Chapter 152, Sheng Family
Chapter 152, Sheng Family
Hua Changxi sent the businessman Zhuo away and returned to the backyard. She clearly felt that something was wrong with her father's expression, so she asked with a smile, "Dad, what's wrong?"
Hua Minghe smiled and said, "Father didn't expect that my Jiu Niang is actually a good businessman."
Hua Changxi smiled and said, "I'm not good at management. I don't have time to take care of many things."
Hua Minghe moved his lips, wanting to ask his family for help, but in the end he swallowed his words and turned to talk about Hua Dalang's engagement.
"Your eldest brother is betrothed to the niece of the second wife of the Bo family."
Hua Changxi: "Was eldest brother's marriage arranged by the Bo's Mansion?"
Hua Minghe nodded: "Master Bo is taking good care of your elder brother now. After your elder brother entered the Demon Suppression Division, Master Bo used some connections to arrange for your brother to serve under General Sheng Pengyun."
"The Sheng family is the maiden family of the second wife of the Bo Mansion, and the one your eldest brother is engaged to is Sheng Pengyun's sister, Sheng Yuntang."
Hua Changxi: "Since the Sheng family can marry into the Bo family, the family background must be quite high, right?"
Hua Minghe: "The current head of the Sheng family, your future sister-in-law's father, is a third-rank official, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Heaven."
Hua Changxi's expression changed: "The Sheng family is so prominent, how could they look down on our family?"
Hua Minghe was silent for a moment: "Your elder brother performed outstandingly in the Demon Suppression Army, and with the help of the Bo Mansion, this marriage was made possible."
Hua Changxi was not convinced by this reason. She did not deny that her eldest brother was excellent, but there was definitely no shortage of equally capable people in the Demon-Suppressing Army. The reason why the Sheng family chose her eldest brother was definitely not the only one.
As for Zhou Xuan of the Bo Mansion, in her opinion, what happened in the mainland was actually an exchange of value. Her elder brother was the middleman, and there must be some transactions that he didn't know about.
Although Hua Changxi was thinking all this in her mind, she did not say it out loud. She knew very well that apart from the old man and the old lady, her parents had the highest expectations for her eldest brother in the Hua family.
"Does Big Brother like the young lady from the Sheng family?"
Hua Minghe smiled and said, "Your elder brother has met the young lady from the Sheng family several times, and they get along quite well. Your elder brother is interested in this marriage."
Hua Changxi nodded: "As long as Big Brother likes it."
Hua Minghe looked at his daughter and said, "What your grandfather said about the Mid-Autumn Festival was just angry words. Don't take it to heart. My family has been busy with the engagement banquet these days. If you are not busy, come home with Dad today."
Hua Changxi lowered his head and fell silent.
Seeing her like this, Hua Minghe couldn't help but ask, "Why, are you really angry with your grandfather?"
Hua Changxi raised his head and looked directly at Hua Minghe: "Yes, my grandfather's words are imprinted in my heart and cannot be erased. In the Hua family, I cannot live according to my own ideas. I must meet the requirements of my grandparents. Once I don't meet their expectations, I will be punished at the least, or kicked out of the house at the worst."
"I don't want to live like this, and I don't want to have to give in and compromise every time there's unpleasantness with my family to maintain superficial harmony among them."
Hua Minghe didn't expect his daughter to really have a grudge against the family, and said anxiously: "Your grandfather is old."
Hua Changxi interrupted directly: "Father, after Grandfather's body training, his physique has been greatly enhanced. It is no problem for him to live past 100 or 200 years old. Don't bring up his age."
After a pause, he said, "Father, you don't have to persuade me. You can't change grandfather's will, and I won't obey grandfather's arrangement and sacrifice myself for the Hua family first. You and mother should treat me as if I'm married. When I go back in the future, it will be just a visit to relatives."
Hua Minghe said anxiously: "What do you mean by 'you are already married'? You are a young lady staying at home, and you are not ashamed to say such things."
"I've already had a good talk with your grandfather. He won't ask you to do anything you don't want to do. If your grandfather forces you again in the future, your father will stop him."
