Chapter 208, In the Prime of Life
The Dong family's cruise ship was very large, and the cabin on the first floor was divided into two parts by a screen. On one side, the men were drinking tea and chatting, while on the other side, the women were talking and laughing.
The purpose of going out for fun is to have fun, and since everyone present is from a good family, everyone is less restrained than usual, and the atmosphere in the entire cabin is very lively.
On the deck, Dong Jiancheng watched his eldest son approach with a group of high-spirited young men. He smiled and said to Yan Zhigao beside him, "It's still good to be young. You can be free and unrestrained, carefree, and happy."
Yan Zhigao smiled and nodded: "Yes, the youthful days are always reminiscent."
Dong Jiancheng passed by the crowd and finally landed on the 'young man' leading the Ferghana horse, his eyes flashing quickly.
The young prince really treats the Yan family differently.
The Arabian horse is so rare that you might not be able to buy it even with a fortune, yet it was given to a little girl.
In the cabin, everyone noticed a group of young men walking towards them. The ladies of each family began to whisper to each other about the origins of these young men, and the girls also began to discuss in low voices.
"Isn't that Miss Dong? Why is she dressed as a man again?"
"She had a horse in her hand, so she must have gone riding."
"The black horse she's leading is so beautiful, and the white and bay horses led by the two people next to her are obviously top-quality horses."
"I heard there's a horse ranch behind the palace. Is that where they go to ride horses?"
"Didn't they say outsiders are not allowed to come in and out at will?"
"Don't you know that Brother Dong and Brother Su are the little prince's study companions? They must have been taken there by the little prince."
"Look, aren't those two gentlemen walking beside Brother Dong the same ones who helped evacuate the ships from the port earlier?"
"Really? I wonder who they are from?"
"Brother Xiaoliu, keep an eye on Hongzao. If he feels unwell on the boat, give him some fodder."
When they reached the shore, Daohua handed the horse reins to Qin Xiaoliu. She and Dong Yuanxuan and the others wanted to go to the Dong family's cruise ship next door to meet the elders of each family.
Qin Xiaoliu touched Hongzao's back lovingly and said with a smile, "Don't worry, girl. I promise to take good care of Hongzao." It was a fine Ferghana horse, so he had to take good care of it.
That is to say, he followed the older girl. Otherwise, he would never have seen such a BMW in his life, let alone such close contact and feeding.
Zhou Jingwan also handed the horse rein in her hand to the servant.
"Let's go!"
Seeing that the two of them had finished, Dong Yuanxuan smiled and led a group of people towards his family's cruise ship.
After boarding the cruise ship, Dong Yuanxuan and the others first paid their respects to the male elders of each family one by one. Daohua and the other two followed behind the older ones and paid their respects accordingly.
After the greetings, the elders of each family began to test and teach Dong Yuanxuan and others their lessons.
Dong Yuanyao felt bored, so he took Daohua and the other two through the screen and came to the female relatives.
As the three of them came in, they were immediately greeted with stares by the ladies and young ladies of each family.
"Hey, where did these three handsome young men come from?"
Mrs. Dong sat in the main seat, looking at the three of them with a smile.
"Aunt Dong, you're making fun of me again!"
Zhou Jingwan had been to the Dong residence as a guest and knew Madam Dong. She immediately responded with a smile. Seeing her mother, Madam Zhou, there too, she looked surprised and said, "Mom, why are you here too?"
Mrs. Zhou glanced at her daughter unhappily and asked, "Why, you can come out to play, but I, your mother, can't?"
Zhou Jingwan immediately went over and leaned against Madam Zhou, rocking her for a bit: "That's not what my daughter meant."
Madam Zhou ignored her and waved to the rice flowers with a smile. When the rice flowers came closer, she looked at the ladies with a smile and said, "You may not know that this handsome young man is the apple of the eye of our Xingzhou City Magistrate Yan."
Then he stood up and brought Rice Flower to Madam Dong: "This is Madam Dong."
Daohua quickly bowed and said, "Mrs. Dong, how are you?"
As expected, as someone who raised a daughter like Dong Yuanyao, Mrs. Dong is obviously a cheerful and open-minded person.
Mrs. Dong smiled and took Daohua's hand. She looked Daohua up and down and said with a smile, "I've heard that Lord Yan has a young lady with a kind heart and elegant mind. Today I finally get to see her." As she spoke, she took off the blue pearl bracelet on her hand and intended to put it on Daohua's hand.
Daohua tried to postpone it, but Mrs. Dong spoke first: "This pearl bracelet looks better on young girls like you. We are old!"
Mrs. Zhou smiled and continued, "But compared to these young girls, we are just old."
Seeing that Madam Zhou was signaling her to accept it, Daohua didn't delay any longer and thanked her generously, "The bracelet is so beautiful. Thank you, Madam Dong."
Seeing that Daohua behaved appropriately and gracefully, Mrs. Dong smiled and nodded.
When the other ladies present saw that Mrs. Dong gave the eldest daughter of the Yan family such an expensive gift as soon as they met, they all weighed the pros and cons in their hearts.
Afterwards, Mrs. Zhou brought the rice flowers to another lady.
"This is Madam Su, your eldest brother Su's mother."
Daohua bowed and said, "Mrs. Su is well."
The Su family is a scholarly family in Zhongzhou. Generations of them have served as officials. They have produced top three scholars in the imperial examinations, making them a truly noble family.
Compared with Mrs. Dong's cheerful and enthusiastic personality, Mrs. Su was much more gentle and dignified. She gave Daohua a light support and said, "Get up quickly. There's no need to be so restrained when you go out." As she said that, she gave Daohua a jade pendant.
After visiting the ladies from each family, Daohua received quite a few gifts.
Back to Zhou Jingwan and Dong Yuanyao, Dong Yuanyao began to introduce the girls from each family to each other.
After everyone in the cabin recognized her, Daohua felt a little dizzy.
"Daohua, this is Brother Su's sister, Su Shiyu."
After meeting everyone, Zhou Jingwan pulled Su Shiyu over.
She has picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and a temperament as beautiful as orchid. What a gentle girl.
When Su Shiyu came over, Daohua was stunned. Zhou Jingwan waved her hand in front of her eyes a few times before she came to her senses and quickly bowed, "Sister Su."
Su Shiyu looked at the rice flowers with some curiosity. She had often heard her eldest brother mention the eldest daughter of the Yan family. She was said to have the same personality as Yuan Yao, who loved to play and make trouble. But now she looked quite quiet. She replied, "Sister Yan."
At this time, Dong Yuanxuan's voice came from the other side of the screen.
"Mother, your son and some of his classmates have come to pay their respects to all the ladies."
Mrs. Dong smiled and said to the ladies of each family, "This is the etiquette. Everyone here is an elder, and it's time for you to come and pay your respects."
Mrs. Zhou immediately responded, "We're all familiar families. We grew up together as a child, so there's no need to be too shy."
The ladies of each family nodded repeatedly.
They just took a quick look and saw that they were all young men in their prime. It was a good opportunity to take a closer look at them, maybe one of them would be their future son-in-law.
Mrs. Dong waved across the screen and said, "Come here."
(End of this chapter)
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