Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, “I just explained my family’s financial situation clearly. How much money did our family pay for the house, how much money did we pay for the shop, how much is the annual rent for the shop, how much cash does the family currently have, and how much money do we need to prepare for the bride price. I explained why I prepared two hundred taels as bride price. I didn’t say much else, let alone say anything to him alone.”

Zhulan, “…”

Haha, you are scarier than talking to him alone, no wonder he was stimulated. Zhou Shuren slashed hard, Chang Lian didn’t have to worry about it this time, the bride price of two hundred taels was nothing compared to the family’s wealth. Zhou Shuren was so good at drawing fire from the bottom of the cauldron; not only did the boss and the second son not have any knots in their hearts, but also made the boss happy. Chang Lian realized that this family would be fine with or without him!

T/N

So, here is the link to the title of the chapter. It basically means taking the carpet out of your feet. You can read more about it here.

Zhou Shuren looked at Zhu Lan’s speechless expression, feeling a bit itchy inside. Unfortunately, it wasn’t nighttime, and there were too many prying eyes around.

Boss Zhou and Second Zhou were greatly stimulated. When they finally came out of the main hall, they saw their father and mother talking. The two brothers looked at each other. Your Father will always be your Father. This move was so cruel that they felt inexplicably sympathetic. Chang Lian was beaten to death before he could win the victory. It was pitiful.

Boss Zhou tried hard to adjust his mentality, but his heart was still in a loop. The family was really rich. When his father looked over, a chill ran down his spine. He could even figure out the County Magistrate. He should just be a silly son. It was safe, and he had a silly smile to please, “Dad.”

Zhou Shuren frowned, “Didn’t you see your mother?”

Boss Zhou said, “Mother.”

It was not that he didn’t see his mother, it was just that he was afraid of his father, so he got used to calling him Father first as a conditioned reflex.

Zhulan tugged on Zhou Shuren’s sleeve and told her not to scare the boss anymore. She looked at him pitifully. “Boss, get the bullock cart ready on and take me and your father to the county.”

Boss Zhou glanced at his father’s gentle expression. Looking at his face, he silently warned himself that in the future, when Dad and Mom were together, he must call Mom first. The only one who could control Dad was Mom, “I’ll go right away.”

Second Brother Zhou looked at the eldest brother, once again thankful that their mother didn’t bring him into the world as the eldest!

When they arrived at the county, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren went to buy the meeting gifts first, and then Zhulan went to invite the official matchmaker alone. Zhulan didn’t even need to ask if the official matchmaker was at home. According to the Dong family’s behavior, since they were optimistic about Chang Lian, and they verbally made an agreement with Zhou Shuren last night, then they must have said hello to the official matchmaker. Zhulan was even more sure when she was welcomed in at the door.

Look at the official matchmaker’s enthusiastic attitude without looking at the gifts. The Dong family must have given the official matchmaker another benefit.

Zhulan said: “Then trouble Auntie, we are waiting for the good news from Auntie at home.”

The official matchmaker knew that it would be successful, and she got benefits from both parties. So she smiled brightly, “Rest assured, I will make sure everything is done beautifully.”

Zhulan left the gift and reward before leaving the official matchmaker’s house.

Zhulan got on the bullock cart and said to her eldest son, “Go to the tea shop to find your father.”

Boss Zhou said, “Ok!”

When they arrived at the tea shop, Zhou Shuren had already purchased the tea leaves. Tea was crucial in the betrothal gifts, especially for the tea ceremony. High-quality tea leaves must be prepared. Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to come out and asked, “Did the shop have good tea?”

Zhou Shuren said, “Our county is a transportation hub, and the tea in the tea shop is pretty good.”

Zhulan asked in a low voice, “How much money did it cost?”

Zhou Shuren, feeling a pang, said, “Twenty taels for half a catty, and I bought tea worth six taels.”

Zhulan covered her heart. It was expensive. Zhulan calmed down for a while and said, “Let’s go and buy fabrics.”

At least six pieces of fabric and sets of jewelry were needed, all of which cost money.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren bought all the betrothal gifts and spent more than eighty taels of silver. Including the money given to the official matchmaker, Chang Lian’s betrothal gift was almost three hundred taels.

Back in the village, Zhulan didn’t want people in the village to see what she had bought, so she took a lot of straw curtains with her when she left, and covered them up when she came back. When she entered the village, she met many people, but they just thought that Zhulan went to the county to buy food.

When they got home, as soon as the door was closed, Zhulan didn’t even need to speak. Boss Zhou looked into his father’s eyes and called Li Shi to move things.

When Li Shi came out, she saw the cloth on the car and knew that it was a betrothal gift prepared for Chang Lian. She felt bad. When she got married, the betrothal gift was only five taels of silver, one piece of cloth, one tael of tea, and some grains. Look, for Chang Lian, the tea bags were not just one or two.

Boss Zhou knew what she was thinking when he saw Li Shi’s appearance. He glared at his second brother. He was in a hurry and didn’t tell Li Shi about his family background. He didn’t believe that his second brother didn’t tell Zhao Shi. Li Shi’s expression clearly showed she had no idea about their financial situation.

T/N

Li Shi is still a little petty. And this is why I like the novel, characters don’t change overnight. It takes time to change, and I loved the growth of all characters, especially Li Shi.

Second Zhou was still unjustly accused. He couldn’t drag his dàsǎo into talking to her, so he let his wife talk to her. But after he and his wife finished talking, his dàsǎo went out, and she didn’t give them a chance to talk!

Boss Zhou gave Li Shi a little tug and lowered his voice, “I’ll tell you when I get back to the house later, move the things quickly.”

When Li Shi saw the warning from the boss, she couldn’t bear it and moved the things neatly.

Zhulan pretended not to see her since Li Shi would be happy after a while anyway. She didn’t want to see Li Shi at the moment, so she went back to the house first.

Zhou Shuren followed and drank a cup of tea, “I’m going to the patriarch’s house. Let’s tell the patriarch about this in advance to show that we respect him.”

Zhulan waved, “I won’t follow.”

Zhou Shuren touched Zhulan Fortunately, she had no fever, “Then you rest first.”

Zhulan was indeed a little tired, “Yes.”

Zhou Shuren closed the door and when he came out, he saw Li Shi’s silly smile. She was no longer afraid even if she saw him. Smiling stupidly, “Dad, are you going out?”

Zhou Shuren said, “Yeah.”

Seeing her father-in-law’s cold face, Li Shi became extremely happy and sad. She closed her mouth and bit her tongue. She wrinkled her face but didn’t dare to say a word. She pinched the head of the house in pain!

Boss Zhou, “.”

Who did he offend!

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