The next morning, after the five grandparents and grandchildren had finished their porridge, Zhao Liben started scolding Zhao Shouye again:

"You prodigal son, leave at least some money for your family! Now your father doesn't even have the money to go back home. You want me to beg for food all the way back?!"

Zhao Shouye knew he was in the wrong, so he just kept washing the pot without saying a word.

After Zhao Liben finished scolding the eldest brother, he saw the second brother and his son dressed neatly, as if they were about to go out.

"Where are you going?" Zhao Liben asked unhappily, "Are you going to run away now?"

"Father, you misunderstood." Zhao Shouzheng hurriedly explained: My father and I are going to visit the two fathers-in-law to raise some money for your father and to ask about his livelihood."

Zhao Shouye perked up when he heard this, waving a dripping loofah and saying, "Okay, lend me more. Your relative-in-law has tens of millions of dollars in assets, and if a little slips through his fingers, it will be enough for our family to get through this difficult time."

Zhao Shouzheng nodded and said, "Yes, that's what I meant."

"Go ahead." Although Zhao Liben did not stop him, he did not have any expectations either. He leaned lazily against the wall and basked in the sun.

After getting the old man's permission, the father and son walked through the courtyards and headed towards the main gate of the mansion.

The two walked and encouraged each other.

"Son, as the saying goes, when God wants to give a man a great responsibility, he must first make his heart and body suffer. From today on, we must put aside our insignificant face." Zhao Shouzheng looked at Zhao Hao worriedly. Although his son agreed to the proposal of having two wives, he was still worried that his son's spoiled brat temper would make him unable to stand the grievance.

"I'm just a kid, so of course there's no problem. As long as my father can get by, it's fine." Zhao Hao said indifferently.

"Then I'm relieved. You don't have to worry about me." Zhao Shouzheng patted his chest and said, "I'm not bragging, but I've been eating free meals at home for 36 years, and I've cultivated my skin to the point where it's impervious to water and fire."

"Then let's go!" Zhao Hao nodded heavily.

"We are going!"

The father and son faced the rising sun and pushed open the closed door with high morale.

But he almost bumped into the person who came.

After the incident at the Zhao family, the house had been deserted. Unexpectedly, today there were two guests who came to visit early in the morning.

"Oh my, it's actually my father-in-law and my relatives who have come together. It really is true that a friend in need is a friend indeed!"

Zhao Shouzheng took a closer look and was overjoyed, thinking that now he didn't have to go to people in person to ask for help.

This was the first time Zhao Hao had seen these two men. One of them was thin, with gray hair and wrinkles all over his face. He looked older than Zhao Liben. He should be his father's future father-in-law, Lord Zhou, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College.

The other man, who was in his forties, well-maintained, and had a large build, looked like a wealthy man. He was naturally his future father-in-law, Mr. Liu, the vice president of Suzhou Dongting Chamber of Commerce.

As the saying goes, when asking for help from others, one must be humble. Zhao Hao obediently followed his father and paid his respects to his two fathers-in-law.

Both of their sedan chairs were parked far away at the street corner, and they didn't even have any entourage, as if they didn't want to be seen.

They smiled awkwardly, and Mr. Liu said, "Go in and talk."

"Okay." Zhao Shouzheng and his son hurriedly made way and politely welcomed the two men into the house.

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Back cover room.

Zhao Liben was still leaning against the wall basking in the sun.

Seeing his son welcoming the two in-laws in, he stood up slowly and said with a fake smile, "There's no place to sit in the house, so just bask in the sun in the patio."

"Okay, okay. It's a rare sunny day today." Zhou Jijiu bowed to Zhao Liben and said, "Thank you for your hard work, old man."

Mr. Liu is a junior and not an official, so naturally everything is under the control of Mr. Zhou.

At this time, Zhao Hao and Zhao Xian moved two dirty benches and a rickety broken square table to the patio. Zhao Shouzheng also found a brick and put it under the legs of the table so that there was room for things to be placed on the table.

Zhou Jijiu and Liu Yuanwai gritted their teeth and sat on the same bench.

Zhao Shouye brought the teapot, but what he poured into the teacup was plain water.

Zhao Liben smiled faintly and said, "I'm sorry to have made you two laugh."

"What are you saying, old man? Everyone has their share of troubles." Zhou Jijiu waved his hand and smiled, indicating that it was okay.

"That's right. Uncle, don't worry, there is no hurdle that cannot be overcome. With everyone's help, we can always get through it." Mr. Liu also comforted him.

"I am extremely pleased to hear you two say this." Zhao Liben sat on another bench with a smile on his face. He picked up the teacup and took a sip of water, closing his eyes and siping the water out of habit.

After a few meaningless pleasantries, Zhou Jijiu took out an envelope from his sleeve and handed it to Zhao Liben.

"The old man is about to return home, so I'm preparing some small gifts to show my appreciation."

Mr. Liu also quickly took out an identical envelope and handed it to Zhao Liben.

Zhao Liben looked at the two men, then at the two envelopes. He stretched out his finger to pry open the seal of one envelope, and a bill for five hundred taels appeared.

The Zhao brothers standing behind Zhao Liben were delighted when they saw this. That was not worthless treasure notes, but the bills redeemed by the Huizhou merchants. That was five hundred taels of silver without any discount!

Zhao Shouzheng gave his son a smug look, as if to say: "Look, you want to have both money and money, right?"

Zhao Hao couldn't help but nod his head repeatedly. He saw clearly that the old man opened the envelope of Zhou Jijiu, and his father-in-law's share must be much larger.

Zhao Shouye and his son were also very happy. The family had not split up, and if there was meat in the pot, they would always get a spoonful.

While Zhao Shouye was delighted, he couldn't help but feel sorry for his son, thinking: "It's a pity that my dead relative didn't leave any property, and my son has no money to eat."

Not to mention the useless appearance of the four members of the Zhao family, Zhao Liben's expression became gloomy, without any joy at all.

He twisted his fingers and pulled out a piece of red paper from under the membership ticket, on which was written Zhao Shouzheng's age!

"What does this mean?" Zhao Liben sneered, and the four members of the Zhao family all stayed there.

The Engagement Letter was a token of trust that the Zhao family gave to the Zhou family when they got engaged. Now it reappeared in the Zhao family, it couldn't have been accidentally smuggled in, right?

Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and looked at Zhao Shouzheng. Didn't you say your father-in-law has integrity? Where did his integrity go?

As for the other envelope, there is no need to even look at it. When the chief academician of the Imperial College wants to cancel the engagement, if a businessman named Liu can be trusted, even a sow can climb a tree!

Seeing that their true colors were exposed, Zhou Jijiu and Liu Yuanwai had nothing left to hide.

Then Zhou Jijiu gave Liu Yuanwai a look, meaning, I have already fired the first shot, now it's your turn.

"Please forgive me, old man." Mr. Liu coughed dryly and said in a muffled voice: "The road to Xiuning is long and rugged. My daughter is weak and sick, so I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to follow..."

But Zhao Shouzheng suddenly said, "Don't worry, my father and I have decided to stay in Nanjing. If it doesn't work out, we can get married in Suzhou."

"Well……"

No one expected that a scholar like Zhao Shouzheng would be so bold. Mr. Liu was at a loss for words and could only sit there in dumbfounded state.

Zhao Hao almost fainted. Going to Suzhou to get married? Wouldn't that mean he would become a son-in-law? Banana, you bastard, do you have any shame?

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