As soon as he arrived at the door, he saw Wen Huan waiting for him there, and an indulgent smile immediately appeared on his face.

Wen Huan pulled his sleeve into the house and leaned against his side, saying, "Dad! Why has the elder sister changed?! She talks so strangely and doesn't want to be close to her daughter. Is she blaming you and mother for not bringing her with you?"

Before Wen Qian could say anything, Yuan said, "Huanhuan, you and your sister have not lived together since childhood. You just have different personalities and ways of doing things. She means no harm, so don't pick on her." She even made a face towards her daughter.

Then she smiled softly and said, "My dear husband, you are a father! How can you lose your temper with your daughter after not seeing her for two years?! Did you get promoted and start to show off your authority?!"

She was playing a joke on her husband.

Wen Qian laughed out loud, his expression becoming much more relaxed.

"My dear, Yu'er has really grown up! You and her, father and daughter, have always been apart for a long time. She is also at the age of engagement. If she really gets married, it will be difficult to meet again. How about taking her with you when you go to the capital this time!"

Wen Huan got anxious when he heard this, and was about to open his mouth to object...

Yuan glanced at her calmly and stopped her from speaking.

Wen Qian looked at his wife lovingly and shook his head: "You have always been virtuous and considerate of her. But... no need! She is fine here!"

"You see... in another half a year, the whole family will move to the capital. That is to say: in half a year, she will have to go there anyway. In that case, why not go earlier!" It would be better if it was under her own nose and in her own hands.

Wen Qian looked gloomy and said nothing... Yes, my family is moving to the capital, and we will be together all day...

Yuan continued to persuade, "After all, they are father and daughter, blood relatives. You have been accompanying our Huanhuaner all these years. As a daughter, how could Yuer not feel jealous? Just like today, she just wanted to make some noise to get your attention. That's all a little girl would think. If it was Huanhuaner, she would definitely make a bigger fuss!"

This instigation is reasonable and silent.

Wen Huan shouted unhappily, "Mom!"

Wen Qian snorted unhappily.

Yuan added: "Yu'er is outstanding in appearance and character. In the future, she may marry into a good family and have a good son-in-law..."

Wen Huan's eyes widened. A good marriage? A good husband? She couldn't even think about it! "Don't regret it when the time comes!" Yuan teased Wen Qian playfully.

"Daddy...you are my daughter's daddy...you can only love one daughter..." Wen Huan started to act coquettishly.

Yuan looked at her helplessly: "Huanhuan, don't make things difficult for your father!"

"I won't be embarrassed!" Wen Qian made up his mind, "In my life, having only one precious daughter, Huanhuan, is enough! Although Wen Yu and I are blood relatives, I can never feel close to her in my heart. It seems that we are not destined to be together. If we are not destined to be together, why force it!"

Just like her mother, forcing it, it hurts others and yourself, so why bother? ! Yuan smiled and said, "In that case...then listen to your husband! Since it's unintentional, don't think too much about it. You have a lot of things to do when you enter the capital!"

"That's exactly what you mean!" Wen Qian nodded.

…

In the evening, the old lady had dinner with her two sons and two daughters-in-law.

After dinner, the two daughters-in-law went home.

The old lady discussed household affairs with her two sons.

First of all, it’s official business: “It didn’t work out three years ago, but now it seems that it’s not a bad thing. This time the starting point will be much higher, and the way will be more accessible. My son will go to Beijing first and take care of everything, and you can come to Beijing in half a year.” Wen Qian said.

The old lady nodded: "I'll listen to you on this one. Mother is here, so let's clear things up. Do you have any news about your father?"

"The third brother led people into Shaanxi, and I heard that things went smoothly." Wen Qian replied.

The Wen family's property was also divided when the conflict between the old lady and the old man was most intense.

The old man holds the mine.

The old lady owns the water transport terminal, so it must be that something happened to the Liu family and she got a bargain.

Over the years, although it has been washed clean long ago, no one at home can take care of it.

Wen Qian was fully focused on officialdom and naturally couldn't take care of everything.

Wen Feng, you are just a small official who is not good at managing industries. You just flirt with women all day long! To manage a dock, you need to have strong abilities and connections in both black and white!

The old lady spent a lot of time and effort, but to no avail. It was only in these few years that the Wen family was able to sit back and take the money after handing it over to Song Shang. Both sons knew this.

Wen Qian added: "Some time ago, I heard that Song Shang's bamboo salt became a tribute. This time, the Song family..." made a lot of money!

