Tianliangyuan

Chapter 51: He Became Obedient After a Beating

The old lady originally just wanted her son to stand up for her daughter, so that the old woman from the Sun family wouldn't always cause trouble.

But she didn't expect her son to be so ruthless, giving Sun Qingyang a severe beating.

That was a really bad beating!

Xu Han was originally a military officer, and since he was determined to avenge his daughter, he naturally showed no mercy when he took action.

Of course, Xu Han is a smart man, and he has his own techniques for hitting people.

Although the beating was quite severe, it didn't damage his face or break any bones. Even if Sun Qingyang caused a scene in front of the emperor, he wouldn't be afraid. Surely he wouldn't undress in front of the emperor?

Besides, Xu Han understood perfectly well what was going on.

The Emperor favors him, and the Emperor must have heard about what happened at the Sun residence. So as long as he doesn't cause any deaths, the Emperor will definitely side with him, after all, his Zhaozhao just presented the Emperor with a great gift.

Next, the Ministry of Works began to vigorously promote the curved plow. Although the origin of the curved plow was not publicized, the officials of the Ministry of Works were basically aware of it. After all, the blueprints were drawn by Xu Zhaozhao herself, and the Emperor had no intention of hiding it.

Today, although ordinary people are unaware of Xu Zhaozhao's contributions, some official families still recognize her value.

After being beaten, Sun Qingyang didn't dare to make a fuss when he returned home. He asked a doctor to come and examine his injuries before prescribing medicine. He only told others that he was sick and didn't dare to mention that he had been beaten by his brother-in-law!

However, after being beaten, he no longer dared to neglect Xu Lin. He even went to the old lady's place, hoping that she would be more peaceful and stop deliberately tormenting Xu Lin.

As for Sun Yifang, the second daughter of the main branch who spoke up for Xu Zhaozhao earlier, her situation in the Sun family has improved significantly.

After all, if she hadn't stood up, the Sun family's fate would have been even worse.

Sun Yifang wasn't the only witness at the time, but because she was the first to step forward, the effect was different.

Sun Qingyang sent gifts to Sun Yifang twice, which finally calmed things down.

In the past, the young ladies in the mansion naturally took Sun Qian as their leader.

However, after Sun Qian's incident, Sun Qingyang and Xu Lin had to make other plans.

In their eyes, their adopted daughters and nieces, regardless of whether they were legitimate or illegitimate, were all contributing to the interests of the Sun family.

These girls, who are powerless, have only one area where they can contribute: marriage.

Sun Yifang is the legitimate daughter of the second wife. Although no one from the second wife's family holds an official position, they are still considered to be from a prestigious family. Moreover, Sun Yifang is beautiful and is the legitimate daughter of the second wife. Therefore, Sun Qingyang has recently been thinking about using his connections to arrange a good marriage for her.

It's less about doing it for Sun Yifang's own good and more about paving the way for her son, Sun Huaizhi.

These are things that the elders don't mention, and the young women wouldn't even think of.

Sun Yifang was overjoyed to receive the gifts from the eldest son's family. She felt that she would be the most favored young lady in the family from now on, and that her future marriage would surely be even better.

As for Sun Yifang's mother, even if she knows that all of this is for the benefit of the entire Sun family, so what?

That's exactly how it should be!

Xu Han has been spending money much more lavishly lately, and today someone has been pestering him, insisting that he treat them to drinks.

Xu Han couldn't refuse, and since Xie Xiaocheng was there, he simply waved his hand and went straight to the restaurant.

The restaurant also serves Xiangpiaopiao's braised dishes, but not fried chicken.

Those who can afford to come to places like this to drink and relax are mostly from prominent and powerful families; none of them care about a little bit of fried food.

Even just passing by occasionally, the aroma is still incredibly tempting.

It wasn't until the shopkeeper personally led people to bring out a large portion of snacks that everyone couldn't help but sniff the air; the aroma was so tempting!

"Hey, shopkeeper, that's not very fair of you. When I came here the other day, you said you didn't have Xiangpiaopiao fried chicken here, how come you have it now?"

"Replying to our honored guests, we did not have any the day before yesterday. To be honest, we only reached an agreement with the manager of Xiangpiaopiao last night. This was delivered by Xiangpiaopiao just an hour ago."

Xu Han frowned. He had certainly eaten his fair share of fried chicken, but judging from the smell and the rising steam, it didn't seem like it had just been fried.

"I only learned today that this stuff can't be fried just once. Xiangpiaopiao has already done the first few steps, and after we get our hands on it, we fry it again before we can present it to you gentlemen to taste."

"Not bad! Such a big plate, it looks quite complete."

Xiangpiaopiao is extremely famous in Beijing.

Who hasn't bought meat from his store?

Moreover, the wooden plate was nearly two feet long and one foot wide, with oil paper at the bottom and six or seven kinds of fried snacks on it.

The shopkeeper put down the wooden tray and brought over two small dishes of dipping sauce.

"This one is sweet and sour, and this one is slightly spicy. Please choose whichever you prefer. I dare not disturb you any longer. Please enjoy your meal, esteemed guests."

That's why I say this shopkeeper knows how to do business.

On the first day, they served a large portion of fried chicken to their private room, which showed they were quite observant.

Xie Xiaocheng first tried a piece of popcorn chicken. The outside was crispy, while the inside was soft and slightly hot.

"Yes, this tastes wonderful!"

The others also started eating and enjoying their meal!

One of the dark-faced generals said, "Boss, I heard that Xiangpiaopiao is my niece's business? Goodness, with such long queues every day, they must be making a lot of money."

The dark-faced general who spoke was named Fang Dazhuang. He came from a poor rural background and later rose through the ranks on the battlefield to become a military officer. Now he was working under Xu Han.

Fang Dazhuang was an interesting person. After he was promoted for his meritorious service, someone asked him if he wanted to change his name. He refused, saying that it was given to him by his parents and that was the best thing. It also served as a reminder that he should not forget his origins!

Xu Han took a sip of his drink and glanced at him sideways: "What? Are you envious?"

Fang Dazhuang chuckled and said, "No, not at all! It's just that I think we should see if we can find an opportunity for my wife to learn from my niece. You know my family isn't well-off. The expenses in Beijing are too high. With my meager salary, I can't support the whole family at all!"

Fang Dazhuang's family is large, but he is the only one who is successful.

Doesn't that create more pressure?

Most importantly, I came from a poor background and had no savings!

"Bring your wife over for a visit sometime. I don't know much about this stuff; it's all being handled by your sister-in-law and Zhaozhao."

Fang Dazhuang's face lit up with joy, and he raised his glass: "Alright! Little brother toasts big brother!"

Xu Han glared at him: "I didn't say anything! Your wife has to talk to her herself, don't get me in trouble!"

In short, this reveals his true nature as a henpecked husband!