This was the first time Zhou Ruhai saw his son praising him since he was embarrassed in the yard because of Laifu. His blood boiled all over for a moment, his eyes were a little hot, and he almost cried.
This is not because his eyelids are too shallow and he wants to cry every now and then. In fact, he has encountered too many ups and downs today, and it is not easy for him to be affirmed by his own son. His excitement is incomprehensible to others.
Feeling that he was a little out of sorts, he immediately adjusted his mood, coughed lightly, and covered up his embarrassment. He thought to himself that although the method he just thought of might cause the entire Zhou family to go bankrupt, and they would never recover from it. He turned over, but it was worth it to be praised by his son for this matter.
Even if his family failed in the end and he could only live a poor life, he had no regrets, because he always believed in his heart that even if Yi Ming could not develop smoothly in the officialdom in the future, or even be deprived of his official position by the court, as long as his son He can still stay healthy, and he won't let himself starve even if he goes to work in other industries.
Ever since she heard the method of raising money mentioned by her master, Mrs. Zhou had been worried, fearing that the method he mentioned would become a reality. In that case, her life of fine clothing and fine food would be affected, and the future of her family would also be affected. Once all his servants are gone and there is no one to take care of him, how will he live his life?
After all, she has been pampered since she was a child, so apart from studying, she can do almost no work. If she really needs to take care of the family in the future, her family members may starve to death within two days.
After thinking about the scene of poor and humble couples suffering from everything, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help frowning and felt uneasy. She had been hoping that her son would come forward to deny her master's money-raising plan, because she knew in her heart that at this critical moment, , even if you don't agree with your master's thoughts and stand up to oppose him, it will be of no use. The only one who can influence your master's thoughts is your own son.
After having this idea in her mind, Mrs. Zhou kept her eyes on Yi Ming, hoping that he would do something quickly to prevent her master from doing something stupid.
The house they live in now is not too big and its location is very remote.
It had been seven or eight years since they bought the house. At that time, the price was still very low. If they sold the house at this time and wanted to buy it back at the same price, it would not be that easy.
Therefore, once the family property is sold, it is equivalent to embarking on a road of no return. If the son cannot succeed in the officialdom in the future, the Zhou family will be completely ruined.
However, Mrs. Zhou was greatly disappointed by Yi Ming's reaction. Not only did this boy not persuade his master to give up this desperate idea, he was quite positive about the idea and even praised his master.
Mrs. Zhou finished thinking. Both father and son are crazy. In order to make friends outside, they completely ignore the quality of life of women like us. Once the house and property are sold, all the people in the family will be gone. At my age, When you are older, you can endure any kind of life, but what about your daughter-in-law?
Lin Ajiao is beautiful and as young as a flower. She has been pampered since she was a child. She grew up in a honey pot and has never experienced any hardship. She has already wronged herself by marrying into the Zhou family. If she is allowed to do so in the future, If she lives a hard life, not to mention her parents won't agree, even she, the mother-in-law, can't bear it.
Mrs. Zhou originally did not want to get involved in major matters related to the future and destiny of the Zhou family. After all, she was a womanly person. If she always expressed her opinions on these important matters, she would inevitably be considered unruly, but considering After seeing Lin Ajiao's situation, Mrs. Zhou felt that she had to say a few words for the female family members at this critical moment.
She took advantage of the gap between the father and son's conversation and said with difficulty: "In my opinion, with the current economic situation of our Zhou family, there is no need to flatter ourselves like that.
When my son tells the truth about the situation at home, I don’t think he will be so unkind and insist on forcing our family to go bankrupt. "
Before Zhou Ming could speak, Zhou Ruhai became furious when he heard what Mrs. Zhou said. He stared at Mrs. Zhou with wide eyes and said angrily: "You are a womanizer. What do you know? You women have no idea what kind of difficult environment we men face when we are out there.
Let me tell you, the reason why the man named Han opened his mouth and borrowed so much money from our son is because they have a good friendship. The reason is only one aspect. The more important reason is that he wants to test our son.
If our son can withstand the test, they will be lifelong friends from now on. No matter what difficulties and problems they encounter, they will advance and retreat together, and the two of them will form a community of interests.
