Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang's beautiful face, and listened to his warm voice in his ear, and almost nodded. Fortunately, at the moment when he nodded, he suddenly seemed to think of something, and immediately stopped his tendency to nod.

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xingming, who was about to promise him just now, but suddenly stopped, and asked somewhat unclearly: "What's wrong?"

Gu Lang looked at Chen Xing staring at him without speaking, the expression of doubt on his face deepened, which made his beautiful face look more innocent, "I just asked Is there a problem there?"

Looking at such an innocent Gu Lang, Chen Xing suddenly wondered if he was too sensitive. Save these for food.

Thinking of this, Chen Xing shook his head with a smile, then looked up at the man staring at him in front of him, and said warmly: "No, I will give the rest as a thank you gift to the shopkeepers. A helper and Young Master Liao sent it over to thank them for helping us testify in the yamen."

When Gu Lang heard his words, there was a bit of disappointment on his face, and even when he turned to look at the remaining Xue Mei Niang, there was still a bit of reluctance in his eyes look.

Seeing that, Chen Xing began to feel guilty, wondering if he was too bad, since even Gu Lang did not satisfy his request that he only wanted to eat a few Xue Mei Niang.

Gu Lang turned his head at this time, looked at him again and said gently: "You are right, they helped us, we should thank them, I can wait for you. Eat it the next time you make it.”

Gu Lang looked at Gu Lang clearly reluctant to give up, but he pretended to be willing, and wanted to open his mouth to tell Gu Lang that these remaining Xue Mei Niang belonged to Gu Lang, as long as he wanted to You can eat whatever you want. But reason pulled him, and he finally said something after holding back, "Then I will do more next time, and leave more for you."

"Yeah." Gu Lang responded with a smile, but sighed silently in his heart. Now it's no use even pretending to be pitiful, hehe. Thinking of this dessert, which he hadn't even had a few bites of, would soon be cheaper for the few outsiders and his incompetent subordinates, his heart throbbed for a while.

Chen Xing, after eating Xue Meiniang in his hand, with a little guilt towards Gu Lang, quickly packed up the rest of Xue Meiniang and let Qiu Jiu Send it out to those people.

After finishing all this, Chen Xing looked at Gu Lang, who seemed to be a little melancholy, and began to figure out what to get Gu Lang to eat in order to make him happy, and even forgot his original anger It's all clean.

At the other end, Housekeeper Zhou returned to Chen's house with the little servant who was still a bit tangled.

Standing in front of the high gate with carved beams and painted columns, thinking of the Mr. Chen who is about to face, Butler Zhou has a hesitant look for the first time.

The servant next to Butler Zhou looked at him standing still, turned his head to look at him, his face was a little puzzled, and stood with him for almost a stick of incense After a while, he finally couldn't help shouting, "Butler Zhou, aren't you going in?"

On hearing the sound, Butler Zhou suddenly seemed to have recovered from his confusion, nodded to the little servant who was staring at him, and walked in with his feet raised.

Bypassing the complicated front yard, Butler Zhou came to the study where Mr. Chen was, and the maid, who was always respectful to him, looked at him with a little more inquiry and disdain.

The housekeeper, who noticed the change in the maid, was startled, and his already serious face was now a little more tense.

"Master, butler Zhou is here."

Before the housekeeper Zhou was not ready, the maid at the door spoke with a clear voice towards the inside.

Then came a familiar deep male voice, "Come in!"

At the same time when he heard the sound, Butler Zhou's heart lifted, and he was hung high in the air. Although there was not much turbulence in his voice, he could hear the suppressed anger in it, and he knew that he was really finished this time.

Thinking that his years of hard work will be in vain, butler Zhou seems to have taken root under his feet, and he will never dare to take a step forward.

But the caring maid in the past, as if she couldn't understand the wink, showed a gesture of please towards him with a blank face, and said with the unique softness of the female voice: "Butler Zhou, please! Master is already waiting for you inside."

