The Beginning of Siheyuan: The Pig Killer of Qinjia Village

Chen Xueru's side.

At 6pm, before the sun set, she actively asked her staff to close the silk shop early and quickly counted the revenue and reconciled the accounts.

Then, he went home happily to report the good news.

She returned home happily, skipping and skipping, and saw her parents leisurely drinking tea and chatting in the living room.

She couldn't wait to run to her parents and told them that she had a lover and that they were already engaged.

The old couple were very happy to hear the news.

Chen's mother Xu Hongyan quickly pulled Chen Xueru to sit beside her and asked, "Xueru, how did you two know each other? What does that young man do? What is his family situation like?"

She was very happy and asked a series of questions. Finally, her daughter found her ideal partner.

In her eyes, an 18-year-old girl who still has no partner is almost an old maid. She is so worried! She married Lao Chen when she was 14, but her belly didn't make money, and she only gave birth to a daughter after so many years.

Chen Xueru pouted and said coquettishly, "Mom, you ask so many questions one by one, why should I answer them like this!"

"Okay, okay, weird mom, then tell me quickly."

Chen Wanqi put down the teacup and waited for what was to come with an expectant look on his face.

Chen Xueru began to tell the story vividly. "Awei and I met before I went to Suzhou. The situation was special at that time, so we only talked a few times. But I fell in love with him in that brief meeting, and he also kept me in his heart. This is love at first sight... After more than a month, we met again yesterday. He had official business and only had time to meet today..." When she told the story, she put the scene of meeting Chang Wei yesterday into her mind, and her pretty face gradually turned red, looking like she was shyly falling in love.

Xu Hongyan hurriedly stopped him. "Stop, stop, stop. My dear girl, don't tell me about the cheesy things you did together. Talk about something else."

I knew in my heart that I couldn't keep my daughter now even if I wanted to.

Chen Xueru was enjoying her talk, but was interrupted and complained unhappily. "Mom, I haven't finished yet?"

Then he talked about Chang Wei's family background and his family members, but he said that Chang Wei's job was a special personnel of the Ministry of Public Security and could not be disclosed to the public. He also did not say that he was the fourth child in the family, otherwise his parents would definitely not agree.

After hearing this, Chen Wanqi sighed inwardly and said with a smile, "Xueru, when can you invite Awei to come to your house for a visit?"

He only has this one daughter, and his ideal goal is to find a daughter with lower qualifications to marry into the family, otherwise he would have agreed to the marriage proposal from the Hou family long ago.

But he was also a businessman who knew how to weigh the pros and cons. Although he didn't want to give away his lifelong family business, he was satisfied when he knew that Chang Wei was working for the government.

Since ancient times, officials and businessmen have been one family, with officials in front and businessmen in the back. Even in the new society, the eternal truth will not change. With the Chen family's money, the son-in-law's official career can go further. With the son-in-law as a backer, the Chen family will develop more smoothly.

Moreover, Chang Wei was alone, so they must take care of the child. It was inevitable that whoever took care of the child would be close to him. Although he could not be named Chen, he would have a deep affection for the child if he was raised by himself, so it would not make much difference.

Xu Hongyan also agreed. "Yes, Xueru, when is Awei free? Come to our house for dinner. Mom wants to see him, too."

"I have to ask him about this. I can't guarantee you anything specific." Chen Xueru answered ambiguously, and then added confidently, "But I'm sure you will be satisfied after seeing it."

She decided to ask Chang Wei tomorrow. Xu Huizhen was going to marry her soon, and she was eager to marry her too. She couldn't let Xu Huizhen leave her behind. She accidentally found out that her sisters were not pregnant yet. It was fine if she was the fourth child, but she couldn't let her child rank so low, right? At least it had to be higher than Xu Huizhen's.

Later, during the casual chat, Chen Xueru mentioned the news that the Hou family was planning to leave for the United States in an ambiguous way. This was to ask her parents to help get rid of the Hou family, because her parents had never explicitly refused, and she wanted them to make a quick decision.

As luck would have it, when the Chen family of three were chatting, a guest came to visit. It was none other than Hou Churen's parents.

When Hou's father and mother heard that Chen Xueru had returned from Suzhou, they actually found a new silk supply channel.

The couple became more thoughtful and originally planned to let their son and Chen Xueru get together, so that the Chen family's property would belong to their Hou family. After a few years, they would go abroad, and by then they would have more money in their hands, and with money, they would be able to establish a firm foothold in business there as soon as possible.

Now he has another idea. Since he likes Chen Xueru's communication skills, he must find a way to bring her along. Then it will be easier for the Hou family to start overseas and their financial prospects will be brighter.

After letting Chen Xueru in, Chen Wanqi and his wife politely welcomed Hou Churen's parents into the living room, served them tea, chatted with them, and talked about family matters and polite words.

The relationship between the Chen family and the Hou family is pretty good, but it can't be said to be very good, otherwise when the Chen family's silk supply was cut off, the Hou family would not have failed to help, but would have waited for a better price or prepared to take advantage of the situation with marriage as a condition.

Hou Churen's parents came here with a purpose, not to reminisce and chat.

Father Hou took the opportunity to bring up the topic of the two children and made it clear. "Old Chen, we have known each other for many years. Chu Ren has always been very fond of your Xue Ru, as you know. This time, the two of us came here to propose marriage. We know that my niece likes to run a business, and my family is willing to use the shop on Xuanwu Street as a betrothal gift. I wonder what you two think about the marriage, Old Chen?"

But I was thinking in my heart, no matter how much I give, in the end it still belongs to my Hou family, and even your entire Chen family will have to change their surname to Hou.

After he finished speaking, Chen Wanqi was stunned. The shop on Xuanwu Street was the biggest profit of the two shops of the Hou family. Was it just used as a betrothal gift?

But he immediately realized that after a hundred years, wouldn't the Chen family belong to his Hou family? His Hou family did not lose money, but made a lot of money.

Moreover, my daughter heard the news that the Hou family was planning to go to the United States. Whether it was true or not, this kind of thing would definitely not be groundless. Now the two countries are fighting on the battlefield. If it is true, wouldn’t it be treason? This is a disaster that will lead to the confiscation of the family and the extermination of the clan. My Chen family does not want to be implicated. Moreover, my daughter has found a partner, and he is a public servant. Now she must sever her relationship with the Hou family.

"Brother Hou, to be honest with you, Xueru has already been promised to someone else. There is no need to mention this matter again."

Chen Wanqi's words left Hou Churen's parents dumbfounded.

No matter how good you are at using the abacus, if the beads are gone, what’s the point?

Unwilling to give up, Mr. Hou tried to inquire for a long time but still couldn't get any information about Chen Xueru's boyfriend.

Moreover, when he asked about Chen Xueru's boyfriend, Chen Wanqi and his wife's attitude suddenly became cold and they refused to mention it at all.

In the end, Hou Churen's parents could only say goodbye and leave in shame. The Chen family was obviously wary of the Hou family.

Chen Xueru stood behind the door in the room, eavesdropping on the conversation in the living room. She heard her father's decisive refusal and her parents' indifference towards the Hou family.

She walked to the bed happily, rolled on it, and recalled the intimate and happy times she and Chang Wei had during the day. She buried her head under the pillow in shame, and in her heart she was already looking forward to the shameless and happy sex life with Chang Wei in the future.

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