Doted By The Regent King-Chapter 1102 - 1100: Hiding the Official Appointment

Since they were going to look for Zhou Xuennian, and even taking the kids along, Madam Lu couldn’t just sneak off without informing her mother-in-law about her whereabouts. So, she dragged the big one and the little one along and crossed the courtyard wall together.

Old Lady Zhou was playing with Zhou Xueli’s newly born little son. When she saw Madam Lu and them coming with a bundle on their backs, she was taken aback.

"Where are you all going?" Old Lady Zhou handed the little grandson to Lady Liang and looked at them.

Madam Lu beamed and said, "Mother, you don’t know, but your eldest son is doing well now, he’s become an official!"

"Big brother an official?" Zhou Xueli had just come back from outside and heard this incredible remark, staring at Madam Lu as if she were out of her mind, "Sister-in-law, you must be out of your mind, right?"

Zhou Xuennian an official? What a joke, he doesn’t even have a title, how could he be an official, who would dare employ him?

"Pah! You’re the one out of your mind. I’m perfectly fine." Madam Lu spat at him, and said proudly, "He indeed became an official, at the Huaan County Government Office, I heard he’s some sort of office clerk. So I’m planning to take Dajun and them over. Your big brother is all alone; someone should be there to care for him!"

Zhou Xueli saw her expression didn’t seem fake and couldn’t help but look towards his mother. This was truly the most unbelievable thing he had heard this year.

Old Lady Zhou was equally shocked, but quickly calmed down after the surprise, asking, "How did he get this official position?" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

Madam Lu hesitated a bit.

"Still not talking?" Old Lady Zhou snapped, "If you wanted to hide it, you shouldn’t have mentioned a word about it."

Madam Lu pouted and said, "Well, didn’t Ying Mei’s husband come back? These days, his father has been bootlicking... um, helping out in front of Wu Lihong. Wu Lihong is a fifth-rank official, and he cares for Ying Mei, so he arranged a minor official job for her big brother."

Indeed, it was through Ying Mei’s connections.

Old Lady Zhou’s face turned ugly and she said, "When did this happen?"

Mentioning this, Madam Lu felt cold inside, snorted lightly, and said, "Mother, don’t bring it up. Talking about it makes me upset. The person who came and reported said he got appointed nearly a month ago, but he always told me he was just an idle errand boy. Turns out he became an official early on. What do you think, keeping this from us means? What’s he planning to do?"

Old Lady Zhou and Zhou Xueli also felt something was off after hearing this.

Lady Liang glanced at the smug Madam Lu, lowered her eyes, and said flatly, "Maybe our elder brother hasn’t settled things yet on his side, or perhaps he’s afraid that sister-in-law going over would... hehe, just speculating."

Madam Lu glared at her, thinking she was about to leave anyway, so she couldn’t be bothered to fuss with her, and said, "In any case, I can’t let his father be alone over there. I’m taking Dajun and them over, so the family can reunite."

"What about Xiuxiu?"

"Xiuxiu has gone over too. I heard Ying Mei sent her there." Madam Lu found it quite strange too; they were living well, so why suddenly move over there?

Hearing this, Zhou Xueli said, "If you’re all going, who’s going to take care of mother?" It’s not like he wasn’t supporting his mother, but during the division of the family, it was agreed that each household would take care of her for half a year. Isn’t the big house shirking its responsibility this way?

Madam Lu had prepared for this, took out five taels of silver and handed them over with a grin, saying, "Doesn’t mother like living with you all? Moreover, Anan is still so young; you need someone to help you take care of the child, right? Look, here’s the food money we owe for the next half year, so please take care of mother for us!"