At night, the Zhou family had a very quiet dinner. Even though Zhou Shuren and Zhulan had returned to their usual expressions, the eldest couple in the family, who were very intuitive, were particularly quiet.
After dinner, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to the house. Zhulan drank some tea to help digestion. "I think it's better for Xuemei to go to Beijing."
Zhou Shuren thought so too, "And the sooner the better. I don't want to wait until after the New Year."
Zhulan lowered her voice, "Are you afraid you'll do it again?"
If soft methods don’t work, you want to use hard methods
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "I have attracted too much hatred. To avoid mistakes like this one in the future, it is better for the whole family to come to Beijing."
Zhulan put down the teacup, "You're right, it's better to do it under my nose."
Zhou Shuren, "Let Shen Xing and the others set off tomorrow and bring more people with them."
Zhulan nodded, "Oh, right, I've already picked someone for the marriage. Mrs. Song has visited the girl's family. Both families are daughters of scholars. They are gentle and can read. I brought them to the mansion to see them two days ago. They are both good girls."
Zhou Shuren asked, "Have you read "Be Careful in What You Say and Do"?"
These two brats didn't say a word to him.
Zhulan knew what her husband was thinking as soon as she saw Zhou Shuren's expression. "It's not that they don't want to tell you. First, you're too busy, and second, they want to give you a surprise."
Zhou Shuren snorted and accepted the two reasons, curling his lips, "Let's choose a good day after the New Year for them to get married together. These two children don't have any relatives, so you can worry more about them then."
Zhulan smiled. Zhou Shuren really liked Jinyanshenxing, treating him like a nephew. He always liked to tease the two of them.
Zhulan continued, "I originally wanted to buy two small houses for them, but they refused, saying they had their own money."
Zhou Shuren remained silent. "They do have money."
The two of them were particularly stingy and took advantage of him a lot.
Zhulan, "They do have money, so I said we will pay for the betrothal gifts. This time I didn't give them a chance to object, and they agreed."
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, looking disgusted but said: "Choose some good ones, after all you are a Zhou family member."
Zhulan smiled and said, "I'll listen to you."
In Zhoujia Village, Jiang Sheng went back to his house after visiting the twins. His spirit could not stand the challenge. He had raised several dogs at home in the past few days and he felt uneasy.
When Jiang Sheng entered the room, he saw his wife holding a pen and paper. She held the pen for a long time, and the ink had already dripped onto the paper. Jiang Sheng sighed, "You've been like this for a few days. You're fine now."
Xuemei put down her brush in frustration, "You are worried too."
Jiang Sheng couldn't refute it, he had been absent-minded these past few days.
Xuemei took a deep breath and said, "Let's go to Beijing. Our parents will definitely let us go to Beijing for this matter."
She knew it clearly in her heart, so she had been hesitating whether to write the letter. She could guess that her parents would write back and ask her to go to Beijing. She was worried about her children, but she also had to consider her husband.
Jiang Sheng pursed his lips. He had never thought about going to Beijing. First of all, he was not greedy. He had already sent his eldest son away, which was his greatest greed. As for his wife's dowry, that belonged to his wife and he had never thought about it.
Second, as a scholar in the capital, he sometimes felt that he had brought shame to his father-in-law. He had not made any progress in the past two years and was enjoying his current life. His biggest goal was to pass the imperial examination.
But in the end, the children are the most important. "Let's go to Beijing."
Xuemei pursed her lips. Her husband didn't say anything, but he was happy every time he received the money from the clan school. Sometimes he would use the money to buy small gifts for her and food for the children, and he would use the rest to praise and buy expensive things.
Over the years, he had never asked her for money, even when his brothers came to borrow money, he stopped them.
Xuemei pursed her lips and said, "I'll think about it."
The Zhou family, the first wife, Li and the husband were also discussing Xuemei's matter. Changli said, "Xuemei will definitely bring the child to Beijing."
My sister knows her own situation well. She doesn’t have ambition and doesn’t know how to make choices, but children are too important to her.
Li was happy, "That's a good thing, but we don't have a big yard at home anymore."
Changli pulled his wife to sit down, "My eldest sister will not live in the mansion."
Li thought so too. It was not the eldest sister's personality that would allow her to do that. If she wanted to move back in, there would be plenty of opportunities. Apart from sending Jiang Du here, she had never troubled her parents with anything over the years.
In the second room, Zhao had spread out the quilt and was combing her hair in front of the bronze mirror. "My eldest sister is coming to Beijing, and my parents are happy."
Chang Yi nodded, thinking about the twins, "Twins are brave."
Zhao knew that her husband liked brave children. Her husband liked Ming Teng very much. When he went back to his hometown in the past, he often told her about the twins. "The two children are coming to the capital. You must talk more about them."
Chang Yi nodded, "I've made a note of that. This is the capital, I'll keep a close eye on them."
Dong Chuchu was absent-minded about the third room. She was thinking about her parents' home. This time, her eldest brother wrote to say that everything was fine at home. She was really worried. "What do you think about me finding a good teacher to teach at my parents' home?"
Chang Lian, "Why do you have this idea?"
Dong Chuchu curled her lips, "I just thought that a good husband is very important to children. Dad and big brother will definitely value the husband I hire."
She was really scared. Instead of ignoring the problem, it would be better to solve it from the root.
Chang Lian received many letters from his father-in-law. His father-in-law praised him in various ways and would listen to his words. "Where do you know any good teachers? Leave it to me."
Dong Chuchu hugged her husband's neck and said, "I've been waiting for you to say this!"
Chang Lian kissed his wife on the cheek and said, "It's getting late, let's rest now."
In the fourth room, Su Xuan was lecturing her husband about the methods she had seen or heard. This was not something Su Xuan wanted to bring up, but something Chang Zhi wanted to ask about.
Su Xuan was happy. Her initiative to learn showed that her husband wanted to be a strong man. Her husband would never ask these questions before.
Su Xuan felt quite regretful. When her third brother was living on his own, he had a lot of training and was also guided by the former Lord Jiang. But her husband was not so good. Her father-in-law was too busy and her third brother was also very busy, so she was the only one who could come. She told her husband about women's calculations with some selfish motives, hoping that her husband would have a deep impression so that he would not be calculated by women in the future.
Chang Zhi listened very seriously, sometimes smacking his lips. When this woman gets ruthless, there's really no way a man can handle it. Looking at his excited wife, he swallowed his saliva and thought, don't provoke her, don't provoke her.
The next day, just as Zhulan was giving instructions to the housekeeper and Shen Xing, Yao Xinren arrived without sending a visiting card in advance.
Zhulan had never dealt with Yao Xin, and all she knew about her was hearsay. However, after hearing about Zhang Jinghong's incident, she had a new respect for Yao Xin. She didn't know what Yao Xin was doing here, and she wanted to meet her in person.
After a while, Yao Xin came with a maid. She was holding gifts in her hands and was dressed very simply. She had a smile on her face and was quite attractive at first glance.
Seeing Yao Xin greet her, Zhu Lan gestured, "Hurry up, I only heard of you before, but today I finally see you in person."