Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

Chapter 1136 Little Sly

“Go, man, I agree that you should go there yourself. Whether my father-in-law goes or not, just make sure you arrive at Zhoujia Village on time.”

Gu Wenxuan was very pleased that his brother-in-law had the courage to take on the responsibility when his elder brother was not at home. What's wrong with being so young? He has great ambition hidden in his small body.

When the time comes, someone from Zhoujia Village will surely go to the capital to offer congratulations, so there will be no problem with safety on the way. Once in the capital, his elder brothers will protect him.

It's definitely worth a trip; it's a good opportunity to broaden your horizons.

No matter how much he and his wife teach, it always remains at the theoretical level. It would be more appropriate to let the child deepen his understanding and improve his abilities through practice.

When Xiaohe heard his third brother-in-law say the same thing, his last little bit of hesitation vanished completely.

In front of his third sister's husband, he asked his third sister for permission to withdraw two silver notes worth one hundred taels each from his "secret stash".

Is that enough?

Not surprising, who else could have said that but his third sister?
Xiaohe nodded quickly, "That's enough, that's enough. I've saved up for so long and only have three hundred taels of silver. Any more and I won't have any more money. I'll have to be careful with my spending."

Otherwise, my eldest sister is about to give birth, and my second brother is getting married soon, so they probably won't have children for long. I need to keep some in mind so I can prepare gifts later.

You're so stingy!
You truly are your father's son!
Gu Wenxuan forced a laugh and reminded her, "Have you forgotten that you still have a lot of silver and gold ingots with your third sister?"

"Those things cannot be moved, but those things still have great uses."

This two hundred taels of silver is for preparing gifts. Isn't Yuan-ge'er almost a hundred days old?

How could he, as the maternal uncle, only prepare gifts for his eldest nephew and forget about his own nephew? Never mind, let's not talk about it anymore.

He hasn't even made any money yet. He's giving a nephew and a niece a gift of 100 taels of silver each. It's not much, but it should be enough, right?
That's enough to buy six or seven acres of fertile land.

As for the 100-day gift, "Third brother-in-law, can you help me think about it? What do you think about me finding a jewelry store to make a set of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones for Tuan-ge'er?"

"Good."

Since his brother-in-law was willing to prepare a gift for his nephew, Gu Wenxuan didn't mention that he and his wife had plenty of similar custom-made gifts prepared for the occasion.

The couple had a lot of social obligations to fulfill, and often, when they learned of someone's happy birth of a son or daughter, they didn't have time to find a jewelry store to make a congratulatory gift.

So the couple simply ordered a batch of gold peanuts, gold melon seeds, silver ingots, and other items every year to store as gifts, so they wouldn't be short of different congratulatory gifts at the last minute.

"It's alright if a set of gold writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones costs two hundred taels of silver, but it's too small. The sentiment is what matters. Let's just get this set and have it made at Zhao's Silver Shop."

Uncle Zhao won't overcharge you. Just say it's a gift for your nephew, and the shopkeeper will understand.

Xiaohe had the same idea. "Hehe, my dad asked Uncle Zhao for a wedding gift again this time. I can just add to it. It'll definitely be more cost-effective than going to another jewelry store."

You little rascal!
Gu Wenxuan chuckled, "Don't even mention extras. As long as you mention that you're preparing a 100-day celebration gift for your nephew and that you're not giving any money, the Zhao family would be happy to refuse it. Do you believe me?"

"I believe it."

After saying that, Xiaohe nodded again to show that he understood.

His eldest nephew was his uncle's eldest grandson. No matter how high a position Lord Zhao held, how could he not want to maintain a good relationship with his uncle?

To paraphrase what my brother-in-law once said, having more allies is better than having more enemies. Even if you can't become allies, you'll still have to maintain a certain level of courtesy.

That's precisely why it's so difficult to repay favors. Why would he want to take advantage of this?
If we can't mine gold, we can still mine silver; we don't owe the Zhao family any favors.

He hasn't earned any money yet, and he's only spending what his family has. I don't think his sister-in-law will blame him for being too stingy with the 100-day celebration for his nephew. If she really does blame him...

He's not the third sister, let's see if he'll go crying to the eldest brother!

Anyway, he's the youngest, so what's the big deal about losing face? As the eldest brother, shouldn't he dote on his younger brother?

“Even if they gave it to me for free, I wouldn’t accept it. The Zhao family is the Zhao family, and our family is our family. My father doesn’t take advantage of them, so I, as his son, will not let him be disgraced.”

"Well said!" Zhou Banxia patted Xiaohe's tender shoulder with satisfaction. "You are my good little brother, Zhou Banxia. You have made your third sister proud of you."

"Hehe..." Xiaohe was a little embarrassed, but then happily raised her chin and smiled, "Third Sister, I dare say I won't be too bad."

"That's ambitious!" Gu Wenxuan gave his brother-in-law a thumbs up. "I'm so proud of you, my third brother-in-law! You have to have that spirit to live up to your name, that's great!"

Xiaohe chuckled again, but couldn't help raising her little hand to scratch the back of her head. "Then I'll go find Yuan-ge'er, Third Brother-in-law?"

Hi!
I'm shy!
"Go ahead. Eat here tonight before you go back. Don't rush off, I still have something to tell you. Go play with your nephew for a while, then come to the study later."

"Okay, you and Third Sister can chat all you want. I'm going out now." After saying that, Xiaohe cleared her throat, coughed, put her hands behind her back, and turned to walk out.

Naughty!
They're even imitating their great-grandfather's mannerisms!

Zhou Banxia watched her younger brother leave, both amused and exasperated, then turned to Gu Wenxuan and asked with a smile, "So, how should we persuade my father to agree?"

"You're underestimating your father if you say that. Honey, you don't need to persuade him, he'll agree. That's great, this little one is much more decisive than his brother."

While I certainly have the desire to play, it's truly rare for me to have such a well-thought-out plan. I even brought you along to ask for my advice; you're so young, yet you've already grown quite shrewd.

Your father's life has been worthwhile, just as he said. It's not just having you as his daughter, but having this little one too; it has made his life worthwhile.

This little one will definitely achieve just as much as Da Jiang in the future. He has courage, perseverance, and vision. No matter what he does in the future, he won't be too bad.

Besides, he's the youngest. By the time he's seventeen or eighteen, your older brothers will be thirty or forty, which will be just enough to fill the gap before our Yuan-ge'er and his generation grow up.

This timing is crucial. If one generation is to smoothly succeed the previous one, he must be in this transitional phase. Your elder brother will definitely choose him first.

This road has been paved for him; hopefully, it won't let down the hard work we've put into planning it, and that he'll have enough resources to protect our Yuan-ge'er in the future.

Zhou Banxia: "..." You said Dr. Dong was good in every way, but unfortunately he had an extra mouth. You're different?
I've bluntly exposed your wicked thoughts, as if I'm absolutely certain that I don't mind your selfish motives in everything you do, right?
"You lack confidence?"

“Children from poor families mature early, and I believe he won’t let me down. As for how high he will achieve in the future?” Zhou Banxia shook her head, “I’ll be content as long as he can take on the responsibilities of a son, a husband, and a father.”

Yes, there is.

"Let's hope so. What are you laughing at?"

"Someone seems to be deliberately giving an irrelevant answer."

"How can your son, Gu Wenxuan, be inferior to his uncle?"

"Thank you for the compliment—"

"Someone's coming."