Although Fu Mingzhang disliked the chaos caused by the second and third wives' families living in the old house, he still held a family dinner every month according to tradition to gather with his descendants.

Since everyone was busy at the beginning and end of the month, Fu Mingzhang simply decided to go back to the old house for a family dinner on the third Sunday of every month.

November 15th happens to be the third Sunday in November.

It was a cloudless and sunny day.

Fu Ziyan wore a lace white shirt, a sleeveless black velvet skirt, a khaki trench coat, and a beige beret, looking both ladylike and neat.

As soon as he entered the old house, Fu Mingzhang asked Fu Ziyan with concern, "Is Ti Ti feeling better?"

Fu Ziyan was a little surprised that her grandfather knew she was sick. She smiled and said, "I'm fine now. Thank you for your concern, Grandpa."

The Second Wife joined in the fun, her eyes full of the genuine concern of an elder for the younger. "The weather is getting colder now, Ziyan, you must take care of yourself. It's very painful to be sick. You too, even if you are young, you must take care of yourself."

The Second Concubine spoke in a gentle and kind voice, so Fu Ziyan naturally responded politely, "You are right, I will pay attention to it in the future."

The people below also responded.

Fu Qiyuan remained calm and the second concubine always flattered and respected him.

In the early years, he might have been intimidated by his mother, but later on, it was because the old man clearly stated that he would take over the Fu family. Now, his pretense of caring for Titi was naturally because of him.

In his opinion, it doesn't matter whether it's true or false, as long as it doesn't bother his daughter. Besides, the old man is old and prefers the family reunion and happiness. The second concubine can also coax the old man.

The second branch of Fu Qi Ze's family, who had arrived earlier, had a lot of thoughts in their minds when they saw the harmonious and happy scene between the grandparents and grandchildren.

Fu Zizhen's eyes were filled with jealousy. Although she was born to a concubine, she was the granddaughter of the Fu family. It was bad enough that she couldn't compare to Fu Zitong, the daughter of the concubine, but in the old house, she couldn't even compare to an adopted daughter!

The same was true of her grandmother. She was usually very cold to her. Although her heart was always with her eldest brother Fu Zimu, she would occasionally give jewelry to Fu Zitong and take Fu Zitong to participate in charity events.

He usually doesn't care about her at all, but he actually takes great care of Fu Ziyan, his adopted daughter!

Fu Zizhen's emotions were too obvious, and no one present could fail to notice it.

Even Fu Ziyan, who was usually insensitive, noticed this obvious difference in emotion.

Fu Ziyan didn't care about this. She wasn't rich, so it was hard for everyone to like her. Even if she had money, there would still be people who hated her! And if she wasn't envied, she was mediocre. Anyway, this cousin could only envy her in her heart. She was protected by her big brother father. With Fu Zizhen's wealth and power, there was nothing he could do to her.

Not only was he unable to do anything, but his exposed emotions were also discovered by the second concubine.

Fu Ziyan's thoughts lasted only a moment when she saw the second concubine frowning and turning sideways to instruct her third aunt Liao Shuyuan, "Zizhen doesn't look well. Ayuan, have someone take her back to have a good rest."

In her heart, this granddaughter had been raised in vain. She was stupid, short-sighted, and couldn't control her emotions. So it was no wonder she had always looked down on her, incompetent and blind.

Liao Shuyuan smiled faintly as she stood up and replied softly and respectfully, "Okay, Mom."

Holding Fu Zizhen, whose face flushed instantly and was full of disbelief, he walked out of the hall. He could faintly hear Liao Shuyuan's gentle and calm voice, "Auntie Wang, take the second young lady home and tell Concubine Qian to let the second young lady rest well in her room and come out after she recovers."

Fu Zilin lowered his head, and remained indifferent even when his sister, who was born to the same mother as him, was sent back home by his grandmother and mother.

He actually sent him back home directly!

Fu Ziyan was a little shocked.

Fu Qiyuan remained calm from beginning to end. He always knew that with the Second Concubine's abilities, Fu Zizhen didn't need him to do anything.

