Zhu Youning smiled lightly, but withdrew his hand from the old lady's withered palm without reducing his strength.

"What I want, grandmother probably won't be able to find it."

The old lady's hands were empty, and she was already dissatisfied, but she knew the purpose of her trip.

"Fu Ya'er, we are a family, so don't be polite to your grandmother. What do you say you want? Is it jewelry, or is it clothing? Is it a house, or a good family business? Grandmother can give you whatever you want. ”

"I have earned what my grandmother said with my own hands, and even if I don't have it now, I will earn it in the future." Zhu Youning said calmly, "I want to turn back time, I want justice, can my grandmother give it?" ”

"Justice?" The old lady met Zhu Youning's dark eyes, and couldn't help but take a half step back.

"At the beginning, my brother's matter needed justice, and there is no clear explanation of how the drowning happened. My grandmother is the old mother of the family, and I believe in my grandmother's ability to know everything. ”

Everyone present was shaken physically and mentally.

The old lady didn't expect that Zhu Youning would take this matter as a condition, the corners of her mouth moved, and she looked like she wanted to say something, and finally said: "It was an accident at the beginning." ”

"Yes." Zhu Youning nodded regretfully and said, "I understand the meaning of my grandmother's visit. I'll figure it out, but the owner is willing to help, and it's not up to me to do it alone. I'll do my best, though. ”

The old lady knew that Zhu Youning was just perfunctory, her heart was hurting, and when she wanted to grab Zhu Youning and say something, Xu took the first step to hold the old lady's arm.

"Old lady, Fu Ya'er is still busy with things, and besides, I have to give Fu Ya'er time to find a way, let's go back first, the old lady is still waiting for news."

Xu saw that today's matter, since Zhu Yanqing's death was mentioned, there was no better result.

She can also understand, after all, no one is made of mud, no matter how soft she is, she can't be at the mercy of others.

Zhu Huating's cheating is still a mystery, Zhu Yanqing's matter is also an unsolved mystery, Zhu Youning is a grudge, there are these two layers, she can help her calmly, she feels strange.

If you continue to entangle, if you tear your face, you will be able to talk about things in the future.

I simply went back first and thought about it in the long run.

Aunt Lin thought the same as Xu, and the two of them helped the old lady to say goodbye one left and one right. The words are still quite polite.

Zhu Youning politely sent people out of the door, and saw that there were already a lot of people at the end of the alley who came to settle accounts with the Zhu family, shook his head and said in a low voice: "Seeing that the New Year is coming, can you have a good year this year......?"

These words are stabbing the old lady in the heart mercilessly. They came today to find nothing, and they are worried about whether they will be able to survive this year.

The old lady and his party did not dare to go to the main gate, detoured to the back street, and went back to the house from the corner gate where the water was poured in the alley of the guest house.

The old lady returned to the upper room, sent Xu and Aunt Lin away, and didn't dare to enter the door for a while when she walked at the door.

The old lady is in a bad mood during this time, and the old lady dares to confront the old lady when he has something to do, but now he doesn't have the guts.

He's too ruthless. treats his sons and grandchildren like that, not to mention that she is an old wife who is not related to him by blood?

Standing on the porch for a long time, her cold legs were a little numb, and the old lady thought of a resignation and entered the house.

Old lady Zhu was catching up on sleep, obviously not sleeping soundly, and immediately opened her eyes when she heard the sound of footsteps.

"How?"

The old lady unbuttoned her cloak and handed it to the maidservant, shaking her head.

Old Lady Zhu's eyes were cloudy under exhaustion, and she said mockingly: "I never thought that a few of you could negotiate. ”

Then you still make me angry!

The old lady's chest rose and fell violently twice, "According to what you mean, what should we do?" When I came back, there was chaos outside the house. Why don't we sell what we can sell at a low price? I can delay it for a day and a half for a while. ”

"Treating the symptoms is not the root cause." Old lady Zhu shook her head.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, but how is it good. Our family has become like this now, although Brother Feng is not properly managed, but Brother Feng is also sick, and people are dying. It's hard for us to find him to take any responsibility. Besides, the group of people outside will not reason with us, and they will not care whose responsibility is for this matter. ”

The old lady rubbed her temples, and under the huge pressure, she could only relieve her anxious mood by constantly nagging.

