Zheng Xiaorou's face turned a little pale. She thought of everything, but she didn't expect that such a thing could get her burned.

Bai Jiaxing's statement is not impossible, but very possible. Her stepmother is that kind of person.

Her father loves her stepmother and also her family background. To put it bluntly, what her father loves is profit.

"But, our sister is only from the fifth rank, and my father is the minister of the Ministry of Industry after all, so he can't..." Zheng Xiaorou still held on to a trace of luck.

"You've only been here for a short period of time, and you don't know many things, boss." Bai Jiaxing explained: "Boss changed the output and quality of iron ingots with just a blast furnace design drawing. Think about it, this drawing was originally

If it were left in your father's hands..."

"Ah!" Zheng Xiaorou's eyes widened: "Then at least my father can walk with his chest held high in the Six Books of Documents!"

Among the six ministers of the imperial court, the Ministry of Industry is the most despised. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry is also at the bottom of the "chain of contempt" among the six ministers.

Loosely speaking, the Ministry of Industry is like the "technical department" of today's companies. At that time, the construction of water conservancy, research and development of weapons, and palace repairs all required the supervision of the Ministry of Industry.

It can be said that the officials in the Ministry of Industry are basically doers, and they spend all day studying all kinds of weird gadgets.

However, you must know that "scientific research" work requires a lot of financial support, and the Ministry of Industry itself is not a department that creates profits.

On the contrary, it is a sector that requires huge capital injections and has achieved little, so it is the least popular.

With the support of his father-in-law, Zheng Chunqiu reluctantly became the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, not the Ministry of Husbandry, the Ministry of Personnel, or even the Ministry of Rites, which is enough to explain the problem.

Popular positions are not easy to get.

If the blast furnace design drawings were handed over to my father early in the morning, and he tested them and reported them to the court, what quality would they be?

Although it did not bring direct benefits to the court, it set up a ladder to increase profits. In that case, could my father not be tough?

"Our boss also has the design drawings of so many tools, as well as spinning wheels, looms..." Bai Jiaxing added: "Crushers, animal-powered plows..."

It's a pity that Chu Qing presented these things to the Secret Investigation Department.

Who is the head of the Secret Investigation Department? Hu Hengqiu. He is a close associate of the emperor! Submitting to the Secret Investigation Department is equivalent to directly submitting to the emperor.

Even the Minister of the Ministry of Industry can't take advantage of any great advantage.

But if the Zheng family is in contact with Chu Qing through marriage, for future benefits... Chu Qing has raised a large team to develop various tools.

"This is only from the perspective of the Ministry of Industry. From the perspective of the Secret Investigation Department, the boss has the information channels of the Voss Country," Bai Jiaxing continued to add:

"And the boss also has the right to check the information of officials below a certain level in the imperial court. How many people does this hold?"

"Also, the boss is also a farmer in the household department. It seems that he is choosing land to grow cotton. How much information does she have about land and labor?

The boss also has a huge caravan. Let's see, brothers, how many state capitals are selling the goods supplied by the boss?

Although the boss keeps distributing these properties to his brothers, look, do any of our brothers work alone? No! Our family is more united than any other family, we are all half-brothers!"

Having said this, Bai Jiaxing sighed: "Well, although it's good for brothers to work together, it also makes the boss gradually become a big fat man.

She is a woman, Xiaorou, you are also a woman, and you know how difficult it is for women. Ordinary people are better off. If a high-ranking official like your father wants to be the boss, how much can she resist?

She has no family and no background. Wu Jichang almost swallowed up the boss's property. So many of us brothers can only passively resist and cannot actually help;

Who knows who the next Wu Jichang is? When will he appear? Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Zheng are probably targeting the boss, and you and I are the breakthrough point;

My life was supported by one piece of food and one piece of clothing for each household in the village. But the boss single-handedly carried the avalanche in exchange for my life. I couldn't... couldn't...

The boss needs someone to help him. If there is no other help, at least he will not cause trouble for the boss, right?"

"Yeah!" Zheng Xiaorou nodded vigorously.

But then he hesitated and said: "Then what if my father and the others have targeted our sister? Even if I don't go back, what if he sends someone to ask me to go back? Or, what should I do if they simply come to the door?"

This possibility is also very high. This is how Mrs. Zheng forced herself to find Baijiaxing and give Zheng Xiaorou to others.

Bai Jiaxing patted his wife on the shoulder: "Leave this matter to me. As long as I don't let go, there's nothing they can do. You go hide in the warehouse these days and don't show up. The matter of the escort agency's semicolon,

Let Xiaobao and the others organize their own affairs."

Zheng Xiaorou was very happy to hear Bai Jiaxing say "don't let go".

A woman in this era, no matter how reluctant she is, can't stop her husband from taking a concubine. Fortunately, Bai Jiaxing at least doesn't want to take a concubine at the moment, let alone her stepsister.

Bai Jiaxing seemed to have seen through his wife's little thoughts: "The law of Daxuan stipulates that common people are not allowed to take concubines. I dare not violate the law."

Zheng Xiaorou smiled happily this time, but she still said harshly: "Huh, why are you telling me this? I didn't say anything to you."

Women in this era would not wholeheartedly believe in a promise not to take concubines.

Although there are legal provisions, how many people have followed them? The law is just a piece of paper in front of the rich.

Not taking a concubine means just "not taking a concubine at this time". Who knows when I will take a concubine?

Besides, there is an additional clause in the law: if a man is over forty and has no children, he may take a concubine.

Even if you don't take a concubine, you can still divorce your wife.

However, it is already good that my husband is willing to say this to me.

The next day, as expected, the Zheng family sent someone, and it was Mrs. Zheng's personal mother Qin who came to the Blue House politely and asked the counter clerk: "Is our eldest girl here?"

Baijiaxing and the others returned to the city yesterday, and it seems that someone from the Zheng family also came to visit.

"No!" The clerk was busy, with a wall of colorful wine jars that needed to be polished brightly. He had no time to pay attention to her as he climbed up stairs: "The shopkeeper's wife went to take inventory."

"Then... is my uncle here?" Of course, Qin's mother couldn't just give up.

"What does Mother Qin want from me?" Bai Jiaxing came down from the second floor. When he was upstairs, he saw the Zheng family's carriage coming towards the restaurant.

"Oh, eldest uncle!" Qin's mother hurriedly saluted: "The master and his wife are worried that you and the eldest daughter will not stay at home for a few more days, and they want you to go home and live more."

Bai Jiaxing nodded: "I'm sorry for my father-in-law and mother-in-law. Xiaorou and I have been really busy recently and have no time to spare. Let's wait until we get over this busy period."

Qin's mother is a little embarrassed, but she is also an experienced person. She has lived for decades. How can she still understand the relationship between the Zheng family's characters?

What's more, she married Mrs. Zheng, and many of her "cares" for the eldest lady came from her giving advice.

Qin's mother immediately said: "Uncle, my wife said, a son-in-law is half a son-in-law. Uncle, you are capable and filial. You are the most caring person for me. I have someone to discuss anything with you."

How many versions of Miss Zheng's scandal have been circulated? Even if Baijiaxing and the others just returned to the city yesterday, they should have heard a lot, right?

Instead of being secretive, why not reveal your intention to him: I have something to discuss with you. As my son-in-law, how dare you refuse?
Chapter completed!