After learning about his son's method of dealing with Laifu, Zhou Ruhai, who was holding a wine glass, was filled with emotion. He didn't know whether he should be happy or sad. After all, the final result of Yi Ming's handling of this matter was fair to Laifu. , he should be content if he can leave one life behind.
Originally, his son handled this matter very well, and the old servant who had followed him for many years also achieved a good result. No matter from which point of view, Zhou Ruhai should be happy, but things are not that simple.
Seeing his son chatting and laughing, Zhou Ruhai couldn't help but feel a sad feeling in his heart. Only at this moment did he truly realize that his son had really grown up, and his abilities in all aspects had far surpassed his own.
After thinking of this, Zhou Ruhai felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart, and even almost shed tears in front of the junior. Fortunately, at the last moment, he picked up the wine glass and forced himself to drink a few sips of wine, and then forced back the tears.
When Mrs. Zhou saw her master like this, she didn't think much about it, thinking that he was just happy to see her son so promising, so she drank a few more drinks.
"Master, I'm glad, but as you're getting older, don't drink too hard, otherwise your body won't be able to bear it." Mrs. Zhou kindly reminded her, for fear that Zhou Ruhai would drink too fast and get into trouble.
If it were in the past, usually at this time, no matter how much fun Zhou Ruhai was drinking, when he heard his wife reminding him like this, even if he didn't want to, he would definitely give his wife a thin noodle, even if he did If you show off, he will drink a few less drinks.
But today he felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't tell anyone about his inner thoughts, so this made him even more depressed. When he heard his wife's advice, he not only didn't listen, but drank a few more drinks, and then He raised his head and gave Mrs. Zhou a roll of his eyes.
Mrs. Zhou was born in a noble family, and she had always been kind and kind to her husband and son. When she saw her master’s dog biting Lu Dongbin, she not only refused to accept her kindness, but also glared at her, which made Mrs. Zhou feel very uncomfortable. But in order to take the overall situation into consideration, she did not express her inner emotions at all. She just smiled awkwardly, and then talked and laughed with everyone as usual.
At this time, the only people sitting at the table, besides Zhou Yiming and Lin Ajiao, were two little maids.
The two little maids are both at an innocent age. Although Chunni has grown up suffering from childhood, she is still a child after all. The ability of two children to observe words and emotions is naturally not as good as that of adults, so what happened between the master and his wife just now The two of them didn't notice anything about it, because after being scolded by the young mistress just now, the two little girls were all focused on eating.
While observing the delicacies on the table, they studied which dish was the most delicious, and then planned which dish to eat first after the meal started.
Compared with these two little maids, Zhou Yiming and Lin Ajiao are both people who study martial arts, and their observation abilities are above ordinary people. Therefore, although the small conflict between Mrs. Zhou and Zhou Ruhai just happened, it happened in a blink of an eye. time, but the two of them had already noticed it.
Lin Ajiao thought for a long time, but she still couldn't figure out why her father-in-law showed such abnormal emotions. He was already at a loss what to do when it came to Laifu just now, so in the end he just turned his back and left the mess to his husband-in-law.
My husband handled Laifu's matter so well. He should be happy. Why did he suddenly have a bad look on his face? Not only did he ignore his mother-in-law's kindness, but he even glared at her. This is totally unreasonable!
Ever since she married into the Zhou family, Lin Ajiao has always had great respect for her father-in-law, because she knew in her heart that her husband-in-law had always been weak and sick since he drowned while saving her. From childhood to adulthood, he had suffered from three disasters and eight disasters. If my father-in-law hadn’t worked so hard to find medical treatment for my husband, my husband might have died.
It is precisely because of her gratitude to her father-in-law that Lin Ajiao always behaves very appropriately in front of him and does not even speak loudly. However, after seeing what happened just now, Lin Ajiao's mentality changed. She felt that no matter how angry her father-in-law was, he should not treat her mother-in-law like this in public.
Compared with Lin Ajiao, Zhou Yiming was more thoughtful. While drinking with his father, he was thinking carefully about why his father suddenly showed such a bad mood. Did someone just say something that offended him? It shouldn't be. When the two little maids interrupted just now, he and his mother stood up together and chose to forgive them. There was nothing strange about his behavior at that time.
On the contrary, after I finished explaining the results of dealing with Laifu, his mood became a little abnormal and the expression on his face became weird.
