As soon as Tanchun said this, before Jia Zheng could say anything, the old lady at the head of the department responded repeatedly.

Seeing this, Jia Zheng couldn't help but disagree with his mother, so he nodded in agreement.

Seeing that the old lady was in low spirits - she was so angry with Jia She yesterday - the father and daughter, together with Li Wan, took their leave and left the main room.

Tanchun saw his father's uncertain face at the side, and knew that he would be embarrassed and took the initiative to ask Jiao Shun for help. He couldn't help but persuaded: "After all, this matter is related to my brother's future, not to mention Yongyi Bo's

Bian'er may not have any backup plans, but it's better for me to make a decision early."

Jia Zheng glanced at her and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, if the daughter and son were swapped, why would he have to worry about having no successor?

However, although he knew that his daughter's words were correct, he still couldn't change his indecisive and face-saving nature.

At the moment, he just said perfunctorily: "It is precisely because this matter is so serious that no mistakes can be made, so as a father, I have to consider it carefully."

With that said, without waiting for Tanchun to persuade him again, he put his left hand behind his back and went on his own.

Tanchun stooped slightly and watched his father's back disappear outside the courtyard gate, but he couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.

At this time, Li Wan stepped forward and hugged her, reminding her in a low voice: "Instead of wasting your time with the master, you might as well go to the wife to talk to her - she always treats Brother Bao as a pain in the eyes, so she won't be like the master."

So many worries.”

Tanchun raised his eyebrows: "My wife still doesn't know about this?"

"I guess I don't know yet, otherwise I should have come long ago."

Li Wan said: "Yesterday, my wife and my eldest wife stayed in Zhujin Tower until nightfall. I think they were tired. I haven't heard of her going out today."

When Tanchun heard this, she hurriedly said goodbye to Li Wan and rushed to Qingtang thatched cottage - she knew that Li Wan had always been unwilling to get involved in these matters, so naturally he would not drag her along.

The whole journey was silent.

When she arrived at the Qingtang thatched cottage, she saw Caixia and Caiyun chewing their ears on the porch. She raised her chin at the inner window and asked, "Madam, is she in there?"

"Here you are."

Caixia hurriedly stepped forward and replied: "After breakfast, Madam, she was alone in the room chanting sutras and praying - the girl came in such a hurry, but what's going on with the second girl?"

"It has nothing to do with the second sister."

Tanchun said anxiously: "But it is also an extremely important matter. Since my wife is at home, I will go and let her know!"

With that said, he strode straight into the main room.

"Girl, girl!"

Caixia and Caiyun hurriedly caught up from behind, blocking Tanchun outside the door with their cross arms, and explained with a smile: "My wife is most afraid of being disturbed when she is chanting sutras and praying. Except for her aunt, she is a special case, and even if the second grandma comes, she will be disturbed."

Wait outside first..."

"I told you I have something urgent to report!"

Tan Chunmei's eyes widened, but then she thought of these two people who were Mrs. Wang's cronies, so her attitude softened, and she forced a smile and said, "Then, sisters, please tell me."

"No!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Mrs. Wang's voice was heard from inside: "Please wait in the living room for a while. I will go out after reciting this Sutra."

The voice sounded a little strange, but after all, it was through the door and window. Tanchun couldn't tell where the voice was specifically, so he just responded with a respectful voice, and then went into the living room to wait with his hands down.

It doesn't take a lot of effort.

Mrs. Wang opened the door and walked out. Her face looked a little pale, but upon closer inspection, it was coated with a thick layer of powder.

Tanchun was a little surprised. Mrs. Wang never liked heavy makeup, but why...

But then I remembered Li Wan's judgment, and mistakenly thought that Mrs. Wang was also very angry yesterday. In order to cover up the haggardness on her face, she temporarily changed her habit.

So he hurriedly stepped forward to give her a hand and persuaded her softly: "Since the old lady has made the decision, she will not tolerate the eldest man messing around anymore - now that the second brother and the second sister are about to get married, even sister Xiangyun has to follow us.

If you are getting married in the palace, your wife must take care of yourself and don't work too hard."

"Um……"

Mrs. Wang responded vaguely, and sat down on the chair with a little numbness, and then asked: "I heard that you have something important to do with me?"

"Exactly."

Tanchun heard her mention the purpose of her trip and hurriedly said: "Sister Lin and Sister Xiangyun went to Zhujin Tower early this morning. My sister-in-law and I heard that they were there, so we went to the old lady's courtyard first.

But I don’t want to bump into..."

After listening to her cutting out the complicated and simplifying the matter, Mrs. Wang's originally divergent eyes immediately condensed.

