Need for money

Zheng Jianqiu came to his senses after seeing the big characters written by his father. He became a little impatient. Lin Jingzhi's reluctance to enter an official career is a knot in his heart for more than three years. How can it be resolved in a short while? .

Having figured this out, he then only chatted with Lin Jingzhi. They are both young people, so naturally there are many topics to talk about. As the topic changed, and both of them secretly wanted to make friends, the next It was quite a pleasure to chat.

For this eldest son, Zheng Sheng still values ​​it quite a lot. Not only is he good at martial arts, he is familiar with military books, but he is also a man with a plan for the city. With myself teaching from the sidelines, maybe in this life I might not be able to be a senior member of the fourth rank like myself, but I think it's not too far behind.

In the dining room, the three of them exchanged polite greetings on the surface, but secretly chatted with each other. At this moment, a woman's voice suddenly came from outside the hall,

"Father, are you in there?"

As the voice sounded, the woman had already stepped into the restaurant.

After hearing the sound, the three turned their heads at the same time and looked at the woman. A kindness flashed across Zheng Sheng's face, Zheng Jianqiu showed a smile, and Lin Jingzhi was stunned.

It turned out that the one who came in was a girl wearing a light yellow skirt. This girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old.

The reason why Lin Jingzhi was stunned was because women generally cannot see male customers, especially unmarried girls, if they are too slow and do not pay attention to rules, and see more male customers, they will naturally be blamed It is expected that if there are many people who come and go like this, gossip will appear, and the reputation will be damaged.

"Haha, it turns out that Xiaomei is here. Come in quickly. Father will introduce you to a young talent." Zheng Sheng is a general, but he doesn't pay much attention to rules, and he has a good impression of Lin Jingzhi, so he knows that Lin Jingzhi is not a talkative person. The tongue-tied person beckoned, motioning for his daughter to come closer.

When Zheng Jianqiu saw a half-sister, his eyes flashed, and he understood the reason. It must be that Zheng Guangyuan met Lin Jingzhi just now, and after asking the people, he only found out Lin Jingzhi's identity. But he didn't know his reason for coming, so he used Zheng Xuemei to come and talk.

This Zheng Xuemei was one of the masters of the Zheng family, one of the few who didn't look down on him.

"Father, who is this?" Zheng Xuemei walked in small steps, came to the front and back of the table, and cast a slightly cold gaze on Lin Jingzhi's face, but although her tone was full of doubts, she still There is more hidden in the eyes, but it is curiosity.

"Xiaomei, this is Lin Jingzhi, a great talent who has been promoted in high school at the age of fourteen!" Zheng Sheng sat on the top seat, introduced his daughter, and then said to Lin Jingzhi: "Nephew, this is the old man." Zheng Xuemei, the eldest daughter of Zheng Xuemei, you are one year older than her, so you don't need to see her, just treat her as your younger sister in the future."

"It turned out to be Miss Zheng, disrespect, disrespect! I can't be called a great talent." Although Zheng Sheng said it politely, Lin Jingzhi didn't dare to really treat this Zheng family's favorite jewel as his younger sister.

Ever since his younger sister entered the restaurant, Zheng Jianqiu had a flash of inspiration and secretly made up a small calculation. His eyes turned around Lin Jingzhi and his younger sister several times, and he froze slightly. Since he wanted to make friends with Lin Jingzhi, why not make an in-law Woolen cloth?

Thinking of this, he stood up without waiting for his sister to speak, and said enthusiastically: "Your brother is a scholar after all, he likes to pay attention to these etiquette rules, but he is very similar to my younger sister who is smart since childhood and likes to read poetry and books. "

I have to say that Lin Jingzhi is indeed not good looking. After seeing her for the first time, Zheng Xuemei, who has always been self-proclaimed, will at least not hate her, but when she heard that her father asked Lin Jingzhi to see her as a younger sister, she frowned unconsciously. Lin Jingzhi is just a businessman now, she knows it, and based on this alone, Lin Jingzhi is a little shorter than her son of an official family, "Mr. Lin, don't be humble, please sit down."

Zheng Xuemei is a talented woman who likes to read poetry and books. She heard the words of her second brother Zheng Guangyuan by accident before, and then she knew that Lin Jingzhi, who was a high school graduate at the age of fourteen, had come to the mansion. She planned to take a look at it. Of course, most talented people would be somewhat arrogant and conceited. She didn't mean to admire Lin Jingzhi at all. Instead, she wanted to compete with him in poetry couplets.

Zheng Jianqiu wanted to make friends with the two of them, so he kept stirring up topics, trying to make the two of them get acquainted faster.

