Looking at Lin Ajiao's beautiful face, Zhou Yiming couldn't help but smile meaningfully: "Madam, the double-eagle thing I did today is more than just this one. Think about it carefully, look. See if what I said is right."
Regarding Zhou Ming's words, Lin Ajiao didn't understand them at first. After she thought about it carefully, her face turned red because she suddenly understood that when Zhou Ming was forgiving herself just now, it seemed that He used the same move, but when he used it just now, his method was a little more cruel, and he almost made himself kneel down and beg for mercy.
"Ms. sir, you are so bad!" Lin Ajiao frowned for a moment and said shyly.
"Haha, it's not my fault, you forced me to do this!" Zhou Ming laughed twice and said cheerfully, "Who told you to hold on to me because of some rumors from outsiders after I came back? That is to say, I have a strong psychological quality, otherwise if I was wronged like that, I might have committed suicide long ago."
Lin Ajiao hurriedly covered his mouth, fearing that if he said this too much, he would be angry again: "Okay, I won't let you talk nonsense anymore. The matter is over. It's not a man's duty to keep digging up old scores. For yo."
"A puppy is just settling an old score. This is not what you mentioned." When the young couple got along before, Yi Ming's attitude towards Lin Ajiao was submissive and he almost never argued with her, even if she Sometimes if she really makes a mistake, Yi Ming will let her go.
But after experiencing what just happened, Zhou Yiming suddenly figured out that people can't help but get used to it. The more you indulge a person, the more he will take advantage of him, and in the end he will even hurt you without any bottom line, even if it is you. The people closest to you are no exception.
It was precisely because he figured this out that Zhou Yiming decided that in the days to come, he would never tolerate or condone anyone, not even Lin Ajiao.
So when he was talking to Lin Ajiao, he argued hard and refused to give in.
Lin Ajiao seemed to have noticed the change in Zhou Ming's attitude, so she could only smile and relent: "Okay, it's all my fault, isn't it okay?"
"Since you said so, I can only agree with you." Zhou Ming said with satisfaction while smiling.
Seeing that people's cheers were getting smaller and smaller, Zhou Ruhai, who had been forgiven by Yi Ming in a thrilling manner, was still in shock. He was afraid that once the scene quieted down, Yi Ming would think of his past and cause trouble for him as a father again, so he immediately spoke and planned to Divert everyone's attention and block Zhou Ming's mouth at the same time.
"Come here, go to the kitchen to cook some good dishes and reheat the dishes in the study. Today is a happy day for our Zhou family. I want to have a few drinks with the young master." Zhou Ruhai walked towards the study, At the same time, he ordered his servants to cook quickly.
Usually on such a big day, the servants in the kitchen would complain, because although the Zhou family has declined, once the banquet is organized, the workload is still very heavy. Every winter when ancestor worship is held, the servants in the kitchen After a busy day, they were too tired to get out of bed the next day, so these servants were very disgusted with such a big day.
But the servants in the kitchen today do not have these negative emotions in their hearts, because at this moment, they are as happy as the master. In this case, even if they do more work, they will not hesitate to do more work, and even feel that this Hard work is an honor.
The cook and the two assistants in the kitchen heard their master's instructions and immediately agreed: "Okay, master, just look at it. Today, our brothers will show some real skills for you and the young master." Helping out is a little tribute from us servants."
The financial situation of the Zhou family has long been stretched thin. Zhou Ruhai is well aware of this predicament, so he was a little stingy when he rewarded these servants just now.
Although these servants had never seen money and were very satisfied with the amount of rewards given by their master, Zhou Ruhai felt like a mirror. Compared with the hard work these people had to go out to find Yi Ming, these small coins were not worth mentioning.
At this time, seeing that the cook at home did not complain, and even expressed happily that he wanted to use his true skills, Zhou Ruhai was suddenly in trouble, because the atmosphere was like this. If he, the master, did not open his mouth to reward them, it would appear that I am too stingy, and secondly, I will destroy the current happy atmosphere in the house.
But if we really want to reward these cooks, the amount cannot be too small, otherwise it will be the same as no reward. But if the reward is too much, Zhou Ruhai feels distressed. Just when he is extremely entangled and hesitant to speak, Zhou Yiming speaks first.
"Each of you will be rewarded with a hundred taels." Zhou Ming had been whispering to Lin Ajiao, but after hearing his chef's sincere expression, his attention was suddenly attracted.
