Chapter 912 Chapter 912: Two surnames (Part 2) [Please vote]
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The atmosphere was extremely awkward, and I heard a tiny laugh.
The little girl realized that she was rude, bit her lip and hid behind Kang Nian, saying in a low voice: "Uncle, please don't blame me..."
The roots of my ears were so red that I wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground.
She was afraid of this uncle at first, and the strange look in his eyes made her want to dodge. But when she saw her uncle panicking and picking up the wrong monogram, her nervousness dissipated instantly.
Kangnian: "Miaoer is not like this when she is at home."
He was not blind. From Qi Shan’s reaction, he knew that Qi Shan liked his daughter very much, and he was immediately relieved. He changed his slightly stiff tone and became more intimate with relatives, chatting about home affairs: "I am usually restrained by her mother-in-law, but when I come out, I have a childish look, which is an unexpected surprise."
Qi Shan forced himself to look away.
He glanced at the monogram engraved with "Qi Shi Yuanliang", and his eyes were full of complexity. He put it back, took off another jade pendant that was precious at first sight and gave it to his niece as a meeting gift. The father and daughter led them to the small hall where guests were entertained.
The three of them sat down and poured tea for Kangnian.
Said: "Children should have the nature of children. There are only a few years of carefree life. When you grow up, you will know that you can't control the world, and it is difficult to find the original intention of youth. Just now I heard your father call you 'Miaoer' '? Is this a nickname or a famous name?"
The last two sentences were said to my cousin's niece.
Kang Miao whispered softly: "Uncle, it's your great name."
Qi Shan boiled a pot of snow pear thirsty water for Kang Miao.
There are of course no fresh pears this season, only pear slices. Put the pear slices into a pot and boil, add sugar cubes, wolfberry, and red dates. The taste is very delicious. This way of drinking was invented by my own boss, so that I can drink fruit tea in winter.
It works well, and it spreads to the people for some reason.
There are similar tea shops on every street in Longwu County and Sibao County. In winter, this sweet and hot thirsty water is especially popular. Qishan said: "This is the popular Sydney water in Sibao County. Children all like it."
Kang Miao was flattered: "Thank you uncle."
Looking at the silver tea bowl held by his daughter, and then at the one in his own hand, Kangnian couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. This cousin is really like what Ji Shou said. He doesn't hide his emotions and anger, and his partiality is blatant. He also observed his cousin's appearance.
My cousin is not similar to my daughter.
When he came, he was still thinking, if his mother was right, wouldn’t Qishan and his daughter look alike if they stood together?
Would outsiders misunderstand that they are father and daughter?
Kangnian thought about it, with a smile on his lips.
Qishan: "Did something good happen to my brother?"
Kangnian continued to smile and said: "No, I just remembered that when Miao'er was born, her mother said that she looked like her aunt, and that she was carved from the same mold as Yuanliang. So when Wei brother came, he was worried about seeing her The beauty of a man’s body…”
The smile on Qi Shan’s lips stiffened.
He said bitterly: "To be honest with my brother, my appearance was ruined when I was out in the early years, and now this skin is just a disguise."
He looked at Kang Miao and said, "It's really similar."
"It's my brother's fault. I wanted to talk about family affairs, but I didn't want to make you sad." Kangnian marveled at Qi Shan's disguise. He didn't even see any flaws. At the same time, he felt embarrassed that he was the other party. Cousin, I came here to catch up with my cousin today, but I didn’t notice that he looked ill. Isn’t this just telling him that I don’t remember him?
Ordinary people would be angry if they realize this.
Praying for kindness but seeming not to notice.
The smile returned to its warmth, and he asked with concern: "It's only the fifth day of the Lunar New Year. Why are you here, brother, and bringing Miao'er with you?"
Kangnian sighed and told the reason.
I am here to deliver the hostages, and Kang Miao is also a hostage.
Pray for good deeds: “…”
Has something wrong with this family been sorted out?
For the sake of stability in various places, the lord will definitely need some hostages under his nose in the future, but this is not a good thing for the family. They can't rush to deliver them, right? After hearing that there were many daughters with cultivation qualifications among the hostages, he changed his assessment again - the aristocratic family is really a chicken thief!
Qi Shan disagreed and said, "How old is Miao'er?"
"Why don't you know that the hostages are in a difficult situation? It's just that Miao'er has been away from Jiji for a few years. In the past six months, other men have been inquiring about the news. Your sister-in-law has accumulated a lot of pictures, all of which are well-matched... Ordinarily there is nothing wrong with this, but once Thinking about this child spending the first half of her life in the back house of the Kang family, and the second half of her life in the back house of an unknown family, and then thinking about the free and unrestrained ladies around Shen Jun, I always feel that I have treated her badly. It is also a good idea to send her here this time. I want to trouble you and Ji Shou..."
With the support of these two people, who dares to bully Kang Miao?
The above is just one of the reasons for Kangnian's decision. The most fundamental purpose is to take this opportunity to win over Qishan and Kangshi. No matter how many years Kang Guo can exist, at least as long as Kang Guo's generation lasts, the two of them will be important ministers in the center of power.
