Chapter 824: Chapter 821: Business as Usual

Two months later

Jinxi Town, Duan Mansion

Looking at Le Zhao and Xuan Ying, who were sitting opposite with tired faces, Duan Yunfei said indifferently, "How was it?"

"How else?" Le Zhao gave a wry smile, "It’s just like always."

Knowing he was referring to Master Le’s attitude, Duan Yunfei picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked no further.

"Where is Wenxuan?" Xuan Ying asked.

"He’s asleep," Shen Qinglan said, "You have just returned, go freshen up and have a good sleep."

The two nodded and said no more, they simply stood up and left the hall hand in hand.

Shen Qinglan glanced at Duan Yunfei, then at the departing pair, and couldn’t help but reflect.

Time is gentle not only to beauties but also seems particularly kind to handsome men. Look at these people, apart from more defined features, you wouldn’t tell they are almost thirty.

On the surface, they still look like graceful young men.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Noticing her gaze examining him, Duan Yunfei raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.

"You look good," Shen Qinglan answered truthfully.

"It’s rare to hear my lady praise me," Duan Yunfei chuckled, "I guess I really must be looking good."

Shen Qinglan rolled her eyes at him, stood up and said, "If Wenxuan wakes up later, watch over him for a bit, I’m going out."

"Where to?" Duan Yunfei got up, frowned, and asked.

Shen Qinglan replied, "Going to Tianming Pavilion to see Shopkeeper Wen and Mr. Xing, then to the Guest House to see Brother and Sister Ji, and finally, to the Jiang Mansion to visit Cousin Qinghe."

Since there was an imminent long journey ahead, they said it would be one to two years, but who knows when they would return, so she ought to inform everyone.

Speaking of Shen Qinghe, Shen Qinglan couldn’t help but praise. Nowadays, Shen Qinghe is already a mother of three.

Originally, Jiang Ming wanted a boy and a girl to form a ’good’ word, but unexpectedly, Shen Qinghe’s second child was still a boy. He was happy yet slightly regretful.

Fortunately, the third child was a girl, now two years old, with a very smooth tongue, so much so that those who didn’t know might think she was a three or four-year-old girl.

The Jiang family had always had only children, not because they didn’t want more, just that they stopped after the first due to ineffective treatments for many years. Never did they expect this curse-like existence to be broken in Jiang Ming’s generation.

The Jiang family was suddenly blessed with three new lives, and no one was happier about it than the elders of the Jiang family. As the saying goes, "a mother is honored by her children," so Shen Qinghe’s status in the Jiang family had also improved considerably.

Now, Madam Jiang treats her even better than she does Jiang Ming.

Speaking of Shen Qinghe, Shen Qinglan thought of Shen Qingju, who is also a mother of two now. Though her days may not be as affluent as Shen Qinglan and Shen Qinghe’s, because Li Wei cherishes her so much, life goes quite well for her too.

Shen Qinglan left the Duan Mansion, first went next door to greet Shao Yi, Madam Yang, and Ying Shu, chatted with Madam Yang for a while, and then finally went out.

She first visited the Guest House, exchanged pleasantries with the Ji couple, mentioned her potential long trip, then went to Tianming Pavilion to greet Shopkeeper Wen, and finally headed to the Jiang Mansion.

Perhaps due to her good life, Shen Qinghe had become much plumper than before, her sharp chin was gone, but due to her fair skin and big eyes, she seemed even more charming and gentle than before.

"You haven’t come to see me in ages!" she said softly as she tugged Shen Qinglan to sit beside her, "If you hadn’t come today, I’d have thought you forgot about your sister here."