How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 81 Let's just let him have his way with it.

Qian Laifu felt a headache coming on at the thought of possibly having another son. "If we can't find his parents, could we ask him to be your uncle and aunt's son? Your aunt likes him very much."

“My aunt takes a son back with her every time she goes out, so people will suspect that my aunt cheated on my uncle.”

What does "being greened" mean?

"He cheated on my uncle."

"Then let him have his way." "Well, let's just say it's mine. I already have two children born in my later years, one more won't make a difference."

The little dog rubbed its forehead. "I hope Commander Zhou's sudden departure wasn't because Lord Tang died. If Lord Tang is dead, Gou Dan might not be able to be sent back. Even if he could, it would be several years later."

The death of Lord Tang would cut off the trail, but it would also arouse the Emperor's suspicion. The Emperor already took this matter very seriously; otherwise, Commander Zhou wouldn't have led the Imperial Advisor to dig up the grave.

Judging from what those people did, they were clearly trying to play the long game and catch bigger fish.

Those people weren't in a hurry to begin with, and with the Emperor keeping a close eye on Lord Tang's matter, they'll definitely lie low.

Those people were already well hidden; if they didn't make a move, it would be even harder for the Emperor to discover them.

Qian Laifu rubbed his forehead. What kind of fate did he have? Not only did he have to raise someone else's child, but he also had to bear the reputation of being disrespectful to his elders and indulging in extramarital affairs in his old age. "If you can't send them back, you can't send them back. A lot of lice won't hurt. How are you going to tell your aunt?"

"let me see."

Qian Daniu had been waiting for Qian Laifu and Xiao Gousheng at the inn's entrance. As soon as he saw them return, Qian Daniu ran over. "Grandpa, what happened to my eldest sister?"

"Don't talk nonsense, your older sister is alive and well."

Qian Daniu was stunned. Could his grandfather have ended up like his mother? "Gou...Gou...Gousheng, is my eldest sister already rotten?"

"No, let's go inside and talk."

"Oh." Qian Daniu glanced at Qian Laifu as he walked toward the inn.

Qian Laifu patted his eldest grandson. "Walk properly."

Qian Dashan was also thinking about this. Seeing that Xiaogou and the others had returned, Qian Dashan put Gou Dan on the bed. "I need to go to the outhouse. If you're worried someone will take Gou Dan away, you can wash him later."

Zhao is washing diapers.

Qian Dashan was blocked by Qian Laifu as soon as he reached the door. "Where are you going?"

Qian Dashan winked at his father and said, "I need to go to the outhouse, do you want to come?"

"Where are you going? I have something to say to you two."

"What did you say?" Qian Dashan leaned closer to his father and whispered, "Can you tell me first? Da Niu's mother isn't fully recovered yet."

Qian Laifu glared at his eldest son. "You're the only one who cares about Da Niu's mother. Come inside."

Having no other choice, Qian Dashan followed him into the house.

Inside the house, Zhao was wiping Gou Dan's drool. "Father."

"Hmm. I have something to say to you two, Gousheng, you speak for Grandpa."

"Alright!" Little Dog Sheng looked at Zhao Shi with a face full of excitement and said, "Aunt, do you know the Imperial Advisor?"

Zhao shook her head. "I don't know."

"The Imperial Preceptor is someone chosen from among all the Taoist priests and Buddhist monks in the world."

"Huh?" Zhao was surprised. "There are people like that?"

"Yes." The little dog's tone was as certain as it could be. "The Imperial Advisor is more precious than the Top Scholar. A Top Scholar appears once every three years, but an Imperial Advisor might not appear even once every thirty years."

"Huh? The Imperial Advisor is that valuable?"

"Yes." The little dog nodded heavily. "I saw the Imperial Advisor today, and he even spoke to me. Guess what he said?"

"How could I possibly guess that?"

Xiao Gousheng held Zhao Shi's hand, looked into her eyes, and said excitedly, "The Imperial Advisor told me that my eldest sister is not dead. The Imperial Advisor said that my eldest sister is alive and well now, but she can't meet with us."

