Dressed as a middle-aged mistress, I want to lie down every day

Nie Chengping agreed.

Wang Jingye was winking at Mo Xinzhi and giving him a thumbs-up, but when he noticed his brother-in-law turned around, he quickly straightened up.

Mo Xinzhi excitedly took Mr. Nie to see each private room one by one, visiting all the rooms on the second and third floors.

Wang Jingye smiled secretly. He thought his brother-in-law would draw a lot more now. Since his brother-in-law didn't object, if he didn't want to draw more, he wouldn't have followed him upstairs.

When leaving, Mo Xinzhi said, "Sir, I have a stone. It's not worth much. It's the stone I picked up when I was a child. It's shaped like a lying lion. I'll give it to you."

Nie Chengping wanted to refuse, but he was tempted to do so. He had a hobby, collecting stones. He looked at his brother-in-law, thinking that he had told Mo Xinzhi about it.

Wang Jingye was stunned for a moment. He had never told Mo Xinzhi about his brother-in-law's hobby. Besides, he didn't know that Mo Xinzhi also liked stones. He had never heard him say it.

When he saw his brother-in-law looking at him, he quickly explained: "I didn't say that. It wasn't me who said that."

Then he asked Mo Xinzhi, "How do you know Xiangxiang's uncle likes stones?"

Mo Xinzhi looked bewildered. "I don't know. I just really like that stone. It makes a great paperweight, so I thought of giving it to you. I have quite a few stones at home, which I picked up on the road when I went out, and sometimes even in the mountains. If you like it, I'll bring it back to you when I get back to my ancestral home."

Wang Jingye thought it was just a few stones, so he said, "Okay, I'll thank you on behalf of Uncle Xiangxiang."

Several of my brother-in-law’s friends in Guanzhong are into stone collection, and none of them are into calligraphy and painting. It is rare to meet a fellow enthusiast in Beijing, and he feels that he has a strong connection with the Mo family.

Who knew that the next day Mo Xinzhi pulled over two large carts full of stones, each stone in a wooden box.

Wang Jingye was stunned, watching the servants carrying wooden boxes into the study one by one. He thought they were just a few stones. Mo Xinzhi said that they were fine when he brought the stones to him.

Mo Xinzhi smiled with pride, "This is only a portion of it, kept at my home in Beijing. There's still a lot left at my residence in Huai County. I'll go get it over in a couple of days."

Nie Chengping said, "You don't have to move here. I'll go back to the Mo family's ancestral home with you. If I find someone I like, can I give it up?"

Mo Xinzhi said, "No problem, no problem. As long as you like it, feel free to take it. My father said that it's rare to find a true friend in life. I'm very happy that you like the stones I picked up. Just like my eldest sister said, she's happy when others like the food she cooks."

Wang Jingye knew his brother-in-law too well, so the next day he arranged a carriage to take his brother-in-law and Mo Xinzhi to the Mo family residence.

There are indeed a lot of stones. There are some in the study, and there is also a warehouse full of them. Fortunately, they were all picked up by him. If those big players paid money to collect them everywhere, then Uncle Mo would not support his son playing with stones, right? Served with a stick.

Nie Chengping picked out a dozen or so and asked, "Brother Dazhi, name a price."

Wang Jingye complained in his heart that his brother-in-law, who was just a few pieces of broken stones, called him Brother Dazhi.

Mo Xinzhi said, "I'm so happy that you like it, how can I pay you for it? If you paint and write for my restaurant, should I pay you for it? My father said that if I give something I like to someone who likes it, it's worth it. So if you talk about money, I won't be happy."

Wang Jingye chuckled secretly, thinking that his brother-in-law had finally met someone like him.

Nie Chengping said, "Thank you very much."

I thought to myself that in addition to the Mo family restaurant, I should paint a few more paintings for the Mo family.

It wasn't that he thought his paintings were valuable; he had never sold any. It was just that, besides money, the only thing he could offer was his paintings. He also had stones at home, but they were too far to bring over. Even if he could, he wouldn't be willing to give any of them away.

In this way, apart from giving He Shanluo some guidance on his homework every day, Nie Chengping devoted himself to painting and tore up the paintings he was not satisfied with.

He Shanluo felt sorry and wanted to say, "Sir, don't tear it up. Just give it to me." He couldn't draw, but he could tell that Mr. Nie's painting was much better than the one his father hung at home.

It was almost November, and heavy snow was falling outside. Mo Chenxi saw that his eldest son went to Wang's house early in the morning and came back after a while. He didn't know what happened at Wang's house, so he prepared to ask Wang's mother to call Shan Luo.

Seeing Shanluo come in, "Mother, Mr. Nie asked me to read for a few days. Many people came to the Wang family, including Mr. Nie's family and his brother's family."

What he meant to his mother was that the family should prepare gifts.

His sister secretly told him to visit his future father-in-law's house during the next two days.

Seeing her son blushing and wanting to say something but not daring to, Mo Chenxi asked, "What's the matter? It's okay. Just tell me. Mother won't object."

He Shanluo whispered, "I want to prepare some gifts and go to the Cao family."

Mo Chenxi smiled and said, "What's there to be embarrassed about? Isn't this what we should do?"

She gave her son five taels of silver and said, "Go ask Jingyi what girls like. Lord Cao likes to drink, so buy him a bottle of good wine."

He Shanluo took the silver and nodded with a red face.

Mo Chenxi thought to himself, not bad, he knew how to please his fiancée, which was better than waiting to be the boss.

At the Wang family's house, Mrs. Wang was surprised and happy to see her family, and she cried and laughed.

"We're here so soon? We should be able to make it on the way. I was thinking it would be the New Year soon. I look forward to it every day."

Her younger brother Mo Chengan said, "We didn't rush. We walked slowly. We followed our elder brother half a month after he left."

Wang Jingye asked, "Didn't you receive the letter I sent?"

Nie Chengan said, "I didn't receive it. I was thinking that my elder sister and elder brother were both in the capital and might not be able to make it back for the New Year, so we all came to the capital."

Wang Jingye saw an unfamiliar middle-aged man following Nie Chengan.

Nie Cheng'an then introduced, "This is Doctor An, invited by my Yue family."

Doctor An stepped forward to greet him, and Wang Jingye held his hands and said, "You're welcome. Thank you, Doctor An, for your care along the way."

Mrs. Wang also wiped her tears and sent someone to clean up the guest room. She thought that this was her sister-in-law's family who had come to escort her. It was such a long journey, and they really needed a doctor.

After a busy day of settling the women and children, Wang Jingye and his wife and Nie Chengping went to the study to ask Nie Cheng'an if he could have come here just for the New Year.

Nie Cheng'an said, "A few years ago, my brother-in-law heard about a folk doctor in Bashu who could capture souls, so I asked my wife's family to help find him. After they found him, my eldest brother and younger sister had already gone to Beijing. I was worried about the elderly and children at home if I came alone, and Yuan Wu and Xiang Ming also wanted to go to Beijing to see him, so we came together."

This time it was Nie Chengping's turn to be stunned. Xiao Xiangming was his brother-in-law, and Shang Yuanwu was his younger brother's brother-in-law.

He is also the brother-in-law of his eldest brother-in-law. Now, all the brothers-in-law have come to Beijing to meet him.

Wang Jingye asked, "Where are Yuanwu and Xiang Ming?"

Nie Cheng'an laughed and said, "They ate too much the past two days and were vomiting and having diarrhea. They asked us to go to Beijing first, and they will be here soon."

Nie Chengping frowned and Wang Jingye was speechless.