Chapter 244 The richest friends and family are online
Just as the Han family was reacting violently, a huge uproar also broke out in the Duan family mansion.
After thinking it over for a long time, Mrs. Duan still felt that as a mother, she must intervene in her eldest son's marriage.
I told my husband about Duan Yanzhi's return to his family during the day. "This kid simply doesn't take us as his parents seriously. He even told me to stay out of his business. What do you think, if we don't get involved in this kind of thing, what will we have to do in the future?"
"You know Duan Yanzhi's temper well. Once he decides on something, he will do it." Duan's father frowned. He understood his son's thoughts. He must be afraid that they would come forward and ruin his good deeds.
After a pause, Father Duan came to his senses and looked at his wife, "What did Ninth Brother say?"
"Don't mention your ninth brother! He is really useless and even encourages that kid. Otherwise, do you think Duan Yanzhi would dare to casually go out with a divorced woman with a child?"
"Ninth brother, are you openly expressing your support for Duan Yanzhi?"
Mrs. Duan was already so angry that her head was spinning. She rubbed her temples and said coldly, "Although Lao Jiu didn't express his opinion explicitly, this is almost what he meant."
"While Lao Jiu is still at home these two days, let's go and ask him what he means. Logically speaking, for a family like the Duan family, the younger sons don't have to follow those rules when it comes to marrying wives. But the eldest son's daughter-in-law will represent the Duan family after all, so he still needs to choose a woman with a good background."
With her husband's support, Mrs. Duan straightened her back, stood up and went straight to Lao Jiu's yard.
Usually, there was someone guarding the corridor of the house where Duan Suili lived.
The purpose is also to avoid too much contact with the women in the Duan family mansion.
The worker guarding the corridor at the moment was from Duan Suili's house. Seeing Madam Duan coming to the yard in the middle of the night, he hurried forward to greet her: "Madam, what are you doing here at this time?"
"I want to talk to Old Nine." Mrs. Duan had the demeanor of the Duan family's head wife, and was quite arrogant.
"Well, wait a moment, I'll go ask Master Jiu, he's still working."
Mrs. Duan knew that Old Nine was very disciplined, so she was not in a hurry to rush into the yard and waited quietly in the corridor.
In the blink of an eye, the worker came back and politely invited Mrs. Duan to go to the study.
Mrs. Duan walked into Duan Suili's elegant and luxurious study room with a proud and arrogant manner. As soon as she entered, she said, "Uncle, I have something to ask you."
"Sister-in-law, you say." Behind the desk, Duan Suili's voice was gentle and cold like a king high above. His black eyes slowly raised and looked at his eldest sister-in-law.
"Your elder brother and I want to know what your attitude is towards what Duan Yanzhi told you during the day. Do you also condone Duan Yanzhi marrying a divorced woman with a burden?"
Duan Suili picked up the teacup at hand, took a sip of tea, and stood up.
He walked past the eldest sister-in-law to the sofa, and when he sat down, he turned around and said, "Sister-in-law, you know that it is Duan Yanzhi, not some other bastard in the Duan family."
"If you want to stop this marriage, you can go meet the girl yourself and tell her in person that the Duan family is a wealthy family with a high threshold. It is not a family that anyone can easily enter."
Mrs. Duan thought that her brother-in-law would stand on Duan Yanzhi's side, but when she heard this, she was overjoyed.
"Your elder brother and I really can't accept this kind of woman no matter how we think about it! That's why your elder brother asked me to come and ask you. Since your uncle also thinks that Duan Yanzhi can't marry a woman like that, then I must go and meet that woman."
The man beside the sofa glanced at the elder sister-in-law behind him with his dark and shrewd eyes. He glanced at her and then looked away: "I heard that the girl is a military dependent of the 9th Division under the Xiong District. You may be able to see her if you go there in the next few days."
"These few days?" Mrs. Duan's excitement froze, "Uncle, what do you mean by this? Is it possible that in a few days, Duan Yanzhi will be with her..."
"I guess in a few days, Duan Yanzhi might take her back to Kunqu District, and then you will have no chance at all."
"This bastard! He is so bold. Marriage between men and women has always been decided by parents and matchmakers. We haven't agreed yet. No, in this case, I will go to Xiong District tomorrow!" Mrs. Duan disappeared from Duan Suili's sight while swearing.
Mrs. Duan had just stepped out.
"Master Jiu!" A weak voice came from the study door. It was the young man serving in the master's room. "Master said to ask you to come over."
Duan Suili walked into his father's bedroom and saw that the old man was in good spirits, leaning against the head of the bed with his eyes closed, resting.
"Dad, you called me?"
The old man slowly opened his eyes and saw a tall, handsome figure standing in front of the bed. This was the most outstanding "work" of his life.
The aching head tilted slightly outwards, and the old man said while enduring the pain: "My headache is so severe, it seems that I have to be sent to a large hospital in Kunqu District for treatment for a period of time."
"It's too far. Let's talk about it after your condition stabilizes a little."
At this moment, the driver of the Duan family came to the door in a hurry, "Master Jiu! The eldest lady said that she needs a car to go to Xiong District tomorrow. What do you think?"
A sly smile flashed across Duan Suili's eyes, and he turned around and said, "Yes."
"Ah? Oh." The driver was still confused and went out to make preparations for the long journey with a puzzled look on his face.
A trace of doubt flashed through the old man's mind.
He raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the baby bump with an increasingly playful gaze, "Where is your sister-in-law going? She doesn't have any relatives from her mother's side in Xiong District."
"Sister-in-law is going to Xiong District to capture Duan Yanzhi." Duan Suili's black eyes flashed slightly.
"Isn't Duan Yanzhi in Kun District? Why did he go on a business trip to Xiong District? Then your sister-in-law will go there..."
Duan Suili briefly explained that his eldest nephew had fallen in love with a divorced military wife with children, but his brother and sister-in-law did not agree with the marriage, so the sister-in-law went personally to separate the two men and women.
"Are you saying that we are going to have a wedding?" Somehow, the old man suddenly felt no headache. He seemed to see a fragrant and sumptuous banquet through the light in front of him. "When will the banquet be held? I haven't had a wedding banquet for a long time."
"Dad! Are you getting old and confused?"
The old man licked his lips and said unhappily, "Do I look confused to you?"
"Then you didn't listen to me carefully. I said, my brother and sister-in-law don't agree with Duan Yanzhi marrying that divorced woman. If they don't agree, where did the banquet come from?"
This old man must have gone crazy from all the drinking and feasting.
The old man stretched out his hand and pressed his eyes. "Who has ever changed Duan Yanzhi's decision? Your sister-in-law is just looking for trouble. Besides, what's wrong with marrying a divorced woman? As long as Duan Yanzhi likes her, what's wrong with that?"
"Who said you can only marry an unmarried girl? Look at the fourth son of the Bai family. His eldest brother died of illness, and he had no role to play in the family. But he made a quick decision and married the widowed sister-in-law. With his sister-in-law to support him, isn't he now the head of the entire Bai family?"
Duan Suili smiled slightly, and it was rare for him to look so friendly in front of his old father.
He also knew that the fourth son of the Bai family became successful by marrying a widowed sister-in-law and defeating the other brothers of the Bai family.
For some reason, the old man was in a particularly good mood and was about to get up. "No! Send him to Kunqu tomorrow and let him live in Duan Yanzhi's house. I have to support the young couple, otherwise this matter will definitely be ruined by your sister-in-law."
"Dad, you don't even know the girl's personality or appearance, and you're planning to support your eldest grandson?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? If the girl is ugly and has a bad personality, how can my eldest grandson be blind and fall in love with her? Besides, you have already agreed with her, how can the girl be bad?"
The reason why Duan Suili is particularly respectful to his old father is that the Duan family business was taken over from his old father.
There is also the open-minded and cheerful side of his old father. His father was a noble son of the Duan family. He only met his mother once, but fell in love with a girl from an ordinary family and insisted on marrying her into the Duan family, resulting in a happy marriage.
It was precisely because his parents lived in harmony and supported each other through the countless ups and downs of the Duan family that they gave birth to his youngest son when they were over 50 years old.
Unfortunately, my mother passed away due to illness a few years ago.
Leaving my old father alone living in this huge Duan family mansion, I really can't feel much family warmth.
"Hiss, Dad, I suddenly remembered that the girl your eldest grandson likes knows a little bit of Chinese medicine and can bandage external injuries. I just don't know if she can cure your headache?" Duan Suili narrowed his eyes.
The old man was even more surprised, "My granddaughter-in-law knows Chinese medicine and can treat illnesses?!"
That’s great, that’s great, he has already decided on his granddaughter-in-law, and she must be from the Duan family.
"Then you should make arrangements quickly. We will go to Kun District and wait tomorrow." The old man couldn't wait to leave. He was even more anxious than his daughter-in-law.
Duan Suili looked at his father and asked, "What if you get a headache on the way?"
"No! If it hurts, I'll grit my teeth and hold on. You call Duan Yanzhi and tell him to bring my grandson's wife back to Kunqu District as soon as possible. Don't let his mother mess it up. Just say that I told him to do it."
"Okay, I'll find time to call him and talk to him. Oh, by the way, they have to stay in Xiong District for a few days. The Kun District Art Troupe has to go to their troops to perform, and the TV station also has to go to record. Duan Yanzhi has to wait until the performance is over before returning to Kun District."
"The cultural troupe is performing. What's the point of him staying there?"
"Why not? A few days ago he asked me if I could get him a piano, saying that the young wife he likes wants piano accompaniment."
"Piano? My granddaughter-in-law can play the piano?"
The old man was surprised. No wonder his eldest grandson had set his eyes on her.
My granddaughter-in-law actually has such a high level of artistic accomplishment. It seems that the vases in the Duan family cannot compare with hers at all.
If it's too late, it will definitely be snatched away by someone else.
"Hurry up and do it for him! A mere piano is not a big deal for our Duan family. Let our foreign friends buy it and ship it back to Yun Province immediately! Listen, from now on, as long as my granddaughter-in-law asks for something, you don't need to ask any questions, just do it." The old man sat up and rubbed his hands excitedly.
Duan Suili stood in front of the bed, looking at his father's slightly sad back, "It's not even a plan yet, it's just that Duan Yanzhi likes her unilaterally. Besides, his mother went over and made a scene, can the girl bear the anger of the Duan family elders?"
"Hmph, his mother won't get any benefit from going there!" The old man got up from the bed, put on his slippers, and went to the closet to pack his clothes. "You said there's not a single stroke in the eight characters. Tomorrow I'll go to Kunqu and help them write the strokes directly."