Butler Zhou nodded stiffly, and finally lifted his foot and walked in.

This Chen Mansion, it seems that there will be a new housekeeper soon. This person, still can't take himself too seriously, how can a slave go beyond the master, and do so many things on his own initiative.

The housekeeper Zhou who stayed inside didn't know what the little girl outside had arranged for him. As soon as he entered the door, he met the dark eyes of Master Chen, and the housekeeper Zhou, who was originally concerned, immediately plopped He knelt down and looked at the man in front of him and shouted, "Master."

Master Chen looked at Butler Zhou who was kneeling on the ground, raised his eyelids, and said with a bit of sarcasm: "So you still know me, this master?"

The sweat that had been hanging on the forehead of Butler Zhou immediately came down, he looked at the man in front of him and hurriedly said: "Master, if you say that, I don't even know myself, I Everyone recognizes you as my master! My heartfelt love for you can be learned from the world!"

Master Chen looked at the nervous face of Butler Zhou, and a bit of ridicule suddenly appeared on the originally expressionless face, he sneered softly, and did not do anything to his confession just now Instead, he asked an irrelevant question, "Lao Zhou, how many years have you been in my house?"

Butler Zhou didn't know why he suddenly asked this question, but he still answered cautiously: "Thanks to the favor of the master, it has been almost twenty-five years since the young man entered the mansion."

Master Chen looked at Butler Zhou and continued: "In the past 20 years, has the Chen family treated you badly?"

Not only did he not treat me badly, but he also gave me a place to live, allowing me to settle down and establish a business, just like my reborn parents."

When Mr. Chen heard his words, he seemed to have been hit by an unknown anger suddenly. He suddenly threw an inkstone in the direction of Steward Zhou, and smashed him. On his forehead, looking at his embarrassed appearance after hurriedly dodging, he shouted loudly, "Since my Chen family treats you well, why do you repay your kindness like this?"

Butler Zhou's dodging just now was also a subconscious move. After he was done dodging, he heard the roar of Mr. Chen and realized that things were not good. He shouldn't have gone to dodge just now, let Chen It's good that the master has an outlet for venting!

This thought only flashed in Zhou Butler's heart for a moment. He looked at the dark-faced Master Chen, and couldn't care less, he hurriedly walked a few steps on his knees and came to Master Chen's place. In front of him, looking at him desperately said: "Master, you have wronged me! I have never done anything against the Chen family!"

Master Chen sneered, looking at the sophistry Zhou Steward in front of him, he simply didn't have the circle, and said directly: "Wrong? You framed that small restaurant for your nephew. Is it fake? Or is it fake by forcing the shopkeeper of the grocery store to join in with you and ruining the reputation of my Chen family?"

Although Steward Zhou guessed that Mr. Chen already knew about this, he did not expect that he would know so quickly and in detail. At this time, facing Mr. Chen's cross-examination, he could no longer find a sophistry. Excuses, kneeling there without saying a word.

Master Chen became more and more angry. He picked up the book at hand and smashed it in the direction of Butler Zhou. Every time he smashed a book, he scolded, "I used to look at you For the sake of the old man in my family, I will be more tolerant of you. I turn a blind eye to the things you did in the past. But you should never bet, you should not bet on the name of my Chen family For your **** nephew, do you know how badly my Chen family has suffered this time? Do you know?"

Butler Zhou knelt on the ground and listened to Master Chen's growing roar, he didn't dare to reply. He knew that Mr. Chen was angry now, and if he spoke back now, it would only make the scene completely out of control.

It's just that the silence of Butler Zhou didn't get Mr. Chen's understanding. He smashed everything in his hand on Butler Zhou and stopped his movements, as if he was tired. Sitting in a chair, panting.

When Mr. Chen's breath stabilized, he looked at the housekeeper Zhou who didn't say a word even though his head was smashed to death, the anger that had been suppressed since the accident in the shop finally Most of it disappeared. He quickly calmed down, looked at the housekeeper Zhou in front of him, and said in a cold tone: "Since you made such a mistake to vent your nephew, then my Chen family can't keep you now."

