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Chapter 16

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    The first day of the first lunar month is a day to visit relatives and friends. Jia¡¯s family can now be called an orphan, and the only relatives that can be called are the Zhen¡¯s family!  In addition, in the final analysis, the several businesses of Jia's family borrowed the fame and influence of the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River to gain a firm foothold in this Jinling area!

    Otherwise, with a three-year-old child carrying money across the market, the eye-catching green vegetable business under Jia's family would never be a unique money-making business!

    "Master Jia, Happy New Year!" Zhen Liai, the chief housekeeper of Zhen's Mansion, bowed his hands with a smile on his face, and said, "The old lady got up early, and I've been waiting for you to come to celebrate the New Year!"

    "That's why I'm too lazy. I just came to the mansion to pay New Year's greetings now. I guess I can only let the old lady laugh at me before I can give up!" Chen Chen still has a good impression of the people in Zhen's mansion.  People have always been treated with courtesy, and there is no slightest contempt!

    "The old lady is reluctant to part with it!" Zhen Laughed even brighter and said, "Master Jia, please!"

    Chen Chen also nodded and responded with a smile, "Please!" The two entered Zhen's mansion one after another, walked through layers of rockery gardens, and walked through the exquisite promenade to swim around the lake. People who looked directly were dazzled.  I arrived at the main room in a panic from the bottom of my heart, and the maids on both sides saw that the housekeeper was leading the master of the Jia family over, and quickly lifted the curtain and said with a smile, "The old lady was anxiously waiting all morning, and asked the servant several times if the master came.  ? This time, I can give you an answer!"

    "This is all my fault! I have to hurry up and apologize to the old lady!" Chen Chen said as he strode into the house!

    The housekeeper and the maids just laughed and said nothing, but no one went in with them. Even Qing Shu, who had been following behind him, silently stayed in the courtyard, waiting for the curtain to be lowered before taking out the papers he had prepared.  The purse was distributed to everyone one by one, and he explained, "The master specially ordered the prepared New Year's gift, the amount is not much, it is considered auspicious!"

    "If it's auspicious in Uncle Jia's mansion, I'd like to ask for one to add more blessings!" Zhen Liai has the highest status, and he is very close to Shang Qingshu at will!

    Squeezing the purse in his hand, Zhen Li's heart skipped a beat. This year's gift does not look too thin. If you look at the amount distributed, you can see the prosperity of Jia's life just by this item!

    The room was already full of smiles at this time, "You boy, this mouth is very sweet! But did I come here after eating candy early in the morning?"  Today's wealth can be said to be the credit of this old man alone!

    Even Chen Chen couldn't take precautions against this kind-looking old lady, and his heart was full of admiration, "That's not true, I came here to pay the old lady a new year's greetings early in the morning.  I don't know what good things your old man has prepared to reward me!"

    "Brother! Haven't you finished worshiping this year? You're thinking about getting something from the ancestors first. You see, the people below us are all eagerly waiting for the rewards from the ancestors!" Zhen Yingjia said to Chen Chen.  She is very close, and what she said at this time is also a bit of a coquettish meaning!

    "Ouch!" Chen Chen suddenly realized, slapped his forehead, exaggeratedly widened his eyes and said, "I'm brazen enough to play a big role here, and I've completely lost my old face in front of so many people, hey  Yo! No, no, it¡¯s really embarrassing me!¡±

    "Oh! I laughed so hard," Mrs. Zhen couldn't straighten up laughing at the teasing of these two people, "You child, I don't know who you followed, but you are such an out-of-the-ordinary playful person!"

    "Old lady, you hurt my heart by saying that. She has always been very serious, and it was because Brother Zhen led me to the wrong! In the end, it was his fault! I am a victim  Well, I am very wronged! You have to make it up to me!" Chen Chen said with a smug look on his face, beaming with joy!

    As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the hall burst into laughter. Zhen Yingjia's wife, Wang Shi, couldn't breathe from laughing, and said intermittently, "Oh, this is amazing, old ancestor, we are being punished by Brother Jia's family."  I¡¯m stuck, and I can¡¯t do anything if I don¡¯t pay some money! It¡¯s Chinese New Year, what do you think we should do?¡±

    As soon as Wang's words came out, there was a burst of laughter, and the old lady Zhen laughed and responded, "How can there be any other way! If this rascal has taken a fancy to me, I'm afraid I won't be able to break it apart if there is no benefit!  Come on, come on, Heart, hurry up and bring the New Year's gift that you prepared to this rascal, and save this bastard from kicking his legs and crying for money in a while!"

    "Hurry up! Show me what the old lady gave me!" Chen Chen eagerly took the red sandalwood box from Heart's hand, turned his back to the crowd and peeked at it,  In the end, he turned around and boasted contentedly, "This is all mine, none of you have it!"

    The people in the hall laughed when they heard this.Already, the atmosphere was extremely joyous for a while, and even Chen Chen, who had been pretending to be a fool, had a sincere smile on his face!

    After everyone chatted and laughed again, a maid came to report that the meal was ready!

    The group moved to the dining room to start a formal banquet!

    There are two tables of food in the dining room, men and women sit separately, and there is a picture of "Twelve Boys' Spring Play" in the middle, which seems to be very suitable for the occasion!

    "Brother, I shouldn't say this to my younger brother. It's just that there is no mistress in the backyard. It would be a disgrace to my elder brother's reputation if my aunt said it out!" Zhen Yingjia never shy away from Chen Chen.  It was meant to be said!

    "Mistress?" Chen Chen drank a glass of wine, smiled and shook his head and said, "With a mistress, there will be a son! Lian'er is still young, and the eldest son of the mistress will not be tolerated if the mistress has a son. When the time comes,  The palms and backs of the hands are full of flesh, Brother Zhen told me how to choose!"

    "But there are too many concubines, and without the suppression of the mistress, I'm afraid my aunt will raise them soon!" Zhen Yingjia frowned, still disapproving and persuading!

    "With Yingrong as the housekeeper in the house, my aunt won't have any power in her hands!" Chen Chen said with a smile, "As for the concubine and aunt, she has neither the support of her natal family nor the support of rules and etiquette.  The bottom line is, left and right are nothing more than some money and favors! If the heart is too big, he will be cold directly, without my attention, even ordinary backyard methods are enough for him to suffer!"

    "Since the elder brother has already made a decision, the younger brother will not say any more!" Zhen Yingjia also no longer insisted on his position, after all, the facts in the backyard are not for him, an outsider, to judge at will!

    "That's just my brother worrying about this alone! I think Brother Jia himself has a sense of proportion, but it's just a few aunts who can turn the sky around!" Zhen Yingxun is the old lady of the Zhen family who was adopted from another family because of the lack of children in the main family.  Yes, the relationship with Zhen Yingjia is very good, and when they meet Jia Amnesty, they are also very close, without the slightest politeness or awkwardness!

    "You kid has long been won over by the strange gadgets given by the elder brother, and you have become his man. You are justified in what the elder brother says!" Zhen Yingjia laughed angrily at his foolish look!  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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