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Chapter 9 Your grandpa is still your grandpa

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    In front of the back room, the atmosphere was extremely awkward.

    Zhao Liben has been in the officialdom for decades and has become a master in cultivation. Naturally, he will not be as childish as his children and grandchildren.

    When Zhao Hao and his son went out earlier, he had no hope.  The old man knew very well that the two marriages he had set for his children and grandchildren were based on profit.  Now that he has been deposed and has no possibility of recovery in his life, there is no reason for anyone to share the same troubles with his old Zhao family.  But these words were really disappointing, so Zhao Liben didn't stop him.

    What¡¯s more, there is a contingency in everything, and wouldn¡¯t it be a blessing if you could get some money?

    But as soon as Zhao Liben saw that these two people, who were not familiar with each other, came hand in hand early in the morning, he knew that something was completely wrong.

    He folded his arms with a dark face and looked at Zhou and Liu with cold eyes.

    The gazes of the top three rank officials are naturally quite coercive.  What's more, the two of them knew they were in the wrong. At this time, Liu Yuanwai was speechless and only asked Zhou Jijiu to be able to withstand it.

    After all, Zhou Jijiu was born in the Imperial Academy and had experienced the world, but he could still talk as usual under Zhao Liben's gaze.

    "Oh, sir. Let's be honest. Gao Xinzheng is the emperor's master, and the new king regards him as his support. He can crush us to death with just one finger. Please be noble and let us go."

    "Jijiu is joking." Zhao Liben, however, pretended to be confused and deliberately teased Zhou Jijiu: "I am just a commoner now, how can I let you go?"

    "Alas, the boss asked knowingly" Zhou Jijiu knew that Zhao Liben had forced him to say those two shameful words himself.  He opened his mouth several times, but no words came out.

    "Of course the engagement was broken off." Liu Yuanwai didn't have the bad habits of Hanlin Qingliu, so he said it for Zhou Jijiu.

    "Canceling the engagement?" Zhao Liben snorted coldly and smiled at the two of them: "I'm going home in front of you, and you're going to come back and break off the engagement?"

    "I really have no choice but to do it. I hope you will fulfill my wish." Liu Yuanwai cupped his hands towards him, his cheeks trembling and said, "In this case, I would like to give another five hundred taels of Cheng Yi"

    Zhao Liben originally maintained the reserve of the former high-ranking official. When he heard Liu¡¯s words, he suddenly became furious and pointed at his nose and cursed:

    "Back then, you fat guy treated me to guests and gave you gifts. You tried so hard and begged me so hard that I reluctantly agreed to the marriage. Now that you see me losing power, you want to break off the engagement. You are such a capricious villain! Shameful! Damnable! Hateful.  !¡±

    "" Zhao Hao also secretly rolled his eyes at Liu Yuanwai. He didn't expect this fat man with a millionaire to be a miser.

    In fact, five hundred taels of silver is not a lot of money at all, it can be worth hundreds of thousands of yuan in future generations.  Of course, compared to Liu Yuanwai's net worth, it is indeed a drop in the bucket.

    ??~~

    Liu Yuanwai was scolded by Zhao Liben, but he couldn't talk back.  Firstly, what Zhao Liben said was true. Secondly, the leverage was still in someone else's hands. It would only do harm but not good to annoy the other party.

    Since he would not lose half a tael of silver after being scolded, he lowered his head and listened silently, hoping that Zhao Liben would calm down after the scolding and throw Geng Tie in his face.

    Over there, Zhou Jijiu is not so good-tempered.  He was a highly praised official of the Qing Dynasty. When had he ever been scolded like this in front of his face? He couldn't stand it even if he was scolded by Sang and Huai.

    "Old Zhao, it's our wedding, but you treated me to guests and gave you gifts, and you tried so hard and begged me so hard that I reluctantly agreed." Zhou Jijiu slapped the table and said angrily to Zhao Liben.

