fortunately, she had just married and would have a child. However, she had never experienced her father-in-law's gloomy face. But seeing her husband looking like he wanted to run away from home, she swallowed her saliva and said, "Mom, you must say something good for us!"
Zhu Lan chuckled, "Okay, okay, you all should go back quickly."
At the Wang Mansion in the capital, Lord Wang sent Jinyan away in a daze and returned to his study to continue playing chess with his grandfather.
Master Wang held the black piece in his hand and asked, "What do you want?"
Lord Wang, "... borrow one hundred taels of silver from me."
Mr. Wang rubbed his ear and asked, "Can you say it again?"
"Dad, Mr. Zhou asked me to borrow some money."
Mr. Wang laughed, "This Mr. Zhou is really interesting. It's a pity that now is not the right time to meet him. I really want to meet him!"
Lord Wang looked at his father and said, "Dad, I'll be back tomorrow. Don't you have anything to say?"
Mr. Wang's black piece fell, "You lose."
Lord Wang looked down at the chessboard, "Dad, are you sure you didn't change the pieces when I left?"
Why did he feel that the chessboard looked wrong? He was clearly going to win
Mr. Wang dropped the chess piece, stood up in a good mood, and walked out with his hands behind his back. When he reached the door of the study, he said, "I don't have any instructions. Son, you should think about leaving on your own."
Lord Wang smiled as he collected the chess pieces, "Ah, I see."
At Zhou's house, Zhou Shuren took the silver and waited for a while before Deng Xiucai came back with the child. Zhou Shuren looked at the boy beside Deng Xiucai, whose clothes were very clean and whose little hands were red from the cold. He was obviously very afraid of him, but he was holding on and not stepping back. Zhou Shuren became interested and pressed the child towards him with a calm face and his aura.
The little boy bit his lips and stood still. Although his legs were shaking, his eyes were still stubborn.
Seeing that the child was about to fall, Zhou Shuren held back his momentum and asked in a very cheerful tone, "What's your name?"
The little boy tilted his head to look at his father. When his father nodded, he turned around and said crisply, "Deng Yun, I am six years old this year. I can read Thousand Character Classic, Hundred Family Surnames, and Three Character Classic."
Zhou Shuren looked at Deng Xiucai. Is this all he taught
Deng Xiucai understood the meaning in the adults' eyes, "When my parents were still around, they thought that children were too young to teach them, but they only taught them in the past two years."
Zhou Shuren understood and looked at the little guy carefully. He had an average appearance. It had been almost a year since the accident and the little guy was very thin. "Are you afraid to go with me in the future?"
Deng Yun was afraid. His grandparents had passed away, his mother had left with his sister, and the family had changed. He was always beaten and scolded. All he could do was not cry. Only by becoming stronger could he avoid being bullied. His father didn't say anything, but he knew that this was an opportunity. "Don't be afraid."
Zhou Shuren felt better, "You're good."
Deng Yun clenched his hands and then loosened them. He was praised. He tilted his head and saw the encouragement in his father's eyes. He grinned. He should be happy at this time. "Thank you, sir."
Zhou Shuren saw Deng Yun looking at the snacks several times and smiled, "Eat it, but don't eat too much, you still have to eat dinner in the evening."
Deng Yun's face flushed red and he looked at his father nervously. He was worried that he would displease the adults because he had embarrassed himself.
Deng Xiucai sighed that the spoiled little guy had not been beaten by the hardships in less than a year, but had grown up. He was proud, "Eat it."
Deng Yun blushed, "Thank you, sir."
Zhou Shuren took out a purse and handed it to Deng Xiucai, "You have been to the Zhou Mansion twice today. You have been stamped with the seal of the Zhou Mansion. You stay in the capital. Take this silver."
Mr. Deng waited for a long time but there was no response, and he held his purse tightly, so was it a test
Zhou Shuren was also a little tired. "The guest room has been cleaned up. I'll go back and rest later."
Deng Xiucai was grateful in his heart, "Thank you, sir."
In difficult circumstances, he asked for help from all his friends, but their words were just adding insult to injury. No one offered him any help. It was Lord Zhou who gave him the opportunity!
The next morning, Zhou Shuren took the little guy to the city gate to meet Yao Zheyu. When Zhou Shuren arrived, Lord Wang and Yao Zheyu had already arrived.
The group left the capital, and Deng Yun sat motionless in Zhou Shuren's carriage.
Zhou Shuren chuckled, "You weren't afraid yesterday, why are you so nervous today? I'm not going to eat you, so relax."
Deng Yun clenched his hands, his fingertips touching the clothes on his body. Zhou Mansion, Dad talked to him for most of the night. He only remembered one thing from his father's words, that Mr. Zhou was a very powerful person. He said nervously, "Yes."
Zhou Shuren stopped reading. He thought that people should be liked by the eye, and this child was liked by him. "When you return to the mansion, you must study hard. If you fall behind in your studies, I will send you back."
Zhou Shuren laughed softly when he saw the little guy glaring successfully.
Deng Yun didn't think the adults were teasing him. He just thought what the adults said was true. He pursed his lips and said, "I, I'm not smart."
He is really not smart and his talent for studying is not very high.
Zhou Shuren knocked the little guy on the head with the book, "Remember, hard work can make up for lack of talent, God rewards hard work, if you have talent but don't work hard, you will succeed even if you don't have talent. This is the first lesson I'm going to teach you, remember it."
Deng Yun's eyes widened, not understanding something, but also understanding something, and he shouted loudly, "Yes."
Zhou Shuren curved his eyes. The stubbornness in this child's eyes really resembled him when he was a child!
At the Zhou residence, a fast horse had already arrived. Zhulan knew that Zhou Shuren was coming back, so she smiled and said to Wu Qiu, "Your uncle will be home soon."
Wu Qiu glanced at his cousin Changli, whose face was as pale as dust. So, his uncle came back to deal with the matter
Boss Zhou glared, "What's that look?"
Wu Qiu smiled and said, "The look in his eyes as if he were watching a show."
Boss Zhou, “… .”
Zhulan looked down at her swollen ankle and thought, alas, she couldn’t go out to greet them.
At noon, Zhou Shuren arrived at the mansion. Several sons and little daughters were at the gate. The only one missing was Zhulan. You know, every time he came back, Zhulan would be waiting for him at the door. They are an old couple, so are the benefits gone
Zhou Shuren walked to the door, "Where's your mother?"
Boss Zhou wanted to remain silent, but someone pushed him from behind. He turned around and looked at Chang Zhi, who was pretending to be innocent, in disbelief. “Don’t look at the sky, you are behind me!”
Zhou Shuren narrowed his eyes, "Are you hiding something from me?"
Zhou Laoda shuddered. His father's voice was so low that he swallowed his saliva and said, "Dad, Mom didn't come to pick you up because my fourth brother sprained his foot."
Oh, don't think he will take the blame. Whoever caused the trouble should take the blame.
Zhou Laoer and Chang Lian looked at each other and said, “The boss is right!”
Zhou Shuren smiled, and his smile was so bright, "Changzhi!"