Chapter 451: Old Friend

Ruyi and the others had walked quite a distance when they realized that two people were missing from their group.

So the group retraced their steps and finally found the pair.

Ruyi shouted from afar, “Sister Xiaoguo, Shu Botong, what are you doing? You’re going to get lost if you don’t catch up!”

Xiaoguo couldn’t help but laugh at her words. How could the two of them get lost so easily? Besides, they had traveled along this road multiple times. They could find their way back even with their eyes closed.

However, she still replied, “Alright, we’re coming!”

Ruyi and the others stopped to wait for them, while Xiaoguo walked and turned to say to Shu Botong, “Let’s go.”

Shu Botong nodded and followed Xiaoguo without looking back.

…..

In the future, there was no reason to go by this route anymore. However, he was still feeling indignant that bad people could continue living a good life.

The group had just regathered when someone called out to them.

“Madam, it’s really you. I thought it was someone else with the same name.”

“Jia Bao?”

Xiaoguo stopped in her tracks and looked at the man walking towards her in surprise. Wasn’t this Jia Bao, who worked for Su Changsheng? “What a coincidence to run into you here.”

Jia Bao greeted the others and replied Xiaoguo, “I was just returning to the capital with our young master, we just got home this morning.”

“Shopkeeper Su is also in the capital?”

“Yes, his family resides in the capital. He has come back for the new year.” Jia Bao pointed behind him. “That’s the Su residence.”

Xiaoguo followed his gaze and was stunned for a moment, widening her eyes in surprise. She knew Su Changsheng was wealthy, but looking at it now, it seemed like his family was even wealthier than she had imagined.

Moreover, Jia Bao’s hand wasn’t just pointing to a single location; he had swept his hand across a large area, indicating that all of it was part of the Su residence?! How big was it?

“I was moving things at the door when I heard someone calling your name. At first, I thought it was a coincidence, but then I heard your voice and so I came out to see for myself. I didn’t expect that it was really you.”

As soon as Jia Bao finished speaking, Su Changsheng appeared.

“Jia Bao, I was wondering where you went to slack off. So you’re here. Do you want me to move the seven or eight boxes at the door myself?”

Su Changsheng was walking and speaking at the same time. Suddenly, he came to a stop and looked at Xiaoguo in surprise. “Am I seeing things?”

“Hello, Number Four.”

Xiaoguo greeted him with a smile. The last time they met, he told her that she could call him whatever she wanted. It was very convenient to call him Number Four.

Su Changsheng didn’t care about how she addressed him. He was more concerned about something else. “Since you’re in the capital, is there anyone taking care of the cows?”

“…Yes.”

“That’s a relief.”

Su Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest.

Xiaoguo didn’t feel like speaking to him anymore. “That’s it. Bye.”

“Hey, Xiaoguo, Xiaoguo.” Since she was addressing him as Number Four, Su Changsheng thought that it was fine for him to call her by her name. “Don’t go yet. Since you’re here in the capital, why don’t you come with me to check out the shop? The renovations are almost complete.”

They had talked about this before. Su Changsheng was not as professional as Xiaoguo when it came to renovations and interior decor. Before the shop was completely done up, he wanted her to take a look, to see what was lacking or needed adjustments. With Xiaoguo now in the capital, it saved them both a lot of trouble.

“Sure. When are you going to the shop?”

The two of them had indeed agreed on this before. It was her duty to help.

Su Changsheng thought for a moment and said, “Tomorrow. Shall I pick you up?”

Xiaoguo hesitated for a moment before nodding. “Sure.”

After giving him the address, Su Changsheng’s gaze shifted to the people beside Xiaoguo. He looked at Ruyi and said with a smile, “I know this young lady, but I don’t know the others…”

When Ruyi heard him say that he knew her, she was stunned. The handsome man still remembered her. That was awesome!!

“Let me introduce you. This is…”

After Xiaoguo was done with the introductions, Su Changsheng actually greeted everyone personally. No matter what, there was no harm in making more friends. He was a businessman, so having more friends was beneficial for business.

