Chapter 899 Red is Beautiful

A new year means a new beginning. Early in the morning, Zhulan spent a lot of money on red envelopes for each room and the children.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Zhou Shuren dragged his sons to play cards. His purpose was very clear: to win money. In the end, Mingyun and the others couldn't bear to watch.

Zhulan was also speechless, but Zhou Shuren was very happy. He didn't care whether his sons were letting him win on purpose or not, as he was winning more and more money anyway.

Changzhi was the first to go down. The reason was simple: he lost all the monthly salary he had saved with great difficulty and the red envelope he had just received, so Mingyun was pushed up.

Boss Zhou let out a sigh of relief. He had been bullied just now!

Then Chang Lian was in trouble. After his eldest nephew came up, he never won. Boss Zhou finally won. His biological son was still reliable.

Mingyun touched the cards and looked at his grandfather with his peripheral vision, but paid more attention to his second uncle and third uncle. He could see clearly just now that his second uncle and third uncle were in the same group. They first bullied his fourth uncle who was bad at playing cards, and then his father!

On the second day of the Chinese New Year, the daughters-in-law of the Zhou family could not go back to their parents' homes, either because they lived far away or had no parents' homes. Rongchuan went back to the Zhou family on the second day of the Chinese New Year.

Zhou Shuren sent Rongchuan out to pay New Year's greetings and said in a low voice, "These are all married daughters returning to their parents' home. Rongchuan is like a daughter of our family."

Zhulan chuckled, "That's what Ningfu should think."

Zhou Shuren stood up with a smile, "I'm going out to play a few rounds. Rongchuan is so rich now that I'm jealous. If I don't kill him a few times, I'll be jealous of the rich."

"Look at you, you showed no mercy yesterday, haven't you won enough?"

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Today, only Rongchuan won."

Who made this kid so rich? This is Rongchuan’s first year celebrating the New Year at the Ning family. I wonder how many red envelopes he got!

At the Ningguo Mansion, Lord Ning was very upset. "This New Year gift was prepared by Rongchuan. We will go to Zhou's house on the second day of the New Year. Dad, are we really the man who will marry the daughter-in-law?"

Duke Ning was so lazy that he rolled his eyes. His son had said this too many times. "You are not the most jealous one."

Lord Ning smiled. Yes, the one who felt the most jealous was the emperor. Moreover, the emperor had to face a fake person every day. With this contrast, Lord Ning felt extremely comfortable.

Duke Ning said to his second son Ning Hui, "Your daughter-in-law's family is a bit overreaching. Years ago, your mother-in-law and your mother talked about Ning Ting's marriage and wanted to make it closer. I'm going to make this clear. Your mother and I will decide on the marriage of your great-grandson."

Ning Hui really didn't know about this. His eldest granddaughter, Ning Ting, would be a duke's daughter in the future. There were few people in the capital who could compare to his granddaughter. His face suddenly darkened, "My son really didn't know."

He was already exhausted from cleaning up Yue's family's mess these years. If it weren't for his good relationship with his wife, he really wouldn't bother to care.

Ning Xu curled her lips, "Second brother, I'm not being nosy, you've been too kind to the Du family over the years."

The second brother is good in everything except that he is indecisive sometimes. If it were him, the Du family would not dare to come to the Duke's Mansion and act so presumptuously.

Duke Ning said quietly, "I haven't managed the Du family in these years. It's good to have an in-law who is a hindrance, but it's different now. Our family can tolerate in-laws with low family backgrounds, but we can't tolerate in-laws who don't know their limits. When we were choosing a wife for you, there were more suitable ones than Mrs. Du, but you chose Mrs. Du at first sight. Your mother and I agreed with you, since we both have low family backgrounds anyway."

Duke Ning paused and continued, "The current change of power in the capital is fraught with danger. The Duke's Mansion must be more careful. The Du family can no longer let it go. You handle it."

Ning Hui's heart skipped a beat. His father didn't mean to hit him, but to hit him. He glanced at his leisurely brother and felt a heart attack. "Son understands."

