Meng Chuyue thought for a moment and instructed Erhu, "Since dinner won’t be ready for another hour, you should quickly follow her and see if that friend of hers is trouble. I’m not afraid of her being cheated, I just worry that someone might use her to target us."
Erhu promptly set off, understanding Meng Chuyue’s concern to be valid.
After Lin Yuzhe went back to his room, he didn’t immediately discuss Zhao Sulan’s matter with Meng Chuyue. Instead, he played with the three toddlers for a while before continuing his homework.
Song Ting took note of this and said to Han Zheng in a low voice, "This kid, as long as he doesn’t go astray, will definitely make something great of himself in the future."
Han Zheng nodded, "You’re right. But with Ah Ci and Yueyue watching over him, he probably won’t lose his way."
What Han Zheng left unsaid was that in their previous lives, Lin Yuzhe wasn’t of bad character; he was just a bit dull and overly compassionate, like a woman.
In this life, he should stay on the right path; he just needed to develop his brain more.
Meng Chuyue had always been aware of this and was continually making efforts in this regard, which is why she wasn’t worried about Lin Yuzhe.
Erhu returned quite quickly.
Bringing preliminary information about the other party.
Liu Zhiping, male, fifty-one years old, born and bred in Imperial.
His wife had passed away from illness ten years ago, and his son, Liu Peng, now twenty-eight, was a graduate of Imperial University. He had married and his wife came from the family of a small business owner with a substantial dowry.
After getting married, Liu Peng had little interaction with Liu Zhiping. Three years later, which is five years ago, Liu Zhiping followed a friend to work in the south and seldom returned.
Last year during the New Year, he met Zhao Sulan, who lived next door to his old house. At that time, no scandal was spread.
After the New Year, Liu Zhiping immediately went back south. Fifteen days ago, he returned to sell the old house, claiming he needed money to buy a new home in the south, and quietly registered the marriage with Zhao Sulan ten days ago.
After reporting all this, Erhu added, "Many people are talking about this matter, saying that Zhao Sulan is lucky to have stumbled upon such good fortune, and that Liu Zhiping’s temperament, character, and abilities are beyond reproach. Young Master, have you noticed any flaws?"
Meng Chuyue smiled and said, "Not at the moment, let it be for now. In the future, we’ll have the chance to look into Liu Zhiping’s matters in the south. If he’s really as genuine as everyone says, without any schemes, then it’s good for everyone."
The passage of time had lessened Meng Chuyue’s hatred for Zhao Sulan.
In their past lives, Zhao Sulan had done countless wrongs to her, but after all, that was the past.
In this life, her harm to her wasn’t as deep. She wouldn’t acknowledge her, but there was no need for deliberate punishment anymore.
Soon after, people began to trickle back for dinner.
First were Su Jinnian and Xia Yu, who were on duty at the local traditional medicine clinic.
Since it was the Dragon Boat Festival, there were fewer patients, and they let a nurse watch the clinic so they could come and eat.
After a while, Zhao Xiaoxin and Han Muyang returned hand in hand.
They were now quite open about their relationship.
Although not yet married, they were bold enough to hold hands in public.
They had learnt this from Shen Ci and Meng Chuyue.
Before, they thought such displays were cheesy, but after getting together, they loved the feeling of walking hand in hand with the person they liked, no longer caring about others’ opinions.
Zhao Xiaoxin immediately went into the kitchen to help Meng Chuyue upon returning.
Shen Ci went out to help the men set up tables, chairs, and prepare drinks.
The spare tables and chairs were stored in the warehouse, and the drinks in the cellar, so everyone was kept busy.
After Shen Ci left, Meng Chuyue told Zhao Xiaoxin about Zhao Sulan’s marriage.
Zhao Xiaoxin was also pleased, "I hope that Liu Zhiping is not trouble so that in the future we basically won’t have to worry about her. Though, when both of them are especially old and in need, I will take care of them."
The kind of care that involves spending money.
She wasn’t lacking money at all now; this was not an issue for her.
Meng Chuyue nodded, "Yes, when the time comes, we will still respect her. I just hope she wouldn’t break our hearts now while she’s still in good health."