Although generally capable people will not form cliques, our son is currently on the rise in his career, and having this man surnamed Han to protect him will make his future smoother. "
Seeing that his mother was so depressed, Zhou Yiming originally wanted to open his mouth to comfort her, but before he could open his mouth, his father beat him to it.
After listening to his father's eloquent talk, Zhou Yiming had to admit in his heart that despite his age, his father still had some depth in looking at problems.
In fact, Zhou Yiming has long understood in his heart that although he is now a famous person in the world and is very popular in the Chu court, this is only a superficial phenomenon. In this era, fame will not bring him any substantial benefits and benefits. Power will make you a target in the court. After all, everyone has pink eye. When they find someone better than themselves, people's first reaction is not to work hard to surpass this outstanding person, but to quickly find a way to get rid of this outstanding person. A thorn in the side.
And Zhou Yiming is now playing the role of a thorn in the side, and as a thorn in his side, he faces dangers not only from those pink-eye patients in the court, but also from the traitor Yan Qiu.
The hatred between him and Yan Qiu can be said to be irreconcilable, and the reason why he can survive to this day is entirely because the noise he made is too great. If Yan Qiu wants to make a famous figure like him If you get rid of it, the risks you face are huge.
Although fame can save his life for a while, it cannot protect him forever. After all, fame is too illusory and imaginary. It may be with you today, but it may be gone tomorrow.
And if you want to save your life forever, you have to gain a firm foothold in the court, gain real power, and use your strength to confront the traitor. And if you want to achieve this goal, it will be obvious whether Han Pingzhi will help him or not. Play a decisive role.
His father was able to see through this without knowing all the inside information, which shows that his thoughts and insights are much higher than those of ordinary people.
Seeing that her husband had a tough attitude and had no intention of changing her mind, Mrs. Zhou suddenly felt sad and started sobbing: "You men, you know how to do great things and achieve great things all day long. Your eyes seem to be looking at the sky all the time. Not even looking down or thinking about us women.
You want to sell your house and land, which is easy to say, but have you ever thought about how we women will live if we sell out all our property?
I have only been able to study since I was a child and have never had a hard time. Now that I am older, I am asked to live in a small courtyard. Don’t you think I have a long life?
Even if I can bear this pain, have you ever thought about your daughter-in-law? She is in her prime of life. She has been wronged by marrying into our Zhou family. Now she is being made to live a miserable life. How can you bear it? "
Seeing this scene, Zhou Yiming slapped his forehead and thought about it. He explained a little late, but the old couple had already started to fight.
When Zhou Ruhai saw Mrs. Zhou crying, he couldn't bear it, so he suppressed his anger and explained calmly: "Madam, it's normal for you to have such thoughts. After all, we have been married for so many years. I have always lived a simple life, but the maids at home have never lacked you.
Now it is indeed a bit difficult to suddenly make you live a hard life.
But there is nothing we can do about it. In order to treat our son, our family almost spent all our savings. Moreover, because I focused on taking care of my son, I neglected to take care of official affairs, so that my official position was demoted again and again. Today, even if I want to work hard, I have no chance to turn around.
During this period of time, our son has made great achievements one after another. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity God has given our family to turn around. If we cannot seize this opportunity, it will be impossible to restore the Zhou family's previous glory. thing. "
Mrs. Zhou originally thought that her crying and speaking so many words would definitely have some impact on her master. What she didn't expect was that although her master's tone had softened, it was obvious that he had not changed himself. idea idea.
"So in order for our family to be rejuvenated," Zhou Ruhai looked at Mrs. Zhou seriously, and his tone became more solemn as he spoke, "We all have to make some necessary sacrifices. Selling our property is a big deal. In fact, I and I My son is not willing to do this, but if we don’t, we really can’t raise so much money.
Can that man named Han be willing to do things for our son if he can't get money? Obviously it's impossible, so this money is our investment. I believe our son will definitely earn this money back for us soon. "
Mrs. Zhou knew in her heart that the last words her master said were entirely to comfort herself, to make herself temporarily relieved. As for whether her son's future in the officialdom would be smooth sailing, no one knew.
