Chapter 92: Still the Yue Family's Grandson-in-law
Ever since Yue Lingshu returned home from the mountain, the old man has been looking for Qi Huaijing more and more often.
Late at night, in the Yue family study, the old man sat alone on the sandalwood chair behind the desk, tapping the table with his knuckles.
"I'll say it again, marrying two families at the same time is my last concession. At the beginning, you insisted on marrying the girl from the Shen family, and I couldn't persuade you, so I accepted this granddaughter-in-law. Now, you have to take a step back and marry Shu'er for your eldest brother who died young, and continue his family line. In this way, you will still be the grandson-in-law of the Yue family..."
Qi Huaijing had just returned from work in the shop when he was pulled over by the old man. He was exhausted and had not eaten all day, so he was starving.
At this moment, he sat improperly on the chair opposite the old man, picked a round fruit from the fruit plate, and talked back while filling his stomach.
"I'll say it one last time. I've never seen such a shameless statement! My eldest brother isn't even a year old yet and can't even speak. How do you know he wants to get married? And even wants to have a child? It's a huge joke!"
Old Man Yue smiled coldly and stroked his gray beard.
"Is there any need to ask? Once you come to this world, it's natural for men and women to get married and have children. This is natural!"
Qi Huaijing took a big bite of the fruit, his eyes full of mockery.
"If that's the case, old man, I remember that the third uncle of the Yue family has a younger uncle who is not yet an adult, and he is also your brother. Do you want to marry a wife for him? Have another child? Also, I remember that when my grandmother was seriously ill, she told people that after she gave birth to my mother, she lost a daughter due to illness. That was my aunt! Otherwise, let my mother give birth to a child for her..."
When Mr. Yue listened, his brows furrowed, and before he could finish, he slammed the table.
"You little bastard, you have no respect for your elders!"
Qi Huaijing let him scold him without talking back. As if in provocation, he made another big bite with a "crunch".
Grandpa Yue closed his eyes and tried to speak calmly to his grandson.
"Shu girl is not ugly, and she is smart! Except that she cannot be a concubine, she has already suffered a great injustice! You marry her in the name of your eldest brother, give her the title of a legal wife, and give her a child from both the Qi and Yue families! Then I can hand over the family business to you openly, and the two families can be even closer, and no one can find any fault! I can even give you 60% of this fortune of millions of taels of silver, no, 70%! Just ask for your protection..."
Qi Huaijing ignored him, finished the fruit in a few bites, and threw the core on the old man's desk.
"I don't want it. I don't need money to spend."
"you!"
"Oh, by the way, after your birthday, we will go back to Guangling, so as not to bother you by bringing this up every other day!"
After saying that, Qi Huaijing stopped talking nonsense and walked away.
The door of the study opened with a loud bang, leaving the room in silence. Old Man Yue slumped down on the chair, closed his eyes, stroked his head and sighed.
This was the child that he had brought up personally. He started doing business at the age of thirteen, officially opened his first shop at the age of fifteen, and took over from his grandfather at the age of seventeen, controlling the lifeblood of the Qi family's business...and the second son of the Qi family didn't even notice anything.
Looking back today, it seems that just because he was born rich and considered himself to have the ability to do business, he would rather not have the Yue family's property and live the life he wants.
But such a ready-made property is something that many people would love to have but cannot obtain. He really is... not short of money to spend, and has no idea of the sufferings of the world!
After sighing, Mr. Yue thought for a moment and called the servant outside the study door.
"Go, ask the kitchen to cook a bowl of noodles and send it to the cousin's yard. He must be hungry... Also, call Shopkeeper Sun tomorrow. I want him to do a big business for me."
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Qi Huaijing goes out early and comes back late every day, and Chen Tang is not idle at the Yue family either.
In addition to competing with her aunt and the Yue sisters in a battle of wits and courage, she also had to accompany a bunch of aunts and grandmothers to play cards and chess to relieve boredom.
Grandpa Yue is also very busy on weekdays. The old aunts and grandmothers in the backyard are bored and play all day long, playing the pipa, plucking the moon guitar, picking flowers and herbs... Now that there are more new faces in the house, it is finally a little more fun.
Although Chen Tang was not used to being the scheming third grandmother in the Qi family, as a girl who grew up under the care of her stepmother, she was very adept at being a dignified and sensible junior.
She displayed the demeanor of the eldest daughter of the Shen family, gentle and elegant, polite and well-behaved, which attracted all the aunts and grandmothers to be close to her.
She especially liked playing chess with her. Every time when the situation was most thrilling, Chen Tang would "accidentally" make a wrong key move, making all the aunts and grandmothers laugh heartily.
No one in this family seemed to care about Grandpa Yue's favor. After all, he had never favored anyone.
Only Madam Du acted like a proper elder. The concubines treated her like their mother-in-law, with a bit of respect and fear.
Madam Du was also a big thing that Shen Tang was busy with.
She truly treated Chen Tang as a junior, often bringing her by her side, teaching her how to manage the household, distribute monthly wages, train servants, purchase supplies, and keep accounts...
Madam Du taught more sincerely than Qin Jiangyun, and Chen Tang learned much faster.
Not only teach her, but also give her the opportunity to practice.
Mr. Yue’s birthday and Qi Huaijing’s birthday are both in early March. Since there is only a few days difference between them, they were always held together in previous years. This time, Mrs. Du and Shen Tang worked together to arrange it.
A birthday banquet involves many internal and external matters, including arranging maids and servants, entertaining relatives, friends and guests, and collecting birthday gifts... She was so busy that she had no time to rest.
The orioles are flying, the grass is growing, and the willows are like smoke. In a blink of an eye, it is March 6th, which is the birthday of Mr. Yue.
The Yue family held a banquet to celebrate. There were peacocks on the screen in the hall, lotus mattresses, and everyone in the room was seated to entertain their guests.
When the dinner was about to end, Qi Huaijing stood up to change his clothes. Before returning to the table, a little maid suddenly stopped him and whispered a few words to him.
Qi Huaijing glanced at Chen Tang at the table, nodded slightly, then turned around and followed the little maid.
Cheng Xinyu saw his leaving back from afar and touched Chen Tang beside him.
"Hey, did you see that?"
Chen Tang nodded, "I saw it, it seems to be Yue Liuer's maid."
"Yue Liu'er and Yue Lingshu are usually the closest. If these two girls get together, they will definitely have no good intentions."
Chen Tang smiled and said, "So, the little maid asked Huai Jing to leave, most likely to take him to see Miss Yue."
Cheng Xinyu glanced at her sideways.
"Oh, you are so confident in my nephew, why don't you go over and take a look?"
Chen Tang smiled and shook his head, "No need."
She slowly poured a glass of sweet wine, picked up the glass, and clinked it with Cheng Xinyu.
"Aunt, if Huai Jing had the slightest affection for her, how could you and I be drinking together here today?"
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