Chapter 108 Holding his daughter in one arm and her in the other
Fu'er's biological father ultimately failed to secure a position in the county government.
We stayed at an inn at the end of County Government Street.
For Fu'er, the advantage is that she has another place to go.
"Father!"
Fu'er is very shrewd now.
I want to buy some snacks, so I'll ask my dad.
If you want to buy a gadget, ask your dad.
He was bullied by older kids and then went to his dad.
Mother is too busy.
But my father is generous, rich, and has plenty of free time.
It turns out that my father has become even better since we left the capital.
She knew it; the capital city was no good place!
Zhou Congxian picked up his daughter, and compared to when they were in Beijing, the little girl had grown significantly taller.
The tiny little person who used to be in his palm has really grown up.
They've even become quirky and mischievous.
He often makes surprising and absurd remarks, leaving people both amused and bewildered.
"Fu'er, where is your mother?"
"Don't worry about Mother for now." Fu'er manually turned her father's head so he could see the children playing with toy wooden cars on the street.
"Daddy, I want this little car too."
The car can accommodate one child, or two children, one to pull and one to sit in.
A group of children took turns riding the bus, going back and forth repeatedly.
Zhou Congxian, "Why don't you play with them?"
The little girl pouted, "The car belongs to Dongzhuang, I don't want to play with him."
"So, who do you want to play with?"
"Everyone."
Fu'er spread her arms and gestured, then added, "Don't be strong."
"Why?" Zhou Congxian had never understood a child's inner world so deeply before.
At this point, Fu'er felt a little aggrieved. "Dong Zhuang's older brother said that other children are not allowed to play with me."
"Just now, Dongzhuang pushed his car out and said that only the kids who don't play with me can play with his car."
Zhou Congxian frowned. "Is that the kid who cheated you out of money the other day?"
Yao Shisan knew the little girl was greedy, so he would give her a few copper coins every day, but the family had plenty to eat and use.
So the little girl saved up all her money.
There were actually more than one or two.
During her few days in Ding County, Fu'er was swindled out of all her money by a young man!
That kid even threatened her not to tell her parents.
Fu'er was still young and slow to understand money, but when others threatened her not to tell her parents, she immediately told her father, who had just arrived in Ding County.
Her father took her and not only got the money back, but also taught the boy a lesson.
Fu'er nodded, "Yes! Dong Zhuang is his younger brother."
"Come on, Daddy will buy you an even better one!" Zhou Congxian never expected that the kid would actually instigate the child.
"Great!! I want a monkey to pull the cart!"
The little wooden monkey has its hands and feet connected to a small wooden cart. Children sit in the cart and use their feet to alternately step on the two pedals to make the little monkey move.
When Fu'er appeared with the car, the children exclaimed "Wow!" and surrounded her.
“Yao Anfu, let’s play together.”
"Yao Anfu, can I ride in your monkey car?"
Zhou Congxian crossed his arms and looked at his daughter surrounded by people, and couldn't help but smile.
He still felt that calling Fu'er Zhou Jiafu sounded better...
He then walked toward the child who had been neglected for a moment.
"Are you called Dong Zhuang?"
Dongzhuang remembered this handsome uncle, who said that his brother had cheated Yao Anfu out of her money.
Zhou Congxian slowly squatted down in front of him, his face full of gentle smiles.
"Your uncle just ran into your brother. Your brother told you to go find him and he wants to buy you a monkey car."
"Really?!" Dong Zhuang's eyes lit up instantly.
He didn't even want the car he had just received, and turned around and ran towards home.
They're fooling kids.
Anyone can do that.
Zhou Congxian had no idea what his expression was, but if Wei Xun saw it, he would probably be shocked.
Yao Shisan returned from the granary at noon, and before he even entered the door, he heard Fu'er's long string of laughter.
As soon as she entered the back office, she immediately noticed another car parked in the corridor.
No need to guess, it's that little girl again.
They've only been here a few days, and they've already bought so much stuff.
Her brother only earns a small monthly salary, and he spends it all on buying things for that spoiled little girl.
Since leaving Beijing.
Fu'er's personality is becoming bolder and bolder, but she's also becoming more and more like a mischievous monkey.
"Fu'er".
She looked around but couldn't find anyone.
"Mother!"
A cheerful voice came from above. She looked up and, in a flash, Fu'er descended from the sky!
Startled by the sudden attack, Yao Shisan staggered backward, his heel hitting a protruding stone brick, and he was about to fall backward!
Zhou Congxian held his daughter with one arm and grabbed her wrist with the other, giving it a gentle pull.
Yao Shisan was placed in his other embrace.
He held his daughter in one arm and her in the other.
Zhou Congxian's lips just curled up.
"Smack!"
The slap stunned him.
Yao Shisan shoved him aside and turned to look at the yamen runners who were all hiding behind the door watching the commotion.
Her voice was shrill with anger, "Who let me in!"
In short, the yamen runners all ran away.
Seeing that her mother was really angry, Fu'er quickly struggled to get off her father.
She stood obediently beside her mother, clutching the hem of her clothes.
"Shi Yao".
Zhou Congxian's lips stiffened.
