Zhou Shuren drank a lot today. It was his first time drinking and he felt a little dizzy. He lay crookedly on the kang, “Yes, he wants to go to the academy to study. Is the steward Qian’s name Qian Shengbao?”

Zhulan: “He didn’t tell you?”

Zhou Shuren shook his head, “He didn’t introduce his own name, he only introduced his eldest son Qian Laishun, and grandson Qian Cheng.”

Zhulan, “The name Qianjia really lives up to the family name except for the grandson.”

Zhou Shuren laughed out loud, and had a headache after laughing twice, “The Qian family can really drink. Seeing that I didn’t agree, they wanted to get me to agree at the dinner table. The boys in our family couldn’t do it either. They said they could drink, but in the end, four of them couldn’t beat Qian Laishun. They drank so much that they had to rely on me in the end.”

Zhulan, “.”

This man was really drunk. She didn’t prepare that much wine, thinking that a moderate amount would be fine. Unexpectedly, most of the gifts sent by the Qian family today were wine, and the alcohol content was not small.

The Qian family had made double preparations. If they agreed, the wine was a gift. If they didn’t agree, then they could drink it. The Qian family was so powerful that they even found out that Zhou Shuren could drink.
Zhou Shuren was still complaining about Boss Zhou and his gang of losers, and he started snoring while mumbling.

Zhulan took off Zhou Shuren’s shoes and moved him to the kang.

Fortunately, she was very strong, otherwise she would not have been able to move Zhou Shuren. She took off Zhou Shuren’s coat and went down the bed to the kitchen to get hot water.

As soon as she entered the kitchen, she saw that all the daughters-in-law were there. The men in the Zhou family were all drunk today.

Zhao Shi lowered her head and said, “Mom, this is all because of me.”

If she didn’t recognize her relatives, she wouldn’t have the Qian family as a relative. She wouldn’t have gotten her father-in-law drunk today. She was afraid that her mother and father-in-law would have opinions about her, especially since she vaguely heard her father-in-law’s voice just now and she didn’t know if it was a complaint.

Zhulan thought that the bad thing about Zhao Shi was that she was too thoughtful and overthinking. “Even if there is no Qian family now, there will be someone else in the future. Don’t think too much.”

Zhao Shi thought of all the possibilities. She was really afraid that her mother-in-law didn’t like her anymore. Not only would her life be difficult, but she would also feel uncomfortable. After hearing what she said, she felt relieved. “Yes.”

Li Shi handed the basin of hot water to her mother-in-law. Her father-in-law was resting in the main room, so she couldn’t help her mother carry it in. She reminded her, “Mom, the water is a little hot, please go slowly.”

Zhulan smiled and said, “Okay.”

Among the three daughters-in-law, Li Shi was the best. As the eldest son, he was the first to be forced to drink. Among the four sons, he drank the most. But Li Shi was not unhappy at all. She was happily boiling water and did not blame Zhao Shi at all. She even had time to please her!

Even though Dong Shi didn’t show anything, although she was young, her eyes revealed her thoughts and she felt resentful.

There was nothing Zhulan could do about this. Dong Shi’s background and education since childhood have destined her to look down on the Qian family from the bottom of her heart. No matter how rich the Qian family was, she still looked down on them.

All Zhulan could do was explain that it was actually addressed to Dong Shi rather than Zhao Shi.

Zhulan brought back the hot water to the room. Zhou Shuren had drunk too much and didn’t have any sleepy posture. He just slept soundly with the pillow in his arms. There was tenderness in Zhulan’s eyes. Zhou Shuren was really easy to deal with. He just slept even when he was drunk and didn’t make any noise. Well, he was quite cute!

Of course, it would be better if he didn’t have a beard!

Zhulan wiped Zhou Shuren’s face and body, changed his underwear, and let Zhou Shuren sleep comfortably.

It was about three o’clock now. She was not tired nor did she want to take a rest, so she packed up Zhou Shuren’s clothes and took them out to wash.

Zhulan thought while washing clothes that some boundaries in ancient times were too obvious. It didn’t matter that the Qian family was rich. No matter how talented his grandson Qian Cheng was in studying, he still couldn’t enter the academy.

