Chapter 394

The rest of the journey went much more smoothly.

Wang Chen watched with amusement as Su Yanqiu diligently served meals to her widowed sister-in-law, blushing deeply each time she went to deliver food.

He even washed his widow's clothes, and whenever they rested by the roadside, he would stand outside the carriage and chat quietly with her, afraid that she would be bored.

Wang Chen really wanted to hear what the two were talking about, but unfortunately he was too embarrassed to get close, and their voices were too soft for him to hear anything.

Su Yanqiu wore a smile, her eyes were gentle, and she was incredibly tender.

Su Yanqiu was naturally pretty and academically excellent. Whenever a group of students appeared together, Su Yanqiu would always be the center of attention.

However, he is not very warm-hearted and is somewhat aloof, making him quite difficult to approach.

Su Yanqiu spent most of her time reading and was somewhat indifferent to people and things. Wang Chen had never seen Su Yanqiu like this before.

Warm and attentive, when he spoke to his widowed sister-in-law, it was as if... as if... they were in love.

The word suddenly popped into Wang Chen's mind, startling him.

But upon closer inspection, Su Yanqiu's gentle features and tender eyes made her appear deeply in love.

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" Wang Chen shook his head violently, trying to shake off the irritating thoughts in his mind.

How could he be so heartless?

It's all his sister's fault for nagging him about Su Yanqiu; he was even hallucinating from her constant nagging.

His sister likes Su Yanqiu, and he really wants the two of them to be together, but he knows it's hopeless.

If Su Yanqiu went to the capital and passed the imperial examination, it wouldn't be impossible for him to marry a noblewoman. Why would he fall for a merchant's daughter?

However, if his sister saw Su Yanqiu being so gentle to his widowed sister-in-law, she would probably be so jealous she would cry.

When Su Yanqiu returned, Wang Chen immediately retracted the matter and pretended that nothing had happened.

The two chatted about the imperial examinations and their teachers, but neither mentioned the other's family.

Rong Rong was sitting alone in the carriage, feeling so uncomfortable that she wanted to jump off.

The car was too hard, and her butt hurt. She was all alone in the small space, and it was so boring. Even though she chatted with 666 to relieve her boredom, she was still very bored.

Finally, after another day, Rong Rong told Su Yanqiu that she wanted to get off the bus and rest.

Su Yanqiu hesitated for a moment, but Wang Chen, who was standing next to her, immediately brightened up.

"Xushan City is just ahead. Why don't we go into the city, find an inn to rest, and replenish our supplies?"

Xushan City is a large city with a large population and many merchants coming and going. Given this situation, Su Yanqiu was even more worried about letting Rong Rong come out.

But Rong Rong blinked her big, watery eyes and looked at Su Yanqiu with longing, which made Su Yanqiu's heart flutter and his mind begin to struggle.

One said it was too dangerous and Rongrong shouldn't go out, while the other said Rongrong had suffered too much and deserved to relax.

Seeing that Su Yanqiu was still hesitating, Rong Rong doubted that her gaze attack was enough.

"Yanqiu," she called out, mimicking Su's mother.

Su Yanqiu blushed instantly, "Okay...okay..."

Su Yanqiu stammered, then quickly pulled down Rong Rong's carriage curtain and turned back to Wang Chen's carriage.

Wang Chen looked at Su Yanqiu's bright red face with a mixture of speechlessness and curiosity. To be honest, he really wanted to know what Su Yanqiu's widowed sister-in-law was saying to Su Yanqiu every day.

It could make Su Yanqiu always blush.

My mature and steady classmate seems to have turned into a greenhorn.

Wang Chen sighed, feeling worried for Su Yanqiu.

Given Su Yanqiu's condition, will he be able to perform normally in the upcoming exams?

Wang Chen felt he should spend more time reading with Su Yanqiu to help her calm down!

The next day, the group entered the city and found an inn.