Yao Shisan turned to look at him, her eyes filled with indifference. "This humble woman does not know you, sir. If you remain obstinate, do not blame me for appealing to the prefecture."
From the moment Zhou Congxian arrived in Ding County, he knew that she had been avoiding him.
But he never stopped Fu'er from seeing him, nor did he stop Fu'er from calling him father.
He thought her attitude had softened.
It seems only a short time will it be possible for the two to mend their relationship.
But her slap shattered the heart he had painstakingly pieced back together over the past few days.
His eyes were slightly red. "Shi Yao, how could you be so heartless..."
"Heartless?" Yao Shisan sneered, her fingertips trembling slightly.
"Didn't you force Jiang Shiyao to her death? Now you want to blame a 'dead person' for being heartless?"
"This is absolutely laughable!"
Pain flickered in Zhou Congxian's eyes. "Shi Yao, I didn't force you, it's just that back then..."
"It's just that other people were more important at the time."
Yao Shisan interrupted him, "Since you've already made your choice, who are you trying to impress with this display of deep affection for your ex?"
She used to be terrified, afraid that Song Jiyun would suddenly appear from somewhere and bite her!
Even if they find many faults in the other party, they will only let them off lightly.
Zhou Congxian could have a million reasons.
But it hurt her time and time again.
It is a fact that can never be erased.
"Shi Yao, you really don't trust me that much..."
His voice couldn't help but become hoarse.
It seems that the smiling figure under the pear tree is getting further and further away.
The person who smiled and said he would wait for him gradually disappeared.
Only the one in front of me, who had changed his name and surname and had a cold expression, was "Yao Shisan".
"Master Zhou."
Jiang Xingyao appeared at the end of the corridor at some unknown time.
"If Lord Zhou is on official business, please come with me to the council chamber at the front."
"If not, please come this way, sir. The main gate is here. The bell has already rung, and I must close the office."
Yao Shisan didn't even look at him, and turned to leave with Fu'er in his hand.
Fu'er dared not be naughty at all, nor did she dare to look at her father again. She obediently followed her mother.
Fu'er didn't understand what was happening.
But this was the first time she had ever seen her mother so angry.
Yao Shisan locked himself in his room, slowly processing his emotions.
Just like when I was in Beijing.
Faced with Song Jiyun's repeated provocations and attacks, she could only digest them on her own.
She rarely showed such emotional outbursts towards Zhou Congxian.
In the Duke's mansion, he was her everything, and only her everything.
Who she is is not important.
Even if she is injured, threatened, or even assassinated.
None of that matters.
Even more so, in order to maintain the so-called balance of power in the court, an innocent woman had to be sacrificed.
Now their "grand show" has come to an end.
I'd like to say a few words of remorse.
She shed two tears.
Should she then be grateful and forgive her?
ridiculous.
It's ridiculous.
"Mother, I'm sorry."
Fu'er's soft voice sounded behind her.
Yao Shisan wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes with his fingers, then turned around and picked up Fu'er.
"Fu'er, you did nothing wrong, you don't need to apologize."
Fu'er looked into her mother's eyes and said, "I was wrong. I brought Father in."
She gently stroked her daughter's hair and said softly, "He's your father. It's only right that he takes you out to play and treats you well."
“Mother is no longer Lady Jiang of the Duke’s Mansion, and will have no relation to him in the future.”
“But you are his daughter. He is good to you, so just accept it and don’t feel guilty.”
"Father will love you, and Mother will love you too."
She threw herself into her mother's arms, saying, "I don't want to look for my father anymore. I don't want to make you sad, Mother."
Yao Shisan patted her back, "You didn't feel sad when you looked for your father and mother. Your mother's sadness is an adult's matter, it has nothing to do with you."
Yao Shisan does not deny that Zhou Congxian is a good person, and possibly a good father as well.
But he was not a good husband.
If he is willing to treat Fu'er well, she will naturally not interfere.
Zhou Congxian will inherit the Duke's mansion in the future, while Fu'er has a Duke father who will feel guilty towards her for the rest of his life.
It will only benefit Fu'er and cause her no harm.
As for Fatty Xi.
From the moment he was born into her womb, he was destined to be denied a noble title.
If he enjoys reading, he can follow in his uncle's footsteps and become an official through the imperial examinations.
If you don't like reading, then follow her and do business well.
Money can also be a source of support for the siblings.
In the days that followed.
Zhou Congxian has disappeared.
Fu'er didn't run around anymore.
Yao Shisan planned to send Shuang'er some food one last time before returning to Yuzhou.
Fu'er hadn't seen Shuang'er for a long time. She was tired of playing at the county office and insisted on going with her.
Yao Shisan couldn't dissuade her, so he had no choice but to bring her along.
"Sister Shuang'er!"
As soon as Fu'er got off the car, she went straight to Shuang'er, who was helping to cut the herbs.
The two had just hugged.
An arrow, seemingly from nowhere, struck a medicine shelf, causing the entire shelf to collapse!
Wei Xun quickly shielded the two of them behind him.
His eyes quickly locked onto the mountain forest.
The next moment.
A burst of cheers and shouts erupted from the mountains and forests.
A group of bandits suddenly rushed out of the mountains!
"Bandits!"
Uncle Sun's expression changed drastically. "Into the cellar!"
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