Could he be blaming me for handling Laifu too harshly? Zhou Yiming thought secretly in his heart.
But he quickly rejected his idea, because after he just told the results of dealing with Laifu, his father's face did not show any strangeness, but instead looked happy.
Just when Zhou Yiming was at a loss to guess what his father was having a tantrum, he suddenly saw Zhou Ruhai's eyes were moist and he made a very small shake of his head while finishing a glass of wine.
After seeing all this, Zhou Yiming suddenly felt enlightened, because he guessed his father's thoughts. The reason why his father was in such a low mood all of a sudden must be that he felt like a strong man in his twilight years.
He must have been stimulated by the high-profile narration of the process of dealing with Laifu just now.
After thinking about this, Zhou Yiming couldn't help but regret a little, because in the process of narrating just now, he was a bit sharp. Under this situation, his father, who has always been strong in the past, must feel that he is superior in all aspects of ability. Got him.
The son has completely surpassed me overnight. This kind of thing would be unacceptable to anyone for a while. In this case, it is inevitable to feel a huge sense of loss in the heart. After all, humans are not grass and trees. , who can be ruthless?
After guessing his father's thoughts, Zhou Yiming suddenly felt infinite sympathy in his heart. After all, he was a man like his father, and men understood men best, and Zhou Ming also understood that one day, he would... He will also follow in his father's footsteps and feel disappointed when his children and grandchildren surpass him.
After finding out the crux of his father's depression, Zhou Yiming quickly prescribed the right medicine. While toasting to his father crazily, he said: "Dad, I was in the yard just now. I really thank you so much. You It’s really well-intentioned to give me such an opportunity to experience.”
Zhou Ruhaila had a long face and had been drinking wine. Under the influence of his mood, everyone at the dinner table was unhappy. The two little maids did not even dare to use chopsticks to pick up vegetables. Everyone kept watching. Zhou Ruhai had an expression on his face, as if he was afraid that if he said nothing, he would be angry.
Just when everyone was very nervous, everyone was stunned when they suddenly heard Zhou Ming say this.
Mrs. Zhou and the two little maids had the simplest idea. They all felt that the reason why their master gave up on dealing with Laifu just now was because he was helpless. After all, facing the cunning Laifu, Zhou Ruhai, as a scholar, was no match at all.
It is precisely because of such deep-rooted thoughts in their hearts that they do not understand what Zhou Ming said, especially Mrs. Zhou. She even blames Zhou Ming in her heart, feeling that he is completely spoiling her master by saying this. Make him more confident when he does something wrong in the future.
Lin Ajiao's thoughts are more complicated than those of Mrs. Zhou and others. Although she also doesn't understand why Zhou Ming said this, she has confidence in Zhou Ming and knows that he must have his own reasons for doing so.
Zhou Ruhai, who had been drinking, felt confused when his son suddenly thanked him. He couldn't help but ask: "Ming'er, what do you mean by this? I didn't do anything in the yard just now? You It is your ability to handle the Laifu matter perfectly. It seems that I did not play an active role in this matter."
Although Zhou Ruhai was extremely depressed, as a scholar, his pride did not allow him to shamelessly accept credit and gratitude that did not belong to him, so in front of everyone, he raised questions very frankly, and even made it clear that he would not deal with Laifu. The credit for his work has nothing to do with him.
Originally, Mrs. Zhou and Lin Ajiao despised their master because of his attitude just now. Until now, after they saw their master's brave statement, everyone admired her deeply. At the same time, everyone also understood that although My master has some minor flaws in his private conduct, but he is definitely not confused in major matters.
Zhou Yiming originally said what he said without conscience in order to appease his father. Now when he heard his father question him so righteously, he couldn't help but express his gratitude to his father. I met Brother Thumb, thinking that although my father was like an old kid, he still needed to learn how to be upright and upright when dealing with big issues.
"Dad, we are all family members here now. You don't have to be so humble in front of us." Zhou Ming stood up, poured a glass of wine for Zhou Ruhai, and then said seriously, "Actually, in the yard just now, you If you go inside at the critical moment, I will understand your painstaking efforts."
Mrs. Zhou and the two little maids were all surprised when they saw what Zhou Ming said. They frowned and stared at him without saying a word. They really didn't understand that the master, as the head of the family, could give up his son at a critical moment. Come on, leave a difficult matter to the young master. What kind of good intentions are there in this?
