Chapter 250: The Thinking of Antagonists
Chapter 250
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The Meng family's breakfast had many staple foods.
It was also a bit greasy.
Looking at Madam Meng and Old Madam Meng, who were both plump women, one could tell the tendency of their diet.
It suited Jiang Yu's taste very well.
After breakfast,
The Jiang family was about to pack up and go to their own home.
Meng Qingshe had originally prepared accommodations for his in-laws, and it would have been fine for guests to stay in the mansion.
Opening another door could have made it a completely separate residence.
However, where there are people, there is gossip. Although it was for the convenience of taking care of the in-laws, living like this would still seem like freeloading to outsiders, so Meng Qingshe had prepared a separate house.
It had also been cleaned up, and they were originally planning to send people there today.
Unexpectedly, the Jiang family did not accept this house.
"Keep this one for Big Goose in the future, I'll prepare another one for Little Goose," said Jiang Changtian.
Meng Qingshe didn't insist.
He knew that his in-laws probably weren't short of money.
The New Year gifts they received from their daughter-in-law each year, including various items for washing hands, face, teeth, and hair, were all very precious. When merchants brought these to the capital, they sold for quite a high price.
Who would have known that these were actually produced by his daughter-in-law's family.
In a way, the Meng family had gained from this marriage.
The daughter-in-law also appeared to be of good character and appearance, clearly a well-raised young lady.
There was nothing to complain about in how she treated their son Xiao Xia.
As the adults packed up to say goodbye, Jiang Mianmian was a bit reluctant to part with her two nephews.
Finally, she read them a piece of classical literature.
The two little nephews, perhaps used to hearing their aunt's voice since they were young, had been looking around just moments ago, but immediately quieted down and listened attentively when their aunt started reading.
The sight of one chubby, fair-skinned child lying down with big eyes, obediently listening to someone read, was already adorable enough.
Two chubby, fair-skinned children lying side by side with big eyes, obediently listening to someone read, was absolutely heart-melting.
When two human cubs are put together, it definitely causes a qualitative change from the quantitative one.
The people of the old Meng family were amazed to learn that the daughter-in-law's sister had been reading to the children steadily every day, without fail, since the daughter-in-law became pregnant. They were deeply moved.
No wonder the two grandsons looked so intelligent, with the appearance of future top scholars.
The old Meng family, who had been ridiculed for only knowing how to go to the battlefield and being uncouth, felt that things were about to change in this generation.
These two babies looked refined, like their in-laws' family - cultured, intelligent, and beautiful.
And they were strong too.
Their little fists were quite powerful.
Anyway, when Mianmian was leaving, Old Madam Meng was holding her tightly, refusing to let go, urging her to come and play whenever she had time, anytime.
She also gave Mianmian a red envelope.
Inside was a deed to a commercial property.
Indeed, there is gold within books. Reading to her two nephews had earned her a shop in a prime location.
Keep up the good work.
After leaving the Meng family, they took a carriage ride. It didn't feel too far, just about half an hour, equivalent to an hour's carriage ride, before they arrived.
It wasn't in the center where the powerful and wealthy gathered.
Houses in that area were generally hard to buy, usually bestowed by the emperor, and the neighbors of big shots were also big shots.
If one wanted to spend money, they could only buy in the west of the city.
Jiang Changtian had asked Inspector He for help in buying the house.
He was very good at utilizing personal relationships.
Officials from other places would tremble in fear at the sight of an inspector.
Jiang Changtian, however, invited the inspector to participate, increasing the inspector's sense of involvement in various ways.
In the end, he even asked the inspector to help with buying the house.
As if afraid that the inspector wouldn't be able to find the place when confiscating property in the future.
He was all about selfless trust.
Inspector He had originally taken on a female student, thinking she would leave after a few days of teaching.
Now, unexpectedly, her whole family had come to the capital.
No matter, he also had students. In the future, he could let his students teach his student.
That kind of suffering only needed to be endured once.
Jiang Mianmian got off the carriage and toured her new home.
