Chapter 69: Praise and Smash It was almost evening, and the red sunset hung in the sky, dyeing the clouds in the sky rouge. Under the sunset, there were many more people around the Zheng family courtyard. The lady was only followed by the butler Wu, but there were many servants from the Zhao family behind her. They were quite clever, probably because they discovered that the lady not only did not mind them following her, but seemed to be quite indulgent of her. Although they did not dare to get close, they gathered in groups of three or four from a distance. Some were sweeping the floor, some were pruning branches, everyone was looking straight ahead, but their ears were perked up. Zheng Fa's family originally lived in a relatively remote area of Zhao's family. The flowers, trees and land around them had never been served by so many people. At one time, three people could gather around a tree, and it was still not enough. Gao Yuan, who was standing in front of Zheng Fa, slowly turned his head and glanced at his wife who was less than three meters away from him. When he looked back at Zheng Fa, he was so scared that he almost stuttered. "Ma'am...didn't you hear what I said?" "You do not know?"
"what do you know?" "Madam is a cultivator." "..." "Don't cry, you praised her for being young." Gao Yuan's face was pale and he was not comforted at all. Can he praise the lady's appearance? But the lady walked across the plateau as if she didn't see him, her eyes always on Zheng Fa. Zheng Fa still bowed first. Unexpectedly, the lady also bowed slightly. Gao Yuan on the side opened his mouth wide, and the frustration on his face was replaced by disbelief - he didn't seem to be worried that his wife was angry, but rather worried that she was crazy. The group of servants behind the lady also became agitated and couldn't help but look over here. "Madam, please come in and talk." Seeing the commotion, Zheng Fa turned his body sideways and spoke directly. The lady was stunned, looked at Zheng Fa twice, and said nothing, but followed Zheng Fa into the courtyard. Mother Zheng and her younger sister were both standing in the courtyard, bowing to the lady, looking rather reserved. The lady also stopped and greeted the two men seriously. This sudden and solemn respect made Zheng's mother freeze in place. She didn't know where to put her hands. She just whispered: "How can I do this? How can I do this..." Zheng Fa nodded reassuringly to his mother and invited his wife to the lobby. "I still underestimated you." "Why do you say that, madam?" Zheng Fa was a little puzzled as to why the madam said this right away. "Young men your age love to be in the limelight. I wanted to please you and deliberately let you be in the limelight in front of so many servants, but you seemed unmoved and even invited me in."
I don’t know if it was because of the lady’s frankness, or if her intention was to please Zheng Fa so that when she talked about these slightly superficial and petty tricks, it wouldn’t be too annoying. "Well...actually I'm a little happy." Zheng Fa said after a moment of silence. "Ok?" "It's just that you are the Seventh Young Master's mother." "Just for him? So you don't want me to lose face?" Hearing this, the lady finally had a genuine smile in her eyes. "Also, when my father passed away, you gave him ten taels of silver." Zheng's mother always talked about this matter. No matter why the lady gave the silver, the Zheng family was going through the most difficult time at that time. Zheng's father's funeral required money, Zheng Fa was not yet grown up, and the family's financial situation plummeted again. To put it in an exaggerated way, these ten taels of silver saved the lives of a family of three. The lady's face was quite moved, and her eyes finally became serious when she looked at Zheng Fa. She understood what Zheng Fa meant by this sentence - At first you thought I was hard to control, and that you could make me obey you by just scaring me, but you underestimated me. Now you think that I have become so arrogant and even ungrateful once I have gained power, which makes you look down on me even more. After looking at Zheng Fa for a long time, she sighed and said, "Should I say that you are not surprised by praise or criticism, or that you are more arrogant than I thought. If it is true that fools have good fortune, then Zhao Jingfan will be a fool for eight lifetimes if he meets you." "..." She seemed to have lost the cautious attitude she had before and clapped her hands. Butler Wu at the side brought up a box. When the box was opened, there was a stack of deeds. The lady drew out the top three cards. "This is your family's indenture. I have already instructed Steward Wu to go to the government office tomorrow to cancel your slave status." This is what it should be. Even though it's just a fairy-quality token, no servant of the Zhao family has been able to get it in the past thousand years. Even the descendants of the Zhao family have to fight for this thing every ten years. Even the lady herself sometimes can't decide who owns the fairy-quality token. Moreover, in the eyes of the lady, with the appreciation of Master Zhang, Zheng Fa would definitely be able to pass the Immortal Products Conference. It would be a joke to use this contract to control a disciple of an immortal sect. The lady did not seem to take this as the main point, but pointed to the deeds below. "I was originally going to use these properties to make amends. Now that you are no longer members of my Zhao family, you should have some properties to rely on." The lady was silent for a moment and said, "It would seem petty to talk about making amends now. Why not use them as tuition for my stupid son?" "Industry?" Zheng's mother, who was standing nearby, was already in a trance because her family had suddenly escaped slavery. Now she heard the word "industry" and became even more panicked: "The Gao family has already given us a clothing store." The lady remained politely silent. Zheng Fa read a sentence from her face: Is this also called industry?
That clothing shop was indeed a considerable business for Zheng's mother. Zheng Fa plans to give the shop accounts to his younger sister Zheng Shan in the future in order to train her abilities. But Zheng Fa is still in charge of it now. He knows that the profit of the shop has not decreased much after it was transferred from the senior family to Zheng's mother. There is still a net profit of more than ten taels a month. This was an astronomical figure for Zheng's mother, who was still a farmer a few months ago. Zheng Fa flipped through the deeds in the box. There was also an expression of surprise on his face. The lady was extremely generous. He saw several shops on the main road of Jingzhou City. Every time he passed by, the business in the shops was extremely busy. Unexpectedly, they were all Zhao family's property, and were all placed in a box by the lady for Zheng Fa to choose from. There are also eight or nine deeds to houses in Jingzhou City, more than half of which are large mansions located in the west city, which is the richest place mentioned by the old coachman. No wonder the lady had that look on her face. Zheng Fa thought for a long time and pushed the box towards his wife. "Why? Unsatisfied?" The lady frowned slightly and said simply, "These properties are indeed not the most valuable. I do have a few good shops in my dowry." "No, ma'am, you are very sincere, but it is too expensive." Zheng Fa shook his head. "Precious?" The lady suddenly laughed: "You probably don't know that Master Zhang's words are much more valuable than what she taught you, right?" "Ok?" "Do you know how much it cost Lan'er to invite Master Zhang?" "I don't know." Zheng Fa shook his head. “No money.” When she said these three words, the lady had a look of disappointment on her face: “The Yuanying ancestor who founded the Zhao family was indebted to Master Zhang’s master, so this favor was given to him… but this favor is too valuable.” “What are these industries?” Zheng Fa shook his head and said to his wife, "I said it was too expensive. It's because when a poor person suddenly becomes rich, it's easy for him to get into trouble." The lady stared at him fiercely, and when she spoke again, she gnashed her teeth in disbelief: "With your character, that idiot can make a friend like you, even though he is my own son. I have to ask why?" ...You will praise one and criticize the other. (End of this chapter)