Old lady Zhu ignored her, and said after a while: "You take care of the nine girls' family more these days, and besides, I want the boss to come back for dinner at noon today." You tell someone. ”

Thinking of Zhu Huating's vicious eyes as if he couldn't beat her, the old lady pouted: "It's useless for you to find the boss, the boss's heart is not at home." ”

"You just have to do it. Can you come up with something else? Old lady Zhu rebuked irritably.

The old lady pouted, "It's not that I don't want to find a way, but the nine girls' requirements are too much." ”

"Request?"

The old lady sat up with her arms propped up, her eyes puzzled and expectant.

The old lady looked fixed, sat on the edge of the bed, and said in a low voice: "She won't ask for any benefits I promise to the nine girls, she just wants to ask the truth about the incident with Brother Qing'er." There was a lot at stake, and where could I tell her, I just said it was an accident. ”

When Old Lady Zhu heard "Brother Qing'er", her face became stiff, and she couldn't help coughing violently.

Seeing this, the old lady hurriedly patted his back, sighed and persuaded: "It's been so many years, don't worry too much, there was no way to make that decision at the beginning, you are also thinking about the family." The past is the past, and the days are not as usual? ”

Old Lady Zhu stopped coughing and pushed the old lady away, "You go and arrange for the boss to come to lunch." "Obviously I don't want to talk about it.

The old lady had to nod and go down to arrange.

The door creaked shut, and the old lady seemed to lose her strength and lay down at once.

He stared blankly at the tent in a daze, and after a long time he closed his eyes with a sigh.

But as soon as I closed my eyes, that picture that I will never forget appeared in front of me.

Night.

Lantern.

Lake.

Inverted image.

A few figures.

Noisy and noisy.

The child was desperately pressed into the dark lake with one hand, and as soon as he struggled to swim to shore, he was pressed in again.

He was good at the water and kept trying to climb ashore, but he kept being pushed back into the water. He struggled hard, but he couldn't breathe, and he had no chance to shout for help.

Until finally, he did not move, and the water calmed down......

Old lady Zhu suddenly opened her eyes, stared at the tent and gasped violently for several breaths, and when she closed her eyes again, the picture appeared in front of her again.

This has been the case several times.

In the end, Mrs. Zhu could only stare at the tent in a daze.

Zhu Youning went to Qianzhuang as usual in the morning. discussed and arranged with Cai Da's shopkeeper, and happened to receive a reply from Yan Sui.

The last time she poured bitter water on Yan Sui, she said a lot of confusion about the relationship between her father and the Zhu family. From her point of view, she didn't want her father to take the initiative to care about the Zhu family again.

But Yansui's explanation of her in the letter also made her have to agree.

The Holy Ancestor ruled the country with filial piety, not forgetting that the root was originally a deep-rooted thing in the thoughts of people at the moment, how could she use her own ideas to ask her father?

It is enough for her to be able to fulfill her duty as a child, and she cannot ask for too much. It's as if her father knows that many of her actions are contrary to the current etiquette and religion, and completely do not meet the requirements of the current lady, but he has never disciplined her too much.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youning wrote a reply to Yan Sui to thank him.

When he went home at noon, Zhu Youning's mood was suddenly brightened.

It's just that the atmosphere at home is a little tense, lunch is set in the hall, but my father and mother don't come out to eat.

Sixteen is so able to eat, but he has no appetite today, so he whispered into Zhu Youning's ear and said today's events.

“…… I don't know what happened to Daddy over there. After I came back, I was not happy and did not eat. ”

Sixteen's eyes were very worried, he had been by Zhu Huating's side and studied with Zhu Huating all these years, and for so many years, he had already regarded this "sister's adoptive father" as his biological father.

Zhu Huating was unhappy about anything, and he refused to eat the meal, which was a big deal in the mind of the sixteen tendons. What could be more important than eating?

Zhu Youning patted Sixteen's shoulder comfortingly, "Brother, don't worry, I'll ask my father when I go back, any problems can be solved." ”

Sixteen nodded, still very trusting of Zhu Youning.

Zhu Youning didn't have to guess what happened to Zhu Huating when he went to the mansion. can also imagine the entanglement in Zhu Huating's heart.

She lowered her eyes, thinking about how she would solve the matter if her father came to her to intercede, so that she could not hurt her father and let the Zhu family get her wish.

But to Zhu Youning's surprise, Zhu Huating did not come to her.

It's just that late at night, Zhu Youning saw that the lights were still on in the wing room where Zhu Huating served as a study. The father's figure is projected on the clear paper, which seems extremely lonely.

