Chapter 127: If you want to destroy it, you must first drive it crazy!◇
◎Jinjiang exclusive◎
"Besides this, do you have any other requests? If not, I'll go back first. I'll send someone to pick up Zhou Zhu tomorrow!"
After Zhou Jin agreed to Mr. Zhou's request to bring Zhou Zhu over, he wanted to leave again...
"We're also moving to the main courtyard! From now on, I'll be the head of this mansion!"
Seeing Zhou Jin being so easy to talk to today, Feng Shi, who was standing by, immediately started to speak. Seeing Zhou Jin's face immediately darken, she quickly tried to make amends:
"Don't worry! I, your grandmother, was also a household manager for decades. I'll be in charge of the household for you. I'll definitely take care of everything for you!"
But Zhou Jin's expression didn't improve after hearing her excuse. After a moment of sullen silence, he finally nodded...
"Okay! It's not impossible for you to be the head of the household! But I have to have my people check the accounts once a month, and my mother's yard needs to be reserved for her to stay in occasionally. If you want to move, you can only move to the yard next door!"
"How does that yard compare to your mother's yard?" Feng immediately asked, "If it's smaller, it won't do!"
"Hmph! Grandma is really the same as before... so petty and calculating!!"
Zhou Jin sneered and said sarcastically:
"But don't worry, I'm busy all day now, and I don't have the energy to argue with you about these trivial matters!
The courtyard I'm talking about is the largest of all the courtyards in the mansion. When we first moved here, we wanted my mother to live there, but she thought it was too big and too spacious for her to live alone, so she chose the current courtyard instead!
"Haha, that's good, that's good!"
Feng Shi only wanted the courtyard to be good. She was not annoyed by Zhou Jin's ridicule and continued to say with a smile:
"Brother Jin, since there are so many empty courtyards in this mansion, why not have your two uncles move in as well? After all, we're all family. Even if they can't help you with big things, they can still help with the small things!"
Zhou Jin...
A face suddenly turned from dark to stormy, obviously dissatisfied with Feng's repeated requests!
Because of anger, he kicked a stool next to him away with a "bang"!
"Grandmother, aren't you being a little too pushy? I'm busy with official duties right now and don't want to argue with you about these trivial matters, so I'm thinking of taking a step back and letting things settle peacefully. But that doesn't mean I'm someone who can be bullied!
Since you have so many requests, why don’t we go to Dali Temple now!
Aren't you going to sue my grandfather?! Okay then! How much money did you take from my grandfather's family back then, and how did you treat us along the way? We can talk about it in front of everyone!"
Feng and Old Man Zhou were both startled by Zhou Jin's kicking over the chair. Their wounds were immediately agitated and they grimaced in pain...
Seeing Zhou Jin was really anxious, Mr. Zhou didn't want to lose the benefits he had just obtained, so he hurriedly spoke nicely to him again...
"Haha, Jin'er, don't bother with your grandmother. She only said that because she misses your two uncles so much!"
He glared at Feng again, meaning, "That's enough! It's already great that this kid can agree to be your housekeeper today!"
But Feng felt that since she was about to become the housekeeper, she must have some staff of her own! She could not trust anyone in the house, and she felt that her own son was the most reliable.
Therefore, he really wanted to get Zhou Wangju and his brother in as well, so he pretended not to understand what Mr. Zhou meant by his eyes, and continued to beg Zhou Jin:
"Brother Jin, Grandmother promises this is my only request. There won't be any more! You're wealthy now, and you've married a daughter of a noble family. I don't think you care about having a few more mouths to feed. Just consider it a favor and let go of what happened before..."
We are a family after all. You are living a life of luxury while your two uncles are living on meager food. It's not good for your reputation, is it? "
Mr. Zhou…felt terrible when he heard that!
Unexpectedly, Feng ignored his warning this time and still said these words!
Mr. Zhou felt that, based on Zhou Jin's personality, he would definitely turn against me! He couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart and cursed inwardly:
Damn old woman! If she ruins his plan this time, he will never forgive her!
Unexpectedly, Zhou Jin was unmoved at first after hearing Feng's words. He even looked angry and disgusted when he heard Zhou Wangzu and the others' names. But when he heard Feng say that it would damage his reputation, he hesitated...
After a moment, he actually said:
"You said that!? You'll never make any other requests from now on?!"
Obviously he intends to do this!
Mr. Zhou...
"Don't worry, there will definitely be no other requirements!" Feng hurriedly assured after hearing this.
"Okay then! I'll take another step back then!"
To Mr. Zhou's astonishment, Zhou Jin actually nodded. However, perhaps fearing that they would break their promise again, he threatened the two again:
"I have already given you all the benefits that you requested, and I hope you can keep your word!
As long as you behave yourself, I will forgive the past and you will enjoy wealth and glory in the future!
Just like grandma said just now, it’s just supporting a few more idle people. I, Zhou Jin, can still afford it!
But if you use my name to cause me trouble, or interfere in matters that you shouldn't, don't blame me for being ruthless!
Especially your two sons who are more trouble than help, you better keep an eye on them!"
Zhou Jin looked proud, standing in the room and looking down at Old Man Zhou and the other two lying on the kang and giving them orders. After giving the orders, he turned around and left without waiting for them to say anything!