Butler Zhou, who had been unresponsive, suddenly raised his head after hearing what Mr. Chen said, eagerly interrupted what he had not finished, and wanted to work hard for himself After defending, "Master, no, master, I'm not for my nephew, I'm for you, master!"

Master Chen, who has calmed down, is not as fooled as before. At this time, when he heard the words of Butler Zhou, he just lifted his eyelids and smiled sarcastically, "Butler Zhou, you You are so old that you still naively think that these words can deceive me? When you say these words yourself, don’t you feel guilty?”

Seeing that Mr. Chen said this, butler Zhou felt that if he didn't do anything, he would have to leave the Chen family. If he leaves the Chen family, not only will his business for so many years be ruined, but he will also end up with nothing. No, he can't leave here, he absolutely can't leave the Chen family!

Thinking of this, the housekeeper Zhou looked at Master Chen, who was staring at him expressionlessly, and said hoarsely: "Master, I didn't lie, I really didn't lie. I really did it for the sake of the master. , that's why I did so many things boldly. If it wasn't for the master, I wouldn't have done so much at all, and I hope the master will see it clearly!"

When the housekeeper Zhou said this, he was still crying. If a young girl made this gesture, then Master Chen felt that he could still feel pity, but when this picture appeared on a man who was nearly forty years old, the picture would be particularly hot.

Master Chen frowned and looked at the ugly appearance of Housekeeper Zhou, but he didn't continue to open his mouth to call people outside to come in, just looked at his eyes with a little more scrutiny and suspicion, with a little more scrutiny. He asked suspiciously, "What did you mean just now?"

Butler Zhou heard what Mr. Chen said, his eyes lit up immediately, he understood that if he wanted to stay in the Chen family, then this was his last chance, so he stopped hiding He will tell what he knows and the corresponding plan in its entirety.

"Sir, do you know who the owner of the small restaurant is?"

Master Chen listened to him tell the truth, not to guess the riddle, so when he heard him not answering the question, his face immediately became ugly, and he looked a little impatient Said: "If you have something to say, hurry up if you have a fart, don't waste my time."

I could hear the impatience in Mr. Chen's tone, and Mr. Zhou no longer gave up, and said bluntly: "The owner of the small restaurant is Chen Xing and his husband."

When Mr. Chen heard the name, he felt a little familiar, and he couldn't remember who it was for a while, so he could only frown and stare at Butler Zhou, waiting for him to finish the story .

Butler Zhou has been serving Chen Xing for so long, and he is used to observing words and expressions. Looking at Chen Xing's expression at this time, he knows that he must not remember who Chen Xing is, so he immediately said "Master, that Chen Xing was originally your concubine, and his husband is Gu Lang, that broken and sick ghost who wants to eat swan meat!"

When Mr. Chen heard this, he immediately remembered. When the old house was settled, their Chen family didn't want to return the dowry, so they sent a worthless son to the house. He didn't expect that after such a period of time, he actually regained his news.

Soon, Master Chen remembered something again, and he asked directly, "Is that shop rented by them? They have the money to rent that shop? Where did they get the money?" He At that time, for the sake of convenience, the price was reduced a bit, but the price was not cheap, and he didn't think his son-in-law could afford it.

I don't know how many desserts and wine recipes they got there. With the money from the desserts and wine, not only can they afford to rent the shop, but it is estimated that after a while, even that shop will be sold! "

"Oh?" Mr. Chen, who was a little careless at first, became interested immediately after hearing what Butler Zhou said. "So worth it?"

Butler Zhou patted his thigh and assured with absolute certainty: "Of course, I dare to use my small life to guarantee that the recipe is definitely worth the money."

Master Chen looked at Butler Zhou's excited look, but there was still some doubt in his eyes.

