Chapter 56: Mistakenly Leading Yunlan

Nan Chu raised his eyes to glance at Su Yuan, awkwardly touched his forehead with the back of his hand, coughed lightly and said:

"My dear wife, you, you are a grown woman, why are you staring at us and gossiping instead of going out with Miss Meng?"

My wife, you are too curious!

So much attention paid to his actions.

Meng Yunlan, who was standing aside, did not ask like Nan Chu did.

His cheeks were flushed with shame and he lowered his head. His heart was pounding with nervousness. His hands were shaking as he clutched the fabric of his robe. He tried his best to hold his breath to make himself look calmer.

He prayed in his heart that Su Yuan would not notice anything unusual about him.

However, Su Yuan did not notice it. She glanced at the two men calmly, stood up straight, said a word and left.

"You two remember to keep up. Don't be too far away. Be careful of accidents."

After saying that, Su Yuan smoothed his wrinkled sleeves and walked towards Meng Yunqiao, answering as he walked:

"Let's go buy some storybooks."

Seeing this, Meng Yunqiao raised his lips, handed the straw target in his arms to Wen Qing, and said to Su Yuan cheerfully:

"Come on, come on, let's buy more later. Sisters, if you like anything, just take it. I'll buy them all, hehehe!"

Su Yuan glanced at his friend, raised the corners of his lips slightly, smiled faintly and hummed.

The two sisters walked towards the bookstore, talking and laughing, while Nan Chu and Meng Yunlan followed behind them in small steps.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang."

Suddenly, there was a sound of gongs in front of Yu'an Street. The people who were strolling leisurely were attracted by the loud noise and crowded towards the center.

In an instant, the whole street was like cold water poured into a hot oil pan, and it exploded. People were jostling each other and pushing to watch the fun.

Seeing the crowded crowd around her, Su Yuan was worried about being swept away, so she habitually reached back to pick up the soft and delicate little hand, held it in her palm and squeezed it soothingly, wanting to turn around and tell her husband not to be afraid.

Unexpectedly, the words got stuck in his throat before they came out. Su Yuan looked at the man who was so close to him, his pupils trembled, and he thought to himself that something was wrong.

I pulled the wrong person!

Where is Nanchu?

She quickly loosened her grip on the delicate figure, said sorry, and looked around for Nan Chu.

The other side.

After hearing the sound of gongs and drums, passers-by nearby started pushing and shoving Meng Yunlan, causing him to stagger and nearly fall several times.

Just as he was anxious and panicked, a big hand reached out from the front and suddenly grabbed his hand under his wide sleeves and squeezed it.

Meng Yunlan became even more frightened, wondering if someone was taking advantage of the chaos to molest him. Tears welled up in his eyes and he looked over trembling all over.

But when he saw that the person holding his hand was Su Yuan.

Meng Yunlan's pupils dilated in shock, her heart pounded, her face and even her whole body turned pink with shame, and she began to secretly look forward to it.

She, why would she hold her hand?

Worried or perhaps sensing his uneasiness?

Are you interested in him too?

However, Meng Yunlan's beautiful dream was broken not long after it began. Su Yuan turned around and saw that it was him, and quickly shook off their clasped hands.

Meng Yunlan's heart suddenly felt as cold as if it had fallen into an icy cave.

Laugh at yourself.

Did you mistake him for Nan Chu?

The way Su Yuan avoided him just now, did she hate him so much? He couldn't hold back his tears any longer and they fell, wetting his cheeks.

Not far away, Nan Chu, who was standing with Wenqing and Wenxiu, was also looking for his wife. When his eyes saw Su Yuan in the crowd.

He lifted the hem of his robe and ran quickly to Su Yuan, threw himself into his wife's arms, hugged her waist, looked up at her face with red eyes and said:

"My dear wife, I was so scared just now. I turned around and couldn't find you. Woo woo."