This disdainful attitude, not treating them as elders, infuriated Mr. Zhou and his wife, who both cursed him inwardly at his back, calling him a little bastard! Not satisfied yet, they spat at his back!
But after vomiting, they became excited because Zhou Jin had agreed to so many of their requests today. They all felt that the beating they received a few days ago was not in vain...
Feng even boasted to Mr. Zhou:
"I told you, filial piety is above all else! Now that this kid is a high-ranking official, he's even more afraid of being called unfilial. Look, he just followed my threats that it would damage his reputation, right?!
But you are always afraid of him, acting so cautiously all day long. If you had threatened him earlier, and if he didn't obey, you would have gone to the Dali Temple to sue him for disobedience, I would have been the mistress of the house a long time ago!"
Mr. Zhou...
Looking at the smug Feng in front of him, he rarely paid any attention to him...
He really didn't expect Zhou Jin to care so much about his reputation...even more so than his dislike for them?!
But think about it, who would want to fall down after climbing up there?!
On one hand, there's his high position and generous salary, and on the other hand, there's just a little money to be sacrificed. How could that boy, who is so smart, not be able to figure it out?!
…
Although Zhou Jin, his grandson, was not to Grandpa Zhou's liking, he was very satisfied with the speed at which he worked!
Early the next morning, Zhou Jin had the largest courtyard in the mansion, Jiale Hall, cleared out and moved Mr. and Mrs. Zhou there...
At the same time, they also sent people to pick up Zhou Wangzu and Zhou Wangye's families...
Looking at the magnificent mansion covering over ten acres, Zhou Wangzu and the others were overwhelmed by its beauty. They couldn't believe they were actually living there.
Although the place Zhou Jin gave them wasn't as good as the one he had given Old Man Zhou and his wife, it was still much better than the yard they rented outside the city! It was even better than where they lived at home before they were exiled.
After the two families arrived, they naturally went to visit Mr. and Mrs. Zhou first. Seeing that both of them were seriously injured, they were all shocked... The servants who came to pick them up didn't tell them that Mr. and Mrs. Zhou were injured...
"Dad, Mom! What happened to you?!" Zhou Wangye rushed over first, holding Feng's hand and sobbing.
Seeing this, the others, except Zhou Huan, who remained motionless, all rushed over and started asking questions...
Feng then told everyone how they had been beaten by Mr. Zheng and his wife a few days ago, and how they had negotiated with Zhou Jin about the situation...
After listening to Feng's explanation of the whole story, Zhou Wangju and the others realized that they were able to move in because their parents had been beaten!
When they heard that Feng had gained the right to run the family because of this incident, the two families immediately began to flatter Feng.
Each of them transformed into the Twenty-Four Filial Sons, tasting the soup and medicine personally every day, and serving by taking care of the excrement and urine...
The fawning attitude he showed towards Feng was even greater than that towards Mr. Zhou who was standing beside him...
She flattered the new head of the household, Madam Feng, to the skies, and immediately asked Madam Yang for this and that, so that she could give them to her children and grandchildren...
Nanny Yang still agreed to her requests, except that she said she was following Zhou Jin's orders and would not give them silver directly. Otherwise, she would give them whatever they wanted!
Therefore, within a few days, Zhou Wangzu and others also started to act arrogantly and wear gold and silver in the mansion...
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Zhou Jin and his wife turned a deaf ear to all this, leaving it all to Nanny Yang to handle. They were so busy every day that they didn't even have time to rest. Even when they came back, it was after dark and they left again early in the morning...
Zhou Wangzu and the others wished they were not in the mansion so that no one could control them. Therefore, no one asked what the two were busy with...
Only when Mr. Zhou asked about it occasionally did Madam Yang just say that they were both busy with the Autumn Hunting Ceremony in October...
Since Emperor Chengqian ascended the throne, every three years he would take his soldiers, ministers, and those princes and grandchildren who had not yet been enfeoffed to their fiefdoms, to the forest farm in Nanhaizi to hunt for a month...
Because each trip was in October, the people of Dayan called this royal hunting activity the Autumn Hunting Ceremony!
Emperor Chengqian's purpose was, firstly, to cultivate relationships with his children and grandchildren, and secondly, to observe their abilities through each hunting ceremony, so that he could have a clear idea of who to use in the future or where to send them to be enfeoffed.
Therefore, all the princes and grandchildren of the emperor attached great importance to this hunting ceremony that concerned their own destiny...
Because there were so many princes and grandchildren going, and Emperor Chengqian was also present, the escort work was naturally the top priority. So, when Nanny Yang said that Zhou Jin and his wife were extremely busy, it wasn't all just a lie. Zhou Jin and Mu Qingni had indeed been busy with this matter these days...
Mr. Zhou had naturally heard of the hunting ceremony, so he didn't doubt what Madam Yang said...
…
Because the owner of the house is not at home, the monkey has become the king!
Feng's injuries were much less severe than Mr. Zhou's, and she recovered in just half a month...
As soon as he recovered from his injuries, he immediately took over the management of the housekeeping with his two sons and eldest daughter-in-law...
In order to show off their power, the mother and her sons often bossed the servants around.
Madam Yang told the servants not to provoke them and let them do as they pleased...
Gradually, they became more accustomed to it and became ignorant of the immensity of the world...
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