Separation

Mrs. Zhang said: "Isn't it normal for girls to prefer beautiful clothes? I personally selected this material at the cloth store! Qibao's skin is white, so this color is the most suitable!"

Mrs. Wang also smiled and said: "It's a token of your first and second sisters-in-law's appreciation, as it should be!"

"Mother is right! We'll treat Qibao just like our own daughter, it'll just take some time!" Mrs. Li said.

Qibao carried the clothes back to her room, then put them in the closet.

Fu Rui also came in and said with a smile: "Miss, the First Lady's craftsmanship is really skillful! These clothes are really nice, Miss will be beautiful in them!"

Qibao said: "You don't have to be envious. This winter I will buy some fabrics of your favorite color and make yourself a suit according to your favorite style!"

Fu Rui smiled happily and said: "Thank you, Miss. Miss, you are so kind to us!"

By the time the sun rises, Kui Wu returns to the Xu family with his brothers, as it is time to pick up the young masters and take them home.

Kui Wu talked a lot with them and told them all about the Xu family's property in the village.

After hearing this, they admired the Xu family very much. They did not expect that the Xu family could develop from the previous poverty and predicament to the point where it could lead a village to become rich, and even purchase several properties. It was really impressive.

Gradually, Kui Wu knew that the Xu family was indeed a benevolent family. Otherwise, who would care about the life and death of other people in the village and would have left Xujia Village to live a better life outside.

Therefore, it has changed from the previous doubtful view.

At the dinner table in the evening, Xu Zhiyong hesitated for a while and then said: "Grandma, father and mother, I have decided not to come back at night starting from tomorrow. I will stay at the barbecue restaurant."

"Zhiyong, have you really decided?" the old man asked.

"Yes, grandpa, I have decided!" Xu Zhiyong said decisively.

"Okay, that's fine. No matter how difficult it is in the future, you can never give up on the path you have chosen, otherwise you will be looked down upon by others in the future!" the old man said.

"Yes! Grandpa!" Xu Zhiyong said.

Mrs. Zhang wanted to say something but she never spoke. There were still guests at home.

Xu Dabo has already looked away, no matter what, it is good that his son has a goal. When he was this old he didn't even know what he wanted to do! It was already a lot better than him being an old man.

The old man saw Old Five holding a large bowl of rice, his face almost buried in it, so he said: "Old Five, eat slower, there's enough for another serving, there's still plenty of rice in the pot."

Old Five took the bowl off his face and wiped his mouth: "Old man, one bowl is enough for me. I have promised my second brother to eat less!"

The second brother rolled his eyes and said: "One bowl is enough for you, but the bowl you use is two or three times larger than usual!"

Old Five replied: "Second Brother, big bowls and small bowls are for eating, I usually have to refill them, and I'm sure I won't this time." 

Mrs. Wang looked at the bowl in his hand, which was bigger than everyone else in the room and wanted to laugh a little.

She remembered that when the meal was about to start, this old five sneaked into the kitchen to find the biggest bowl out and put it in front of himself, with some naive and silly movements.

The old man smiled and said: "It's a blessing to be able to eat, it's only when you're full that you have the strength, you can eat as much as you want, as long as you don't burst your stomach."

Old five's mouth was grinning behind his ears as he smiled cheekily: "What the old man said is what I mean. I can't sleep at night if I don't eat enough!" After saying that, he picked up a chopstick of vegetables and put it into the bowl, and began to eat his rice.

The other brothers didn't even look at him, and they knew that Old Five would never be able to change his character. Not only is he naive, he also has no conscience, in other words, he is short-sighted, even if he is sold, as long as he can be fed, he is probably willing to do so.

After dinner, some of them insisted on squeezing into a house with Kui Wu at night, saying that it had been a long time since they had slept together with their big brother and talked about their feelings.

Mrs. Wang sent a few more new quilts to the three of them, fearing that they would freeze at night

.........

The next day, not long after Twelve Guards and Xiaoliu went to the academy, Master Qian arrived at the Xu family with a carriage.

After Master Qian got off the carriage, he carried his youngest son down before reaching out to help Mrs. Qian down.

Today was the second time the Xu family had seen Mrs. Qian, and just like the first time she gave off the same feeling of being a gentle woman.

With a slight smile on her face, she looked like a gentle person, and she looked very delicate.

"Mrs. Qian is really good looking, no wonder Master Qian thinks of you everywhere!" Mrs. Wang said.

Mrs. Qian blushed a bit and bowed towards Mrs. Wang with a flourish, saying: "Greetings, old madam."

Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "Where are you getting so polite, quickly go inside the house!"

After welcoming Master Qian's family of three into the house and ordering the maid to send two cups of good tea, Mrs. Wang looked at the little boy held in Mrs. Qian's hands and said: "This is Madam's little son, right? He's so handsome." 

Mrs. Qian smiled and touched her youngest son's head and said: "Zhi'er, thank Grandma Xu quickly!"

"Thank you, Grandma Xu." The adorable sound of milky milk melted the hearts of several women present.

Mrs. Wang brought some snacks and a cup of jam with warm water and brought it to Zhi'er's side and said: "Your name is Zhi'er, right? Grandma brought some delicious food for you to try."

Zhi'er looked at the glass of red water and the sweetness emanating from the flower cake. He looked at his mother, saw his mother nodded, raised his little hand, took a piece of flower cake, and said something: "Thank you, grandma."

Mrs. Wang said: "Mrs. Qian, you are really amazing. You have taught your two sons so well, and Zhi'er is so polite at such a young age."

Mrs. Qian smiled and said: "I'm not as good as the old madame said. I just spend more time with them, but my two children have been very well-behaved and obedient since they were young."

Master Qian said: "Wife, from now on, you'll stay temporarily in the Xujia Village, I'll come back to see you when I have the time. If anything happens, just tell the old man and he will help you."

The old man said: "That's right, both of you mother and son can live here peacefully."

Mrs. Qian said: "Thank you, Elder, then I'll be intruding from now on."

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "If you have nothing to do, come and chat with us to relieve your boredom."

Mrs. Qian smiled and nodded in agreement.

After Mrs. Qian was settled, Master Qian was relieved and planned to leave immediately. He couldn't wait to show off his skills.

The old man handed the prepared 50,000 taels of silver notes and an envelope into Master Qian's hands and said: "In this envelope is a diagram of the various utensils needed for the hot pot restaurant, if you can't buy them, find someone to order them and inside is the recipe for the hot pot, you must keep it safe."

Master Qian nodded solemnly and said: "Old man, don't worry, I will take care of such an important thing."

The old man looked at a couple of people and said: "Well, you guys just go ahead and find an inn to stay at first, make sure you take care of yourselves, okay?"

"Got it, Gramps!"

Zhi'er also knew that his father was going out and might not be seen for a long time. Tears flowed down his face. He stepped forward and hugged Master Qian's legs and said: "Father, don't go."

Master Qian bent down and held Zhi'er in his arms, kissed his little face and said: "Zhi'er, be good, listen to mother here. There are many friends here to play with Zhi'er, and your eldest brother will also come here after school. Father is out on an errand and will be back soon, so I'll bring you good food and fun things then, okay?"