On the day of Liu Chengxu's birthday, the Liu family was packed with guests and there was a lot of traffic outside. Zeng Yunxi felt a lot of relief when he saw the tidy family. Liwan looked on and sneered in her heart.
Liwan and his wife were always the first ones to come here. She came to Little Fu's place first with her daughter Xian. Zeng Yingxiu happened to be nearby. Zeng Yingxiu liked Sister Xian very much. After all, she was her niece, and she also said a lot of good things.
But seeing that Liwan was absent-minded, Zeng Yingxiu asked: "What's wrong with the second sister?"
"What else can we do? That one is back. Our master is very happy and insists on bringing him to see his father." Liwan said angrily.
Zeng Yingxiu is also a member of the Zeng family, so she is naturally happy to see another student from the Zeng family. She can also guess some of Liwan's tricks, and she wants to persuade her: "In short, his biological mother is deceased and he has made a living. It's not your fault to please."
Li Wan thought to herself that you can stand up and talk without hurting your back. The Liu family is a well-behaved family, and Zeng Yingxiu’s twin sons are much better than those born from concubines. Little did Zeng Yingxiu think that the four sons of the second wife of the Liu family would share the family property equally, even Shu Ruishu Lin is a direct descendant, and it was only through their own efforts that they achieved what they have achieved today.
In this case, the public is right and the mother-in-law is right. Liwan never shows her feelings on weekdays. Today, she was so angry that she revealed the truth. She felt a little regretful, so she simply didn't say much.
But she said that Li Shu had arrived at this time, and she was made the county head. Her status was different from that of her sisters in the family, and even Li Shu had to bow. But Li Shu almost didn't put on any airs: "Don't be too polite. We are all one family. How it was in the past is how it should be now."
Of course Xiao Fu was very happy to see her daughter. Lishu didn't have a daughter, so she came with Brother Qi and Brother Shu. The two brothers were wearing brand new clothes and looked very energetic.
From time to time, Dad also came over, and the whole family gathered here.
Liwan saw Zeng Ding coming over. Among a large group of people, especially when standing next to Zheng Jiaqi and Zheng Jiashu, there was no comparison at all, let alone young officials like Shu Rui and Shulin. Even the Wu family’s Wu Shen'an is more gentle than him.
"Dad, this is a gift from Liwan and I to you." Zeng Yunxi obediently offered a nanmu crutch.
It's very respectable to give crutches to elderly people.
In addition, there are longevity noodles, various dim sum, jade ruyi, etc., highlighting the wealth of the Tseng family.
Liwan followed Zeng Yunxi and took the children to kneel on the futon and kowtow to her father. The father was obviously very happy: "Get up quickly, get up and sit aside."
Zeng Ding, of course, kowtows along with his father. He has always thought that he was the seed of the Zeng family's education, and he can't help but feel a little proud. But today, the Liu family is full of people, and the outstanding ones make him feel like a frog in the well.
In the past, he only knew that his maternal grandfather's family was rich, and those officials were all noble, but in fact they were all very poor, and it was not about money. Even if his aunt doesn't like him, it's because of money.
Now that I have come to the Liu family, I know what it means to be a powerful person. For example, his fourth uncle, who is a small official, is a big landowner in Fujian and owns many shops. It is said that Mr. Wu once served as an official salt transport envoy. Their family is becoming more and more powerful. Unfathomable. There is also the third uncle Zheng Hao, who is very young but has an extraordinary bearing. Although he just listened to his father nodding and bowing to introduce himself, he was non-committal.
Now he seemed to really realize the status of the Zeng family, and his father was actually protecting him to a certain extent.
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Seeing this scene, Wan felt relieved, but soon Liu Chengxu said with a smile: "There are many grandsons here today, and they are all scholars. How about a literary fight?"
Zeng stared at the two Zheng brothers. These two brothers could be regarded as the yamen within the yamen. Although they did not stand out to show off, they could tell that they were calm and relaxed, and they were not afraid at all.
I heard that when Zheng's cousin was young, it was Liu Chengxu who initiated him. His father also wanted to send him here, but unfortunately Liu Chengxu was already out at that time.
But come to think of it, he is not the real great-grandson of the Liu family, so he doesn't need to take advantage of it.
Liu Chengxu is all about solving problems. He used to think that he was smart, but he never expected that Zheng Jiaqi was faster in reaction. He had a clear mind, humble behavior, and quick speech, which made him feel that he was far behind him.
His younger brother Zheng Jiashu is not as quick to respond as Zheng Jiaqi, but he can often say it right after his brother says it, and he is very knowledgeable. Liu Chengxu is also full of praise for this.
Even the twins of Mr. Liu's family stood up and had a chat. Everyone in the room seemed to be no less impressed.
Only then did Zeng Ding finally realize the reality. It was said that even his so-called role model Cen Shiyan had to practice discipleship and be respectful in front of Prime Minister Zheng.
How terrifying power is...
This birthday party made Zeng Ding depressed for a long time, and Liwan also tried to find a way to find a daughter-in-law for him who was from an official family background.
