Chapter 53 – Housewarming
Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan wear the same type of robes with differing colors- one is green, the other is blue and white. Wei Cheng looked majestic while Zhou Yuan looked gentle, they look like a perfect pair people when they stood together.
Zhou Yuan’s relatives who came to Wei Cheng’s house the first time, Father Zhou and Zhou mother, both his paternal and maternal aunts with their daughters, Zhou Qiu and Zhou Mu came together.
Father Zhou, Mother Zhou and the others went to the gate of Wei Cheng’s house. The people at the gate were Wei Jin and Wei Shi and they recognized the three brothers of Zhou Yuan so Wei Jin asked Wei Shi to inform the masters before he stepped forward to welcome them into the house.
The group of people were not confused when they saw a servant coming to greet them, but they were dumbfounded when they entered the front yard.
The outer wall of the gate is high, and the white-gray wall is inconspicuous. Once you enter the yard, the front yard is spacious and larger than it looks from the outside. The yard is paved with stones while the left front yard is empty and there are no extra things cluttering that area. The row of houses meant for servants is next to the house and a lot of flowers and plants are planted in the corner of the courtyard wall.
On the right side is a large kitchen with a well dug right next to it. A strange stone pier was surrounding the well but it did not look like a typical stone pier. There were iron rods embedded in the stone pier, and one could draw water from the well by pushing it up and down. Several women were standing around it, the water fetchers were the helpers in charge of the banquet, and they were all invited by Wei Cheng to work temporarily.
Right in front of them was a large house, more spacious than a row of large tile-roofed houses in the upper countryside. Four doors were open, revealing a sweeping view of the vestibule.
Upon entering the front hall, there are tables and chairs with carved patterns in the front hall, the style is simple and grand. Wei Jin introduced the house with the living room on the left and the waiting room on the right. Wei Jin didn’t bring anyone there yet so he invited Father Wei and Mother Wei to sit down in the front hall, and a female maid served them tea.
Sitting in the front hall, Father Zhou and Mother Zhou felt that this was not like a suburban house, but more like a rich family’s house.
Father Zhou and Mother Zhou looked at their sons, asking why they didn’t tell them in advance that their son-in-law’s family was so rich. The three Zhou brothers were also stunned. They had been here when they were building sauce workshops, and Wei Cheng’s house was a dilapidated house at that time, after being assigned to the grocery store they never came back.
They were as shocked as their parents.
Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi looked at each other, they were also shocked, they thought that they entered the wrong house.
Zhou Yuan’s paternal aunt and Zhou Lanlan have never been here before but they did find someone to inquire about of Wei Cheng’s house in the suburbs, and they knew that it was a dilapidated houses that is not even as good as theirs. This… When did Wei Cheng become so rich?
Zhou Yuan’s maternal aunt and Zhou Xiaorui had also never been here before. Looking at the spacious and grand house in front of them, they were all stunned. Didn’t they say that Wei Cheng only has a shabby household?
Zhou Yuan’s three sisters-in-law’s eyes widened in disbelief, Yuan-ger and Wei Cheng have become so rich. They never gave Yuan-ger a face before, and they were regretting it too late. When they see Yuan-ger later, they must try to please him- they thought that they are still his sister-in-laws, they are still a family, as long as they show affection, Yuan-ger will always take care of his sisters-in-law, and will definitely accept them. They will get along well in the future, and then walk together from time to time, and they may be able to reap some benefits from Yuan-ger… They were already thinking of their wonderful futures.
Wei Cheng and Zhou Yuan came out from the inner courtyard, wearing a complete set of brocades, showing of their aura, both of them looked extravagant from the inside out.
Wei Cheng and his wife went to the inner county and bought a jade pendant for their waists, but they didn’t wear it in order not to hurt the other’s eyes.
Father Zhou and Mother Zhou almost couldn’t recognize their ger along with the tall and imposing man in front of them. One was their ger and the other was their son-in-law.
The last time Father Zhou and Mother Zhou saw their ger, he was just dressed in ordinary cotton clothes that could not be more ordinary.
The three Zhou brothers got used to this sight but even they felt that there was a change in the temperament of their younger brother and brother-in-law today. Zhou Qiu and Zhou Muzi felt the same way.
Zhou Yuan’s maternal aunt- the mother and daughter pair were bothastonished and jealous. They were both very shocked.
“Father, mother, aunts…”
“Father-in-law, mother-in-law, aunts…”
Seeing that their ger and son-in-law still looked familiar, and their ger walked up to his parents and smiled affectionately, everyone came back to their senses.
When Father Zhou and Mother Zhou looked at their ger, they were very relieved, no matter how their ger changed, he was still their ger.
