"I hope Madam Su doesn't mind that I came uninvited."

With two such highly respected people willing to come to their home, Su Luo's prestige has been greatly enhanced, so how could she possibly mind?

"Mr. Fan, you're too kind. We're more than happy to have you here."

Du Xiuyuan is familiar with the place and will go sit down on his own, so Su Luo doesn't need to worry about him.

"elder sister……"

Zhao Ruyun was at the door when she heard the familiar voice and looked towards the person who had come in.

The woman was dressed in faded white clothes with two contrasting patches on her shoulders, making them particularly noticeable.

Zhao Chunlan walked to Zhao Ruyun's side, wanting to hug her, but then she looked at her own tattered clothes and stopped in her tracks, her eyes filled with tears.

"Sister, it's been a long time."

When Zhao Ruyun saw the person in front of her, she recognized his familiar features, but noticed a few gray hairs growing on his temples, making him look three years older than her.

"Chunlan, what happened to you?"

After a long time apart, Zhao Ruyun hugged Zhao Chunlan tightly.

Since their parents died, the two sisters had never seen each other again. Zhao Chunlan married a man in Yongle County, which was three hours away from Anchangzhou.

It's too far; the two haven't seen each other for seven years.

"Grandma, who is this?"

Seeing how reluctant the two were to part, Su Luo asked.

After wiping her face, she took Zhao Chunlan's hand and led her to Su Luo, happily introducing her: "Luo Luo, this is my younger sister. You can call her Aunt Zhao."

"Hello Auntie, welcome to our home."

"Chunlan, this is Huaixu's wife. Our family is all supported by her."

When Zhao Chunlan first met Su Luo, she had heard that the Chen family had bought a wife for Huai Xu. She hadn't expected Su Luo to be so beautiful, with big eyes, a high nose, and an elegant demeanor.

"Sister, my niece-in-law is really beautiful."

Zhao Chunlan had lived in the countryside for a long time and rarely saw a woman as lively as Su Luo, who didn't look like a mother of two at all.

"Auntie, you flatter me. Please come in and have a seat."

Zhao Chunlan turned around, and Su Luo saw that a man had followed her, also wearing faded clothes.

"Father of Chengyun, have you handed over the gifts?"

"I've already paid you. You sisters haven't seen each other in a long time, and I don't want to bother you."

Li Yongchang scratched his head and laughed. In order to come to his wife's sister's house with her, he and his wife set off in the middle of the night. Otherwise, it would have been a three-hour journey, and they would have had to carry five catties of rice as a gift.

"You're here, why bring any gifts?"

Zhao Ruyun held Zhao Chunlan's hand tightly and never let go.

"Don't stand here talking, Uncle and Aunt, come inside and sit down." Su Luo gestured for them to go inside.

Chen Pingan helped Su Luo greet Li Yongchang and the other male guests.

Su Luo was busy with her own things.

Zhao Ruyun led Zhao Chunlan to her room in the backyard. Zhao Chunlan, who had never seen such a luxurious house before, was a little reserved.

Her sister sent someone to inform her to come to the banquet, but she never expected that her sister's family had built such a large courtyard. She had only heard of such courtyards from storytellers, and she didn't realize that such courtyards really existed in the world.

"Chunlan, change into my clothes. I've never worn this one before, so I'm giving it to you."

Zhao Ruyun gave one of the clothes Su Luo bought for her to Zhao Chunlan. Su Luo had bought her a whole box of new clothes, more than she could ever wear.

"Sister, I'm truly happy for you that you're living a good life now."

After changing their clothes, the two of them came out of the room.

Su Luo, the village chief, and Magistrate Nangong Qing had already begun the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Dean Fan wrote a congratulatory message for them.

With the village chief's ribbon-cutting ceremony, the crowd in front of the main courtyard used scissors to cut open the red water chestnut.

Firecrackers crackled outside the courtyard gate, signaling the start of the banquet.

Su Luo was eating in the courtyard, while there were more than a dozen tables outside. However, Su Luo saw someone she had not invited.

Chen Dazhi was eating at the banquet outside the door, with Luo Mei beside him.

When Su Luo's gaze fell on him, he looked over as well, a defiant smirk playing on his lips, making Su Luo feel that he was up to something.

"Luo Luo, what are you looking at? Eat your food..."

Zhao Ruyun put a piece of meat on Su Luo's plate, and Zhao Chunlan couldn't be left out either.

Yan Chuan and Yi Huan were placed at the children's table.

"There's no mother-in-law."

Su Luo had a feeling that Chen Dazhi and Luo Mei weren't there to secretly eat at the banquet.

"Oh... I haven't even arrived yet, and you're already starting the feast?"

A man entered through the door. He was short, with almost no flesh on his face, prominent cheekbones, and eyes that looked as if they had been pressed in from the outside.

Su Luo frowned; she seemed to have a vague impression of this person.

Just as he was wondering who this arrogant person was, Chen Dazhi outside the door showed a look of amusement. Could this person be related to Chen Dazhi?

"Luo Luo, this person is Su Guang, your brother."

What brother?

This person is Su Guang, who was taken in by Su's mother and sold to the Chen family by this brother in less than half a year.

"Who is this person? He's so ugly!"

Regardless of what others thought of him, Su Guang walked straight toward Su Luo with a blade of grass in his mouth.

"Grandma, please take good care of Aunt and Auntie. I'll be right back."

Su Luo also walked towards Su Guang and stopped in front of him.

“Little sister, you’ve built such a nice house, why didn’t you call your brother over to celebrate with you?”

Su Luo sneered: "If I don't call, won't someone else call for me?"

Su Guang followed Su Luo's gaze and saw his gambling buddy Chen Dazhi.

If Chen Dazhi hadn't told him that Su Luo had recently made a fortune, he wouldn't have remembered this good-for-nothing. Now that he sees such a luxurious house, wouldn't it be a waste of his trip if he didn't take some money back to gamble?

“Sister, our mother has been gone for so long, and you haven’t even gone to show her any filial piety. In this dynasty, being unfilial is a serious crime. Why don’t you give me the money, and I’ll burn it for our mother for you?”

Su's mother died because of her serious illness. She had heard from somewhere that doing a good deed every day would bring the blessing of the Bodhisattva, and unintentionally saved the mentally challenged original owner of the body.

Su Guang came here specifically to ask for money. If he gets it once, wouldn't he be able to live off Su Luo for the rest of his life? Isn't this just to show filial piety to Su's mother? She bought a lot of incense and paper money yesterday, and she hasn't even used it all yet. That's enough to show her filial piety.

“What a coincidence! I have a lot of silver coins and gold hidden in my family’s ancestral hall. I’ll take you there to get them.”

Upon hearing that there was also gold, Su Guang's bulging eyes widened, and the wild grass in his mouth fell out.

"Quickly, quickly... take me to get it."

Su Luo raised an eyebrow and led Su Guang toward the backyard.

No conflict occurred between the two, and the others ignored them.

Only Chen Dazhi, who was outside, stood up with his rice bowl in his hand, craning his neck repeatedly.

He must have seen correctly. How did Su Guang go in with Su Luo and smile so happily? Did Su Luo agree to give him money?

Su Guang should not forget him; after getting the money, he should share some of the reward with him.