He straightened his body and pondered for a while, then asked: "In your opinion, is it appropriate for your brother to be an official in an engineering school?"

"Of course it's appropriate!"

Tanchun first insisted, and then explained: "If it is a government official such as a secretary, a bookkeeper, etc., there may be something to be discussed, but a doctorate in Guozixue has always been an honorary title, which is almost the same as a title.

It's much more expensive than the average title - and with Brother Jiao taking care of it, I expect it won't be difficult for him to handle it."

The brilliance in Mrs. Wang's eyes became a little brighter, and she couldn't help but stand up and ask: "Sure enough, there is a fifth grade?!"

"this……"

Tan Chun hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it may not be possible to completely copy Guozi Xue, but even if there is no fifth or sixth grade, there should still be a seventh grade."

"Seventh grade?"

Mrs. Wang was a little disappointed. It seemed that it would not be difficult for a family like Rongguo Mansion to find a seventh-grade job for the children of the family.

"The main reason is that Brother Jiao is taking care of me!"

Tanchun saw that she seemed a little dissatisfied with the young official, and hurriedly said: "Although the second brother is smart, his mind has never been focused on this. There has to be an adaptation process in the beginning. With Brother Jiao here, there is no need to worry.

He went astray."

Mrs. Wang nodded slightly.

He stood up, walked back and forth for a few steps, and asked again: "With the relationship between the two families, there is no need to ask Brother Shun for this matter, right?"

"Of course there is no need to ask!"

Tanchun hurriedly explained: "In fact, the official position of Guozixue has not yet been approved by the Ministry of Finance. Most of the Yongyi Bo's efforts were in vain, so he wanted to drag our family into trouble, but our family has trouble with this.

I can’t help it, but in the end I have to ask Brother Jiao to think of a way to turn this thing into a lie first, otherwise, our family will probably become a laughing stock!”

Only then did Mrs. Wang understand the point of the matter.

After all, she is a woman, and her sensitivity to official matters is slightly less than that of Jia Zheng. But unlike Jia Zheng, after fully understanding the urgency of the matter, Mrs. Wang made a decisive decision:

"In this case, I will go and tell the master that if he doesn't come forward, I will personally go to the Jiao family to ask for help, and I will do whatever it takes to get rid of this official and his face!"

Tanchun was overjoyed after hearing this, and the momentum in his heart finally came to an end. He was about to lead the way when he heard Mrs. Wang say that he needed to tidy up a little and change his clothes before going out.

With that said, she stopped in front of the separate Zen room and asked Caixia to bring a basin of warm water.

When Caixia came in with water, Mrs. Wang refused to let her in. She directly reached out to take it, then turned around and entered the room, closing the door tightly with her backhand.

Tanchun looked puzzled and turned his doubtful eyes to Caixia.

Caixia had already gotten used to it, and she immediately explained in a low voice: "I heard that there are some taboos about the Buddha statue that my wife recently invited, so people are generally not allowed to come in and out - it is a special case when my aunt is here."

Tanchun nodded doubtfully, but it was not easy to explore Mrs. Wang's secrets, so he chatted with Caixia casually.

At the same time, inside the Zen room.

Mrs. Wang placed the water basin on the ground, wetted a towel and wiped off the thick powder on her face, revealing a melon-shaped face where the redness had just subsided, then used two fingers to twist a chime mallet from under the Buddhist niche, and threw it into the basin with disgust.

, and then sprinkled a handful of pancreatic powder into it.

After finishing these two things, she let out a long breath.

Originally, she entered the meditation room to ponder the strange relationship between Mr. Xing and Wang Xifeng yesterday.

Although she had originally thought about letting Wang Xifeng go back to the main room after Baochai came through and gradually took over the housework - she was not happy to see Wang Xifeng ease the relationship with Mr. Xing in advance.

Especially this relationship, which eased without warning and inexplicably, how could Mrs. Wang not be suspicious?

But doubts arose. She thought about it for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Instead, her attention gradually shifted. First she thought of Baochai, who was about to marry after the new year, and then thought of Aunt Xue.

Then, I started to feel sorry for myself.

In the past, there was Aunt Xue, with whom she could talk a few words from her heart. Now that the Xue family has moved to the old house on Zijin Street, she is all alone in this garden. How can she not feel lonely and cold?

And the more lonely you are, the more you can't help but think of those comforting things. It's like a ball of fire is wrapped in the loneliness and coldness, which makes people upset and restless.

Then, she had a chime hammer made of yellow cedar wood in her hand...

Thinking of the panic and embarrassment when she was suddenly interrupted by Tan Chun, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but feel a fever on her face. She quickly wiped it with a towel and ordered in a loud voice: "Take my blue-patterned silver-edged dress."

