The sumptuous dishes cooked by the wives and concubines were full of tables, oily chicken, duck and fish, green, purple and red fruit pastries, plus a jar of wine fragrant and fragrant liquor from the distant Ming Dynasty purchased with a lot of money pressed heavily in the center of the table, and the specifications of the whole table of family banquets looked extremely high.

Chang Kun sat in the center of the living room, surrounded by wives and concubines, and the seven daughters sat silently from the oldest to the youngest, the eldest of the daughters was almost 17 years old, and the youngest was just 6 years old.

In addition to these seven daughters, Chang Kun's wife and concubine behind him also held a baby boy in their arms. The eldest son was born in 1622 in Port Recife, Brazil, on the way to emigrate, and today is the second birthday of the eldest son; Another concubine also gave birth to a second son to Chang Kun again at the end of last year, and now she is not yet one year old, and she is lying in her mother's arms.

Chang Kun has experienced countless ups and downs in recent years, especially as soon as he left Daming, took root in China and the United States, had two sons in two years, and also served as a government official. But these are not enough, if you want to really shine the lintel and strengthen the family, you must establish your own family and friends in this unaccompanied China and the United States.

The eldest daughter, Chang Ziyan, who is nearly 17 years old, is now expected by Chang Kun. Captain Pak Jun, a naval officer, was invited by the school to substitute for the girls' night school at the Manchester National Junior School, which opened last year, to give a lecture on the relationship between the navy and the people.

The tall and handsome Bai Jun naturally attracted the attention of the girls on the entire women's night shift, and these teenage European or Chinese girls were infected by Bai Jun's old-fashioned and strict aura, and they all listened to the lecture absent-mindedly and their faces were crimson. Looking at the heroic and handsome naval officer, his beautiful eyes were watery.

Especially Chang Ziyan, when he was named by Bai Jun to answer the question, he was so ashamed that he almost buried his head under the table.

Chang Kun's eldest daughter is also from a scholar's family, with beautiful eyebrows, not too short, and her figure that has entered adolescence is even more graceful and slender. coupled with a Hanfu skirt of Yang Wenwen's brand, Bai Jun, who has been single for more than 20 years, suddenly remembered it.

Bai Jun is not uncannibalistic, and has had several intentional or unintentional exchanges. Bai Jun made the simple 17th-century Ming Dynasty chick Chang Ziyan think about it. The eldest daughter's abnormal appearance immediately attracted the attention of Chang Kun's wife and concubine, and after several inquiries, the inside story of Daming's "private love" was exposed.

Check again. The truth interrogated by his wife and concubine made Chang Kun almost half happy, this Bai Jun is a young man in the navy, a heavy general in the army! You must know that in the entire navy of the American Republic of China, there are less than ten people who have reached the rank of captain or above, and among them, there are only a handful of people who have military merits, and their future is limitless.

Although Chang Kun himself is only 37 years old this year, 10 years older than Bai Juncai, but generation is generation, and a daughter has obtained such a potential future son-in-law. It's a book of great profits!

originally planned to arrange for the eldest daughter to be engaged to Bai Jun last year, but Chang Kun finally kept an eye on it and inquired privately, this Huamei really has other particulars, what kind of freedom of love is there? The future son-in-law Bai Jun let people pass the word. said that he hoped to cultivate his relationship with his eldest daughter Chang Ziyan, and then get married after she graduated from the national junior high school.

Well, this kind of rebellious thing now seems to be completely good for the Chang family, and there is no harm in it. Bai Jun was successfully promoted to major this year, becoming one of the four colonel-level officers in the Navy, and his eldest daughter will officially complete her studies next year. The two finally got engaged after the beginning of spring. In addition, the Chinese and American people are cheerful. It is not taboo to become an old custom that men and women can't communicate before marriage, Bai Jun often returns from the sea, and he usually runs to the Kun family, and all kinds of gifts emerge in endlessly, so ashamed that the eldest daughter hides in the boudoir every time, and the wives and concubines of the family are all smiling, and the stone in Chang Kun's heart gradually falls to the ground.

With this "good start", Chang Kun began to think about the future of his other daughters, the second daughter is almost fifteen years old this year, and she is also studying.

