"A son-in-law who lives with his wife's family?!" Wan Shu exclaimed in surprise, "Who is he going to marry into?"
"The Su family only has one daughter." Manager Su gestured towards where Zhong Pan'er was, "Who else could it be but this young mistress?"
"..."
Looking at Zhong Pan'er's delicate face, and then thinking about Su Fan's bald head and hunchback, Wan Shu fell silent for a moment.
She really couldn't understand why a beautiful woman who was good at making money would choose to marry a kappa (a Japanese slang term for a male prodigy).
Could it be that Su Fan was a turtle in his past life, and that this turtle even saved Zhong Pan'er's life?
Otherwise, it would be really hard to explain all of this...
Shopkeeper Su seemed to have some reservations about the couple's union, and complained to Wan Shu about it.
"Ever since Su Fan climbed up to the Su family, he's been so smug. He dresses in lavish clothes and wears gold and silver all the time, as if he's afraid people won't know he's rich. What real rich person would act like that!"
Wan Shu thought to herself, "Manager Su probably thinks Su Fan looks like a nouveau riche."
"He still keeps running to Yujin Pavilion every now and then. Although he is a live-in son-in-law and a second wife, unlike a first marriage where one has to avoid suspicion, I have never seen a man who is so proud of being a live-in son-in-law. As a man, I really can't stand it!"
The proud son-in-law...
After listening to Manager Su's description, a sense of familiarity suddenly rose in Wan Shu's eyes.
This sense of familiarity had also occurred to her when she first transmigrated and overheard the village women talking privately about the new emperor's connection to natural disasters.
She always felt that she had experienced these things before, or perhaps she had seen them somewhere before!
But she really couldn't remember where it was.
Seeing Wan Shu's furrowed brows, Manager Su assumed she was still reluctant to part with Su Fan and offered some words of comfort.
"Miss Wan, what use is a good-for-nothing man like Su Fan? With your qualities, you can have any kind of good man you want. If you're interested, I can introduce you to someone who is guaranteed to be many times better than Su Fan!"
Seeing that Manager Su was really going to seriously introduce her to a potential partner, Wan Shu quickly waved her hand and explained.
"No, no, Manager Su, you've misunderstood. I'm just worried about Young Master Meng."
Meng Wenyuan is someone who can't keep his mouth shut. He was hungry earlier, so he came to Jinzunlou for a meal.
He had no money, but Manager Su was generous and, knowing he was in trouble, treated him to some food for free.
Meng Wenyuan was deeply moved and, while eating, told Manager Su about his experiences over the past few days.
So Manager Su also learned about this matter and Meng Wenyuan's plan.
Manager Su was a shrewd person and immediately understood Wan Shu's meaning.
"Is Miss Wan worried that Young Master Meng will not be able to return to the academy smoothly?"
Wan Shu nodded: "I have a feeling that his former followers won't help him. He'll probably have to come back in less than half an hour."
"Auntie! What should I do! Those ungrateful bastards! They refused to help me and even kicked me out of the academy!"
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, Meng Wenyuan's angry yet aggrieved voice came from the entrance of Jinzun Tower.
At this point, only half an hour had passed since Meng Wenyuan left.
Wan Shu: "..." She thought she would have to wait another half hour. She really overestimated Meng Wenyuan, that silly boy!
To be honest, she wasn't surprised. She pulled Meng Wenyuan into the Golden Goblet Tower and asked him questions.
"What exactly happened?"
Meng Wenyuan said, "I went to the place where they usually eat breakfast and told them about it. I originally thought they would help me overthrow Meng Zhenshou and help me return to the academy!"
"But little did they know that during the few days I was away, they had already recognized Meng Zhenshou as their leader and refused to believe what I said. They even told me not to slander Meng Zhenshou and a group of people pushed and beat me out of the house."
Meng Wenyuan was truly heartbroken this time, and his expression turned ashen once again.
"One of them said that he had disliked me for a long time and thought I was incredibly stupid. He only tried to curry favor with me because my father was the headmaster."
"So they weren't sincere with me at all... Was I really that stupid in front of others...?"
Oh no, this silly kid is going to start being all emotional again. Wan Shu rubbed her forehead, pondering how to interrupt his spellcasting this time.
Suddenly, several hushed voices came from outside the door.
"Go find it right away!"
"The eldest young master ordered that we must find the second young master today, otherwise things will get complicated once the headmaster returns, and none of us will be able to escape!"
Although the words "headmaster" were spoken very softly, Wan Shu, with his sharp ears and eyes, still heard them.
She immediately pulled Meng Wenyuan into the private room and made him hide under the table.
As soon as the two hid, two men dressed as guards entered Jinzun Tower and questioned Manager Su.
"Shopkeeper, have you seen a handsome young man wearing the uniform of a student from Dongcheng Academy, with a dejected look on his face?"
Upon hearing this, Manager Su knew they were looking for Meng Wenyuan. Recalling Wan Shu's previous act of hiding Meng Wenyuan, he remained calm and smiled.
"I wonder what the name of this young master you are talking about is? Many students come to our Golden Goblet Tower every day, and I really can't figure it out right now. Why don't you leave your name, and I'll ask you one by one?"
Manager Su acted so naturally that the two guards did not notice anything amiss. After leaving their names, they walked out of the Golden Goblet Tower.
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