Condolences to the staff, it took a morning, and at noon, everyone ate the dam feast at Chaotianmen.

This is a unique custom in western Sichuan, and Qiao Yixi participated for the first time and was very curious.

Wei Nanshui's expression was serious.

To be precise, Qiao Yixi felt the difference in Wei Nanshui from the moment she arrived at the Gu family.

It's not that Wei Nanshui is hostile to the Gu family, but in silence, he seems to be accumulating something.

After lunch, Qiao Yixi and his party arrived at the riverside, and a painting boat slowly drove over.

"Jojo, do you remember this boat?" Gu Shijun said to Qiao Yixi with a smile, "This is a birthday gift from your little uncle." ”

Qiao Yixi smiled, "Although I don't remember how old it was as a birthday gift, I like it very much, thank you, uncle." ”

"Let's go, let's get on board."

Old Man Gu gave an order, and after the painting boat docked, the group boarded the boat.

I have to say that the background is different, the taste and style are different.

Compared with the Wang family's exaggerated painting boat, Qiao Lixi's painting boat is much more domineering.

It seems awkward to use these two words to describe a painting boat, but apart from these two words, Qiao Lixi can't find any other words.

There are two floors of the painting boat, the first floor is for partying, resting, eating, and playing, and the second floor is the cabin, the master bedroom is very exquisitely decorated, and every furnishing is a boutique, but it is not enough to use antiques and famous paintings, those are flashy things, and they can be displayed and used as a luxury for daily life.

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In the blink of an eye, it was the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

The Gu family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is very warm, at least stronger than the Qiao family's New Year's Eve.

After eating nonsense, Qiao Yixi hugged the hawthorn water to eat.

After Chinese New Year's Eve, the family sat together and played cards.

Qiao Lixi watched the battle while eating snacks.

Finally waited until midnight.

Several children of the grandchildren knelt on the ground in unison, sending blessings to the elders, and naturally they also got red envelopes.

Qiao Lixi took a cautious and sneaky look.

Several elders all gave a ticket of one thousand, that is, she got five thousand taels of silver at once.

"Let's go, Jojo, set off firecrackers!"

As soon as the bell rang at midnight, the entire Chaotianmen was boiling, and the Gu family's head cannon was lit by Gu Shiyang, which lasted for a whole minute, and the courtyard was filled with the smell of sulfur.

The excitement lasted until the middle of the night, and it was the old man Gu who gave an order, and everyone reluctantly returned to their respective yards.

New Year's Day.

There are many people in and out of the Gu family, all of whom give gifts, in addition to the people in the government, that is, stewards and foremen, and many neighborhoods.

The gifts are not expensive New Year's gifts, and some are even home-grown vegetables and fruits.

Qiao Xiqiao is young, and she is the granddaughter of Old Man Gu, it is rare to come back once, so she naturally wants to receive red envelopes, everyone knows that Old Man Gu is a person, and they don't care how much they give, just mean it.

But even so, Qiao Yixi became rich overnight and became the richest of the grandchildren.

For this reason, Gu Jingshu also teased her that she has the capital to do business.

Of course, those who came to the Gu family today also have Mr. Gu's business partners, and the two families who had joined forces with Mr. Gu and fought all over Chaotianmen's invincible hands also came.

"Old Madam Gu." With a delicate voice, Qiao Yixi coldly got goosebumps.

Following the voice, I happened to see a defiant gaze.

Zhao Mei snuggled up to Mrs. Gu, burying her head slightly, and that vague gaze shot from under Mrs. Gu's squeaky nest.

Qiao Yixi frowned slightly, and quickly understood where Zhao Mei's hostility came from.

The three cousins are all the future heads of the Gu family, especially the eldest cousin, and now he has reached the age of saying goodbye, as the eldest son and grandson of the Gu family, Gu Pingxin is a proper and rich third generation, how could Zhao Mei let go of the opportunity to get the moon first. It's just that her existence made Zhao Mei misunderstand that there was another rival in love, so she glared at her murderously.

It's just that her idea just popped up, and it was denied by the people around her.

"Why is this Zhao peacock here again?" Gu Pingxin was very dissatisfied.

"She doesn't come much on weekdays? Which time was not an excuse to visit my grandmother and coax my grandmother around. ”

"If it weren't for my grandmother's protection, I would have done it a long time ago." With the content of his speech, Gu Pingqing rolled up his cuffs.

Qiao Yixi was confused.

Gu Pingqing explained: "This Zhao Mei is Zhao An's granddaughter, and she knows that her grandmother likes girls, and she has been fighting autumn in our Gu family all these years. Now many of the Zhao family's businesses are tacitly approved by our Gu family, why? It's not that Zhao Mei gags in front of her grandmother. Qiaoqiao, you are the princess of our Gu family, before, because you were weak and came back less, you were taken advantage of by this fake, and now, you, the main master, are back, tearing off Zhao Peacock's fox skin, I see how arrogant she is! ”

Several cousins chimed in.

Qiao Yixi shook it off with a roll of her eyes.

"Third cousin, you also said that this Zhao Mei is deeply liked by her grandmother, how can I tear off her fox skin? I'll do the thankless work, and how many of you will sit back and enjoy it? ”

"Qiaoqiao, you can't say that," Gu Pingjie said with a righteous face: "Grandmother loves you the most, what you do is right in the eyes of grandmother, besides, we don't want you to charge into battle alone, our palace." ”

Qiao Lixi snorted crookedly.

