After Mrs. Liu finished speaking, she lowered her head and lowered her voice and said, "Don't be angry for a while, relatives are coming."
Xie Rongzhao still doesn't quite understand. Why should she be angry when relatives come?
After she sat down, she realized that there were indeed a few new faces in the room.
Mrs. Cheng explained: "This silk satin was agreed upon a few days ago. It's just a coincidence. Come over and get to know Zhao Zhao first."
Xie Rongzhao stood beside Mrs. Cheng obediently.
"This is your cousin aunt, this is your cousin-in-law, and that is cousin Xu Youyou."
Xie Rongzhao was pregnant, but he still greeted him politely and thoughtfully.
Mrs. Xu smiled and said: "Hurry up, you are a double body now, sit down first, don't be tired anymore."
Xie Rongzhao smiled and then winked at his mother-in-law.
Mrs. Cheng also knew that there were outsiders present and there were some things she couldn't say, so she asked them to quickly select the ingredients first, and then had people carry them to the warehouse, and the shopkeeper took the rest away.
Xie Rongzhao noticed that when they were choosing ingredients, the cousin's eyes were not very innocent.
"Well, there are finally no outsiders. There are less things in this room, so it seems a little quieter."
Mrs. Cheng ordered someone to bring tea and water before formally introducing these relatives.
Mrs. Cheng's mother is from the Xu family, and these are the female relatives of Mrs. Cheng's uncle.
"I have long heard that Sanlang married a beautiful woman. When I saw her today, she is really like this! Look at her good looks. Our Sanlang has good taste."
Mrs. Cheng smiled and said, "Yes, my husband and Zhaozhao's father were classmates. They had a deep friendship at that time, and then we got married. At that time, the in-laws' family was in its infancy. Later, the two children gradually grew up. The Xie family is now my Cheng family." My family didn’t dare to reach out to her. At that time, I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep my daughter-in-law. Fortunately, my son managed to get her back.”
Xie Rongzhao said quickly: "As my mother said, my daughter-in-law had a lot of glory from you when she was young. If it weren't for you and my father's protection, I'm afraid my health wouldn't be so good."
Mrs. Cheng liked hearing this, and after a few polite words, she urged Xie Rongzhao to go back first.
Mrs. Xu's eyes flickered a few times: "Which courtyard does my nephew-in-law live in? Is it far away? In this way, Youyou can help your cousin-in-law go back. She is very heavy now, so don't be careless."
"Yes, mother."
Xu Youyou stood up, obviously wanting to go with Xie Rongzhao.
Mrs. Cheng didn't care, and just said: "You are so heavy, go back and rest first. When they all come back in the evening, we can talk together."
"Yes, mother."
When Xu Youyou saw her standing up, she thought of coming over to help her. She didn't want to be beaten to the spot by Chen Xia and A Tao. They protected her on the left and right, which made her seem redundant.
Xie Rongzhao seemed to see the embarrassment on Xu Youyou's face and said with a smile: "Cousin, let's talk to some elders. I'm a little sleepy, so I'll go back and take a nap."
"Yes, cousin."
Xie Rongzhao noticed that Xu Youyou's eyes were not so pure, and when he just called her cousin, she seemed a bit reluctant.
Xie Rongzhao was not a fool. He quickly figured out something after thinking about it.
No wonder the fifth brother and sister just advised her not to be angry.
Daqing is waiting for her here!
Mrs. Liu followed him out and walked a few steps, and whispered: "When I came over, I heard my cousin mentioning the friendship between the third brother and my cousin when they were young. It was my aunt who interrupted in time. Now I want to send you back to rest, probably because I am afraid that you will be unhappy. Don't worry, my eldest aunt is looking out for you."
Xie Rongzhao smiled: "I understand, thank you fifth younger brother and sister."
In the evening, Xie Rongzhao realized that there were really a lot of them as her mother-in-law said.
In addition to Cheng Jingzhou's return from Sanya, there were also his cousin Xu Qinghe and cousin Xu Li. This dinner was a lively one.
Cheng Jingzhou drank a few drinks less, and then chatted with his cousin for a while before going back.
"Why did the watch come all of a sudden?
relative? I didn’t have any faith before. "
"We were also surprised. They originally lived not far away, in Zhending Mansion. As for their purpose of coming, I think they wanted me to help my cousin find a job in the capital, but it's not that easy. ?」
Xie Rongzhao frowned. They didn't come to Cheng Jingzhou for help before because they knew that Cheng Jingzhou was just a county magistrate and didn't have that much power.
Now he came to visit him, firstly because he knew that Cheng Jingzhou's official position had been promoted and he was still in the fifth rank. This position had real power.
Secondly, taking this opportunity, he should also want to ask his father to help. Cheng Jingzhou's ability is not that great yet.
If they didn't come before, they felt that Cheng Jingzhou's position was not obvious and it was difficult for them to speak directly.
Now that I came here, I felt that Cheng Jingzhou had a bright future, and Xu Li himself was also a civil servant, so it shouldn't be difficult to find a good job.
"Then you agree?"
Cheng Jingzhou wiped his face and snorted: "Am I such a stupid person? My cousin is also a daredevil. He wants to find a serious official position as soon as he opens his mouth, and he has to be from the seventh rank or above. He treats me as a fool. Are you selling your official position?"
The corners of Xie Rongzhao's mouth twitched, this was really not that easy to plan.
The reason why Cheng Jingyan was able to become a seventh-grade county magistrate was because he started planning last year, and it was only decided after his father's selection.
It will neither fall into the trap of others nor make people think that this job is too good.
Xu Li is also a master of civil affairs, so it is not an exaggeration to want to be appointed as a county magistrate.
But the key is that they spoke too late.
If there is such an errand this year, it will depend on the opportunity. Unless someone is dismounted or someone is directly promoted, otherwise they can only wait.
"No, you said he wants to find a job in the capital?"
"Well, if you want to be a capital official, you have to be at the seventh level. Do you think it's possible?"
Xie Rongzhao's mouth twitched, this was really difficult.
Some Jinshi may not be directly given a seventh-grade official position. Many Jinshi have no background and can only start as ninth-grade junior officials. So where did the Xu family get such a big reputation?
Officials in the capital are so expensive, why do you think there are so many vacancies?
With the same rank, the status of the capital official is higher than that of the local official. There is no way around it.
After all, Beijing officials are close to the power center of the whole government. Generally speaking, if Beijing officials are transferred out, that is, they are transferred out at the same level, it is tantamount to being demoted.
"Do you want to tell my father about this?"
"No rush, let them wait for a while before talking. I am just a small helper, how can I be so capable of arranging a seventh-grade imperial official for him? Do you think I am a god?"
Xie Rongzhao burst into laughter, and then said: "There is nothing that can be done about it. As the saying goes, when one person achieves enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Now that you are successful, it is normal for relatives to come to you. Don't be too upset."
"Haha, when I was a small county magistrate, I didn't see them send me any congratulations and festival gifts?"
