After Wang left, Chen Afu didn't have time to eat breakfast. He took some steamed dumplings and went to Tangyuan.

Dabao and A Lu lived in a small courtyard with Chu Lingzhi. When she rushed there, the children were having breakfast.

Dabao was obviously absent-minded, and his eyes were a little swollen. He didn't sleep well last night. Chu Lingzhi said to him, "You really don't act like a man. How can you always hang on your mother's belt? Look at me. I have been separated from my mother for so long, and I still eat and sleep. My grandfather said that only in this way can you become a general and have a promising future."

Dabao said unconvincedly, "That's because your family is rich and powerful, and you're never afraid that one day you'll be separated from your mother and never see her again. But it's not the same for me. My family is poor, and my great-grandmother has said more than once that she wants to sell me to the mountains and to an opera troupe. If that happens, I'll never see my mother again." His voice became low as he spoke.

Chu Lingzhi looked like you were looking for an excuse and said, "Brother Alu is from the same family as you. He is not as afraid of being separated from mother as you are."

Dabao blurted out, "That's because I'm not..." He quickly covered his mouth with his hands and swallowed the second half of the sentence. That was the truth he was most reluctant to admit, but had to admit. He was not his mother's biological son, and everyone knew it, so he was even more afraid.

He didn't say anything else, but his eyes were red.

Ah Lu knew why he was sad, and quickly interrupted him, "I was also afraid of being separated from my mother, but now that I have grown up, I am less afraid. But Dabao is still young, and he will be fine when he grows up." He comforted Dabao, "Now our family is not poor anymore, and General Chu is your father. No one dares to bully us, and your aunt doesn't dare to say that to you anymore."

Chu Lingzhi said proudly, "Who is your great grandmother? I don't need my eldest brother to intervene. I can take her family home with my guards."

Chen Ahfu walked in and said with a smile, "Dabao, look what did your mother bring you?"

When Chen Dabao saw Chen Afu, his smile was brighter than the rising sun outside. He opened his arms and shouted, "Mom, mom, hug me, hug me." He was so cute that he couldn't even stretch out his tongue. If his legs were not immobile, he would have run faster than the wind.

Chu Lingzhi shrugged, shook his head, and curled his lips.

Chen Ahfu put the lunch box on the table with a smile and took out a large plate of steamed dumplings from it. After having breakfast with them, they went to the front yard for class, and Chen Ahfu went to Yiran Courtyard where the little girl lived. The two courtyards were adjacent and only a few steps away.

Chu Hanyan was still sleeping, so she whispered to Mother Song and Wei for a while. After the little girl woke up, she played with her for a while before returning home.

Sasa was officially married into Fuyuan and became a member of this family. Not only Chen Afu liked it, but even the servants liked it, although they didn't dare to get too close to it yet.

In the afternoon, Wang came to see Chen Afu again. The wood had been transported back, and she asked her to go and have a look. She wanted to take Zhuifeng and Sasa to Lu Garden to play and let Sasa get to know the place, but Zhuifeng refused to go.

Chen Afu wondered, "Didn't you really like going to play with Wangcai?"

Jin Yanzi's voice appeared in her mind, "They are brothers who have turned against each other. Wangcai also pursued Sasa and was Zhuifeng's rival in love, but Sasa didn't like him. So Zhuifeng doesn't like Wangcai now and thinks he is a toad wanting to eat swan flesh."

Originally, Chen Ahfu was still angry with the stingy little thing and didn't want to pay attention to it. But after hearing such exciting news, he lost his composure and laughed. Qiuyue and Zeng Laotou in the yard looked at her in surprise.

Chen Ahfu hurriedly laughed and said, "Zhuifeng, are you afraid that if you take your wife to Luyuan, Wangcai will have bad intentions towards her?"

Zhuifeng understood what was said, and with his eyes fixed on Luyuan, he howled loudly a few times, extremely fiercely.

Its appearance made everyone in the yard laugh.

Old man Zeng said proudly, "The dogs and birds in our home are smarter than those in other places."

When Chen Ahfu arrived at Lu Garden, she saw Wangcai lying listlessly under a tree and dozing off. He opened his eyes when he heard the noise, and when he saw that it was her, he closed his eyes again, half asleep and half awake. He was not like before, when he saw her coming to visit, he would happily wag his tail to greet her.

Chen Afu found it very funny. This guy was heartbroken and even blamed her.

I saw a pile of wood under the corridor. Wu the carpenter and his son had been invited and were bending over to turn the wood. In the next few months, they only did work for Luyuan and put aside other work.

Carpenter Wu stood up and smiled, "In order to make beautiful furniture for Ah Fu, I took some time out a few days ago to visit my senior brother in the provincial capital to see the furniture they made and the patterns they carved. This time, the furniture we make will definitely be better looking."

Chen Afu smiled and said thank you.

Wu Changsheng laughed foolishly, and the resentment in his eyes was gone. I heard that his wife had been pregnant for several months, and he would soon be a father.

Because they would have lunch at Luyuan later, Chen Afu asked Qiuyue to come and help Aunt Mu cook.

Chen Ming and Wang went to the upper room with Chen Afu. Chen Ming said, "Next year, the Chu family will propose to our family. We have thought about it. You will take all the betrothal gifts with you. My family will also prepare a dowry for you."

Chen Ahfu said, "You don't need to prepare a dowry. I have some money and property. I can ask Aunt Zeng to buy some cloth and bedding as a dowry from my parents' home."

Wang said disapprovingly, "That won't work. How can it be justified if the girl's parents don't even prepare a dowry for her when she gets married? It won't look good if the son-in-law finds out."

Chen Ming also meant this.

Chen Ahfu thought about it and said, "I will give you one thousand taels of silver. You can buy some cloth, jewelry, bedding, and furniture. That's enough. When you go shopping, call Aunt Luo. She will know what to buy."

Chen Ming didn't want Chen Afu's money, but all his savings added up to less than one thousand taels of silver, so he felt a little conflicted.

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "My daughter is not short of money, so please use this money. In the future, I will be filial to you."

Chen Ming said sternly, "My daughter, live your own life well. Once you get married, you will belong to your husband's family. If you often help your parents, you will be criticized. Your parents are not short of money now. The restaurant, grain store, and the land alone will last them a lifetime."

At the same time, I still insisted that my mother's family should pay for the wood and labor of the furniture.

Chen Afu calculated that the total amount of money was less than two hundred taels of silver, so he agreed.

In the past few days, Chen Afu has been trying to build a good relationship with Sasa. He held it and talked to it, fed it good food, took it to the children's playground to slide and play in the "cave", and asked Chu Xiaoniu to take it and Zhuifeng for a stroll outside the yard...

Not only does Sasa's relationship with Chen Afu grow stronger day by day, she also likes and admires Zhuifeng more because her husband's family is so nice.

Chen Afu allowed the children to come back only after he was sure that Sasa would not harm his family.