Fu Mingzhang turned a blind eye and used the orange in front of him to coax Fu Ziyan. "Titi, grandpa wants to taste this orange. Peel it for grandpa and I'll give you half."

With so many grandchildren, he didn't care much about them anymore. Girls' affairs were naturally handled by their mothers and grandmothers. In comparison, Yunzhi only had one child, Titti!

Although it was not a good idea to think this way, Fu Ziyan was still very happy about her grandfather's partiality. She took the orange obediently and peeled it, even trying hard to remove the thin white whiskers.

The second concubine saw this scene after giving her daughter-in-law instructions. Her gentle and loving expression did not change at all, "Zi Yan is really well behaved."

Then he naturally turned the topic to Fu Zitong, his tone gentle but with a hint of pride, "Speaking of which, Zitong is also quite good. He won the gold medal in the painting competition in the first half of the year, and he opened a gallery with the daughter of the Shen family. It will open next Wednesday, November 18th."

"Oh? Zitong is very good. You have so much schoolwork and you also have to prepare for the gallery. Can you handle it?" After all, she is the eldest granddaughter he watched grow up. Even though Fu Mingzhang is more partial to Fu Qiyuan, he still has some kindness towards Fu Zitong.

Fu Zitong stood up gracefully, his eyes filled with admiration and anticipation. "Although it's a bit busy, I feel very fulfilled. Grandpa, will you come on the opening day?"

Fu Mingzhang nodded with a smile.

Fu Zitong had a clear smile on his face, "That's great, thank you grandpa."

The second concubine's already gentle expression became even softer.

"Second sister, what are you talking about with the master? I see you two are laughing happily when I come in." Before the third concubine came near, she arrived with a soft voice of Wu dialect.

The corners of Second Concubine's lips curled up even more. "We were just talking about Zitong's gallery opening. Master has promised Zitong that she will come. Third sister, will you come next Wednesday?"

The third concubine smiled, looking very happy for Fu Zitong. "Oh? That's great news. Of course I have to come! I heard that Zitong and the daughter of the Shen family have been preparing for half a year, and they are finally going to open."

Facing the two concubines talking beside him, Fu Mingzhang frowned with some displeasure.

When he was young, he thought the two concubines had sweet voices and good temperaments. But as he got older, he found them annoying and preferred living alone to the noisy life of a large family.

Fu Qiyang said with a smile, "Will you invite Uncle Wu to Zitong's big wedding?"

Fu Zitong reacted very quickly, with a hint of excitement and shyness in her voice, "Of course, all uncles, sisters, and brothers are welcome to come and support us. Zitong is very happy."

"Since Tong has grown up, Fourth Uncle and Fourth Aunt will also come to participate." Fu Qirun, who had only eaten fruits and drank tea and did not participate in the conversation at the side, also spoke up.

Fu Ziyan blinked as she watched this grand drama of a wealthy family. It was much more exciting than what was shown on TV! Thinking back to her cousin's kindness and gentleness towards her, and the opening of her gallery, Fu Ziyan was quite interested.

Fu Qiyuan glanced at his silly daughter, whose eyes were twinkling with stars, put down his tea bowl and said, "I will bring Ti Ti with me."

Although he has been working more recently, since both the old man and his daughter have to go, he can still squeeze out time.

Fu Zitong's eyes were filled with even more surprise. As the second uncle who was in charge of the Fu family, he attended the gallery opening. Her gallery was essentially under his protection.

She had an average relationship with her second uncle, and she never expected that the second uncle, whom she least expected, would agree to come.

Seeing her cousin winking at her, Fu Zitong pursed her lips and smiled slightly. This time, she had to thank her cousin very much.

Fu Qiyuan saw it all and admired Fu Zitong's cleverness.

"I'm going too, I'm going too!" The one with a cheerful and straightforward voice was naturally Fu Qizhan.

Although he and Fu Zitong were of similar age, they had not interacted much. However, since it was his niece's wedding, and his second brother, whom he admired the most, was attending, of course he had to come too.

Fu Mingzhang said, "Then let's all go. If Zitong needs any help, just tell grandpa."

The second and third concubines looked at each other, the smile on their lips remaining the same.

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