Zhu Youning stood under the porch with his shoulders hunched in his small coat, rubbed his arms and pondered for a moment, and then walked over quickly as if he had made up his mind.

Knock on the door.

"Daddy."

"Fu Ya'er?" The door was opened, Zhu Huating looked at his daughter who was cold and shrunk her neck in front of the door in surprise, and hurriedly pulled someone in the door, "Why haven't you slept yet?" ”

"Why didn't Dad sleep?" Zhu Youning sat down on the circle chair by the window, stretched out his legs, and put his feet close to the charcoal basin on the ground to keep warm.

"Daddy is reading, and I'll go to bed later."

Zhu Huating used a soft cloth to lift the iron kettle sitting on the shelf of the charcoal basin, and gave Zhu Youning a cup of hot water, afraid that she would be hot, so he mixed some cold water into it and adjusted it to the appropriate temperature before serving it to her.

Zhu Youning hurriedly got up to take it, holding the warm teacup in both hands to keep warm, and the warmth has been warming from his fingertips directly to his heart.

Some wavering thoughts, after seeing her father's affection for her, finally made a decision.

"Dad is worried about what the old lady is looking for you today? Does the old lady want you to go home? ”

Zhu Huating was stunned when he heard this, and then shook his head, "You girl, I can't hide anything from you." ”

Zhu Youning said with a smile: "Let you go home, take back the words that drove you out of the clan before, and put you back on the genealogy, this is the biggest bargaining chip that the old lady and the Zhu family can curry favor with you now." When life and death are at stake, with the old lady's temperament, he will definitely do this. ”

Zhu Huating sat down opposite Zhu Youning, and took a sip of the tea bowl as if he was hiding and suppressing something.

"What does Daddy think?"

Zhu Huating said: "I know that your mother is unwilling to go back to the house. ”

"So Daddy wants to go back."

Zhu Huating lowered his eyes and was silent, his expression was very entangled.

Zhu Youning turned the cup in his hand a few times and said slowly, "Dad, this is the best opportunity for you to re-enter the genealogy and return to the family." If you want to go back, I support you. ”

"Fu Ya'er......" Zhu Huating suddenly looked up at Zhu Youning, and said in astonishment, "You ......"

"Dad, you don't have to think about it that much. My mother and I felt that it was a lot of trouble to live with them. But when has our family ever been afraid of trouble? My mother is your wife, I am your daughter, and it is because of you that my mother will have the bond with the Zhu family, and there will be the bond between me and the Zhu family.

"Even if you don't like the family style of the Zhu family, the blood is constantly cutting. No matter how much we hate the Zhu family, we ourselves are the Zhu family, and in the eyes of outsiders, we are always surnamed Zhu.

"In this world, being expelled from the family, forgetting that the ancestors betrayed the family, no matter the reason, the world will laugh when they know it.

"So Dad, I support you in choosing the way that makes you feel most comfortable in your heart, instead of making you endure and submit to me all the time, and think too much about my feelings.

"I do have a career now, but so what? I am the emperor of Laozi, and you are also my father. ”

What Zhu Youning said was Yan Sui's words to explain her in the letter, and she now agrees with these words.

Zhu Huating was warmed up by Zhu Youning's words, his nose was sour, and tears almost flowed out. But when I heard the last sentence, I was amused by her again.

"You girl."

Zhu Youning said the biggest hesitation in Zhu Huating's heart. He recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, I don't know if it was because of himself, he was for his strong brother. After returning to the Zhu family, he is the eldest son, and Brother Zhuang is the grandson of the descendant, and no matter what he wants to do when he grows up in the future, he will have an identity.

But if he has been drifting outside, Brother Zhuang'er will always be the descendant of a man whose father was kicked out of the house and had nothing to do. There will be a stain on his life, and maybe one day he will feel that he can't hold his head up.

It's just that over the years, their family's life has relied on Zhu Youning. He is ashamed of his daughter, so he cares about Zhu Youning's thoughts. He knew that Zhu Youning, like the Bai family, didn't want to go back to the Zhu family.

But Zhu Youning's words just now made all the good inferiority complex hidden in his heart fly away in the light.

Yes, they are a family, and he really shouldn't treat his daughter as his daughter because she can make money, excessive "respect" and consideration are a kind of alienation from his daughter.

They will always be father and daughter, and he should not forget that.

"Fu Ya'er, you are a sensible child, you can say this to your father, no matter what the result is, your father is very grateful to you in his heart."