Chapter 361 It’s all my brother’s. “You’re laughing at me again.” Qin Run twisted…
"You're laughing at me again." Qin Run turned and glared at Xu Yunfan. "You know exactly what I mean."
"I don't know. How would I know if you don't explain it to me? Do you think we have a telepathic connection?"
"Isn't there?"
"I think there should be." Xu Yunfan moved his knees, and Qin Run quickly understood and stood up obediently.
Xu Yunfan turned around and closed the window, then sat back down. He looked at Qin Run with a smile and said nothing.
But Qin Run understood, and took the initiative to open his legs and sit on Xu Yunfan's knees, put his arms around his neck, and without too many words, leaned over and kissed him.
As soon as the "battle" between the two ended, the three children on the other side started crying loudly in tacit understanding. Several maids kept comforting them. Xu Yunfan opened the window and took a few looks.
The weather is getting hotter and hotter, and it is not good to stay in the room all the time. The three children can't sit still and want to go outside all day long. The maids in the house dare not disobey them and take care of them carefully every day.
This is what Xu Yunfan feared the most. Because of the status of the three children, the maids had to do what they wanted in everything and dared not say a word. How could this be allowed? If they could get whatever they wanted, wouldn't they be in trouble in the future?
Like him, when he was a child, his family also hired an aunt, but the aunt only helped occasionally. Most of the time, he was taken care of by Xu's mother and other Xu family members. Although his family doted on him, they did not dote on him without any bottom line or principles. When he made a mistake, he would be punished by standing and having his palms slapped.
In the afternoon, Xu Yunfan discussed this with Fang Zixi. Fang Zixi had no objection. "Xiaobao used to be taken care of by me, my parents, and my three brothers. I don't know if he was born that way or if he was influenced by us. Compared to other children, Xiaobao is indeed a well-behaved child. In the past, at home, if he did something wrong, we would not indulge him."
Fang Zixi adores Xiaobao and regards him as his lifeblood, but he also knows that spoiling a child is like killing him.
Qin Run glanced at his younger brother who was being held and rocked by two nannies outside. "Then let's fire the nannies. We originally agreed that it would be over by this month."
In the evening, Xu Yunfan walked a few steps in the yard, as if measuring something. "Then you go talk to Daddy and Grandpa about these things and get their opinions. I'm going to build a pavilion in the yard for rest tomorrow, cover it with blankets and set up a ceiling fan. If they make trouble, I'll throw those three there."
"What are you talking about?" Qin Run patted Xu Yunfan's arm. "Throwing it away doesn't sound nice."
"Then say 'throw it away'?" Xu Yunfan grinned. "Does that sound better now?"
Qin Run: "...Do you want to listen to what nonsense you are saying? Those are our three little darlings."
Xu Yunfan glanced at the three chubby children sleeping in the rocking bed. They looked well-behaved now, their ears almost spraying when they cried. Although he didn't want to nod, he said, "Yeah, that's true. Then I'll speak nicely, otherwise they might understand and think that my brother-in-law and uncle are not speaking human language."
After the pavilion was completed, as expected, the three fat kids all fell in love with it. There were not only fans in the pavilion, but also many toys. Even Xiaobao and the three older children stayed there the whole day and refused to move.
"How come Yunfan came up with so many things?" Lord Qin held Xiao Moyun in his arms and looked up at the ceiling fan that was spinning non-stop. The cool breeze blew down on him, and he couldn't help but feel very comfortable.
Xu Yunfan covered the pavilion with heat-insulating and sun-proof materials, so it was not stuffy to sit inside. He put several children on the carpet and let them play however they wanted.
Qin Feiyu, who had just returned from outside, gulped down several glasses of cold drinks. "Dad, you know Yun Fan knows a lot, and the Fang family's nieces are also very capable. I just went to see that the first batch of swords they forged were so sharp that they could cut through iron like mud. The emperor was so satisfied that he directly sent all the craftsmen he secretly organized over."
Fang Zixi was very curious, "Uncle Qin, are those swords really that sharp?"
"Well, I've tried them all. They're very good, at least much better than the broadswords we used before." Qin Feiyu thought to himself, if this batch of weapons were used on the battlefield, the enemy's head could be chopped off with just one stroke, and their Dayan soldiers would be able to reduce certain losses.
Fang Zixi: "I heard from my second sister that although the factory also produces weapons, it also makes other daily necessities. If all it did was produce weapons, I'm afraid the other three countries would have trouble sleeping."