After listening to this, the old lady smiled and nodded frequently, "It's really hard for him to achieve such success at such a young age. I heard that he made the bamboo salt in several places. He is the only one who knows the whole process... Tsk tsk, you see, he is so thoughtful!"

"They say salt is made by burning. Song San'er wanted to find someone and spent a lot of money to make it by burning. In the end, several kilns exploded and many people were injured, but nothing was made. Tsk tsk, Ah Shang... The Song family is really glorious for a hundred years because of him!"

"Yeah, this kid..." Wen Qian also nodded.

The woman talked about the important matter again.

Wen Feng's heart began to sink and his face became tense. He said nothing and just listened.

Finally, after finishing the serious business, the old lady glared at him and told the matter to her eldest son.

Wen Feng was very embarrassed and turned his head away.

"We tried our best to cover it up, but we don't know if we can. Your father!" The old lady took a breath, "If he knew..."

Wen Qian was very annoyed, his face turned pale, "Second brother, you...what's wrong with you?!"

Wen Feng smiled bitterly, "Brother, stop talking, I know!"

Wen Qian was still very angry, "You are a girl at home or a beauty outside, no one has ever cared about you! When they mention you, they just say you are a playboy. That's it!"

"Do you have to... do you have to reach out to your brothers? Even if the fourth brother is a concubine's son, he is still your brother. You can dislike him and look down on him, but you can't humiliate him like this! Besides, this reputation is not good for you!"

"Oh, brother, I've told you everything!" Wen Feng was very annoyed.

"You're already this old, and you're still causing mother to worry! If dad knew..."

"Even if he knows, I'm not afraid!" Wen Feng is still single.

"Not afraid? Humph! You used to look down on Fourth Brother, but I heard that he is doing very well there now. It is not impossible for him to move up. You can't compare to him, so you resort to this? People live for their reputation, you should at least keep it in mind!"

Wen Feng couldn't hold his face anymore, "Mother, Brother, someone is clearly trying to harm me, why are you always dragging me down with this?!"

"Then tell me who wants to harm you? And why do they want to harm you?!" Wen Qian asked with his eyes wide open.

"How should I know?! I almost got burned to death! Even after I got here, my mother and Mrs. Wu couldn't find out... It's all over, why are you still talking about it!"

Wen Qian sneered, "There's a happy event at home, but the fourth wife went to the manor! She didn't even come out to Feng Ge'er's wedding, so who is she looking at as a fool?!"

Wen Feng's cowardly temper flared up completely. He stiffened his neck and yelled, "Brother... that's enough. Stop it!"

"Second son, your eldest brother is right. What's wrong with your attitude?!" The old lady scolded harshly, instinctively favoring her eldest son.

"You think you're right?!" Wen Qian became even angrier when he saw his second brother's attitude.

Wen Feng suddenly smiled sarcastically: "No matter how bad I am, Wu is my legal wife, and I have to treat her with respect and never slack off! What right do you have to say that about me?!"

"..."Wen Qian made him choke.

The old lady was shocked and said quickly: "Shut up!"

Wen Feng was reckless when he got angry: "Brother is right, don't look at others as fools! Isn't it because the Chen family is in decline and no one is in charge that the Chen family has suffered such a fate? You just need to take care of your own little piece of land!"

Wen Qian's face calmed down, he stopped talking and just looked at Wen Feng silently.

Wen Feng felt a lot of pressure and started to act like a troublemaker.

"Let's not talk about anything else. Sister Yu is fifteen, right? On her birthday, did her grandmother arrange a hairpin ceremony for her, or did you, as her father, buy her a hairpin and ring? Can you ask Jiangzhou about this? Is there a family like this?"

He just heard from his wife, so it's a good opportunity to use it, right? Wen Qian and Old Lady Wen blushed when they were scolded.

"No matter what, she is still the eldest daughter of the Wen family! But in this family, everyone has to fend for themselves. Who has ever given her respect?! Who is stronger than who... That's enough!"

The old lady yelled angrily, "Alright! I have my reasons for treating Wen Yu the way I do! How can you have a say?! You haven't even settled your own mess yet! When your father makes a scene later, the three of us will all be embarrassed!"

After she said this, her two sons were speechless.

"Hmph! Just this once, will you try it again?!" the old lady said angrily.

"Hmph..." Wen Feng felt guilty and didn't dare to contradict his mother, so he stood up and left.

(End of this chapter)