Chapter 105: No match for our marriage
Zhao Wenzheng nodded and agreed very much.
"Yes, they are rich enough to rival a country! Not to mention the Qi family and the Zhao family, even the Yue family cannot be compared to the Xie family."
He patted Qi Huaijing on the shoulder.
"Your wife actually knows the young master of the Xie family, why don't you go and try to make some friends with her? If you can establish some connections, it will be enough for you..."
Qi Huaijing watched the two of them chatting happily from afar, but he felt it was boring.
"The Xie family's business is too big. My grandfather can't even get close to me, let alone me... There's no need for that."
Zhao Wenzheng couldn't help but sneer at his aloof look.
"Whatever you want... I'm home, nephew. My family is busy packing. I'll be back home tomorrow."
Qi Huaijing stopped him.
"Hey, you just said you were going back to your hometown to do something?"
"Oh, I plan to go back to my hometown and study hard for a few years, like the young master of the Xie family, to pass the imperial examination and become an official, so that my wife can be a royal consort!"
Qi Huaijing closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and kicked him.
"Get out! Get out now!"
Zhao Wenzhen laughed loudly, jumped on his horse, said goodbye and left.
On the shore, Xie Yushuo smiled brightly when he heard Chen Tang say that the couple were planning to return to Guangling by water.
"What a coincidence. Today, my family's fleet is returning to Guangling. Why not let someone keep the first cabin, so that my sister doesn't have to look for another passenger ship."
He raised his hand and pointed, and saw more than a dozen treasure ships parked on the shore, which looked extremely majestic.
Before Shen Tang could answer, the person behind her declined for her.
"Thank you for your kindness, but it's unfortunate. My husband and I are in no hurry to go home. We have to stop and have fun along the way. It's more convenient to take a boat. Don't bother."
When Xie Yushuo saw a handsome young man in red clothes and a golden crown coming out from behind Chen Tang, she knew it was her husband.
"Alright. Since we only met briefly today, it's hard for us to talk. Next time, sister and brother-in-law come to the capital, please let me know as soon as possible. I will definitely entertain you well, so as not to let down Master Shen's teachings."
Qi Huaijing was originally in a bad mood, but he didn't expect the young man to be so polite and courteous, even calling him brother-in-law. He was quite surprised.
"Okay...Okay, sure."
Xie Yushuo knew that they had a lot to do and didn't bother them any more. He said goodbye to them with a smile and headed towards the willow pavilion.
Before he reached the pavilion, a little girl of seven or eight years old poked her head over the railing and asked him.
"Uncle, who were you talking to just now? Why don't I know him?"
Xie Yushuo answered his niece's questions with a smile across the railing.
"That's the daughter of Master Shen from Guangling City. I used to visit the Shen family and met them twice. Xiao Ming'er has never been there, so how could he know her?"
As they were talking, a lady in the pavilion, upon hearing that it was the Shen family from Guangling City, also looked towards the shore.
"Guangling City, and also surnamed Chen? What a coincidence."
"Exactly. She has the same last name as my sister-in-law. I just heard her say that she got married last year and this time she is visiting her husband in Beijing. Coincidentally, her husband's family is also in business. I heard that he is her uncle's cousin, so they are even closer relatives."
Chen Qi nodded and turned to look at her husband.
"Yuduo, look, they are cousins who have known each other since they were young. They are childhood sweethearts. It's better than our blind marriage."
Xie Yuduo was looking at the fleet's handover documents. After hearing this, he also glanced towards the shore.
A young couple, wearing brocade clothes and golden crowns, and silk skirts with embroidered belts, stood side by side, talking and laughing, and looked quite loving and wealthy.
He withdrew his gaze and continued to read the document in his hand.
"There are not many people in this world who are more blessed than me. Not to mention childhood sweethearts, even if they had known each other three lifetimes earlier, it would not be as good as our marriage!"
Chen Qi smiled and waved for her daughter to come over.
"Tomorrow, let's go home early. You are still short of two of the five large characters you have to write every day. If you can't finish them, I won't take you to Aunt Meng's house to appreciate the peonies tomorrow."
When Xiao Ming heard about writing big characters, he became unhappy. He knew that asking his mother for help would not work, so he jumped to his father's side and acted like a spoiled child.
"Good daddy~ My daughter has already written three big characters this morning, please, spare the remaining two~"
Xie Yuduo agreed without even raising his head.
"OK!"
Xiao Ming was stunned. He never expected that his father would be so easy to talk to today. He couldn't help but get close to his face and blink his eyes.
"Are you serious? Are you serious about what Dad said?"
Xie Yuduo nodded.
"Seriously. Since you don't want to go to see the flowers, just stay at home tomorrow and write seven sheets."
“…Daddy!”
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Qi Huaijing really did not take a big ship. Instead, he hired a few light speedboats and went south along the canal, stopping and going, playing as he went, and returning to Guangling.
It was the beginning of summer, the sky was clear blue, the river was turquoise, and on both sides of the river were endless green hills and lush forests.
The boat ride is fun, but eating is inconvenient.
The food prepared by the boatman was not exquisite and Qi Huaijing refused to eat it.
Fortunately, there are many small boats selling food on the canal. As long as you pay more money, you can always buy fresh fish and shrimp, refreshing side dishes, and seasonal fruits...
Occasionally, there would be a clear and refreshing sweet wine, which would make him praise it as good.
On the rivers, hundreds of boats are crossing the river, all of them are strangers who meet by chance.
Compared to taking a car, Chen Tang prefers taking a boat. Taking advantage of the fact that she has no acquaintances, she imitates the girls on the surrounding boats, only ties up her long hair, puts on a headscarf, and dresses up as a boatman's daughter. She personally buys fruits and food from the surrounding boat vendors, strikes up conversations, and bargains, being extremely playful and cute.
Although he didn't cut down a penny, he still enjoyed it.
Every time Qi Huaijing saw him, he couldn't help laughing.
"I thought you only liked bookish things, but I didn't expect you to love the life of the city so much."
Shen Tang smiled and shook his finger.
"Young Master, this is wrong! Even a well-read scholar still needs to eat and wear clothes, not to mention me. Who wouldn't love the market?"
"So... marrying me is also good, right?"
"Very good! Great!"
Qi Huaijing was satisfied to hear this.
As we sailed further south, the river became wider and smoother, the trees on both sides became more lush and green, and more boats were traveling on the river for trade.
One day, after having dinner early, it was dusk. After taking a bath, Chen Tang went to the bow of the boat to get some fresh air as usual.
Seeing that she had no appetite at dinner, Qi Huaijing ordered someone to make new tea, prepare some fruit snacks, and personally bring them to her.
It was half dusk, and the fading sunset glow fell sporadically on the rippling river, as light gold as satin.
Chen Tang was sitting alone on the bow, wearing a soft goose yellow shirt, and her cloud-like dark black hair was tied loosely with a ribbon and hung softly at her waist, swaying in the soft evening breeze.
He was so moved by what she saw that he didn't want to disturb her for the moment. He just wanted to stand there and watch quietly for a while.
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