Zhou Yuan took his parents and the others to visit the inner courtyard. The decoration of the inner courtyard is simple and comfortable and the open garden is shaded by a tall osmanthus tree, with stone tables and chairs under the tree. The corridor on the right connects the rooms in the inner courtyard. The chair in the middle of the inner hall is a long one, not to high but one they have never seen before. There are soft and thick cushions on the bench, and it should be comfortable to sit on. There is a dining table on one side of the inner hall and a fireplace on the other. Zhou Yuan didn’t even know what the fireplace was for.
The left side of the hall is the master bedroom, and the right side is the guest room.
After the visit, they went back to the living room in the front hall, and the family chatted about the daily life. During the conversation, the three sisters-in-law wanted to get close to Zhou Yuan, but Mother Zhou interrupted them intentionally, and Zhou Yuan became busy after sitting down for a while.
The guests came one after another, and the banquet guests were regular customers of Xian Manju. Some of the guests were restaurant owners, and they seemed to be discussing the purchase of sauces.
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Zhou Yuan always listened to his husband when he was in the grocery store, and his husband never kept him in the dark about business matters.
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Wei Cheng raised his eyebrows.
Zhou Yuan responded with a smile.
Mother Wei, Father Wei and the others looked at the second son’s new house, and they were also shocked, feeling very uncomfortable.
The two families are considered to be their own family, but there is still a difference in treatment between men and women. The female family members are all sitting in the living room together while the male family members were sitting in the main hall. Father Zhou and the Wei family members exchanged casual greetings at the two families. Father Wei, as Wei Cheng’s father, sat at the head of the main hall.
In the living room, it was the first time for Zhou Yuan to deal directly with Mother Wei and his sister-in-law, this was especially true for Mother Zhou and the others, who seemed a little cautious.
Zhou Yuan’s paternal aunt and Mother Wei knew each other, and when she came forward to say hello warmly, and Mother Wei responded but instead of chatting with her, she warmed up with Mother Zhou, and Mother Zhou was a little flattered.
Wei Wu took the initiative to chat with Zhou Yuan.
Zhou Yuan’s paternal aunt was put aside so Zhou Yuan’s maternal aunt was the one who conversed with her.
“We are all family, if you come to the county some other day, you must tell me and let me treat you well.”
Mother Wei, Mother Zhou doesn’t even know where your home is, so how could she tell you?
“Yuan-ger, right? We are sisters-in-law, that is, a family, and we will have more conversations in the future. Your sister-in-law knows a lot of people and sisters in the county so let’s get together some other day. Don’t be polite to your sister-in-law, once you get acquainted with my temperament, we will get along very well. I usually ignore people I am not familiar with so I am thankful that you bore with it.”
Zhou Yuan could only nod in embarrassment.
Zhou Yuan was really a little afraid of Wei Cheng’s sister’s enthusiasm. In fact, the two of them didn’t have such a good relationship, so why was she talking about their relationship as if they were brothers and sisters.
From the beginning to the present, Zhou Lanlan has been silent. Even Zhou Xiaorui, who is close to her, would not respond to her when she chatted with her. Zhou Xiaorui also has a temper so Zhou Lanlan ignored her.
Refreshments were placed on the table in the living room, four of them sat at the same table, and the three of them chatted happily while eating pastries, but Zhou Lanlan lowered her eyes and clenched her hands into a ball, thinking jealously that if she married Wei Cheng, she would be together with the tall and handsome Wei Cheng, in this big house, wearing bright clothes, sitting on the top seat attracts the attention of the elders… Wouldn’t all this be happening to her today?
Zhou Lanlan was very agrieved, why would a ger who couldn’t get married live such a good life now. Her mother arranged a blind date for her, and the family has a shop in the inner county, but so what, that man is as fat as a pig, and he salivates when he sees her, and she hated him the moment he saw him.
If she had known that Wei Cheng was so capable and looked so good after cleaning up, she would have chosen to marry Wei Cheng in the first place, even if Wei Cheng’s family was not as rich as the fat young master’s family in the inner county, she would have been willing to marry him.
How did Zhou Yuan, an unwanted ger, snatched her things?!
Zhou Lanlan looked at Zhou Yuan, and thought viciously in her heart, you can laugh now but Wei Cheng will definitely not want you if you can’t have a son.
Zhou Lanlan seemed so jealous that she forgot how she hated Wei Cheng’s poverty.
Of course, this Wei Cheng is not the original Wei Cheng.
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The banquet was about to start.
The guests are seated one after another.
No one came from the Wei family’s residence in the inner county, so they sent someone to give gifts. No one came from Wei Cheng’s fourth uncle’s house, so they also sent someone to give gifts. His third uncle and wife came down, but that second-rate cousin of his, Wei Yexuan didn’t come, he looked down on Wei Cheng, so it was not surprising that he didn’t come.
