The daughter-in-law of the Shangguan family divided everything up in the kitchen. In order to see more gift boxes in the future, the woman became the master of the man and planned to keep the third son's rich friend to drink.
The eldest brother and the second brother were working hard at the dock to earn a living, and there was no work for them at dusk. When the two brothers returned home, they happened to bump into Shufen at the door, who was happily drinking a triangle of wine.
The second brother rushed forward with a smile, took the old wine and said: "My sister-in-law still knows the weather, and she knows that my two brothers have been tired for a long day, so they should have a few sips, but it is much better than the one at my house."
Shufen spat, snatched the old wine and said, "This is for distinguished guests. It's not your share. If you are greedy for wine, go to your wife."
The boss laughed when he heard this and said: "If you don't give me a drink, I won't give him a drink. Why bother with my brother about the guests?"
When the three of them entered the yard, they saw Xiao Yingying from the second family's family running out of the kitchen with one hand raised high...
The dazzling emerald green bracelet made the two brothers dumbfounded. But when Shufen deliberately tilted her head and lifted her hair, the phoenix hairpin shining silver under the setting sun struck their chests again.
"Madam, sister-in-law, which rich family did you rob?"
The boss made a serious face and said coldly: "Where did you get it? Why don't you return it as soon as possible! We don't want ill-gotten gains."
The two sisters planned to show off in front of their men, but they were scolded and slapped with hot cheeks and cold butts. Their mood suddenly became bad.
The expression on the second child's face changed, and he snorted coldly: "This is a gift from the third child's friend, and it's not from you, so why should you return it?"
Shufen also said: "Not only did I give you a hairpin, a bracelet, but also rouge and gouache. I've been with you for so many years and I haven't seen you the same. You still have the nerve to lose your temper with me!"
"I'm telling you that the third of our family will definitely have a big future. Look at the rich friends of the third. Let's see if any of the brawny guys you two have befriended are decent."
Although the two sisters-in-law are usually at odds with each other, this time they are on the same page and jointly deal with the men of the Shangguan family.
The boss frowned even deeper. He was thinking about the two women who usually despised the third brother the most. Why did he change his gender today? What kind of friends did the third brother make? While he was secretly thinking about it, he saw someone walking out of the main room.
A tall man in green shirt...
"The two must be the eldest brother and the second brother. The younger brother Li Taiping has met the two elder brothers."
With his appearance and the green shirt and sword box, how could the two brothers not know that this was the new owner of the ghost house, the man of the Li family who was in great power in Daxing City.
This man was an official and a ruthless figure in the world. They heard the Weishui Gang talk about this man at the dock. They couldn't help but feel a tremble in their hearts, and they hurriedly stepped forward and bowed...
Li Taiping took a step forward, stopped the two of them from bowing down, and said sternly: "You two brothers can't help me, but I'm going to hurt my younger brother. Taiping is a friend of Hongying, so he should show his respect to the two brothers first."
Li Taiping respected the Shangguan brothers very much, but the more they behaved like this, the more uncomfortable they became. Especially since his mother-in-law had received heavy gifts from others, her waist was even more difficult to straighten, and she always felt that she was shorter than others.
One head. Of course, in terms of height, he is indeed one head shorter.
"Master, oh no, I mean Brother Taiping, please come in quickly."
The eldest son of the Shangguan family bowed to greet him in the main hall. At the same time, he glanced back at Shufen and said, "Why are you doing there if you haven't served brother Taiping tea yet?"
In front of outsiders, you have to save face for your man, otherwise you will lose your own face. Shufen glared at her, then smiled and said: "Don't drink the tea. My sister and I have prepared wine and food. Just in time, your brothers will come back."
Now, it’s better to have a drink with your big brother."
Li Taiping also smiled and said: "Then it's all thanks to the two sisters-in-law. It's just that Taiping thinks it would be better to wait for the old man and Hongying to come back and have a drink together."
Then he took out two taels of broken silver from his pocket and stuffed it into Shufen's hand: "Taiping is here to visit his uncle. Brother and sister-in-law, how can I let my sister-in-law spend money? Let me buy some drinks for Taiping..."
The eldest son of the Shangguan family hurriedly said: "I am a guest here, how can I let my good brother spend money?"
As soon as the words were said, Shufen had already taken the money and ran away without a trace.
With today's wealth, Li Taiping can give more money. But he thinks that a small favor is enough. If a lot of money is thrown down, and the sword demon's only bloodline is made spineless, he
But I really feel sorry for old man Shangguan.
Whatever the sword demon has done in the past, we don’t care about right or wrong. After all, that happened decades ago. Now the sword demon is kind to him, Li Taiping. Every code is a code, and you have to pay back what you owe others.
The Shangguan family should also be included.
Shufen made another triangle of wine, which cost less than ten cents. After returning to the kitchen, she pulled over the girl who was tossing the vegetables and said.
"We won't divide the money. We'll keep it for Saburo to pay for his studies."
"It should be so. After all, he is Sanlang's friend. By the way, why hasn't the master brought Sanlang back yet? Logically speaking, he should be home by this time!"
Guozixue had suspended school an hour ago. Shangguan Hongying planned to visit Zhou Jing, but he was blocked by Mr. Shangguan. He dragged Shangguan Hongying home.