At the Zhou Mansion, Rongchuan always liked to carry extra money when he went out, and he brought even more this time after arriving at the Ning Family. His wallet was particularly bulging from yesterday's New Year greetings, and now he wanted to cry. He looked at his second and third brothers dimly. As for his uncle, let alone trying to win money from him, he would just give it to him directly.

Chang Yi's hand was still touching the banknote in front of him, "Rong Chuan, it's time to reveal the cards."

Chang Lian always remembered how much he had won. Very good. Those who lost to his father yesterday all came back and looked at Rongchuan as if he were looking at gold!

Rongchuan touched his purse and realized that he couldn't go out today unless his purse was empty!

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, many people from the Zhou family came to pay New Year's greetings, including officials from the Ministry of Revenue. The main guests were Liu Feng and Wang Wei.

The engagement is now final, and the two boys came to visit to wish a happy new year.

Zhulan had rarely seen Wang Wei, the eldest grandson of the Wang family. He had a dignified demeanor in his bones. As a young master of a wealthy family, he would be the center of attention even if he just stood there and didn't say anything.

Zhou Shuren was familiar with Liu Feng. Today, he mainly chatted with Wang Wei, asking about his studies and talking about state affairs from time to time. They all talked about people's livelihood.

Zhulan listened at the side and nodded from time to time. Don't look at Wang Wei's young age. Because of Grandpa Wang, Wang Wei has good insights at a young age.

Zhou Shuren didn't talk much and asked his eldest grandson to take Wang Wei and Liu Feng out.

Zhulan waited for the two children to go out, "Being born into a wealthy family gives you too many advantages."

"That's why it was difficult for peasants in ancient times to succeed. Children from aristocratic families had a head start from the beginning of their education."

Zhu Lan added: "Have you noticed that the jade pendant Liu Feng is wearing was not given by you, but it is also a rare and fine piece of jade."

Zhou Shuren took two sips of tea and said, "Yes, it seems that he and his cousin have already met."

Mingyun brought two guests of the same generation to the garden. Several sisters were playing in the garden, and he wanted Yulu to see Wang Wei.

Wang Wei was very calm, just ignoring that some red ears would be more convincing. He was not impressed by Miss Zhou's appearance, but he remembered her name very clearly. His grandmother mentioned it every day, and his great-grandmother also often mentioned it.

In the garden, Yu Lu and her elder sister were watching Yu Die and Yu Yi making a snowman. Hearing the sound of chatting, Yu Lu turned around, wearing a red cloak, which made her, already fair, look even whiter.

Wang Wei was looking at this scene and was stunned. Few people in his family wore red, mainly because his great-grandmother liked plain colors. The clothes of the women in his family were all very plain. His ears became even redder. This time he remembered the appearance of the girl he was going to marry and thought silently in his heart that red was really beautiful.

Mingyun coughed, and when Wang Wei came back to his senses, the Miss Zhou was no longer in front of him. Several Miss Zhous had already walked far away.

Wang Wei's eyes were filled with regret, but he didn't say a word!

Liu Feng touched the seal material inside his sleeve. This was the material he had chosen after a long time and he had originally intended to give it to Yu Shuang as a New Year's gift.

Mingyun looked at his two future brothers-in-law and regretted bringing them to the garden!

The next day, Mingyun and Mingteng also went out.

Hu Xia brought his son to pay New Year's greetings. It was the first time Zhulan met the young master of the Hu family. Hu Xia's daughter was not well educated, but his son watched her closely.

Today, the eldest grandson and Ming Teng were not at home, so Mingrui entertained Mr. Hu Xia.

Hu Xia wanted to say something to Lord Zhou, "Lord, I met Liu Feng's uncle on the second day of the first lunar month."

Zhou Shuren, "The jade pendant Liu Feng wore yesterday was given to him by his cousin, right?"

Hu Xia shook his head, "No."

Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, "No?"