The dinner was very rich, the exquisite delicacies were set up on several large tables, the Zhong family sat around the round wooden table, An Ruolan was sat next to Mrs. Zhong, everyone was harmonious, and the atmosphere was not bad.

Of course, it would be better if there was no slight criticism and dissatisfaction from Zhong Erye.

Master Zhong has four sons under his knees, except for the third child, who was born to a concubine, the rest are the sons-in-law born to Mrs. Zhong, however, even if they are compatriots of the same mother, the relationship between Zhong Erye and Zhong Siye is not close, but Zhong Sanye, who was born to his aunt, is closer to Zhong Siye.

At the dinner table, everyone adhered to the dogma of eating without saying a word, eating quietly, and the huge dining room only occasionally sounded the slight collision of cups and chopsticks and plates.

Second Master Zhong wanted to speak several times and stopped, and suddenly asked: "Fourth brother, I heard that you took Sister Lan to the gold and silver building of Liyuwu today, and said that you want her to take care of the shop?" ”

In a word, the originally quiet dining room became more and more audible, and the atmosphere suddenly turned cold.

Everyone stopped eating, and a few juniors who couldn't bear it all looked up at Zhong Siye.

Zhong Siye remained silent and said, "What are you looking at me for?" ”

Hearing this, the people who looked at him lowered their eyes one after another.

Rubbing the corners of his mouth elegantly and leisurely, Zhong Siye asked with a smile: "The second brother is really well-informed, but I don't know, who sued the second brother?" ”

He smiled gently, and those who knew him well knew that the more this happened, the more angry he became.

An Ruolan lowered her head silently, she knew that it would become like this, so she refused to agree to take care of the gold and silver building.

Second Master Zhong didn't feel a sense of weakness for a while, he coughed to cover it up, and said, "It doesn't matter who sues me, Fourth Brother, you are not too young." Why do you still not know the importance of it? You are too unsafe in doing this, Sister Lan is still young, and the gold and silver building in Liyuwu is not a small shop, how can you leave it to her to take care of a child at will? If you want to cultivate her, there are so many industries under the name of the Zhong family, you can choose a small shop for her to try first, and then she will have enough experience in the future. It's not too late for her to take over. ”

The more you talk about it, the more confident you are. Zhong Erye straightened his waist, slapped the table and said, "All in all, you didn't do this right. The second brother will not agree. ”

He felt that he was generous and generous enough, and even the Zhong family's industry was willing to let An Ruolan, an outsider, interfere.

However, as soon as the words fell, a sneer rang out.

Zhong Siye half-lowered his eyes. He asked casually, "Then who does the second brother think is the most suitable for taking care of the gold and silver building of the carp dock?" ”

Second Master Zhong thought that he had moved his younger brother. couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, he suppressed the joy and pride in his heart, pretended to ponder, and then said righteously: "If the fourth brother really wants to change someone to manage the gold and silver building of the carp dock. Yueshan is a good candidate, Yueshan is going to pass this year, and she has learned a lot from her mother in the past two years. It's also time to look at the results of your learning. ”

The ancestor of the Zhong family was a picker, and he started as a businessman. To the generation of Mr. Zhong's great-grandfather, he was already a wealthy businessman with some fame, and later Mr. Zhong's grandfather donated officials in the imperial court, and the Zhong family slowly transformed into a family of poetry and books.

As the position of the Zhong family in the imperial court became higher and higher, the Zhong family completely became a high-ranking official.

Despite this, the Zhong family has not forgotten their roots, and until now, the descendants of the Zhong family have to learn business management, whether they want to study for the imperial examination or find another way, even if they are their daughter's family.

Yes, the girl of the Zhong family is also famous in Shengjing City for her shrewdness and ability, and her tongue is like a spring.

And Zhong Yueshan, Miss Zhong Wu, is the best of this generation of Miss Zhong.

Hearing this, Zhong Siye let out a faint sigh, raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhong Yueshan at the table of Miss Zhong's family.

Zhong Yueshan sighed in her heart, and hurriedly got up and excused herself: "Fourth uncle, don't listen to your father, my niece just learned some fur, I'm afraid she won't be able to take care of the gold and silver building." ”

I secretly said in my heart that it was bad, I was afraid that this unreasonable fire was going to burn on her, and I couldn't help but blame my father's mouth.

She did feel resentful of An Ruolan in her heart, and felt that she had been robbed of what should have belonged to her, but what kind of character is the fourth uncle? That's really short-hearted! She, the bitter master, still didn't dare to say that An Ruolan was not, how could her father be so blatantly displeased?!

The more I thought about it, the more I felt wronged, for fear that the fourth uncle would misunderstand her, Zhong Yueshan couldn't help but redden, and said, "Fourth uncle, my niece has never thought about ......"