Xiaoguo and the others were planning to go to the market, and Su Changsheng, who had just arrived, had many other things to attend to. It would be a waste of time to chat for too long, so the group quickly bade farewell to each other.

After walking for a distance, Ruyi couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow, I didn’t expect Shopkeeper Su to still remember me. It’s been a long time since I last saw him, and he looks even more handsome now…”

Xiao Zhu and Yu Ling asked curiously, “Sister Ruyi, how did you get to know him?”

“Hehe! It was actually me who went to check on his background and conveyed the information to Sister Xiaoguo. So I guess I’m half an informant, right, Sister Xiaoguo?” Ruyi turned around and asked with a smile.

“That’s right.”

Xiaoguo smiled back and nodded. “It was Ruyi who helped me find him. That’s how I managed to get in contact with him. Ruyi has helped me a lot.”

“Is he Shopkeeper Su, who transported a few carts of wooden barrels to the building?”

Shu Botong remembered that some time ago, when the two-story building was still undergoing renovation, he received a few carts of wooden buckets with the word “Su” labeled on them. That must be him then.

“Those are not ordinary wooden buckets. They are air-tight buckets. That’s him. He’s the shopkeeper of the Su Family and also our milk business partner.”

When Shu Botong heard this, he nodded enviously. So Shopkeeper Su was actually so young. He was truly talented and rich.

“Why did you call him Number Four?”

When Xiaoguo heard Qin Anming’s question, she laughed out loud. Seeing their puzzled expressions, she explained, “Because he’s the fourth child in his family. He asked me to call him whatever I want.”

“Number Four, Number Four. Its grounded, down to earth, and affectionate. Haha.”

The few of them looked at the woman who was suddenly laughing and looked at her in confusion. Was Number Four that funny?

They didn’t understand what Xiaoguo was thinking. She had pulled a noble son from his pedestal by calling him “Number Four”. The image of a rural, stuttering, and crooked-mouthed man had merged with that of a young, handsome, and wealthy noble son. Once this image was imprinted in her mind, it couldn’t be erased.

Xiaoguo and the group played until noon and didn’t go back, choosing to eat outside. Before leaving the house, they had informed the chefs that they wouldn’t return for lunch, so the kitchen didn’t have to prepare their meals for them.

The marketplace in the capital was not small and the items put on sale were different every day. One can come out and shop every day without ever getting tired of it.

After lunch, the group went for another round of fun at the fair before returning to the general’s residence with a large shopping haul.

“Ruyi, have you bought enough?”

Shu Botong put down the pile of things in his arms and rubbed at his sore waist. Now that his wish was fulfilled, he no longer had the motivation to go out to the streets. Not to mention that he came back every time with his hands full, and having to walk so much until his legs were almost worn out.

“Are you guys very tired? I feel fine.”

Ruyi looked at the two of them in confusion. Was that all that they could manage? But she heard that there would be a performance the day after tomorrow and she was thinking of checking it out.

“I, for one, cannot do it anymore. You should look for someone else.” Shu Botong swore that he would never go out again.

Ruyi rolled her eyes at him, before turning to look at Brother Anming, hoping that he would say something.

Qin Anming averted his gaze. Although he didn’t say anything, he was thinking the same thing as Shu Botong.

First putting aside whether her wallet was able to withstand her high expenditure, with such a heavy workload every single time, she should at least try to spare a thought for the two of them who were working as laborers.

Seeing that Qin Anming was keeping quiet, Ruyi knew what his answer was. Without feeling discouraged, she turned to look at Xiao Zhu and Yu Ling. “Are you tired?”

The two of them immediately shook their heads. “No, we’re not tired!”

Not only were they not tired, they were in fact very happy. Even if they had to make a few more trips to the fair, they wouldn’t feel tired at all.

When Ruyi heard this, she was instantly delighted. She looked at the two men in disdain. “Let’s go ourselves. We don’t need them anymore!”

They can carry the shopping bags themselves. Ruyi automatically divided the remaining four people into two groups.

Xiaoguo pursed her lips, hoping that Ruyi was not including herself in her shopping plans. Actually, she didn’t feel like going either.. Shopping with Ruyi was so exhausting…