Because there are seven people from the Wei family working, Su Mingzhe, Han Chunyan, and Han Chunming are free.
Han Chunming took the opportunity to hold Su Mingzhe to discuss:
"Brother-in-law, how about you let me enjoy these fake paintings for two days?"
"Even if it's a fake, it's still a fake of Zhang Daqian's painting, and it's equally valuable!"
Su Mingzhe first refuted his brother-in-law, and then chuckled:
"It's okay for you kid to see it, but you can't go outside this courtyard! If you really want to see it, just stay here. You can stay here and see it for as many days as you want, how about it?"
"You want to live here? You've become the mansion of an official. I can't stand it!"
Han Chunming thought of the Wei family living in the front yard, shook his head, and put the calligraphy and painting back with some regret.
When Su Mingzhe saw that his brother-in-law actually despised him, he immediately laughed angrily:
"You have to live here even if you are not used to it. There is something I wanted to tell you in a few days, but now that I think about it, I might as well tell you today!"
"What's going on?"
Han Chunming was a little surprised to see Su Mingzhe looking so serious.
Su Mingzhe did not answer directly, but turned around and went to the back bedroom, took out a set of books and handed them to his brother-in-law.
After Han Chunming looked through it once, he froze on the spot:
"Brother-in-law, why did you give me these Chinese, math, and history textbooks?"
"Chunming, let me tell you a piece of news. You must keep your mouth shut for me and you must not tell anyone else!"
Su Mingzhe gave it a try first, and before Han Chunming agreed, he spoke:
"I heard from the leaders above that a meeting is being held recently to discuss the resumption of the college entrance examination. The news will come out in probably one or two months. The college entrance examination will be resumed no later than the end of the year."
"Because the college entrance examination has been stagnant for a long time, this year's college entrance examination papers will not be too difficult. People regardless of education can sign up for it!"
"You are so smart, stay in this hospital while there are still a few months left, review your homework for me, and try to get into a good university. When you graduate from university, you will have the status of a cadre, and you will have the status of a cadre. , if you propose to Su Meng again, Su Meng’s parents will definitely have no reason to object to you being together!”
Han Chunming definitely believed Su Mingzhe's words, but his expression changed slightly, and he revealed a hint of a flattering smile:
"Brother-in-law, I won't tell anyone else, just tell Su Meng, do you think it's okay? She is still your sister..."
Su Mingzhe suddenly didn't want this brother-in-law anymore.
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In addition to seven adults, the Wei family now has ten third generations.
Among them, the oldest family has four children, the second oldest family has three children, and the third oldest family has three children.
When it was time for dinner, Wei Fakui brought his entire family to greet Su Mingzhe.
Su Mingzhe could also recognize a few of the children of the Wei family.
For example, Wei Xingyuan's eldest son Wei Yuanchao, eldest daughter Wei Pan'er, Wei Xingshan's eldest son Wei Hongqi, eldest daughter Wei Qing'er, and Wei Xinghe's eldest son Wei Hongxing.
Twelve years ago, when the Wei family left the Su Mansion, the oldest of the five younger generations was ten years old and the youngest was six years old, and they had already grown out.
Now more than ten years have passed, and the outline has not changed much.
Su Mingzhe could naturally recognize it after seeing it.
Although he didn't know the others, seeing that they were all bowing politely, Su Mingzhe followed the rules and gave each of them a big red envelope.
Among the three generations of the Wei family, the four girls all accepted the red envelopes with expressions of respect, fear, or shyness.
Among the six boys, the older ones, Wei Yuanchao, Wei Hongqi, and Wei Hongxing, all accepted the red envelopes with normal expressions.
In their memory, receiving red envelopes from the Su family was a normal thing.
Only the three youngest boys had forgotten the relationship between the Wei family and the Su family. They looked at the red envelope handed over by Su Mingzhe as if they were "food that just came to them." Their faces were filled with class hatred, and they were holding their necks and were unwilling to reach out.