Seeing this, Butler Zhou rolled his eyes and quickly added: "Master, have you ever heard of the dessert called jelly, and the fruit wine that has been popular in the whole town recently."

Mr. Chen naturally knows what Butler Zhou said, that jelly didn't know how to appear, not only is it exquisite in shape and expensive, but also very popular with concubines and wives, even Mrs. Chen and the others Bought a lot.

Master Chen has tasted it, but after trying it, he still feels that the taste is not as good as the fruit wine to please him. It's just that no matter how much he likes it, the price of that thing is still a bit expensive for him. Not being able to drink it all the time is really his big regret.

There was a moment of regret in my mind, and soon Master Chen came back to his senses. Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he suddenly looked at the housekeeper Zhou on the ground with an unbelievable expression. "Could it be?"

Butler Zhou saw that Mr. Chen had already guessed it, and he no longer hid it, nodded neatly, and then said: "Master, those things are all from that small restaurant. "

Master Chen was shocked. As a businessman, the first thing he thought of was not why Chen Xing had those formulas, but how much profit those formulas could bring. After thinking of those prices, Master Chen's heart was agitated, and he vaguely had some thoughts.

Seeing the thoughtful look on Master Chen's face, the butler Zhou, who knew his temperament, immediately got excited, and immediately said: "Master, I just know this, so I condone it. My nephew moved his hand."

Master Chen, who was immersed in how much money Chen Xing could make from those things, and how much profit he could get, suddenly heard the words of Butler Zhou, and immediately came back to his senses, staring straight at He, waiting for his next words.

"Sir, when I learned that my nephew wanted to frame him, I thought of his recipe, and thought that if they could bring down that small restaurant, then they would have nowhere to go. No matter what. It is said that the master is also his father, and the master will come forward and take it back from his hands, or buy back the few recipes, and then the master will organize people to process them. At that time, it will definitely bring great wealth to the Chen family! "

When Mr. Chen heard what Butler Zhou said, his eyes flashed, and there was a bit of throbbing in the depths of his eyes, obviously agreeing with what Butler Zhou said.

Shouldn't you be held accountable?"

I originally watched Master Chen move, thinking that he was going to agree to his request and that he would spare his housekeeper Zhou. The moment he heard Master Chen speak, the expression on his face suddenly changed. I was stunned.

Master Chen stopped going around in circles, and said directly: "You said it nicely now, you must have thought that after destroying that small restaurant, take the recipe as your own, and there will still be Think of our Chen family."

Seeing that his mind was pointed out by Master Chen, Steward Zhou showed a look of horror, and he quickly expressed his loyalty: "Master, I didn't, I really think about the Chen family!"

Master Chen looked at him and snorted coldly, and stopped arguing with him, called the servant at the door to come in, and said to the Zhou Guanjia on the ground: "I have been thinking of you all these years. For the sake of our Chen family, I won't kill you all this time."

The anxiety on Butler Zhou's face receded, and it immediately turned into an expression of ecstasy.

Just before Steward Zhou showed his gratitude, he heard Mr. Chen continue: "Go to Qianxi Village to help my Chen family guard!"

Qianxi Village is a place with only a dozen families. The old house of the Chen family is there. Although people go back to clean it every year, it has generally declined.

If he was suppressed as a small butler, butler Zhou felt that he would be able to come back after working hard for a while, but now that he was sent there, he was afraid that he would never come back for the rest of his life.

Thinking that he was about to be far away from his current wealthy life, Zhou Guanshi immediately screamed out and begged for mercy to Master Chen: "Master, don't, I know it's wrong. Let me stay with Master Make up for what I have done, don't let me go that far!"

Master Chen just looked at him fixedly, and said coldly: "You know, I've been kind enough to you."

Looking at Master Chen's hazy eyes, Steward Zhou was shocked. He knew that there was no way to recover, so he was defeated immediately and stopped shouting.

