Chapter 1770: Chapter 1770: Too Tired (3)
"Yaoyao." Wei Bingcen, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, "Do not speak recklessly."
Wei Jun, however, gave Wei Bingcen a thumbs up: "Dad, this move is clever." His father had said that he actually wasn’t faint at the sight of blood; when he was young, he pretended to protect himself, and it worked quite well, so he never revealed this secret, and now he’s using it again.
Wei Bingcen smiled slightly.
"Brother Cen, let’s go back to town." Wei Zhangshi sighed. She came from an average background, just a modest family. Because Wei Bingcen was a concubine-born son, she had the opportunity to marry him. The Wei Family’s rules were strict, and she truly couldn’t get used to it. Every time she came back, it felt like going to war, she felt too tired.
"It’s impossible today." Wei Bingcen lowered his voice and held his wife’s hand, "But fortunately, I’m fainting now, so you don’t need to go over there to adhere to the rules. We’ll return tomorrow."
Wei Zhangshi nodded.
"Dad, why did Uncle hit you?" Wei Yao frowned.
Wei Bingcen lowered his voice and answered briefly.
At this moment, outside, they heard the voice of Qiqiao, Wei Yao’s servant, reminding them that the servant who went to get the medicine had returned.
Wei Bingcen quickly lay down and closed his eyes.
In the backyard, Old Master Wei scolded Wei Bingyi. Although he didn’t involve himself in the family business anymore, that didn’t mean he was unaware. Regarding the matter of dolls, he didn’t agree but didn’t stop it either.
Now, for this matter and hitting the younger son, he felt it was necessary to make his stance clear.
"Dad, are you afraid of that Yang Family as well?" Wei Bingyi looked incredulous, "That Yang Family is just a fatherless peasant household. Although they earned the favor of Prince Ba, so what? Prince Ba is part of the Crown Prince’s faction, if he wants to maintain his position, he must win over officials, don’t forget, Uncle is in the Court of Judicial, which is an important department. Even if the Crown Prince knows, he has to give some face..."
Old Master Wei frowned at his eldest son.
"Besides, the Yang Family is just a bunch of mud leg farmers, it’s foolish not to make some good money, isn’t it?" Wei Bingyi looked frustrated, "Sent the second brother to negotiate, and he kept sidestepping it..."
"Foolish." Old Master Wei clapped the table, "Even if you don’t care about the Yang Family, what about that Dao Xuzi?"
"I..."
"He is a Divine Doctor, you’re doing business under his name. If it gets out..."
"How could that be possible?" Wei Bingyi, after being stunned, waved dismissively, "That old man doesn’t go to Beijing, and those dolls are sold to women, how could he know? Besides, there are many people in this world doing business under his name, can he control them all?"
"You..." Old Master Wei was speechless with anger, but eventually took a deep breath, "Alright, let’s leave it at that, don’t be too greedy, the current earnings are pretty good..."
"Dad, haven’t you ever managed a household? Our big family needs to eat and drink. It looks like we earn a lot, but the expenses are also large. Uncle needs some greasing over there, and maintaining this many mouths everywhere needs money. Last Chinese New Year, Uncle mentioned making a move, and it required thirty thousand silver pieces at once, I almost touched Jiejie’s mother’s dowry... Not to mention then, as for now, Jiejie is fine, but what about Yaoyao? She is already sixteen, doesn’t her dowry need silver? Who will pay for it? Can the second brother pay? The family still has to cover it, doesn’t it?" he said with a pout, "Let him say a word, but he just keeps sidestepping it..."