Chapter 450. Biased toward First Branch
In fact, in order to start a business, Second Brother had discussed it with Second Sister-in-law more than several times.
At first, Second Brother wanted to raise livestock, like expanding the scale.
Whether it's raising chickens or ducks, it was possible. He even thought about raising pigs, but these were all rejected by Second Sister-in-law.
Later, Second Brother saw that his brother was doing well in the city and had some thoughts in his heart.
What's more, he had asked his brother. His brother supported him very much and sympathized with his second brother who had no capital. He promised to lend him money.
Doing to this point, this brother was truly more than a good brother, right?
But Second Sister-in-law still won't budge, saying he was tossing around instead of properly farming. Where was his mind floating?
Er Ni sent her salary back home. There was nimble worker Si Ni at home, who raised chickens, ducks and pigs. Their older son, Yang Yang, who was going to college, will have a stable job in the future.
Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law had built a bright brick house.
There were four branches in the old Zhou family. Only his second branch was still standing on the same spot after so many years. Second Brother felt anxious thinking about it.
The kind of anxiety that can't be said to the outside world. All the sufferings had to be swallowed into his stomach.
Probably due to distress in his heart, Lin Qing He and Eldest Sister-in-law Zhou heard the suppressed cry of Second Brother from outside after they finished eating first and the three of men continued to drink.
"Oh." Eldest Sister-in-law couldn't help sighing.
Lin Qing He also didn't know what to say.
In fact, the men of the old Zhou family really have one thing in common. That is, listening to their wife.
Despite the way Qing Bai was, he got wife-obeying trait too. Otherwise, his life wouldn't be like that in the original book.
It was just that after she came, he was guided astray by her a long time ago.
Today's Zhou Qing Bai was different from a dozen years ago. Even like this, he wouldn't tell her off when she sometimes did something wrong and approached matters too decisively. He would only remedy it silently.
Otherwise, how could Lin Qing He, who consider herself a fierce woman, be a little woman when she met this guy?
There was no doubt that she really love her man.
Of course, she knew well that her family's Qing Bai can't be without her.
What was that phrase? When you meet the right person, you will not be willing to let them go.
The direct manifestation was that when she sleeps at night, he had to hold her even when she find it too stuffy. During the day, he looked like a tough guy who was particularly rough and tough, but at night, he was very sticky.
"Second Brother is suitable for doing business. Your eldest brother and I thinks it's a pretty good idea, but San Ni's mother refused to agree." Eldest Sister-in-law said helplessly.
Lin Qing He made no comment. Even if she was sympathetic to Second Brother, she didn't talk about other people's affairs casually. If there was any help needed, her family Qing Bai will naturally help his second brother.
So having no opinion was her biggest support for Second Brother.
"She has a lot of work and you don't have any? Also, you eldest aunt already agreed. When we leave, Si Ni will follow along." Lin Qing He stated calmly.
"Fourth Aunt, take me there. I really want to go to the capital. I won't cause trouble." Zhou Liu Ni pleaded.
Lin Qing He ignored her, turned around, and entered the house.
Zhou Liu Ni venomously stared at her back. She was very clear that her fourth aunt wouldn't agree and it would be useless for her to continue to ask.
She can only rush home angrily.
Second Sister-in-law was cleaning up the dishes. Seeing her come back, she scolded: "You lazy girl, where did run off to and not even cleaning up the bowls?"
"Mother, do you know that the fourth aunt is really too much!" Zhou Liu Ni gritted her teeth.
"You looked for her?" Second Sister-in-law responded and looked at her.
"Of course. I have to find her. Mother, Xu Sheng Mei is married to a guy from the capital. His family is said to be very rich. Now they called her brother Xu Sheng Qiang over. How nice it'll be to go to the capital?" Zhou Liu Ni replied.
The matter of Xu Sheng Mei’s cousin ascended to a higher branch and turned into a phoenix was deeply printed into Zhou Liu Ni’s heart. She thought, if she stayed in the capital back then, she would definitely be able to marry a capital's citizen based on her ability. !
But her fourth aunt didn't agree. Instead, she promised to let Xu Sheng Mei go there and marry so well!
"You gone over, so what did she say? Did she agree?" Second Sister-in-law said.
Naturally, she had such idea in her heart. This second daughter wasn't like her eldest daughter, who was similar to a wooden stake. She was clever. If she goes to the capital, it is really possible to marry a rich person in the capital.
In fact, in order to start a business, Second Brother had discussed it with Second Sister-in-law more than several times.
At first, Second Brother wanted to raise livestock, like expanding the scale.
Whether it's raising chickens or ducks, it was possible. He even thought about raising pigs, but these were all rejected by Second Sister-in-law.
Later, Second Brother saw that his brother was doing well in the city and had some thoughts in his heart.
What's more, he had asked his brother. His brother supported him very much and sympathized with his second brother who had no capital. He promised to lend him money.
Doing to this point, this brother was truly more than a good brother, right?
But Second Sister-in-law still won't budge, saying he was tossing around instead of properly farming. Where was his mind floating?
