Chapter 1012 Plan

Zhou Shuren arrived and motioned for Gu Zhuomin to sit down, "Don't be shy."

Gu Zhuomin was nervous. This was his first time in Zhou's residence since arriving in Beijing. "Yes."

Zhou Shuren saw that Gu Zhuomin was still very nervous. His tone was very gentle and he didn't put on airs at all. "I heard from Liu Feng that you are going back to worship your ancestors?"

Gu Zhuomin quickly replied, "Liu Feng came here, but he hasn't offered sacrifices to the ancestors yet, so I will take Liu Feng back to offer sacrifices to the ancestors."

By the way, let Liu Feng better understand the character of his original family members to prevent Liu Feng from being deceived in the future.

Zhou Shuren nodded. If it weren't for Liu Feng, he wouldn't have easily met Gu Zhuomin. Gu Zhuomin was eager to meet him right after his day off. Part of it was because he wanted to be closer to the Zhou family, and the other part was because of Wang Ju. Wang Ju knew everything she needed to know about going to the Ministry of Rites.

Gu Zhuomin drank his tea carefully. There were too many things said about Lord Zhou in the capital, so he was more careful as he was afraid of making Lord Zhou unhappy.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhulan saw Zhou Shuren coming back and asked in surprise, "Why did you come back so soon?"

Zhou Shuren rubbed his hands and warmed them by the fire. "Gu Zhuomin spoke very carefully. There were many things he didn't dare to say. There was nothing to talk about, so he just replied."

Zhulan, "He is cautious in his bones."

Zhou Shuren nodded. Gu Zhuomin had suffered too many losses and learned too many lessons. He would think over every word he said. "I mentioned Wang Ju to him and he was very happy. He replied happily."

Zhulan smiled, "Well, it's not easy for him either."

Zhou Shuren's hands were cold as he searched the house for the puppy. No, it shouldn't be called a puppy, because the dog grew fast and was already quite big. "Did Yudie and Yuyi take the dog away again?"

"Well, I have only touched this gift of yours a few times. Every time, your granddaughter secretly took it away."

The two little girls cooperated with each other, one attracted her attention and the other secretly took the baby away.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "She is your granddaughter too. If you are not used to it, can they take her away every time?"

"Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Dong said they wanted to raise one, but I refused. One is enough for the family. If we raise too many, the girls won't care about them so much."

She is becoming more and more experienced in educating children.

This year's New Year's Eve has seen a lot of changes compared to last year. The children are one year older and understand more. Xue Han is married, and the entire Zhou family is living better and better.

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, Xuehan and Rongchuan returned.

Zhou Shuren looked at Rongchuan's purse, which was controlled by the lady. He had no money to win, so he could only look at his sons, "Come on, let's go play cards."

The smiles of Zhou Lao Da and his friends froze. They had started playing cards on New Year's Eve and played for another day on New Year's Day. Their pockets were empty, but they still had no choice but to play with their father.

Chang Yicai was a wealthy man. After the gems were sold, he had a lot of money in his pocket. He just wanted to make his parents happy while he was away for a year, so he smiled and said, "Okay."

Chang Lian touched his purse. It was going to be empty again today. He could not compare with his second brother.

Changzhi was the worst off, as he and his mother had already predicted half a year's salary.

Rongchuan drank tea slowly. He had no money. He had no money. He gave the money to his wife immediately after receiving it during the Chinese New Year. Thinking of the money, he always lost in the past. This time, "Dad, I want to play too."

Jiang Sheng couldn't afford to play, so he just sat aside and said nothing.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Okay."

Boss Zhou and his companions had a bad feeling.

On Zhulan's side, Li was pregnant, so Zhulan asked Li to go back and rest first. Then Zhao and a few others also went back. Zhao had something to ask Xuemei, so Xuemei also went to the second room.

Xue Han was the only one left in the room. She said, "Mother, on the first day of the new year, my husband and I entered the palace and had dinner there."

Zhulan was not surprised, "How many princes are you with?"

Xue Han shook her head, "No, only the prince and his family were having dinner. A few princes left the palace after paying their New Year's greetings."

That's why she was puzzled. Rongchuan was just the Empress Dowager's nephew, but he actually had dinner with the Emperor and Empress. If it was just to pay New Year's greetings, she wouldn't think much of it, but since it was only the Prince's family, she didn't understand.

Zhulan thought to herself that it was fortunate that Rongchuan did not look like the emperor or empress, "The empress has always loved Rongchuan very much."

Xue Han didn't have many doubts in her mind. She thought about it again. Rong Chuan often came to the palace, so it was no big deal for him to stay for dinner. "Mom, these princes and the emperor didn't stay for dinner, so if they only stayed for us, wouldn't it be too eye-catching?"

"You guys are eye-catching enough."

Xue Han smiled. That’s right. It doesn’t matter just this once. Then she thought again that this would be good for both Ninghou Mansion and Rongchuan.

At night, Zhou Shuren sat at the table and counted the silver. There were a lot of small coins, and copper coins. He felt sorry after counting them. "Rongchuan got married, and the large amount of silver notes are gone. Here are a total of 120 taels and 90 wen. Please help me change 100 taels into silver notes."

Zhulan took the 100 taels of silver and said, "That's enough. If you keep playing like this, the elders will cry."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "They are already crying. The eldest has lost all his pocket money for this year, and the fourth is even worse off. I am actually doing this for their own good, to let them know how to cherish money."

Zhulan was too lazy to argue with Zhou Shuren, as Zhou Shuren's face became thicker every year.

Zhulan asked, "When are you going to inform Changyi?"

Zhou Shuren took the banknote and put it in his purse, "No rush, wait for the Ministry of Rites to take action after the New Year."

"Just keep it in mind."

Time passed quickly, Zhou Shuren's vacation was over, and he returned to the Ministry of Revenue to face the daily filing.

There wasn't much snow this winter. The weather was dry and cold. After the New Year, the weather remained gloomy. It snowed twice in just a few days, and both were pretty heavy.

Zhou Shuren was worried that there would be a snowstorm at the beginning of the new year. This would not be a good start to the new year, as everyone was waiting for money!

Zhou's house, Zhulan looked at the young lady, it was good to be close to home, Xuehan came with news, "Mother, Song gave birth to another son, but the child was not raised well, and was born weak."

Zhu Lan asked, "Why don't you go to the Duke's Mansion?"

"I've already gone. Mrs. Song is feeling sick because of her child, so I can't stay any longer. Grandma also thinks she's angry about the child, so I'll take a detour and come back for a while to give you a message."

Zhulan has a good relationship with the Song family. "I'll go see it tomorrow."

Xue Han nodded, "Then I'll go there tomorrow too."

After a pause, Xue Han continued, "The Du family is in trouble again this time."

Zhu Lan nodded, "It is indeed Mrs. Du's fault that the child is weak. It is reasonable for the Duke's wife to be angry."

Xue Han thought for a moment and lowered her voice, "When I went to the Duke's Mansion, grandma said she was dissatisfied with Madam Du several times, worrying that there would be no one to take care of Madam Du after she died. I don't know if I am being too suspicious, but why do I feel like grandma seems to have some plans?"

One more chapter... One hour later...

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