Chapter 152: A Gift

The next day, Zhou Shuren took Mingqing out for a social event, leaving Zhulan and the two children at home. The Wu and Li family were also busy, with relatives coming to visit in droves. They made breakfast and hurried back home, as there was no need to bring food back home anymore.

Xue Han embroidered a handkerchief, "Mom, my family should know that Dad passed the imperial examination!"

Zhulan put down the thread she had divided, "Yes."

Ming Teng held the cookie in his fat hands, "Grandma, are we going home?"

He liked Pingzhou very much. He ate several dishes every day in Pingzhou. His grandfather also tried more dishes. He had snacks every day and ate many delicious foods he had never had before. He didn't want to go home.

Zhulan, "You don't want to go home? You don't want Mingyun, you don't want your parents?"

Ming Teng was very straightforward, "My parents are well fed and well fed at home, so there's nothing to worry about. My eldest brother shouldn't worry about it either."

I forced him to study every day. Life was so carefree without his elder brother around.

Ming Teng glanced at his grandmother and added, "And my parents won't miss me either."

Zhulan, "......."

This is true. Li herself has a bad temper and can't stand her son's bad temper. The eldest son tolerates Li, but having another Ming Teng is a bit beyond his tolerance. These two people really don't think about Ming Teng. This pitiful child is also a pitiful child.

Xue Han was amused by her nephew, "You don't want to go home? We all go back and leave you alone in Pingzhou?"

Ming Teng said pitifully, "Grandma, can't we not go back?"

"cannot."

Ming Teng covered his head with his fat hands, got down to the ground and put on his shoes, then ran away quickly. Zhu Lan didn't understand, "What happened to him?"

Xue Han suppressed her laughter, "Mingyun assigned him to do the red tracing. He has been playing like crazy these days and has long forgotten about it. He knows he must go home and catch up on the tracing."

Zhulan, "......."

This kid went around in circles, mostly because he didn't finish his homework. He must be afraid of being punished by Mingyun when he gets back!

In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren and Mingqing came back. Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren carrying a gift box and asked, "What did you buy? Who are you giving it to?"

Zhou Shuren tapped the gift box, "I didn't buy it. Shi Qing gave it to me. Not only did he give it to me, but Ming Qing as well."

Zhulan put on her shoes and went downstairs, "How did you run into him?"

Zhou Shuren motioned for Zhulan to look at the gift box and continued, "Our schedule has always been controlled by others, so it's easy for them to find us. I just gave it as a gift, mainly to Wu Ming. Mingqing and I were also there, so we got the gift for free."

Zhulan has already opened the gift box, which contains a pair of jade bracelets. Zhulan picked them up and played with them. "This Mr. Shi is not a simple man. He knows our family's affairs very well. He knows that it is better to give it to me than to you. By the way, is it necessary to spend so much on this gift? The Shi family is a royal merchant, so they should not try to please a scholar in advance. If Wu Ming's accusation is justified, he is young and promising. Isn't it too early now?"

Zhou Shuren used to be a jeweler and knew a lot about the value of jewels. He estimated the price at a glance. The price of this pair of jade bracelets was about thirty taels. Zhou Shuren took the bracelets from Zhulan and put them back. "It's a pity that he still doesn't understand. I just hope you can help me buy jewelry."

Zhu Lan laughed. Shi Qing gave her jewelry. She was Shi Qing's elder in age. It was a gift for an elder. But Zhou Shuren was still unhappy. Shi Qing also gave it to Ma Tizi. "He values ​​Wu Ming. Could it be because of what Wang Ru said?"

She really has no confidence in Wang Ru anymore. The reality is that there is no cover of words when it comes to her. Wang Ru is really stupid. It is not impossible that she is asking for trouble!

Zhou Shuren explained, "I have been in Pingzhou for so long, and I have been asking about the Shi family. The imperial merchants sound very high-ranking, but in fact they are the money bags of the superiors. The Shi family's backers are fierce, and it is said that they take away most of the money earned every year. The son of the Shi family was unwilling to be controlled all the time, so he boldly made reforms. Rather than saying that his stepmother wanted to kill Shi Qing to avenge her son, it is better to say that someone used Shi Qing's stepmother to kill him. After experiencing death, Shi Qing dared not act rashly, so he had to avoid the Shi family and build his own network. Wu Ming, Shi Qing should have investigated everything clearly, and it was because he was optimistic that he sent a valuable gift in advance."

Zhu Lan followed Zhou Shuren's words and said, "He is holding Wang Ru in his hands, but he actually intends to use Wang Ru as a trump card, and throw her out when necessary, right?"

Zhou Shuren drank tea and said with amusement, "It's interesting. The novel is really too one-sided. Even if Wang Ru didn't save his life in advance, Wang Ru is still not as important to him as himself. He will never show mercy when he needs to use her. This is the reality. It's impossible for Shi Qing, who hopes to kill his eldest brother and become the only son of the Shi family, to be in love with her."

Zhu Lan could no longer read novels directly, because the people she interacted with were all real people. "However, no matter how powerful Wu Ming is, it may take him many years to get a high position. Can Shi Qing afford to wait?"

Zhou Shuren, "Shi Qing is not that old, right? It's a pity that he is a businessman, otherwise he could have taken part in the imperial examination and won a place."

Zhu Lan asked, "Did Wu Ming accept it?"

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Yes, why not? Wu Ming has adapted well. When he becomes a hostess, more people will come to him seeking protection and gifts. Now he doesn't have to promise anything, so it's no big deal."

Zhulan closed the gift box and said, "No wonder they say a poor scholar is a rich man."