Just when Chang Kun continued to be obscene, another "earth-shattering thunderbolt" reached his ears! A member of the Chinese House of Representatives named Lu Shengqiang is actually the same clan of the second concubine Chang Lu's mother's family in Dongpingzhou, Yanzhou Prefecture, Shandong!

This is not Chang Kun's self-inflicted affection, if you want to blame it, blame this Lu Shengqiang for having nothing to do, and he wanted to find his "ancestors" everywhere in the immigrants of the Ming Dynasty. Born in Yanzhou City, Shandong Province, he belonged to the old Shandong family that had lived there for hundreds of years. Lu Shengqiang's painful search for ancestors really found clues in the registration materials of the Ministry of Immigration.

This is good, directly turned out a person from the old ancestral family, and it is Chang Kun's 24-year-old second concubine! This result made Lu Shengqiang almost jump.

With curious thoughts, Lu Shengqiang visited Chang Kun's house, and after a few nonsense nonsense, Lu Shengqiang could only say that his ancestral home was Zhejiang, but just like that, he still let that Chang Lu family figure it out. It turned out that as early as the Northern Song Dynasty when the Jin soldiers invaded the south, there were branches of the surname Lu in Shandong that moved south to Zhejiang, and later Mengyuan went south, and many of the children of the Lu family in Zhejiang joined the army to resist the Yuan.

Put the family tree again, by mistake, there is really a Shengzi generation in this branch of the Chang Lu family, and it is the same generation as the Chang Lu family, speaking of which, the 23-year-old Lu Shengqiang is the brother of the Chang Lu family!

Let's talk about it deeper, Lu Shengqiang, a college student majoring in financial management who was alone after the catastrophe, directly faced this old ancestor with red eyes, and Chang Lu's family talked about the natural disasters in his hometown, and his mother's clan was shattered, and he was also in tears. The two "sisters and brothers" who have been separated for hundreds of years actually hugged and cried in front of Chang Kun!

This time there was a big fuss, and Chang Lu, who gave birth to Chang's son and made great contributions, directly found an uncle for his son! Chang Kun's heart suddenly beat faster, and he couldn't help himself with excitement!

The name of the relative has finally been implemented, and the idle Lu Shengqiang has been running to Chang Kun's house for three days since then, and the 21st century otaku who can't take care of his life almost treats Chang Kun's house as a canteen! With such a noble "clan brother", even if he gave birth to a son, Chang Lu, who still had to be cautious with the eldest woman on weekdays, raised his eyebrows now. All day long, "how is my brother, how is the child and his uncle", so that other wives and concubines dare not come out with a single one. And Chang Kun doted on Chang Lu's even more, relying on himself now being a "court official", under the marriage policy of "not to blame for the past", he directly promoted Chang Lu's to a flat wife, and also puffed up his chest to become a "brother-in-law".

Today is the second birthday of the eldest son. How can I invite this brother-in-law to the house, if the future son-in-law, Major Bai Jun, can appreciate his face, it will be even better!

With such a beautiful plan. Chang Kun's family sat at home and waited, but it was already night, and the two "relatives" were still nowhere to be seen.

The room was peaceful. Only Chang Kun's slightly closed eyes and vague words in his mouth. The youngest daughter was already so hungry that she was about to cry, and was taken into the side room by his wife to scold, and the eldest daughter Chang Ziyan stared at the door with a worried face.

When the self-striking bell on the wall rang 20 o'clock in the evening, there was finally a knock on the door in the front yard, Chang Kun's eyes opened, and he immediately stood up with a smile on his face.

"Yan'er, hurry up and go with your father to welcome guests, it should be them!" Chang Kun deliberately smiled at his eldest daughter.

"Daddy......" The eldest daughter's face was flushed, and she shrank directly behind her mother, and her writhing appearance was very cute.

"Our Chinese and American courtesy laws are tolerant and generous. The people are cheerful, and those old Dongming rites now seem to be really vulgar! Chang Kun frowned, and gave his daughter a heavy lesson, and then gave Chang Lu a look. Xiaomei, you and Yan'er go with me to welcome guests, don't neglect the guests! ”

"Yes, sir...... Yan'er, go, go with your father and aunt. It doesn't matter, it's all my own family! Chang Lu took Chang Ziyan's little hand with a smile, took it with him without saying anything, and then followed Chang Kun towards the front yard.

