Chen Zhongda's return home is undoubtedly another happy event for the Chen family, and everyone is surrounding him.
After dinner, Chen Mingyi called him into the room and asked Dean Yue about recruiting direct disciples. He felt that he had no hope, so he didn't say much.
Asked again if Chen Zhongqian had any hope, Chen Zhongda nodded, "My eldest brother is naturally highly regarded by the dean."
"That's not necessarily true." Chen Mingyi snorted, "You can go back and rest. You will go to school early tomorrow. You must perform well."
Chen Zhongda said, "Grandpa, don't you have anything to tell me?"
"What's up?"
Chen Zhongda looked at him and said, "It's just a family matter. If it doesn't happen, forget it. But I suddenly remembered something. Xiuyun is almost old. It's better to arrange the marriage for her. Don't delay her because of me."
Speaking of this, Chen Mingyi was a little nervous, "What do you mean?"
"I mean, don't let me delay Xiuyun's marriage. Didn't grandpa want to wait until I pass the exam to marry her?"
Chen Mingyi nodded, "I understand. Just study and don't worry about family matters. It has nothing to do with you."
Chen Zhongda went out, and after a while he went to the door of Chen Xiuyun's room and knocked lightly. Soon Chen Xiuyun came to open the door, "Brother?"
"Go outside and say a few words."
Although they are siblings, he feels that there are some rules that cannot be broken. It is not allowed to enter his sister's house at night.
At this time, there was no one outside. Chen Zhongda turned around and said, "Do you really think Liu Zhaofei is good? Their family is very poor."
Chen Xiuyun said, "Brother, do you look down on him? It doesn't matter if he is poor, but his ambition is not poor, I think it's good."
"You are really attracted to him." Chen Zhongda sighed, "He is a good person, but it is true that his family is poor, much poorer than ours."
"He has a blind old mother, and he takes care of everything in the family. If you marry him, you will have to worry about things in the future."
Chen Xiuyun said, "That's better than..."
"What's better than that?"
She shook her head, "It's okay, I just said it casually. Brother, please don't talk about me seeing me at Liu Zhaofei's house that day. I won't go there in the future."
Chen Zhongda really had nothing to do with this sister. He almost let it slip just now, but she still didn't tell him that she wanted to be someone's concubine, just because she was afraid that he would feel burdened.
As an elder brother, he was very touched. In this situation where everyone in the family was unfair, this sister still cared about him wholeheartedly. Where did he get his blessing?
"Xiuyun, I am just a sister like you, and I want you to live well before I say these words. Are you really willing to live a hard life with Liu Zhaofei?"
Chen Xiuyun's eyes were red, "It's no use if I am willing, he is not willing to marry me, and my grandparents will not agree to let me marry him."
"What if he wants to?"
As soon as Chen Zhongda finished speaking, Chen Xiuyun looked at him in disbelief.
"He said that he is willing to marry you, but what you just said is right, and it is impossible for our family to agree to it."
Chen Xiuyun smiled. For her, Liu Zhaofei was willing, which made her very happy.
This time Chen Zhongda came back just to ask Chen Xiuyun personally. If the girl really liked Liu Zhaofei, he would have to think of a solution.
But what can he think of?
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Two days later, the village chief finished the matter and asked Chen Mingyi to sign and fingerprint it. When the document was sent to the county government, the matter was considered completed.
From then on, Chen Xiuyun became Chen Hongsheng's daughter and Chen Zhongqian's sister.
"Let me say it one last time. Although the adoption is still in your home, it still doesn't sound good if people know why it was adopted."
Chen Mingyi said nothing, but Mrs. Wu looked anxious, "Oh, village chief, you are not that little wife. You talk so much. We make our own decisions in our family's affairs. Isn't Xiuyun still a member of the Chen family? What's the difference?
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The village chief didn't say anything, and asked Chen Mingyi and Chen Hongchang to sign and have their fingerprints signed. Logically speaking, Chen Hongsheng's business also concerned him, but he was already dead, and Chen Mingyi was the head of the family, so he just had to make his decision.
When Chen Mingyi pressed his fingerprint, Mrs. Wu was extremely happy. This matter had become a certainty. If the old man was not willing, he would definitely not cause the following things.
There is no airtight wall in the world. Although Chen Mingyi warned the whole family not to tell anyone about this matter, within a few days, there were still rumors in the village.
Chen Xiuyun rarely goes out these days. When she does go out, she lowers her head and doesn't even look at others. She feels extremely embarrassed.
Lin Yuxi saw her walking towards the river with a dull look on her face, and thought to herself that it looked like she was going to jump into the river, but she was probably going to wash her clothes, right?
A basket of clothes.
Tsk tsk, now that it is so valuable, Yang still hasn't forgotten to make this girl work. She probably feels that she will be leaving soon and will not be able to use her in the future, so she has to hurry up.
She shook her head with emotion, and someone next to her said, "Xiuyun is going to live a good life, why are you so unhappy?"
Lin Xiyi turned around and saw Chen Xiaoya standing next to her carrying a bundle of firewood. She looked at the direction Chen Xiuyun was leaving with a really puzzled look on her face.
"How do you know she's going to live a better life?"
Chen Xiaoya said, "Isn't that right? I heard someone said that Xiuyun is going to be a concubine in a wealthy family. From now on, she will have endless good clothes to wear and endless good food to eat."
Lin Yuxi said, "That's not necessarily a good thing. As a concubine, there are other women."
"I have so many things to worry about. Isn't it enough to live a good life?" Chen Xiaoya shook her head enviously, "It's a pity that I'm not so lucky. Also, Xiuyun's appearance is a symbol."
Lin Yuxi could tell that she really didn't have any evil intentions, and she didn't mean to ridicule Chen Xiuyun. She really felt envious of him.
"If it were you, would you do it?"
Chen Xiaoya patted her thigh and said, "Then why don't you want to? I'm very willing to do it. Why don't you want to eat and drink well?"
She carried the firewood and left. After Lin Joy made sure that Chen Xiuyun was not going to jump into the river, she turned around and followed Chen Xiaoya, "Xiaoya, let's talk."
Seeing that the day was coming, Wu and Yang were so excited that they couldn't care less about Chen Mingyi's instructions.
When people in the village asked about her, Wu first said that was not the case, but she couldn't help it when she heard people say nice things.
"Let me tell you, there's really nothing to hide from this. They say it's a good marriage. Although I'm being a concubine, this is the Wei family, a truly wealthy family."
"That's right, I heard that the second master of the Wei family is a good man. Your Xiuyun family will have a good life in the future."
"Your family will live a good life together, and you will be that rich old lady from now on."
Wu smiled and tugged her hair, "Hey, this good luck is coming. It's really unstoppable."