Chapter 179 Mi Erlang Wants to Compete for Favor
Chapter 179 Mi Erlang Wants to Compete for Favor
Tang Dalang listened to his words and thought about it and felt that it was a good idea. After all, when you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; when you marry a dog, you follow the dog. Since he has married the Gu family, it is natural for him to follow the Gu family.
Moreover, if she had not married into the Gu family, the Tang family would have starved to death by now, and she would have no chance to see such a prosperous capital city.
Being a servant in the capital city has a different status. If they go out, the Tang family will be looked up to by others.
The life of the Gu family is pretty good. They seem to have a better life in the Gu family. Even the clothes they wear are the same as those in the capital.
Seeing these materials, Chen Yan was very satisfied: "Bai Xiang, I can finally live that kind of life again. I lived very well when I was in the capital before, but the living conditions in Shicheng were not that good. Now it's all right. My daughter is really blessed. She was born in the capital."
Bai Xiang complimented, "Young Master is very lucky, and Young Lady is also very lucky. It would be great if Young Master could give birth to another child in the capital."
Chen Yan thought about it and agreed. She looked at the fabrics and said with a smile, "Take them to the embroidery room and ask them to sew me some nice clothes. I want the latest styles in Beijing."
Chen Yan planned to dress up nicely. Although he was not as young as others, he still looked good. Otherwise, Gu Yao would not come to his place sometimes.
What's more, he is talented, which is not bad. He also plans to make more things for Gu Yao to wear. She even learned to play the pipa before.
Since he has decided to compete for favor, he naturally has to prepare well.
There are a few more younger generations in the family, but for Chen Yan, if servants like them don't compete for favor and don't have children, their future life will not be very good.
Han Yuqing looked at Chen Yan and said, "I didn't expect him to start competing for favor so soon. Could it be that he is not satisfied with having a daughter and wants to have another one?"
Although Han Yuqing did compete for favor at the beginning, he just let things take their natural course.
What's more, he doesn't favor girls over boys when it comes to children. He will take good care of any child he has.
Chen Yan had done trouble before, and had even competed fiercely with Tang Dalang for favor, so she didn't like him very much.
Thinking that his daughter is already several years old, and she is not so insignificant in Gu Yao's heart.
He was still pretty nice to Chen Yan, at least on the surface, the relationship between the two of them was okay.
They all knew that there wasn't much affection between the husband and the maid, and it was good enough that they could keep to themselves.
Gu Yao, however, didn't mind the fact that Chen Yan was always vying for favor in the past one or two years.
She felt that these men had nothing else to do in the backyard and could only do this.
Besides, Chen Yan is a good person, she can speak and play the piano. She would come to his place to listen to him play the piano when she has nothing to do. She quite appreciates music.
Seeing how much Gu Yao enjoyed listening to him playing the piano, Chen Yan worked harder and sometimes even read some books such as piano scores to improve his piano skills.
Mi Erlang and his friends were a little moved when they saw how motivated Chen Yan was. After all, the two brothers were not very popular in the backyard.
Ever since the two brothers of the Tang family came into being, their brothers have become even less visible in the backyard.
However, the two of them have the lowest status in the backyard. They were given there by others, and they have no background, and there are not many people in their mother's family.
He can only rely on the two of them. Although he and his brother have a daughter and a son respectively, the Gu family is not short of children after all.
In order to avoid being targeted by people in the backyard, the two of them have always kept a low profile.
Now that they have arrived in the capital, they also feel that the capital is very prosperous. Seeing Chen Yan vying for favor, he thought that since this person can compete, can they too? After all, they are both younger than Chen Yan.
Moreover, they both have children, so their son has some presence in Gu Yao's heart.
Although everyone in the Gu family looked down on them, they did not dare to take them lightly.
After thinking about it, I went to Mi Dalang and told him about this matter.
Mi Dalang was a timid person. He was very nervous after hearing this. "Erlang, this is not a good thing. What if my wife thinks we are restless? We should give our children some dignity."
Mi Erlang was a little angry: "Brother, why do you think so? Only when we are favored can the children have face. Are you going to stay in the backyard like this? What if the two children don't have a good life? Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about the children."
He felt that his brother was too unmotivated and he looked down on him.
If it was his own brother, he wouldn't want to care about him, and it's nothing for him.
After all, he has children, and when he gets old, he can divide the property and let his sons and daughters take care of him in his old age.
What about his brother? He only has one boy and he will have nothing if he gets married.
When he gets old, he can only live his life according to the moods of his wife and daughter, and even according to the mood of his doctor.
When Mi Dalang heard this, his face turned a little pale, but he was still very worried.
"You also know that I am not very favored. If I cause my wife to dislike me, wouldn't I have no way out?"
Mi Erlang had no choice but to express his thoughts, and it was up to him whether anyone listened or not.
He cannot force his brother to win favor, or else his brother will hate him in the future.
He must fight for it. It would be a waste of time if he doesn't fight. Others can fight for it, so why can't he?
He has no status and no background. If he is not favored, he will not be able to survive.
There are more and more members of the Gu family. If he doesn't take the lead, future servants will look down on him even more.
A daughter's status depends on her father. For the sake of his children and himself, he still has to fight.
Especially in this capital city, under the feet of the emperor, everyone has an eye for wealth and favor, and favor means money, so he must live well here.
Gu Yao had no idea what the people in the backyard were thinking. Ever since she entered the palace last time, her position had been completely determined, and she would be taking up the post in two days.
He should not stand out too much in the capital, and keep a low profile. He should first secure his position as a doctor in the Ministry of Industry, and then talk about other things.
Fortunately, her reputation in the capital is not small. After all, Shicheng was supported by her, and even the six departments have a good impression of her.
Although she will not participate in the fight for the throne, the crown princess has already been decided. If nothing unexpected happens, the crown princess will be the fourth prince's daughter.
"Good morning, Master Gu. I didn't expect you to come so early."
Gu Yao listened and looked, it turned out to be her colleague, they worked together in the Ministry of Industry.
After resting at home for a few days, Gu Yao came to the Ministry of Industry to work. The Ministry of Industry was quite good, without too much intrigue.
After all, although the Ministry of Works is important, its status is not as high as that of the Ministry of Revenue.
A lot of work in the Ministry of Industry is very tiring. It is difficult to achieve results if you don’t have money.
This is a good place for Gu Yao. If she succeeds, she should be able to live there in her old age.
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