She has done a lot for my family, and she has just given birth, so I owe her something.
I hope she'll back down and not use the child as a bargaining chip.
Zhong Wenming didn't care about the circumstances under which he wrote this document.
He only cared about the authenticity of the documents and where they were located, and he needed to examine them personally.
So he continued, "Do you have the documents with you? Can I take a look?"
Qi Mingyu felt there was nothing shameful about the divorce papers that severed ties with his child.
Besides, showing it to Zhong Wenming would give him extra points.
So he nodded: "Okay!"
The document was originally made in triplicate: one copy for the Chi family, one copy for me, and one copy for the clan.
My share is currently in my bookcase; I didn't bring it with me.
"Yes, it's best to keep these things safe!"
"Come on, let's go see you. You haven't been studying lately, so you can give me some pointers on my policy questions."
Zhong Yufeng had been pampered since childhood. While Zhong Wenming was going to look at the documents with Qi Mingyu, she had already run back home.
She also had a key to the storeroom in their second room.
Therefore, as soon as he got back, he immediately took the maid and went to the storeroom.
After taking out the cloth and cotton and having someone deliver them to her elder brother, she gradually calmed down.
She felt she needed to sort out what she had learned that morning, so after dismissing the maid, she sat alone in her room, carefully recalling the conversation between her elder brother and Qi Mingyu.
Perhaps because of her intelligence, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that her older brother's reaction today was somewhat unusual.
At least those words, ostensibly meant to help her inquire or to express righteous indignation, were actually meant to help Qi Mingyu.
There were many things she couldn't understand, so she stopped thinking about them and went directly to her mother.
Her marriage was naturally decided by her parents.
But she was afraid that her older brother would do something to ruin her reputation behind her back.
The second wife of the Zhong family was named Wang Yunjuan. Her mother came from a merchant family in Jinling.
She was to marry her father because of a marriage alliance between their two families.
Those who marry into a marriage alliance often lack deep affection for each other, and naturally, their families will have many concubines, illegitimate children, and other children.
But because of her family background, the man in charge of the family respected her.
Perhaps due to her background, she also has a talent for business.
The businesses she brought as part of her dowry multiplied several times over in just over a decade.
After Wang Yunjuan got married, she received a considerable dowry.
Influenced by her mother, she believed from a young age that women must be capable and cannot rely on men to live.
Therefore, she has been shrewd since she was a child.
Her decision to marry the second son of the Zhong family was the result of careful selection.
So far, everything has proven that she has good judgment.
She escaped the fate of merchants who were barred from taking the imperial examinations; her descendants could participate if they wished.
Although the man lacked ambition and wouldn't receive much money even if they separated, she wasn't short of money; what she lacked was whether the man truly cared for her.
Now, nearly eighteen years into their marriage, the man has no concubines, only her.
She could even say with certainty that the couple was deeply in love and that no outsider could interfere.
Now that her children are grown up, her son's marriage was arranged by her mother long ago.
Only Yu Feng, who is almost of marriageable age, is still unmarried, and she is also anxious.
Recently, after Qi Mingyu moved into the Zhong family's house, she noticed that he was handsome and talented, had the title of Xiucai (a scholar who passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations), and was very likely to pass the Juren (another scholar who passed the highest level of the imperial examinations). So she began to observe him closely.
Not only that, she also asked people to inquire about Qi Mingyu's family situation.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