After the guests were seated, Wei Cheng’s younger sister, Wei Zhen, came late, her carriage followed behind Yun Chengfeng’s carriage, and even passed Yun Chengfeng’s carriage at the door and stopped in front.
After Wei Lei came back from Xian Manju, Wei Cheng asked him to wait for Yun Chengfeng at the door, and Yun Chengfeng asked Wei Hu to inform him that he may not able to come. Although Yun Chengfeng might not come, but before the banquet, he had to arrange someone to wait outside the door.
When Wei Zhen got off the carriage, she was always dressed so brightly, with pearls and hairpins all around her, and she walked with her chin up and her nose high. Entering the front yard and seeing the front room, she was taken aback for a moment. Wei Cheng walked towards her with big strides, followed by Wei Hu in a threatening manner, she was in a trance for a moment, the tall and imposing man in front of her was her second brother?
Wei Zhen thought that Wei Cheng was coming to greet her, and was about to show off, when Wei Cheng called out, “Little sister, our parents are at the main table. The servants will take you there.”
Then he skipped her and walked behind her.
Wei Zhen was very angry at being ignored by Wei Cheng, and stomped her feet angrily. Standing next to her was Qiaoxi, who was in charge of taking the guests to sit down. It was the first time she saw the master’s younger sister, and although she seemed to look down on her master, Qiaoxi still dutifully brought her to the head table of the women’s family.
There was an empty seat next to Mother Wei for her to sit on, and Zhou Yuan was directly opposite her while Mother Zhou took the seat above Zhou Yuan.
Wei Zhen greeted them and sat down.
Mother Wei looked at her little daughter and tugged at her sleeve, “Zhen’er, you forgot your greetings!”
Wei Zhen looked at Mother Wei suspiciously, “Who would I greet? I already greeted you.”
Mother Wei bowed her head and moved over, pointing at Zhou Yuan quietly, “Your second sister-in-law, have you forgotten?”
Wei Zhen really didn’t know who Zhou Yuan was so Mother Wei reminded her, thinking about what she saw when she came in that this second brother of hers seems to be promising and that she hasn’t found out what her second brother has done to make a fortune, for the sake of it, she greeted, “Second sister-in-law.”
She didn’t even direct it at Zhou Yuan, she just yelled casually, Zhou Yuan didn’t care, and said with a smile, “Hello, little sister.”
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Wei Cheng heard Yun Chengfeng’s voice as soon as he stepped out of the gate.
“Wei Lei, that woman is Wei Cheng’s guest? She is quite arrogant.” It was the first time that someone dared to get ahead of Yun Chengfeng.
Wei Lei replied, “Cheng-zi’s sister.”
“Huh?” Yun Chengfeng said, “Wei Cheng’s sister? It doesn’t look like it!”
“Okay, Master Yun- the young master shouldn’t tease me behind my back.” Wei Cheng walked in front of Yun Chengfeng, “She is indeed my sister.” Seeing Steward Quan and Yan Yi next to him, Wei Cheng greeted them one by one.
Steward Quan said, “Boss Wei, congratulations.”
“Master Wei.” Yan Yi handed the congratulatory gift to Wei Hu. The two had met each other many times, and they were both acquaintances.
Wei Cheng made a gesture of invitation, and said with a smile, “Master Yun, we’ve been waiting for you in our banquet.”
“Your words are the sweetest.”
Wei Cheng: “…”
When the few people went in, all the guests in the front yard were already seated, and there were only a few empty seats left for the banquet, but they were very eye-catching when they entered, especially the Young Master Yun’s entourage with he himself dressed in brocade and luxurious clothes. He was extraordinary handsome and exuded the air of a noble.
The distinguished guests of Xian Manju had seen Steward Quan, and with a bit of thinking, they could guess that the noble young master might be the young master of Tai Fu Luo. The young master of Tai Fu Luo came to Wei Cheng’s house for a warm-house banquet. The friendship between the two was extraordinary, and they secretly thought that they should not offend Wei Cheng in the future.
Zhou Yuan’s two cousins and Wei Cheng’s cousin, all showed shyness when they saw such an extravagant man. The eyes of Zhou Yuan’s two cousins were even more green, and they almost drooled.
Wei Cheng’s aunt looked at the flushed cheeks of her daughter next to her, sighed, and said to Wei Yu in a low voice, “Yu’er, this man’s imposing manner is beyond our comprehension.”
Wei Yuxiu’s face was slightly stiff, but she recovered quickly, and smiled sweetly, “Mother, don’t worry, your daughter is purely admiring, and won’t think too much.”
