Gou Zai Qingluo Cave Heaven Cultivation

After these words were spoken, the dinner table fell silent.

Zhou Baoqing explained clearly, "My cousin has spiritual roots, and this opportunity for enlightenment cannot be delayed. Moreover, our family is now running this fish bait workshop, and the business will definitely grow bigger and bigger in the future."

Nothing can be accomplished without people.

"When fighting a tiger, brothers are more trustworthy than those who recruit rogue cultivators from outside later."

He glanced at Zhao Yuanqiu, who was holding his breath. His cousin had been extremely diligent for the past two weeks. No matter how far he might go in the future, at least for now, he was willing to lend his cousin a hand.

Fearing that his grandfather and mother would think his cousin's schooling was taking up the family's spiritual funds, Zhou Baoqing added with a smile, "There's no need to worry about tuition. I get paid at the talisman-making workshop now, so even without this fish bait business, I can afford it."

These words not only expressed the importance of family ties but also demonstrated her ability to handle situations with ease.

Grandmother Li listened with eyes full of satisfaction, looking lovingly at her increasingly responsible grandson.

Now, Zhou Baoqing is not only a promising talent in the school, but also the core of this business. He is the most influential person in the family besides Zhou Changgeng.

Zhou Changgeng pondered for a moment, then nodded with satisfaction: "Good! Bao-ge'er is right, let's do it your way!"

In the past, when conditions were poor, they could only tighten their belts to support their grandson alone. Now that they have more money, they naturally cannot delay the development of their child with spiritual roots.

Surprisingly, even the Chen family did not voice any objection.

Her son has become very successful and speaks and acts with reason and evidence. As a mother, she is too proud to embarrass him in public.

Besides, she wasn't truly heartless and couldn't bear to see Zhao Yuanqiu doing well.

The bad relationship between him and his sister-in-law, Zhou Yulan, can be traced back to the year when Zhou Yulan suddenly returned to her parents' home and stayed there for an extended period.

To put it bluntly, it's a feud that stems from poverty.

Now that I have money, this bit of resentment has naturally faded.

No one objected, and the matter was settled.

Zhao Yuanqiu sat on the stool, unable to believe that happiness had come so suddenly.

Clan school!

That was something he could never even dream of!

Zhao Yuanqiu blushed as she looked at her composed cousin, feeling that her life had undergone earth-shattering changes in the past month.

Can kowtowing really make someone so enlightened and powerful?

If he kowtows a few more times, wouldn't my cousin instantly become an immortal, taking all his chickens and dogs with him to heaven?!

Zhou Yulan was also overjoyed. When she turned around, she saw her son staring blankly at her, so she quickly patted the back of his head. "Yuanqiu, what are you daydreaming about! Hurry up and thank your cousin!"

A slap from his mother shattered his "rebellious" thoughts, and Zhao Yuanqiu quickly stood up, saying loudly, "Thank you, cousin! I will definitely study hard at the clan school and never let you down!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Afterwards, they discussed the details of bait production, production process, and sales.

Zhou Baoqing listened quietly without interrupting.

There are many intricacies in business, and he doesn't know much about doing business. He was afraid that if he gave random advice, it would affect his grandfather's judgment.

As they were talking.

"Knock knock knock!"

Suddenly, there was a rapid knocking on the door.

The family members looked at each other and fell silent.

Who would come so late?

Zhou Changgeng quickly said, "Yulan, you and Fanghua take the bait containers to the inner room. I'll go open the door and check."

The inner room is a small workshop specially partitioned off in the backyard, used specifically for making fish bait.

After his daughter had quickly packed everything up, Zhou Changgeng went over and opened the courtyard gate.

There were five people standing outside the door, men, women, young and old, all of whom were acquaintances.

The leader looked somewhat similar to Zhou Changgeng, except that his lips were thinner and his nasolabial folds were much deeper.

Zhou Changgeng frowned, his tone immediately turning cold: "Changming, why are you here so late?"

