"But I still want to learn and expand my knowledge base." Even if I may not need Rongchao's writing in the future, it's always good to learn more.
Shi Xuan looked at her and pointed to the three characters on the book cover. "What do you read this?"
"The Theory of the Middle Way," Mu Run replied.
Shi Xuan nodded. "Very good. I'll teach you something else next time. This time, I'll just teach you these three words."
Mu Run: "I always feel like you're just giving me the runaround. You really are two different people depending on whether you pay me or not."
Shi Xuan: "..."
When the carriage arrived at the dock, Mu Run was the first to get out of the carriage and greeted Yue Ze.
Guo San'er was waiting for guests when he saw Mu Run and hurriedly greeted him, "Would you like a boat, sir?"
"Hey, you're here. No customers?"
"not yet."
"Then give me a ride."
"Okay, okay." Guo San'er immediately tidied up the odds and ends on the boat, and then greeted the manager in charge of the dock, asking him to write down the fare for the trip.
Mu Run turned to Shi Xuan and said, "Thank you, Manager Xu, for letting me hitch a ride. I can take the boat myself from here."
Shi Xuan: "I can take you with me."
Mu Run replied, "No need, no need. I'll go to the Star Gazing Tower when I get back and settle the debt." Xiao Liu had told her that the Star Gazing Tower also had a branch in the capital, which was even larger than the one in Youdu.
He nimbly boarded Guo San'er's boat.
Guo San'er lifted the rope, "Sir, please be seated."
Watching Mu Run sail away in her small boat, Shi Xuan didn't try to stop her. His gaze fell on a small boat moored in the corner of the dock. A peculiar pattern was carved on its hull, like a family crest. This was the very small boat Mu Run had taken from Fuxi Manor.
Tsukizawa had the boxes from the carriage loaded onto the boat, a two-story ship that was spacious and comfortable.
"Did you offend the pretty girl in the train carriage?"
"I'll go first." As soon as he finished speaking, a spirit sword flew out from Shi Xuan's sleeve. He leaped onto the sword and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Tsukizawa was speechless. "...What's going on here?"
Inside the Ghost Gate Cave, luminous fish swam around, illuminating the entire cave as if it were daytime, and the water flow was also gentler than during the day.
"How beautiful!" Mu Run rested her chin on her hands, elbows on her knees, admiring the glittering fish in the river.
"Yes, some people even come specifically to see the light fish. By the way, sir, where can I buy that pastry we mentioned last time, the cream puff?"
"Cream puffs?" Mu Run looked at him. "Sorry, a friend gave them to me. They're not sold in Beijing."
"It's alright, it's alright. It just sounds delicious from the name, so I thought I'd bring some for my wife."
"You're so good to your wife." Mu Run thought for a moment, then took out a small box of macarons from his sleeve. "Even though we don't have cream puffs anymore, these are quite delicious. You can give them to your wife."
"Thank you so much, sir." Guo San'er hurriedly accepted the gift.
Mu Run: "You're welcome. How did you and your wife meet? Were you introduced by a matchmaker?"
"No, no. My wife and I grew up together. When we reached a certain age, we got married. It was very simple. She's pregnant now and will give birth in about six months."
"That's wonderful." Speaking of children, Mu Run also thought of her own children, wondering how they were doing...
Seeing that Mu Run seemed to be thinking about something, Guo San'er didn't say anything more, but carefully put the cream puff away.
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