Wei Cheng’s aunt breathed a sigh of relief as she was really afraid that her daughter’s heart would fall on that noble young master. The daughter is beautiful and polite, but her temper is very stubborn, and it is difficult to dissuade her once she is serious about things.
Zhou Lanlan and Zhou Xiaorui felt that it was a worthy trip since they met their true destiny!
Wei Cheng took Yun Chengfeng to sit next to him, and Wei Cheng took the main seat, which meant that he was the head of the family. Wei Cheng introduced Yun Chengfeng as a friend of his, so he didn’t say much.
Steward Quan and Yan Yi went to Wei Lei’s table.
They started serving their dishes.
The dishes on the banquet are mainly Xian Manju special dishes, with slight changes.
Wei Cheng added sea cucumber and fish gelatin to the dishes, and ordered the waiter to explain that they all said that they were treasures of the sea, in the same category as abalone.
The main dishes at the banquet include seafood stew, salted chicken, stewed meat platter, braised pork…
No matter what kind of dishes, it had surprise the guests.
After a banquet, the guests went their respective ways.
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Yun Chengfeng left the banquet early and returned to the inner county.
Wei Cheng arranged a carriage to take Father Zhou and Mother Zhou back home. Zhou Yuan’s three sisters-in-law didn’t manage to talk to Zhou Yuan all afternoon, and when they saw the banquet’s food and extravagance… They felt nothing but regret.
Zhou Lanlan and Zhou Xiaorui were reluctant to leave, they didn’t show their faces in front of that noble young master, and they all wanted to go to Zhou Yuan’s side to inquire about the noble young master’s identity, but they had to go back with everyone.
The rest of the Wei family did not leave.
Wei Zhen inquired about the second elder brother beside Mother Wei.
Mother Wei said that Wei Cheng opened a Xian Manju in the outer county and opened a grocery store in the suburbs. Wei Cheng can still get a good source of sauces that are sold in the county recently. The Wei family has always been paying attention to Wei Cheng’s movements.
“Sauce?” Wei Zhen asked, “There is a Baiwei Zhai in the inner county, which specializes in selling sauces. The price of selling sauces is not cheap, and a bottle costs hundreds of silver taels. Can second brother get the supply?”
Her face was full of surprise.
Mother Wei didn’t know about Baiwei Zhai. When she heard the price, she shook her head, “Probably not. Your second brother’s sauce costs about ten wen a catty, and at most thirty or forty wen a catty. There are not so expensive sauces.”
Wei Zhen felt that it was a pity, and thought that if her second brother had the supply, her family would be able to use their second brother to get the supply. Her parents-in-law still didn’t look at her with admiration, and her natal family didn’t have any more money.
However, even though her second brother had nothing to do with Baiwei Zhai, she was shocked that her second brother had such ability to be a businessman in a short period of time. The second brother has money, so he will have more contacts in the future.
Wei Zhen was thinking of advanatges already.
Only then did Wei Cheng’s third uncle and his wife know where the money for their nephew, Wei Cheng to build such a large house came from.
Wei Cheng sent the guests away before returning to the front hall.
Father Wei said directly, “Son, the family wants to buy wholesale sauces with you and sell them in the shops in the suburbs. What do you think?”
Wei Cheng said, “Okay!”
What Wei Cheng said was so straightforward, but the Wei family showed surprise. His elder brother Wei Liang looked at him with complicated eyes. Wei Cheng avoided his elder brother Wei Liang’s gaze and said to Father Wei, “Father, you don’t need to be so surprised. The wholesale materials are the same to anyone, this is why I have no reason to refuse. The right to sell in the suburbs can be given to the family alone, but whether it is a family member or an outsider, they must sign a contract when they come to the grocery store to purchase wholesale, and abide by the terms of the contract.”
Wei Cheng had to put his ugly words up front so that the Wei family would not renege on credit later on. He was lenient with one credit payment, but not the second time.
The Wei family got the selling rights they wanted and went back to the county.
This banquet has buried a lot of thoughts in the hearts of many people.
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Another day of having to dirty my eyes with some of these people’s foolish behavior 😮💨
Ugh, I can’t stand them ><
Thank You for the new chapter -ω(´•ω•｀)♡
thank you for the update!!! i’m so looking forward to what trouble the wei family will bring!
Wow, nice house
new house dance (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ✧
Zhou Yuan’s cousins really do hace big expectations, but do they have what it takes to even compete? Being this delulu is a birth defect lol
Thank you for the updates!!!
Mc should put a boundary. The OG parents are too treacherous and money hungry. I hate them, even yuan yuans sister in law, the cousins and whosoever. I hate them.😤🙄