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Old Master Xu sighed and said, "Don't blame your parents. Their mindsets are already deeply ingrained. They think businessmen... ahem, you know."

"In fact, no matter what we do, it's all for a better life. Merchants are well-off, and their lives are actually more comfortable and carefree than those of us officials."

Minister Xu, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but nod when he heard his father say this. He had been in officialdom for decades and had long been tired of it.

Sometimes, he really envied the merchants' homes, thinking that they were more comfortable and didn't have so many requirements.

However, he never dared to speak out these thoughts. Now his father actually said these words in front of everyone, which made Minister Xu feel very surprised.

Mrs. He was also surprised. She looked at Mr. Xu in disbelief and said hesitantly, "Brother, how could you?"

Before, when she wanted to marry Feng'er's father, not only her parents disagreed, but even her eldest brother disagreed!

Now, what happened to her brother? How could he say such words to her? Is this person in front of her really her biological brother?

Before she could finish her words, Mr. Xu coughed and said, "Aying, actually, I didn't think like this when I was young."

"Over the years, I have been in the officialdom, watched my son get married and have children, and experienced ups and downs. Naturally, my thoughts have changed."

"Look at my eldest daughter-in-law. Even though her husband is a minister, so what? She still manages the kiln, the herbal medicine shop, the winery, etc., and her income is higher than other families. Because of her, our family's life is much better now than before."

Hearing Mr. Xu praising her like this, Madam Xu couldn't help but smile, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, and she couldn't suppress it.

This was the second time she heard her father-in-law praise her since she married into the Xu family.

The first time was when her mother-in-law passed away. She took care of all the affairs in the mansion by herself without making any mistakes and handled her mother-in-law's funeral affairs very properly.

This time, it was because of her aunt, Madam Xu, who gave the praise to Madam He.

Mrs. He was so surprised that she didn't know what to say. She didn't expect that time could really change a person's ideas and views. It seemed that her eldest brother had really changed now.

Mrs. He suddenly felt her nose sore and couldn't help crying again. How great it would have been if her parents had thought like this back then?

If her parents could accept Feng'er's father and agree to let her marry him, she and Feng'er's father would not have to move far away from the capital and settle down in Ningchuan Prefecture.

That would not have been the case. When her parents passed away, she would not have knelt in front of the Xu family's gate with a big belly, but the doorman would not have stopped her from entering the house to see her parents off for the last time.

Mrs. He felt regretful that she could not be with her parents and could not see them for their last year.

After so many years, the regret and guilt have not diminished at all, and she is even more afraid. She dares not return to the capital.

If Feng'er's family were not in the capital, and because of the incident with He Xue, the rebellious girl, Feng'er would no longer feel comfortable letting her stay in the capital, and she would not have returned to the capital.

But at this moment, Mrs. He was extremely grateful that she listened to Feng'er and came back. Otherwise, she might never know in her life that her eldest brother had changed his mind.

It turned out that it really wasn't her fault. No one was wrong about what happened back then. Her parents were doing it for her own good, and they were not wrong!

What is wrong is the deep-rooted thinking!

"Brother, I didn't expect you to think this way. I'm really happy." Mrs. He said with a sob, holding back her tears.

Old Master Xu smiled and said, "When did you return to the capital? Where do you live now? I saw my eldest daughter-in-law just now. Do you know her?"

He pretended to be ignorant of the matter, smiled and gave her an excuse, and started talking to Mrs. He.

Mrs. He didn't think too much about it, and smiled and said: "Before, Feng'er and I, oh, Feng'er is my daughter, your niece, brother, Feng'er and I went to Yunxi's embroidery shop..."

"By the way, Yunxi is my granddaughter-in-law. I am now a great-grandmother, and my granddaughter-in-law has given me three big fat great-grandchildren!"

Mrs. He smiled and told Mr. Xu about everything at home. Mr. Xu also smiled and told her about the changes in the Xu family over the years.

From the conversation, Mrs. He learned that Madam Xu and Minister Xu had three sons, and all three sons are still studying and have not yet been engaged.

The second and third wives of the Xu family were both born to Mr. Xu's concubines and were nothing special.

Mrs. He never liked concubines, and she didn't ask too much about the people in the second and third rooms. She just listened to Mr. Xu's introduction and nodded from time to time.

Old Master Xu said, "Aying, when you have time, take the children back home and let them recognize each other. In the future, when both families visit each other in Beijing, it will be better for them to know that they are relatives."

Mrs. He was stunned when she heard this, and was a little hesitant. Their He family was just a merchant family, and the Lu family, although Achuan had entered the government as an official, his official position was only seventh rank, which was far from her eldest nephew's position as a minister.

She didn't feel inferior, and she didn't think her family could compare to the Xu family. The Xu family was a wealthy and powerful family in the capital, with many twists and turns and many in-laws and aristocratic families involved.

She didn't want to get the He and Lu families into unnecessary trouble, and a trace of embarrassment appeared on her face.

Madam Xu saw it and understood it immediately. She smiled and said, "Aunt, I will bring a few boys to your house some other day and let them meet their cousins ​​first. Is that okay?"

"Those guys in my family have long admired Master Lu's talent. They've been clamoring to come visit you before, but I didn't want to disturb you, so I didn't let them."

"That's great! It turns out that Young Master Lu is actually their cousin. If they knew, they would be very happy!"

Seeing Mrs. Xu say this, Mrs. He couldn't help but burst out laughing. Since things had come to this, she naturally wouldn't refuse anymore.

So, Mrs. He smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, then you can bring them here some other day, and I can meet Xing'er's children too."

Xing'er is the nickname of Minister Xu. No one else calls him by this name except Old Master Xu. Now, Minister Xu feels a little excited when he hears his aunt still calling him by the same name as before.

"Aunt, those three boys are naughty. When they come to your house and act naughty and make trouble, just teach them a lesson!" Minister Xu said with a smile.

Madam Xu also agreed with a smile: "Yes, yes, those boys in my family are really naughty, but they are good at studying. The teachers in the academy all praise them. I can neither beat them nor scold them."

At this time in the Xu family, the three boys were quietly discussing how to avoid the servants and sneak out of the house.