The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 637

"No, my father-in-law is a businessman. Businessmen are good at scheming, and he would never do anything that would be detrimental to the Ding family."

Chu Liu smiled and said.

After getting married, Chu Liu started to smile more often, unlike before when she always had a stern face.

"That's fine. Go and invite your uncle to come to my house for a meal. It's been a long time since the three of us have eaten together. I've been thinking about this for days."

Zhou Chu said.

When Chu Liu heard this, he was first stunned, and then felt a lump in his throat. He hadn't realized it before, but after serving as a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard for a year, he discovered that the world was full of cold-hearted people. It was rare to find someone like the young master, who had held a high position for many years and still cared about someone as insignificant as him.

When his marriage was thwarted, the young master gave him the identity of a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and his cousin without hesitation, so that the Ding family would never dare to object again. On the sixth day of the month, he had never felt so refreshed.

Although he was a god in the casino, those were ultimately shady dealings. His father, for example, was a master gambler, but so what? Big shots could kill him without any evidence.

Chu Liu knew very well that if he hadn't been backed by the young master, he would have died countless times over based on what he had done in the gambling dens in the capital.

To put it bluntly, everything he has, whether it's money or his current status, was given to him by the young master. Without the young master, he would still be a lump of mud.

"I'll go get Uncle Sun."

On the sixth day, I endured the stinging in my nose and walked towards Zuixianlou.

As soon as Zhou Chu got home, he saw a familiar face – none other than Chu Li.

If you think about it, Zhou Chu and Chu Li haven't seen each other for more than three years.

When Chu Li saw Zhou Chu, whom she had been thinking about day and night, she could no longer hold back and threw herself into Zhou Chu's arms. At this moment, it was as if the emotions that Chu Li had suppressed for many years had found an outlet.

"Alright, we're having guests coming over soon."

Zhou Chu patted Chu Li on the shoulder and said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Li blushed and left Zhou Chu's embrace.

"You are now a legendary female tycoon renowned throughout the Ming Dynasty, why do you still act like this?"

Zhou Chu looked at Chu Li and couldn't help but tease her.

"I don't want to be a legendary female tycoon. I just want to be a maid for the young master, just like I used to serve him in his study back then."

Over the years, due to the difference in their status, Chu Li has become increasingly reluctant to call him "Weighing Instrument," so she simply calls him "Young Master Zhou Chu" as she did back in Zhou Chu's study.

"Don't talk nonsense. By the way, how is Cheng Feng now?"

Zhou Chu looked at Chu Li and asked.

Chengfeng was the courtesy name Chu Huizu adopted after he came of age.

"He's incredibly good. He got married two years ago and had a big, healthy son. Last year, he took several concubines. He's got all his attention on women."

Chu Li said with some dissatisfaction.

"It's good to put it on a woman. The Chu family depends on him to have more children. He should have more children."

Zhou Chu smiled.

Upon hearing this, Chu Li blushed, seemingly lost in thought.

As the two were talking, Chu Liu and Sun Qiang arrived at the Zhou residence.

"Master."

Sun Qiang approached Zhou Chu and said.

Like Chu Li, Sun Qiang also used the title "Weighing Instrument" less and less. The longer it went on, the more Sun Qiang could feel the gap in status between himself and Zhou Chu, and he lost the confidence to call Zhou Chu by his courtesy name.

"It's been a long time since the three of us had a proper drink together. We're free today, so I asked the chef to prepare some food and drinks. Let's drink until we drop!"

Zhou Chu looked at Sun Qiang and Chu Liu and said.

"Okay, I won't come back until I'm drunk."

Sun Qiang didn't seem too reserved in front of Zhou Chu and smiled.

Soon, the three arrived at the main hall in the backyard, where Chu Li took the wine pot from a maid.

"Today I will pour wine for the young master."

Chu Li said.

The maid beside him looked at Zhou Chu, and seeing that Zhou Chu nodded, she slowly retreated.

“Uncle, when you brought me to the capital, you even taught me the Thousand Character Classic on the way. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to enter the Lu family.”

There was absolutely no ulterior motive among the three of them. They drank to their hearts' content, and amidst the clinking of glasses, Zhou Chu became slightly tipsy and started talking more.

“How could I have taught you? You recited it so fluently, you must have learned it before. I remember it clearly. I only taught you half of it, but you recited the whole thing without missing a single word.”

Sun Qiang smiled and shook his head.

On the sixth day of the lunar month, unaware of the story between the young master and Uncle Sun, he listened with great interest.

"It was really my uncle who taught me. I just have a better comprehension. Although you only taught me to read half of the Thousand Character Classic, I figured out the rest on my own and read it several times."

What Zhou Chu said was true. In his previous life, Zhou Chu had memorized the Thousand Character Classic, but later, some people dismissed the Thousand Character Classic, the Three Character Classic, and the Rules for Students as worthless, so Zhou Chu lost interest and forgot most of them. It was only thanks to Sun Qiang's reminder that Zhou Chu was able to memorize them a few times in advance and then remember them.

Looking back now, the Standards for Being a Good Student and Child may be the worst of the worst, but the Three Character Classic mostly talks about the Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Virtues. Any behavior that ignores the times and only talks about the text itself is just being irresponsible. In this era, which scholar hasn't read the Thousand Character Classic and the Three Character Classic?

Chu Li listened silently from the side, without saying a word, but kept filling Zhou Chu's cups.

Zhou Chu accepted all the drinks offered, chatting with Sun Qiang about past anecdotes while drinking one cup after another.

Whether it was Chu Li's intention or Zhou Chu's ulterior motive, the three of them soon got drunk. Sun Qiang and Chu Liu were helped to guest rooms by Chunlan, while Zhou Chu was helped back to his own room by Chu Li.

Looking at the drunk Zhou Chu, Chu Li couldn't resist and kissed him. The moment Chu Li kissed him, Zhou Chu opened his eyes, and there was no trace of drunkenness left.

"Young Master, you're not drunk?"

Chu Li was terrified when she saw Zhou Chu so lucid.

"As the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, am I so easily drunk? I just want to see what you're up to."

Zhou Chu looked at Chu Li and teased her.

Hearing this, Chu Li became even more embarrassed.

Zhou Chu pulled Chu Li into his arms.

"Master!"

Chu Li couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Why should I, Zhou Chu, need to resort to drunkenness to carry out my plans?"

Zhou Chu pinched Chu Li's chin and said.

Upon hearing this, Chu Li instantly collapsed into Zhou Chu's arms, feeling as if she were drunk.