The white dress is here."

Outside, Caixia agreed and delivered the things to the door as usual, and Mrs. Wang took them in to replace them.

But that's just a rough put on. The rest of the finishing work, as well as the work of combing your hair according to your clothes, still have to be done in the bedroom.

After such a delay inside and outside, it was not until almost noon that Mrs. Wang found the Rongxi Hall.

Jia Zheng was thinking about how to beg for help in the evening...or tomorrow night after meeting Jiao Shun without losing decency. When he saw Mrs. Wang coming in from the outside, he couldn't help but frown and asked, knowingly: "Why are you here?"

?”

"I'm here for Baoyu!"

Mrs. Wang's aura was not weak at all. Her eyes fell on the forehead lines on Jia Zheng's forehead. A hint of disgust flashed through her eyes. She raised her hand and gently touched the corners of her eyes. She said with the same cold and distant attitude: "Uncle Yong Yi behaves like this.

, he clearly underestimated our family, the master should have taken measures early."

Seeing that she was really here for this matter, Jia Zheng flicked his sleeves unhappily: "What do you, a woman, know?! This is a big matter, and it should be carefully considered..."

Before he could finish his words, Mrs. Wang asked aggressively: "I also said that I would think about it at the beginning, but what happened to the official position of the doctor in the Ministry of Industry in the end?!"

"you!"

One sentence hit his lungs. Jia Zheng immediately jumped up and said angrily: "What a cunning woman. Didn't you come here just to mock me?!"

"I don't dare."

Mrs. Wang said she didn't dare, but the ridicule on her face was clear: "As a woman, I can't take care of that much. If the master doesn't go, I will go to the Jiao family and ask Brother Shun to come forward in person..."

"You, you!"

Jia Zheng's face became even more angry.

But Mrs. Wang didn't give him a chance to speak at all, and rushed to continue: "Now that things have happened, do you still doubt me and Brother Shun? Humph, what kind of young women can he not get now, so how can he?"

Can you look down on an old woman like me?!"

As he said this, he felt no resentment.

She quickly calmed down and said: "If you want to be suspicious, just be suspicious. As long as it's for Baoyu's future, I don't care what kind of notoriety you get!"

After leaving these words, she turned around and left without hesitation.

"You, you, you!"

Jia Zheng angrily hurried a few steps behind, raised his hands and gestured twice, but in the end he still did not stop Mrs. Wang.

Anyway, since she dared to say this to her face, it was expected that nothing immoral would happen.

And since she is a woman, it is better for her to keep her posture low than for the head of her family to lose her dignity - as for her own dignity, huh~ there was so much trouble in the city, how can this woman have any dignity at all?

Thinking like this, Jia Zheng's mentality gradually calmed down, and he even began to hope that Mrs. Wang would succeed immediately, so that he would no longer have to worry.

But it was said that after Mrs. Wang performed in front of Jia Zheng, she returned home and dressed up carefully. No matter how anxious she was, she had to wait until Jiao Shun left the office before going to Jiao's house.

I was so impatient that I managed to wait till evening.

Mrs. Wang only chose Caixia and Caiyun, and found the Jiao family holding the gift boxes she had prepared long ago.

At that time, Mrs. Xu was the only one present. Seeing Mrs. Wang's arrival, she hurriedly and fearfully let her into the living room of the main room.

After a few insinuations, Mrs. Wang refused to state her purpose clearly, saying only that she was waiting for Jiao Shun to return home.

Mrs. Xu had no choice but to chat with Xin while she sent someone to wait outside the gate, telling her that if she saw her son coming back, she would quickly invite him to the main room to meet his guests.

Unexpectedly, after waiting and waiting, people outside finally started neighing. Xu subconsciously walked to the door, only to see Lai Wang entering the courtyard alone.

She hurriedly asked: "Where is Brother Shun?!"

Lai Wang didn't know that a distinguished guest had arrived at home, so he said with a disgusted face: "I said I wanted to go to the new house to have a look. Maybe I'll stay there tonight."

"This kid!"

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. Why did she go to a new house? I'd never seen him spend the night there!

However, it was not easy to say this in public, so he turned around and explained the matter to Mrs. Wang, apologetically saying: "It's really unlucky, Madam, she has to wait until tomorrow..."

"No need."

But Mrs. Wang stood up suddenly and said decisively: "I will also go to Zijin Street, and it will be the same when I meet him at Xue's house."

"this……"

Mrs. Xu hesitated to speak, unable to explain clearly. In the end, she could only watch Mrs. Wang leave the courtyard.
Chapter completed!