Chapter 678: Courageous
Zhou Shuren said proudly, "You and my son are naturally the smartest."
Zhu Lan glared at Zhou Shuren, "You are not a father at all, and you want me to take care of the child."
Zhou Shuren smiled apologetically, "I can't bear to part with it. This is the baby I have been looking forward to for so long."
Zhu Lan pinched Zhou Shuren and said, "I can do it."
Zhou Shuren continued to smile, praising himself in his heart. Fortunately, he had positioned himself as a loving father first. "My wife, you have worked hard."
Zhulan hummed, "Husband, just sing a song."
Zhou Shuren only knew a few lines, and most of them were just humming. "Don't mind if I don't sing well, lady."
Zhulan took off her shoes quickly, changed her clothes and got into bed. "Ah, I know it's a lullaby. Let's sing it."
Zhou Shuren, "......."
What he sang did sound a bit like a sleep song.
The next day, Zhou Shuren's day off was over and he went to the yamen obediently. Chang Zhong also went to find Chang Zhiqimeng obediently. The yard was full of crazy noises yesterday, but it was quiet today.
Zhulan's ears were quiet, "It's such a rare quiet time."
Mrs. Song smiled. The young master was indeed full of energy. He would not be idle unless he was tired. Now that the young master had gone to be enlightened, the maids and servants in the main courtyard felt much more relaxed.
Zhulan said, "Changzhong, forget it, I'll just go and take a look secretly."
She is still worried!
When Zhulan arrived at Changzhi's study, Changzhi was facing Changzhong's 100,000 whys. Fortunately, Changzhi was well-educated and had enlightened several children at home, so it was easy for him to deal with Changzhong.
However, Changzhong is treated really well. He holds Changzhi in his arms and teaches him. It is really a benefit for the old and the young. Mingteng and others don’t have this treatment.
Changzhong thinks that Fourth Brother is very good. "Fourth Brother, you know a lot. Fourth Brother, you are amazing."
Changzhi smiled, "As long as Changzhong works hard, he can be as good as his fourth brother."
At noon, Changzhi accompanied his wife for lunch.
Su Xuan touched her belly and said, "I heard from my mother-in-law that you are very patient with me. Why are you so gentle when you call Minghui?"
Chang Zhi rolled his eyes in his heart, but said, "Chang Zhong is our father's baby. You didn't see what happened yesterday. Dad is really used to Chang Zhong. If I didn't teach him gently, he would really cry. I would complain later."
He used to be the eldest son, and now Changzhong is here, and he is an old-born son. He really doesn't have the courage to compete with his younger brother. No, there is no comparison at all, okay? Dad has never been gentle to him.
Su Xuan burst out laughing, "Then I'll tell you one more thing, Mom secretly went to watch you teach Changzhong."
Changzhi patted his chest and said, "Fortunately, I am smart."
In the capital, Shen Yang was preparing to buy some gifts so that he could visit distant relatives tomorrow. He arrived at an antique shop and finally chose something he liked. Just as he was about to ask the shopkeeper to come over and ask the price, the antique in his hand was snatched away.
Zhang Jinghong thought, what a coincidence, "I like this one, you can choose something else!"
Shen Yang stared, "I saw this first, you have to follow the first come first served rule."
Zhang Jinghong took it, but he simply hated Shen Yang. He took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, looking at the shopkeeper with his side eyes. He would not want this thing even if it was given to him for free, but he was unwilling to give it back to Shen Yang. "You like it, and I like it too. How about this, the one with the highest bid gets it."
The shopkeeper didn't dare to say anything. He was the Fifth Prince, a frequent customer of the shop. He naturally listened to the Fifth Prince. However, the antique was fake. He would not dare to cheat the Fifth Prince. When he saw the Fifth Prince looking at him, he quickly understood. "This antique is 200 taels. Since both of you like it, the one with the highest bid will win."
Zhang Jinghong: "Three hundred taels."
Shen Yang held his breath, and seeing that the visitor had no obvious accessories, he had a rough idea in his mind, "Four hundred taels."
Zhang Jinghong: "Five hundred."
Finally, Shen Yang called out eight hundred taels, and Zhang Jinghong finally let go of the antique in his hand, "It's yours."
Shen Yang's mind went blank. Eight hundred taels, most of the silver in his purse was gone. When he came here, his father gave him one thousand taels. Now there were only two hundred taels left. He pursed his lips and took out the silver anyway.
Shen Yang left with the antique. Zhang Jinghong held out his hand to the shopkeeper and said, "Give me six hundred taels."
The shopkeeper was delighted to have received the silver for free, but now he could only hand over six hundred taels obediently.
Zhang Jinghong was in a particularly good mood. He picked up 600 taels when he went out. He was also a person who needed to save money. He said to the shopkeeper, "You should be content with the 200 taels you got. If you really meet someone who knows about this fake bottle, he would not even be willing to give you 5 taels of silver."
The shopkeeper smiled apologetically, "Your Highness the Fifth Prince is right. I thank you very much."
Zhang Jinghong left the shop with a smile. This time he met Shen Yang, and he found out that Shen Yang was really a proud and arrogant person. What's more, he didn't know him. Ha, this was really interesting.
The next day, Zhulan took Xuehan to the jewelry shop to pick up the jewelry. This time the jewelry was custom-made by Zhulan, and the gems were all provided by Zhulan. She only needed to pay the jewelry shop for the silver.
These jewellery were custom-made for Xue Han. They were more gorgeous than the ones she had bought before, and the two headpieces were extremely noble.
Xue Han knew that her mother had ordered two sets of jewelry, but she didn't expect that she would buy two sets at once. "Mom, two sets of jewelry are too expensive."
Zhulan took out all the things in the house and made jewelry. "These are your dowry. They are not expensive."
Xue Han was stunned. Isn't this expensive? The labor cost alone is over a hundred taels.
Zhulan packed it up carefully after looking at it, but unfortunately there were only enough for two sets from the bottom of the box. She wanted to ask the Xu family if they could bring back some gems from their trip to the sea, so that they could get it cheaper.
Zhulan took her daughter out of the jewelry shop and just as she was about to get on the carriage, she stopped and looked at the young man walking towards her. She was right. This young man didn't belong to anyone's family. It was clearly her own granddaughter.
Zhulan narrowed her eyes, "Don't block it with the fan, Yushuang."
Yu Shuang took off the fan, her face red. This was her first time going out like this, and she didn't expect to be caught by her grandmother. "Grandma, little aunt."
Xue Han's eyes widened, "Should I say you are brave, or should I say you are really Yu Shuang?"
She didn't even have the courage to go out wearing men's clothes, but this girl actually had the courage to go out. Look, she looks quite decent.
Zhulan got on the carriage first, "Everyone, get on board."
Xue Han followed closely, and when Yu Shuang came up, Zhu Lan looked at Yu Shuang's clothes and asked, "Where did you get these clothes?"
Yu Shuang didn't want to betray her fourth aunt, so she kept silent.
Zhulan, "I know even if you don't tell me. Your aunt gave it to you."
In the second room, Zhao is a careful person, so Yu Shuang can't think of making men's clothing secretly. Moreover, Yu Shuang doesn't dare to make men's clothing selfishly, so it can only be given by Su Xuan.
Yu Shuang lowered her head and said, "This dress was worn by Fourth Aunt when she was a child. I saw it and it was perfect for me, so Fourth Aunt gave it to me."
Xue Han tapped Yu Shuang's forehead, "So you are brave enough to wear it out? Huh?"