Chapter 163: The mighty cannot be bent, and the poor cannot be moved
Zhou Zhou Ming saw his father for a long time, and the rebuttal he gave in the end was not convincing at all, which reduced the pressure in his heart, after all, if he was on the line with his father, it was better to say if he won, if he lost, not only would he not be able to stand up for Huan'er, but he would also lose face in front of his mother, and more importantly, he might let his father beat him up.
After all, in front of so many people, he didn't save face for his old man at all, and an unfilial son like himself would be beaten lightly.
Zhou Zhou Ming seized the loophole in Zhou Ruhai's words, smiled and said, "Dad, when did you say this?" Why are you still full of such outdated and backward concepts?
You also said just now that our family used to be a famous family, and even our ancestors accumulated virtues, and there were many capable people, and they were in the limelight for a while.
But you also know, it was a long time ago, our family is not what it used to be, to put it mildly, if it wasn't for my mother's deep love for me, with our family's current family background, and my frail body at that time, whether I can marry a wife has to put a question mark! ”
When Zhou Ruhai refuted Zhou Ming, although the reason given was very far-fetched, and he stammered a little when he spoke, but the subordinates present felt that it was very reasonable, as the so-called no rules are not a circle, a family as big as the Zhou family, if there are no certain rules, it will soon become a pot of porridge, and then the master is not like the master, and the slave is not like the slave, even if Zhou Zhou Ming is strong, it is difficult for such a family to return to its former glory.
And even if they think about themselves, these subordinates don't want Huan'er to be the eldest lady of the Zhou family, after all, having one more master is not a good thing for them.
But when they listened to Zhou Ming's words, their attitudes all changed, because they felt that what Zhou Ming said was too reasonable, Lin Ajiao could resolutely marry Zhou Ming when the Zhou family was in danger, and from this point of view, she was the great benefactor of the Zhou family.
And after she married into the Zhou family, she brought good luck to the Zhou family, Zhou Zhou Ming not only recovered her health, but also made many miraculous achievements in the yamen, if she has been developing according to this momentum, it will not be far from the day when the Zhou family will regain its strength.
These people thought to themselves that Lin Ajiao had made so many sacrifices and sacrifices for the Zhou family, and she deserved a higher status, and the little maid beside her, her status was naturally rising, even in order to repay Lin Ajiao's kindness, Mrs. Zhou recognized this little maid as her daughter, which is not an exaggeration.
Mrs. Zhou, who wanted to recognize Huan'er as her daughter, couldn't help muttering in her heart after listening to Zhou Ruhai's words, she was not afraid of Zhou Ruhai's opposition, but was thinking about her son, now Zhou Zhou Ming has come back safely, with his ability, it can be said that it is easy to break through the world in the officialdom in the future.
If Zhou Ming can't raise his head outside because of his own admitting to his daughter, which affects his career development, then his sin will be great.
After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Mrs. Zhou even wanted to come forward to retract her idea of recognizing her daughter just now, but before she could speak, Zhou Zhou Ming had already taken the lead in speaking out.
The more Mrs. Zhou listened to Zhou Ming's words, the more she felt that it made sense, the Zhou family had been quite depressed before, and now although the family situation has improved slightly with Zhou Zhou Ming's career, she has no qualifications to dislike others.
What's more, the daughter I want to recognize is none other than Lin Ajiao's personal maid.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhou became even more determined to recognize Huan'er as her daughter, but she had no confidence in her eloquence and knew that with her own ability, she couldn't talk about her own master, so she hoped that Zhou Zhou Ming would work harder and quickly persuade Zhou Ruhai for herself.
After listening to his son's words, Zhou Ruhai also felt that it made sense, but after all, in front of so many people, he didn't want to lose to his son easily, so he deliberately put on a straight face and wanted to continue to defend himself.
But Zhou Ming didn't give him this chance at all.
"Daddy, don't be in a hurry to refute me." Zhou Ming's tone softened slightly, "Let's not talk about whether our family is qualified to dislike others now, I just want to say one thing, my wife went against the opinions of the whole family and married into our family, and only brought Huan'er by her side."
In her opinion, Huan'er is not a maid, but her relative! ”
Listening to Zhou Ming say this, everyone present was silent.
Although Zhou Zhou Ming was standing up for herself, Lin Ajiao on the side had been very nervous, she was afraid that Zhou Zhou Ming would talk more and more in the future, which would directly lead to the scene getting out of control, in that case, the consequences would be out of control.
After all, it was none other than Zhou Ming who was on the line this time, but his own father.
Just as Lin Ajiao was thinking about how to solve the current predicament, she suddenly heard Zhou Zhou Ming put herself in her shoes, and she was moved, and her eyes were full of tears.
Huan'er couldn't believe it at all, Zhou Zhou Ming dared to say that she was a relative of her own young lady in front of so many people, she raised her head, opened her mouth wide, and looked at Zhou Ming hard, her eyes were full of gratitude.