Second Lord Qin caressed Xu Qingtang's fair and tender little face, unable to let it go. He smiled under Xu Qingtang's innocent gaze, "Our Qingtang is so cute. You guys, don't think about those things anymore. Now you should think about what to do with the wedding dresses. The sisters are not good at sewing. Here, we are the elders. We must make them beautiful."
Qin Feiyu said a little embarrassedly: "Second uncle, Dad, I have to trouble you with this matter." He is good at wielding a sword, but as for needlework, I'm afraid he won't be able to thread the thread even if he licks the thread ends off.
Fang Zixi thought about it and said, "The people from the Great Qi Kingdom will arrive in two months. During this time, we have to settle their marriages first."
"I heard that the Qi and Xie families have been getting very close recently. The ladies and masters of the families have been running in and out all day long. I guess they are discussing the betrothal gifts." Master Qin II thought to himself. These families have been very happy recently. Although niece Fang and the others have made it clear that the factories they opened, even if they participated in them, will be left to Xu Yunfan. Even if they get married, they will not take a single cent from the factories to their husband's family, and the technologies in their hands will also be left to Xu Yunfan.
In other words, even if they get married in the future, their husband's family can't expect them to open another pharmaceutical factory or iron factory, or transfer these factories to them.
When other people heard about this, they just thought that the Fang sisters were crazy about supporting their brother and were not sensible at all.
What does it mean to obey your husband after marriage and obey your son after your husband's death?
Do you understand the Three Obediences and Four Virtues? How could Master Xu's sisters have no knowledge of etiquette and manners?
At that time, Qi Xiu Ze and others were so angry that they laughed when they heard these words.
When they marry a wife, they don't want to rely on her skills to make them rich, nor do they think of relying on her to live a luxurious life. They can give the money their wife earns to whoever they want. They don't marry a wife for her money.
What are the Three Obediences and Four Virtues? Look at the China that Xu Yunfan talked about. What are their Three Obediences and Four Virtues?
So what if I’m a woman?
In China, women are required to follow the three obediences and four virtues, which are to engage in business, law, and politics, while the four virtues are to gain power, influence, wealth, and wisdom.
It is also in such a society that the women they like are able to learn a set of skills and have ambitions and wisdom that are different from others.
It is undeniable that they fell in love with the girl from the Fang family because of her appearance at first sight. Later, as they got along with each other, they were attracted by her talent. A girl with both beauty and wisdom is the other half they most desire.
It is true that the factory they have founded now is profitable, but so what?
The Xie family is also a wealthy family, so they would not covet the things of their future daughter-in-law.
When outsiders learned that the young masters of the Qi, Lin, Chen, and Xie families had won the favor of the girl from the Fang family, they said all kinds of things.
Some are envious, some are jealous.
"These people are sour grapes because they can't eat them. Brother-supporting demons? Bullshit, they don't even look at who paid for the construction of these factories, who hired the workers, who pays the monthly wages, and from whose pocket did the hundreds of thousands of dollars of investment in the early stage of building the factories come? Oh, now that the factories have started to make profits, these short-sighted people have seen the money." Mrs. Lin slammed the table in anger.
Thank you, Master: "Sister Lin, why bother getting angry with those ignorant people? They are just outsiders. They have the upper hand over their mouths, so what can they say is wrong?"
Master Xie, Xie Baizhou's father, the head of the Xie family's main branch, ignored what was said outside.
The relationships among their families are very simple. Unlike other families, there are more than a dozen concubines in the backyard, and even more illegitimate sons and daughters. For that little bit of family property, you scheme against me and I scheme against you every day, making the situation chaotic.
Mrs. Shen on the side thought to herself that the girls of the Fang family were right to do this. If they brought the factory to their husband's house, then their character would be worrying.
These factories were all built with Qin Run's money. Oh, when the factories become profitable, they will take the factories away. Is this appropriate?
Even if they are a family, brothers still have to settle accounts clearly.
Of course, if Xu Yunfan gave it to them, that would be one thing, but if they asked for it on their own initiative, that would be another matter entirely.
The fact that their own child suddenly got together with the child of the Fang family caught the elders of several families off guard. After all, they knew very little about the girl from the Fang family, and even if they wanted to find out, they didn't know who to ask.
When you marry a wife, you should marry a virtuous one. Marrying an unvirtuous wife will ruin three generations!
Several families have been getting together frequently recently, and there's no need to elaborate on who the central figure in their discussions is.
Madam Qi said, "I think those girls are pretty nice. I don't think they are the kind of spoiled and arrogant people."
There are many girls and boys in the capital, and most of them are of the same age as their sons and are eligible for marriage. But why don't they just find someone with a similar family background to propose marriage, but instead ask someone clearly before making a decision?