She is an adult, and she really doesn't take this jealousy to heart.

That Zhao Mei's purpose is not pure, but she didn't do anything harmful, just to seek benefits for the Zhao family, although she has a lot of eyes, but according to Mrs. Gu's shrewdness, how could she be played with by a child?

The Zhao family got what they were all willing to give by Old Man Gu and Old Madam Gu.

It's just that Qiao Lixi's generosity did not exchange for Zhao Mei's kindness, and glanced at her defiantly, Zhao Mei said to Mrs. Gu angrily: "Old lady, why have you never seen this sister, I don't know which young lady it is?" ”

"Jojo, come here." Old Madam Gu beckoned to Qiao Yixi.

The affectionate title gave Zhao Mei a sense of crisis, and she was even more wary of Qiao Xi.

"Qiaoqiao, I'm Zhao Mei, you can call me Sister Zhao, the first time we met, my sister felt that I had a lot of eye contact with you, I don't know how long my sister will live in Gufu, if you are free, your sister will take you around." Wen Crepe's words are nondescript, and they have the appearance of imitating the words of high-ranking families, but they are like a joke.

Old Madam Gu's face changed slightly.

Zhao Mei didn't know it, took Qiao Lixi's hand, and continued to use the master's tone, saying: "Sister don't be restrained, the old lady is hospitable, you should treat this as your own home, Sister Ming'er's house is a treat, if my sister has time, she can also come and sit." ”

As soon as Zhao Mei finished speaking, Gu Pingqing jumped to his feet, "Qiao Qiao is a guest of our Gu family, don't worry about you." ”

In other words, in the past, Old Madam Gu had already taught this dead boy a lesson, but Zhao Mei was unlucky, and she dared to pose as a master to Qiao Lixi, which made Old Madam Gu very dissatisfied.

She is rare Zhao Mei, but compared to her granddaughter, Zhao Mei is a fart!

If it weren't for her granddaughter's poor health and couldn't come back often, this Zhao Mei would be a good person, so she would keep a pet by her side, occasionally give a piece of meat and bones, and when she is in a good mood, give a piece of meat.

But to be a pet is to have the consciousness of a pet, and you dare to roar at the owner, and you can't see your position clearly.

Zhao Mei didn't find out the abnormality of Mrs. Gu, all these years by Mrs. Gu's side, she had already tried out Mrs. Gu's bottom line, coupled with her exquisite ability, coaxed Mrs. Gu to treat her as her own granddaughter, so she didn't care about Gu Pingqing's anger, "Third brother, I know you don't like me, but I am also sharing it for the old lady, and the old lady also said it, so it should be for me to practice." ”

Qiao Lixi secretly asked the Zhang family, and finally figured out the origin of this Zhao Mei.

Relying on the favor of Mrs. Gu, Zhao Mei can be said to be the master of walking sideways in Chaotianmen, and she has done a lot of things in the name of Mrs. Gu outside. Mrs. Gu didn't care, firstly, because Zhao Mei was just using her power for personal gain, and she did not care about human life, those benefits were what she and the old man were willing to give, and secondly, it was also a guilt of the Gu family towards the Zhao family.

When the dock was grabbed, the other party made a black hand and made a move on Mrs. Gu and her uncle, only Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Zhao were there, and when it was a moment, Mrs. Zhao pulled the two uncles to her side, and her son pushed in front of Mrs. Gu. So, the people who came thought that the child standing next to Mrs. Gu was the child of the Gu family, and they were taken away directly. Although he was found later, the eldest son of the Zhao family was still not rescued.

Later, when the Gu family wanted to dominate Chaotianmen Wharf, the Zhao family was also the first to stand up and support, as the most powerful assistant of the Gu family, the Zhao family did not have many interests, and it was precisely because of the righteousness of the Zhao family that those who wanted to open their mouths were restrained. When the Gu family initially controlled the Chaotianmen Wharf, the Zhao family made a lot of efforts.

Therefore, Old Man Gu has acquiesced to many of the Zhao family's behaviors over the years.

And the Zhao family is also a measured person, knowing what to ask for and what not to want.

So, under the tacit understanding of the two families, Chaotianmen was in order.

As for this Zhao Mei......

Mrs. Gu did stay by her side whenever she had time, taught some housekeepers, and would also let Zhao Mei practice her hands during the Chinese New Year.

How to practice?

It is nothing more than asking her to help the Zhang family and the Li family sort out the New Year's gifts, list the list, and then help manage some kitchen procurement. However, Mrs. Gu would not let Zhao Mei touch things like account books and silver, that is to say, Zhao Mei just learned some "book" knowledge, and participated in some practical operations under the supervision of Zhang and Li.

Therefore, Zhao Mei is not as favored as she thinks in the heart of Mrs. Gu.

"If you want to practice, go back to your Zhao family, what are you stirring up in our Gu family? Our Gu family's things don't need an outsider to worry about. ”

These words were blunt, Zhao Mei pursed her lips aggrievedly, tears rolling in her eyes.

In normal times, Mrs. Gu threw it over with a cane, but today she lowered her eyes and looked at the tea in her hand.