It was a strange feeling, the whole family seeing their new home for the first time.
The layout of houses in the capital was quite different from Jingzhou.
Houses in the capital were flatter, but slightly smaller than those in Jingzhou, without as many courtyards.
The layout was more reasonable and compact.
It was understandable, after all, in the capital where land was as precious as gold, the economic and political center of the country, having such a large mansion was quite good.
Some officials without much family wealth lived on the edge of the city, only able to afford houses there, taking two hours to get to court. Their daily commute took four hours, eight hours in total, so they had to get up in the middle of the night.
Therefore, minor officials would rent houses in the city center, close to work, which led to high rents in the city center.
Of course, house prices were even higher.
However, after entering the backyard of the home, they discovered it was a hidden paradise.
The yard of the neighbor on the left had actually been connected.
Inspector He had helped him buy this house, and then when Gong Qichi found out, he bought the two adjacent ones, so it appeared to be an ordinary single house on the surface, but was connected to two more at the back.
With elder sister, brother-in-law, and the two big nephews gone, the house suddenly felt much less crowded, much quieter.
And the great-aunt was still temporarily staying with elder sister.
Around Jiang Mianmian were just Pangya and Wei Biao.
Mom was in charge, settling the household.
Elder Brother went next door to arrange his subordinates.
Father went to the study to organize his books.
Jiang Mianmian was temporarily left to her own devices.
She took Pangya and Wei Biao to familiarize themselves with the courtyards of the house.
First, she released Little Tree, letting it get accustomed to the soil of the capital.
Jiang Mianmian wandered around.
She had originally thought that in a place where land was so precious, the house would be very small.
But with the neighbors' houses bought and connected, it became very large, even with a lake.
Think about a lakeside villa in the imperial capital.
Mianmian felt a bit unreal walking by the lake.
She walked along the lakeside.
Until she came to a wall.
She stopped.
Curious about what was on the other side.
She seemed to hear people talking on the other side.
At this moment, great-aunt wasn't by her side, Mom wasn't by her side, Father and Elder Brother weren't by her side either.
Elder sister wasn't by her side either.
Jiang Mianmian was filled with a spirit of mischief.
Mianmian looked around, saw a big tree, lifted up her little skirt, tied it up (she was wearing leggings underneath), and then swiftly climbed up the tree.
The trees in the capital were the kind that keep their leaves in winter, with lush green foliage.
Mianmian climbed up in no time, and saw the other side.
There was another lake on the other side.
There were even people boating on the lake.
In this cold weather, how interesting.
Mianmian looked carefully, hey, she actually knew them.
No wonder she noticed them at a glance.
On one side of the small boat sat a girl who was radiating brilliance, catching one's eye immediately.
She was wearing a fluffy white cape, sitting on the boat, with a clear breeze and warm sun, looking quite beautiful.
On the other side sat none other than the imperial grandson Chu Xi.
Chu Xi was very cautious. If he wanted to say something treasonous, he would definitely find a special place where he couldn't be overheard.
Like boating in the middle of the lake.
Water on all sides.
The scenery was also very nice.
"Cousin, are you cold?"
"A little, but seeing you, cousin, I don't feel cold anymore."
Jiang Mianmian felt a bit cold in the tree, the wind was strong.
Feeling like someone was looking her way, she quickly slid down the tree.
"Cousin, what were you looking at?"
"It seemed like there was a bird in the tree."
Chu Xi smiled, looking at Jiang Wan. There were many well-bred young ladies in the capital, but he had yet to meet one more outstanding or whose words pleased him more than his cousin. However, he felt that his cousin seemed a bit distracted today.
Mianmian slid down the tree and ran to find her father.
"Father, Father, I saw our neighbors, they're actually people we know, it's Jiang Wan, and that Prince Chu."
Jiang Mianmian ran to her father.
Jiang Changtian was holding a book in his hand.
Hearing his daughter say that Jiang Wan actually lived next door.
He suddenly had a bold idea, the meteorite was used up...