Wang Chen got off the carriage and led his page inside first, while Su Yanqiu waited for Rong Rong to get off the carriage.

With a delicate hand lifting the carriage curtain, a simple gesture caused those who were unintentionally looking in their direction to stop in their tracks, and the atmosphere around them inexplicably became subtle.

Then the curtain was lifted completely, and a woman in white stepped down from the carriage.

You could almost hear a sigh of regret.

The reason was that the woman in white was wearing a veil.

Before leaving Jishan Village, Su Yanqiu specially bought Rong Rong a veil, feeling that it was safer than a face veil.

Amidst the pity of the crowd, Su Yanqiu helped Rong Rong into the inn.

Everyone on the street continued doing what they were doing.

A woman with skin as smooth as jade and a slender figure like that must be a great beauty, but they were not fortunate enough to see her.

"Waiter, bring us two rooms with the highest number." Su Yanqiu led Rong Rong to the waiter, but Wang Chen's excited voice came from the side.

"Brother Su, I've already booked four premium rooms, one for each of you. You don't need to... uh... book any more..."

Wang Chen looked at the woman wearing a veiled hat next to Su Yanqiu in surprise, and his voice unconsciously became softer, as if he was afraid of disturbing the beauty.

What? Where did this beauty come from?

"How could I let Brother Wang spend so much money? My sister-in-law and I can stay in a private room," Su Yanqiu refused.

Sister-in-law? Wang Chen's eyes widened again.

What? The beautiful woman is Su Yanqiu's widowed sister-in-law? This is completely different from what he imagined!

In his imagination, Su Yanqiu's widowed sister-in-law should be a sickly middle-aged village woman, perhaps even older than his wet nurse.

result......

The beauty before him was clearly extraordinary. Even the daughter of the county magistrate, who was known as the most beautiful woman in Changxi, had only caught a glimpse of her and felt that her figure and temperament were inferior to the woman before him.

How could Su Yanqiu's widowed sister-in-law be like this? How could such a beauty marry Su Yanqiu's simple-minded farmer brother?

Wang Chen didn't understand.

But he soon understood why Su Yanqiu was so careful around his widowed sister-in-law, and why they always blushed so much.

Who could remain calm in the face of a widowed sister-in-law like this?

Even someone as aloof as Su Yanqiu has learned to be irritable.

Seeing that Su Yanqiu was about to take the beauty to the human room, Wang Chen quickly stopped her, "No, I heard that my sister-in-law is not in good health. The human room is not as comfortable as the heaven room."

Even if you don't live here, you have to think about your sister-in-law!

Wang Chen called his sister-in-law very naturally and affectionately.

Su Yanqiu didn't pay attention to that; he suddenly hesitated.

Of course he wanted Rong Rong to stay in the best place, but he also didn't want to owe Wang Chen a favor. He still had money of his own, so why should he use Wang Chen's money?

"Hey, why are you being so polite? You can pay me back when you have the money. Just consider it a loan. You're not worried about passing the exam, are you?"

This is Wang Chen's usual tactic, which can both get Su Yanqiu to accept his good intentions and save Su Yanqiu's face, thus eliminating Su Yanqiu's concerns.

In the past, Su Yanqiu would accept his kindness when he said this, but in the past, he only spent a little money, while this time he spent more.

Just as Wang Chen was waiting for Su Yanqiu to compromise again, a delicate voice suddenly rang out from the side.

"I'll take room number one. I still have enough money here."

Rong Rong took out some loose silver and put it in Su Yanqiu's hand. Su Yanqiu nodded and turned to find the waiter to book a room.

Wang Chen stood frozen in place, staring intently at Rong Rong.

He then realized that Su Yanqiu's widowed sister-in-law had such a beautiful voice... and was also very young.

Sweeter and more delicate than the sweetest honey, just one sentence made Wang Chen's heart flutter and he couldn't calm down for a long time.

They even... forgot to rush to pay...