Second Sister-in-law's words sounded well founded because she directly used First Branch as an example. If doing business was really good, why didn't First Branch do it?
One must know that the relationship between Eldest Sister-in-law and Third Sister-in-law was much better than hers.
Why didn't they call First Branch, instead of Second Branch? What's more, doing business wasn't risk-free. It looked fine now but there was no guarantee that the past situation won't reappear in the future.
What if there were more waves? What to do then? Farming was the safest option.
However, Second Brother was anxious, really anxious.
He just couldn't figure out how can farming be consider good? Like this year's summer harvest. After a whole year of hard work, there had been no harvest. How was farming better?
Let's not mention old Fourth's family who moved to the capital city and became a member of the big city.
Instead, just old Third's family that had moved to the city now. Their life was good. Eldest Brother’s family too.
One must know that the relationship between Eldest Sister-in-law and Third Sister-in-law was much better than hers.
Why didn't they call First Branch, instead of Second Branch? What's more, doing business wasn't risk-free. It looked fine now but there was no guarantee that the past situation won't reappear in the future.
What if there were more waves? What to do then? Farming was the safest option.
However, Second Brother was anxious, really anxious.
He just couldn't figure out how can farming be consider good? Like this year's summer harvest. After a whole year of hard work, there had been no harvest. How was farming better?
Let's not mention old Fourth's family who moved to the capital city and became a member of the big city.
Instead, just old Third's family that had moved to the city now. Their life was good. Eldest Brother’s family too.
Er Ni sent her salary back home. There was nimble worker Si Ni at home, who raised chickens, ducks and pigs. Their older son, Yang Yang, who was going to college, will have a stable job in the future.
Eldest Brother and Eldest Sister-in-law had built a bright brick house.
There were four branches in the old Zhou family. Only his second branch was still standing on the same spot after so many years. Second Brother felt anxious thinking about it.
The kind of anxiety that can't be said to the outside world. All the sufferings had to be swallowed into his stomach.
Probably due to distress in his heart, Lin Qing He and Eldest Sister-in-law Zhou heard the suppressed cry of Second Brother from outside after they finished eating first and the three of men continued to drink.
"Oh." Eldest Sister-in-law couldn't help sighing.
Lin Qing He also didn't know what to say.
In fact, the men of the old Zhou family really have one thing in common. That is, listening to their wife.
Despite the way Qing Bai was, he got wife-obeying trait too. Otherwise, his life wouldn't be like that in the original book.
It was just that after she came, he was guided astray by her a long time ago.
Today's Zhou Qing Bai was different from a dozen years ago. Even like this, he wouldn't tell her off when she sometimes did something wrong and approached matters too decisively. He would only remedy it silently.
Otherwise, how could Lin Qing He, who consider herself a fierce woman, be a little woman when she met this guy?
There was no doubt that she really love her man.
Of course, she knew well that her family's Qing Bai can't be without her.
What was that phrase? When you meet the right person, you will not be willing to let them go.
The direct manifestation was that when she sleeps at night, he had to hold her even when she find it too stuffy. During the day, he looked like a tough guy who was particularly rough and tough, but at night, he was very sticky.
"Second Brother is suitable for doing business. Your eldest brother and I thinks it's a pretty good idea, but San Ni's mother refused to agree." Eldest Sister-in-law said helplessly.
Lin Qing He made no comment. Even if she was sympathetic to Second Brother, she didn't talk about other people's affairs casually. If there was any help needed, her family Qing Bai will naturally help his second brother.
So having no opinion was her biggest support for Second Brother.
Lin Qing He went back to her place first. When she got back, Zhou Liu Ni was unexpectedly waiting at the door.
Seventeen-year-old Zhou Liu Ni wasn't too short and had become a young woman. But Lin Qing He really didn't like the aura around her.
"Fourth Aunt." Zhou Liu Ni smiled.
"Is there something wrong, Liu Ni?" Lin Qing He said straightforwardly.
"Fourth Aunt, I used to be young, ignorant, and didn't understand anything, just like a headless fly. Don't lower yourself to my level." replied Zhou Liu Ni with a smile.
Lin Qing He stated, "I didn't lower myself to your level."
"Aunt, I'm your niece. Now I'm at this age, do you have a vacancy on your side? Can you make a spot for me? I promise you, I will work hard. Absolutely won't be lazy!" Zhou Liu Ni promised
Lin Qing He really wanted to laugh. She looked at her and said, "I will bring Si Ni over this year, so there is no shortage of people and no place to spare."
Zhou Liu Ni's face became stagnant. Her smile became a little forced: "Aunt, you can't be so biased toward First Branch. What's more, First Branch built a brick house. Their life is so good,, while my family remain the same. Sister Er Ni already gone over. Now there is a vacancy, it should be given to me. What's more, Sister Si Ni has a lot of work to do."
Seventeen-year-old Zhou Liu Ni wasn't too short and had become a young woman. But Lin Qing He really didn't like the aura around her.
