There were pedestrians on the street. Su Tan'er was with Juan'er and Xing'er, Ning Yi was with Chan'er, and Xue Jin was with two servants. They were having a friendly conversation.
The economy of Jiangning was prosperous, and the weaving industry was well-developed. In this respect, the three largest cloth shops nearby were Su's Cloth Shop, Xue family's Dachuan Cloth Shop, and Wu's Cloth Shop. The main purpose of Xue Jin's visit this time was to discuss a business cooperation in Huainan with Su Tan'er. However, Su Tan'er was only in charge of a small part of the Su family at this time. Most of the business outside Jiangning was handled by Second Uncle and Third Uncle. Therefore, Xue Jin asked Second Uncle Su Zhongkan to discuss this matter. Xue Jin said that it was easier to talk with someone familiar. When he held a banquet to discuss business with Su Zhongkan a few days later, he hoped that Su Tan'er could come with him.
Xue Jin had always been interested in Su Tan'er of the Su family. Everyone knew that the Xue family had also proposed marriage to the Su family. But first, Old Grandpa Su didn't like Xue Jin very much. Second, the Su family had few talents in this generation, so they didn't intend to marry Su Tan'er directly. Moreover, they were competitors in the business field after all. The marriage failed. On the day of the wedding, Su Tan'er ran away again. Xue Jin seized the opportunity of the chaos and secretly knocked out Ning Yi with a brick. Because there was no strong witness, it was very complicated to investigate this matter. In the end, it was still left unsettled.
After such a long time, there was the matter of Su Tan'er running away from the wedding. At this time, Xue Jin came to look for Su Tan'er again. Naturally, he did not give up. Although Su Tan'er was someone else's wife at this time and it was impossible for her to marry into the Xue family, Su Tan'er was beautiful, intelligent, and capable. A man who thought that he was capable liked to conquer such a woman. He didn't expect to see Ning Yi on his way home. Although he hit Ning Yi with a brick before, he really didn't take this nerd seriously. Therefore, he took the initiative to greet Ning Yi, ready to make Ning Yi suffer.
Su Tan'er followed him because she knew what Xue Jin was thinking. In fact, her feelings for Ning Yi were simple. She didn't hate him. Moreover, he was her husband. She couldn't do anything about it. Anyway, she still thought that Ning Yi was bound to her. Xue Jin was not very capable. He was no different from the second and third generations of the Su family. She hated him. But in any case, with the support of the Xue family, she had to focus on business and put personal feelings aside.
At this time, after receiving the message from Xing'er, Su Tan'er came out in a hurry. After all, she was afraid that Ning Yi was a scholar and couldn't stand the provocation. If he really had a conflict with Ning Yi, it would inevitably become the problem between the Su family and the Xue family. Her feelings for Ning Yi were far from the extent that she was willing to use the interests of her family to vent her husband's anger. But she couldn't ignore it. This was her Husband. If there was a conflict, she would be frivolous. If there was no conflict, it would be difficult to mediate. Although she got along well with Ning Yi in the past few months, men cared about these messy things the most. They were not familiar with each other. If she asked him to give in a little, who knew whether he would think that she had something with Xue Jin and bear a grudge. She hoped that things could be done perfectly. Even if Ning Yi married into her family, she also hoped that they could avoid disturbances in the future. She had a headache at the moment.
Who knew that when he rushed out, he would find that Ning Yi was discussing amnesia with the other party with a natural attitude. It seemed that he really didn't feel anything about the name Xue Jin at all … Could it be that in the past few months, no one really mentioned this matter in front of him at all? She changed the topic with some doubts. After a while, she said goodbye to Xue Jin and got into the carriage with Ning Yi and a few maids.
"By the way, everyone can bring their families to the Qinhuai River Lantern Festival. I heard that Brother Ning is very knowledgeable. I wonder if he will attend with Sister Tan'Er?"
Seeing the two leave, Xue Jin laughed and asked loudly. It was the beginning of August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching. There were countless programs on the Qinhuai River. Some were only for single men, and most were for women. The Pu Yuan Poetry Festival was famous in the past. No matter which era it was, it was normal to be cultured after having enough food and clothing. Since it was a poetry festival, there were naturally various performances. Su Tan'Er often attended it in the past. At this time, she put down the curtain of the carriage. "Let's talk about it later."
"Tsk, besides …" Looking at the carriage leaving, Xue Jin grinded his teeth. Then, he became doubtful again. He looked at the attendant beside him. "Do you think that Ning faked it or did he really lose his memory? He can't be so good at pretending! "He was puzzled.
He originally wanted to deliberately remind Ning Yi that "I hit you, and you can't do anything to me." He even deliberately said, "Recently, there is a rumor that I attacked Brother Ning that day. Brother Ning won't believe it, right?" These words were to make the other party angry. Who knew that Ning Yi's words were sincere and peaceful, and there was no trace of stubbornness. He seemed to have punched the air. Besides being confused, he felt that after acting for so long, the other party, as an audience, did not have any reaction at all. He felt a little uncomfortable.
At this time, in the carriage, Su Tan'Er was also looking at Ning Yi with some confusion. At this time, the main speakers in the carriage were the three servant girls. They were chattering about how bad and rude Young Master Xue was. Although they did not mention Su Tan'Er, in reality, it sounded like they were beating around the bush. "Miss has nothing to do with that person." Ning Yi occasionally interrupted with a smile.
In reality, in his heart, he only felt that the behavior of these three girls was cute and sensible. If it was in modern society, he did not know how willful these young girls would be. After a while, he heard Su Tan'Er ask, "Husband … have you really forgotten about that Xue Jin?"
Ning Yi nodded. "I really don't remember."
"But … you must have heard …"
Su Tan'Er looked at him with confusion. He turned to look at her, and the two of them looked at each other for a moment. "Uh, wife, did you want me to beat him up just now?"
Su Tan'Er looked at his eyes and blinked a few times. Then, she gradually smiled. It was different from her usual smile. This bright smile had a sense of relief. This Husband of hers really did understand the ways of the world. But thinking about it, she felt a little disappointed. She would not like a pure bookworm, nor would she like someone who was really scheming. It was just that they were not familiar with each other yet, so she could not see these things clearly.
The carriage drove over a small bridge near the gate of the Su family. Su Tan'Er looked outside. "In this case … the Mid-Autumn Pu Garden Poetry Meet, does Husband want to go?"
"I don't know much about poetry."
"You don't need to know much. I just want to see some performances and appreciate the lanterns."
After Su Tan'Er finished speaking, Juan'Er, who was beside her, nodded vigorously. "Yes, yes, son-in-law. There will be many performances."
Xing'Er added, "The lanterns are also very nice, and there will be beautiful fireworks …"
"Maybe Miss Qi Lan will also go and perform …"
"Listen to the singing …"
The three servant girls chattered about the performances of the lantern festival. These days, there was a lack of entertainment. They were obviously looking forward to such an event. Ning Yi smiled and nodded. "Yes, if it is possible, let's all go and watch when the time comes."
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