Admission to the academy required not only an exam but also three generations of family history. Even if the Qian family became farmers, they couldn’t change their experience of being slaves of merchants. The academy did not allow them to enroll, and the students inside also resisted.

The Qian family thought highly of Zhou Shuren. They really thought Zhou Shuren had such a high profile!

Zhulan washed the clothes and went back to the house to look at the Qian family’s gifts. This time, the gifts did not have any sense of money.

In addition to the wine brought for a purpose, they also gave tea, paper, and ink.

To be honest, Zhulan didn’t think that giving gold and silver was tacky. She just liked tacky things, the tackier the better, such as silver, or even better, gold.

Thinking of this, Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren. This man didn’t agree, but he didn’t refuse either. It seemed that he had his eyes on the Qian family. She said that if it was meat delivered to his door, how could Zhou Shuren let it go? He was itching to try it!

They didn’t even have dinner in the evening. They just took a quick rest and went to sleep. Among the Zhou family members, only Changzhi had a drinking habit like Zhou Shuren. As for the other three, Zhulan laughed.

They were all talkative and never quiet. This made Li Shi so angry that she yelled at them several times.

The next morning, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were in good spirits, but Li Shi’s daughters-in-law were not so good.

Zhou Shuren also felt resentful and looked at his four sons, “Oh, you can’t drink this time?”

Boss Zhou lowered his head. He didn’t expect the Qian family to be so good at drinking. Now his stomach felt a little queasy when he thought about it.

Zhou Shuren tilted his head and said, “Hey, Boss, what happened to your eyes? Did you knock them?”

Boss Zhou, “.”

Dad was very resentful, but he didn’t dare to say that it was Li who beat him. This was a matter of a man’s face!

After hearing her father-in-law’s question, Li Shi shrunk her neck and drank her porridge. “Woo woo, you have to hold on, head of the family. I don’t know if she will be divorced, but she really endured it and couldn’t bear it anymore!”

Zhulan stared at Li Shi and wanted to laugh in her heart. Li Shi was so capable!

Zhou Shuren didn’t mean to ask any more questions, he just made a few sarcastic remarks and looked at Second Zhou, “Why aren’t you talking?”

Second Zhou’s voice was hoarse. He talked too much yesterday. He thought of his wife. She didn’t beat him, but later she didn’t care about him and went to sleep with her daughter. “Dad, I must practice my drinking capacity in the future.”

Zhou Shuren snorted, looked at Changlian, and wrinkled his nose, smelling of alcohol. “Why, didn’t you drink enough yesterday? Did you drink as soon as you woke up this morning?”

Chang Lian, “.”

He really didn’t drink. He drank too much yesterday and his wife was weak, so he slept all night with his clothes on, so he smelled of alcohol.

Now that his father was angry, it was better to keep silent.

Changzhi didn’t wait for his father to speak, and hurriedly said, “Dad, my brothers are too noisy when they are drunk. I woke up in the middle of the night and went out to relieve myself, and I could still hear ghosts howling in the backyard. Fortunately, I am a brave son, otherwise I would have been scared to death. Dad, in the future, not only will you practice your drinking capacity, but you must also not allow my brothers to howl when drunk, otherwise it will disturb Mom’s rest and that will be bad.”

Zhou Shuren stroked his chin and said, “You are right.”

Changzhi continued, “I am still the most like my father! I just sleep when I drink too much!”

Boss Zhou, “.”

Second Zhour, “.”

Chang Lian, “.”

This guy would either be indifferent and keep silent, or he would kill you with a roar when he opened his mouth!

Zhulan felt that she should make a summary, “The food will get cold soon, let’s eat quickly.”

Second Zhou, “.”

Mom, you are biased. You helped Changzhi to cheat them and didn’t even give them a chance to refute!

Zhou Shuren calmed down and said, “Okay, let’s eat.”

After the lively breakfast, those who needed to study went to study, and those who needed to catch up on sleep went to catch up on sleep. Zhulan wanted to go out for a walk, and Wu Li came, still wiping tears!

(End of this chapter)

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