Zeng Yunxi was really worried about Zeng's arranged marriage, but she was very willing after hearing that the bride's uncle was a doctor in the Ministry of Industry.
When the bride came, thirty-six loads of dowry were not enough to store, not even enough space in the yard. He is said to be from a scholarly family, but he is poor, uneducated, and his housekeeper is terrible.
Zeng Ding knew that Liwan had bad intentions, and he didn't like this wife, to the point where he would get annoyed whenever the woman spoke.
Liwan heard this and was very happy. She said to Sister Xian: "Speaking of it, your sister-in-law is not that bad, but he is just like his mother. He is self-righteous. Is it possible that a concubine who donated an official position still wants to marry a high-ranking man?" A girl from a wealthy family?"
Sister Xian was worried: "Mom, aren't you making a big feud? I think my eldest brother is not satisfied with my sister-in-law."
"What do I do to satisfy him? Who does he think he is? Think about it, your marriage is to your cousin, your uncle's legitimate second son. Your uncle is still white, but you My grandfather is now a high-ranking official, so it took a lot of effort for me to get you in." Liwan said to her daughter.
Sister Xian naturally knew that her mother was thinking about her. The Liu family's wealth could be preserved for at least several generations. It was absolutely impossible for her to marry into the Zheng family. Her mother did not think about it, but she still had to marry into her maternal grandfather's family. OK.
So, she said: "Mom, I know everything."
Liwan nodded: "Normally, you have to be in your twenties to pass the imperial examination, which is already quite young. As for your father's health has not been as good as before in recent years, and he likes women, I think he may not be able to wait until your eldest brother reaches the third grade. . Furthermore, your eldest brother is not as knowledgeable as your eldest cousin from the Zheng family, and the Zheng family is not as picky or crazy as he is."
Without the help of his wife, what is he? Even Cen Shiyan, if he had not climbed up to the Zheng family, he would have been sent to a remote place for the rest of his life.
Sister Xian always felt a little uneasy when she saw that his mother knew things so clearly.
Liwan doesn't care about anything now. What she wants is Zeng Yunxi to support the family. Now her son has not grown up yet. If a man falls, the family will fall.
But she had to endure that Zeng Yunxi. The only thing she could do was to slowly destroy his future. She had already stopped because she knew very well that Zeng Ding was also thinking of all ways to deal with her.
If we didn't deal with him while he was still young, how could we wait for him and Cen Shiyan to deal with him like that?
When Liwan was thinking about something, she saw Lishu. She was still so beautiful and energetic. When she saw her, even if she didn't put on airs, she was naturally condescending.
"Second sister."
She was very polite, so Liwan quickly said: "Third sister, I don't dare."
Li Shu told her something: "Yesterday, my second brother-in-law came to our house and asked our father to take care of Brother Ding and Brother Xin. He seemed drunk."
Liwan knew that Lishu would not tell lies, and what she said must be true, but for a moment she really had nothing to think about. The third sister was the husband of the eldest prince, and her two sons taught her well, so she had no worries at all, and she Woolen cloth? It is really boring for a daughter of an official family to plot and plot for yellow and white things all day long.
When she was about to say something else, Li Shu smiled and said, "I'm going to practice calligraphy. It just so happens that Brother Shu is practicing calligraphy with me today, so we can't delay here."
Liwan looked at the bustling carriage, and then looked at herself. Did she always complain that her life was bad? But is this really the case? They didn't study together, they learned housekeeping from Mr. Fu together. What's the difference?
What would the third sister do if she encountered a situation like hers?
Liwan fell into deep thought for the first time.
Instead of harming others, it is better to improve yourself to a point where others can't catch up. Those people you once wanted to deal with are no longer a problem.
Liwan looked at her son for the first time. He was very much like her, and he was not close to him when he saw books. But in terms of being sophisticated, smooth and well-rounded, he has almost learned all the strengths of her and Zeng Yunxi.
"Son, haven't you always wanted to study? I promise you, you don't have to waste time, but you have to start as a clerk." Liwan only has one son, so she loves her even more, but now she finds that she has fallen behind for a long time. , simply in a cold sweat.
Looking at the son of his aunt, Xiao Fu, Shulin failed to study, so he took the martial arts exam and began to ask his husband to teach him how to practice kung fu.
God, what has she been doing all these years.
She was either staring at this or that every day, and she was so consumed every day that her parents-in-law simply ignored her. So she couldn't tell her pain, and others thought she was relying on the big tree of the Liu family. In fact, her family was really robbed of the family property by Zeng Ding, and the Liu family wouldn't care as long as it didn't go too far.
Because she had previously told the Zeng family about the Fu scandal regarding Zeng Yingxiu. She originally wanted to kill two birds with one stone, but it turned out that her family was only superficially close, and those who were really in power ignored her.
My son thought it would be best if he didn't study, and he agreed to start working as a clerk. Strangely enough, he complained that he was tired, but he kept working hard.
He didn't like reading, but the books he read were enough for his account books. He was born with the ability to understand what customers entering the store needed, knew how to greet others, and knew how to shop around.
When Liwan heard this, she finally smiled, laughed and cried again. !
