Chapter 822: Chapter 819: Away from Home for 1 or 2 Years

"No respect for your elders." Duan Yunfei shook his head helplessly.

After greeting the two, Feng Qishu hurriedly followed them.

Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow at Duan Yunfei and teased, "If you keep leaving your son like this for days on end, I’m afraid you won’t be able to reason with him in the future."

Considering the way the elder and Chu Wuqu talk, four-year-old Duan Wenxuan is sure to follow suit if he sees it.

Duan Yunfei smirked, "I originally thought of leaving him behind and going away for a year or two, but now it seems we should take him with us."

"Going away for a year or two?" Shen Qinglan was curious, "Where are you going that would take so long?"

"Where do you think?" Duan Yunfei raised an eyebrow and asked back.

Shen Qinglan pondered slightly, "Where?"

"Have you forgotten what your husband said?" Duan Yunfei put his arm around her as they walked back.

Shen Qinglan thought for a moment, then finally realized, "You’re talking about venturing into the Jianghu, right?"

Duan Yunfei chuckled, "You finally remembered, my dear."

"We definitely have to bring Axuan along!" Shen Qinglan believed she couldn’t leave her flesh and blood for one or two years.

This time, they had left to send Le Zhao back to the capital for just two months, and she already missed her son terribly.

Duan Yunfei chuckled, "Of course we have to take him along. It’s time he sees the world."

The son of Duan Yunfei shouldn’t be overly protected; if he always thinks the world is peaceful, wouldn’t he be easily deceived in the future?

Shen Qinglan raised an eyebrow, "How old were you when you first saw the world?"

"How old?" Duan Yunfei pondered, "I was three when I traveled everywhere with my parents. Back then, Yongning Manor was famous, but not to the extent it is today. Many business matters required my parents to personally negotiate."

Hearing this, Shen Qinglan jokingly replied, "No wonder you became such a ’shrewd businessman.’

"Isn’t that right?" Duan Yunfei chuckled, "From watching my parents negotiate with those cunning merchants, I gradually learned through exposure and observation."

Saying this, the two exchanged glances and laughed softly together.

However, thinking of Le Zhao, both sighed softly.

Now, Yan Yijie and Tang Wan have a son and daughter, Fu Junyan and Du Bingxue have given birth to a lovely daughter just a month younger than Duan Wenxuan, and Xuan Ming already has a daughter. Among their close friends, only the situations of Le Zhao and Xuan Ying remain unresolved.

Shen Qinglan sighed deeply, "I wonder how Le Zhao and Xuan Ying are doing."

"Don’t worry," Duan Yunfei said, "With Le Xuan around, even if Le Zhao’s father has objections to the two of them, it won’t be too severe."

Shen Qinglan said softly, "Le Zhao has resolved one of his internal conflicts; now, I’m afraid there’s still one left."

Regarding the attitude of Le Zhao’s grandmother and father towards his mother, and Le Zhao’s father’s view on his relationship with Xuan Ying, these might be the unresolved issues in Le Zhao’s heart?

Now that Le Zhao’s grandmother has passed, yet his father remains the same in attitude, it would be a lie to say he doesn’t feel hurt.

Back when Le Zhao’s grandmother was ill, she would often mutter, scolding Le Zhao for being unfilial, for not marrying Shangguan Ruyan as she wished, and instead being ambiguously involved with a man, making a laughingstock of himself.

At that time, she and Duan Yunfei were listening in on the side, feeling uneasy; how much more so for the ones directly involved, Le Zhao and Xuan Ying?

"Since he chose this path, he should bear all the consequences. I guess he anticipated it and has prepared himself."

Duan Yunfei gently rubbed her dark hair, speaking softly, "Don’t worry; Le Zhao and Xuan Ying are not easily defeated. Don’t worry too much."