Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

When Gu Wenxuan suggested having breakfast first, Gu Erlang assumed that his brother wanted to wait until after eating to discuss the matter, but he never expected that his brother would do this after the meal.

Good luck!
Does your wife know that you're not even spending enough of her money, and that you're secretly hiding silver notes to help your brother-in-law?
Gu Wenxuan burst out laughing.

Gu Erlang realized he had blurted out whatever he was thinking, and he couldn't really blame him; it was too frightening!
"You're being ridiculous. It's a good thing you only have one brother. If our parents had given birth to more, your behavior would have scared your wife away."

Still happy? Don't you see how much money your wife has spent on our sister? Leaving aside Bao Ya's clothes, how much money did she spend hiring a female tutor for Bao Ya?

Go on, Liu Lang, you should cherish so many wives. It's not right for your wives to support their own families, but for them to expect to support their husbands' families as a matter of course.

That doesn't make sense. The period before marriage is a separate matter. Besides, your wife said she would support her family after the marriage, but have you seen her support your daughter in any valuables?
Even with your in-laws, your wife usually only makes them a couple more sets of clothes. Remember last time when your in-laws didn't even get a chance to buy clothes from the farm shop?

It's that brickyard estate now. You said you gave it to your father-in-law, but judging from his behavior, he still sees it as a favor to you two.

When you make money, you won't accept any money? Given your father-in-law's behavior, he'll save up the money he earns and spend it on your son.

I'm sure I've judged your father-in-law correctly. No matter how much Dajiang surpasses your wife in the future, he will never be as important as your wife in your father-in-law's heart.

It's not about favoritism; it's just that this father and daughter are different from ordinary fathers and daughters. They truly depended on each other and survived together.

Your father-in-law was in such a miserable state back then. Not to mention his own parents, none of his brothers or sisters helped him. Even his in-laws were just short of kicking him when he was down.

Your father-in-law only has this one daughter. At his most heartbroken and destitute moment, only this young daughter supported him.

He persevered for over a decade, managing to support his father-in-law without any parents or brothers to help him, allowing him to support the family without any worries, and even having the means to send his son to school.

Not to mention later, after your wife came back, before you even married her, your father-in-law insisted on adopting her, and the clan elders felt guilty towards your father-in-law.

Before that, your father-in-law didn't want to sever ties with that family. They had made a scene countless times, but there weren't many people in the Zhou family on your father-in-law's side.

Back then, without your husband to support her, she was just a maidservant by Madam Gao's side. She, as the eldest son's daughter, did all the work of her husband.

That's real skill. You're given a daughter who's even more capable than a son. How could you not cherish her and value her? Your wife is your father-in-law's courage.

Even if Dajiang becomes incredibly powerful one day, he will never be as daring as your father-in-law. Only your wife is someone your father-in-law truly believes his daughter would risk her life to protect him.

Similarly, your wife will only believe that your father-in-law will never abandon her, and their father-daughter relationship cannot be measured by the standards of ordinary families where fathers are kind and daughters are filial.

If you think that your wife has given you children, and your father-in-law's importance is no greater than yours, then you're being foolish. You're not far from estrangement from your wife.

"Hey bro, it's all my fault. I only taught you to be filial to your parents, but I didn't teach you how to get along with your spouse—"

"Stop!"

Seeing Gu Erlang's increasingly guilty tone, Gu Wenxuan couldn't help but laugh and cry and call him to stop. What was he talking about, the way husband and wife should get along?

"You've done enough, my good brother. I'll listen to your teachings again later. Our parents will be coming out to find us soon, so let's put this away for now."

It's not much. Men like us inevitably have to treat others to drinks and tea when we're out. You can keep this for now, and bring it back to me if you don't need it, okay?

Gu Erlang glared at him disapprovingly and immediately blocked his hands with both of his own. "No need. I may not have a lot of money, but I do have some."

If I ever run into financial trouble while I'm out there, I'll definitely go to that estate and ask the estate manager. Don't worry, I won't let myself suffer while I'm out there.

Didn't I tell you? My master's family is very wealthy. Even if he doesn't go to Zhen Ding Prefecture, he'll have my uncle take care of me. Going to Zhen Ding Prefecture is nothing, not like going to Jiangnan. It won't cost me much money, and I won't be the one to treat people to drinks or tea. Everyone knows each other's financial situation.

"I'm not going to be stupid enough to pretend to be something I'm not. If we get along, we'll treat each other well; if we don't, we're not on the same wavelength, so why should I waste my time and energy trying to make things work out?"

Seeing that he insisted on not accepting it, and that he had even said something foolish like pretending to be something he'd never expected, Gu Wenxuan simply took the purse back.

Just as the younger brother wanted to do his best to provide extra travel expenses for his elder brother who was traveling far away, his elder brother's refusal to accept the money was also a kind gesture from him as the elder brother.

“That works too. Besides the head of the estate, there’s also the manager of the Shunyi Escort Agency. He knows us two brothers, so if you need anything, just go to them.”

Furthermore, there's our family's residence in Zhending Prefecture. You can stay there if you're in Zhending Prefecture. Once you're there, no one will dare to offend you when you're out and about.

By now, almost everyone on that side knows my wife and me. If they know where you live, they won't necessarily try to curry favor with you, but they'll at least treat you with great courtesy.

In short, if you happen to encounter any dim-witted spoiled brats in Zhen Ding Prefecture, the steward there can handle it without you even needing to intervene.

Gu Erlang could tell that since his sister-in-law had bought an estate in Zhending Prefecture, she wouldn't just let the estate in Zhending Prefecture collect rent without doing anything.

As he had expected, although he wasn't entirely clear on the details, he did know to some extent what kind of things his sister-in-law's estates mostly processed.

Moreover, these processed goods were the main source of income for each estate, but unexpectedly, following his brother's advice, even the houses under his name in various places were used for other purposes.

If the products processed by the estates are the main source of income for each estate, then wouldn't the residences in various places become a place she intends to settle down and build connections with the locals?
As expected of Zhou Sanya!
That's clever of you.

No wonder I see acquaintances everywhere I go, the kind of acquaintances I have a relationship with.

With a wide circle of acquaintances, there was no relative or friend from a wealthy family that Zhou Sanya didn't know.

"You, forget anything else but what I told you."

What words?

"You should discuss everything with your wife."

as predicted!

He knew that if he suggested his older brother move into that house, his brother would definitely overthink it again.

"You are smart, but your intelligence lies in your talent for studying. Your wife is definitely not as good as you in academics, but when it comes to dealing with people, you are far inferior to her."

Who said that? My wife is a top student!
What about your interpersonal skills?

Gu Wenxuan acknowledged this point.

His wife is quite knowledgeable; otherwise, she wouldn't have become a renowned top salesperson in the industry. However, he is far inferior to his wife.
How can we compare them?

The focus is different.

"Alright, that's enough, Dad's out." (End of Chapter)