Liaochen was extremely happy, his face flushed with excitement. He scolded, "Silly child, why are you here? Oh, please don't hurt my grandson." He didn't act like a monk at all.

Then, he hurried to burn incense to the Bodhisattva, praying that Chen Afu could give birth to a child safely, preferably a boy.

It was the first time that Chen Ahfu saw Chen so excited. He smiled and said, "Mother-in-law, you look anxious, but it may not be the case." Chen smiled and said, "It's almost certain." He then said to Chu Hanyan, "Yan'er is a big child now. You can't let your mother hold her anymore."

Chu Hanyan didn't know why her grandmother and mother were so happy. After hearing what her grandmother said, she was not very willing. She pouted and didn't say whether she agreed or not.

This matter has not been finalized yet, and Lechen cannot say much to the children. He can only instruct Nanny Li and a few maids to pay attention to serving the eldest lady.

Chen Afu and Chu Hanyan had a vegetarian meal here, and after a rest, they took a carriage back to Tangyuan.

In Luyuan, Wang Cheng's family got up in the morning and went to the upper room to eat. There were vegetable porridge, steamed dumplings, pickled vegetables, fried peanuts on the table, and two bowls of bird's nest porridge, which were for Chen Ming and Wu to nourish their bodies.

Wu was so frightened that she quickly handed the bird's nest porridge to Wang and said, "Sister, I don't deserve it."

Wang smiled and said, "Why not? You are Chengzi's wife, which means you are my sister. If you get better, Chengzi and my younger brothers and sisters will also enjoy the happiness." After saying that, she moved the bird's nest porridge in front of her.

Wang Cheng also advised, "Mother, I'll give it to you, so just eat it. Get yourself well, and then repay my sister, brother-in-law, and niece."

Wang asked again, "How could your sister-in-law, who is so young, get this disease?"

Wang Cheng briefly explained the cause of Mrs. Wu's illness.

Wang sighed and said, "My daughter is also their flesh and blood. How could they have the heart to do that?" She then said self-deprecatingly, "Our own father was the same. Mother was a good person, but she died too early..."

Wang Cheng had heard yesterday that Ding was divorced and that Old Man Wang had taken in a concubine. Wang Cheng was so relieved that he said, "It's what you deserve!"

But when he heard that Ding had sold his sister for the second time, he was so angry that he gnashed his teeth.

Wang smiled and persuaded, "I have to thank her for selling me a second time, otherwise I wouldn't have found such a good person like my boss."

The brother and sister decided to visit their mother's grave another day.

After dinner, Wang took Wang Cheng's measurements and said she wanted to make him two sets of clothes.

Wang Cheng postponed and said, "If my mother is in good health, she should make clothes for me. Why would she bother me to make clothes for me?"

"Sister is willing." Wang said.

Wang Cheng let Wang Shi finish the measurement, then went to the backyard to feed the cows. He felt that the cowshed was not well built, so he rebuilt it. Chen Afu's previous cows and carts were given to Lu Yuan.

Little brother Wang also ran to stomp the chicken feed to feed the chickens diligently, and Aunt Mu couldn't stop him.

Chen Mingze took the ox cart driven by Shanzi to the village to give the gifts brought by Chen Afu and the third wife to the first wife. Now Shanzi has completely stayed in Luyuan and worked as a servant in Luyuan with his mother Aunt Mu.

Fuyuan only left Old Man Zeng to guard the gate and clean the yard.

Chen Ming drove to the main house, sorted out the gifts for Hu Laowu and others, and asked Shanzi to deliver them.

The first wife's family was very happy to see such a large number of gifts, including six pieces of silk, two round fans, six hair flowers, and a lot of food, all of which were rare goods in the capital. The silk, round fans, and hair flowers were especially said to be bought at the Shui Linglong Embroidery Workshop.

Because of Chen Ahfu's dowry, Chen Ye was always unhappy with Chen Ming, thinking that he was sincerely planning for his brother, but his brother did not appreciate it. Later, Chen Ming went to the first room several times to ease the relationship, but Chen Ye ignored him.

Earlier this month, Chen Ye felt that Chen Dahu was already six years old and should go to school, so he went to find Chen Ming and wanted Dahu to study with Mr. Liao.

Chen Ming and Mr. Liao had never met or spoken to each other. But since his elder brother came to ask for help, he had no choice but to go to Tangyuan and talk to Mr. Liao. Mr. Liao refused directly.

Chen Ming told Chen Ye, but Chen Ye had no choice but to take Chen Dahu to the private school in Shangshui Village. Mr. Jiang tested Chen Dahu and found that he had no comprehension. He would not accept people from other villages who had no comprehension. Chen Ye came back to find Chen Ming, and Chen Ming went to find Luo Guanshi, who went to find Mr. Jiang. After a long journey, Dahu was finally sent to the private school in Shangshui Village.

Chen Ye was very sad. A-Lu and A-Tang were both good at studying, so why couldn't his son and grandson do the same? The gap between his family and the second and third branches was already very large. Would it get bigger in the future?

Fortunately, my daughter-in-law is pregnant again. I hope she can give birth to another boy to bring honor to our family in the future.

Chen Ye saw that the gift from Chen Ahfu was worth some money, so he smiled and nodded, "Well, big brother, I appreciate Ahfu's kindness."

Mrs. Hu was amazed at the gifts, then pouted and said, "Oh, they are just so-so."

If Chen Afu wasn't here, I would have laughed to death. It's mainly because Qiqi and Huihui imitated them too much.

Old Mrs. Chen asked Chen Ming to stay for dinner and asked someone to call Wang over.

Chen Ming shook his head and said, "No, Juanniang's brother Chengzi has been found and is now living at home. We have to accompany them."

The old lady and Chen Ye both laughed and said, "Oh, this is a happy event. They are all relatives. Let's invite them to our house tomorrow to have a meal and play for a day."

Chen Ming was very happy to hear that his mother and elder brother were giving him such a big honor. He nodded and smiled, "Okay, okay. Agui's wife can't do much now, I'll ask Aunt Mu to come earlier."

Chen Ye asked about Wang Cheng's situation again. Chen Ming was very scheming and did not say that Wang Cheng's family was very poor and that Chen Afu had to buy the yard in the city. He only said that Wang Cheng worked in the army. Although he was not an official, he received military pay and lived a decent life...

As soon as Chen Ming left, Hu said, "I don't believe that the Wang family has an easy life. How much money can a soldier get? What's more, his wife is sick. It turns out that Wang hates her family, so she doesn't care about her family. Now that her brother is here, don't move all the money of the old Chen family to her family."

Old Mrs. Chen had already noticed that the relationship between her eldest son and her second and third sons was not as good as before, so she quickly scolded, "Shut your mouth. If you dare to sow discord between the brothers again, go back to Old Hu's house."

Chen Ye also frowned and cursed, "I say you stinky woman, you always love to stir up trouble. Second brother is not a fool, how could he allow Wang to move all the money to her mother's house?"

When Chen Ming returned to Lu Garden, Wang, Wang Cheng and Wu were sitting under a tree and talking. Their eyes were still red, and they would wipe away tears whenever they talked about happy or sad things.

Shanzi pulled the ox cart to the backyard, and Chen Ming sat down and told Wang Cheng that his eldest brother would invite them to dinner tomorrow. Wang was also happy that the eldest wife's family had given her such an honor.