Courtyard houses: Those who are capable are rewarded, and many children bring many blessings.

Xiaoya, having attended university, is certainly more knowledgeable than Chen Xia. "If it's sold to Japanese people, it's definitely not cooking oil; it's probably refined oil. Mom has a question for you."

Chen Xia is in an exceptionally good mood today, not only because she made a perfect batch of soybeans this afternoon, but also because Niu Dazhuang is still thinking about his son Cheng Rui.

He chuckled and asked, "What is it?"

Xiaoya pointed to the house and asked, "What does Cheng Rui's father do?"

"Your father-in-law is very capable, but I don't know exactly what he does, and I don't ask. As long as I have food to eat, that's enough for me!"

Xiaoya gave a wry smile. It was all for nothing. She'd better ask her own husband later, even if he was unhappy. She had to ask him what kind of family she had married into in such a muddle.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law prepared five dishes and some Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor). Hezhen then set up the kang table...

The family of five was having dinner around the kang table. It was obvious that the man was very happy, and he kept toasting his father.

After finishing their meal, the young couple pushed their bicycles back to their own home.

They've gotten used to it; they usually live here, but whenever Niu Dazhuang comes, the young couple goes back to their own little home.

As soon as they stepped out of the alley, Xiaoya asked, "Isn't your dad good to you? Why do we always have to go back to our own home whenever he comes?"

Cheng Rui blushed, unsure whether it was from the drinking tonight or from being embarrassed by his wife's question.

"this……"

"We're a couple now, what's there to be embarrassed about? Aren't you your father's biological child?" Xiaoya's imagination ran wild.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I am definitely my dad's biological son. Let me put it this way, if we stay here, we definitely won't get a good night's rest."

"What happened? Where's Xiao Zhen?"

"Xiao Zhen has no choice. My dad is here, so she has to sleep in the backyard too."

"What kind of trouble are you guys up to?"

"Go home, and I'll explain in detail when we get home."

After riding for about ten minutes, I arrived at my own little courtyard. No one had lived there for more than half a year, so I lit the stove first.

They started cleaning again, cleaning with their hands and their mouths too.

"Now you can tell me? I always felt like your whole family was acting all mysterious?"

"There's nothing mysterious about it, it's just that they make a lot of noise when they come to sleep at night."

"What? How old are you? You're still so vigorous. I can't believe it."

"Let's put this matter behind us. Don't ask about it again."

"Did your father ask you to go to Shengjing? Did you agree?"

"Did Mom tell you?"

"You know nothing when asked, so it's better not to say anything at all. Think it over carefully; once you throw away your secure job, it won't be easy to get it back."

"Let's heat up the kang first, then we'll sit on the kang and I'll tell you properly."

The two sat cross-legged on the kang (a heated brick bed), but Niu Chengrui felt it was too dry and lacked atmosphere.

"Wait here, I'll go get some peanuts. It'll be much better if we chat while we drink!"

The young couple often drink together when they go back to their own home. Xiaoya can also have a couple of sips, but she's just too shy to drink in front of her mother-in-law.

The snacks to accompany the drinks are simple: a dish of peanuts and a dish of pickles.

Niu Chengrui raised his glass: "Xiaoya, thank you for your trust in me. When we got married, you didn't keep asking about my family affairs."

"What are you thanking me for? We were college classmates. I'm attracted to you as a person, and your family is your family."

Sizzle...down in one gulp

"You've had quite a bit to drink over there, so drink less."

"Hehe... I'm happy today, I just want to get drunk."

"I've never seen you this happy when we got married."

"I'm coming clean with you today. When we got married, firstly, my dad wasn't in Beijing, and secondly, I deliberately chose a date when he wasn't in Beijing to hold the wedding."

Why?

"I'm afraid your relatives will recognize my father and, after they find out about my family, they won't let you marry me."

"What kind of class enemy are you referring to?"

"Pretty much. He was a fish caught in the net of class enemies, but that's not the key point. The key point is that my dad was a womanizer. He had twenty or thirty concubines. The youngest one wasn't much older than me, about the same age as my eldest and second eldest sons... Yes, that's what you're thinking. Your mother-in-law, that is, my mom, was also one of his concubines..."

My dad's womanizing is his flaw, but he also has his merits, like not denying responsibility after having his fun.

My mom said that she only felt like she was living a normal life after she got together with my dad…

"I always followed my older siblings around when I was little, and I never dared to fight for anything. I knew I was born to my stepmother, so I didn't have much of a confidence. I could only study hard, study hard, hoping to make my mother and sister live a better life through my own efforts..."

Alas! Things don't always go as planned. Although I got into university and started working, my salary isn't even as much as the allowance my mom gives me.

"Cheng Rui, don't feel inferior. It's not just teachers who are like this now; it's pretty much the same in other workplaces. You're used to spending money extravagantly. If you listen to me and save a little, you can actually save a few dollars every month."

"A few dollars! Maybe. Do you know how much the eldest brother is investing in his projects right now? Do you know how much profit the second brother makes in his property company on Hong Kong Island every month?"

The third brother, Niu Chengrui, the "Rui" in "auspicious snow foretells a bumper harvest," is now the son-in-law of the gambling king... And look at me, earning only a few dozen yuan a month...

"No, wait a minute, your family owns properties on Hong Kong Island?"

Niu Chengrui said proudly, "Of course we have it. Not only do we have industries, but they're quite large. He put me in charge of the oil refinery under the roof. It's the supporting facilities for the large oil and gas field he negotiated with the Mao family this time. The crude oil from the Mao family will be transported by sea to Lüda City, and the refined oil from the crude oil plant here will be sold to Japan and Nanbangzi..."

Xiaoya dropped her wine glass on the table without even realizing it. Her mouth was agape.

"Xiaoya, Xiaoya..."

"My goodness! What kind of family did I end up with? Even the capitalists of the past weren't as rich as yours!"

"My family is rich, but that doesn't really concern me. If I weren't capable, I'd just be destined to be a rich old man. Like I said, my dad is a womanizer and has had many women, so naturally he has many children. I must have at least twenty or thirty half-siblings. With so many children, it's clear that whoever is capable gets to sleep with them."

"You really can't tell from the outside that your family is so rich! Wait a minute, if your family is so rich, why is your dad riding a big motorcycle in the dead of winter?"

"Hey, he likes this kind of thing. He only bought the motorcycle in the last two years. Before that, he used to ride around in a beat-up old bicycle."

Let me tell you something even more shocking. Everyone knows that the large chemical plant south of Beijing was donated by a mysterious patriotic businessman…”

"Don't tell me your dad is that mysterious patriotic businessman!"