"Daddy?"
The shout made both fathers react.
There was a chessboard in front of Shen Su. When he saw Jiang Huaixu come in, a smile appeared on his lips. "A Xu is here, sit down."
Jiang Boliang was stunned for a moment before realizing that the "Dad" wasn't addressed to him. He instantly forgot the trepidation in his heart and was filled with jealousy. Calling him "Dad" was fine, but why was he also calling him "Daddy"? None of the children had ever called him that!
He didn't know why, but he felt that the word "Daddy" sounded pleasant to his ears.
While he was still daydreaming, someone suddenly pulled him. When he came to his senses, he saw that the two people beside him were kneeling on the ground, and he was standing in the middle like a pestle.
Looking again, he saw the masked marquis looking at him. His legs went weak and he knelt down. "Greetings, farewell to the marquis!"
"No need to be so polite, please stand up."
Chen Su stood up and motioned the three to get up. The three kneeling people all looked at Jiang Huaixu who was squatting beside them. Jiang Huaixu whispered, "Get up, get up."
The three of them stood up tremblingly.
Shen Su:······
He glanced at Jiang Huaixu, who was still squatting on the ground, walked over and lifted him up by the collar, "Ah Xu, can you introduce me to him?"
Jiang Huaixu immediately introduced the three of them one by one. After she finished, she continued, "I told you before that I have three brothers and a sister. They didn't come today. Only my parents and uncle came. The things you picked out earlier were too expensive, so I brought them along as well."
Chen Su took a step forward and bowed, "Thank you all for raising my daughter, Chen Su. If her mother is still alive, she would rest in peace."
"Oh my, oh my, no, no!" Jiang Zhengmao waved his hands repeatedly, "Xu girl has been very well-behaved since she was young, and she has learned skills from her master. All the families on the road where we fled the famine are grateful to her..."
After a few pleasantries, everyone took their seats. Chen Su was quite interested in Jiang Huaixu's childhood, so he asked a few more questions, which made Jiang Boliang and Qian Xiuzhu look more and more uncomfortable, with their heads almost lowered to their chests.
Shen Su saw that there was something fishy going on at a glance. Although the smile on his face did not diminish, his eyes were cold.
Jiang Huaixu said hurriedly: "Daddy Marquis, I remember a lot of things from my childhood, you can ask me later."
"My Lord, this time we just want to express our feelings to you." Jiang Zhengmao knew that Aliang and his wife couldn't say anything at this time, so he had to do it himself.
"When Xu was brought to our Shili Village by Aliang's stepmother, Aliang and his wife really didn't want to raise her. They already had three sons and a daughter, and it was a time when people couldn't even get enough to eat. How could they afford to add another mouth to feed their family?
After adopting her, my sister-in-law treated my mute sister with all her heart, but she and her husband were also soft-hearted and very filial, and obeyed their stepmother's every word. I didn't expect that this stepmother would take advantage of them..."
Jiang Huaixu interrupted Jiang Zhengmao, "Liu is dead, this matter is over."
Qian Xiuzhu loosened her lip and said, "Liu's matter was indeed our negligence..."
Chen Su's clenched fists gradually loosened. "I just said that your kindness in raising me gave Ah Xu a second life. Without you, I'm afraid I would have died with hatred in my heart, and there would be no such scene of father and daughter reunion. If you say I was negligent, I am also responsible. If it weren't for my negligence, Ah Xu wouldn't have been stranded outside for so many years."
He paused, "Please continue."
"Yes, yes, yes." Jiang Zhengmao felt very tired, but he still had to cheer up.
"Brother Zhengmao, let me tell you." Jiang Boliang said, looking at Shen Su, "Lord Shen, I wonder what your plans are for the future? Where will Sister Xu go from here?"
Chen Su glanced at Jiang Huaixu, and as she smiled ingratiatingly, he said slowly, "Ah Xu's future should be decided by herself."
*
Jiang Boliang still felt a little unreal after leaving the inn. "Did you hear what the Marquis just said? Come to my house when you have time?"
"Sister Xu, go wherever you want to go in the future," Qian Xiuzhu repeated.
Jiang Zhengmao couldn't help but glare at the two of them, "Look at what you two have accomplished!"
After glaring, he couldn't help but say, "It took Lord Shen so much effort to find his daughter. Don't rush her. It's not fair to do so..."
"Brother Zhengmao, how dare we do that?" Jiang Boliang murmured.
Qian Xiuzhu frowned and asked, "What should we do with those things? Mr. Shen won't accept them..."
"What Master Shen? That's the Marquis!" Jiang Zhengmao corrected him. "Don't yell at me like that. Keep those things with Miss Xu. Even if something big or urgent happens and you don't have enough money, you have to ask Miss Xu before you move. Do you hear me?"
"I know, I know."
The two agreed immediately.
In the inn, Jiang Huaixu and Shen Su looked at each other. Shen Su was about to speak when Jiang Huaixu said, "Dad, don't ask me why I didn't tell you. The person is already dead. Telling you will only make you upset."
Chen Su opened his mouth and closed it again.
"That old woman Liu is indeed hateful, but I have already avenged myself." She raised her little face with pride.
Shen Su looked at her with a smile in his eyes, reached out and knocked her on the forehead, "If anyone bullies you in the future, tell daddy, and daddy will help you get revenge."
Jiang Huaixu covered his head, his eyes rolled, and he almost forgot that there was something else he needed to deal with.
"Dad, do you want to go shopping with me in Beichuan County?"
After a while, the two came to the street, walked around and bought a lot of things.
Lidong, who was behind the two of them, wished he had a few more hands, but they were not enough.
As they were strolling around, the father and daughter arrived at the gate of Fang Mansion. Jiang Huaixu said, "Dad, please wait for me outside. I'll go in and find someone."
"Go ahead."
After entering the Fang Mansion and complaining to Mrs. Fang, Jiang Huaixu came out.
She had previously asked Uncle Yan to investigate the "fat uncle". This man had amassed a lot of wealth in the Fang family. She wanted to see how Madam Fang would deal with him. If she dealt with him hastily, with this man standing in the way, the cooperation would probably fail.
Inside the county government office, the news that Lord Shen and Jiang Huaixu had been strolling around for a day reached County Magistrate Chen's desk. He lost his grip and nearly dropped the pen in his hand.
Just now he remembered who that familiar person was - Jiang Zhengmao, the village chief of Jiuxi Village.
The person following behind him should be Jiang Huaixu, and the other couple who look like a couple, could they be Jiang Huaixu's parents?
Do these refugees who came before recognize the Prince of Ganzhou City and Lord Shen?
Who are they exactly?
County Magistrate Chen became more and more confused and uncertain, but at the same time he felt fortunate that he had a virtuous wife and had not suffered any misfortune. If it had not been for his wife's reminder, he would have really caused trouble for Jiang's tofu shop, and his career as a county magistrate would have been over!
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