Zhou Yiming has been frail and sick since he was a child. He is not very familiar with the responsibilities of being a master, but at this moment he also understands that these cooks have spoken out for this reason. As a master, they must be rewarded, otherwise they will colden people's hearts.
And he also knew that once he wanted to reward them, the amount given would have to be very large, because after all, these servants had worked hard to share the worries of the master yesterday when the Zhou family was in crisis. Even if they had no merit, they would still have suffered. labor.
The reward given to them at this time is to affirm their behavior and let them know in their hearts that as long as they are loyal to the master of the Zhou family, the master will not treat them badly.
Although he understood the importance of rewarding these people, Zhou Yiming did not speak rashly, because at this time, the nominal head of the Zhou family was still his father. If he overstepped his authority, it would not look good on his father's face. Secondly, it will also make people think that he, as a son, is too public, and may be accused of being unfilial.
Based on the above considerations, Zhou Ming could only wait patiently for his father's statement.
But after waiting and waiting, his father never spoke, and Zhou Ming noticed that his father's face was getting more and more ugly.
Zhou Yiming suddenly understood that his father was reluctant to spend money, so he was in trouble.
Zhou Yiming was suddenly disappointed, wondering why his father was always so hopeless at such a critical moment. Compared with the small money, the loyalty of his family was priceless.
Seeing that the cooks showed disappointment, they were about to go to the kitchen. Once they were allowed to enter the kitchen and start cooking, it would be too late to give them rewards.
At such a critical moment, Zhou Yiming no longer cared about his father's face. He immediately spoke and gave each of the servants in the kitchen a reward of one hundred taels.
You must know that in the past days when Zhou Ruhai was the head of the family, these servants worked very hard and diligently on errands, and the biggest reward they ever received was one tael of silver at most.
So after hearing that they were rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, one can imagine how excited these servants were.
The cook who had expressed his attitude just now was already resentful and had given up hope in the master's reward. When he heard the amount of Zhou Yiming's reward, he couldn't believe his ears for the first time.
He looked at his companions and confirmed that the amount was real. He was so excited that he almost cried because he had planned to get a reward of one tael of silver and was already satisfied. But what he never expected was , the young master was so generous and gave him one hundred taels of silver all at once, which was a hundred times the amount he expected. How could he not be excited by such a huge surprise?
With this huge sum of money, he can improve the living conditions of his family, enable his children to attend private schools, and enable his elderly family members to afford medical treatment. All of this is thanks to the young master.
Several people who had received the huge bounty knelt on the ground and thanked Zhou Yi profusely. At the same time, they secretly swore in their hearts that even if the Zhou family fell in the future, they would never leave, even if they went out to beg. If they get a bowl of leftover rice, they will give it to the host first.
The few people who got the huge bounty were naturally very happy, but those who didn't get the money felt a little unbalanced. After all, they also worked hard to find Yi Ming last night.
They turned their heads silently and stared at Zhou Ming, their eyes full of expectation, desire, and pleading.
Zhou Ruhai felt angry when he saw Yi Ming being so generous to his servants. He thought to himself that this boy was too disrespectful. I, the head of the family, was originally responsible for rewarding the servants, but he suddenly took it away. And without even asking my opinion, giving these servants so much money is costing me my life.
Although he was very dissatisfied with Yi Ming in his heart, Zhou Ruhai, who had suffered a loss just now, did not show his dissatisfaction. After all, he had just won Yi Ming's forgiveness. If he provoked him again at this moment, he might really I couldn't eat anymore and walked away.
Zhou Ruhai tried hard to suppress the anger in his heart. He thought that the matter was over, so he could just let Yi Ming go and mess around. Fortunately, there were not many servants in the kitchen. After the matter was over, he would send someone to be a calligrapher and painter. The reward money should be able to be raised.
Just when Zhou Ruhai breathed a sigh of relief, he suddenly found that all the servants in the yard were looking expectantly at Yi Ming.
At this moment, he was really panicked. He knew his son's temper best. Under the expectant eyes of so many people, he might do something stupid.
If this kid gets confused and rewards each servant with a hundred taels, Zhou Ruhai, the head of the family, will have no choice but to sell his house and land.
He took two steps forward, trying to divert Zhou Ming's attention before he did something stupid, but it was still a step too late.
Under the expectant gaze of everyone, Zhou Yiming gradually lost himself. He smiled at everyone and said, "Don't look at me so eagerly. I know very well what you are thinking.
Don’t you just want a reward? No matter how big the deal is, I have made the decision today. Each of you will be rewarded with one hundred taels of silver. You can go to the young mistress to collect it tomorrow. "
