Chapter 484: Great Pressure

Because of the letter, Zhulan cancelled the flower-viewing party that had been planned in order to avoid any further problems.

Time passed quickly, and eight days went by in a blink of an eye. When the day for delivering the betrothal gift had come, Boss Zhou had finished everything and returned home early.

Zhou Shuren brought Zhulan and the betrothal gifts to the Wang residence. Many people gathered to watch the team carrying the betrothal gifts. Boxes were carried into the Wang residence one by one. There were many people watching the excitement. In a blink of an eye, everyone knew that the Zhou family had sent the betrothal gifts.

Lord Wang and Mrs. Tao listened to the betrothal gift and looked at each other. They were both from aristocratic families with strong financial resources, so they were surprised by the betrothal gift.

The two men thought that Mr. Zhou came from a farming family and would not have much wealth, so they both sat down and prepared a small betrothal gift. Unexpectedly, there was 5,000 taels of cash alone.

Tao looked at the gold ornaments in the box and her smile deepened. She was really worried that Xuanxuan would have to live on her dowry in the future. Now it seems that she doesn't need to. She also heard a lot that the Zhou family was attracted by Xuanxuan's money. Bah, it was obviously Xuanxuan who fell in love with the young master of the Zhou family first. Some people are just jealous.

Tao said enthusiastically, "Please come in quickly."

The Zhou family sent the betrothal gift with great fanfare, and Liu knew the news immediately. She had been sending letters and waiting for the Zhou family's reaction, but there was no reaction from the Zhou family at all. Today they actually sent the betrothal gift, and Liu held the handkerchief tightly, and Mr. Zhou didn't care at all?

Many people in Jinzhou City also speculated that the Zhou family was attracted by the county lord's money. The announcement of the betrothal gift today slapped many people in the face. It is clear that the Zhou family has a solid foundation.

Zhulan was also able to set the date smoothly. Both families wanted to get married as soon as possible, so they chose the nearest auspicious day, two months later.

Zhou family, Chang Zhi’s betrothal gift was over ten thousand taels, which had a great impact on several branches of the Zhou family.

This is the betrothal gift. Even if the county lord brings back money, it will be the money of the fourth house, which means that Changzhi has a fortune of over ten thousand taels before getting married.

Boss Zhou was a little stunned. He knew that his mother had been busy preparing the betrothal gift for his fourth brother, and he thought it must be a lot of money. However, he didn't expect that the gift list would cost over ten thousand taels.

Boss Zhou calculated the eldest wife's property and found it was pitifully small. All of it converted into silver was less than two thousand taels, and most of it was his wife's dowry. Boss Zhou felt a little uncomfortable, but the time passed quickly and he was not jealous.

Seeing his wife sitting still, Zhou Laoda reached out and pulled Li's hand, "Don't be jealous. When we got married, our family was a farmer. Now the Zhou family's status has changed, and my fourth brother married the county lord. These betrothal gifts are what we deserve. We just need to live our own lives."

Li came back to his senses, "Boss, what did you say?"

Boss Zhou repeated it again, and Li was speechless. "I'm not jealous. Mother said it when she left. She knew the answer. I was distracted because I was thinking, how much money does our Zhou family have? It's not hard to get this ten thousand taels of cash!"

Boss Zhou was stunned. He had bought a fish farm some time ago, which also cost him a considerable sum of money. Moreover, his mother had not sold the shop or the land. Boss Zhou was shocked. Without knowing it, had the Zhou family become so wealthy?

Only Mrs. Zhao was at home from the second house. She glanced at her daughter-in-law who was not with her and said, "Mother is really not obsessed with trivial matters. You don't need to take leave to accompany me."

Yu Shuang didn't believe it. Mother and father were the ones who were most willing to plan. Mother must have thought too much about Fourth Uncle's gift list. "Mother, I've already taken my leave. Let me accompany you."

Mrs. Zhao rubbed her forehead and said, "My dear, I do feel a little uncomfortable, but when I think about it, you and your sister will get married with plenty of dowry, so I feel balanced."

Yu Shuang, "......."

This time she didn't think much about the letter to her mother.

In the third room, Mrs. Dong saw her husband writing at the desk. She walked over curiously and fell silent after seeing the content. "Are you calculating the family assets?"

Chang Lian put down his brush and said, "Well, I have nothing to do anyway, so I'll just calculate how much property I have."

Dong asked, "What do you think you are doing?"

Chang Lian smiled and said, "I just want to know how powerful our family is. I want to learn from them and save more for my children in the future."

Mrs. Dong has become more open-minded these days. She has gained a lot of weight and smiles softly. Especially when she hears about her husband's efforts for their family, she smiles and asks, "What have you learned?"

Chang Lian pointed at the written money and said, "I calculated that apart from the unexpected money from Dad's reselling, most of it was actually saved by Mom. Mom is really amazing."

Mrs. Dong's eyes sparkled. "Then I will ask you for advice in the future."

Chang Lian curled his lips and said, "Yeah."

He was in a hurry. When his daughter grew up, he would give her a generous dowry. He did not intend to have too many good children, just a good one. He was not greedy.

Rongchuan was under great pressure as he sat at his desk looking through his savings over the years. Apart from his monthly salary, most of the money came from his writing.

In the whole Zhou family, his handwriting was the best, all because he put a lot of effort into his calligraphy. He was best at copying. Ahem, his own handwriting was not worth money, but he could copy the calligraphy of some famous calligraphers. Little by little, he really saved a lot of money.

Rong Chuan counted it and found it was two hundred taels. He closed the box with a sigh. It was not enough to buy a shop. Rong Chuan pursed his lips. Xue Han was the daughter of the Zhou family, and he also wanted to prepare an enviable betrothal gift for Xue Han.

Rongchuan and Mingyun were in the academy together. Mingyun was the eldest grandson of the Zhou family and had many flatterers around him. No one could easily offend Mingyun. But he was different. Although he would not play tricks, he could not avoid making sarcastic remarks. He never took sarcastic remarks to heart.

Xue Han never said it, but he knew that the ladies who invited Xue Han had made a lot of ridicule to her.

Rongchuan looked at the books on the table. He would take the examination for the scholar next year and hoped to pass it in one go. But then he became discouraged. He decided not to think too far ahead and should save more money to buy a shop first!

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren came back in the afternoon. The little son hadn't seen his mother for a day. Zhulan changed her clothes and held on to him tightly.

Zhou Shuren was a little jealous, "You little brat, why don't you catch your daddy?"

Zhulan kissed her son and said, "You are not at home during the day. When you grow up and understand more, I will catch you."

Zhou Shuren had a long beard, and he tore it with a sound, "Let go, little brat."

Zhulan laughed secretly, "Are you happy that I caught you this time?"

Zhou Shuren's mouth twitched in pain, "This guy has a strong grip, let him let go, it hurts."

Zhulan patted her son's hand and said, "It's not that his hands are too big, it's that your beard is too long and too easy to grab."

Zhou Shuren waited for his son to let go, rubbing his chin. He was now particularly satisfied with his beard. He opened his mouth to bite his son's fat hand, but before he touched it, he burst into tears, and cried so sadly.

Zhu Lan coaxed him, "Your father is just trying to scare you."

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

He loves this kid so much that he wants to love him to the core, but this kid seems to betray him every time!

Zhulan walked a little further away with her son in her arms and said to Zhou Shuren, "You go to the study."

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

Was he offended? He took a deep breath. One was his long-awaited son, and the other was the apple of his eye. Well, he couldn't afford to offend either of them.

(End of this chapter)