Zhou Shuren touched the paintings with tenderness in his eyes. In order to protect the Zhou family, his wife and children, he had no time to recall the past. His eyes were fixed on the front. These paintings evoked all his memories. As he walked forward, Zhulan stood behind him and watched him.
Zhou Shuren carefully put down the paintings and said, "I like this gift very much. When we die, these paintings will be buried with us."
Zhulan, "I thought of the same thing."
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "This is called telepathy."
Zhou Shuren’s birthday was over, and Chang Lian and his wife were ready to set off. Because Jiang Ming’s leg needed a few days of recuperation, they arrived two days later than the scheduled date.
Chang Lian and his wife had packed their luggage, and Zhulan also learned from Mrs. Song that Dong Yiyi's dowry had been basically dealt with, and some of her clothes had been pawned. Jiang Ming had become a penniless person, and it was a blessing that he did not implicate Jiang Muchen. His old clothes could no longer be worn, and some of the cloth clothes could only be kept for appearances.
Dong Yiyi's jewelry, those that had no restrictions were kept, and those that could not be taken away were also disposed of.
Zhulan prepared luggage for Dong Yiyi with bad intentions. Dong Yiyi was not without a dowry. Even if she was penniless, she still had Dong Shi and the Dong family. Her actions represented Zhou Shuren, so it was better for her to just watch.
Changzhong is a person who can't sit still. He wants to go out and play after waking up from his afternoon nap, and he forces Zhulan to go with him. Zhulan is helpless, but she still has to go out with the little guy.
Zhulan looked at Changzhong running in the garden and sighed, "Why can't this kid just sit and play? If I were seven or eight years younger, I wouldn't be so tired."
Mrs. Song said, "The mistress is also very young."
Zhulan waved her hands, "Before, I believed it when I heard it because I was young, but now I don't believe it anymore. I know that I am getting older and older."
No matter how well she takes care of herself, she can't keep up with the speed of aging. Zhou Shuren has aged, and so has she. Especially after she gave birth to Changzhong, it can be seen even if she takes care of herself.
When Zhulan heard her son's laughter, she followed him reluctantly, only to see that there was not only Changzhong, but also Jiang Mulan and Yulu.
The two stood up and greeted each other. Zhulan asked Yulu, "Why didn't you go to class?"
The master didn't ask for leave today, so why is this girl in the garden
Yu Lu said, "Grandma, I forgot to bring my chess manual. I told my teacher I'd come back to get it."
Changzhong interrupted, "Niece, I'll go to class with you."
Zhulan was amused, "You are really good at recognizing people, kid."
Yu Lu smiled and said, "Uncle, the last time you went to class with your aunt, the teacher's head was smoking."
Chang Zhong didn't understand, "Why?"
Yu Lu curled her eyes and said, "Because my uncle is mad at me."
The gentleman is afraid of the young uncle. Last time his painting was ruined, he was in a bad mood for several days!
Changzhong smiled and said, "I will definitely not move around."
Yu Lu shook her head. She didn't believe it. Her uncle was lawless in the Zhou Mansion. He even dared to touch grandpa's things, let alone her husband's.
Changzhong was disappointed. Yulu smiled and said, "Uncle can go play with Minghui. Minghui likes uncle very much."
Chang Zhong shook his head fiercely, "No, it's like my mother."
Zhulan laughed out loud. Minghui really looked more and more like her. The eldest couple didn't dare to hit or scold Minghui. Currently, only Mingyun could control Minghui.
Yu Lu chuckled. The older the younger brother gets, the better he knows how to use his face. He often uses his grandmother-like face to trick his second brother. "Uncle, I'm going to get the chess manual first."
Changzhong held on tightly and stared at his niece.
Jiang Mulan bit her lip and said, "Uncle Zhou, let me play with you."
She didn't have to go to class, so she had time. She couldn't help but think, if only, if Uncle Zhou liked her, she could stay in the Zhou family, that would be great.
Zhulan looked at Mu Lan. She didn't feel disgusted, but just felt emotional. Mu Lan and Mu Chen were not children anymore, and the two children understood it in their hearts. They were too scared to think about it a few days ago, and now they were about to leave, so it was inevitable that they had other thoughts in their minds.
The two children had grievances against Jiang Ming. She knew the whole family well, and the two children seldom visited Jiang Ming. On the contrary, Jiang Ming's leg had gotten better, and he was sober more often. He became very quiet, not making any noise or being depressed. He also talked patiently with Dong Yi about the future.
Although Changzhong likes to play, he is young but he understands that the girl in front of him is a stranger even though he has met her a few times. He pursed his lips and said, "Mom, I want to go home."
Yu Lu glanced at Mu Lan, bent down and kissed her uncle, "Grandma, the master is waiting for me, I'll go back to the yard first."
Zhulan held her son's hand and nodded, then said to Mulan, "It rained yesterday and it was very humid, so we went back first."
Mu Lan was stunned for a moment, then saluted.
Chang Zhong was held by Mrs. Liu. When he could no longer see the girl, Chang Zhong said, "Mother, I don't like the girl just now."
Children's eyes are the brightest. Zhulan said, "In the future, you just need to know who you like and who you don't like. Don't say it in front of others."
Zhulan would not stop teaching just because her son is young. The little guy doesn’t understand a lot, and it’s all because of her good teaching.
Jiang Mulan returned to the yard and saw her elder brother reading a book. She took the book and threw it on the table in anger, "Brother, how can you still concentrate on reading? We are leaving and going to live in the countryside."
As she spoke, Mu Lan grabbed her clothes uncomfortably. She could no longer wear fancy clothes. She was now dressed in plain clothes, and the jewelry on her head was gone. She only had two silver earrings, and her shoes were also plain. The more she thought about it, the more tears she shed. She was bullied in the capital, and she worked hard, but now she didn't even have the qualifications to be bullied. She was going to be a country girl.
Jiang Muchen also felt uncomfortable. The gap from being a young master of an official family to being a commoner was too big. He could only stop thinking about it by reading. Looking at his sister, girls are the most sensitive. She had gone to the Zhou family. Although she could not compare with the young lady of the Zhou family before, the gap was not much. Now the gap was too big. His sister felt the most uncomfortable.
Dong Yiyi stood at the door, holding back the tears in her eyes. It would be better to leave early. The longer she stayed, the more uncomfortable the children's already sensitive hearts would become. Once she left, they would slowly get over it.
Two days later, Chang Lian and his wife set off. There were eight carriages in total, of which Chang Lian and his wife occupied five, the Jiang family occupied three, Jiang Ming and Dong Yi occupied one, the two children occupied one, and the last one was loaded with luggage.
The whole family saw them off at the door. Zhou Shuren valued Chang Lian very much and was afraid of any accidents. If Shen Xing had not followed Rong Chuan and Jin Yan could not leave, Zhou Shuren would have wanted to send Jin Yan to follow. However, Zhou Shuren not only sent a servant with good martial arts, but also hired a bodyguard.
Zhulan looked at Changzhi. She was actually quite afraid that Changzhi would run away secretly. Fortunately, Zhou Shuren had taught Changzhi well over the past six months, and Changzhi was very honest.
Zhulan still felt bad after Chang Lian left. After all, of the four sons she had picked up for free, the eldest and the second were busy with the business in the mansion and often went out, which she was used to. But in the past two years, Chang Lian had been hanging around in front of her and would often come to chat with her.
After this man left, Zhulan was still in a daze.
Zhulan hadn't been sighing for a while when Changzhi ran in like crazy with joy, "Mom, Mom."