Chapter 167: Succession

Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to hang up the earthworm again, "If you don't say anything, I will take it as your consent?"

Zhou Shuren narrowed his eyes. He would not lose. "Let's bet. If you lose, can you cook a meal for me yourself?"

Zhu Lan was surprised at Zhou Shuren's request at first, even though she knew that her cooking was not tasty. Then she felt something was wrong. She recalled carefully that her original birthday was the second day of August, and so was her birthday. After thinking about it, she asked, "Your birthday is June 20th? Same as Zhou Shuren's?"

Zhou Shuren looked at Zhulan approvingly. She reacted very quickly. "Well, we have the same birthday, so I asked you to cook a meal for us."

He didn't really care about any gifts; he just wanted to have a meal cooked by Zhulan.

Zhulan was silent. She thought that Zhou Shuren, the old fox, would ask for some other benefits, but she didn't expect it to be this. However, she would never ask for a change of bet. If she really said that, Zhou Shuren would think she hoped something else would happen!

Zhou Shuren smiled even more when he saw Zhulan nod. She really thought he didn't want to ask for benefits, but it was just the wrong timing. Zhulan's body seemed to be better, but in fact, it was not. Zhulan's body needed to be taken care of. It would take at least one or two years to recover. Otherwise, even if they wanted to have a child of their own, Zhulan's body would not be able to bear it. She was already an elderly mother, and there were no sound medical conditions in ancient times. He would not gamble.

In addition, I will have to go to Beijing after the provincial examination next year, and I don’t know whether I will stay in the capital or be sent abroad. All these factors combined make it not a good time to seek happiness.

He also thought that if he really wanted a child in two years, Zhulan would be in danger, but now it was more dangerous and equivalent to chronic suicide. He considered having a baby if it really didn't work out. Although it was a pity not to have his own child, he just wanted to grow old with Zhulan.

Zhulan saw that Zhou Shuren was distracted and hurriedly pulled it, "Your fishing rod is moving, pull it quickly or it will come off the hook!"

Zhou Shuren finally came back to his senses and hurriedly picked up the fishing rod. The fish was quite strong. It had to be said that both of them had good luck. The fish Zhou Shuren caught was not small, weighing more than two kilograms.

Zhulan was just thinking about not letting the fish run away, but now she saw that the two of them were tied. Fortunately, she had a good attitude and she didn't lose. She was also willing to cook for Zhou Shuren. She won and finally got a share of the catch. It was a win for her anyway, so she went back to stare at her fishing rod.

Soon there was no fish for a long time. The two of them stared at the fishing rod. It was so quiet around that Zhulan heard every sound very clearly. She turned her head to stare at the bushes behind her. Seeing Zhou Shuren also turned his head, Zhulan gestured to him to keep quiet.

The two heard Wang Ru's voice clearly, "If the matter is done, I will give you another ten taels of silver."

Another person lowered her voice, and it was also identifiable that it was a woman, "Ten taels of silver is too little."

Wang Ru's voice was a little annoyed, "If you don't do it, someone else will. Someone in your family will do it."

After a while, they were at a stalemate. The woman refused to compromise and threatened, "If you don't add the money, I will announce it to the whole village, and you will never succeed."

Wang Ru said angrily, "Fifteen taels, don't be too unreasonable. I'll pay you twenty taels first, and then add fifteen taels, making it thirty-five taels."

"Pay thirty taels first, and I'll give you another ten taels when the job is done."

There was another silence, and the two reached an agreement and left quickly.

Zhulan turned around and looked at the river in silence. She was bored at home and went fishing with Zhou Shuren, but she still ran into Wang Ru. She didn't know whether to say that Wang Ru was unlucky or that they had a deep connection with Wang Ru!

Zhou Shuren asked, "Did you recognize whose voice it was?"

Zhu Lan spread her hands and said, "Don't count on me. There are many women in the village. I'm a homebody after I came here, so I really can't hear anything."

Zhou Shuren was alert, "Keep an eye on the children these days, don't let them target us."

Zhulan nodded, "Yes."

Because Wang Ru disturbed the mood of the two, they went back after fishing for a while. In the end, Zhulan lost by two fish. Zhou Shuren walked briskly. Zhulan was naive. Cheating is a common practice everywhere. It was worth it for him to tell a joke to tease Zhulan from time to time and move the fishing rod when she was not paying attention.

Zhulan pouted as she looked at the smug Zhou Shuren. Did he really think she didn't notice it? She didn't notice it once or twice, but after so many times, it turned out that she was a martial artist with sensitive senses. She just watched Zhou Shuren, who thought he had cheated successfully, happily without saying a word. She would never admit that she was a little reluctant to leave Zhou Shuren's arms!

On the afternoon of the second day, before Zhulan could be alert, she knew what Wang Ru was planning. Suspecting that she had heard wrongly, she asked Zhou Wangshi, "Wang Ru wants to take over?"

Zhou Wangshi is Li Zheng's mother. Today, there was a commotion at their house. She looked at the whole scene and said, "Yeah."

Zhulan felt that Wang Ru would not simply be adopted, so she hurriedly asked, "Which family did you adopt her to?"

Mrs. Zhou Wang kept the mystery a secret, "There were two outsiders in the village, one surnamed Wang and the other surnamed Qian. The two families came together. The Wang family's bloodline was not strong, and their only son had just married the daughter of the Qian family. He died of illness before the child was born. The daughter of the Qian family could not bear the shock and died of dystocia. You remember this, right?"

Zhulan dug up her memories, and it was true. "It was a big commotion back then. The Qian family came knocking on the door. The old couple in the Wang family were already in poor health, and they couldn't bear the shock. They both passed away last summer. Auntie, do you mean that Wang Ru will be inherited by the extinct Wang family?"

Mrs. Zhou Wang nodded, "Yes, it was the Qian family who started it. Old Madam Qian cried and said that her daughter cried in her dreams every night, saying that she wanted to have a daughter. She also left her horoscope, and the match was Wang Ru. The old lady believed it even more, and then went to Wang Laosi's house. Then she made a scene in front of my son. Wang Laosi refused to agree, and Old Madam Qian cried and made a scene again."

She felt a headache after hearing this. She had finally sent the people away, and she didn't want to stay at home for fear that the Qian family would come again, so she came out for a walk and chat with Yang.

Zhulan felt relieved. Wang Ru's plan was to pass on the inheritance. She said with relief, "Wang Lao Si naturally disagrees. Wang Ru is a cash cow. Wang Lao Si can live his current life entirely thanks to Wang Ru. Wang Lao Si is reluctant to let her go."

She really despised Wang Laosi. She used to make some sausages and sell them, but it didn't last long because Wang Laosi started living the life of a master. Now the Wang family does nothing and depends on Wang Ru for money. Every time she sees Wang Laosi's proud look, it hurts her eyes.

Zhou Wangshi sarcastically said, "You didn't see that Wang Laosi was so angry that he dared to hit someone even though he was so cowardly. He even threatened to kill anyone who stole his daughter."

Mrs. Zhou Wang changed the subject and said, "I'm just telling you, I think Wang Ru was behind this. This girl is very evil. I've been staring at her, and it seems that Wang Ru had already anticipated that she would not agree, and she was still watching the show leisurely!"

Zhulan thought that Zhou Wang was amazing and was right about everything she said. "It seems that succession is only a matter of time."

Zhou Wangshi had guessed it, so she was even more unwilling to stay at home, and asked several daughters-in-law to go out and not stay at home. "You said that Wang Ru and Master Shi were not clear about it. If Master Shi really liked her, why didn't he take her away?"