If you can win them over—
The Kang family will surely reach a higher level.
Kangnian doesn’t have to worry about the development in the next ten years.
It’s just that these cold profit calculations will always make people frown and need to be covered with a fig leaf. Especially for people like Kang Shi and Qi Shan, it is particularly outstanding. They are already in a vortex of struggle and will yearn for emotional comfort.
For them, the best excuse is to use emotions.
Pray for good deeds without thinking: "This is natural."
Kangnian didn’t expect it to go so smoothly.
Pouring tea again, Kang Nian’s topics mostly revolved around the changes in the Kang family over the years, and from time to time he would mention the academic personalities of his children. When the warm-up was almost over, Kang Nian asked with a smile: "When Ji Shou sent you a letter from home earlier, when he mentioned you, he was still worried that you were only interested in assisting Shen Jun to dominate the industry and not caring about the family business?"
Qishan said: "I have no intention of doing this."
Kangnian shook his head seriously: "This is not possible."
Qi Shan did not expect that Kang Nian would promote marriage and give birth to a child. He suddenly made a bitter look on his face: "This kind of thing still depends on fate."
Kangnian asked: "What if fate never comes?"
Qi Shan said firmly: "I don't want to give in."
Kangnian moved his father out: "My father was still thinking about you before he died. Although he didn't say it, he was always looking forward to your return to Kang's house with his wife and children. My aunt's boudoir has always been kept, and every day There are servants cleaning every day.”
Qishan chose to remain silent on this issue.
He didn’t know much about the conflict between Qi and Kang. In order not to reveal any flaws, he sent someone to investigate later. Judging from the results of the investigation, it seems that Qi's family was lonely and it was inappropriate for him to be a mismatch with the Kang family, so the Kang family tried their best to prevent the marriage.
In addition to family issues, there is also the father of "Qishan" who is really not a good match. The only thing he can show off is his appearance and eloquence, and he is always good at coaxing people. But the mother of "Qi Shan" was raised in a boudoir. She was raised too simply and was ruined.
Get married regardless of opposition.
Because of this, I had a quarrel with Mr. Kang and had no contact with him for many years.
Kangnian sighed: "My father passed away many years ago..."
Qi Shan was surprised: "Kang...when did uncle go?"
"It's been some years..." Kang Nian was vague about this, obviously not wanting to get involved too much in this issue, "You have no intention of starting a family, and the Qi family is withering, how can you revitalize it?"
Qi Shan expressed his plan: "Just adopt him."
Kangnian was overjoyed and answered exactly what he wanted: "There are only some old people left in the Qi family. Where can you adopt him?"
If it is an adoptive marriage, you should naturally choose someone with close blood relations.
The best thing is, it should be closer to "Qi Shan".
The closest blood relatives are the children of Kang Nian's brothers. Qishan originally wanted to raise Kang Jishou's child, but this cheap cousin was reincarnated and could not solve the problem of being single, let alone having children. The clan leader's lineage would not be adopted easily, so the range of choices available to Qi Shan was narrowed, leaving only Kang Shi's second and third brothers. Qi Shan has not yet found out how many children the two have, and has not yet decided which one to adopt.
Today—
No need to worry.
No one is more suitable than Kang Miao. Kang Nian brought Kang Miao to see him, and deliberately directed the topic to the child, so Qi Shan knew his true purpose. Even though there was a conspiracy involved, for Kang Miao's sake, he could pretend he couldn't see it.
Kang Nian sighed: "Including those who died in infancy, the main branch of the clan has not had many children born in these years, but the side branches do have suitable children. It's just that the blood relationship is far away, and it's only halfway through raising children. People are willing to adopt them, so it's not as good as biological children. Children are considerate.”
Qi Shan suddenly asked: "When is Miao'er's birthday?"
Kangnian smiled broadly: "It's a coincidence."
“Where does cleverness come from?”
"Miaoer and Yuanliang are born on the same day." As he said this, something suddenly occurred to him, "If you are determined to adopt a child, what do you think of Miaoer? You have similar looks and the same birthday, but you are more beautiful than my biological father. Fate."
Kang Nian said something half-seriously and half-fakely jealous.
The expression on Qishan's face fell into a state of emptiness for a moment.
“Same birthday?”
“Yes, I still heard my mother say this.”
Even though the two families were at loggerheads over a marriage, they were relatives after all. His sister had given birth to a child, and the Kang family also sent someone to send a full-moon gift, so they knew Qi Shan's birth date. When Kang Miao was born, the elders in the family were filled with emotion.
Qishan’s lips moved: “Same...”
He came to his senses and asked Kang Miao how old she was now.
Kang Miao said respectfully: "It's eleven."
Qi Shan murmured: "Eleven, eleven years old..."
【This age, this appearance, this birthday...Qi Yuanliang, tell me, are you back? 】
Qishan seemed to have forgotten the existence of Kangnian's father and daughter. His eyes were filled with red threads at some point, and there were still some glistening tears. His reaction left Kang Nian at a loss—it was a good thing to adopt a ready-made daughter, but was he so moved?
In the blink of an eye, Qishan returned to his normal appearance.
There is no trace of the tearful red thread.
