Xue Zhuang, Hu Qing, Song Liyun, and Manager Mu are the families who are building the largest houses in town. If construction begins, someone will have to supervise it.

This person is still Manager Mu, and Song Zhenping is also needed to keep an eye on things.

Even if Miss Song trusted them completely, they still had to bring the Song family to the forefront for such a large-scale project.

When Manager Mu and the others suggested that Song Zhenping supervise the house repairs, Song Liyun did not agree, only saying that she would put in extra effort.

Once I've finished dealing with things here, Song Zhenping should also get his leg treated.

The doctor in the prefectural city once said that although leg reshaping is painful, it has the greatest chance of restoring normal function.

Song Liyun plans to have surgery at the end of September and stay in bed until her wedding in December, at which point Song Zhenping will be able to walk healthily.

The date for starting the house repairs was chosen by someone in advance as an auspicious day, September 12th, which is the day after tomorrow.

Song Liyun was secretly alarmed. Luckily it was the 12th. If it had been the 15th, it would have coincided with the trade fair, and she would have been torn in two.

Before the details of the process were finished, Zhao Tingduo rode over to pick them up.

Worried that Song Liyun might get cold at night, he also brought a winter cloak and put it on her as soon as they met.

Xue Zhuang and the others had seen Song Liyun's guard before.

At that time, with Hong Jingtian and others spying on them, it was necessary to have a guard at home, so there was not much suspicion. They just thought the guard was too good-looking.

Later, when Hong Jingtian and the others were arrested, his bodyguard disappeared without a trace.

But now he suddenly reappears, exchanging glances and behaving intimately with Song Liyun, which makes anyone see something amiss.

Xue Zhuang looked Zhao Tingduo up and down, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a stern face, "I remember your name is A Shi, a guard sent by the Wan family. Where is your home, and who else is with you?"

We consider Miss Song as family, so you absolutely mustn't do anything to betray her, or I won't let you get away with it!

Hu Qing chuckled and joked, "Young man, you've been in Suijin Town for quite some time now. You should know that although Miss Song doesn't have any relatives here, as long as we're all here, it's like she has family. If Miss Song has any problems, we'll definitely take care of them."

Hu Qing had a beaming smile on his face, and his words showed no sign of weakness.

Song Liyun was both amused and touched.

Whether sincere or not, these few words can be a tremendous help to most people.

Zhao Tingduo knew the relationship between these people and Song Liyun, so she didn't bother with them. She just smiled and made up a story about her background, saying that she lived in Hecheng, that her parents were both alive, and that she had one brother, etc., to get by.

Xue Zhuang nodded and said, "I know Hecheng. I have a few brothers there. I'll arrange for someone to investigate you when I have time."

Zhao Tingduo's face stiffened upon hearing this, and her gaze toward Xue Zhuang immediately turned unfriendly. Song Liyun quickly changed the subject.

After setting the groundbreaking ceremony for September 12th, Song Liyun returned to Baolin Residence.

As they rode out of town, Song Liyun, still excited as she mounted her horse, said, "Ashi, the land I bought is enough to build ten shops. I can sell leather goods and wool from the tribe here year-round."

I plan to have Yunniang teach Yuquan how to spin yarn with wool, which is faster than twisting it with a wooden top by hand.

Zhao Tingduo led the horse to the side and looked up at her.

The moonlight was dim, obscuring Song Liyun's face, but Zhao Tingduo could sense her radiant passion, which made him chuckle and feel a pang of sadness: was money really that attractive that she didn't even glance at him, a living person standing right in front of her?

Sigh! I really wanted to stay in Broken Gold Town a few more days, but unfortunately I have other things to do.

Zhao Tingduo's pace slowed down, and when Song Liyun saw that the gate of Baolin Residence was right in front of her but stopped, she realized that Zhao Tingduo was not in a good mood.

She dismounted, took the reins, and whispered, "Ah Shi, what happened?"

Zhao Tingduo lowered her head slightly: "Commander Luo sent a message through Abu during the day, asking me to return to Xiashi Pass!"

Song Liyun frowned slightly: Xiashi Pass is where the Zhenbei Army's main camp is located. Sending Zhao Tingduo there must mean that the Marquis or Commander Lei has something to do.

She was somewhat disappointed. Her large factory, shops, and mansion were about to begin construction, and the first Qili County Sugar and Wine Fair was about to be held. At such a memorable moment, Ashi was nowhere to be found.

Since they already know all this and still insist on leaving, they definitely can't stay any longer.

"When are you leaving?"

Zhao Tingduo thought for a moment: "Tomorrow morning at the latest!"

Is it something urgent?

"Yes! I don't want to leave!"

Zhao Tingduo suddenly pulled Song Liyun into her arms and buried her face in her neck.

The order delivered by Commander Luo was urgent, and it must be related to the war.

He suddenly didn't want to leave. He wanted to stay and watch Yun'er make money, which was quite interesting, as were the restaurant business and that trade fair...

Song Liyun was stunned by the hug and it took her a while to remember that she should act shy and bashful.

She currently has a good impression of Zhao Tingduo, thinks he's a good match for marriage, but their feelings for each other aren't yet so intense that they can't be separated. She's preparing to nurture their relationship further.

When talking about marriage on the grassland, Zhao Tingduo tried to hug herself, but before she could get a firm hold, Yuquan shouted and they broke apart.

After returning, they were both busy with their own things, only exchanging a few words alone at Tianxianglou.

At this moment, Zhao Tingduo hugged her very tightly, and she immediately felt so constricted that she could hardly breathe.

She could feel Zhao Tingduo's rapid heartbeat and the warm breath in her ear, which made her panic: if A Shi made any further moves, should she cooperate?

Just then, the gate of Baolin Residence suddenly opened with a "whoosh," and the black gold ornament creaked as it hung above the door frame.

Xiao An and Abu cried out "Ouch, ouch!" as they tugged at each other and rolled out of the door.

Song Liyun and Zhao Tingduo jumped away as if they had been electrocuted.

Abu awkwardly got up from the ground, not forgetting to pull Xiao An, whom he had been pressing down on, away. Xiao An cried out in grievance, "Second sister, brother Abu is a bad person!"

Black Gold grinned and bounced around on the ground.

Song Liyun tugged at her cloak and stepped forward calmly: "Xiao An, what's wrong?"

Zhao Tingduo led the horse into the nearby stable. Fortunately, it was dark, so the blush on his face was not visible.

Abu picked up Xiao An: "Sister Song, it's okay, it's okay. Xiao An and I were just playing around. Right, Xiao An, it was just an accident."

Xiao An exclaimed, "I saw Brother Ashi hugging..."

Before Xiao An could finish speaking, Abu covered his mouth, somewhat flustered: "No, no, you must have mistaken me for someone else because it's dark."

They had actually been waiting behind the door for a while. When they heard the sound of horses' hooves, they were about to open the door when they saw Zhao Tingduo talking to Song Liyun. So they waited for a moment, and then they saw Zhao Tingduo hug her.

Xiao An was stunned, and after a moment she was furious. Her second sister was being hugged by someone, even though that person lived in her house and treated her well, it was still unacceptable!

He jumped up to open the door.

Abu already knows the young master's intentions, and the old woman has also said that he must respect Sister Song from now on.

Seeing that Xiao An was about to open the door, he hurriedly covered his mouth and pulled him back.

He could hold Xiao An back by himself, but he couldn't hold Hei Jin back; Hei Jin eventually managed to pull open the door bolt.