"Fourth Aunt." Zhou Liu Ni smiled.
"Is there something wrong, Liu Ni?" Lin Qing He said straightforwardly.
"Fourth Aunt, I used to be young, ignorant, and didn't understand anything, just like a headless fly. Don't lower yourself to my level." replied Zhou Liu Ni with a smile.
Lin Qing He stated, "I didn't lower myself to your level."
"Aunt, I'm your niece. Now I'm at this age, do you have a vacancy on your side? Can you make a spot for me? I promise you, I will work hard. Absolutely won't be lazy!" Zhou Liu Ni promised
Lin Qing He really wanted to laugh. She looked at her and said, "I will bring Si Ni over this year, so there is no shortage of people and no place to spare."
Zhou Liu Ni's face became stagnant. Her smile became a little forced: "Aunt, you can't be so biased toward First Branch. What's more, First Branch built a brick house. Their life is so good,, while my family remain the same. Sister Er Ni already gone over. Now there is a vacancy, it should be given to me. What's more, Sister Si Ni has a lot of work to do."
"She has a lot of work and you don't have any? Also, you eldest aunt already agreed. When we leave, Si Ni will follow along." Lin Qing He stated calmly.
"Fourth Aunt, take me there. I really want to go to the capital. I won't cause trouble." Zhou Liu Ni pleaded.
Lin Qing He ignored her, turned around, and entered the house.
Zhou Liu Ni venomously stared at her back. She was very clear that her fourth aunt wouldn't agree and it would be useless for her to continue to ask.
She can only rush home angrily.
Second Sister-in-law was cleaning up the dishes. Seeing her come back, she scolded: "You lazy girl, where did run off to and not even cleaning up the bowls?"
"Mother, do you know that the fourth aunt is really too much!" Zhou Liu Ni gritted her teeth.
"You looked for her?" Second Sister-in-law responded and looked at her.
"Of course. I have to find her. Mother, Xu Sheng Mei is married to a guy from the capital. His family is said to be very rich. Now they called her brother Xu Sheng Qiang over. How nice it'll be to go to the capital?" Zhou Liu Ni replied.
The matter of Xu Sheng Mei’s cousin ascended to a higher branch and turned into a phoenix was deeply printed into Zhou Liu Ni’s heart. She thought, if she stayed in the capital back then, she would definitely be able to marry a capital's citizen based on her ability. !
But her fourth aunt didn't agree. Instead, she promised to let Xu Sheng Mei go there and marry so well!
"You gone over, so what did she say? Did she agree?" Second Sister-in-law said.
Naturally, she had such idea in her heart. This second daughter wasn't like her eldest daughter, who was similar to a wooden stake. She was clever. If she goes to the capital, it is really possible to marry a rich person in the capital.
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It's like this mother-daughter pair feed off each other's foolishness. I feel really sorry for Second brother being married to this kind of woman.
ReplyDeleteAlso, its funny how the Zhou brothers all listen to their wives. I wonder if their dad is like that too? 😂
i mean with how granny zhou talks a lot while grandoa zhou just intervenes when he thinks she's being too much...he totally just nods to whatever his wife says. kinda sad since grandma zhou is a miser and probably starved him a lot just to save money.
DeleteMaybe you don't remember that Father Zhou and Mother Zhou has experienced several famines in their life. Even the young ZQB and his siblings also experienced it for a while. If she hadn't been a "miser" in the years they have harvest, the family would already be dead in those famine years.
DeleteThose famines were deeply ingrained in the old couple's mind. As the one who managed their family money and food, being deeply afraid that there'd be not enough food and clothes to survive more deeply rooted in Mother Zhou's mind. Most of her life, there's no abundant resources and prosperity, just scarce resources and famines. With such experience, would you expect her to have a habit of splurging the resources to enjoy life and just save a small saving that can support their life for one year? Or with her family background, life experiences, education, and the political and economy policy PRC implemented at that time, she would venture the business world to build her capital (because it's quite clear that her circumstances didn't allow her to pursuit a life as scholar or part of military)?
I feel really sorry for Second Brother ughhh, I want them to divorce already. The mother and daughter pair are really something else. At least when they separate, San Ni and Zhou Xia can still help their father. It's just sad that he will be alone, though when they're far away. Also the Second Brother is old now, he may not find another person to love him ðŸ˜ðŸ˜
ReplyDeleteMother Zhou really screwed up finding matches for her sons. If MC didn't transmigrate into LQH, then ZQB would've been screwed as well. Mother Zhou should've stuck with the matchmaker that helped the first and third brother find mates.
ReplyDeleteGeez if you did your own business your kids could marry well without having to be anyone. Want to be rich but unwilling to take risks
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter.
ReplyDeleteThe last two chapters really goes to show how important it is for men to choose a good wife. I feel like the culture around dating for modern men is to simply go for looks and ignore everything else. Sounds like a recipe for disaster
ReplyDeleteWhether its good at teaching kids, being socially capable, or willing to take risks and make investments for economic gain
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