These daughters and sons from wealthy and official families are a perfect match for their own sons. Children from such families are definitely well-educated and well-mannered, but being well-educated does not necessarily mean being well-mannered.
It’s not that all children from rich and official families are like this. Some children are spoiled and become arrogant and willful. In the eyes of Lord Xie and others, such children may not be suitable for their sons.
Thinking of Fang Chu, Madam Lin said with great satisfaction, "I see that the fourth young lady of the Fang family behaves in a graceful and elegant manner. How should I put it? Although she doesn't have the shyness of other young ladies, her confidence and composure make me even more satisfied."
"Of course. I heard that men and women are equal in China. They have read a lot of books, and I heard they have studied for more than ten years. People like them have seen a lot of things." Madam Qi was very disappointed: "Hey, you don't know, my boy stood next to the girl from the Fang family, so nervous and shy. Compared with the girl from the Fang family's calm smile, I, as his mother, couldn't bear to watch it. I thought my boy was a wife. How can a man be so shy? My heart is so heavy. I really don't know who this child takes after. If I were the girl from the Fang family, I would never look at him."
The other three families were silent. There was nothing they could do. Not only Qi Xiu Ze was in the same situation, their own sons were not much better either.
Mrs. Shen: "This is also good, at least this future daughter-in-law can control people, then we will be relieved. By the way, how do you plan to give the betrothal gift? We need to discuss it carefully. We can't give too much to this family and too little to that family, otherwise it will not be appropriate."
"Yes, this matter does need to be discussed carefully. The betrothal gift cannot be too small. Although we are not as generous as Master Xu, we can't be too shabby either."
Several people began to discuss the betrothal gift and would get together every now and then.
Several families were worried about the betrothal gifts, while Lord Qin and his family were thinking hard about the dowry. Qin Run suggested: "Why not transfer those factories to your sisters' names?" In this way, they would have more confidence in their husband's family in the future.
"That's not right." Qin Feiyu shook his head. "Those factories are not small. If they are really transferred to their names, they will be in trouble. When the time comes, many people will come together to share a piece of the pie."
Don't underestimate the simple relationships among the families, but that only applies to their own families. If you add up the side branches and outsiders, there will be more people. More people means that some things will become complicated, after all, everyone has their own thoughts.
Lord Qin: "In fact, the Xie, Lin, Chen, and Qi families have come to me before and made it clear that they don't have the habit of taking concubines. Such things as favoring concubines and destroying wives will never happen. If Qi Xiu Ze and the others do something to let Chu Chu and the others down in the future, we will deal with them without hesitation. Since they dare to say that your sisters have been really bullied in the past, we will really dare to do it. It's not just your husband who is behind them, but also our families. So, forget about the dowry and the factory, but the other things are indispensable. Also, the wedding venue, they want Yun Fan to help."
Xu Yunfan has many ideas. His own wedding was very lively and was the most talked about thing in history. Several members of the Xie family had seen it, so they put aside their pride and said this.
Second Master Qin: "Then we have to get busy. As for the wedding dress, we can ask them what style they like. Run'er, tell Yunfan tonight that the venue should be prepared. Those restaurants that need to close should give a notice in advance."
In the evening, Xu Yunfan came home from work and learned about this matter. He discussed it with the other sisters.
The next day, Xu Yunfan asked someone to call Qi Xiu Ze and others over to serve as free labor.
Qi Xiu Ze and his friends had experience in arranging wedding venues, and this was their own wedding, so they were working with great enthusiasm.
Xu Yunfan was busy every day. When he got home from work at night, he had to inspect the progress. He was exhausted. When he returned to work the next day, he was daydreaming and looked like he hadn't woken up yet.
Fu Qingyu glanced at Xu Yunfan several times, and after Xu Yunfan yawned again, he asked, "Why, didn't you sleep well last night?"
Xu Yunfan squinted his eyes and stood aside. "Your Majesty, yes, I went to bed too late and I am extremely sleepy."
"What's going on at home?" Fu Qingyu asked knowingly.
"Of course I'm tired from taking care of the children, Your Majesty. I'm a good brother-in-law, a good uncle, and a good son-in-law. With three children at home, it's very hard."
Xu Yunfan had just finished yawning, and his eyes were full of tears, making him look particularly lovable. Just looking at his appearance, Fu Qingyu almost believed it, "Alright, alright, I have nothing to do today, you can go inside and rest for a while."
"Your Majesty, I don't feel comfortable doing this." Xu Yunfan scratched his head, a typical example of someone who takes advantage of others.
Fu Qingyu didn't even bother to look at him, just waved his hand and told him to get lost.
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