Chapter 902
They never thought about whether they liked him or not. They just wanted to hand over the family property to the eldest son to support the family and protect the brothers and sisters below.
As for the second son, he has no interest in doing business at all. Occasionally he is dragged by the eldest son to help him. He spends all day painting in the yard and wants to be a painter.
For this reason, I don’t know how many times I have been scolded by the master, but I still don’t change, which is very nerve-wracking.
It's a pity that I was born in a merchant's family. No matter how much knowledge I have, I can only keep accounts and use the abacus.
Listening to Mrs. Xu's sigh, Baiyunxi sighed silently.
There are laws and regulations from the court that if merchants want to join the ranks, they must turn over their family property and they can only join the officialdom after three years.
Who would be willing to hand over their hard-earned family fortune?
It would be heartbreaking for her.
Fortunately, they are a family of farming and reading, so there is no need to worry.
"My fifth child is gifted in reading, but my fourth child has a lively and uncertain personality. He is nineteen years old and still has the mentality of a child, which is very troublesome."
"My son is young and energetic. He is always like this. When we get married, it will be good if someone can control him."
Mrs. Xu calmed down, smiled gently, looked at Xiaosi's lively appearance, and praised her a few more times.
After chatting for a while, it’s getting late.
Everyone packed up and prepared to go down the mountain and go home.
The first day of the new year passed happily like this.
The second day of the Lunar New Year is supposed to be the day when the daughter returns to her parents' home, but Zhang Yishan's and Li's parents' homes are far apart, so returning to her parents' home is naturally unnecessary.
After the third grade of junior high school, relatives and friends visit each other to eat and drink.
Xiaowu also went out to have dinner together a few times. They were all friends, so we could just make an appointment at a restaurant.
The rest of the time he spent at home, either talking with Bai Yunxi or reading books by himself in the study.
On the fifth day of the lunar month, their family went to the Wu family to send New Year gifts, and they also agreed that the Wu family would visit the house on the sixth day of the lunar month.
Just after arriving home, an invitation from the Xu family was delivered to my hand.
After looking at the Xu family's post, Bai Yunxi and Zhang Yishan discussed it and decided to have a banquet on the sixth day of the lunar month. By the way, Xiaowu invited familiar friends to come together, so that he could solve the problem at once and save himself from the daily workload.
"I don't need to invite any friends from home. All my colleagues have already gathered there, so there's no need to invite them."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiaosi looked at my mother with a smile.
"Mom, can I invite some friends I just met to come to my house as guests? Although they have no status, we can still talk to each other."
After hearing Xiao Si's suggestion, Bai Yunxi glanced at him.
"Since we are friends, of course you can invite people to visit us. Then we will set up two tables in the front yard. You can entertain them well and don't cause any trouble."
There are women in the backyard, so it would be rude to collide with them.
"Don't worry, Mom, I will pay attention."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were sitting together. They had just discussed the menu when they heard the mother-in-law report that there was something wrong with Qingshan. ̢̜̳̱͈̹͓͛͜ḩ̷̻̩͍̱̗͔̺̏̓͊̀͂̀ͅṵ̵̙̻͉̦͙̗̥̉̓̓͊̑̂̑x̸͍̘̳͂͊̂̊̀͊̕͘.̷̹̦̆̆̆c ̶͙͈͚̽̄̈̎̒͜ó̶̧̧̝̳̠͇͕̺̲̹̔̈́́՝͝m̷̗͓̽̂̌̋̋̌
"Let him in."
Qingshan walked into the hall carrying a bamboo basket and bowed.
"Old lady, there is a woman named Zhou at the door who has sent a new year gift, saying that she wishes you good luck in the new year!"
Baiyun Xi raised his eyebrows,
"Do you know which family the surname Zhou belongs to?"
Qingshan scratched his head and quickly handed the basket over.
"That person said, you will know who it is when you see the gift."