    "You can't go back on your word if you agree!" Zhao Liben didn't feel ashamed at all, and still said plausibly: "Bah, you are still a Qingliu! If this kind of thing spreads, who will treat you as a Qingliu?"

    "Alas" Zhou Jijiu was stabbed in a sore spot. He immediately sat back on the bench slumped and said, "It's better to look at the present first, otherwise I won't be able to pass the Jingchao test"

    As he spoke, his eyes turned red, and he choked up and said: "Old Zhao, just do me a favor and let me go. I was only selected as a Jinshi at the age of forty-one. It is not easy to choose a college by luck. If I offend Gao  Prime Minister, I will end my tenure as a fourth grader in my life."

    "A gentleman must practice what he says, and there is no reason to go back on it! Don't even think about getting the Geng Tie back!" Zhao Liben was speechless and threw the two envelopes back to the two of them, leaving no room for negotiation.

    "Send off guests!"

    "This is not interesting, sir" Mr. Liu still didn't want to get up.

    "If you don't get out, get out of here!" Zhao Liben went into a rage, kicked the table over, and yelled at his children and grandchildren standing aside: "What are you doing standing still? Get a stick!"

    "Let's go, let's go." Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhou Jijiu retreated.

    Liu Yuanwai did not forget to pick up the two envelopes and caught up with them.After offering wine, he turned around and said, "When your life becomes difficult, it won't be too late for us to talk."

    ??~~

    After the two of them left, Zhao Shouye couldn't help complaining to his father: "What's the point of making things like this? My father might as well agree to break off the engagement in exchange for a few coins."

    "You know nothing! It's about the dignity and integrity of my Zhao family, and you want to get rid of this little money?!" Zhao Liben glared at his useless eldest son.

    Zhao Shouzheng couldn't help but praise him: "You can't be surrendered by force, and you can't be moved by poverty and humbleness. My father really has integrity!"

    "They have to pay more!" Zhao Liben added quietly.

    There was a sudden silence in the courtyard.

    After a while, Zhao Shouye came back to his senses and asked, "How much should I add to satisfy my father?"

    "At least ten thousand taels." Zhao Liben said the psychological price without hesitation.  There is obviously a big difference between this price and the price given by the other party. No wonder the boss is so angry that he wants to close the door and let the dogs out.

    "Dad, are you crazy about being poor?" Zhao Shouye was speechless when he heard this.  He sold out all the valuable things in his house and only got 20,000 taels.  My father actually asked for 10,000 taels for a marriage that was obviously aborted.  "Isn't this blackmail?"

    "I'm just blackmailing someone, what's going on?"

    Zhao Liben sneered and took out two pieces of red paper from his sleeves. They were the Jiu Jiu and the daughter Gengtie that Liu Yuanwai had been asking for.

    He was leaving Beijing early tomorrow morning, so he obviously expected those two guys to come to his door today. It turned out to be just a matter of not having enough money

    Zhao Liben handed the two Geng Tie papers into the hands of his second son and said calmly: "You just said that you wanted to stay in Nanjing. My father has nothing in his pocket now, so I will leave these two Geng Tie papers to you for self-defense."

    When he spoke, he kept looking at Zhao Hao. These words were obviously meant for his grandson.  "In the future, those two families will definitely ask for it from you. Remember, you will never let go until you have enough money."

    "Yes." Zhao Hao and his son hurriedly respectfully accepted the instruction.

    "Alas" Zhao Liben patted the two of them on the shoulders, and said with a strange smile: "Anyway, your father and son are old, and the younger one is younger. So what if you don't get married for ten or eight years? It's them who can't afford to delay it. Remember.  Stay, the longer you delay, the more benefits you will get.¡±

    Zhao Shouye was very excited when he heard this and couldn't help but come up to him and said, "Dad, why don't the second child and I have a share?"

    "Get out!" Zhao Liben kicked him in the butt.

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