In her first year in Taiyuan Mansion, Chen Xiuyan wanted it to be more plain and warm. In fact, the New Year celebrations depended on who she spent the New Year with. The number of people celebrating the New Year this year was similar to last year. Aunt Yuan and the others were there, Luo Wenjin, Luo Wense and the others were also there, as were all her family members.

When he came, only Luo Mingqing was not here, but he was in the same place with his future wife and the others, so he was in a happy mood.

What I miss most at this time is Mr. Tao. He has a noisy temper and adds a lot of fun to others. He is not here this year, which is a bit missed.

However, Chen Xiuyan and the others found their brother-in-law, and the recognition of Chen Jinan and his family should be the most exciting thing that happened to Chen Dazhong this year, or in his life.

On New Year's Eve, Chen Jin'an's family had dinner at Chen's house, and Chen Xiuyan and his party also went there. Mrs. Liu took her second daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ning, and Mrs. He prepared for the whole day, setting up two large tables of meals in the evening.

There was a charcoal pot burning in the main room, which was not cold at all. A pot was prepared for dinner. He did not let everyone cook it by themselves like Chen Xiuyan did, but the ingredients were all in it, and a small stove was set up below to keep the fire low.

Simmer.

At first, I didn’t know that Chen Jinan was now the commander-in-chief of the third rank, in charge of the entire Shanxi military. This official was very powerful. The wife he married was the cousin of His Highness the King of Jin, and she was related to the emperor. He was afraid that they would not be used to doing anything.

, so I directly made a pot like this.

When eating, there are men at the table, women and children at the other. Men want to drink, so the meal always takes longer. Chen Xiuyan went to the backyard to eat and drink first. Chen Jinan's wife, Zhang Yuanchu, has met Liu several times, so she can say

When it came to the topic, Mr. Liu was still a little reserved, but with Chen Xiuyan here today, the atmosphere was much better.

"When will you give birth?" Mrs. Zhang asked, looking at Chen Xiuyan's slightly bulging belly.

"Mid-April this year." Chen Xiuyan replied with a smile.

"This is a good time. It's neither cold nor hot. Confinement is comfortable." Mrs. Zhang looked at Chen Xiuyan more and more like her, and turned to talk to Mrs. Liu, "Sister-in-law, what I envy the most is that you and your elder brother have a baby.

Daughter."

"I followed An and wanted to have a daughter, but I ended up with a bad boy." Zhang sighed, "I'm just looking forward to getting married when they are three years old, and I'm looking forward to a granddaughter."

After Mrs. Zhang finished speaking, she looked at Chen Yucui and Chen Yubi with gentle eyes, "Sister-in-law, your two granddaughters are both outstanding and well-behaved. They are really enviable."

"Both daughters-in-law are also capable and can do well together."

The envy in Zhang's eyes was not hidden, and everyone could see that she really liked the girl's family.

"Boy, girls are all good." Ms. Liu said with a smile, "Yanhai, Yanchuan and Yanhe are three promising people. They practiced martial arts with their father at a young age. They have good skills and good looks. The wives they will marry in the future will definitely be the same."

It looks good. No matter when you give birth to a son or a daughter, your brothers and sisters will definitely like it."

"Even if my son is a solid one, I can only endure it." Mrs. Zhang said helplessly, not all of her three sons were solid.

"By the way, sister-in-law, I'm coming to my house for dinner on the second day of junior high school." Mrs. Zhang changed the subject and invited, "Now that I have come to Taiyuan Mansion, my home will be your home from now on. Xiuyan will also come, and your brother-in-law will always be your mother's family.

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When the time was finalized, Mrs. Zhang changed the topic again and talked about her own affairs with Mrs. Liu. How she and Chen Jinan met and knew each other. In fact, according to Zhang's family background, it was very easy to find a better one. She didn't expect that she would resolutely choose

Chen Jinan, who had no family background to rely on, did not reach his current position at that time.

"I found that this may be a good tradition of the Chen family." Zhang said with a smile, "They don't even take concubines. There are really very few men like this."

"I heard that Ming Qing went to Yijiang County to meet his bride, and when he married his wife, he said he would not take concubines. Xiuyan and Wen Qian must have gone too far on this matter. The boss started it. I think the same is true for the following children. I didn't expect it to be around me.

They are all such people." Ms. Zhang felt a little excited.

When she got married, many people were not optimistic about her marriage, and her mother's family made many sarcastic remarks. If His Highness Prince Jin had not blocked her, she would not have been able to marry Chen Jinan so easily.

Time is the best evidence to prove the fact. After so many years, Chen Jinan has always said that those who used to say sarcastic things about him are envious of himself and make sour remarks about how good Chen Jinan is.

She doesn't have anything in common with others in this regard, but there is also a Luo house in the Chen house, and one in the Zhang family, so she really likes the family her husband has found.

The only person who felt the same as Mrs. Zhang was Mrs. Cai, who was far away in Yijiang County. On the first day of the new year, Luo Mingqing came to visit in person to pay New Year's greetings and explained where she currently lived. Although she didn't say anything about Luojiatang, you could find out just by asking.

, why did Luo Mingqing stay at an inn in the county town instead of staying at home?

Knowing that her future son-in-law was so clean and self-possessed, Mrs. Cai seemed to have seen her husband when he was young, and she fell in love with Luo Mingqing even more.

Luo Mingqing took care of Chen Xiuyan and asked about their situation; Chen Dazhong's family in Chenjia Village and Chen Xiuyan's natal family all went to Taiyuan Prefecture. Not many people in Yijiang County knew about it, but everyone knew about some of the relationships. Mrs. Cai

Just heard about it.

At first, everyone speculated that Chen Xiuyan was pregnant and asked her mother-in-law to take care of her, but they felt that something was wrong. Even if they wanted to take care of her, it would not be possible for the whole family to go. Looking at this battle, it seems that the whole family will settle in Taiyuan Prefecture.

Ordinary people don't know, but some well-connected officials can find out. Who would have guessed that Chen Xiuyan's father turned out to have a biological brother who went to serve in the army more than 20 years ago and never came back in all these years. I thought he was

Although he died, he lost his memory. Not only did he become the confidant of King Jin, he was also the commander of the Shanxi capital and a third-rank official.

With Chen Jin'an here, the future of the Chen family and the Luo family will only get better and better. At this time, everyone thought of Luo Mingqing and Cai Baoxiang, who were about to get married.

Many people began to speculate whether Luo Mingqing would regret the marriage. Even if he did not regret the marriage, the saying that he would not take concubines should be cancelled.

Mrs. Cai had heard too many such gossips from others, and she was a little worried in her heart. But for some reason, now that she saw Luo Mingqing, she no longer had such worries.

Luo Mingqing would not say anything in front of Mrs. Cai, but the words that Chen Jin'an, a third-rank official, still only had one wife and there was no other woman in his backyard spread quietly among the officials' family members.

Luo Mingqing specifically asked Mrs. Wang to help spread this message for the sake of comforting the Cai family.

When Cai Jiaoyu and Mrs. Cai learned about this, their eyes were full of relief and joy, and Cai Baoxiang also blushed.

"My parents are really not worried about you marrying so far away this time. The Luo family is a good family, and our Xiang'er has really good taste." Mrs. Cai stroked Cai Baoxiang's hair and smiled happily.
Chapter completed!