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I have to say that Bai Jun is very "unlucky" this year, and he seemed to have obtained a well-informed and reasonable fiancée of the Ming Dynasty, but a Lu Shengqiang appeared next to Leng Buding. If he marries Chang Ziyan next year, wouldn't this Lu Shengqiang, who is 4 years younger than him, directly become his uncle?

On the way to Chang Kun's house together, Lu Shengqiang couldn't stop laughing. Now that it's time to get to the dinner table, Lu Shengqiang is still playing in front of Chang Kun's daughter and son, how about the niece on the left, how about the nephew on the right, and privately crooked Bai Jun's nose.

"Come, Brother Bai...... Future nephew and son-in-law, come for a drink. Lu Shengqiang held the wine glass and handed it to Bai Jun again, with a mischievous smug expression, his voice was very low, and only the two of them could hear it.

"Your uncle's ......" Bai Jun's smile did not change, and he scolded softly back with a word in his mouth.

"Haha, today it's all my own family, don't be restrained, don't be restrained! Come on, come on, Xiaomei, Yan'er, hurry up and fill up the two! Seeing that his wife and concubines and children were in good spirits at the banquet, and the two distinguished guests were drinking frequently for face, Chang Kun was now extremely satisfied, and urged his wife and concubine and daughter to pour wine for others.

"Chang...... Mr. Chang, I can't drink more, I have to go to sea to train tomorrow! I have to say goodbye! Bai Jun drank a lot of wine, but due to the storage of Lu Shengqiang, he was completely out of interest, so he could only stand up to express his intentions, and Uncle Chang, who usually said that he was used to it, also changed his mouth.

"This ...... Yan'er celebrated his brother's birthday today, and he was in a hurry, and he really didn't take care of it. Chang Kun stood up like an elder, with a kind face, "Jun'er, you have the heavy responsibility of being in charge of the army, so naturally you take state affairs first, so I won't keep it!" Yan'er, you go and send it. ”

The family all let out a kind laugh, and under Bai Jun's enthusiastic gaze, Chang Ziyan could only blush and follow the other party out of the dining room.

At the wine table, Lu Shengqiang was already drunk, laughing with his cheap nephew in his arms, and took out a handful of dollars and silver coins from his pocket, and stuffed them into the cracks of the child's clothes in a mess, and it fell to the ground with a clang. Chang Lu was even more smiling, constantly pouring wine for his "younger brother".

"Shengqiang, your brother-in-law has been working hard for more than a year, and his salary is so small, but there are so many people in this family, and after all, it is not very spacious. I heard that the bank can take out a loan, and your brother-in-law and I have long been thinking about moving this home. Your brother-in-law is not in good health, I think the scenery in the southern district is good, suitable for physical cultivation......" Chang Lu Shi said casually while giving Lu Shengqiang vegetables.

"That's it?!" Lu Shengqiang held the wine glass, a little incoherent, "It's not easy to move to the southern district?" You can buy a plot of land and build a large manor villa! ”

"But I went to inquire, your sister and my family. Now it's only the right of formal settlement, and the bank has restrictions on housing loans, so let's not talk about the interest, the key is that the southern district must be a permanent right of residence to live. Chang Lu said as he spoke, grabbing a handkerchief and wiping the corners of his eyes, "Think about this big family, who comes and goes in the wind and rain." It's almost all at sea, so I think that one day I can find a solid place to live my life. Looking at your sister like this, I don't know how many years it will take to get through it. ”

"Isn't it the right of permanent settlement? Simple. Tomorrow I will go to the Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to talk to the bank, it doesn't matter where the bank is, how much it will cost to build a house. I'll vouch for it, and I'll borrow as much as I can! Lu Shengqiang waved his hand, and the daughters present stared nervously at their parents.

"Alas, women's families, compete for long and short!" Chang Kun's eyes widened, and he put down his chopsticks heavily, looking angry.

"I'm not here for this family, but for my daughter and son to be better off in the future...... "As soon as her husband said this, Chang Lu cried, wiped his tears and ran into the inner room. For a while, the dinner table began to be cold, and the other wives and concubines all looked at the ground silently, each with their own thoughts.