Qi Shan said: "This child is indeed destined for me. However, don't rush the adoption. You must take time to prepare."
Hearing him say "not in a hurry", I thought I was going to be rejected.
After hearing the following article, I was completely relieved.
Kangnian smiled and said, "This is natural."
Qi Shan: "Sister-in-law, can you agree?"
Children are born from someone else's belly, and adoption is different from other children. Legally speaking, once adopted, Kang Miao will be Qi Shan's daughter, and she will become a cousin to the original Kang family, and she will no longer be able to recognize her parents. How could Kangnian’s wife accept it so easily?
Kang Nian sneered: "Isn't this a temporary idea?"
If his wife doesn’t know, how can she have a cold war with him? Just for the sake of my daughter's future, I reluctantly agreed. Kangnian naturally couldn't say it on the spot. Once he said it, it would be revealed that it was premeditated. He only said to write a letter to ask his wife's opinion.
Kang Nian did not expect that the person who was most opposed to this matter was not his wife, but his troubled brother. In the morning, he tricked Qishan into agreeing, but in the afternoon Kangshi received the news and called him.
“No, I can’t agree to this!”
Kangnian was helpless: "Ji Shou, there must be a reason, right?"
"Brother, do you know his name?" Kang Shi naturally couldn't come up, so he took off Qi Shan's waistcoat. After thinking about it, he finally found a suitable reason, "He is an evil plotter! You will adopt your niece to him. If the beam is not straight, the beam will be crooked!"
Kangnian thought it was something, but he didn’t expect it to be this.
Calmly said: "So what about the evil plot?"
There are few good people who can live well in this world: "If Miaoer can learn skills, it will also be Miaoer's blessing."
A good man will be bullied by others, and a good horse will be ridden by others.
There is nothing wrong with using evil means to protect yourself.
Kang Shi was so anxious that he wandered back and forth in the tent, hesitating. At this time, Kang Miao came back. As soon as Kang Shi saw this face, he knew what Qi Shan was planning. His opposition became more intense, and he even blurted out: "You will adopt Miao'er to him." , it’s better to find a girl of the right age to marry him in the clan, preferably one with a similar appearance to Miao’er… force the marriage, and I guarantee he will accept it!”
Kang Nian was so angry that he cursed Kang Shi.
“Asshole! What nonsense are you talking about?”
What does it mean to choose a woman who looks a bit like Miao'er and force her to marry her cousin? Kang Miao is going to be adopted by Qi Shan. They are a legitimate father and daughter! Is this what a biological uncle should say?
Kang Miao also turned pale and felt at a loss.
For a time, Kang Shi was speechless and couldn't speak clearly.
Finally, he had no choice but to tell the truth.
“Yuan Liang died many years ago!”
This time it was Kangnian's turn to have a blank expression: "What?"
Kang Shi covered his face and forced himself to finish the rest of the content. However, he did not directly reveal Qi Shan's true vest. He only said that Qi Shan had received the life-saving grace of Zhen Qi Shan and that Qi Shan wanted to repay his kindness. , has been taking care of the Qi family as Zhen Qi Shan, just to let "Qi Shan" live in the world.
"Brother, I have known this brother for a long time. I have worked with him for many years. I know that he has a bad reputation in the outside world, but in his heart he is a kind and stubborn person who knows how to repay kindness. He wants to help Yuan Liang to general Qi. By revitalizing, I mean to let him choose someone from the Kang family who is close to Yuan Liang. He just wants to adopt a child and not get married again in this life. He cannot completely erase his existence and run the business now just because of the grace of saving his life. Give up everything you have. Brother, this is not fair!"
Kangnian’s expression was much complicated.
Whether it’s the real Yuanliang or the fake Yuanliang now, he doesn’t have much emotion. He cares more about the Kang family.
“Why don’t you help him?”
Kang Shi’s eyes suddenly widened: “Brother!”
The tone was vaguely angry.
Kangnian sighed and looked up at his fourth brother: "Ji Shou, since my father and Erlang left, the only one who can talk or negotiate is Sanlang. You also know about Sanlang's body. He has supported him all these years. It’s not easy for a family, do you understand?”
Kang Shi opened his mouth: "Brother..."
"Whether he is a Yuanliang or not is not important. What is important is that he is an 'evil conspirator.' You also said that he has been trapped in a knot in his heart these years. Isn't it just right to let Miao'er solve it now? You don't despise conspiracy, but for your brother There is no trace of sincerity at all.”
The brothers fell into a long silence.
Kangnian said again: "You should tell your brother about this matter earlier. The adoption has been revealed, how can you take it back? Discuss with him later. As long as he treats Miao'er as his own daughter, Miao'er will get married and have his first child in the future. With the surname of Qi, the second child will take his surname. Is it considered the best of both worlds if he has both surnames?"
Kang Shi felt strange looking at his brother like this.
“If I had told you earlier…”
"Miao'er is the best candidate." Kangnian said without hesitation, "According to what you said, he can't refuse this face."
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Kang Miao must have been adopted. Yuan Liang will have multiple daughters, so he no longer needs to envy Wu Hui for having a little cotton-padded jacket.
(End of this chapter)