When did this little girl become as sentimental as Lin Daiyu?
Zuan smiled and patted her head: "Even if you don't believe your mother and sister, you should believe me. I will find a way to save your father-in-law."
"Really?" Chu Huanzhao's worry immediately turned to joy.
Zuan nodded: "Of course it's true."
"Brother-in-law is the best!" Chu Huanzhao's worried expression vanished instantly, and he jumped around happily.
The guards standing by were dumbfounded. The second young lady didn't even trust the madam and the eldest young lady, but she trusted her son-in-law.
What kind of bewitching potion did this guy give the second young lady?
“I’m really useless. All I do is play. If something really happens, I can’t help Mother and Sister at all. I’m not even as good as you.” Chu Huanzhao suddenly looked gloomy.
Zuan: "..."
What do you mean by "even I can't compare"?
“You’re still young. You’ll be able to help when you grow up,” Zu’an comforted him.
"Really?" Chu Huanzhao blinked, looking doubtful, clearly quite confident in his own abilities.
“Of course it’s true,” Zuan said confidently. This girl had been compared to her older sister since she was little, which naturally made her lose confidence, so appropriate encouragement was still needed.
"Brother-in-law is so nice~" Chu Huanzhao hugged his arm, her face full of sweet smiles.
Feeling the soft touch on her arm, Zu'an's expression turned strange; it seemed she had gained weight recently...
It took a long time to comfort her. When Zu'an returned to his own yard, he found Old Man Mi watering the flowers.
"This guy may seem like a flower farmer, but he's actually a terrifying old schemer," Zu'an thought to himself, but he still put on a bright smile. "Greetings, senior."
Old Man Mi hummed in agreement and smiled at him, though it looked rather eerie given his ugly face.
Zu An asked, "By the way, senior, the Chu family has recently run into trouble. With your great abilities, do you have any way to help resolve this?"
He reasoned that since the other party had chosen to live in seclusion within the Chu family, they might be some senior expert of the Chu family, or perhaps have some connection with the Chu family's ancestors. Naturally, they wouldn't stand idly by. With his cultivation level, if he were willing to help, things would be much easier.
Old Man Mi shook his head: "The Chu family's thousand-year-old foundation is not so easily destroyed."
Zu An thought to himself, what kind of logic is this? Can't a thousand-year-old heritage just be destroyed?
After much thought, they couldn't come up with any other solution for the Chu family. Sixteen million taels of silver! Even if all four major families of Mingyue City were combined, they probably couldn't come up with that much cash.
"Stop worrying about things that don't concern you. The prestigious Chu family doesn't need a live-in son-in-law like you to save it." Old Man Mi snorted. "Besides, to me, the entire Chu family combined is not as important as you. Your priority now is to take care of yourself and not do anything dangerous."
After saying that, he left on his own, clearly not wanting to hear him continue begging him to save the Chu family.
Zuan felt a wave of nausea. Was this guy confessing his love to me?
Disgusting...
That evening, Zu An went to Qingyin Pavilion several times, but Chu Chuyan did not return.
Zu An quietly went to the council hall and found it brightly lit, with people coming and going from time to time, many of whom were Chu family confidants.
It must be Chu Chuyan trying to find a way to save the Chu family.
Zuan couldn't help but feel sorry for his wife. She was beautiful, a good fighter, and incredibly capable. But being too outstanding also had its downsides; she had to bear a lot of burdens at such a young age.
In her past life, girls of this age were enjoying their youth to the fullest, surrounded by a bunch of sycophants, living a very comfortable life, unlike her who was suffering so much.
Zu An eventually fell asleep while waiting in Qingyin Pavilion. The next morning, he was woken up by Chu Chuyan: "Zu An, come out with me."
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