Chapter 481: Those who keep company with ink will become black

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back staggeringly. He didn't even have dinner. He just changed his clothes and went to bed. He was really tired. He started snoring as soon as he lay down. Zhou Shuren never snores when he sleeps. Zhulan fanned him, feeling so distressed.

Zhou Shuren woke up at dawn because he was hungry. When he opened his eyes, he saw that his little son was awake. This boy seldom cried and was a very well-behaved child. He didn't make a fuss even when he was awake. He stared around with his eyes wide open, but he couldn't see very far and didn't know what he was looking at.

Zhou Shuren held his son's hand. The boy had changed every day and had gained a lot of weight. "Son, I am your father."

The little guy heard the noise and burst into tears. He was fine before, but now there was someone around and he could cry.

Zhulan woke up immediately after hearing the crying, reached out her hand to touch the wet thing, sat up and squinted her eyes and said, "Bring me a new one."

Zhou Shuren got out of bed and came back quickly, "Let me do it, you put on your clothes first."

Zhulan yawned, "Okay."

When Mrs. Song came in, she saw her father changing the baby's diaper. She was used to it.

At breakfast, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren enjoyed chatting while eating. Zhulan said, "The matchmaker will go to Wang's house today."

Zhou Shuren nodded to show that he understood, and then asked, "How much do you plan to give as a betrothal gift?"

Zhulan sipped her porridge and said, "I calculated that the cash required would be about 10,000 taels."

Zhulan made a plan. Today, Tao would reply to her letter. She would not have to wait for the horoscope to be confirmed. She could go to the jewelry shop to order jewelry tomorrow. After all, fabrics and cash were the easiest things to prepare.

Zhou Shuren said, "If you need anything, tell me and I will find a way."

This time it's the county lord, and he's keeping his eyes on the Zhou family, so the Zhou family also has to make more comprehensive preparations for themselves.

Zhulan knew that the two maritime departments had seized a lot of things, and most of the seized things were resold, and the price was cheaper than the market price. "You don't want to get something from the warehouse, do you?"

Zhou Shuren tapped Zhulan's forehead and said, "What are you thinking about? Forget it. I really need something. I'm going to find someone to buy it from a merchant."

Although he was very interested in the Navy’s warehouse, unfortunately he couldn’t touch it because the emperor was watching it.

When Zhulan saw Mrs. Song coming back, she shut her mouth. The precious fruits that the second brother got last time came from the warehouse. The Navy really has a lot of money.

After breakfast, Zhou Shuren went to the yamen, and Zhulan waited for news at home.

At the Wang residence, Mrs. Tao greeted Mrs. Xue as they entered. Mrs. Tao did not pretend to be ignorant even though she knew the truth. "It turns out that Lady Yang has found my sister. I was wondering who Lady Yang would find!"

When Xue heard this, she smiled and said, "It seems that I am just here to go through the motions."

Tao smiled and said, "Sister, please sit down."

Tao knew what was going on, so she talked more directly. "The Zhou family is still waiting for my reply. Do you think this matter can be settled today? I will bring my horoscopes with me next time. What do you think, sister?"

Just as Tao was about to agree, she saw the hem of her skirt sticking out of the doorway and was speechless. This girl was really anxious. After hearing that Xue and the official media had come to her house, she had told her not to make things difficult, and she even eavesdropped. In order not to embarrass her parents, Tao agreed quickly, "Then I'll trouble you, sister."

Xue glanced at the useless official media, and with the corner of her eyes she saw the hem of her skirt. She thought it must be the county lord. No one else would be so bold. Most people could not afford a daughter-in-law like this.

Xue's eyebrows twitched. The fourth young master of the Zhou family was someone that anyone could afford. Why did she inexplicably feel that these two men were a good match?

Xue didn't sit for long. After completing his task successfully, he stood up and said goodbye.

After the matchmaker left, Mrs. Tao saw Su Xuan coming in with a red face. Mrs. Tao said, "Shameless."

But I felt very sad in my heart. Which girl doesn't want to get married? Xuanxuan is such a miserable child.

Xue took the official media to Wang's house, and then went to Zhou's house. Everyone knew about this move. The Zhou family wanted to find a marriage for Mr. Zhou Si. The Wang family's daughter had been engaged early on, and it was easy to guess who was going to arrange the marriage. It was the Lord of Anhe County who lived in Wang's house most of the time.

Zhulan was very happy. The smoother the marriage went, the better. She meant that the necessary procedures should be followed as soon as possible. After the horoscopes were matched, a date could be chosen to send the betrothal gifts and finalize the wedding date. There was no need for engagement to avoid unnecessary hassles.

Qi from the Ran Mansion was unwilling to accept this, but there was nothing she could do. Her husband was a little scared of Mr. Zhou's temper, and she didn't want her daughter to worry about him all her life. After hearing the news, she quickly let go of her unwillingness and instead waited for the Min family to take action. Based on her understanding of Liu, she was sure that Liu would take action.

The ministers in the yamen hadn't figured out what Zhou Shuren wrote and why there was no response when he sent it to the capital, but they were confused by the Zhou family's claim that they were close to the county lady. The county lady was eighteen years old, had a bad reputation, and was an orphan, so why did the Zhou family fall for her?

Lord Wang looked very happy, but Lord Bai immediately said, "It depends on the horoscope. It's this horoscope."

Lord Wang narrowed his eyes. Lord Bai relied on Lord Min. "Don't worry about this, Lord Bai. If you have time, you might as well worry about your own daughter, so that she won't be unable to find a husband because of hand tremors."

Zhou Shuren, "......."

Wow, I just realized today that Lord Wang has a poisonous tongue.

Mr. Bai was furious. "You, you are so evil-minded."

After word got out, it would be difficult for his daughter to marry into a good family. Why didn't she realize that Lord Wang was so powerful before? She couldn't help but secretly glare at Lord Zhou, realizing that she learned all this from Lord Zhou.

Zhou Shuren, "......."

Don’t think he didn’t see it, he has very good eyesight!

Lord Wang rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be afraid to say it if you did it." He touched his chin and said, "No wonder Lord Zhou likes to laugh. It is indeed more infuriating to laugh and argue with people."

I'll post two chapters first. No need to wait. Everyone should go to bed early. There will be no update at night. Don't follow me and keep your days mixed up. There will be five updates today, but one less now. I will update three chapters together around 11 o'clock tomorrow morning, and three more in the afternoon.

There will be no updates in the early morning, so get some rest. The latest update will not be later than 10pm.

(End of this chapter)