The visitors were Zhou Changgeng's younger brother, Zhou Changming, and his family.

Zhou Changming didn't answer his elder brother's question and swaggered into the courtyard.

He spotted Zhou Baoqing standing under the eaves at a glance, and immediately gave a sarcastic laugh: "Oh, isn't this our Zhou family's prodigy? You got first place again this time?"

Then he caught sight of the spirit cakes on the table and immediately clicked his tongue twice: "Wow, you eat so exquisitely? Brother, your family is really living a different life now, like immortals!"

His eight-year-old grandson, Zhou Youfu, a chubby boy, immediately pointed at the rice cake on the plate and shouted, "I want to eat it! Grandpa, I want to eat that cake!"

Without any hesitation, Zhou Changming reached into the plate, took a piece of spirit cake, and stuffed it into his grandson's mouth.

Zhou Youfu chewed heartily, his mouth full of rice cake powder, and exclaimed with a smacking sound, "Delicious! I want more!"

Zhou Changming reached for the plate again, but Chen refused, quickly clutching it to her chest and taking two steps back.

When Zhou Youfu didn't get a second piece, he immediately lay down on the ground, throwing a tantrum, kicking his legs wildly, and wailing, "I want to eat! Give me some! Waaah!"

Zhou Changming's wife pointed at Chen's nose and cursed, "What a petty and lowly person! You treat a piece of cake like a treasure and hide it away. Don't you see my grandson loves it? Bring it over here right now!"

Chen was so angry by her scolding that her mouth trembled and her face turned ashen.

She herself couldn't bear to taste a bite, and wanted to save it all for Bao-ge'er. She never expected that these uninvited guests would not only forcibly take it, but also dare to point their fingers at her and curse her!

"alright!"

Zhou Changgeng slammed his hand on the table.

He knew all too well what kind of people his younger brother's family were, so he didn't bother with any pleasantries and asked coldly, "Changming, what exactly do you want, barging in here with your family in the middle of the night?"

Zhou Changming wasn't embarrassed at all. He rolled his eyes and said matter-of-factly, "Big brother, that's really unfair of you! It's all over the place saying that you've come up with some kind of bait and are making a fortune over at the fishing platform!"

You've made such a fortune, yet you won't help your younger brother? I'm about to invest in a big business in the market, but I'm short a little capital.

"Brother, now that you have some spare cash, why don't you lend me twenty or thirty low-grade spirit stones to tide me over?"

After these words were spoken, the main room fell completely silent.

The Zhou family members looked at the other group of Zhou family members with disbelief.

What does it mean to be shameless?!

That's called shamelessness!

Zhou Changgeng, enraged, laughed coldly, "Borrow money? Twenty or thirty spirit stones! Back when Baoqing needed to pay his tuition for the clan school, I was desperate and came to you to ask for three stones. How could you not remember our brotherly bond?!"

When their parents were alive, they always favored their younger son, Zhou Changming, who was good at flattering and speaking sweet words. When the family property was divided, they gave three more shares of the family property to their younger brother.

It can be said that Zhou Changming's family wealth was much greater than Zhou Changgeng's.

Last year, Zhou Changgeng was short of money, so he thought of Zhou Changming. Unexpectedly, Zhou Changming not only refused to lend him half a spirit crystal, but also mocked him in a sarcastic way, saying, "Even a salted fish wants to turn over."

Now that they see their own family making money, they're swarming around like leeches drawn to blood!

Zhou Changming shrugged: "So what? I didn't have any money back then. If I did, I would definitely lend it to you! So now that you have money, shouldn't you give your little brother a hand?"

"When I make a lot of money in the future, you'll definitely benefit from it, right? Brother, you can't be so selfish!"

See you a long time!

How can someone who borrows money be so arrogant!

Zhou Changgeng was furious. Pointing at the gate, he spat out two words without any mercy:

"No way! Get out!"