In a restaurant in Peach Blossom Town, Zheng Donghai treated the Zhou siblings to a lavish meal.
Zhou Ming was thin and small. Although he was only 19 years old, his body had been ravaged by wine and women. He had dark circles under his eyes, and his smile was wan. Now, he was dressed as a scholar, flattering Zheng Donghai.
"Father-in-law, this toast is for you!"
Although it looks somewhat incongruous, Zheng Donghai really likes scholars. He has a particularly good impression of intellectuals and dresses like a refined gentleman himself.
"Alright, we're all family now. Just call me Dad. You have to treat Xue'er well and live a good life together."
Although Zheng Donghai was over forty years old, he had no worries about food and clothing. He was much taller than Zhou Ming, and dressed like a scholar with a small mustache, he looked exceptionally refined.
The Zhou family was different; they were extremely poor. Zhou Ming and Zhou Xuan had never had a good life since childhood. After their father died, Zheng Donghai often took care of them.
Their lives are so much better now than before, and their future happiness depends entirely on him, so they are taking extra care to please him.
"Alright, then from now on I'll call you Dad. I'll have a father now!" Zhou Ming managed to squeeze out a few drops of urine as he said this.
He was happy; he would have a rich father and an obedient wife; life would be wonderful.
He had met Zheng Xue before; she was dressed like a noble lady. He had never been a match for her before, but now she was finally his, and he didn't even have to pay a dowry. It was wonderful.
Zhou Xuan knew that her brother was deliberately bringing up their deceased father so that Zheng Donghai would feel guilty and treat them exceptionally well.
"Uncle Zheng, when would be a good time for my wedding with Xuan? My brother is getting married too, why don't we do it on the same day? It'll be a double celebration!"
Zhou Xuan secretly fanned the flames, saying that Zhou Xuan was handsome and talented, far superior to her own brother.
He knows his brother very well; he's slept with countless women. Now he's gotten a virgin for free—he's really lucky.
Zhou Xuan was 18, only a year older than him, and he was already a scholar. Moreover, he was still celibate and had never been with a woman!
Hmph, I can easily handle this kind of weakling.
Jung Dong-hae has been completely fooled by the two of them and actually thinks this method is very good.
Firstly, the beverage service only needs to be held once.
Secondly, one of them married out and the other married in, so it's like no one in their own family was lost.
That's a great idea!
His eyes lit up at the thought.
"Great idea! Xuan'er, that's a good idea! I'll go home right away and discuss it with my mother."
Zheng Donghai left in a hurry, and even paid for the meal before he left.
As soon as Zheng Donghai left, Zhou Ming immediately changed his demeanor, smiling smugly: "This guy is not bad, much more useful than my dead father. I've been eating and drinking well these past few days, and I've finally had a few days of peace."
Zhou Xuan agreed: "That's really good. My dad's death was so worthwhile. Zheng Xuan is a scholar! His dad couldn't pass the exam, but he did. He's so young and handsome. I like him so much!"
After saying that, she gave a lovestruck smile.
Zhou Ming also grinned lewdly, his eyes filled with a hint of lust: "Hehe, Zheng Xue is obviously a virgin! None of the prostitutes I usually sleep with in brothels are as clean as her, and this one doesn't even cost me any money, I'm so satisfied."
Zhou Xuan rolled her eyes at him with obvious disdain. Although she was poor, she was still clean.
She really looks down on her own brother. If he weren't a fellow countryman, she wouldn't even give this piece of trash a second if she were walking down the street.
Pah! Trash!
She cursed silently in her heart.
"Sister, do you still have any money?" Zhou Ming hadn't been to a brothel for several days. He had a woman long ago, and now he was really craving her.
Zhou Xuan asked disdainfully, "What are you doing?"
"Ahem, since we're getting married soon, I'm planning to look into what businesses I can start so I can earn some money to help you with your dowry."
Zhou Ming had long understood that he wouldn't get any money if he directly said he was going to a brothel, so he had no choice but to lie for now.
After all, doing business is all about making money, but it's also possible to lose money. If you do lose money, you can just say you lost money.
"Are you sure you're doing business and not going to a brothel?" Although she had some doubts, they got married soon.
She also wanted a decent dowry.
I was somewhat tempted.
Zheng Donghai has given her a lot of money to buy things over the past few days, and she still has 10 taels of silver in her hand.
This would have been a lot of money in the past.
But we can't give him everything. What if we lose money? This guy has always been unreliable.
"I only have five taels here. You'll have to pay me back if you make money in your business later."
Zhou Mingzhen never expected that this casual question would actually lead to money!
Overjoyed, he said with a sincere expression, "Don't worry, sister, I'll not only give you five taels of silver when I make money, but I'll also give you ten more!"
Sure enough, as soon as she heard this, Zhou Xuan felt like she was about to have a lot of money. Her hesitation completely disappeared, and she immediately took out the silver from her pocket.
As soon as the silver was handed over, Zhou Ming snatched it and stuffed it into his pocket: "Alright, I have the money. I'm going out to make more money. You eat slowly, and go home as soon as you're done."
He's become quite adept at using things and then throwing them away; he doesn't want to stay a cat for even a second longer.
He rushed off to the brothel; he hadn't had a good time in so many days, he missed it terribly, hehehe.
Zhou Xuan felt as if a knife had been cut into her flesh, and she had suddenly lost five taels of silver, which broke her heart.
I should go home first; I'm getting married soon. Thinking of this, I felt happy.
Zheng Donghai walked quickly, and when he got home, he planned to look for his mother, but found that he couldn't find her at all.
"Butler! Butler, where is my mother?"
"Reporting to Master, the Old Madam took the young master and young lady to offer incense this morning, and we don't know when they will return!"
"What? Why weren't you told me about something this big?" Zheng Donghai roared in impotence.
"Master, you left early this morning and didn't have time to say anything."
"Hmph! I was notified as soon as my mother got back." He grumbled and went back to his room.
Honestly, why are you burning incense?
"Yes, sir!" The butler lowered his head, secretly rolling his eyes.
You have absolutely no self-awareness. In all these years, what have you ever done to help with family matters?
He's bad at studying, bad at business, so all he can do is sponge off his parents. But he can't even manage to sponge off his parents properly; he's truly incompetent.
Only after he had walked far away did he raise his head and shake his head at the departing figure.
If this were my son, I would have slapped him already.
Hmph! Poor old lady and young master and miss.
Shen Jiaojiao and her entourage were heading towards Peach Blossom Town in a grand procession.
"This is Peach Blossom Town? This is my first time here!" Shen Jiaojiao looked out the window at the scenery.
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