vrcanaries Chapter 1269 Extra Zhou Dacang 3
Chapter 1269 Extra Zhou Dacang 3
He never expected that the matchmakers who came to propose marriage were all looking for well-educated and well-mannered young ladies. He didn't expect that he could be so popular.
But his Zhou family, with one marquis, one duke and two uncles, is already the focus of everyone's attention in the capital. If he were to marry into a powerful family, there would be a lot of trouble.
After much deliberation, they chose the daughter of a minor official.
He is old, and before, his brother had not been found, and the empire was not settled. He didn't know when he would die, so it would not be a good idea to delay the young lady. Now that everything is settled, it is not a bad thing to talk about marriage.
In the second year of their marriage, Zhou Dacang's eldest daughter was born. He was overjoyed and said to Zhou Guo, "Look, look, does your sister look like you?"
Zhou Guo came over to take a look. He really didn't want to say something against his will to his family. The newborn baby was red and wrinkled. How could it be pretty?
Seeing everyone's expectant look, I could only nod, "Yeah, yeah."
How could Zhou Da Cang not know her? He said dissatisfiedly: "Don't just keep saying umm, umm, umm, look at her little appearance, she will definitely be like you in the future."
Li was amused, "Why do all of you want your children to look like her?"
When Xiaohua was born, he also said that he wanted to be like Zhou Guo.
Zhou Dacai said: "If they can really be like Guoguo, it's up to them even if they never get married."
All the children in the family are married, even the two younger ones, Zhou Suli and Li Lai, are engaged. Only Zhou Guo refuses to get married no matter what, and says that no one in the world is worthy of her.
Zhou Dacang laughed loudly upon hearing this, "Second brother, have you figured it out?"
Zhou Dacai glanced at Zhou Guo and said with some pride: "I think what Guoguo said makes sense. There is no one in this world who is worthy of her. She would be marrying down to anyone. Instead of living a miserable life, isn't her life now good?"
Zhou Guo has the Xu family behind her. As a prince of Dasheng, she can find any man she wants in her life, so why should she marry herself?
Even if I want a child, I can give birth to one myself. I have everything. Where can I find such a life?
Zhou Dafu interrupted him immediately, "Don't say these things anymore in the future. If the children hear them, what if they follow your example? Wouldn't my Zhou family be extinct?"
Zhou Dacang said, "How can there be no descendants? Aunt Zhou Guo doesn't want to get married, but it doesn't prevent the boys from getting married, so the boys are married in."
Zhou Guo bit the fruit and said, "That's right. When the time comes, my brothers and sisters can have more children and let me adopt one."
Everyone: "..."
The old man thought about it seriously and said, "That's possible. Your idea is good. It's very good."
What he has always been worried about is that Zhou Guo will not get married and will not have children of her own, and she doesn't want to have children herself. How will she support herself in her old age when she has no children of her own?
But when I think about the fact that she is a princess and is listed in the Xu family's genealogy, and gets along with the Xu family like their own children, she should not be miserable when she gets old.
After listening to her words, I think it is a very good idea. If I adopt a child from the Zhou family, won't she still have the surname Zhou? And she can have descendants to see her off to the end of her life, isn't that great?
Zhou Dacang's eyes lit up, and he held the eldest daughter in his arms in front of her, "Why don't you take this with you, and your sister will be your daughter."
Zhou Guo is a prince, but he is also a marquis, and the title is hereditary. Wouldn’t this title fall to his daughter?
Zhou Guo looked at this little pudding and said, "That's not good. Will my sister-in-law agree to this? Besides, she is of the same generation as me. It's not suitable. It's better for me to find my niece."
The other members of the Zhou family nodded. Yes, how could one adopt a child from someone of the same generation? What would that mean?
Zhou Dacang was anxious. "What does it matter? I don't care. What's wrong with being of the same generation? There's a saying that goes, an elder sister is like a mother."
Zhou Guo's mouthful of broken fruit pulp all spat out.
The Zhou family laughed.
Li smiled and said, "Forget it. This child is born to someone else's sister-in-law. You should have asked her opinion, right? Guoguo is so young. Why would you want to adopt her now? She might give birth to one herself in the future. You don't even know her yet. She has a lot of ideas."
Zhou Dacai said, "That's right. This isn't just your daughter, she's someone else's. She put so much effort into giving birth to her, but she hasn't even seen her yet and now she's someone else's. What do you want her to think?"
Zhou Dacang felt very sorry and said to Zhou Guo: "If you still have this idea in the future, can you consider your sister?"
Zhou Guo really wanted to slap herself. Why did she say that? She smiled and said vaguely, "We'll talk about it later."
In the third year of their marriage, Zhou Dacang gave birth to a pair of twin sons. Because they were twins, the mother suffered a lot during the delivery and almost died.
It would be difficult to have children in the future. Many people got the news and tried to persuade Zhou Dacang to have women. He was not interested in women, but he wanted children anyway. He couldn't have only these two sons for his whole life, right?
With such a large family business, one needs more children to keep it going.
Zhou Dacang said, "It's enough for me to have one daughter and two sons. The more children a family has, the better. But there are also many advantages to having just a few. In the future, my family property will be enough for them to live on. If there are more children, there won't be enough to divide the family property. As long as one of them becomes resentful, the family will fall apart."
He has seen quite a few over the years. In families with large businesses, the children are always fighting each other, and some even fight to the death. When it comes to that level, no matter how many children you have, it will be useless.
It would be better for him to be like he is now, with a daughter and two sons, a quiet home and not a small family.
Besides, his Zhou family is not limited to just his branch. His two older brothers have their own large families, and they are also members of his Zhou family.
When he said this to others, people were talking about it, but his young wife at home was deeply moved.
She didn't expect that at her age she could find a good husband like Zhou Dacang, who was of noble status, held great power, and most importantly, was loyal. He was clean and didn't even have a concubine. Even though the doctor determined that she would not be able to have children in the future, she didn't think of looking for another one, even to take a concubine.
She must have accumulated so much merit in several lifetimes to be able to marry into the Zhou family. Her sisters at home were all envious.
There is harmony in Zhou Dacang's family. People outside say all kinds of things about him, most of which say that he is a loser. A real man is so afraid of his wife. Is he still the general who was invincible on the battlefield?
Xu Xiushan couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, and said to his old queen, "This kid will also have this day."
The queen smiled and said, "The Zhou family's family tradition is somewhat similar to ours. The men are clean around them, and the home is quiet. If the home is quiet and there are no messy people, the family business can prosper and get better day by day."
Xu Xiushan nodded. "Since he has a son and an heir, and the Northland seems to be in turmoil, let him go."