How did such immense wealth fall into my family?

Chapter 187 You're Different Now
Master Daoyi was chatting with the abbot when Shiba suddenly ran in. "Master, I missed you. I want to stay with you for half a month." His mother's anger should have subsided by then.

Just as Shiba finished speaking, Xiaogou Sheng ran in. "Grandmaster, I miss you too! I want to stay with you for half a month." Her grandmother used to be reluctant to hit her, but now she not only could, she was even planning to hit her with a broom handle. Sigh! How I miss the grandmother who used to hold her in her hands for fear of dropping her, and who was afraid of melting her if she kept her in her mouth for fear of her melting.

A smile flashed in Master Daoyi's eyes. "Amitabha, this humble monk dares not take you in."

Eighteen, clutching her chest, looked at Master Daoyi with a heartbroken expression and said, "Master, I am your own disciple!"

The little dog wiped away imaginary tears. "Grandmaster, I am your own disciple's niece!"

"Pfft!" The abbot couldn't help but laugh. "Uncle-Master, why don't you take them in? Look how pitiful they are!"

18. Little Dog Sheng: "Mmm, we're so pitiful."

"You two are such chatterboxes. Tell me, what trouble have you gotten yourself into?"

Eighteen: "I didn't cause any trouble."

Xiaogou Sheng: "The two of us just went into the palace and chatted with the Emperor."

The abbot was speechless. "..." They're really like a newborn calf that doesn't know the fear of tigers. "Uncle-Master, you'd better not take them in."

How can that be done?
Those two wretched kids are playing the victim again.

“Master, if you don’t take us in, we’ll have to sleep on the streets.”

“Grandmaster, if you don’t take us in, we’ll have to become beggars.”

"Master/Grandmaster, please have pity on us."

Just as Master Daoyi was about to say that you are not worth pitying at all, a young monk came in and said that Granny Tian and Qian Laifu had arrived.

Eighteen and the little dog immediately ran backwards. "Master/Grandmaster, you must hold on!"

In the blink of an eye, the two of them disappeared.

The abbot laughed, "Uncle-Master, I won't bother you any longer. You're busy, you're busy. Hahahaha..." These two kids are really mischievous. Luckily, his uncle-master is bald, otherwise he would be losing clumps of hair.

A moment later, the elderly couple came in.

Qian Laifu hurriedly said, "Master, Master, Shiba and Gousheng aren't here, are they?"

Granny Tian glared at Qian Laifu. "Get out of the way, they themselves said they came to find their master."

Qian Laifu wanted to try again. "They're lying to you. They're talking nonsense."

"What do you mean, 'say east while going west'? That's called a feint attacking in the east while striking in the west." Granny Tian shoved Qian Laifu aside with a look of disgust. "Get out of the way. Master, those two children are too bold. Master, do you know where they went to play?"

Granny Tian first explained what the two troublesome children had done, and then what she was afraid of. "Tell me," she said, "should I discipline them properly?"

Master Daoyi pointed to the empty chair opposite him. "Sit."

Granny Tian sat down in the chair, feeling dejected. "Thank you, Master."

Qian Laifu also wanted to sit, but Granny Tian glared at him. "You're not allowed to sit. You just spoil the child."

"Yes, yes, it's all my fault, it's all my fault. Look, Shiba and Gousheng aren't here either. Let's go to Chunhua's house to look for them."

"Do you think I'm stupid? Master, don't you think these two kids need to be disciplined?"

Master Daoyi poured Granny Tian a cup of tea. "It's time to keep a close eye on her. However, you should also get used to your current status."

Granny Tian breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Master Daoyi also said it was time to intervene. "What status do I have? I'm just an old woman from the countryside. Master, where are those two little rascals?"

Master Daoyi looked at Granny Tian and said with a smile, "You're not a country bumpkin anymore. You're now related to the Duke of Jin by marriage. Even the Duke of Jin has to call you 'Auntie' when he's with you."

"That's just them being polite."

"Whether he was being polite or not, your granddaughter is indeed married to his son."

"This……"

"Your eldest granddaughter-in-law is the granddaughter of Consort Tao."

"This……"

"With these two marriage alliances, the nobles in the palace won't touch those two rascals."

"This……"

Master Daoyi looked into Granny Tian's eyes and said, "You're different now than before." "I..."

“You need to realize this, otherwise people will laugh at you if you continue to be timid and hesitant as before.”

"what?"

“You no longer bully others by abusing your power, but you also don’t need to be afraid of this and that like before.”

Qian Laifu: "Exactly. I told you Gousheng wouldn't mess around, but you didn't believe me."

"I... Master, are you sure they'll be alright going to the palace?"

"No." Master Daoyi's tone was very certain. "Your family is different from before. Besides, you still have me as your master and grandmaster."

"Then I won't hit them anymore, please let them come out."

Qian Laifu quickly gave Master Daoyi a meaningful look. The message was clear: Don't let Shiba and the puppy be left out; his wife's anger hadn't subsided yet.

Master Daoyi did not disappoint him. "They were too naughty, so I let them stay at the temple for a few days to calm their minds."

Qian Laifu: "Yes, yes, let them follow the master and recite scriptures for a few days."

"Alright then." Granny Tian finished her tea before looking at Master Daoyi and said, "Then I won't bother you any longer."

"Yes. They'll go back on their own in a few days; they don't like vegetarian food."

As soon as the elderly couple left, two troublesome kids popped up from behind.

Eighteen: "Master, I knew you wouldn't abandon us."

Little Dog Sheng: "Grandmaster, you are so kind. Grandmaster, let me massage your back."

Master Daoyi glanced at them sideways. "Come here and chant sutras with me."

"okay!"

The two mischievous monkeys obediently sat down opposite Master Daoyi.

On the other side, after leaving Longhua Temple, Granny Tian looked at Qian Laifu and asked, "Is our family different from before?"

"That's right. Didn't you see that Dean Nangong is willing to let his grandson become our granddaughter's live-in son-in-law?"

"This……"

"Stop this. We won't bully others, but we can't act like we used to. Otherwise, people will say we're like dog meat, unfit for the table."

"Alright." Granny Tian still trusted Master Daoyi. "Do you think the Miao family will turn their backs on us after receiving our letter, saying we've climbed up to the Duke of Jin's family?"

The Miao family that Granny Tian mentioned was the family Qian Xiahua was engaged to before.

"Sigh!" Qian Laifu sighed. "Let them say what they want. We're the ones who have wronged them."

Granny Tian sighed as well. "That child is quite good."

"Yes. But I'm afraid they'll feel uncomfortable. If they feel uncomfortable, will Xia Hua have a good life in the future?"

Granny Tian was also afraid of this. "Fine, let them curse if they want."

"Hmm. I wonder what kind of compensation the Miao family wants? Oh, by the way, shall I buy you a little maid?"

Upon hearing this, Granny Tian said, "Why buy a maid? Let's talk about it after she becomes the top scholar in the imperial examination at the age of eighteen."

“Our family is different now than before.”

"Not buying."

"Buy one, you've been working so hard for so many years."

"Not buying."

"Let's buy one. Otherwise, people will laugh at us."

"..."

After realizing that her family was different from before, Granny Tian's first feeling was not that she could act like an old lady anymore, but that it would cost money.

*Facepalm* Thank you so much for correcting my mistake, sweetheart! You worked so hard! Have a great weekend, sweetheart! Sending love! (*з)(ε｀*) *kiss*