Xu Di glanced at Li Yuexi's expression and realized that his thoughts were probably different from hers. He felt he shouldn't let her think about this matter too much, so he nodded and said, "That's good too. Just like you, with you helping to take care of your younger siblings, your father and I feel much less worried."
After exchanging a few more words, Chen Zhaoci remembered Xu Bai's visit that afternoon, in which Xu Di had taken him to see Zhao Sixing, and asked, "Did you go to see Xing-ge'er this afternoon for something?"
Thinking about what happened in the afternoon, Xu Di said, "My aunt took some things from my uncle and wanted to sell them. I helped sell some of them. It wasn't appropriate to give the banknotes directly to my aunt, so I gave them to Zhao Sixing and asked him to take them back to her."
Thinking of the Zhou family's daughter, Chen Zhaoci asked, "Do you think Xing-ge'er likes or dislikes this marriage?"
Xu Di knew about Zhou Junhong's trip to Tai'an before the marriage proposal and said, "Of course I like it. When my uncle proposed this marriage, my father spoke with General Zhou and first sent someone to send the Zhou family's daughter to Tai'an to meet Zhao Sixing. They both agreed before the marriage was settled. However, I think Zhao Sixing is thinking of buying a small estate in the suburbs of the capital. He said that after the marriage, he wants to bring Miss Zhou to live with him for a while. He will be taking the provincial examination next year, and he is afraid that too many trivial matters in their household will affect his studies."
Upon hearing about buying a manor in the suburbs of Beijing, Chen Zhaoci frowned and said, "Manors in the suburbs of Beijing are not easy to buy. I heard that prices have risen a lot in the past two years."
Xu Di smiled and said, "I helped my uncle sell some things this time and got more than 10,000 taels of silver. If we really want to buy an estate, it won't be a problem."
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