"Okay, what does it look like to cry." Zhong Siye smiled softly and interrupted her unfinished words.

Zhong Yueshan's words made Zhong Erye feel quite faceless, his face was blue and black, but because the family was present, it was inconvenient for him to have a seizure, so he had to squeeze out a smile, and said with a dry smile: "Yueshan, this girl is thin-skinned and modest, fourth brother, you watched her grow up, and you should know her temperament best." ”

He hadn't given up the idea of letting Zhong Yueshan take care of the Liyuwu Gold and Silver Building.

The four brothers of Zhong Siye's generation, Uncle Zhong and Zhong Sanye are following Master Zhong from the text, one is currently serving as a pusher in the Ministry of Officials, and the other is serving as Shaoqing in Taichang Temple, and Zhong Erye and Zhong Siye are both in business, but the latter cannot be compared with the former at all.

Compared with Zhong Siye's industry all over the world and sitting on a mountain of gold and silver, Zhong Erye can only barely maintain the balance between the expenses and income of the industry under his name, and he can't earn a few silver at all in a year.

Second Master Zhong has long been jealous of Fourth Master Zhong's wealth, so he is waiting for the life of his frail younger brother, and then enjoys the benefits of the fisherman.

It's no wonder that Zhong Erye is so delusional, earlier Zhong Siye had not accepted An Ruolan as a righteous daughter, and Zhong Siye said that he would choose one of the descendants of the Zhong family to pass on to Zhong Siye, and everyone agreed with this opinion, and among the younger generations of the Zhong family, Zhong Yueshan was considered to be the most likely to become the heir of Zhong Siye because she was born smart and clever and very business-minded.

And Zhong Siye does look at Zhong Yueshan more than the nephews next to him, not that Zhong Siye favors Zhong Yueshan, he just instructed her to read a few times by chance, and somehow, it is rumored that he loves Zhong Yueshan from top to bottom of the Zhong Mansion, in fact, he is almost the same to all the sons and nephews of the Zhong family.

It is precisely because of this that Zhong Erye will be greedy, thinking that after his younger brother dies, his brother's property will belong to his daughter, and his daughter's property will not be his?

It's a pity. Zhong Siye did not succeed the descendants of the Zhong family, but accepted a righteous daughter, and also had the intention of handing over all the property to the righteous daughter, which made Zhong Second Master anxious, and he began to look for an opportunity to bite off a piece of meat from Zhong Siye's body.

The matter of the Liyuwu Gold and Silver Building allowed him to find an opportunity.

In Zhong Erye's opinion. An Ruolan has always been an outsider. is not qualified to inherit Zhong Siye's property, because Zhong Siye's property belongs to the Zhong family, and it must be done according to the will of the Zhong family. Even if An Ruolan wants to inherit, he can only get a small part.

Zhong Erye took it for granted, and he could only say that he didn't know his brother well enough.

Zhong Siye leisurely picked a chopsticks and eggplant pot. And he didn't open his mouth to answer, seeing this. Zhong Siye was a little anxious, gritted his teeth and said resolutely: "Taking care of the gold and silver buildings is not child's play, the semicolon closure is small, and the reputation of affecting all the gold and silver buildings is big." Anyway, I won't agree to let Sister Lan take care of it! ”

Compared with his righteous words, he was full of neutrality, and Zhong Siye just said indifferently: "When." What am I going to do in my store, do I need your consent, second brother? ”

Accompanied by a light tone. The white porcelain blue and white spoon fell into the bowl and hit the edge of the bowl with a clanging sound.

Second Master Zhong subconsciously held his breath and relaxed his breathing.

"Even if Bao Mei loses all the gold and silver buildings, as long as she is happy, I will be happy." Zhong Siye leaned back on the back of the chair, holding his hands on his chest and tucking them into his cuffs, with a haughty posture of what you want to do with me.

"You!" Second Master Zhong's eyes widened in shock, and he gritted his teeth and asked, "Why?!" ”

Zhong Siye raised his eyebrows and shrugged, "Rich, capricious." ”

Second Master Zhong almost spurted out a mouthful of old blood.

Zhong Yueshan bit her lower lip tightly and lowered her head with sadness, how could the fourth uncle be so eccentric and ruthless?

An Ruolan, one of the parties involved, didn't dare at all, and it was not good to speak at this time, even if she didn't speak, some people thought that she coveted her father's property, and if she spoke again, she might attract a lot of jealousy.

Inevitably burned by the war, she hung her head and drank the soup silently, let her father-in-law bear the storm, she firmly believed that Second Master Zhong was not her father-in-law's opponent at all!

silently cheered up my father-in-law in the bottom of my heart.