The more Zhou Ming spoke, the more involved he became, and even for a moment, he forgot that he was talking to his father: "My mother's relatives are my relatives, and my mother recognizes Huan'er as her daughter, which is not out of place at all, and even a natural thing."
If you stop this matter again, not only will you look down on my mother, you won't respect my mother, but you won't have my son in your eyes! ”
After hearing these words, Zhou Ruhai was so frightened that his legs trembled, because Zhou Ming's charge against him was too big, if he continued to block his mother's recognition of his daughter at this time, he would immediately offend all his relatives and become a loner.
Although Zhou Ruhai grew up reading sage books, he knows that the mighty cannot be bent, and the poor cannot be moved, but he is not a nerd, at least he knows how to be flexible, and he understands that if he is not a handsome man at this moment, the end will be very miserable.
After Zhou Zhou Ming's words were finished, the eyes of everyone present looked at Zhou Ruhai, waiting for him to make a statement.
Under the deterrence of everyone's gaze, Zhou Ruhai coughed nervously twice, and then pretended to be calm and said, "Ming'er, what you said is not unreasonable.
Our family owes you a lot of money, so let's do it, since your mother likes Huan'er so much and wants to recognize her as a daughter, then I won't stop it. ”
Zhou Ming was waiting for this sentence: "Dad, this is right, why bother to hold on to the defects, keep those old rules, and not get away with yourself?" ”
Zhou Ruhai was covered with cold sweat, for fear that these people in front of him would continue to find trouble for him, so he smiled politely, didn't say a word, and quickly hid in the study.
Seeing that Zhou Ruhai was persuaded by Zhou Ming, all the subordinates present were very happy, and there were a few maids as big as Huan'er, who hurriedly ran over to congratulate Huan'er.
"Sister Huan'er, congratulations so much, you are so blessed to be the daughter of an old lady, and you will be the master in the future, don't forget our little sisters."
"Huan'er, I said a long time ago that you are blessed, it's really good, right?"
Happiness came too suddenly, Huan'er was stunned, and for a while, she didn't know what to do.
Lin Ajiao quietly walked to Zhou Ming's side and said in a low voice: "Xianggong, I know that what you said just now was for my good, but if you really let Huan'er recognize our mother as a mother, if it spreads, will it affect you?" ”
Zhou Zhou Ming smiled slightly and patted Lin Ajiao's shoulder: "Lady, you are good at everything, just have the same, always think too much!"
Even if Huan'er becomes my sister in the future, and the matter is spread out, so what?
I've been in the yamen for so long, and I haven't learned anything else, but I have recognized a truth, face and reputation are not important at all, if you are a cowardly and incompetent waste, no matter how good your reputation is, it doesn't matter.
But on the other hand, if you are a wicked person with superior strength and power, you are the enemy of the world, and no one else can help you. ”
Lin Ajiao thought about these words carefully and felt that it made a lot of sense, so she smiled slightly, stood with Zhou Ming, and said no more.
Seeing that her old man finally stopped going against herself, Mrs. Zhou was very happy, she stood in place, waiting for Huan'er to officially salute herself in front of everyone.
But Huan'er seemed to be frightened by the scene just now, she only knew to stand there and smirk, and after a long time, she was still not ready to bow down in front of Mrs. Zhou.
This made Mrs. Zhou very anxious, on the one hand, her body had just recovered, and if she stood for a long time, she would inevitably not be able to support it, on the other hand, she was also worried, would Huan'er change her mind to be her mother because of Zhou Ruhai's difficulties just now, if that was the case, wouldn't she just shave her head and pick her head, and her hair would be hot?
Fortunately, there was a little girl next to Huan'er who was very clever, and when she saw the scene, she hurriedly pushed Huan'er, and said with a smile: "Huan'er, aren't you usually quite clever?" How did you get to the critical moment and act like a fool?
The old lady was waiting for you to salute, and your legs were almost shaking, but you were still standing here in a daze like a piece of wood.
Turn around and tired the old lady, carefully young grandmother peels your skin. ”
This sentence woke up the dreamer, and after Huan'er reacted, she hurriedly came to Mrs. Zhou, knelt down with a plop, and officially bowed down to recognize her mother.
Zhou Ming took Lin Ajiao's hand and walked to Huan'er's side.
Looking at Mrs. Zhou's pampering eyes, Lin Ajiao was very pleased, after all, Huan'er was the person she brought over, and she could bear any grievances in the Zhou family, but she couldn't accept Huan'er to suffer with her.
The people watching next to them were very envious of Huan'er, and everyone was thinking in their hearts about when they could have such blessings, even if they lived a few years less, they would do it.
After the kneeling ceremony, Huan'er stood up, got into Mrs. Zhou's arms, hugged Mrs. Zhou's neck, and showed an intimate appearance.
Mrs. Zhou smiled and said to Zhou Ming: "Ming'er, you will fall out of favor in the future!" ”