Su Yuan pursed her lips, put her arm around Nan Chu's waist, patted her gently and said soothingly:

"Don't be afraid, I'm here."

The atmosphere between the two was harmonious, with constant comforting voices.

Meng Yunlan next to him lowered his head and remained silent. Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he quietly walked aside to tidy up his appearance.

After the crowd dispersed.

Meng Yunlan then slowly walked out from the corner.

Wenqing and Wenxiu saw their son and ran to him with tears in their eyes, blaming themselves:

"Sir, are you okay? We have been looking for you for a long time but couldn't find you. It's all because of us being useless that we didn't take good care of you."

Meng Yunlan's lips were pale, and he glanced at the two people who were still hugging each other. He smiled with difficulty and said:

"It's okay, let's go back. I'm a little tired and I'm afraid I can't stay outside for long."

Wen Qing hurried forward to support Meng Yunlan's arm and said to Wen Xiu:

"Wenxiu, I will accompany the young master to the carriage. You go and tell the young lady that the young master is not feeling well and has to return to the Meng Mansion first."

Wenxiu nodded and ran away quickly.

After a while.

Meng Yunqiao ran over breathlessly, glanced around, and asked:

"Sister, my brother has gone back, right?"

Su Yuan pursed his lips, clenched his palms subconsciously, and nodded:

"Well, I saw Wenqing helping him leave just now."

Meng Yunqiao shook his head and sighed, saying in annoyance:

"At noon at the Meng residence, I didn't agree to let him go out. His body hasn't recovered yet. My brother insisted that it was the doctor's suggestion. Now he's feeling uncomfortable again. If I had known, I would have firmly disagreed."

She glanced at Su Yuan and continued:

"But he asked Wenxiu to come over and said he was tired. My brother never lies, so he's probably fine."

"We still have time. Why don't we go to the place where the gongs and drums were just played to see what they are doing and why they are making such a big noise?"

Su Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, looked ahead, and nodded:

"Okay, let's go take a look."

Mingyue Tower.

The three-story pavilion located in the center of Yu'an Street looks like a tower, and its green tiles and red eaves are very delicate and exquisite.

At this moment, only a small number of people were left standing in front of the building to watch; most of them had already seen the excitement and left.

This was convenient for Meng Yunqiao and Su Yuan who came to join in the fun.

The two of them arrived in front of Mingyue Tower and looked around. They didn't see anything special, of course, except for the big red paper pasted on the door.

Su Yuan took two steps closer, stood in front of the red paper, and scanned the contents on it.

As she realized that her husband had not yet learned all the characters, she read out in a calm voice:

"Mingyue Tower owes a huge amount of foreign debt due to the poor business management of the shopkeeper's family. Now we have decided to sell Mingyue Tower and the land for 50,000 taels of silver. If you are interested, please enter through the back door. If you cannot pay the silver in full at once, please do not disturb us."

As soon as she finished speaking, Meng Yunqiao exclaimed beside her:

"Wow, fifty thousand taels of silver all at once? Although this price is reasonable, all the wealthy merchants in Tongcheng have several profitable businesses in good locations. Unless you want to expand your business, ordinary people can't afford it at all!"

Su Yuan glanced at his startled friend and said in a long tone:

"Who knows?"

After saying that, she shifted her gaze back to the notice and stared at the red paper in thought for a moment. When she came back to her senses, Su Yuan's eyes darkened and a determination to win flashed in them.

She curled her lips slightly, snorted and chuckled, then turned around and said to Meng Yunqiao:

"Yun Qiao, please take Nan Chu to the teahouse across the street for a cup of tea. I suddenly remembered that I didn't buy something, so I need to leave for a while."

Meng Yunqiao looked at his friend in confusion, then nodded and agreed:

"Okay, go ahead!"

After saying that, she called Nan Chu to leave together and go to Xuanyun Pavilion across the street. Su Yuan turned around and walked around Mingyue Tower and went back.