Gu Qian got off the carriage and took Qiu Yansu's hand.
"Yan Yan, let's find a place to eat first."
Gu Xiaoran also got off the carriage, nodding repeatedly.
I'm so hungry.
Their trip to Shangjin was not like their journey to the Western Regions, where they could sightsee and enjoy the scenery.
Along the way, they endured wind and rain, and Gu Xiaoran felt that she had no food left in her stomach.
“Okay.” Qiu Yan said, looking at the Star Moon Tower in front of her.
Qiu Xu also got off the carriage. He walked along the road, curious but not looking around too much. He just silently followed behind his sister and brother-in-law.
Qiu Ling'er and Cao's mother and daughter did not get out of the carriage, but looked out through the curtain.
To them, everything here was incredibly strange and wonderful.
Moreover, the Cao mother and daughter were somewhat reserved in the face of the imperial city. Everything here was far better than in Baiyang and Huaiyuan.
Gu Qian grew up in Shanghai and now, having been away for so long, he feels somewhat unfamiliar with the place.
Qiu Yan and Gu Xiaoran are naturally familiar with each other, since Qiu Yan only visited once before, and even then, it was only for a few days, so they can hardly be considered close.
Gu Xiaoran had absolutely no recollection of Shangjin.
The noise at Xingyue Tower was as constant as ever.
The first thing Qiu Yan did upon entering was to find a place to sit down.
The four people, including Xuanming and Xuanying, who had been hiding in the shadows, sat in a corner and ate their meal.
Qiu Yan and her family of three, along with Qiu Xu and Qiu Ling'er, sat at one table, while the Cao mother and daughter sat alone.
After all these years, Xingyue Tower remains the same as before.
The biggest change is that more people are ordering food.
Of course, it's because Qiu Yan once ran a food delivery business for Zhou Shao.
The agreement was that if the business performed well within six months, Zhou Shao would give her 20% of the profits.
Later, Qiu Yan made her food delivery business known to everyone in just a few days.
She was in charge of the food delivery business during her tenure, but later relinquished her management authority because she wanted to leave quickly.
Zhou Shao also paid her a month's share.
She thought that if she had stayed in Shangjin and kept in charge of the Xingyuelou food delivery business, the money would have been flowing in endlessly.
She didn't regret it, after all, she followed her heart in that situation.
Moreover, the money he earned from his business in the Western Regions was several times more than the simple profit from the Star and Moon shares, and in the future, it would be hundreds or even thousands of times more.
After leaving Xingyue Tower, Qiu Yan and the others got back into the carriage and continued their journey.
Soon, the General's Mansion came into view.
In front of the General's Mansion, Steward Gu, who had been sitting listlessly with a disheveled face, was sitting in front of the gate.
When he saw the carriage approaching from afar, and that Ling Qi and his four lieutenants were sitting in front of it, he jumped up, his gaze becoming unfocused.
He paused, then rubbed his eyes. "Is it the general?"
Upon seeing each other again, Butler Gu was overjoyed.
The carriage stopped, and Ling Qi and the other three jumped down one after another.
Gu Qian lifted the carriage curtain, got off the carriage, and followed closely behind, helping Qiu Yan down as well.
"General, you're finally back."
With tears streaming down his face, Butler Gu knelt down with a thud as he spoke, ready to welcome him.
"Butler, get up." Gu Qian stepped forward, and Butler Gu also got up at Gu Qian's signal, still excited with tears in his eyes.
At the same time, his gaze fell on Qiu Yan, whom the general had just helped up.
Also, in the carriage behind, there were Qiu Ling'er and three others.
"Butler, are you all alone?" Gu Qian asked, glancing around the courtyard.
The courtyard was deserted, except for a few birds, it was pitifully desolate.
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