"Xiao Feng, Ye Jun, I have to go out for a bit. Please look after the house."

If you're going out, remember to close the front door!

From inside the room came Shen Yejun's groggy voice, as if he hadn't woken up yet:

"good!"

It takes more than half an hour to walk from Lao Chi's house to where Song Chongjin and the others live in Beishan.

When the two sisters arrived, it was already late afternoon.

Because of the heat, Chi Yu was drenched in sweat as he walked.

When she arrived at her destination, she stood under a tree with slightly yellowed leaves and fanned herself with her straw hat.

His eyes were fixed on Chi Sen and Lin Shan not far away.

Perhaps it was because her gaze was too direct that Chi Sen, who was originally focused on how to make a good impression on Song An'an, became aware of it.

When he turned around, he saw his aunt and uncle under the tree not far away, and hurried over to them.

"Auntie!"

Lin Shan's eyes lit up when she saw Chi Yu, and she ran towards her, calling out, "Auntie Little Fish!"

When Chi Yu and the other two came up, they handed over the baskets they were carrying.

"An'an, here is the snail I promised to give you."

It tastes excellent. Take it home and let your parents try it too.

Oh, and there's some wine inside, it's a gift for your 'father'.

Lin Shan didn't know the meaning of politeness; she only knew that this was something Chi Yu had promised to give her.

She happily reached out and took it, then said to Chi Sen, "Brother Sen, I'll go back first and come back later."

After saying that, she picked up her basket and practically skipped away.

After she had walked a distance, Chi Yu asked, "Ah Sen, where's your mother?"

"They should be at the Qiu family's house right now; my second brother is there too."

Upon hearing this, Chi Qiao and Chi Yu knew what was going on.

It's simply that the Qiu family is the family that Chi Lin has his eye on.

"Ah Sen, I just saw you standing with An An. Is she the wife you chose?"

Upon hearing this, Chi Sen's ears turned red: "Yes, my mother also thinks she can do it."

Although I'm a bit young, I'm not that old myself.

Besides, her father was a scholar.

My mother's idea is that if I marry her, her father will definitely help me with the imperial examinations, at least in the preliminary and advanced stages.

Chi Yu exchanged a glance with her sister before asking, "Do you like her, or do you just not dislike her?"

Are you familiar with her family's situation?

"Aunt, I've only met her a few times, so I can't say I like her at all."

At most, I think she's great in every way and a good match for me.

As for her family situation, wasn't she just a scholar who escaped from Wuning Prefecture to this place?

Could it be that he has another identity, or perhaps he's a murderer?

Chi Sen was smart; he knew that his aunt wouldn't ask this question without a reason.

Since you asked, you must know something.

That's why the phrase "someone with a different identity and a murderer" came out of his mouth.

"They must have had blood on their hands all the way from Wuning Prefecture to here."

We can ignore what happened to them during their escape.

As far as I know, Shen An'an is not a member of the Shen family.

From what you just said, it seems the Shen family didn't tell you at all.

I think if the two families are to arrange a marriage, then their identities must be clarified first.