"Speaking of which, it seems that the second young master Luo knows a gentleman with the surname Shen from Lishui Village." ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵※𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮※𝓷𝓮𝓽
Old Tang reminisced for a moment and said, "It seems like a few months ago, someone sent tea leaves from the Capital, asking me to pass them to Mr. Luo’s eldest daughter, who is your maternal aunt, Young Master. She seems to have married a landlord with the surname Liu from Lishui Village.
He also asked the person delivering the tea to tell me that Miss Luo should pass the tea to a gentleman with the surname Shen, called Shen something..."
Old Tang thought for a moment longer, finally coming to a realization and said, "Shen Qingfeng, yes, that’s Shen Qingfeng."
Duan Yunfei raised his eyebrows, "Shen Qinglan, Shen Qingfeng, could it be... that this Mr. Shen is connected to Qinglan?"
"That I do not know."
Old Tang said, "I’ve been to Lishui Village, just half a year ago, when a wealthy family held a banquet at our Shengxiang Restaurant. I and a few workers went to that village to catch some pigs, and coincidentally came across a hunter who had caught some game. I bought some from him, and that hunter also had the surname Shen. I don’t know what relation he has to Miss Shen, but I reckon there are probably quite a few people with the surname Shen in Lishui Village."
Duan Yunfei recalled the scene of Shen Qinglan confronting the wild boar on the mountain that day and couldn’t help but smile, "I guess they must all be family."
Old Tang said, "Young Master, if you wish to know, just wait until Miss Shen returns and ask her."
"What are you all talking about?"
Shen Qinglan walked in, holding an umbrella with one hand and a food container with the other.
She placed the umbrella outside the door, walked in, and looked at Duan Yunfei, "I heard from your people that you were awake, so I brought over some porridge just as it was about ready."
"Miss Shen, you’ve come at just the right time." Old Tang smiled and said, "I wonder... Miss Shen, do you recognize Shen Qingfeng?"
Shen Qinglan frowned slightly, and instead of answering, she asked in return, "What about him?"
Even though her cousin went to school for two years, his reputation shouldn’t be big enough to leave an impression on these notable figures, right?
It’s always good to be extra cautious!
Duan Yunfei smiled and said, "Qinglan, don’t be nervous. I just have a cousin named Luo Tianjie who seems to know this person. We just happened to be talking, found out you’re both from Lishui Village, and your names are quite similar, so we asked."
Isn’t that the name mentioned by Sun He last time?
Ah, right, her cousin had mentioned before that the nephew of that Mrs. Luo is cousins with Duan Yunfei. So that’s how it is!
After clarifying the connections, Shen Qinglan said, "He’s my cousin."
Old Tang exclaimed, "So Mr. Shen is Miss Shen’s cousin!"
Shen Qinglan took out the medicinal porridge from the food container, placed it on the table, and moved the table closer to the bed.
"Eat," she said, looking at Duan Yunfei.
Duan Yunfei looked at her with a slight expression of embarrassment and said, "Any movement of my hand will tear the wound."
Old Tang, being perceptive, immediately realized that his Young Master was about to shamelessly start something, so he quickly stood up and said, "The rain has lightened up quite a bit; I should go back to the restaurant to get busy."
Shen Qinglan said, "I’ll tidy up and head over shortly."
Old Tang chuckled and said, "You’ve been busy all night without sleep. You don’t need to go to work in the coming days; we’ll trouble Miss Shen to take care of our Young Master instead."
Not having to work, Shen Qinglan naturally delighted in the free time.
Thinking of this, she decided to take advantage of this time to inquire about any available shops and secure one first.
As soon as Old Tang left, Duan Yunfei looked at her and said, "Qinglan, feed me!"
Shen Qinglan looked directly at him and said in a calm tone, "Will you pay me?"
Duan Yunfei chuckled softly, understanding that she was asking for a favor in return.
He replied with a smile in his voice, "I will!"