The sun in July is scorching, but the sunshine at the end of October is so warm. If it weren't for the people coming from Yaxing in the afternoon, Zhou Banxia would have wanted to go out on the street.
Although it is warm indoors, it is not as good as outdoors. It is like the space inside is bright as day but there is no sunlight. It always feels strange after a long time.
When it was her turn to go back to the courtyard for a lunch break after lunch, Zhou Banxia was no longer in a hurry to go back to the inner room. She waited for Maidong and her mother-in-law to move out of the beauty couch and sit down to enjoy the sunbath.
After becoming pregnant, her sleep quality seemed to have deteriorated. She slept deeply at night and even took longer naps in the afternoon.
Zhou Banxia, who was drowsy from the sun, didn't know that there was a guest in the main courtyard in front of her, and it was the cousin she mentioned to her mother-in-law last night.
——Gu Yangqing’s wife, Mrs. Zhou.
Gu Erzhu wondered if his cousin-in-law had heard about the affair that happened this morning in the back alley of Gu Yangwen's grocery store, which was not far from the big car shop.
Gu Erzhu, who was talking with his two sons in the big study room in the front yard, stood up in fright when he heard that Yu Caitong reported that his cousin-in-law had arrived alone.
"Dad almost forgot that he made an appointment with your Uncle Zhao last night to go to him. Okay, we will talk to you later, and you two brothers are also busy with your work."
Give his father a guilty conscience.
Don't feel guilty or something?
My mother doesn’t know that my uncle and the widow are related, so how can she take the scandal that Tian Er Gouzi did and blame it on you, who is innocent?
The two brothers Gu Wenxuan and Gu Erlang looked at each other, smiled and nodded in unison, and respectfully sent them off to Zhao's house without returning to the main courtyard.
Watching Gu Erzhu and Yu Cai enter the Zhao family's house on the slope, the two brothers were too scared to step into the main courtyard and each slipped back to their own courtyard.
Just as Gu Erlang sneaked back into his yard and caught his wife on her way to the main courtyard, Gu Wenxuan stepped into his couple's courtyard and saw his wife basking in the sun again to replenish calcium.
The leeward side of the courtyard.
A beauty couch, a lounge chair, a coffee table, a coffee table, two stools one high and one low, and a screen are standard features for basking in the sun and replenishing calcium.
Gu Wenxuan waved and stepped back. Mai Huang, who was sitting on a low stool next to Zhou Banxia, stood up and saluted when he came back. He walked closer and took a look at Zhou Banxia.
Blocked the sun.
Zhou Banxia opened his eyes slightly.
"Not asleep yet?"
"Half asleep and half awake."
"Then don't get up and keep lying down." As he said that, Gu Wenxuan quickly pulled the reclining chair beside him into the position of Zhou Banxia's head and sat down.
"Put a blanket on your legs."
"I know, I'll sleep with you."
Zhou Banxia closed his eyes obediently, "Why are you coming back so early? It seems that it hasn't even been an hour. Dad and eldest brother went out, or did you come back first?"
"Dad went to Zhao's house. He didn't want my two brothers to go together because it was inconvenient for his brothers to brag, so he didn't let us go together, so we came back."
The corners of Zhou Banxia's lips raised high, "Now you know how unpleasant you two brothers are. You see, my sister-in-law, I, and Baoya all have good eyesight.
Dad just came back from a long trip, how could he not want to spend more time with mother, but you two brothers still lingered on after finishing the meal and went to drink tea. ”
"Unjustly accused." Gu Wenxuan pulled up the soft pillow for his wife, "I have wanted to come back with you for a long time, but it was dad who winked at me. If I am not good, it is against my father's orders." "Well, so he is looking for you. What are you talking about? ”
"Are you not sleepy? Go to sleep and wait until you wake up. Anyway, I don't have to go to the county school today. I will give you the answer as soon as possible when I have time, -"
"This is the first time." Zhou Banxia opened her eyes and was about to yawn when she quickly covered her mouth, "I won't be able to sleep if I don't listen to it right away."
Seeing this, Gu Wenxuan took her hand in a funny manner, "No need to cover it up, I just said it. Listen to me, and I will tell you like a bedtime story before you fall asleep."
"Okay, tell me quickly." If you don't say anything, you will really fall asleep. Zhou Banxia moved her head, which was lying on its side, against the soft pillow.
"The first thing -" Gu Wenxuan thought about it and decided not to be too fussy, "it's the amount of money we asked our father to take with him before he went out."
"Oh, that's it."
"Yes, it's this eleven thousand tael silver note and ten gold leaves. I think dad just mentioned it to me in front of my eldest brother.
The reason why I didn't ask you to stay was probably because I thought it would be a bad idea to let you stay instead of my sister-in-law, so I took my eldest brother and I to the Foreign Academy.
In front of my eldest brother, my father said that you had forced this money on him. You asked your mother to give it to you last night, but you didn't want it, so you told me to remember to keep it.
Dad said that after pushing and pushing, things started to get divided. Originally, he and mother had decided not to give us the profit money, but this principal had to be collected.
Then, the eldest brother also said that it would not be good if he did not take it, and asked dad to give half of the profit money to the two of us, which made a lot of sense.
He finally asked me to tell you not to let your sister-in-law know how much your father earns, and not to tell the truth even about the principal. My brother is a little worried about what if his sister-in-law learns the details?
One is that I'm worried that my sister-in-law won't be able to hide it from Uncle Ma and his wife. If Uncle Ma and the others hear about it, they will get tens of thousands of taels of silver, and we will easily attract trouble.
Another reason, which actually has almost the same meaning, is that there is a chicken at the end of the village and it becomes a cow at the end of the village. It will only exaggerate, not reduce.
The eldest brother is afraid that if the sister-in-law reveals something without warning and spreads it outside, tens of thousands of taels of silver may be mistakenly reported as tens of thousands of taels of gold.
Just imagine, now you bring tens of thousands of taels of silver to your father. Then the next time my father goes on a long trip, including me, will I bring even more?
‘I’m not afraid of thieves stealing, I’m just afraid of thieves missing me. ’ So, my sister-in-law wants to ask you, you can just say that a thousand taels of silver are enough. ”
"Okay." Zhou Banxia thought for a while and finally agreed to the uncle's request in disguise, "What else is there?"
"Also, the eldest brother doesn't want my sister-in-law to know too much about how much our dad earned during this trip. Although he didn't say it explicitly, I can hear it.
He is not worried about you worrying about the money in our parents' hands, but he is worried about his sister-in-law, who is somewhat worried that his parents will not spend the money on their hands, and he will feel uncomfortable if his sister-in-law finds out.
The eldest brother said this before, it is better for my wife to always think that my younger siblings are the big ones, and then you and my mother can decide how much dowry you want to prepare for my sister. ”
Zhou Banxia was silent for a moment, "I understand."
"Do you really understand?"
"You want me to explain?" Zhou Banxia opened his eyes, glanced sideways at Gu Wenxuan, and yawned before he could hold back or cover his mouth.
"..." Gu Wenxuan laughed out loud, "I forgot that as soon as I mentioned money, you would wake up immediately."
"Am I Qian Chuanzi?"
"Definitely not. I am, he is, but you are not. At best, you are Qian Chuanzi, Xiao Chuanzi, Xiao Chuanzi, Qian Chuanzi's wife and daughter."
"...It's a tongue twister, and you want to stun me. Besides, what else? Don't be like squeezing out toothpaste, I don't ask, you don't answer, just be happy!" (End of Chapter)