Doted By The Regent King Chapter 812 - 811: Repayment

Upon hearing Wu Lihong’s promise, Zhou Xuennian was first stunned, then grew anxious.

He didn’t care if Wu Lihong would take responsibility for i Niang and her daughter; his own matter couldn’t go unattended. However, he also knew that without i Niang and her, Wu Lihong wouldn’t pay him any heed.

Taking a deep breath, Zhou Xuennian cald himself, sat back down, and looked at Wu Lihong with a difficult expression.

"Brother, what’s the matter?"

Zhou Xuennian sighed and said, "Brother-in-law, it’s not that I don’t want to tell you, it’s just..."

"Brother, just speak your mind." Wu Lihong smiled.

"Brother-in-law, your family already has a wife and several children, right?" Zhou Xuennian said with a bitter smile, "Given this, how do you plan to arrange for them, mother and daughter?"

Wu Lihong was caught off guard and felt sowhat uncomfortable.

"I know your legitimate wife cos from a renowned family, incomparable to our small household. Ying i has feelings for you, and she had a daughter with you, which is your fate. But if your legitimate wife finds out, what will she do to the mother and daughter?" Zhou Xuennian continued, "Our Old Zhou family is not like Marquis Yongan’s Mansion. Even if we wanted to back Ying i and them, we are just ordinary folks; where would we find the confidence?"

Wu Lihong frowned and saw Zhou Xuennian sipping tea, his eyes flickering. He laughed and said, "Rest assured, brother, I’ve depended on you all these years to take care of the mother and daughter; I will certainly repay you."

"Family doesn’t talk about repaynt, does it? Even if you take them back, will your wife agree? Even if taken back, if they face trouble, what can we do to support them? Our family doesn’t have soone in office." Zhou Xuennian said with an awkward smile, "Right now, their life isn’t bad, as you see?"

"Brother doesn’t trust ?"

Zhou Xuennian said, "I trust that you’re loyal and sentintal, but you should know we can’t withstand your wife’s fury."

"Don’t worry, within the Wu family, I’m the one who makes decisions. Ying i’s daughter is my flesh and blood; how could she wander outside? She should be acknowledged by the family. Besides that, brother, you were once a scholar; what kind of work are you doing now?"

"What can I do? Just being a small bookkeeper, lacking connections!" Zhou Xuennian forced a bitter smile.

Wu Lihong paused, saying, "I admired your literary talent when you were a scholar; being a bookkeeper is too much a waste of talent. Let see if I can arrange sothing to find a suitable job for you?"

Zhou Xuennian was delighted inside but hesitated, "Wouldn’t this be too difficult for you?"

"Such a small matter, how could it be difficult? You are always Ying i’s brother; that child is called..."

"Wufu." Zhou Xuennian imdiately said, "Ying i nad her Wu Fu, your surna, and ’Fu’ as in ’lotus.’ Her nickna is Wufu, Ying i hopes for ’five blessings’ to co."

"Wufu!" Wu Lihong quietly recited, saying, "It’s quite catchy. I wonder how they..."

Zhou Xuennian sighed, "They, mother and daughter, have so misunderstandings towards us. But they are of the sa bloodline; there’s no lasting grudge, is there? However, they are stubborn; now they have moved to the county, have land, and are living well. When you have ti, I’ll take you there?"

"If so, I’ll trouble everyone!" Wu Lihong smiled, and instructed Fu Gui, "Go prepare a table of wine; I’ll have a couple of drinks with brother."

Fu Gui complied and left. Seeing this, Zhou Xuennian smiled contentedly, breathing a long sigh of relief.