Chuanwen ate the fruits and snacks on the table in front of him while gossiping about the old man.
Wow! The old man has ten sons and seven daughters! He's incredibly fertile!
[The old man dedicated his life to building a fortune for his children, so even though the journey to the Great Jin Dynasty was fraught with danger, he insisted on going anyway. The Great Jin emperor was soft-hearted, and every time he feigned poverty, he could smuggle something away, haha!]
The emperor paused, then thought back for a moment, and realized... it really was true! From large porcelain vases to small writing implements, it seemed the old man had taken everything!
The officials of the Great Jin Dynasty were speechless. Every time the envoys from the Little Liang Kingdom came, they acted like poor relatives begging for money. Not only did they plead poverty and ask for things when they saw the emperor, but their eyes also gleamed when they saw the officials. They even managed to squeeze two taels of silver from the Minister of Works!
At the banquet, apart from the emperor's greetings and welcome to Su Heng and Fang He, everyone was just listening intently to Chuan Wen's gossip. However, the people of Xiao Liang Kingdom had a great time, eating and drinking well, and dancing well!
By the time the welcoming banquet ended, the moon was already high in the sky, and Chuanwen was finally able to talk to Ergou.
The two sat in the carriage on their way back to the mansion. In the cramped space, only their breathing could be heard, and Su Heng felt a little uncomfortable.
He didn't want to ride in the same carriage with Chuanwen in the middle of the night. Although they were engaged, they weren't married yet, and he was afraid people would gossip if they rode in the same carriage late at night.
Su Heng was concerned about Chuanwen's reputation, but Marquis Changxing didn't care and even forced him into the carriage.
The main reason is that Marquis Changxing is afraid. His daughter Wen's reputation is already ruined! Now that Su Heng, who doesn't know much about the situation, has finally come along, he has to seize the opportunity to take advantage of him. Otherwise, he's afraid no one will want his daughter Wen!
"You've grown taller!"
Hiding his slight unease, Su Heng was still quite pleased. He reached out and patted Chuanwen's head, and Chuanwen chuckled, "You've grown taller too."
Su Heng smiled. He had indeed grown taller, and not only that, he had also become much stronger.
Are you tired?
Su Heng pinched Chuanwen's fair and tender cheek, the delicate touch making his fingertips itch, an itch that went straight to his heart. Su Heng subtly withdrew his hand, but he heard Chuanwen's inner voice: "I want to touch it too!"
cough!
Su Heng's ears slowly turned red. Of course he knew where Chuanwen wanted to touch, but even though he had already developed his eight-pack abs, he still couldn't overstep the bounds before getting married.
"Oh, by the way, I brought you a gift."
Su Heng changed the subject to divert Chuanwen's attention, and pulled a small wooden carving out of his sleeve.
"This is what I described to Xiao Hei, who carved it and then painted it myself."
Su Heng handed the small wooden carving to Chuanwen, who took it and looked at it. The small wooden carving depicted her, and it was not rough at all. The lines were smooth and lifelike, and it looked quite like her.
Chuanwen really liked it, but was puzzled: "Even Ergou is so amazing! His little dog can carve wood!"
Su Heng: Uh...
"You don't know yet, do you? My older brother went missing before, right? It turns out he was kidnapped by human traffickers and escaped to Xiao Liang Kingdom, where he's living with savages. I happened to run into my older brother when I went to Xiao Liang Kingdom this time. Xiao Hei is my older brother's son. Besides Xiao Hei, my older brother also has a daughter named Xiao Hong."
Su Heng felt a little guilty as he explained. He only found out about his older brother's association with the savages from Chuanwen. Now that he was explaining to Chuanwen, it felt like he was reciting exam answers to the proctor!
"Oh, your nephew! He's quite skillful with his hands!"
The message was a bit awkward. [Sorry!]
"Why didn't your older brother and the others come back with you?"
He sent a message, a little excited, thinking, "I want to play with the little wild man!"
While she was excited, she could already picture herself teasing the little wild man with a bone, the little wild man jumping around happily on all fours, sticking out his tongue and drooling!
Although Chuanwen didn't describe the scene, Su Heng could roughly guess it from her slightly excited expression. He remained silent for a moment, wanting to tell Chuanwen that the little wild man wasn't a puppy!
"They didn't come to the palace banquet; they went home first, and my sister picked them up at the station."
After finding his elder brother, Su Heng wrote a letter to his sister. He had been busy building up the Little Liang Kingdom and hadn't had time to bring his brother back. This time, he had written to his sister well in advance about his brother, sister-in-law, nephew, and niece coming back with him, so they were picked up by his sister and taken home as soon as they got off the train.
Xu Yan's business made money, and Su Yue also made a fortune. She stopped renting the courtyard she had previously rented and bought a house nearby. Although the price was high, the area was safe and mostly inhabited by high-ranking officials and wealthy people. Su Yue also had the money, so she bought it.
As they talked, they soon arrived at the house Su Yue had bought. Chuanwen watched Su Heng get out of the car with reluctance, [Sigh~, I didn't even get to touch his abs!]
Marquis Changxing and Chuanhai, who were leaning out of the carriage behind, almost fell off. No! How could his granddaughter/niece, with her roguish nature, have failed?
Since Chuanwen wasn't watching them, the two forgot to hide their emotions. After meeting Su Heng's gaze, they quickly changed their expressions, smiling as they said goodbye to Su Heng.
Watching Chuanwen and his carriage leave, Su Heng thought to himself that since Chuanwen was already sixteen, it would be best to get married as soon as possible.
The Marquis of Changxing's family was worried that no one would want Chuanwen, while Su Heng was worried that someone else would steal Chuanwen away. In any case, both sides were quite worried.
Because he went to bed late, Chuanwen also woke up late the next day. After getting up, he ate something quickly and went to find Er Gou.
Wen Xue followed behind her, quite excited as she had never seen a wild man before!
The two houses were not far apart, and they walked there. However, when they arrived, Er Gou had already gone to the palace, and only Su Yue and Su Yu's family were at home.
Su Yu, Su Heng's elder brother, was surprisingly not at all like a wild man; on the contrary, he was quite handsome, and his clothes were neat and capable.
Chuanwen and Wenxue were a little confused. Shouldn't savages be disheveled, wearing tiger-skin skirts, and wielding spears while howling?
But what's with this clean-cut, capable, and even somewhat scholarly person in front of me?
After a long pause, Chuanwen finally realized, "Oh, right, the eldest brother of the Su family wasn't originally a savage. He used to hang out with a bunch of savages, with messy hair and a big beard. Now that he's been recruited, it's completely understandable that he's tidied up! Besides, the Su family has good genes. Sister Yue and Er Gou are both good-looking, so the eldest brother of the Su family can't be much worse!"
"You're Chuanwen?" Su Yu looked Chuanwen up and down, somewhat amazed. "She's really changed a lot as she grew up. She doesn't look like that wrinkled little girl at all!"
Su Yu sighed with emotion. He had been away from home for far too long. Chuanwen had only been born a short time ago.
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