After the Tang family returned home, Tang Jie couldn't wait to ask his eldest brother, "Brother, why didn't you ask about my nephew today?"
Tang Hao looked at his second brother and felt a headache coming on. With such low emotional intelligence, he didn't know how his business could be so successful, with an annual income of at least several hundred thousand taels of silver.
"Second brother, haven't you noticed that our adopted sister is a bit calculating? Don't be fooled by her seemingly warm attitude; she even invited us to stay for lunch. Actually, she's very polite to us, but there's a distance between us. Perhaps to her, we relatives who have come to her door are dispensable, something she can have or not have. So I'm thinking of waiting until we get to know each other better before asking her, so as not to hurt anyone's feelings."
Tang Hao had attended the morning court sessions before, so he knew what the emperor looked like. After seeing his nephew today, he was pretty sure that his nephew was the emperor's son.
Moreover, he didn't see his brother-in-law at his sister's house today, so he had reason to suspect that his brother-in-law was definitely the one sitting in the highest position in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Unfortunately, if we want to produce a prince from a maternal family in the future, the most important thing now is to maintain good relations. Don't be fooled by how amiable my sister seems today; that's because she treats them like outsiders.
After listening to his older brother's words, Tang Jie also felt that they made sense. At first, the joy of finding his long-lost sister might have affected his judgment. Now, looking back, he realized that what his older brother said was indeed true.
"Brother, I'll listen to you. But if we don't tell anyone, what if my sister finds out about this from other people? Won't that affect our relationship? After all, you can attend the morning court sessions, so you know what the emperor looks like. If someone sees what our nephew looks like and tells her beforehand, my sister will definitely have a problem with us."
This is indeed a problem, after all, my younger sister is not the kind of person who never leaves the house.
It's inevitable that we'll encounter people who have seen what the emperor looks like when we're out and about. If they tell us beforehand, my sister will definitely blame them for not telling us.
"It's not that we won't say it all the time, it's just that we'll postpone it for a while and find a suitable opportunity to talk about it. Right now, let's build a good relationship first."
After seeing the Tang family off, Tang Baozhu put all the gifts she had received into the storeroom. After all, they were a wealthy family, and with so many servants, it would be a bit unseemly not to have a storeroom.
I also asked the puppet to help me compile a list of return gifts so I could send them over next time I visit the Tang family.
It was already late afternoon, and if I took my son out to the street now, there wouldn't be enough time, and most of the people who had come up to me would probably have already left.
I can only take him there tomorrow morning.
Fortunately, Xiao Bao is quite obedient. At least he listens to what Tang Baozhu says, since she didn't deliberately stand him up today.
When he heard his mother say that she would take him to the street again tomorrow, all his unhappiness vanished instantly.
Tang Baozhu looked at the other children around her and heard that Baozhu was taking them shopping tomorrow. Even though she tried to hide it well, she could still tell that she was quite disappointed. It seemed that everyone wanted to go.
Quickly reassure them, and take turns visiting them one by one. If you visit three or four at a time, I'm worried I won't be able to keep an eye on them. This number is just right, so there's no need to worry about them being abducted by human traffickers.
Upon hearing that Tang Baozhu would take them next time, all the dozen or so children were overjoyed. They didn't necessarily need to buy anything; they would be excited just to be taken to the street for a look.
Tang Baozhu felt that they had been locked up for too long. In the years that they spent in Tianshui Village, she hadn't taken them out at all. Even if she needed to bring something, she would just ask the puppet to do it.
It's perfectly normal for them to want to go out and see the world.
The next morning, Tang Baozhu set off early with her son and two other little boys.
They didn't even eat breakfast at home; they planned to take them to the streets to try some snacks and see if the street food in Beijing was any good.
Tang Baozhu took several children to play on the street all day. They started with small wontons in the morning, and then bought all kinds of small toys on the street, such as sugar figurines and small masks. They even bought a skewer each when someone passed by carrying a large string of candied hawthorns.
Perhaps because it tasted so good, and thinking about the dozen or so brothers and sisters at home, they were all quite emotional and said they wanted to bring them a skewer.
Xiao Bao has quite a lot of savings; he could easily buy that huge bunch of candied hawthorns.
The other two children also had a little bit of savings. Tang Baozhu would give them a few coins each month as pocket money whenever she had the chance.
Although it wasn't much, it was still a token of my appreciation. Fortunately, those children were quite good at saving money. Even though I gave them a few coins each month, they didn't spend much of it. The money they saved was more than enough to buy candied hawthorns.
Tang Baozhu never cared. She felt that it was nice that they could still think of others when they were out there, and she liked their unity and friendship.
At noon, I took them to a restaurant on the street for lunch. I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I always felt that eating out was better, especially after we paid for it. It was like a rare delicacy.
I didn't go back in the afternoon either. After all, there are so many streets in Beijing. Once I've finished exploring one, I can explore another.
I also saw someone break a large rock with their chest, someone who could shrink their bones, and someone who could breathe fire.
The first two types seem to have practiced hard qigong, otherwise, they wouldn't be able to escape unscathed after being hit by a hammer.
The fire-breathing thing that followed wasn't anything new; anyone who's lived in modern times knows what it's all about.
The three children were really engrossed in watching, constantly shouting and yelling, looking like they'd never seen anything like it before, and finding everything fascinating.
Although they were indeed unsophisticated.
They didn't leave the stall until it was completely packed up. If it hadn't been packed up, the three of them probably wouldn't have wanted to go home.
Tang Baozhu didn't care about them. It was getting darker and darker, and if she didn't go back soon, it would definitely be a problem.
Although the public security in the capital is quite good, it doesn't necessarily mean it's particularly safe. There are always those with ill intentions who act lawlessly.
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