Chapter 326 - Chapter 326: Chapter 334: A Kind of Feeling (2/2)
With this episode behind them, although the joy of coming to the city was lessened, everything was still arranged as planned. Everyone rested well for a day, and the next day, Su Wenyue took everyone for a stroll in the city.
Han Yu was originally going with them, but he was called away at the last moment and had to arrange some extra help for Su Wenyue. With so many people going out in broad daylight, there was no need to worry about safety, but he still felt uneasy. After all, his parents and brothers’ families, all from the countryside and unfamiliar with the city, were going; they all needed Su Wenyue to look after them.
“Don’t worry, it’s just shopping, not anything else. I can manage it. You should go, stop being so fussy,” she said.
“You ungrateful thing, who am I doing this for?” Han Yu, catching the dismissive look on his wife’s face, took the opportunity when they were alone to ‘vent’ thoroughly to his heart’s content before leaving contentedly.
Su Wenyue, left standing there with a flushed face, spat toward the direction Han Yu had left, “That stinky man, always taking the chance to bully her!”
Even so, her face was clearly tinged with shyness and a hidden smile, her eyes revealing a flirtatious charm that was almost too beautiful to take in.
After all, it was a few days before the New Year, and there were still many wealthy families in the city. Despite the world not being as it once was, it was still bustling with excitement. The Imperial Court hadn’t completely descended into chaos yet. Old Man Han and Mrs. Yang, affected by Han Hu’s incident, were not in high spirits when they left home, but once they reached the street and saw the bustle, their faces couldn’t help but light up with smiles, looking here and there, finding everything novel.
“This big city is indeed different, we’re seeing so many things for the first time, we’re truly gaining knowledge!” Mrs. Yang said with gleaming eyes.
“Isn’t that so. We can thank the Fourth Younger Brother and Fourth younger sibling for this experience; otherwise, we would never have had the chance to see all this! We should remember their kindness and not cause them trouble all the time.” Hearing Mrs. Yang say this, Mrs. Liu agreed loudly, her tone too obviously ingratiating and somewhat resentful of Mrs. Yang for almost getting her man in trouble.
Su Wenyue didn’t engage in Mrs. Liu’s conversation, showing no intention of getting involved, nor was she in the mood for it. She had felt something off ever since they left home.
“Auntie, Auntie, that windmill is so pretty, all those colors.”
“Auntie, I want some Candied Hawthorns.”…
The children were fond of Su Wenyue, after not seeing her for so long, they were very affectionate, chattering away joyfully as they tugged at her. Su Wenyue happily bought them many little trinkets, but she was somewhat distracted, occasionally glancing around, yet she didn’t spot anything amiss.