Chapter 737: Suspicion of Selling Out

Mingrui whispered, "I just saw my elder brother smile."

Ming Teng sat up straight at once, staring at his elder brother without blinking, his face still cold, "You are wrong."

Mingrui was not mistaken. His elder brother really laughed. He pulled Minghui to confirm, "Did you see it too?"

Minghui nodded, "I saw it, big brother really smiled."

It’s better not to smile. I’m used to seeing him with a stern face, and it’s scary to suddenly see him smile!

Ming Teng felt like he had lost a hundred taels of silver. He actually missed it. What a pity. Then he remembered that Ming Rui's painting was the best among the brothers. "Draw it for me."

After saying this, Ming Teng felt a chill on his back.

Mingrui glanced at his elder brother and said, "He dared not, he dared not." He did not want to be watched by his elder brother while studying. It was too painful!

Mingyun, "Second brother, what did you say?"

"No, nothing!"

Minghui curled his lips, second brother is too angry!

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren also had smiles in their eyes. Zhulan looked at the whole family talking and laughing, "That's perfect."

Zhou Shuren pulled his wife's hand under the table and said, "Yes."

Changzhong, the old son, was sitting next to his parents. He saw them holding hands. Changzhong stretched out his fat paw and said, "Mom, don't just hold Dad's hand. I want your hand too."

Suddenly it was quiet. Zhou Lao and the others looked at each other. Seeing that their father had already picked up his chopsticks and started eating, they all picked up their chopsticks and lowered their heads to eat.

Zhulan thought she was thick-skinned enough and thought she would remain calm no matter what happened. But now her face turned red. What a shame!

Changzhong felt his mother's gaze, and he quickly lowered his head to eat the food in the bowl, silently saying in his heart, "Mom, please don't stare at me, don't stare at me."

Zhou Shuren's face also turned red, and he let go of her hand, "Eat."

Fortunately, Zhulan remained calm and quickly returned to normal. Anyway, her children didn’t dare to say anything!

The next day, Zhou Shuren did not go to visit anyone, and Mr. Wang did not take a day off. Zhou Shuren did not need to visit Ran Zheng's friends. The officials of the Ministry of Revenue basically stayed in the Ministry and did not go home during this period.

A letter was delivered to Zhou Shuren early in the morning!

Zhulan saw that Zhou Shuren was as depressed as a dehydrated vegetable after reading the letter. She picked up the letter and read it quickly. She wanted to comfort him but didn't know what to say. Everything she said would be heartbreaking. She could only silently rub Zhou Shuren's wet hair.

I've sweated so much this morning!

Zhou Shuren sighed, "He walked into a trap, showed off, and ruined himself!"

"Um."

"Look at what's in the letter. I'm really sorry that I won't be in office for another six days. It also says that the Ministry of Revenue welcomes me!"

"Um."

"It is said that the former Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, now Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Mr. Zhong Ji, was so happy that he cried after leaving the Ministry of Revenue!"

Zhulan, "......."

I was indeed very happy. Although it was a lateral transfer, the Ministry of Personnel was the head of the Six Ministries, which had a different meaning. Plus, I jumped out of the pit when the national treasury was short of money. It is no exaggeration to shed tears!

Zhou Shuren, "Zhong Ji saved his hair!"

Zhulan, "...be serious."

Zhou Shuren sat up straight, but he still exuded resistance. "In six days, I will have to live in the Ministry of Household Affairs permanently!"

Zhulan took the fan and fanned Zhou Shuren, hoping to cool him down, and then she moved the ice basin in front of Zhou Shuren!

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

It's really not that hot, wife, you don't have to be like this, okay, it's still very comfortable!

Zhulan didn't dare to interfere in the Ministry of Revenue's affairs. There were many of the emperor's people in this family. Look, Mrs. Song came back after just going out for a while. "Madam, Sun came to visit."

Zhulan wanted to see him. "You bring someone here, I'll go over later."

Mrs. Song: "Yes."

Zhulan handed the fan to Zhou Shuren and said, "Fan yourself."

Zhou Shuren let out a cry and fanned himself with a fan. Although he felt like he had fallen into a big pit, he still had to think of a solution. The simplest way was to turn it into gold. He was not the God of Wealth. He frowned and tried hard to think of a solution, but it was not easy. The Ministry of Revenue was not a place and it had too many issues to deal with!

Zhou Shuren decided not to think about it anymore. He decided to wait until he took office. He still had to wait and see how much money the Ministry of Revenue had and what the specific situation was. Besides, there was a Minister of Revenue above him!

Zhulan met Sun, who became even more respectful, "Hello, my dear lady."

This time, Sun came by himself. Zhulan smiled and said, "Come and sit down. I was just talking about you this morning!"

Sun was very happy to hear this, which showed that the Zhou family still valued her husband very much. "Lady Lao Shu misses you."

Zhu Lan asked, "Why didn't you bring Deng Li with you today?"

Sun was very attentive to her stepdaughter. She had experienced a divorce and had a deeper understanding of women. She hoped that her stepdaughter would be well, which would be good for everyone in the Deng family. "I hired a well-behaved maid and a seamstress, and she learned etiquette and needlework at home."

Zhulan understood that Sun still wanted to use rules and female red to polish Deng Li's personality, "You put your heart into it."

Sun said modestly, "This is what I, as a mother, should do."

The stepdaughter’s biological mother didn’t teach her well, so she could only learn slowly. Fortunately, Deng Li knew that it was for her own good, so she studied very hard and never lost her temper.

Sun continued, "After some time, I want to find a teacher to teach Li'er."

Zhulan thought to herself that Sun was a truly smart person. If her husband was satisfied, it would be good for the stepdaughter's future and she would also gain a good reputation. Moreover, considering the long-term, educating Deng Li well would be a help to the Deng family. It would be foolish to leave him alone, as it would only cause endless troubles in the future.

Sun just came to visit and went back after sitting for a while.

Zhulan sent some gifts, which, although not expensive, were rare.

After Sun left, Dong came to find Zhulan.

Zhulan looked at him and asked, "You want to chat with me?"

Mrs. Dong nodded. "I haven't seen you for a long time. I was busy yesterday and I have a lot to say to you. I also want to give you the account book of the expenses in the capital."

The expenses in the capital, the monthly wages for the servants, food, etc., are all paid into the household account. My mother-in-law left some money before she left, and there is still some left now.

Zhulan motioned to Mrs. Song to take the account book to Xuehan, and then said, "I won't look at it."

Zhulan thought that it was time to let the housekeeper be taken care of by the daughters-in-law.

Dong has always been good, Su Xuan is the best of the best, Zhao manages her own yard well, and although Li is a little bit worse, the general direction is fine.

Mrs. Dong saw her mother-in-law in deep thought, "Mother?"

Zhu Lan came back to her senses, "I remember you wrote in a letter a few days ago that Shen Shujishi from the Hanlin Academy was selling his house?"

Mrs. Dong had heard her husband talk about Shen Shujishi many times, and her tone was somewhat unhappy. "He had been provoking you a lot in the Hanlin Academy, and he didn't stop until his distant relative got into trouble. I don't know if it was bad luck or something. My husband said that it seemed that something had happened to the Shen family, and the house in the capital had to be sold. This guy even asked you if you wanted to buy it!"

Their third branch did want to buy a house to invest in real estate, but they would not sell the house to their rival!

Zhulan's mind was in turmoil. Why did this feel like a complete sellout?