Looking at his anxious father, Hua Changxi was unable to say anything too decisive and was silent for a moment.
Hua Minghe looked at her and said, "If you have something to do, go back on the 23rd. After all, it's your eldest brother's wedding, and he will definitely be disappointed if you're not there." Hua Changxi: "Okay."
Seeing that his daughter was willing to go home, Hua Minghe finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then, he thought of something and said apologetically, "Nine Mother, Dad wants to apologize to you."
Hua Changxi looked over in surprise: "What are you apologizing for?"
Hua Minghe looked uncomfortable: "I copied a copy of the Qihuang Body Refining Technique you gave to your family and gave it to the Six Gates. When I gave it to you, I wanted to tell you in advance, but I couldn't find you."
When Hua Changxi heard this, she looked indifferent. According to her understanding, the things in the Qihuang Hall were meant to be taught to everyone. Moreover, the body refining technique revealed in the No. 8 Qihuang Hall was only the first one, which was the skin refining technique. So it was given to everyone.
"Father, you can give the Qihuang Body Refining Technique to anyone you want."
Hua Minghe was relieved to see that his daughter didn't care. Then he thought of something and hesitated for a while before asking tentatively, "What about the skin refining chapter of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art?"
Hua Changxi looked at him and said, "As the daughter of the Hua family, I gave the skin refining chapter of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art to the Hua family for free, but I will not give out the subsequent chapters. If the family members still want to continue practicing, they can, but in addition to swearing an oath to never leak it, they have to pay a certain amount of compensation."
Hearing this, Hua Minghe opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but couldn't speak.
Hua Changxi thought for a moment and said, "Of course, if you and your mother want to practice, you don't need to give them anything. I will also prepare medicinal baths for you. The three brothers don't need them either, but they have to prepare the medicinal baths themselves. After all, it's not easy to let others do the practice."
After hearing this, Hua Minghe sighed and said, "It seems that you have really become estranged from your grandparents."
Seeing that he only mentioned the old man and the old lady, Hua Changxi knew what he meant and said with a smile, "Dad, the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art becomes more and more difficult to practice as you go along. Grandpa and grandma's bodies can't bear it. It's better to practice the Qihuang Body Refining Technique."
When Hua Minghe heard this, his expression relaxed a lot: "You are talking about that your grandparents couldn't endure when they were practicing the skin refining chapter of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, so they had to practice the Qihuang Body Refining Technique instead for the rest of the practice."
As for the fact that the Bo family wanted the "Nine Revolutions Profound Art", Hua Mingheti did not even mention it. In his opinion, it was good enough that their family could share the Qihuang body refining technique with the clan.
Afterwards, the father and daughter chatted about some family matters, and as it was getting dark, Hua Minghe left.
After Hua Minghe left, Hua Changxi went to the alchemy room to make pills.
Hua's yard.
When the Hua family saw Hua Minghe coming back alone, they all had different expressions.
Yao's brows were filled with sorrow: "I still didn't see Jiu Niang this time?"
Hua Minghe shook his head: "I saw it."
Hearing this, Mr. Hua raised his head abruptly and said with a gloomy face: "Nineth Lady doesn't want to come back?"
Hua Minghe: "No, she's busy."
Mr. Hua felt that his eldest son was using this as an excuse to get rid of him: "She is just a young lady, what can she be busy with?"
After hearing this, Hua Minghe thought of what he saw in the medicine shop today and immediately retorted, "Jiu Niang has a lot of things to do. She has to make pills, receive guests, and manage eleven medicine shops. How can it be an easy job?"
As he said this, he looked at Grandpa Hua solemnly, "Father, don't worry about Jiu Niang's affairs anymore. Da Lang is her biological brother, and if he gets engaged, she will definitely come back."
"Don't worry about the matter of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art. Tell the Bo family about it as soon as possible to avoid misunderstandings in the future."
After saying that, Hua Minghe turned around and went back to his room. This was the first time he had openly slapped Old Man Hua in the face, and this attitude shocked everyone in the Hua family.
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