Su Mingzhe
He laughed and didn't care about it. He immediately gave the three red envelopes to Wei Yuanchao, and then said to Wei Fakui:
"Grandpa Kui, I'm afraid the four wing rooms in the front yard, plus an inverted room, are not enough for many of you. How about this, you, Uncle Shan, Uncle He, and the boys from Yuanchao will live in the front yard. How about the four girls, Uncle Yuan and Aunt Yuan, as well as Pan'er and Qing'er, living in the east and west wings of the central courtyard?"
The Su family's three-in-one courtyard is different from the conventional courtyard house.
The original owner of a courtyard house in the capital, when building a courtyard house, not only considered issues such as floor space and funds, but also considered whether it was "transgression."
Therefore, when building yards, most homeowners adopt a relatively compact building design.
The Su family is different!
The Su family's courtyard was built in the early years of the Republic of China, and there was no need to consider issues of 'transgression' or 'regulation'; everything was based on practicality.
After entering the gate, there is an independent Yanzi screen wall.
There are two east and west wing rooms in the front yard, each room is about 30 square meters. In addition, there is also an inverted room covering an area of about 20 square meters.
The entire front yard covers an area of about one and a half acres and is mainly used for servants and guests.
From the front yard to the middle yard, you need to pass through a hanging flower gate.
On both sides of the hanging flower gate are hand-chaoshan verandas, and there are two wing rooms on the east and west sides.
In the middle courtyard, facing the hanging flower door is the main room, which has three rooms in total, and there are two wing rooms next to it.
The main room is the largest in area. The three rooms combined cover an area of about 150 square meters.
The two wing rooms occupy a large area, each about 20 square meters.
There are four east and west wing rooms, each about thirty square meters.
The one-acre land in the middle of the courtyard was originally the martial arts arena for the master of the Su Mansion.
The entire middle courtyard covers an area of three acres and is usually used as a residence for the adult children of the family.
Next to the east wing, there was originally a moon door, but it was demolished. From here, you can enter the backyard.
There are three large bedrooms of the old owner in the backyard, as well as four east and west wing rooms.
The three large bedrooms cover an area of 150 square meters, and the four wing rooms are about 150 square meters.
The total area of the backyard is about two and a half acres, which is larger than the front yard and smaller than the middle yard. It is mainly used for the residence of the female family members and the old owner.
The entire courtyard covers an area of more than seven acres.
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, such a large courtyard could have been built into a courtyard with five entrances, but the Su family only built a courtyard with three entrances, which was really a waste.
Now, Su Mingzhe has broken the rules by allowing Wei Xingyuan, his wife, and four girls to live in the middle courtyard.
After hearing this, Wei Fakui naturally shook his head quickly and firmly disagreed:
"Sir, Pan'er and Qing'er, the four girls can live in the backyard so that they can serve the husband and wife more conveniently. However, Xingyuan and his wife must live in the front yard. This is a rule and cannot be broken!"
Seeing this, Su Mingzhe gave a few more words of advice. Seeing Wei Fakui's insistence, he could only say helplessly:
"Then just do what Grandpa Kui said!"
When Wei Fakui saw Su Mingzhe start to lean back slightly, he knew that this first meeting was over, and he quickly took his family to leave.
The Wei family returned to the east wing of the front yard.
Wei Yuanchao and other young people hurriedly opened the red envelopes and were overjoyed to find that each red envelope contained two ten-yuan bills.
In the past, when the Wei family lived in the countryside, they could only earn 180 yuan a year.
Now when they came to the Su family, they just met and paid homage, and they got a huge sum of twenty yuan, which made several people extremely excited.
The three boys who had not accepted the red envelope before were also red-eyed at this moment and reached out to Wei Yuanchao to ask for their own red envelopes.
Unexpectedly, the old butler Wei Fakui's face became more and more gloomy. He slammed his palm on the table and roared at his three sons: