"How did you know his concubine's daughter had a dowry of 5,000 yuan?"

Huang Wanzhen certainly knew this from the original text, but she couldn't say that.

"Grandfather, how long has it been since you last left the house? The world outside has changed. There are many newspapers in the city now, and they cover everything."

"Right? You know what a newspaper is, right?"

Huang Shuhuai certainly knew what a newspaper was. He wanted to scold his granddaughter, but he couldn't find a reason. After hesitating for a long time, he snorted coldly, "Humph! How could I not know? I knew it when I was an official, and you weren't even born then!"

Huang Wanzhen: "That's good. The Zheng family is much better at educating their children than ours. Not only can the boys study, but the girls can also study and establish careers."

Huang Shuhuai was almost pissed off by this granddaughter, who was actually boosting others' prestige and destroying his own.

"My official position was higher than Zheng Wenliang's back then!"

Huang Wanzhen: "What's the use? Zheng Wenliang knows how to educate his children, and his descendants will be endless."

"But you want to..." Cut off your lineage and grandchildren.

If Mr. Huang was in good health, she would definitely say the last four words, but for the sake of his long life, she decided not to.

Huang Shuhuai said angrily, "How can you blame me for this? It's all because your father didn't live up to his expectations and didn't give birth to a son."

Huang Wanzhen: "Don't blame my father for everything. The emperor abdicated a long time ago. Now it's a new society. Many families send their daughters to school. After graduation, they can still do business and become officials. If they have children, they can still have their own surnames and offer incense to their own family."

Huang Wanzhen knew that this kind of feudal old man attached great importance to his affairs after death and cared most about whether his descendants would offer incense to him.

Huang Shuhuai: "Are you talking about marrying a son-in-law?"

"What abilities can the man we recruit have?"

Huang Wanzhen sighed helplessly, but still said patiently, "It's a new society now. As long as they have the ability, women can also become officials. If the man you recruit is incompetent, then keep him at home. Let the capable women go out and pursue their careers."

Huang Shuhuai murmured, "A capable woman? Is she the old Buddha?"

Huang Wanzhen: "How narrow-minded! Why don't you think about Wu Zetian?"

"Cough—cough—" Huang Shuhuai seemed to be frightened and started coughing violently.

"Old man, please calm down, calm down!" Huang Zhong was beside him, constantly comforting him.

"Second Miss, please say less. Look how angry the old man is." Huang Zhongshi couldn't help but said a few words with a hint of complaint.

Before Huang Wanzhen could say anything, Huang Shuhuai said, "Shut up! Don't be disrespectful to the Second Miss."

Huang Zhong immediately knelt down and apologized, "Old Master, please calm down. Huang Zhong knows he is wrong."

Huang Shuhuai took a deep breath and exhaled gently, "Send the Second Miss back to Furong Residence to rest."

Huang Wanzhen wanted to say something, but Huang Shuhuai raised his hand to stop her, "If you want me to live longer, go back."

Having said that, Huang Wanzhen could only bow and leave.

Old Master Huang was a patient man. He only asked Mrs. Huang to come over the next day to inquire about the situation.

When the maid went out to buy things early in the morning, Huang Dong had already paid for it out of her own pocket.

Hearing her father-in-law ask this, the timid girl just cried, covered her mouth with a handkerchief and nodded.

Although he was prepared, Old Master Huang's energy and spirit were still mostly gone in an instant, and he looked much older.

"Wanzhen is a brave person. If there is no one to discuss things with in the future, you can ask her more."

Mrs. Huang Dong continued to cry and nodded.

"I know you feel wronged. It's the Huang family that has wronged you..."

Huang Dongshi cried uncontrollably, covering her face with a handkerchief and shaking her head.

"You don't have to worry about Zhengming's expenses from now on. I will send someone to find him and let him live with me in Rongyang Hall."

Huang Dong put down her hands that were covering her face and shook her head desperately, but she couldn't say a word.

"Okay, go back!"

Huang Dong wanted to say something, but she was afraid of her father-in-law's identity and ultimately did not say it.

Huang Wanzhen expected that she was useless, but she didn't expect her to be so useless. The days of waiting were still somewhat tormenting.

Fortunately, things looked brighter. Within ten days, Huang Shuhuai asked someone to find a female teacher for his granddaughters.

"Ahem, the three of you come here and meet the gentleman." Huang Shuhuai had sparse hair and a dark complexion, and he looked increasingly unwell.

Huang Wanzhen was secretly worried, but she remained calm on the surface.

"Student Huang Wanzhen greets you, sir."

Huang Wanshu and Huang Wanqiong rarely meet outsiders, so today's encounter made them a little nervous.

Fortunately, there was Huang Wanzhen in front to support them, so the two of them calmed down, followed behind, and called the teacher.

"Don't be so polite. My name is Huang Meixue. I'm of the same generation as you. If you think about it, you should call me sister! Just call me Sister Meixue from now on."

Huang Meixue?! Huang Wanzhen's heart went on high alert when she heard this name.

She remembered that in the original text, after Huang Zhengming died, the Huang Mansion was occupied by Huang Renyi, a member of the same clan, who also drove out Huang Dongshi on the grounds that he had no children.

The bully Huang Renyi’s youngest daughter is called Huang Meixue!

"No! Etiquette cannot be abandoned. Since you are invited to teach them, you should call you sir." Huang Shuhuai's words rang in her ears, bringing Huang Wanzhen back to her senses.

"Yes! Mr. Huang! I'm honored to meet you." She quickly bowed deeply to Huang Meixue to put some distance between them.

Huang Wanshu and Huang Wanqiong then followed suit and bowed deeply.

Huang Shuhuai stroked his beard with satisfaction.

Huang Wanzhen thought, this person has bad intentions! Is she here to explore the route ahead of time? She can't let her get along with her sisters.

"Third Uncle, you're too polite. I study at Peihua Girls' High School on weekdays and only have time to come here on Sundays. Wouldn't being their teacher be a delay for them?"

"After my grandfather told me about this, I took it very seriously and wanted to find an excellent senior sister to come over."

"I asked my classmates to look for one a few days ago, but those who can attend girls' schools nowadays are not from ordinary families. It's not easy to find someone willing to come out and give home lessons."

Huang Wanzhen's eyes lit up when she heard this. Before Huang Shuhuai could speak, she interrupted and said, "I can go to the teacher's house for lessons."

In front of outsiders, Huang Shuhuai did not scold Huang Wanzhen, but also rejected her idea.

"no."

Huang Wanzhen: "Why not?"

Huang Shuhuai: "As a girl, how can you go to someone else's house without an elder to accompany you?"

Huang Wanzhen was puzzled. "What's the big deal? In the Qing Dynasty, many daughters from official families would go out and participate in poetry gatherings and the like. What's more, we are in a new society now."

Huang Shuhuai shook his head, "It's different. You are talking about the Manchu family. We Han people are the most particular about etiquette."

Huang Wanzhen was almost amused by him. Although she wanted to refute him, she did not intend to argue with Mr. Huang in front of outsiders.

Huang Shuhuai was very pleased to see that his granddaughter had not won the argument with him. "Okay, the study in the front yard is for you to use. Whoever studies best at the end of the month will be rewarded by grandfather with a set of four treasures of the study."