When Butler Zhou was led out, Mr. Chen sat back in his seat, staring at the beaded curtain not far away, thinking of what Butler Zhou said just now, he can't be jealous of Chen Xing Fang Zi is fake, after all, everyone with discernment knows the huge benefits.

In addition, the business of their Chen family over the years is not as glamorous as it seems on the surface. It is difficult to maintain the original level. If you want to go further, it will be very difficult.

Thinking of Chen Xing's cowardly son-in-law and Gu Lang's useless sick and weak scholar, Master Chen's eyes shone like a falcon. It's not bad to have a plan, but he did it a bit more thoughtfully than Butler Zhou.

Thinking of this, Master Chen's face showed excitement, and he immediately called the servant to call the deputy housekeeper, he had something to do.

Just while waiting for the deputy housekeeper to come, Mrs. Chen stepped into his study first.

As soon as Mrs. Chen entered the study, she saw the maid who was cleaning up the mess on the floor, and Mr. Chen who was sitting above thinking about things. When she contacted the fate of the housekeeper Zhou she heard just now, she roughly guessed it just now What's going on here.

Mrs. Chen didn't ask anything, ignored the surrounding mess, held the tray in her hand, and walked in the direction of Master Chen with a smile, "Master, I stewed chicken soup for you, Try it to see if it suits your taste."

Looking at the charming lady in front of her, smelling the fragrance of chicken soup in the air, Mr. Chen was still nervous just now, but at this time he could not help but relax a little, looked at her and said warmly: "Mrs. Soup, there's a reason it doesn't suit my appetite."

Master Chen took the chicken soup from Mrs. Chen's hand, lifted the lid and drank it.

Mrs. Chen looked at Master Chen drinking with gusto, and the smile on her face deepened. When Master Chen was almost drinking, she handed over a handkerchief at the right time and wiped it while he was drank. When he opened his mouth, he said softly: "Master, I don't think Ling'er and the second young master of the Zhao family are getting along very well these days. Do you think we should change the candidate for marriage?"

When Mr. Chen heard the words, his originally cheerful face collapsed again, and looked at Mrs. Chen next to him and said with some dissatisfaction: "How can Linger be so self-willed? A more suitable candidate than the second son of the Zhao family is not only of good character, but also the direct son of the family. Although he cannot inherit the family business, he can also have a lot of business."

Mrs. Chen listened to Master Chen's praise to Zhao Er Shao, and couldn't help thinking of her daughter's cry, saying that Zhao Jia Er Shao was not only stupid like a pig, but could not understand the irony of others , The figure is even fatter, one can support four of her. If she wanted to marry this man, she might as well just die.

"If she wasn't my Chen family's daughter, how could she be qualified to approach that Zhao family son. Now it's not that she doesn't like Zhao family son, but that Zhao family son hates it Don't dislike her problem!

As her mother, you need to take good care of her. The marriage had no reason for her temperament. If she couldn't restrain her temperament and seek the favor of the young master of the Zhao family, and successfully joined the Zhao family, this daughter would not be necessary. "

Mrs. Chen's words pulled Mrs. Chen back all of a sudden, she looked at Mr. Chen's expressionless words, lowered her eyes gently, and answered lightly , "Yes, sir, I understand. I will definitely teach Ling'er well, and let her not do whatever she wants. I successfully won Zhao Ershao's favor, successfully married into the Zhao family, and contributed to my Chen family's career. powerful."

Hearing Mrs. Chen's sensible answer, Master Chen nodded with satisfaction, and the expression on his face changed to gratification again.

Butler Zhou was sent back by two servants of the Chen family.

What's the matter, how can you be abused like this, who dares to do this to you, tell us, and we will seek justice together!"

Hearing Mrs. Zhou's harsh voice, Butler Zhou's face showed a bit of embarrassment, and he really couldn't tell how he did it.