Zheng Sheng dotes on this clever daughter on weekdays, but he simply wants to let the younger generation chat more and make friends, but he doesn't think so much, and the daughter is also his own flesh and blood, and he doesn't care about marriage. He would be a little sloppy, if he knew his son's plan, he probably wouldn't agree, after all, Lin Jingzhi came to the door for the first time, so the details are not very clear.

From the moment Zheng Xuemei entered the room, Lin Jingzhi could see that this woman was a proud person, otherwise she would not look at people when she could not speak, and her chin was raised high, because she didn't like this girl very much, so she accepted After coming down, he just exchanged polite greetings, and his words gradually became less and less.

Lin Mansion, at night, in the dining room.

It was time for dinner today, and Mrs. Lin gathered all Lin Jingzhi's wives and concubines together, of course, including Lin Zhou's, that is, Zhou Guifang.

Several women set up two tables of food, Mrs. Lin and Tang Yuxiang sat at a big table to eat, while several aunts ate at a small table.

In the big wealthy family, the status is quite strict.

It was the first time for the aunts to be summoned to eat here by Mrs. Lin, so they all dressed up carefully. Aunt Shuang was dressed in white, three points cleaner than winter snow, like a fairy who had just come out of the dust, but she Her face seemed a little paler, and her lips were a little chapped, so before she came, she applied a thin layer of rouge and lipstick on her face.

Aunt Wan was wearing a long blue dress as usual, graceful and dignified, graceful, and she smiled before she spoke, which was very natural and kind, so that everyone who saw the smile felt like a spring breeze .

Aunt Rou dressed fresh and pleasant tonight, but she was timid and couldn't figure out why Mrs. Lin would invite these aunts to the restaurant for dinner. She was somewhat timid in her heart and kept silent, only occasionally raising her head to look at everyone. Fan, and then quickly lowered his head.

Mrs. Lin asked Tang Yuxiang to sit down tonight, and only Mrs. Lin Zhou stood by her side to serve her. The corners of her mouth always turned up when she was eating, as if she had something happy in her heart.

But in Tang Yuxiang's eyes, this smile made her faintly feel bad.

Today, Mrs. Lin Zhou also specially dressed up. She was already glamorous, and because she guessed what Mrs. Lin was going to say tonight, her face was still slightly flushed. The shy, yet coquettish appearance of a mature woman can really fascinate a person.

While chatting and laughing, the girls finally finished their meal. Tang Yuxiang knew that Mrs. Lin would have something to say next, so she didn't get up and leave immediately. Sure enough, Mrs. Lin took the brocade handkerchief that Mrs. After wiping off the oil stains, he said: "After the meal, don't rush to leave. In fact, the old man recruited you here today because he has an important matter to let you know."

In fact, with regard to the matter of letting Lin Jingzhi marry Lin Zhou, Mrs. Lin believed that she could persuade Lin Zhou from the beginning, but she was a little unsure about her grandson who was sometimes very stubborn. Fortunately, even Tian helped, Let Lin Jingzhi go on a long trip, and she decided to take this opportunity to settle the matter between the two of them first.

In this way, when Lin Jingzhi came back, everyone in the whole house would know that he had promised Lin Zhou family to him. At that time, it would be equivalent to cooking raw rice into cooked rice, and there was no room for refusing to maneuver.

The important matter of marriage is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker, and Mrs. Lin Zhou is the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, which means that everything is decided by Mrs. Lin alone, so as long as she speaks out , regardless of whether the wedding was held or not, Lin Zhou was considered Lin Jingzhi's woman.

"I don't know what the old lady wants to say?" Tang Yuxiang asked in confusion.

"It's a great thing, hehe, Yu Xiang, what do you think of your sister-in-law?" After finishing speaking, Mrs. Lin took Lin Zhou's little hand and patted it affectionately.

When Lin Zhou heard this, her heart tightened. She knew that her fate was about to change.

Tang Yuxiang looked at Lin Zhou in puzzlement, only to find that sister-in-law's face today was not covered with rouge, but it was hot red, and replied: "Old Madam, sister-in-law is not only good-tempered, but also dignified and generous, and she is beautiful. She's a wonderful woman."

Mrs. Lin nodded her head when she heard the words, and deeply agreed, but as soon as her words came out, all the women opened their mouths in shock, and couldn't close them anymore, "Yes, Gui Fang is indeed a rare good woman, So, the old man thought that it would be too cruel to let her be a widow for the rest of his life, so he planned to let her remarry to Jingzhi and become a flat wife!"

"What?" Tang Yuxiang widened her eyes, and stood up instinctively, with an unbelievable expression on her face. She never expected that the important thing that Mrs. Lin would say today was that Lin Zhou, who was going to be his sister-in-law, Xu Give yourself a cheap husband, this little uncle!

This matter is too absurd.