As night fell, in the Zhou family's study, Zhou Xiaozheng listened to his son-in-law's words and curled his lips in a sarcastic smile. What a little grasshopper dared to jump around!
He glanced at his daughter and son-in-law, who both looked calm, and smiled knowingly, "Don't you always complain that Dad doesn't give you anything to do? This time, just let go and have fun."
Hearing this, Zhang Guoqing smiled and touched Zhou Jiao, raising his eyebrows proudly.
"It's okay if it gets out of hand, as long as you don't suffer any loss. You should be arrogant even if you need to be. How can we, the elders, protect you from your conflicts among the younger generation? If it gets out of hand, I, as an elder, will send you to the army for training."
Zhou Jiao laughed out loud at her father's tone.
Zhang Guoqing, who had just received the news from Scar, rubbed against his father-in-law and said, "Dad, then I will put out the bait. If Lady Liang comes looking for Auntie, you have to hold her back."
Zhou Jiao laughed and said, "It's a good opportunity to see whether her family background is more important or her reputation is more important."
Zhang Guoqing quickly complained, "Dad, you don't know how annoying that old woman is. This time, she took the opportunity to follow my aunt into our bedroom twice, and her eyes kept gazing around."
Zhou Xiaozheng glanced at him with a smile, "Really?"
"Did Ping An tell you? Every word he said was a test. I think Liang Jiajun dared to do this, and it must be related to her. Otherwise, why would she run around the compound when she could live well in Nanhai?"
Zhou Xiaozheng had a smile in his eyes: "Just know what's going on. You younger ones can play first."
"Then I'll go out now and prepare the props." Zhang Guoqing clapped his hands happily upon hearing this, "Just wait and see the show."
Zhou Jiao watched him leave, told him to be careful, smiled and shook her head, looked at Zhou Xiaozheng, and asked softly, "Dad, is everything okay?"
Zhou Xiaozheng took out a piece of paper from the drawer, stood up and walked to the coffee table to hand it to her, then sat down to make tea.
Zhou Jiao glanced at his expression, then looked down at the contents of the letter and frowned. This was a copy of a letter from Jiang Jiangyu, the daughter-in-law of the Lin family, to Mr. Jiang.
The content mentioned that someone in the northwest contacted her and wanted to know about the Zhou family's financial dealings, some illegal evidence, and some things about the Gu family. He also offered very generous conditions and promised to fulfill them after the matter was completed.
Is this an attempt to bring down their Zhou family?
Zhou Jiao looked up and asked, "So that's the account book you asked Xiao Wang to take away from me the day before yesterday?"
"Last week, Mr. Jiang handed this letter to the organization, claiming it was a frame-up. Later, I learned that it was fabricated. How can they investigate our family just because of a letter out of nowhere?
"A man of integrity has nothing to fear from his own shadow. Your father has kindly handed over all the household expenses and transactions, and they must give me a result. A working group has already been sent to the northwest to investigate."
Zhou Xiaozheng finished speaking, chuckled and shook his head: "No need to be angry. Since they want to play, let's have fun with them. Didn't you prepare so much just to prevent this?"
Zhou Jiao rolled her eyes. "So you've already found out who's behind this?"
"uh-huh."
The father and daughter smiled at each other knowingly.
"If Liang Jiajun hadn't revealed his true intentions, where would Dad have planned to start?"
Zhou Xiaozheng smiled and said, "What if it was you?"
"Stepson takes the throne."
Zhou Xiaozheng shook his head: "It's too complicated."
Zhou Jiao frowned, pondering. Even if the Liang family collapsed or was demoted, it wouldn't hurt Lady Liang at all, and might even provoke her into a rebellion against her own family.
Her father won't do business at a loss!
Zhou Xiaozheng was leisurely making tea and sipping it, watching his daughter out of the corner of his eye, and silently calculating in his mind when she would think of the key point.
After a long moment, Zhou Jiao looked at her father resentfully: "Are you taking advantage of the jealousy between women?"
Hearing this, Zhou Xiaozheng laughed happily.
Zhou Jiao sighed softly, "Dad, you understand women so well, does my mom know?"
"Hahaha...you little devil, even your father is making fun of you." Zhou Xiaozheng patted her head and looked at her with pride in his eyes.
"Tell Dad first, how did you come up with this idea?"
"Too ostentatious. That clever woman hasn't even shown her true colors yet, but she's already gotten carried away. While men are playing games, aren't those on the periphery also observing their families?"
Zhou Xiaozheng handed her a cup of tea and said, "From now on, the three Ping'an brothers must meet one requirement when choosing a spouse. They don't care about family background or appearance, but they must know how to behave."
"You'll be in charge then." Zhou Jiao picked up the letter and shook it. "Even if the working group goes to the northwest, they can only prove your innocence. The person behind the scenes still won't get anything, right?"
"Of course, it's just a formality."
"Can I use it tomorrow?"
Zhou Xiaozheng looked at her and asked, "Is it the Liang family's fault?"
"Yeah. I'm impatient to play tricks with her. Who can't see whose power the Liang family relies on? As for whether anyone has guessed the truth? That would be a pleasant surprise."
Zhou Xiaozheng chuckled and nodded, "Alright, I told you guys to do whatever you want. We're almost graduating, so we should show off a little to put pressure on those who have ulterior motives."
Zhou Jiao stood up with the paper in her hand. "Then I'll go back and prepare the stage and invite all the heroes."
"Go ahead, remember to have a midnight snack and go to bed early."
Zhou Jiao left the study and returned to the east wing to feed the two children. She entertained them while waiting for Zhang Guoqing and his son to come back.
After more than an hour, Zhou Jiao looked up at the father and son who came in quietly and smiled, "The children are awake. Are you hot?"
"It's quite cool at night."
"Mom, I want some iced juice."
Zhou Jiao always believed that nothing was more important than her son. She smiled faintly and went to the study to bring out two glasses of watermelon juice and a large plate of cold noodles.
After the father and son had their midnight snack and put the three Ping'an brothers to sleep, the couple looked at their sons' sleeping faces and smiled at each other.
Zhang Guoqing then got down to business, "Jiaojiao, the front has been handled and the person has been apprehended."
"Has the confession been recorded?"
"All the props are ready."
Zhou Jiao handed him the letter and whispered about what her father mentioned, as well as her own thoughts and plans.
"Are you planning to hold a Hongmen Feast openly and honestly?"
"I have this idea. Do you think it's okay?"
Zhang Guoqing patted her head amusedly: "So how many people are you planning to invite? Where are you going to set up the stage?"
"It won't cost us any money anyway. I'm planning to book that private restaurant in the north of the city. I can't hire anyone because I don't know as many people as you do, so you'll have to do it."
Zhang Guoqing looked into her sparkling eyes and nodded: "No problem. Do you want to make him spit out blood first, or have heart pain?"
Zhou Jiao laughed: "What do you mean by that?"
"If the two major political and military circles come at him, he will definitely spit out blood. If the surrounding compounds come at him, no matter how gentle the attack is, he will inevitably suffer heart attacks."
Zhou Jiao tilted her head and said worriedly, "I'm really worried that Young Master Liang will be forced to wash dishes and sell himself!"
After saying this, the couple laughed heartily.
That being said, since they wanted to maintain their reputation for being kind and righteous, they wouldn't resort to such tactics. After all, sometimes a good reputation is better than money, and everyone wants to do business with honest people.
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