After hearing this, Bai Yunxi already knew what was going on and opened the lid directly. There were two boxes of Wanshou cakes and a piece of red paper inside.
Written on the red paper were words wishing my grandmother good health and good luck in the New Year.
Looking at the red paper, Bai Yunxi was silent for a moment. He really belonged to the Zhou family who ran a big car shop.
Ever since the boss Naxiong Boyzi and the Zhou family reconciled, she has never appeared again, and just like she promised, contact has been completely cut off.
She didn't expect that a New Year's gift would come to her at this moment, which really surprised her.
Zhang Yishan looked at her mother-in-law holding a piece of red paper and frowning. Out of curiosity, she asked with concern,
"What's wrong, mother? Whose family sent this?"
Baiyunxi came back to her senses, looked at a few pairs of curious eyes, and sighed.
"It's the Zhou family who came to pay me New Year's greetings on behalf of Zhou Chengwang."
When Zhou Chengwang was suddenly mentioned, several people still looked confused. In the blink of an eye, they thought of the daughter-in-law Zhou who the eldest brother married in Fucheng.
They also gave birth to a son to the eldest brother, Zhou Chengwang.
My eldest brother's bastard.
Thinking of this, several people looked at Du Shi subconsciously, wondering what it would be like for the eldest sister to hear it.
When she came into contact with everyone's eyes, Du Shi calmed down and smiled reluctantly.
"Yaya's father and I have divorced. He has nothing to do with me. His children came to visit their mother to pay New Year's greetings. Naturally, I don't have any objections."
Since she and Bai Anchen reconciled, she was just Yaya's mother, and she no longer fantasized about it.
Listening to Du's attitude, Bai Yunxi was somewhat relieved. Not to mention abandoning their relationship, as a woman, she still hoped that Du could stand up. Only when she is strong can she not be hurt by others.
She can help block things in the past, but there is still a long way to go in the future, and she has to learn to face it on her own.
Baiyunxi came back to her senses and looked at the New Year's gift sent by the Zhou family. She really couldn't guess the Zhou family's purpose.
Based on his understanding of the Zhou family, that person was a decisive and straightforward person, and he had promised not to contact them again after the divorce.
Moreover, she could see at that time that Zhou wanted them to stay far away and never meet.
The reason was simple. If she wanted a child, Zhou could not protect it.
It has only been a short time. Why did they change their minds?
"Have the Zhou family left?" Bai Yunxi looked at Qingshan,
"The old lady is still waiting at the door."
"You bring her in."
Watching Qingshan go out, Bai Yunxi looked at the others and waved his hand, "It's not a glorious thing. You guys leave first. I will meet her alone."
Hearing the tone of the mother-in-law, although the Li family members were regretful, they still went out obediently.
It was the New Year, and they didn't want to make the mother-in-law unhappy.
After a while, Nanny Zhu followed Old Lady Zhou in at the door.
After entering the hall, Old Lady Zhou was a little restrained. She glanced at Bai Yunxi cautiously and bowed.
"Greetings to the distinguished guest. I wish you a happy new year."
"Thank you for visiting." Bai Yunxi smiled gently, "Nanny Zhu, ask people to sit down and talk."
Nanny Zhou walked over, led the person to the chair next to her, and served her a bowl of hot tea.
"Does your daughter know that you are here?" Bai Yunxi saw that she was restrained and went straight to the point.
Hearing Bai Yunxi's inquiry, Old Lady Zhou was stunned and smiled awkwardly, "It is natural for a grandson to pay New Year's greetings to his grandmother. Although my daughter is strong-willed, she also knows etiquette."
"Oh? In that case, why didn't Zhou bring her children here, but asked you to make a trip?"
Hearing Old Lady Zhou's vague tone, the smile on Bai Yunxi's face faded a little.
"I was going to come, but the child has been feeling unwell these days and can't stand the wind. The child is also young, so it's inconvenient for me to bring him with me, so I left him at home."