Xia Xiao sighed deeply, then pretended to be very calm and talked about his maternal grandparents, paternal grandparents, parents, and then himself.
"The third day after the Lantern Festival is the anniversary of my maternal grandfather's death. Every year at this time, I would come back with my mother to burn incense for my grandfather."
Xia Xiao sighed inwardly, thinking that it must have been his filial piety that moved the Heavenly Emperor, which led him to meet Li Youran here.
"So, Young Master Xia will return to the capital in three days?"
Li Youran was concerned about what Xia Xiao had mentioned. He said that Xia Xiao was currently in the business of agate and gemstones. Based on what Xia Xiao had said before, Li Youran believed that the gemstones he had were all rare and valuable.
"I travel all over the country in my spare time, and I don't necessarily have to stay in one place. If I have other developments in the future, I might... settle down here!"
Xia Xiao was thrilled and mistakenly thought that Li Youran was reluctant to let him go.
Although he was reluctant to give up his business in the capital, Xia Xiao felt that he could put his business aside for a while if he met the right person, so he made up his mind.
Even if Li Youran were an idiot, she could understand the implication in Xia Xiao's words, so she smiled awkwardly.
“Young Master Xia, you are overthinking it. I own a jewelry shop in the capital and would like to cooperate with you to purchase some of the gems you possess.”
Xia Xiao was quite surprised when Li Youran mentioned having a shop in the capital, since most women of her age rarely left their homes.
He hadn't expected that Li Youran not only did business, but had also expanded her business to the capital. He couldn't help but admire Li Youran even more, thinking that she was not only a woman of exceptional beauty, but also a very capable person.
“If Miss Li wants to buy gemstones, I will naturally reserve the best gemstones for her to ensure her satisfaction.”
As Xia Xiao spoke, she asked Li Youran when she would be going to the capital and then arranged a date to meet.
At this lantern festival, Li Youran not only feasted her eyes and ate her fill, but also met Xia Xiao, who would later become a benefactor in her business.
"It's getting late. Let's go find your eldest and second brothers and see if your eldest brother has found anything."
Zhao Lanzhi was in a great mood because she was hiding behind the candied hawthorn vendor and saw Li Youran and the man named Xia Xiao chatting for a long time.
With the mission accomplished, he naturally rushed to check on his older brother Li Haoran's situation, so he ran all the way, pulling Li Youran along as they headed towards the place they had agreed upon earlier.
"Second sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, stop quickly."
"What, did your shoes get lost?"
Zhao Lanzhi felt it shouldn't have happened. After all, there were so many people around, and at most she had only pulled Li Youran along a little faster; it shouldn't have been enough to cause her to lose her shoes.
"Second sister-in-law, look quickly, isn't that Wang Xiangyu?"
Following the direction Li Youran pointed, they saw that it was indeed Wang Xiangyu. She was holding a lantern and chatting with a strange man, who was also holding a lotus lantern.
"Pah! How shameless! She's pregnant and still pretending to be an unmarried couple, flirting with other people. How can she be so shameless?"
Zhao Lanzhi said with a look of disgust.
"Second sister-in-law, look again. Doesn't that man she's talking to look a bit familiar?"
Li Youran couldn't remember who the person was for a moment, but she had definitely seen him before.
"Wait, let me think...it does look familiar..."
Upon hearing Li Youran's words, Zhao Lanzhi realized that the man looked very familiar, but she couldn't place where she had seen him before... so she closed her eyes and thought for a long time.
"Isn't this what you said when you got divorced..."
Zhao Lanzhi regretted her words halfway through, but seeing that Li Youran did not seem unhappy, she continued speaking.
"They came to our house to deliver the formal divorce papers and go to the government office to complete the divorce procedures."
Li Youran thought about it carefully and realized that there really was such a person. If she remembered correctly, he should be Lu Chuan's cousin.
This is truly explosive news! The cousin is actually going on a date with his sister-in-law. Li Youran doesn't believe Wang Xiangyu doesn't know that he's Lu Chuan's cousin.
"Second sister-in-law, let's hurry up and go. Don't we still need to go find our eldest and second brothers?"
Seeing that Zhao Lanzhi was engrossed in watching, Li Youran helplessly pulled Zhao Lanzhi away.
Previously, Zhao Lanzhi blocked Li Youran's way as she ran, but now it's Li Youran pulling Zhao Lanzhi along as they run.
When her elder brother's marriage was mentioned, Li Youran felt ashamed. She felt that many things were caused by her, so she was quite concerned about her brother's marriage.
Currently, the bookstore is managed by her eldest brother, and Li Youran gives half of the profits to him.
This profit is not small. Li Youran hopes that while her brother is living a wealthy life, he can find a woman who truly loves him and quickly start a family of his own, so as to make up for the lack of maternal love for Niu Niu.
"If I hadn't been so shameless as to go up and say hello, my brother would probably have missed out on such a wonderful girl."
As Li Tairan spoke, he patted his chest with a proud expression.
"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?"
Hearing what her second brother, Li Tairan, meant, it seemed that her eldest brother, Li Haoran, was on the verge of success. Li Youran hurriedly urged Li Tairan to speak quickly.
Originally, Li Haoran was wandering aimlessly in the street carrying a lotus lantern, but suddenly stopped. Li Tairan saw that his older brother had been staring at the girl for several times, so he guessed that his older brother was interested in the girl.
So he urged his older brother to go up and greet the person, but Li Haoran couldn't bring himself to do it and hesitated to go up.
Helpless, Li Tairan had no choice but to take the initiative to talk to the girl. The girl was not one to be coy and timid. She glanced at Li Tairan from afar and felt that he was somewhat interesting, so she took the initiative to talk to him.
Once they started chatting, they couldn't stop. The two chatted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, exchanged contact information, and then reluctantly said goodbye.
"By the way, honey, how's your mission going?"
Upon hearing Li Tairan's words, Zhao Lanzhi gestured with her hand, indicating that there was no problem.
"Let's go home first. I have some exciting news to tell you when we get home."
Zhao Lanzhi was not a gossip and knew she shouldn't talk nonsense in public, but once the family was behind closed doors, no one could control what they said. So she kept it to herself until she got home before telling everyone about Wang Xiangyu.
The provincial examinations, which lasted for several days, came to an end in the blink of an eye. Li Youran set up a stall early on opposite the examination site.
It has to be said that people have a strong ability to imitate. Before Li Youran, there were only some food stalls outside during the provincial examinations. But since Li Youran's bookstore set up a stall here, many bookstores have started to set up stalls here to promote themselves.
"Leisurely!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