Second Master Zhong was so angry that just when he wanted to slap the table and roar, accusing Fourth Master Zhong of being a loser and making trouble unreasonably, Uncle Zhong, who had been watching coldly, suddenly said, "What does it look like to be noisy?" Eat well. ”

Second Master Zhong has been very afraid of his strict brother since he was a child, and it is the same now, when he heard this, he didn't dare to make another time, so he sat down obediently and continued to eat.

Zhong Siye also respected his eldest brother, so he didn't say more.

Master Zhong glared at the second son and the youngest son unhappily, and said: "What is the matter, say calmly, the children are here, you are not afraid of losing face, I am also afraid that the boys and girls will be damaged by you!" ”

After that, he puffed his chopsticks.

Old Madam Zhong glanced at An Ruolan beside her complicatedly, and hurriedly persuaded: "It's all right, why are you angry?" Let's eat, the food will be cold in a while. ”

The younger generations also advised him to dissipate his anger.

Mr. Zhong ignored it with a straight face.

Zhong Siye glanced at An Ruolan and made a gesture of walking with a pen, An Ruolan was stunned at first, and then came to his senses, and said busily: "Grandpa Zhong, didn't you say last time that there was a pair of paperweights missing on the desk, didn't your father-in-law pick it out for you, I'll send it to you later?" ”

This is some time ago, the jade cabbage and Pixiu paperweight on the case of Master Zhong's study were mischievously mixed to the ground by the youngest child of the Zhong family, and then he didn't find what he wanted, so he didn't add it, Zhong Siye has always remembered this matter, and he didn't let An Ruolan pay more attention when he went to the street, no, it really made An Ruolan find something rare and rare.

As soon as he heard this, Master Zhong's face softened a lot, nodded and said, "Let people send it to the study in a while, you have also been busy all afternoon, so rest early after eating." ”

An Ruolan nodded obediently.

Seeing this, Zhong Yueshan couldn't help but say something sour: "Sister Lan is cute and cute, and she is thoughtful and understanding, no wonder the fourth uncle loves her so much." ”

An Ruolan smirked, pretending not to understand the mockery in her words.

A hint of displeasure flashed in Master Zhong's eyes, and he said, "Eat." ”

Everyone should be, and they dare not say more.

After eating, everyone dispersed, An Ruolan went back to her courtyard in Zhong's house, she first bathed and changed clothes, and then personally took the ornaments and paperweights that Zhong Siye asked her to choose, as well as a gift she prepared for herself and sent it to Master Zhong's study.

The ornament is a jade grasshopper cabbage, the lower part of the cabbage is white and warm white jade, occasionally accompanied by yellow-brown spots, its upper leaf veins are distinct, the leaves are rolled, the jade at the heart of the cabbage is carved into a pair of fat, is gnawing on the leaves of the big-bellied grasshopper, its knife is simple and exquisite, it can be called a ghostly workmanship.

The image of the whole cabbage is realistic, and the green vegetables and vivid grass insects make people feel vitality and vitality, which makes people full of energy at a glance.

The paperweight is a pair of lifelike tiger cubs, and their humble appearance is very cute.

Master Zhong was very satisfied with these two objects, and couldn't put it down, praising An Ruolan for her heart.

An Ruolan waited for him to enjoy the fun for a while, and then took out a gift prepared by himself, and said with a smile: "Grandpa Zhong, this is a little toy that I accidentally discovered, because I found it interesting, I bought it and gave it to my grandfather for idle entertainment." ”

"Oh? What else is there to offer? Master Zhong said with a smile.

An Ruolan opened a pear blossom wooden box he brought, opened it and put it in front of Master Zhong, who looked at it and was immediately happy and interesting.

The box was only the size of two palms, and it contained a plate of shrunken watermelons, whole, cut in half, and petal-by-petal, a total of six pieces, all carved from jadeite.

The round, green watermelon, the melon skin is green, green, and with dark green stripes, and there are black melon seeds in the cut melon, if you look closely, you can also see the shadow between the melon flesh and the melon skin.

Master Zhong was so fond that he gently picked up one of the watermelons dragging the green melon vines to play, only to feel that the tentacles were cold and refreshing, which was really cooler than eating iced watermelons.

It's a great way to play in the heat.

After Master Zhong grabbed each one and played with it, he carefully put away the box, and his face was as cold as ice at the dinner table, and he was full of smiles at this time.

"This set of green melons is really interesting, Sister Lan has a unique vision, like your father-in-law." Master Zhong stroked his beard and smiled.

"Grandpa has won the prize." An Ruolan smiled modestly.

After a few more gossips, An Ruolan said goodbye, and Master Zhong did not let her go home empty-handed, and gave her a pair of favorite white jade relief bottles.

Before leaving, Master Zhong said to her: "You don't have to be too restrained, what your father-in-law gave you, you can just keep it." ”

An Ruolan was stunned and bowed respectfully. (To be continued) R466