After work, Chen Guanlou declined the invitation from his colleagues to drink flower wine, drank a pot of rice wine, and wandered home. The eldest sister Chen Xiaolan is cleaning up for him at home. "Sister, why are you free to come here today? I don't need to clean up the house, so stop working." "It's so dirty that it just won't work without a woman in the house." "What's dirty?" Chen Guanlou was unconvinced, "It's obviously very clean." He is one of the few men who likes to be clean. It's just that, due to the conditions, a large part of the road outside is not paved with stone slabs, it is all yellow mud road. When you go in and out, you bring back a pile of dirt. There is also a lot of dust. I sweep it with a feather duster every day, but it still inevitably accumulates dust. Especially when I'm lazy sometimes and don't come back for a few days, there is obviously a layer of dust on the table. "Everywhere is dirty." Chen Xiaolan said with disgust, "I should find a woman to take care of the house, don't give me excuses to delay." "This topic is inevitable every time we meet. Can you change it?" "You think I'm annoying, right? I can't control you, so let your underground parents take care of you. Tomorrow I'll burn paper and let my parents entrust you with your dreams."
"It's useless to dream, they can't control me." Chen Guanlou had the attitude of a dead pig who is not afraid of boiling water. Chen Xiaolan was so angry that her eyes were red, "Say you don't like women, but you go to brothels every day, and most of the money you earn goes to those girls. Say you like women, I'll help you find a matchmaker, You didn’t like it. What do you want?” Chen Guanlou thought for a while, and a vague figure flashed in his mind. He shook his head and said: "When I want it, I can also like the shrew of the city. When I don't want it, even if I want it, even if I want it, I will be a lady." In front of me, I don’t care.” "You, you really want to make me angry to death." Chen Xiaolan threw the rag away and sat on the bamboo chair to sulk. Chen Guanlou suddenly felt guilty, couldn't bear it, and felt a little guilty. He coaxed his eldest sister, "Sister, don't worry about me. Living your own life is better than anything else. If you don't have money, tell me . Even though Yaya is a girl, she should find a wife. Only after studying for a few years can she understand the truth and know how to manage life. Don't listen to Mrs. Su who said that a woman is virtuous. Illiterate, you have a bad virtue.” "You don't need to worry about this matter. I have already decided to send Yaya to Su Fuzi's private school next month." "Will Master Su accept female students?" "Take it!" Chen Xiaolan said firmly. Chen Guanlou hesitated for a moment, then reminded him, "It seems that Mrs. Su is not easy to get along with. If it doesn't work, send Yaya to a private school in the clan. Master Du will take care of her, so I guarantee there will be no problem." "You have a prejudice against Mrs. Su." Chen Guanlou secretly rolled his eyes. Chen Xiaolan continued: "Both of them are named Su. I will not send Yaya to Master Su's private school, but to the Chen family's private school. The Su family should have some objections. It's difficult for me to do, do you understand?" "I understand. If it doesn't work, just give Shu Xiu more. I'll pay for it." "I have money in my hands. I have saved all the money you gave me and the money for my two children. I haven't spent it much. You haven't been to Su's house in the past six months. My parents-in-law are worried about it and asked me to ask. Asking you, when will you come and sit down?" "They are thinking about my gift." Chen Guanlou revealed the truth straightforwardly. Every time he went to Su's house, in order to show face to his eldest sister, he would prepare a generous gift with everything to eat. Chen Xiaolan did not refute. Her father-in-law was a good man and could still reason. Mother-in-law, it’s really hard to put into words. Chen Guanlou added: "I'm so busy that my feet never touch the ground. Ever since I was promoted to jailer, I haven't had any time off. I'm always asked to make decisions about big things, and I really can't get away. " "Okay, I will tell my parents-in-law that you are busy with official duties and will wait until the New Year holiday." "Sister, if you have something on your mind, just tell me and I will solve it for you."
Chen Xiaolan was a little embarrassed to speak and hesitated to speak. Chen Guanlou gave her confidence, "As long as the sky doesn't fall and you put your heart into your stomach, I will definitely solve it for you." "Actually, it's not a big deal." Chen Xiaolan said again, "My mother-in-law wants to introduce her niece to you. I pushed her several times, but she got angry. I had no choice but to go and pay an errand." "You go back and tell her that her natal niece is not a lady, and I don't like her. Forget it, it's too difficult for you to be caught in the middle. I will solve this matter." "How do you solve it?" Chen Xiaolan was worried. Chen Guanlou chuckled, "It's very simple." "Don't mess around." "Don't worry, I won't mess around." In order to prevent Mrs. Su from causing trouble every three days and causing trouble to her eldest sister, Chen Guanlou planned to give a powerful dose to get it right at once. If others can't handle this matter, it would be best for Lu Datou to step forward. It's a small door and a small household, so I can't help but be scared. After being frightened twice more, I stopped thinking. If he didn't tell Chen Xiaolan about his plan, the other party would definitely not agree or even block it. Chen Xiaolan didn't ask much. She trusted her brother very much. In her eyes, there was nothing in the world that her brother couldn't do. This kind of trust is not only due to the deep love between brother and sister, but also the confidence accumulated one after another in the past few years. "Just be sensible!" Chen Xiaolan wanted to nag about the marriage again, but seeing Chen Guanlou's impatient look on her face, she could only rest her thoughts. It was rare for the two siblings to sit together for an uninterrupted dinner and chat about home affairs. When she learned that Chen Guanlou's business trip last month was ordered by the Hou family, she encouraged him: "You should make more friends with the Hou family. A little leakage from the Hou family's fingers will be enough for you to enjoy for a lifetime." Chen Guanlou agreed with his mouth, but he didn't care in his heart. If Chen Xiaolan knew that he had rejected the chief steward's proposal to make him a seventh-grade official, she would immediately transform into a tigress and scold him to death. Therefore, he tried to keep his mouth shut and only talked about family matters, not official matters, and tried to avoid the topic of the Marquis Mansion. Chen Xiaolan wanted to talk. "In a few days, it will be my birthday, do you think I should give you a gift?" "Did I invite you? Don't send it without inviting you." Chen Guanlou's attitude was very straightforward. "You don't understand the ways of the world. We have to take the initiative for this kind of thing. How can we wait for the Marquis to send us invitations. As a family, there are some things that we have to understand by ourselves." "Who is a member of the same family as you? The Hou Mansion is the Hou Mansion, and we are us. Don't forget, we and the Hou Mansion have already been on five servers. Seriously speaking, we can't even be counted as clan members." "Shut up." Chen Xiaolan was unhappy, "Why are we not considered clan members? Are we divided into clans? No! The Hou Mansion didn't separate us into clans, so we are the Chen clan in the capital, passed down from one ancestor. People of the clan. Don’t say this again. If you don’t give gifts to the Marquis, you will become so philistine.” "I don't call this a philistine, I call it self-awareness." Chen Guanlou argued. "You are just lazy and don't want to take advantage of me. However, these things must be done. If you are not free, I will prepare a gift for you and you can deliver it in person when the time comes." Chen Guanlou couldn't resist, so he simply gave two hundred taels to his eldest sister and asked her to help buy a decent gift. "Isn't two hundred taels too much?" "Not much. Everyone knows that I earn a lot. If I give less gifts, there will be gossip." Therefore, he is not willing to take advantage of favors. Many times, when people refuse to send invitations, he pretends not to know.