Boss Zhou's eyes were red, "I am a useless boss."
Zhou Lao Er also fell silent. As the older brothers, he and his eldest brother failed to support the Zhou family. Instead, the burden fell on their younger brother. "Yeah, we were fine."
Chang Zhi looked at his eldest brother on the left, and then at his second brother on the right. Since his two elder brothers were blaming themselves so much, shouldn't he be blaming himself instead? He had the best resources, and didn't have much time to spend on his family. Thinking about it carefully, he was stunned for a moment.
Zhou Shuren didn't know that his son had started a self-reflection meeting. He was running around in the government office, and those who wanted to hide from him couldn't escape. Zhou's slapping in the face continued.
Lord Wang was with Lord Wang, still feeling terrified, "Lord Zhou is too vindictive. He slapped me in the face last time, but this time he didn't even give me a chance to hide."
Lord Wang said weakly, "Yes, my Lord has been focusing on official business for more than a year. I haven't seen Lord Zhou who holds a grudge like this for a long time. I miss him a lot."
Lord Wang tilted his head with an expression that said, "There's nothing wrong with you." He was still missing someone. Bah, he really didn't want to see that. This reminded him of when Lord Zhou first came to Jinzhou, and he was often bullied by Lord Zhou.
Lord Ran walked in, "Is Lord Zhou not here?"
Wang Ju hurriedly greeted him, "Master Ran, Master Zhou is here. I will go and call Master Zhou back."
Lord Ran knew what Zhou Shuren did without thinking too much, and said cheerfully, "I am here to congratulate you. I will go find him in person."
Wang Ju was speechless. This was also someone who understood Lord Zhou.
When Zhou Shuren saw Lord Ran, he was smiling as he listened to people praising him, "Lord Ran."
Lord Ran was happy. Zhou Shuren was really narrow-minded. "I heard the news and came to congratulate you in person. The Zhou family has a good son. Lord Zhou has a successor."
He calculated carefully. Lord Zhou's fourth son was also a good student. The only thing was that he had just come to Jinzhou and cheated Lord Min, which made him not optimistic about him. Lord Zhou's youngest son was too young to count, but he had many grandchildren. Not to mention Zhou Mingyun, his grandchildren were mentioned a lot, and the two naughty ones were also good. Overall, as long as there were no accidents, the Zhou Mansion would not decline in the next few decades. What's more, new grandchildren would be born decades later.
Zhou Shuren said politely: "Master Ran, let's go back and talk. This is not the place to talk."
Look, don't think you didn't see a lot of people passing by.
Lord Ran had wanted to return the favor by congratulating him, but now he didn’t want to leave, “Lord Zhou, please.”
Back inside, Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "It's a rare opportunity for you to come here, please try my tea."
Lord Ran Zheng is not a tea lover and does not know much about tea. He thinks it is good after drinking it. "Good tea."
Zhou Shuren couldn't help laughing in his heart. This is also because people who don't like tea, people who love tea will taste all kinds of things after drinking it. Only those who don't like tea and don't understand it will just say that the tea is good.
Lord Ran put down his teacup and said, "I will meet the Emperor tomorrow. I don't know if Master Zhou San will stay in Beijing."
Zhou Shuren now had no idea what was going on, since Rong Chuan was suddenly involved. "It all depends on fate."
Master Ran suddenly changed the subject, "Come to think of it, my second grandson is about the same age as your second granddaughter."
Zhou Shuren glanced at Wang Ju who was refusing to leave. Wang Ju, who was lazy just now, suddenly became energetic. "It's really unfortunate. My eldest grandson has been engaged to the second granddaughter of your family."
Ran Zheng felt a pity in his heart. The Wang family was a better match than the Ran family. With this match, he should reevaluate Zhou Shuren. The marriage of the eldest grandson and eldest son of the Wang family required the consent of Mr. Wang in Beijing. "What a good match. Congratulations, sir."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that it was all thanks to Chang Lian and Rong Chuan that Yu Lu and the Wang family didn't have to wait two years for their engagement. Now that Wang Ju had said it, it was set in stone and made public. "I originally thought the child was too young, so I didn't publicize it."
Ran Zheng suddenly realized why the news was not publicized. The Zhou Mansion was still weak. "It's getting late. I should go back."
"Zhou is hosting a banquet tonight, Your Excellency must come."
"must."
Wang Ju waited for Ran Zheng to leave, and said happily, "Fortunately I acted early, otherwise my granddaughter-in-law would be gone."
Zhou Shuren looked at the time and said, "You have been lazy for a while, you should go back."
It was indeed time for Wang Ju to leave. She thought to herself that when Lord Zhou's wife came back, the two families would formalize the engagement.
Zhou Shuren held the teapot to warm his hands and stared at Yu Lu. Yu Shuang's marriage was not easy to arrange. Yu Shuang was two years older than Yu Lu. The younger sister was engaged, but no one liked the elder sister. She was a little worried.
In the capital, Zhulan was counting the gifts she received. The Xu family sent gifts, and Zhulan also heard that it was the Xu family that collided with the Fifth Prince's carriage last time. It felt like killing two birds with one stone. Fortunately, the Fifth Prince was fine, otherwise the Xu family would have been in trouble even with the protection of the Crown Prince.
Zhulan asked Mrs. Song to check it out. Although Mr. Xu's leg was broken, it could still be healed. It was like the meat grinder in the capital, and who knows who would get crushed into it.
The important gifts are in the Ninghou Mansion. Lord Ning is not shy at all. With Chang Lian as a cover, Lord Ning is really willful. Look at the gifts he gave. Both gifts are rare antique ornaments.
Zhulan thought, if he sent this gift a few more times, Chang Lian would be able to accumulate a considerable fortune.
Chang Lian was holding onto the antique and refused to let go, grinning, "Mom, my son's fortune is particularly good this year."
Zhulan was also envious, "Yes, your fortune is exceptionally good."
Chang Lian treasured it so much that he put it away carefully. "You have to keep it well. It will be the bottom of the box in the third room in the future. Don't move it easily."
Zhulan exclaimed, "I thought you were planning to give it to Yuyi as a dowry!"
Chang Lian coughed, "It's not that my son doesn't love his daughter, this is too valuable, and there is only one copy. If my son has another daughter in the future and this is given to the elder sister, what will the younger sister do? In order to avoid conflicts, it's better for my son not to give it to anyone."
Zhulan didn't believe Changlian's words, but Changlian just couldn't bear to let her go and never took his eyes off her.
Rongchuan touched the antique and said, "It would be great if I could sell it."
Chang Lian's eyes widened, "You want to sell it?"
Rong Chuan nodded, "It looks useless, so why not change it into silver? If I sell it for a large sum of silver, I can buy a farm, a shop, and a house. In the future, I can make money from silver, and my descendants will be guaranteed. Why should I hold on to an antique that can only be appreciated but not used? Antiques are not books, they are just for show but not for use."
It was such a pity for him. If he could get a considerable sum of money from the sale, he would have worked so hard to save up enough money to buy a few shops. With more money, he could buy more. These were all his family assets. Well, of course the betrothal gift would also be more.
His goal was to buy a house in the capital, at least a house with two courtyards. Xue Han had been spoiled since she was a child, and he couldn't marry her and suffer.