Mr. Tan asked Pei Yue and Tian Shao about their marriage and wanted to know when they would get married.
Tan Xingguo was also about to tell him about this: "The third child is going to go back to his hometown to ask for a wedding date after Tian Shao graduates. I have already agreed with him to let Chu Rong go with him. This is also a respect for Tian Shao."
Mr. Tan nodded on the table and said, "He bought a house with all the money in his hand. He can't use Tian Shao's money for his wedding. This is what I prepared for him."
He paid for the wedding expenses of the eldest brother, the second child, and the fourth child, and the third child was no exception. When the fifth child also gets married, his responsibility will be fulfilled.
Tan Xingguo was silent for a moment and said: "Dad, I mentioned this to the third child, but the third child said he didn't want your money. He also said that if you insist on giving it, he will donate it in the name of mom?"
Mr. Tan said with a straight face: "If you don't want my money, is it honorable to use Tian Shao's money? If you want outsiders to know, why don't you call him a softie who eats his wife's food?"
Tan Xingguo didn't answer this.
Mr. Tan waved his hand and said, "You give him this money, and I gave you a sum of money for the three of you to get married. As for whether the money is used for your own wedding or donated, it's up to him, I don't care."
"I did some calculations and it's estimated that the third child's wedding will cost around three thousand."
Mr. Tan hummed and said, "This is exactly three thousand."
After talking about this matter, Mr. Tan talked with him about work matters again.
Tan Xingguo has been a big boss for a long time and does not need to be taught about work. The old man mainly analyzes the current situation with him.
After talking for more than an hour, Tan Xingguo saw that his face looked tired: "Dad, you go and have a rest!"
Mr. Tan said with emotion: "When people get old, they are no longer useful."
I remember when he was fighting in the past, he was very energetic after not sleeping for three days and three nights. Unlike now, when he just talked about something, he felt exhausted. But he was not afraid of death. After death, he could go see his former comrades.
Bai Churong was folding clothes in the room. She saw him holding a document bag and asked with a smile: "What did dad give you?"
"money."
Bai Churong was surprised: "Dad gave you money?"
Since the two got married, the old man has never given any money to the couple. However, when they get the money back, the old man never accepts it, saying that he has no use for the money. This is true, the rice noodles and other things sent below are two liang.
He can't afford to eat any more, his medical expenses are fully paid, and all his allowances are spent and saved.
Tan Xingguo knew there was a misunderstanding by looking at her look, and explained: "It's not for me, it's for the third child's wedding. This document bag feels quite thick, and it looks like there is a lot of it."
Bai Churong poured out the money in the document bag and counted it, and found that there were three thousand yuan. Taking the money, she hesitated for a while before asking: "Xingguo, dad was not in bad health ten years ago, Aunt Qu can really fool me."
Him? The more I think about this, the more I feel it’s wrong.”
Tan Xingguo shook his head and said: "No matter what the reason, his decision back then was very cruel to Lao San. Now that Lao San has relented and is willing to change his surname back to Tan, there is no need to dig into the past."
Even if there were difficulties, the damage done could not be made up with a sentence or two, or even in this life. He saw it too clearly, so he did not ask.
Bai Churong nodded and asked when he would go to Yongning County.
Pei Yue and Tian Shao didn't decide on a time, and Tan Xingguo didn't know either: "The third child is going back and will notify us in advance. I have made an appointment with the third child. The whole family will visit mom on Sunday. You prepare the things."
A few years ago, it was said that feudal superstitions were to be broken, and you were not allowed to even light incense when visiting graves. However, in the past two years, the old custom has recovered, and now you will bring paper money, incense and candles when you visit graves to worship. Tan Xingguo is a very traditional person and feels that it is still necessary to worship ancestors.
Follow the custom.
Bai Churong understood and nodded in agreement.
The next afternoon Pei Yue went to Tian Shao and told her that he was going to change his surname back to Tan: "I asked someone yesterday to find out. The man's name is Mu Liang, after his parents' surname. He married four people.
My wife gave birth to a total of twelve children, eight of whom survive. The oldest one became a grandfather at the age of forty-three, and the youngest Mu Kang was sixteen years old and passed into the name of his uncle. If I change my surname back to Mu, then
Mu Liang might think that I want to fight for property!"
Tian Shao is not superstitious, but when he heard about this man, he couldn't help but say: "Marrying four wives, is this a crime against your wife?"
Pei Yue shook his head and said: "The first wife was killed when the carriage lost control on the way back to his hometown; the second wife died in childbirth; the third wife was killed when she went out and encountered a riot. The fourth wife was twenty-six years younger than him.
Years old, and now living with him. The second one died in childbirth without leaving any children, the first wife left behind a son and a daughter, and the third daughter-in-law left behind two sons and a daughter."
"Such a big family must be very lively."
Pei confirmed her guess, shook her head and said: "I was poor in the past few years, so it was normal to have occasional noises. But after Mukang adopted two houses under his uncle's name, their family sang along every day.
It’s like a big show.”
When Tan Xinghua mentioned two houses before, he thought they were two larger houses like family buildings. But after asking around, he found out that the two houses were actually two houses. The one with two entrances was larger than the one in Sanyanjing Hutong.
One is bigger, and the other is smaller, but also comes with a small courtyard.
Tian Shao was not surprised and said: "Wealth and silk touch people's hearts. Now everyone is so nervous about housing. Mu Kang will have two such big houses and others will definitely not be willing to accept it."
Pei Yue hummed and said, "Mu Liang has decided to sell the big one and distribute the money to the other seven. The small one will be given to Mu Kang, and he will also let Mu Kang take care of himself in the future."
This seems fair, but in fact it has hidden dangers, because the property belongs to Mu Kang, and Mu Liang is not qualified to distribute it like this. However, this is the Mu family's business and has nothing to do with them.
When Tian Shao heard that they were selling the house, he immediately said: "Where is the house? Let's buy it!"
Pei Yue told Tian Shao that the house was near the Sanwen Temple, but he did not agree with the purchase of the house. He was worried that if Mu Liang and the others found out about the house after buying it, they would come looking for him if it became valuable in the future.
Tian Shao asked: "Do you think your grandpa really donated all his property and left only two houses? If it were me, I would definitely leave a sum of money to my children and grandchildren to prepare for a comeback in the future."
Pei Yue understood what she meant. He shook his head and said, "There is a custom in the Mu family that sons will be separated when they get married. Those two houses were bought by my grandfather for my second and third uncles. They are not old houses. Even if they are to hide treasures,
, and will only hide in the old house."
"What about the old house?"
Pei Yue shook his head and said: "The old house was donated by my mother after my brother-in-law disappeared. The house has been demolished to pieces. If there is real treasure, it would not have waited until now."
After a pause, he added: "My grandpa passed away due to illness. If there was really any treasure left behind, he would definitely tell my mother before he died. If he didn't tell me, it means there was no treasure left behind."
Tian Shao just said it casually and gave up after hearing his analysis.