"What?!" Qian Dashan and his son, along with Zhao Shi, couldn't believe their ears. Zhao Shi: "Gousheng, don't lie to your aunt. Your aunt... your aunt is too stupid."

Qian Dashan: "Gousheng, did the Imperial Advisor really say that?"

Qian Daniu: "Grandpa, is what Gousheng said true?"

"Cough cough!" Qian Laifu coughed a few times.

Qian Laifu waited until Zhao Shi and Qian Dashan looked at him before recounting what had happened that day. He added the words Xiaogou Sheng had just said. "The Imperial Advisor works for the Emperor. If the Imperial Advisor calculated that Chunhua wasn't dead, then Chunhua definitely isn't dead."

"Yes, yes. The Imperial Preceptor is selected from all the Taoists and monks in the world. The Imperial Preceptor is even more precious than the top scholar in the imperial examination." Little Dog Sheng emphasized again.

Zhao wanted to believe it, yet dared not. "You...you're not lying to me?"

Qian Laifu: "Why would I lie to you? I'm your father-in-law, not your husband or your son. Your husband and your son have to please you, but I don't."

That's true. But, "you used Chunhua's betrothal money to marry a young wife."

Qian Laifu: "..." What kind of life is this? He's old and still gets talked about by his daughter-in-law. "Gousheng, come here."

"Alright! Auntie, do you think Grandpa and I would make money by lying to you?"

"……No."

The puppy shrugged. "Isn't that settled then? Come on, let's discuss Dog Egg's matter."

Zhao: "..." Is that all? "What's there to discuss about Gou Dan's matter? Your grandfather is using your eldest sister's money to support..."

"Stop, stop, stop!" Little Dog Sheng cut to the chase. "Dog Egg isn't my older sister's son."

"What?!" Zhao Shi didn't care about bringing up the past anymore. "Isn't Gou Dan your eldest sister's son?"

"Yes. My eldest sister wasn't at the Tang family's house at the time."

"How did you know?"

"That's what the Imperial Advisor said."

"..."

"In a few days, Lord Chen, the Prefect of the Capital, will probably tell us that Gou Dan is not my eldest sister's son."

"..."

"Come, come, let's discuss Dog Egg's matter."

Qian Dashan: "What's there to discuss? Just return it to the Tang family, isn't that enough?"

Zhao was a little reluctant. "Gousheng, did the Imperial Advisor say who gave birth to Gou Dan?"

Little Dog Sheng: "..." Isn't this a case of shooting himself in the foot?
"No. The Imperial Advisor said that Gou Dan is not a child of the Tang family. The Imperial Advisor said that Gou Dan is destined to be with our family. However, he cannot be registered under your name or my uncle's name, but under my grandfather's name."

"The Imperial Advisor said that only by being registered under my grandfather's name can Gou Dan grow up safely. I asked the Imperial Advisor why. The Imperial Advisor said that heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

Okay, all the problems are solved.

"Come on, let's discuss Dog Egg's name. Since Dog Egg is going to be registered under my grandfather's name, it will be called Eighteen or Nineteen. From now on, Dog Egg will be called Twenty."

"Alright, we've finished discussing it. Uncle, Aunt, and Brother, don't let anything slip when you get back. The Imperial Advisor said we can't let anyone know that Twenty wasn't born to my grandfather."

Zhao asked blankly, "Why?"

Little Dog Sheng brought out that powerful reason again. "The Imperial Advisor said that heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

Qian Dashan suddenly remembered that someone in Qianjia Village had said that Shiba wasn't his father's son. "Dad, is that how Shiba came to be?"

Snapped!
Upon hearing this, Qian Laifu slapped his eldest son. "Your father isn't rich, is he? Do you know how expensive it is to raise an eighteen-year-old? He needs to eat meat every day."

Upon hearing this, Zhao immediately replied, "Even at twenty, we should eat meat every day."

Qian Laifu: "..." A bunch of debt collectors!

(End of this chapter)