Chapter 874 Good Ambition

The next day, Zhou Mingteng, the second grandson of the Zhou family, got engaged, and people who followed the Zhou family soon learned the news.

When they got engaged, Changzhong's status in Mingteng's heart was raised several levels because he protected Mingteng, directly surpassing his biological father, although his biological father's status in Mingteng's heart was not that high either.

After Mingteng got engaged, Zhulan relaxed a little. Mingrui was still too young and she could wait for a few years.

Zhao brought Yudie with her. After all, the little girl was born prematurely. Even if she was raised like a normal child, she would still be prone to illness in winter.

I went to Liu's house for an engagement yesterday. The girl had too much fun and had a fever last night.

Zhulan picked up Yudie and touched her forehead. "It's not hot now, but you have to be careful in the afternoon. Children are prone to relapses."

Zhao had taken care of the young lady all night yesterday. She was used to taking care of the young lady who was not feeling well. "Don't worry, mother. Yudie will be well in two days."

Zhulan looked at Yudie playing with her bracelet and patted the little girl. The little girl had gained weight with great difficulty, and now it was time for her to lose weight again. She was concerned about Zhao and said, "Don't be too tired. Leave the child to me and go back to rest for a while."

Seeing that the young lady was obedient, Madam Zhao said, "Mother, Yudie is becoming more and more attached to you."

She woke up in the morning and started crying for her grandma, and no one could comfort her. She had been weak since childhood, so she and her husband favored her more. Finally, she had no choice but to ask her mother-in-law, and finally brought Yudie over.

Zhulan kissed her granddaughter's forehead and said, "Our Jade Butterfly is very skillful and can help me a lot!"

Yudie nodded, "Yeah, grandma said Yudie is amazing."

Zhao smiled softly and tapped her daughter's forehead. Among the girls in the family, Yudie was the most coquettish. "Mother, I'll go home first and come to pick her up later."

"Go ahead."

As the year gets closer, each room becomes busier. Every room has its own social group, and New Year gifts also need to be given.

In the academy, Ming Teng glared at Ran Xun who was teasing him again, "Are you done yet? It's just an engagement, isn't it? You've been saying the same thing over and over again this morning."

Ran Xun, "What is an engagement? Can your Zhou family's engagement be the same? The men in your Zhou family are the most popular sons-in-law on the list."

Jiang Du was speechless at Ran Xun's exaggerated behavior, "If you envy Ming Teng, you can also say it."

Ran Xun said, "You are teasing me." "I will not give up the beauty of the garden for a flower. That is the house rule of the Zhou family, not our Ran family."

Ming Teng rolled his eyes, "No wonder your cousin looks down on you."

Ming Teng pulled Jiang Du again, "We can't learn from him. Although your last name is Jiang, you are also half of the Zhou family. The goodness of the Zhou family must be maintained."

Jiang Du was very upset. "Don't worry, I won't be influenced by bad people. I am determined to be a person like my grandfather."

Ming Teng patted Jiang Du on the shoulder and said, "What a great ambition."

Dong Zhan laughed quietly. He found that he really missed a lot of fun since he took the initiative to communicate and contact. Now he felt light-hearted and the pressure of the past was much less.

In the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren met Zhang Yang. After Zhang Yang recovered from his illness, he had grown a lot, and his facial features had improved a lot.

Zhang Yang was very well behaved in the Ministry of Revenue this time, and was able to calmly complete the assigned tasks.

Zhou Shuren asked Zhang Yang to sit down, "Your Highness, what do you want to see me about?"

Zhang Yang's face was still pale. He had just recovered from a serious illness and was still weak. "I have been in the Ministry of Revenue for a while. My father asked me to come to the Ministry of Revenue for training, but I only deal with accounting matters. I would like to ask, can you assign me some other tasks?"

It would be fine even if he was in charge of a state. The reason he was tricked last time was that he was too impatient.

Zhou Shuren was practicing Tai Chi. "Your Highness, the duties of the Ministry of Revenue may seem complicated, but in fact, they are all repetitive tasks. Your Highness, you should lay a solid foundation first."

Zhang Yang didn't expect to get another job at once. If he was really given one, he was afraid that he would be plotted against again. However, this illness made him realize that if he wanted to be respected, he had to have real ability. "I will listen to you, sir. You can get busy first."

"good."

Zhou Shuren watched Zhang Yang leave. He really grew a lot. The environment transformed him. Even the stupid Zhang Yang became more restrained.

In Zhoujia Village, Xuemei took her daughter to the Jiang family. It snowed heavily yesterday, and Xuemei's mother-in-law steamed a lot of meat buns.

Dong Yizhen and her daughter embroidered handkerchiefs. After arriving in the countryside, although they had some wealth, they still learned to embroider handkerchiefs to sell. They didn't embroider much every month, just enough to cover the family's daily expenses.

Dong Yiyi took the buns and said, "Auntie's buns are absolutely delicious."

Xuemei, "So I brought some more."

Dong Yiyi and Xuemei became friends, so she didn't hesitate to say, "Thank you. By the way, are your twins still messing with you?"

Xuemei got a headache when she thought of her twin sons. "Yeah, the two brats insisted on going to grandpa's house. My husband doesn't have big ambitions, and I don't have any ambitions either. My parents have loved me and given me so much over the years. Now that my parents have taken Jiang Du to live with them, they will raise him in the Zhou Mansion in the future. How can I send the twins over there?"

Dong Yiyi said, "These two kids are making such a fuss, have you ever thought about whether someone said something behind their backs?"

Did she know that a few days ago, the two kids were threatening to go on a hunger strike, but because they were young and lacked determination, they stopped the hunger strike after just one meal.

Xuemei really didn't think about it that way. She was too successful in Zhoujia Village. The whole village praised her, regardless of whether they were from the same tribe or different tribes. She was moved, "Did you hear any rumors?"

"I really didn't hear that. Mu Lan found out when she was delivering needlework to Jiang Miao. You know, it's inevitable that these children will be jealous. Your family, because of your dowry and the gifts from your parents during festivals, it's inevitable that Jiang Miao's children will be jealous."

Xuemei sighed, "My mother is right, the most difficult thing to understand is the human heart."

Dong Yiyi continued, "Jiang Du from your family has gone to Beijing. Those who wanted to get engaged before have given up the idea, but Jiang Miao is still at home. Although the age of engagement in the village is not too early, your family is different. Now everyone is guessing how much your dowry will be. There are too many shortcuts to marrying Jiang Miao. You should have some idea in your mind."

Xuemei had a headache. "I'm worried about that too!"

Dong Yiyi didn't say much. The Dong family also had their own thoughts about Jiang Du's marriage. Jiang Du had no intention of giving up when he went to Kyoto, but now he didn't dare to do so. Her sister had changed so much. It was only after she wrote a letter to her sister that she realized that the silence in her natal family was caused by her sister.

It would be a lie for Dong Yiyi to say that she didn't envy her younger sister. Her father's eye for choosing sons-in-law was not good, and of course his eye for choosing daughters-in-law was even worse. The only good eye he had in his life was in marrying her younger sister into the Zhou family.