It was the little servant who brought him next to him, looking at the woman who was yelling, and said directly: "Master said, let Manager Zhou set off for Qianxi Village within two days, when the time comes, We came back to see off steward Zhou. We hope steward Zhou will not forget the time and delay the journey. "

Hearing the name, Mrs. Zhou was stunned for a moment, looked at the servant next to her and said: "Qianxi Village, what Qianxi Village, we are staying here well, why do you want to go to Qianxi Village? Creek Village?"

The little servant didn't answer her words, but turned to look at Butler Zhou next to him, and said politely, "You guys will come back in a few days, and I hope Steward Zhou prepares your luggage early! "

After finishing speaking, the two little servants left, ignoring the troubled manager Zhou in the room and the unidentified sister-in-law Zhou next to him.

Sister-in-law Zhou stared at the back of them leaving, and then looked at the husband next to her, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Head of the family, what do they mean?"

Butler Zhou looked at the woman in front of him and moved his lips, but after all, he did not deceive her and told all the ins and outs.

Sister Zhou heard everything and understood the twists and turns, and immediately cried, "God **** it, we finally settled in this city, now Let's go to the place where the birds don't shit, isn't it intentional to hurt us? How can we go there, I don't want to go there!"

Butler Zhou listened to the cry of the woman next to him, why would he go there? Going there not only means that he has no hope for the rest of his life, but may even live a miserable life. But if he didn't go, he wasn't sure how he would clean up after he caused Master Chen so much trouble.

In the voice of the woman crying, the reluctant husband and wife, under the 'escort' of the servant who came, went to the wild place and started to help The Chen family's task of guarding the old house.

When Aunt Zhou woke up, she found that she had returned to her home. Thinking of her son who was still in prison, she immediately seemed to get up to find someone, but only halfway through, she fell top-heavy on the bed again.

With the sound of 'cream', a woman got up with a bowl of porridge with white air, and the corners of her mouth twitched when she saw the tired and panting woman half lying on the bed A sneer.

Go, go to Uncle and see if he has gotten my son out."

"Mother." The woman turned a deaf ear to her words and sat down slowly beside her bed, "Don't worry, you may not be able to see your uncle now."

Aunt Zhou showed a surprised look on her face, looked at her and asked strangely, "What do you mean?"

The woman curled her lips, her coldness a little bit more, "Uncle was angered by the Chen family because of his husband, and now he has gone to Qianxi Village."

"Then, what about my son?" Aunt Zhou obviously didn't expect that her biggest backer would not be there, so she panicked all of a sudden.

Her understated tone immediately angered Aunt Zhou on the bed, Aunt Zhou knocked over the porridge in her hand with a wave of her hand, pointed to her nose and said, "You are this What tone, don't you want my son to come back?"

The woman just glanced at the white porridge on the ground lightly, and then looked at the angry mother-in-law on the bed, but she couldn't bully her mother-in-law like before. Looking at her, he said, "Of course I thought about it. I thought that if he came back, his body would not be able to. I would take good care of him so that he would no longer have the desire to marry another person."

"You, you poisonous woman!?" Aunt Zhou didn't expect that a woman would have such a thought. At this time, she seemed to be provoked, and she raised her hand and wanted to wave to her. Who knew that the woman stood up at once and left the range of beating, so that she could never touch her again.

The woman looked at the woman who was struggling to beat her, but was furious because she couldn't touch her, and suddenly couldn't figure out why she had been like this before.

Thinking of the man who came to teach her that day, her eyes flashed, and she suddenly felt that the man was right, maybe she could live better according to what he said.

The woman figured out those things, looked at Aunt Zhou's eyes a little colder, and said lightly: "Mother, now that my uncle has left and my husband is not here, the whole family depends on me. After this bowl of porridge, I don't have the ability to get you a second bowl. So, I'm sorry, mother, you have to be hungry today."

After finishing speaking, the woman ignored Aunt Zhou's curse and turned around and left the dark room.

The author has something to say: I was delayed some time ago, I will try my best to adjust the update time recently and keep it updated daily~

Thanks to Xixiwu for throwing a grenade~