"No matter how bad the Zhou family is, it can't be compared to our family. If you want to marry Miss Zhou, I think you are blinded by lard and don't know how high the sky is!"
Shangguan Hongying said unconvinced: "I'm going to take the exam this autumn. I still don't believe I won't be able to get an official position."
Seeing that his son was unwilling to give up, the old man changed his method and said: "It's useless to get an official position. You can't subjugate the women of the Zhou family. Look at King Shentu. He has not been worshiped by heaven and earth, but he is in jail. What's your ability?"
It can't be greater than the Shentu family."
Shangguan Hongying knew what his father meant. The Zhou family was famous for being a loser in Daxing City, but he didn't believe that. As for King Shentu Ren, that was his own fault and he couldn't blame others.
The old man finally got his son back home, and as soon as he had settled down, he started to raise his heart again. In the main hall, he saw the eldest son of the Li family, his daughter-in-law who was full of joy, and the two sons who were chatting enthusiastically.
The old man's heart trembled. This man was too eye-catching in Daxing City, and the Shangguan family did not dare to have a relationship with him. What's more, the boy mentioned the word "Sword Demon" yesterday.
Just as he was about to take his younger son and hide in the side room, he saw the elder of the Li family walking out with a smile and saluting the old man.
"Taiping took the liberty to come to the door, please forgive me, uncle!"
He stretched out his hand not to hit the smiling man, but the old man Shangguan didn't think so. He only saw him smiling and saying: "My lord, you are embarrassing me. The Shangguan family has been poor for generations, but I don't dare to accept the call of uncle."
The old man Shangguan thought simply, young people are so shameless, so he rejected people thousands of miles away, so he thought he would definitely leave.
But Li Taiping smiled and said: "Uncle, I don't know, but Taiping was also born in poverty. He has been wandering in the rivers and lakes for many years, hungry and full, but he has suffered all the contempt from the world. But then again, the best way to get rid of hardship is to endure hardship.
He is a master, so my nephew is very optimistic about Hongying and wants to make Hongying a friend."
The two women didn't know what the old man was thinking. How could such a kind and wealthy husband make others feel so hot and cold? They couldn't help but hurriedly said from the sidelines.
"Dad, Shufen knows that you always like to take a sip, so today I specially drank a few cents of wine and cooked some of your favorite dishes..."
The old man was deaf and blind, and he could clearly see the silver hairpin on his daughter-in-law's head. He couldn't help but interrupt in a cold voice: "The Shangguan family doesn't like to take other people's things for nothing, don't you think so?"
As she spoke, she glanced at the top of her daughter-in-law's head. Shufen's face suddenly turned red, and she hesitated not knowing how to answer the question.
But I saw the second brother's busy hand turned away, his eyes wandering...
Li Taiping, who was standing by, saw this and hurriedly smiled and said: "Hongying and I hit it off immediately, so I should prepare generous gifts for my first visit, but I was afraid that the old man would be too worried, so I prepared some small gifts. Please don't blame me. If the old man thinks that my nephew
This friendship is gone, I will definitely prepare a generous gift to apologize someday."
As he said that, he also glanced at Shangguan Hongying. He thought to himself, how old is he, why are he still standing there stupidly, not knowing how to smooth things over?
Shangguan Hongying actually didn't expect that it was just a one-time relationship. Not only did they help him mess up Zhou Jing's marriage last night, but they also came to visit her today, which really made him feel flattered.
"Sister-in-law hasn't served food or wine yet."
As he spoke, he pulled the old man into the house. At the same time, he whispered in his ear: "Dad, it's the first time the eldest son of the Li family has come to our house. It's a shame that our family has lost etiquette. If anything happens, we'll talk about it later."
The boss and the second child hurriedly greeted Li Taiping, while avoiding the old man and saying: "I don't know, dear brother, but for some reason the old man has been confused in the past two years. He is always confused when talking and doing things, but don't take it to heart."
Li Taiping thought to himself, how could the old man Shangguan be so confused? He was afraid that if he mentioned Shangguan Jiuhui again, he would be kicked out.
Before Li Taiping came, he had inquired and found out that the Shangguan family was divided into three branches. Those two families had a great business and a big tree that attracted the attention of others. They had long been targeted by the enemy, and in the end the family was ruined.
The old man doesn't want to admit that he is Shangguan Jiuhui's bloodline, which is reasonable.
But Li Taiping didn't want the Shangguan family to decline, otherwise one day Shangguan Jiuhui would not want to stay in the ice cave and ran to Daxing City to take a look. He would not be able to talk to him.
He hadn't thought about how to help the Shangguan family before he came. Seeing that the Shangguan family was living in poverty, he knew that the most urgent thing now was to give the family a hope of living and give the old man the chance to revive the Shangguan family.
It’s the thought that makes it happen.
At first, the wine was tasteless, and Li Taiping couldn't bring himself to mention his former Shangguan family. He just poured wine for the old man and praised him for his skill in teaching his son. After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, the old man Shangguan became drunk.
, Li Taiping then told the story.
This family didn't see or hear much about things in the Jianghu world. They became more interested in the people and events in Li Taiping's story. Especially when Li Taiping talked about Shangguan Jiu who was chained up.
When he regretted it, the three brothers in the family were even more fascinated by it...
Li Taiping peeked at the reaction of the family, especially the old man who sighed, letting him know that old man Shangguan still couldn't completely let go of the past...