When Yun Qiao returned to the fourth room, the fourth master was waiting in the living room.
A guest came today. He is a friend of Fourth Master at work and has a high official position. The man came with his wife and children to pay New Year greetings, and his intention to make friends was obvious.
However, Du Xueru looked down upon him and took the children to the Governor's Mansion early in the morning to play cards with the Governor's wife.
Fourth Master Xi sent the guests away and waited alone for Du Xueru and the children to come back.
People were waiting around, but Yun Qiao arrived.
The fourth master has always been very cold towards his stepdaughter. He feels that sometimes too close a relationship is not a good thing. Yun Qiao also doesn't like to be cold-faced, so the fourth master ignores her, so she doesn't bother to return the favor.
When she came in and saw him, she just nodded slightly and stumbled upstairs.
Fourth Master Xi frowned slightly.
Half an hour later, Du Xueru came back with the children. As soon as they entered the door, the children were chattering and looking very excited.
Fourth Master Xi looked at his watch and was a little unhappy: "Why are you coming back so late?"
"Sister-in-law took us out to play. Mrs. Li likes to make porcelain and opened a workshop of her own. We all went to learn from it. We made a lot of small things, burned them later and sent them over." Du Xueru said.
Fourth Master Xi also understood why the child was excited.
This is quite new.
"Come back earlier in the future, it's so cold." Fourth Master Xi said.
Du Xueru said hello.
After washing and changing clothes, Du Xueru was lying on the bed a little dazed and seemed worried.
She rarely has worries, especially after giving birth to her youngest son, her personality has changed a lot - she talks more than before, and sometimes her words are out of tune.
She wasn't like this before.
Family members say that it is normal for a woman's personality to change a little after giving birth, and it is nothing to be alarmed about.
She was so deep today that Fourth Master Xi was worried: "What happened today?"
"Not really." Du Xueru came back to her senses and smiled.
Turning off the lights and lying down, Mr. Xi was thinking about his future and wanted to ask his elder brother if he could be promoted further. A colleague who came today brought him good news, saying that the current director of the Transportation Bureau was seriously ill and might have to resign.
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The Transportation Bureau is currently the most lucrative job, with a little bit of private goods mixed in, and it lasts for a year after being open. Of course, even if there is no private goods involved, the income from other aspects is also very considerable.
Fourth Master Xi did not think about this.
The old lady always said that sons, don't be too greedy, and don't be too addicted to officialdom. A family like the Xi family cannot compete with others for profit. Only talented officials can ensure the prosperity of Yancheng.
As long as there is no trouble in Yancheng, the Xi family can get generous tax revenue, which is enough for them to eat and drink.
Therefore, except for the second master, none of the brothers in the Xi family have high official positions.
Fourth Master Xi wanted this job, but was worried that his elder brother would refuse, so he hesitated and couldn't sleep.
He was suffering from insomnia, and when he turned over, he heard his wife sighing. She was also suffering from insomnia.
This is not common.
Fourth Master Xi immediately cheered up and asked her, "What's wrong with you?"
Du Xueru turned on the light again.
Warm light filled the room, adding a bit of comfort. She put on a small coat and looked like she wanted to have a long conversation, and asked Fourth Master Xi: "Do you think there are any people who are particularly similar?"
Fourth Master Xi: "Don't beat around the bush and just say what's going on."
Du Xueru: "That's right, Madam... she is my mother. Sometimes I call her Madam. She adopted a beggar before.
However, the beggar didn't call her mother, and just kept her like that. Later, the beggar went to Yancheng to work as a rickshaw driver, and I saw it with my own eyes."
"Did you meet him today?"
"That's not true." Du Xueru said, "Today at the Governor's Mansion, we were halfway through playing cards when Deputy Qian's wife came over to pay her New Year greetings.
I took a look at it and thought this Mrs. Qian looked familiar. Isn't she Qian Ping's wife? You know that the deputy leader of the Qinggang is called Qian Changping, right?"
Fourth Master Xi was confused when he heard this.
"What on earth do you want to say?" he asked.
"I'm thinking, there's no way a coachman can become the deputy leader of the Youth Gang, right?" Du Xueru said.
Fourth Master Xi: "I know Qian Changping, I've seen him before."