"But you don't have to worry, I will definitely not mess around. On the one hand, I really only regard her as my sister; on the other hand, you know that I only have you in my heart.
Besides, Xiao Lian is completely incomparable to you in terms of appearance, family background, and knowledge. There is really no need for you to be jealous of her. "Xiang Nan promised swornly.
"Are you telling the truth?" Seeing what he said, Bai Xiuzhu felt very relieved and asked.
"Of course, every word is true. If there is one lie, I will be hit by a car..." Xiang Nan raised his hand and swore.
"Okay, I just believe you. You're so good, why are you swearing so viciously?" Seeing him say this, Bai Xiuzhu immediately pulled down his hand.
"I knew, Xiuzhu, you were the best to me, how could I let you down?" Xiang Nan hugged her tightly and murmured in her ear.
"Oh, okay, okay." At this moment, Wang Yufen walked in, clapped her hands and smiled, "I'm just saying, you two are so well matched, how can there be an overnight feud."
"Oh, cousin~" Bai Xiuzhu blushed with shame and immediately pushed Xiang Nan away.
"Oh, I entered at the wrong time, so I'll exit and you continue." Wang Yufen smiled again, making Bai Xiuzhu feel even more embarrassed.
"Okay, it's all my fault. How about I be the host tonight and treat you to a big dinner?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"That's pretty much it." Wang Yufen nodded and said, "Let's go, sister Xiuzhu, and kill him well today. As agreed, you can treat me to dinner, theater, card games, and late-night snacks."
"Okay." Xiang Nan agreed.
…
The ensuing meals, theaters, card games, and late-night snacks cost Xiang Nan a total of five hundred yuan.
But Bai Xiuzhu finally felt relieved. Xiang Nan felt that the money was not in vain. The key was that he did have money now.
Xiang Nan currently has four books serialized, each book costs eight yuan for a thousand words, and updates 12,000 words every day, which is ninety yuan a day. One month is two thousand seven, and one year is more than thirty thousand yuan. This does not include royalties from collective publishing.
It can be said that it is easy to earn 40,000 to 50,000 yuan a year. I dare not say that I am rich, but at least my life is not a problem.
In fact, the reason why Bai Xiuzhu made a fuss was just to gain publicity.
She knew that even if Xiang Nan really took Xiao Lian as his concubine, let alone just a maid, she wouldn't be able to stop him.
After all, that was the social climate at the time. It is common for men to take concubines, keep extramarital affairs, support actors, and go to alleys.
She couldn't change the overall situation by herself, so she could only endure this.
And Xiang Nan also guessed her psychology, so he deliberately kept a low profile and tried his best to please her so that she could calm down and everything would be fine.
…
Another day later, Xiang Nan, Bai Xiuzhu, and Jin Meili went to Xiangshan to visit their father.
After Jin Quan left the country, he stayed in Xiangshan Bieye and only returned to Jin Mansion occasionally.
"Father, Bamei, Xiuzhu, I, and I are here to see you." Xiang Nan smiled.
"Okay." Jin Quan was very satisfied with his son's visit.
Xiang Nan is a thoughtful person after all. Unlike Fengju, Hesun, and Pengzhen, they never came to visit once. You can only see them when you go home.
"Hello, uncle~" Bai Xiuzhu said obediently.
"Okay." Jin Quan nodded.
"Dad, I miss you so much." Jin Meili said as she threw herself into Jin Quan's arms.
"Dad misses you too," Jin Quan said, stroking her head lovingly.
Afterwards, everyone sat down and drank tea.
"Yan Xi, what poems have you written recently?" Jin Quan asked with concern.
"Father, my child has lacked inspiration recently. He only wrote three poems chanting things. They are not in rhythm and not in compliance with the rules." Xiang Nan said humbly.
"Hey, poetry expresses aspirations, as long as the meaning is right. Rules are set by people, and of course they should be broken by people. Let me appreciate them." Jin Quan waved his hand and said with a smile.
"Yes, father." Xiang Nan then took out a piece of manuscript paper.
Jin Quan took it and took a look and saw three short poems written on it.
One of them is "Green Pine": The heavy snow is pressing down on the green pine, and the green pine is straight and straight. You should know that the pines are noble and pure until the snow melts.
The second one is "Autumn Ju": "Autumn chrysanthemums can be proud of frost, but they are full of wind and frost." It is cold-resistant by nature, but what about wind and frost?
The third one is "The Lost Sheep": The lost sheep is afraid of the crossroads, and the dyed silk is sad for Mozi. I also hate the light red and hate it when it messes with the purple.
"Okay, okay, okay." Jin Quan couldn't help but nodded after looking at it.
Songs express feelings, and poems express aspirations. Although these three poems written by my son are not metrical and irregular, they are superior in their grandeur and broad-mindedness. They are actually much better than those clichéd and corrupt poems.
Moreover, these three poems are quite consistent with his mood at the moment.
Now that he was forced to go out into the field, he was also suppressed by frost and snow. It was time for him to stand in the wind, maintain his integrity, and wait until the frost and snow melted, and the truth would come to light naturally.
…
Xiang Nan stayed with Jin Quan for half a day, played a game of chess with him, and had a meal with him.
Xiang Nan's chess skills were much higher than Jin Quan's, but in order to let him enjoy the game, he still had to use a flaw to make a comeback after a hard battle.
Losing first and then winning, losing thrillingly and winning thrillingly, Jin Quan couldn't help but enjoy it.
"Yan Xi, I haven't played chess with you for a few days, but I didn't expect your chess skills to improve." Jin Quan said with a smile.
"My father just let me." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Playing chess is like being a human being. If you make a wrong move, the whole board will be ruined." Jin Quan said again, "Yanxi, you must be down-to-earth in every step, take every step carefully, look forward and backward, and have an overview of the overall situation. Don't be careless. Others may take advantage of the opportunity." .”
"Yes, I will follow my father's teachings." Xiang Nan cupped his hands and said.
"My father went to the field this time because someone took advantage of the opportunity and was caught off guard." Jin Quan said again.
"Father, it's not too late to remedy the situation. Even if those treacherous villains succeed for a while, they can't shake the overall situation." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Although Bai Xiongqi has the potential to rise, compared to Jin Quan, after all, his foundation is shallow.
The Jin family has been a high-ranking official since their great-grandfather's generation. Jin Quan's father and three brothers were each of the second-rank officials of the former Qing Dynasty.
In his generation, he was promoted to prime minister, one person was inferior to ten thousand people. Therefore, the Jin family's relatives, friends, disciples and former officials can be said to be all over the world.
In comparison, Bai Xiongqi's ancestors were in business. Although they were rich, they had no power. It was only from his generation that he started to enter politics. At first he was just a small section chief, and later he was gradually promoted to the chief.
In terms of connections in the military and political circles, compared to the Jin family, they are far behind. For this reason, Bai Xiong was vying for the position of prime minister. When moving around, he also used the banner of Jin Quan's student, claiming that it was because Jin Quan was old that he was interested in supporting him to become prime minister.
It can be said that if Jin Quan was not so angry with him and made it clear that Che Ma was against Bai Xiongqi, it would definitely be enough for him to have a good drink.
Even the four children Jin Fengju, Jin Hesun, Jin Pengzhen, and Jin Yanxi would not be stepped on and insulted by Bai Xiongqi if they could stand up.
"Yeah." Jin Quan nodded.
(End of chapter)
