The waiter served them attentively and then took their seats around the round table. After pouring them tea, he went out to urge the waiter to prepare the dishes.

As soon as the waiter left, Qiaohe came in.

According to the rules, she should have been serving the young lady when Gu Songhan came!

But she wasn't oblivious to the situation. Since the girl hadn't called her, how could she dare to step forward and get in her way?

Now that there are more people, one more of her won't make a difference!

But, have the young lady and Deputy Commander Gu become so close that they can meet each other's elders?

If that's the case, then the young lady is rather...unreserved!

While Qiaohe was lost in thought, Gu Songhan began to introduce Jiang Segu to her one by one.

"This is General Rong, the former garrison commander of Suzhou Guard, and also my adoptive father..."

As Gu Songhan introduced him, Jiang Segu stood up and curtsied to General Rong, saying, "Greetings, General Rong!"

General Rong waved his hand, "I dare not accept such praise! I have already retired from the army and returned to my hometown. I am no longer a general! If you don't mind, young lady, please call this old man Uncle Rong!"

"Godfather, this is the person who saved my life that I mentioned to you before. I didn't expect to run into her today, so I shamelessly invited Miss Jiang to have dinner with me."

Upon hearing this, Old Man Rong patted Gu Songhan's shoulder with his large, fan-like hand, "That's right! A man should be decisive and go for it if he likes someone! If you had listened to me earlier, we might already have a wedding date set! We could be holding a child by this time next year!"

Old Rong dedicated his entire life to the military camp, where most of the men were rough and unrefined and spoke without much restraint.

But Jiang Segu was a native of the capital and a delicate young lady. Hearing what Old Man Rong said, she blushed with embarrassment.

Afraid of angering the man, Gu Songhan quickly stopped Old Man Rong from speaking, "Godfather, I told you not to drink in the morning but you wouldn't listen, and you started talking nonsense as soon as you arrived!"

He kept giving me meaningful glances as he spoke.

Old Man Rong understood and looked at Jiang Segu with a smile, "Young lady, don't mind me. I'm just a rough man, and my words may not be pleasant to hear. Please don't take it to heart! When the wine is served, I'll punish myself with three cups first!"

Gu Songhan then introduced them to Jiang Segu, "This is my godfather's grandson Rong Dian and his future granddaughter-in-law Yun Niang..."

Jiang Segu felt that Yunniang's gaze towards him seemed somewhat unfriendly, whether it was his imagination or not.

Rong Dian greeted Jiang Segu very politely, "Sixth Miss Jiang is truly a flawless person. Not only is she beautiful, but she is also kind-hearted. She is a role model among women and an exemplary woman of our Northern Wei!"

His gaze was sincere, and his tone was warm.

But Jiang Segu has been praised too highly, to the point that Jiang Segu feels very uncomfortable!

Gu Songhan glanced at Rong Dian, then at Jiang Segu's lowered head, and felt a pang of unease in his heart.

Qiaohe stood aside, watching Rong Dian and secretly thinking: This young master Rong's tongue is just as sharp as young master Liang's!

Sitting next to Rong Dian, Yunniang tugged at his clothes and said with a smile, "Big Brother doesn't know how to speak, Miss Jiang, please don't mind!"

Rong Dian was completely innocent: I was only saying nice things, so why are people looking at me like I said something wrong!

Sigh! Looks like I'll have to find another way to build a good relationship with my future aunt!

After chatting for a while, Jiang Segu asked casually, "I wonder what Young Master Rong's plans are for the future after this trip to the capital?"

"I'll join the army! I used to be a constable back in my hometown. There's conscription going on right now, and my grandfather and I have discussed it. After we get married..." He lowered his voice shyly, "...and have a child, we'll go to the battlefield to fight the enemy!"

Jiang Segu was overjoyed upon hearing this, and even raised an eyebrow at Gu Songhan with a smug look, as if to say, "See! I guessed right!"

If it were anything else, Gu Songhan would definitely praise her intelligence with a few words of indulgence, but right now, he really couldn't bring himself to do it!

Old Man Rong slapped him across the face, saying, "What did I tell you? I told you to just follow your Uncle Gu and become a minor official in the capital. I didn't agree to anything about joining the army and going to the battlefield!"

Rong Dian rubbed his head and said indignantly, "Grandpa, you joined the army when you were very young, and my dad joined the army the year I was born! Why can't I do it?"

"You brat, you've learned to talk back now! I won't agree, and that's final!"

Seeing that the atmosphere between the grandfather and grandson was a bit tense, Gu Songhan quickly spoke up to ease the tension, "We can discuss this later. Let's set a wedding date for Dalang and Yunniang first!"

"Yes, yes, yes! This is the important matter!"

When Old Man Rong thought about his grandson getting married, he immediately calmed down. "It's just the two of us left in the Rong family. We don't care about anything else. We'll just have to see what Yunniang's parents say!"

Actually, if you ask me, we should hold it back in our hometown! We don't know anyone in Beijing, and although we don't have any relatives back home, Yunniang's family is all there!

If it's held in Beijing, what about Yunniang's family? Should they come? If they do, it's a long journey and quite a hassle!

Yunniang, who had been silent until now, said softly, "My parents said they'll hold the wedding in the capital. Once they've sold this batch of vegetables, they'll all come to the capital for the wedding banquet and broaden their horizons!"

Jiang Segu glanced at Yunniang.

The wheat-green pipa-style top and the spruce-green horse-face skirt with peony-patterned hem, not to mention that these are styles from a couple of years ago, just the combination of these two colors makes Yunniang, who is not fair-skinned to begin with, look even darker!

However, those few ounces of flesh on her chest are indeed enough to attract a few more glances!

Then he glanced at the solid gold hairpin in Yunniang's hair, the gold teardrop earrings dangling from her earlobes, and the large, wide gold ring on her hand—truly a ostentatious and extravagant outfit.

Have vegetable farmers become so wealthy these days?

While Jiang Segu was looking at Yunniang, Yunniang was also secretly observing her!

She wore a magnolia-patterned jacket in the color of mimosa flowers, paired with a light green skirt. Her jet-black hair was styled in a spiral bun, adorned with a few small beaded flowers. Pink earrings dangled from her ears. Her slender, fair hands were unadorned, without even nail polish.

With delicate features and a gentle, obedient demeanor, she possessed an air of refinement even more refined than the county magistrate's daughter.

However, this is in the capital city, and there are plenty of girls like this here!

Look at her, she's so skinny, like a monkey that hasn't eaten for days. She has no breasts and no butt. My mother said that men don't like that kind of body. Men like her plump like this!

Therefore, she straightened her back even more to highlight her advantage, and looked at Jiang Segu with eyes full of provocation!

Jiang Segu was completely baffled, not understanding what Yunniang was doing.

Just then, the waiter came to serve the dishes.

Gu Songhan specially placed the tofu with toon and the cold chicken gizzards in front of Jiang Segu, then placed the jade cabbage rolls and braised meat in front of Uncle Rong, and the other two cold dishes in front of Rong Dian and Yunniang.

Originally, the dishes were ordered according to the preferences of the group.

Upon seeing her favorite crystal pork skin jelly, Yunniang exclaimed with delight, "I never imagined Uncle Gu knew that Yunniang liked crystal pork skin jelly! Thank you, Uncle Gu!"