Let Shengqiang smile, alas, your sister Xiaomei ...... It's also a bitter fate. It's Chang who has achieved nothing in half of his life, which affects his family! Chang is now an official of the country, but he should not remember such small blessings and small profits. Chang Kun sighed, and under the emotion, he was also emotional.

"Sigh...... What a sigh, how ...... What a big deal! "Lu Shengqiang has completely drunk high. He stood up on the spot, shook his body, stretched out his arms, and pointed in the direction of the southern district, "I'll go to Li Xiang and them next week...... I've done this, don't worry, there's nothing I can't do! ”

"Sit! Sit! Ting'er, why are you still stunned, pour wine for your uncle! Chang Kun was overjoyed, and his expression of joy and joy in the world before was erased in an instant, and he hurriedly greeted his second daughter.

A few days later, Lu Shengqiang arrived at the office of Tang Ke, the minister of civil affairs, carrying two bottles of wine imported from Europe.

Tang Ke was just an honest and low-key rural man before the crossing, and he was close to 40 years old. After working hard for half his life, the hard-working Tang Ke actually studied himself and obtained a college diploma, and also became a department head in a logistics company.

The complicated work of the Ministry of Civil Affairs naturally requires a person who is patient, meticulous in his work, and has a calm personality. Tang Ke has always been known for being organized in the construction team after the catastrophe, so he has the conditions in this regard, so after the founding of the People's Republic of China, he became the Minister of Civil Affairs, and now manages the food, drink and Lazar of more than 20,000 people.

The matter of Lu Shengqiang's recognition of relatives has been spread within the traversal, and most people have a joking attitude towards such a "family affection" that spans hundreds of years of time and space, and no one knows that Lu Shengqiang will take it so seriously.

Tang Ke rejected Lü Shengqiang's request on the spot, on the grounds that according to the national status management policies of the Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, even Chinese immigrants must live for more than two years before they can be eligible for permanent residency.

According to the situation of Chang Kun's family, in fact, in a few months, this standard will be reached, so why bother to rush for so many months? But Lu Shengqiang has already boasted about Haikou, if this thing can't be done, Lu Shengqiang thinks that it is very cheap.

In fact, Tang Ke's reason is also very real, if the rules are broken now, the strength of the clan power and the bond of social relations in the Eastern civilization will inevitably make a comeback one day, and the country will inevitably return to the old way before. It is possible to legitimize the state policy through the superficial procedure, but do not undermine the national policy.

Naturally, the quarrel occurred, and the number of onlookers in the government building increased, and finally ended with Lu Shengqiang throwing the wine on the ground in front of everyone.

Lu Shengqiang, who felt angry, went to the North American Development Bank again, ready to solve the housing loan problem for Chang Kun's family, but after some inquiry, the housing loan project of the "Golden Sunflower" personal consumption loan, even if it is a permanent settlement right, can only borrow a maximum of 2,000 US dollars, otherwise the risk is uncontrollable.

If Chang Kun's family wants to live in a large manor villa in the southern district that passes through the grades, the cost is at least more than 5,000 US dollars, even if Chang Kun's government salary is not low, in the past two years, he has saved 1,000 US dollars. Andrian, the general manager of the bank, is full of smiles, but he just doesn't let go.

The road still couldn't go, and Lu Shengqiang was furious and planned to pay out of his own pocket to buy land for Chang Kun's family to build a luxury villa manor in the Changdao New Area.

Chang Kun, who had been observing these in the back, didn't expect the government system to be so tough, so he was frightened, and he pulled Lu Shengqiang, who was angry, home for several days in a row to explain, only saying that he had drunk too much wine at that time, and Chang Lu's inarticulate speech caused a misunderstanding. After that, Chang Kun also specially wrote a letter of self-blame and sent it to the Ministry of Immigration and the Ministry of Civil Affairs, which was frank and caused a wry smile from some people in the government.

Bai Jun, who returned from training at sea and knew about it, rushed to Lu Shengqiang's house in anger, scolded Lu Shengqiang bloody, and finally calmed down Lu Shengqiang's scolding. Then the two decided to contribute money together, and once the Chang Kun family obtained permanent settlement rights in a few months, they would arrange a new home for each other in the southern district.

The incident of Chang Kun going through the back door finally came to an end and gradually calmed down, but the identity of Chang Kun's family as a "gorgeous relative" has been confirmed from now on. Your support is my biggest motivation. m