Men are superior to women: the heartthrob in Yunqi

After Xie Ci sent Mu Yao back to "Haitang Garden", he hurried to his grandfather's courtyard.

Xie Bufan was pondering over the chess board.

"This Seven Stars game has been unsolved for many years, it's so difficult!" He trembled his long eyebrows and muttered to himself with a melancholy look in his eyes.

"Grandpa." Xie Ci bowed and greeted.

"Have you taken Yaoyao to the ancestral temple?" Xie Bufan turned sideways and waved to Xie Ci, motioning him to sit down.

Xie Ci nodded slightly and walked forward to pour him a cup of fragrant tea.

Xie Bufan held the tea bowl in his hand, lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes. The hot air was like a wisp of white smoke winding up slowly. The dense fragrance gently lingered around the tip of his nose, and the years were peaceful.

After a while, he opened his eyes and said slowly: "Aci, your wife is from Dayun and has six husbands, one of whom is the new emperor of Southern Xinjiang." Having said this, Xie Bufan paused and closed his eyes again.

Xie Ci understood what his grandfather meant. He leaned forward slightly, his eyes deep, and he was thinking about what to say.

"You can't have your cake and eat it too. If you choose to be with her, you'll inevitably be apart more often than you spend time together. You have to be mentally prepared." Xie Bufan warned earnestly.

"Play the next round with grandpa."

He took out his treasured exquisite chessboard and placed a black piece.

Those who are good at chess plan their strategies, and those who are good at planning can go far.

The grandfather and grandson fought back and forth, each move was murderous. One pressed forward step by step, the other took every step cautiously, each showing his own style of chess.

After the game was over, just as Xie Bufan had expected, the game ended in a draw.

"Aci, I have discussed with your uncles and aunts, and will transfer Qingmei Villa and the three hills behind it to your name. As for the betrothal gift, grandpa wants to hear your opinion." Xie Bufan's eyelashes trembled as he stared at Xie Ci.

In recent years, the Xie family has dug a canal for Beiming, which is expected to connect 23 towns and 273 counties across the country. The project is huge, mobilizing millions of manpower and countless funds.

Currently, one third of the canal has been dug, which has already put the Xie family's finances under suffocation. One can imagine what an astronomical figure the remaining project will cost.

What is even more difficult is that since the excavation began, many unexpected problems have been encountered during the construction, resulting in eight sections currently having to remain suspended.

The new emperor of Beiming has not established a stable foundation, and one third of the military power is still in the hands of three princes. There are very few people who truly support him. Only after the blood transfusion in the court is completed can these old nobles be uprooted without scruples.

"Grandpa, Yaoyao cured the emperor's illness. The emperor is completely cured and his body is stronger than before." Xie Xie smiled calmly. He wanted to tell his grandfather in a month.

"Yaoyao knows medicine?" Xie Bufan was shocked by his grandson's words, and his voice unconsciously rose a few degrees.

"Yes, she is proficient! Yaoyao's medical skills are very good. At first, my grandson couldn't believe it, but she did cure the emperor's stubborn illness. My grandson thinks Yaoyao's medical skills are even better than Doctor Jian's." Xie Ci replied confidently, with an extremely proud look in his eyes.

Lucky star! Lucky star!

Xie Bufan became excited instantly, his eyes turned red with excitement, and his eyes were filled with a confidence he had never had before.

The stability of Murong Chen's imperial power indicates that everything the Xie family has paid is worth it.

As long as Murong Chen's lineage can continue, the glory of the Xie family will be passed down from generation to generation.

Xie Bufan stood up and walked into the inner room, decisively opened the secret room, took out a deed and handed it to Xie Ci, saying: "This is the deed of the Yishui Iron Mine. Grandpa will give it to you today. With it, you will be more confident in front of your wife. Although you are not as good as the new emperor of Southern Xinjiang, you will definitely not be inferior to the other gentlemen."

Xie Ci was shocked, and he immediately knelt down and handed over the deed with both hands, lowering his eyes and saying, "Grandpa, I am not eligible to inherit this mining deed, please take it back."

This is true. The Yishui Iron Mine is the foundation of the Xie family. Xie Ci has five uncles and seven cousins ​​above him, so it is not his turn to inherit this ancestral business.

Xie Bufan helped him up and said without question: "Aci, although your father is not the eldest son and you are not the eldest grandson, you are the most capable descendant of our Xie family. As the Beiming State Master, the rise of the Xie family will ultimately depend on you. Now your future wife has saved the emperor's life. This bond will surely tie our Xie family to the royal family more firmly. In this family, no one is more qualified to inherit than you."

With so many sons and grandchildren, Xie Bufan would never achieve Xie Ci's current success in ten or even twenty years.

Bei Ming State Master, second only to the emperor, above all others. If nothing unexpected happens, the position of empress will definitely come from their Xie family. But... Alas... His eldest granddaughter just turned ten this year, and I don't know if the emperor can wait.

Seeing that it was getting late, Xie Bufan brushed his sleeves twice and said, "Aci, after you and Yaoyao get married, you must hurry up and give birth to a child. You and Yaoyao will stay in the ancestral home tonight, and grandpa will go back with you to meet your in-laws tomorrow."

"Okay. But Grandpa, I can't accept this mining deed! Digging the canal requires a lot of money, and the family needs this income more right now." Xie Ci insisted on returning the gift. He knew the financial situation of the family very well. Several uncles racked their brains to fill this "bottomless pit" and even took out their private money without telling the family.

If I don't fill this loophole as soon as possible and my aunts and sisters-in-law find out, they might have something to do with it.

Xie Bufan waved his hand and said indifferently: "It's okay, your marriage is more important. There will never be another wife like yours in the whole Yunqi, so you must not neglect the important matter of marriage. Ah Ci, you still have too little experience. It's like playing chess. You can't always play defense. You have to attack when you need to. There are many people who are willing to spend a fortune on your wife, so she won't just look at the money, she will pay more attention to the sincerity of our Xie family. But isn't sincerity bought with thousands of ounces of gold? So - it has to be spent."

Xie Ci listened to his grandfather's heartfelt words, and his "persistence" in his heart gradually wavered. But he really couldn't bear to see his marriage drag down the entire family, so he thought again and again and said, "Grandpa, the Qingmei Villa and the three hills you mentioned, how about..."

Before he could finish his words, Xie Bufan interrupted him and refused, "The Qingmei Villa originally belonged to your father. Now that you have started a family, it is natural for you to take it back. As for the three hilltops, they are gifts from your uncles for your wedding. Please accept them as a token of your kindness. Ah Ci, this family is not at that stage yet. All you have to do is to get as much support from the hidden families as possible as soon as possible. A single thread cannot make a line, and a single tree cannot make a forest! All right, hurry back to pick up Yaoyao to have dinner in the banquet hall. I almost missed the time because I talked to you so much!"