After Song Yan came in, he sat down next to Lao Zeng.
Old Zeng: "Have you visited all the families you were supposed to visit?"
Song Yan: "Hmm!"
Old Zeng suddenly turned to look at Song Yan. "Is there something you want to tell me?"
Song Yan nodded.
"Hey! You're actually in a bad mood? Is something serious?" Old Zeng could tell at a glance.
"It had a very unpleasant falling out with the Quan family!" Song Yan said.
Old Zeng also sighed, "Alas!"
Old Quan, I've advised him more than once not to be so wishful. But this stubborn old man just won't listen!
I thought I'd just appease him and get him to cooperate, so he could feel more at ease.
Since his descendants don't want to cooperate, we're just meddling in things that don't concern us!
Old Zeng immediately guessed what had happened.
At first, I thought that someone in their family was playing the good cop and someone else was playing the bad cop!
But when I came out, I thought about it and realized that wasn't the case.
However, Quan Guangyuan and the other two were not entirely willing that day.
I told them directly that it was just to make my godfather's old friends happy, but they couldn't completely let go of their inhibitions.
Perhaps because they had served as servants in the Zeng family, they might feel uncomfortable even if they maintained a friendship.
It's better not to associate with these people!
Besides, Uncle Quan and his grandsons have already come to visit you. Now that it's a festival, they should come to see you first, and then I'll give them gifts in return!
The fact that no one from the Quan family has come yet is already quite impolite on their part.
"It's because of this matter that I didn't leave any room for maneuver today." Song Yan carefully observed Old Zeng's expression.
Old Zeng: Song Yan's anger stems partly from the Quan family's disrespect towards him. That kid is just too protective of his own!
When friends or relatives visit each other a few days in advance, it's customary to visit in person first to show respect. At the very least, the Quan family should have arrived yesterday, thus setting aside time for Song Yan to pay them a visit today.
Where is the Quan family? They haven't come yet.
Old Zeng: "My initial intention in picking up a gun was to drive out the invaders."
Later, I slowly began to search for the truth.
Having donated so much of his family fortune and being generous with money to those being laid off, I truly have no attachment to the status and enjoyment of being the eldest son of the Zeng family.
I think it's fine for my family to be rich, the key is to acquire that money in a proper way.
Your godmother did all these things for me; she's given them quite a bit of money.
Of course, the Shen and Quan families gave the most, because they did a lot of work for my family back then. But I didn't lose out on the other families either.
The longer you stay with someone until the end, the more you receive.
To be honest, my family wasn't wrong about this. Even during my most difficult time, they never reported me.
The reason your family is poor is because they didn't listen to your godmother and couldn't resist temptation.
Song Yan knew about this.
The godmother instructed these people not to flaunt their wealth.
But Old Mrs. Wen felt the world was at peace and was determined to use her gold bars to buy a house. Her family did the same.
Because they were able to come up with so much money, the source of the money was questioned by others, and later the Wen family suffered.
Old Wen only belatedly realized that his family had made a big mistake, but thankfully he was still clear-headed at that moment.
He remembered Old Zeng's instructions, saying that the money was given to his family by Old Wentou's younger brother after Old Master Zeng saved him years ago. His family had kept it all this time.
So after he realized his mistake, he donated the house.
Then Lao Quan managed to smooth things over for him, and the person in charge turned a blind eye. His family didn't suffer too much afterward.
"My godmother is truly capable, insightful, and knowledgeable!" Song Yan praised.
Old Zeng: "So it is said that a woman can ruin three generations or bring prosperity to three generations."
Quan's second wife is greedy and cowardly; she dared to do this today because she was misled by others.
Song Yan didn't say anything; she had guessed it.
"If Fu Baozhen also keeps jumping around, you don't need to show any mercy!"
I didn't even blame her for what happened back then; that was the only time I forgave her. Actually, it wasn't really forgiveness, just letting her go that one time.
She will have to take responsibility for any mistakes she makes in the future.
"Do you know what I envy most about Shen Changchuan?" Old Zeng suddenly changed the subject.
Song Yan shook her head; she hadn't heard Lao Zeng mention this.
"Although Hongying didn't spend her whole life with him, they had children..." Through the children, one can see the shadow of that person from back then.
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