Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

This time, Chen Afu, Dabao, Chen Ming, and Wang took the big carriage.

At Chen Ming's request, after arriving in Zhongning County, the carriage took a detour to Laohuai Village. The two hundred acres of fields there had been planted with rice seedlings a few days ago. They were green as far as the eye could see and many tenants were busy in the fields.

Chen Ming got out of the car and talked to the tenants for a while, then got back on the carriage and continued driving.

Arriving home at the end of noon, Chu Lingxuan went directly to Yingxue Nunnery, where Mr. Chu, Mrs. Chu and Miss Chu would stay for a few days.

Chen Afu and his son went to Luyuan for lunch.

Chen Afu told Chen Ming and Wang again that the Chu family would give them betrothal gifts next year, and that he would live in Tangyuan forever after getting married.

Wang and Chen Ming were very happy after hearing this. The Chu family not only still regarded Ah Fu as their biological daughter, but also regarded them as their real in-laws. Moreover, my daughter lives in Tangyuan, still by her side.

After being happy for a while, Mrs. Wang thought of something, and the joy on her face faded again, and she said, "Afu, Mom doesn't think this is good. Mr. Chu is in Dingzhou and can't go back to Tangyuan often. Don't you guys not be able to see each other every day? Like this , it’s easy for other women to come between you.”

Chen Afu also thought about the arrangement made by Chu Lingxuan and his grandson last night. It could be said that he was protecting her by not allowing her to live in the capital, but it was a bit unclear that he would not allow her to live in Dingzhou permanently.

It turned out that Miss Chu was not allowed to live in Dingzhou because she was ill and Chu Lingxuan was too busy with official duties to take care of her. But why is it still arranged like this now? Although this is good for protecting Dabao, they probably don't know the old monk Wu Zhi's comments and Dabao's special life experience.

They must have some reason, let's wait for him to figure it out later.

Then he said, "Mom, Uncle Chu is not that kind of person. If he wants to have a woman, he has already had it for so many years, why can he wait now? Maybe they have some considerations in letting me live in Tangyuan forever."

Chen Ming also said, "Women just like to think nonsense. How could Mr. Chu, such a good person, be like you?"

Ms. Wang also felt that maybe she was overthinking, and said with a smile, "I'm not worried. I hope they will be closer, and the couple will be happy and have more babies."

These words made Chen Afu blush, but Dabao's mouth raised even higher.

Chen Ming laughed and said, "Dingzhou is not far from us. It's more than fifty miles away. If we work hard, we'll arrive in less than an hour. Mr. Chu's horse is good, maybe we can arrive in half an hour."

After dinner, Chen Afu took Dabao back to Fuyuan to rest.

After the lunch break, Chen Ming asked Aunt Mu to go to the village to invite Dafang and his family to Luyuan for dinner, and by the way, he gave them the young bull he bought for them and the gifts from Sanfang. In particular, the two heads of the family, Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye, were invited to come first and have something to say of their own.

After hearing about it, Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye quickly brought them to Luyuan. Chen Ye's health is much better and he can also go to the fields to do farm work.

Seeing the strong young bull in the yard, Chen Ye's face lit up with joy.

They entered the upper room, Wang poured them tea and went out. The wife has no right to attend high-level meetings of the Chen family.

When Chen Ming said that Chen Afu had recognized his ancestor and returned to the clan, and was engaged to be married next year, Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye's eyes turned into bull's eyes.

After the surprise, the two of them lamented and sighed, their hearts aching.

Chen Ming said in confusion, "Mom, brother, it's a good thing that Ah Fu and Mr. Chu are engaged, why aren't you happy?"

Chen Ye looked out the window. Wang was talking to Alu in the yard, and whispered, "Fool, if Afu doesn't recognize her ancestors and return to the clan, it would be a good thing for her to marry Mr. Chu and us. We are Mr. Chu's in-laws." , an in-law of the Chu family, even Mr. Luo doesn’t dare to offend us. But now she is the daughter of the prefect, and it is Chen’s family who is related to the Chu family, what does it have to do with us? Oh, what a pity..." He didn’t say anything. After that, his face was twisted into a pile.

Mrs. Chen also sighed with great sadness, "Oh, it's such a pity. If she is not her biological child, she is not her biological child. We have cherished her for so many years and left as soon as she left." She added Chen Ming, "Look, what I said at the beginning Are you still not happy? Is it effective now?" He thought of something and then said, "Lao San, you raised his daughter, Master Chen must give you some money, right?"

Chen Ming frowned and said, "Look what Mother is talking about. Mr. Chen gave us some money earlier, but I didn't take it. It was all given to Juan Niang as her dowry."

Chen Ye said angrily, "You are stupid. You raised Ah Fu and you are the head of the family. How can you give that money to Wang alone?" His voice became rough because of his anger. He continued, "If you want to come back, men should be in charge of the family property. Also, you should have a good talk with Mr. Chu. Ah Fu was raised by our family. The Chu family cannot only recognize Mr. Chen's family as in-laws."

Old Mrs. Chen also said, "The boss is right. If the Chu family gives you a betrothal gift, you have to give half of it to your family."

Chen Ming shook his head after hearing this. My mother and eldest brother are both good people, but when it comes to money, they can't see through it. He said hurriedly, "Seeing that you are anxious, I haven't finished what I said. Although Afu recognized her ancestors and returned to the clan, she would not live in the Chen Mansion in Dingzhou, so she still came to Fuyuan. She didn't say anything If you recognize your ancestor and return to your clan, you will no longer recognize me as your father. She is still my biological daughter, but she just has two fathers. The Chu family has said that they will also give betrothal gifts to our family."

After hearing this, Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye laughed happily. Old Mrs. Chen said, "The Chu family is a family of benevolent officials and thoughtful people. Ah Fu is not bad, she is a nostalgic girl."

Chen Ming added, "Don't tell anyone about Ah Fu's recognition of his ancestors and his return to the clan, not even to my sister-in-law. She doesn't keep her mouth shut..."

He also said that although many people speculated that Chen Afu was Chen Shiying's daughter, that was just a guess, and it was better not to say it clearly.

Mrs. Chen and Chen Ye listened repeatedly. They did not dare to offend the prefect, so of course they would not say nonsense. Another thing, if others don't know that Chen Afu has recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan, then the Chen family will be the in-laws of the Chu family, and no one in this area would dare to mess with him.

Chen Ming saw what they were thinking and warned them not to act arrogantly in the name of the Chu family's in-laws. The Chu family valued official status and Tangyuan was here. If they did something inappropriate, the Chu family would be unhappy.

He also said, "Let Dahu study hard in the future. If he is admitted to the Juren Examination, he will be able to find a good job with the connections of the Chu family. Besides, there is Da Ya, and Xiao Nizi is good-looking. In the future, he can also find a son from an official family." It’s not impossible.”

If this is the case, I can also change the entrance hall of my room.

Chen Ye said happily, "Second brother, don't worry, I will restrain my family and not allow them to cause trouble to the Chu family. Especially the Hu family, if she dares to act reckless again, let her go back to her parents' home."