Chapter 191: Sudden Intention

The third son of the Zhou family was officially engaged to the county magistrate's family. After Zhulan's family had breakfast, people came to visit their home non-stop, including women from the clan and people from other surnames in the village. Zhulan went from being the least welcome person to the most popular one in the village. She would get angry at anyone who said that people in ancient times were stupid and stubborn. After more than a year, she felt that people in ancient times knew how to adapt to the situation and seek benefits and avoid harm better than modern people.

Zhulan had been hearing flattering words since morning. This time, no one dared to say anything sarcastic. They wanted to praise Zhulan to the utmost, and she was almost stiff with laughter all day.

On the contrary, Li never stopped talking throughout the whole day. Even after everyone had left, she still felt unsatisfied and especially enjoyed the feeling of being envied.

Zhulan was speechless, "You've been talking for a whole day, and you don't feel tired at all."

She just smiled and talked too little and her lips became dry and her throat felt uncomfortable, while Li's voice didn't change at all.

Li still felt that she hadn't boasted enough, "Mom, you don't know, they have been gossiping about me behind my back, thinking I didn't know. Today, they acted so jealous but had to flatter me, it made me so angry."

Zhulan laughed. Li was lovable because she always knew what she was doing. When Zhulan saw Zhou Shuren push the door open, she said to Li, "Let's go cook!"

Li was afraid of her father-in-law, so she called out "Dad" and quickly went out.

Zhou Shuren looked at Li, who looked like she wanted to grow two more legs and run faster, and said with a twitching mouth, "I'll bring back two roast chickens for dinner."

Li was most afraid of her father-in-law speaking, but luckily it was good news, so she responded and left quickly.

Zhulan asked, "Why did you buy a roast chicken today?"

Zhou Shuren sat down and changed his shoes while saying, "Today I met Shi Qing at the county government office. I came back at night and found an excuse to buy roast chicken to avoid Shi Qing. I didn't expect that I still couldn't avoid him. He said he was going back to the village too. It was just the right way for us to go together. I could only go to buy roast chicken and bring it back."

Zhu Lan took Zhou Shuren's coat and paused, "Shi Qing won't live next door, will he?"

Zhou Shuren took the clean clothes and said, "Yes, I moved in next door."

Zhu Lan thought for a while and said, "Shi Qing knows that our family is married to the county lord's family, and we have a relationship with Jiang Ming, the eldest son-in-law of the Dong family, so he is paying attention to you?"

Otherwise, a scholar is really not worth Shi Qing's calculations.

Zhou Shuren changed into clean clothes and felt much more comfortable. He leaned against the fire wall and fanned himself. "I came back to avoid Shi Qing this time. Although the county magistrate didn't say it clearly, he also conveyed his meaning. He and Jiang Ming don't mix anything. Let me know in my heart not to be calculated."

Zhulan was delighted when she heard this, "Mr. Dong is a wise man."

Zhou Shuren, "If Mr. Dong is not smart, he cannot become the local county magistrate. Although the court does not have clear regulations, it is rare for people to become local officials in their hometowns."

Zhulan likes great teammates. If they weren't great teammates, Zhou Shuren wouldn't have bothered to befriend the Dong family. She sighed and said, "Changlian is lucky to have a good Yue family."

Except for a few daughters-in-law of the Dong family who look down on the Zhou family because of their class, all the others are good.

As for Shi Qing's attention, Zhulan is not worried that Zhou Shuren will be tricked. Compared with Zhou Shuren, it is good enough that Shi Qing is not tricked.

At dinner, the kids were eating delicious roast chicken. Ming Teng was gnawing on chicken wings, muttering, "It's good that my brother is going to school."

Zhulan immediately understood the boy's thoughts, "You are the only one who has many tricks."

Ming Teng laughed. Ever since his eldest brother started eating with his father, there was one less person at the table, so he got more.

Yu Shuang swallowed the chicken in her mouth and said, "It will be even better when my second brother goes to school."

Ming Teng was unhappy because the table with his father was occupied by adults, unlike when he was eating with his grandmother, where there were many children and he had to get a larger share. The thought of eating at the next table turned his sadness into appetite.

Zhao tapped the lady's forehead and said, "Just understand it in your heart."

Yu Shuang laughed, she just liked to tease her second brother, just like her mother liked to watch her eldest aunt having troubles from time to time.

Zhulan really likes Mingteng, her sweetheart. She pinched Mingteng's chubby face and it felt particularly good. It seemed that this boy was getting fatter and fatter.

The next day, Zhou Shuren didn't have to go to the county. After dinner, Zhulan took out the good tea leaves from home to make tea.

Li made tea and came into the house and asked, "Mom, are there any guests coming today?"

The tea in the house is also divided into several grades. The cheaper tea is for everyday guests, the better tea is for elders such as clan leaders, and the best tea is only taken out when important guests come to the house.

Zhulan, "Yes."

As soon as Zhulan finished speaking, Zhou Laoer led people into the main hall. Zhulan heard that Shi Qing said to Zhou Shuren, "Excuse me for interrupting you."

Zhou Shuren was waiting in the main hall. "Mr. Shi, you are so polite. Please take a seat."

Li heard the noise and lowered her voice, "Mother, the guest you are talking about is Mr. Shi? Isn't he related to Wang Ru? Why is he coming to our house?"

Zhulan didn't plan to explain to Li. Li loved to supplement her brain. She was really afraid that Li would supplement his brain too much and get startled, which would easily cause trouble. "I guess Wang Ru lives next door, so he visited on her behalf!"

Li, "So that's how it is. Mr. Shi wouldn't have lived next door yesterday, right? My goodness, the neighbors are all girls. The reputation of the neighbors is already bad, and now a man from outside is allowed to live there. The reputation of these sisters is completely ruined."

Fortunately, Li knew there were people outside, so she kept her voice low.

Zhao interrupted, "When the head of the family was closing the gate yesterday, he saw Wang Rong from next door carrying a bag back to Wang Laosi's house."

Zhulan was not surprised that the second girl Wang Rong would leave. Instead, she was surprised, "Wang Rong is the only one?"

Zhao nodded, "She is the only one."

Li had a strange expression on her face. After being criticized by a family of smart people, she became smarter. "I said Wang Xin is not as good as her mother. This girl must think that she is older and Wang Ru is younger, so she has her own ideas!"

Zhulan gestured, "Okay, stop talking."

On the one hand, she didn't want to hear what was happening next door, and on the other hand, Shi Qing was outside, and she was really afraid that Li wouldn't be able to control herself and raise her voice so that people outside could hear it.

Li closed her mouth, smiled ingratiatingly, and lowered her head to continue helping her mother-in-law with the matter.

Shi Qing left after a short while. Li and Zhao were very observant. When they heard the guest leave, they knew that their father-in-law must have returned to the main house, so they went back to their own rooms.

When Zhou Shuren entered the house, he saw only Zhulan. He became more and more satisfied with his two daughters-in-law and treated them more and more favorably.

Zhulan put down her needlework and asked, "What did Shi Qing come to say?"