He thought that the betrothal gifts Ya Molian had initially given during the engagement were already very generous—after all, they had shocked everyone in Ya Village. But he hadn’t expected there to be such a grand estate here as well.
"Let’s go in first; we’ll visit another place later," Lin Caisang glanced at Lin Changfeng and said as she walked.
Lin Changfeng replied, following his sister’s steps inside.
Now, he couldn’t find any words to say because he was truly shocked.
However, it was only after he entered Qi Garden that he realized just looking at it from the outside was not enough to be considered shock. The vastness of Qi Garden was beyond the imagination of a kid from the countryside.
"Sangsang, is this really a gift from Brother Molian?" He swallowed hard before asking his sister again.
"Well, it’s not exactly a gift, right? It’s just a place to stay for a few days when there’s business in Jianan City. I’ve already had the rooms cleaned up. Let the butler take you there; I still have some things to do."
At this moment, Lin Changfeng was actually bewildered, truly unsure of how he should react.
Such a huge estate, just like the separate courtyards mentioned in storytellers’ tales, was it just for occasional residence? What difference was there between this and tossing silver into the water?
Soon after, Lin Caisang, who said she had matters to attend to, came back and took Lin Changfeng out to grab some food before they returned.
Actually, she had been meaning to pay a visit to the ailing Second Prince in Jianan City, which she hadn’t seen in a while. But when she reached the royal hunting grounds, she found he was no longer there.
She guessed he must have returned to the city.
Figuring that the Second Prince’s injuries wouldn’t heal so quickly and that she could visit him another time, she wasn’t in a rush and so she turned and came back.
"Don’t we have food prepared at home? Why are we going out to eat?" Lin Changfeng asked Lin Caisang curiously and puzzled.
"How many times have you been to Yejun, Brother Changfeng?" Lin Caisang asked instead of answering.
Lin Changfeng replied.
The last time was because the academy needed some supplies, and he had been hired temporarily to help out in Yejun. When they returned to the academy, each temp could earn ten copper coins.
However, that time he didn’t get to see any of the bustling streets and left soon after finishing the tasks.
"First, you should become familiar with the surroundings, so you won’t feel uncomfortable later. I’ve inquired, and Qi Garden is quite far from the examination site. It’s inconvenient to come back at midday, so we will need to have lunch outside. Therefore, we need to find a restaurant first," explained Lin Caisang.
In fact, she had already made arrangements for the restaurant staff to deliver food directly to Lin Changfeng at the exam site. And naturally, that restaurant was none other than an establishment owned by Ya Molian.
Bringing Lin Changfeng there today was just to familiarize him with the place, so he wouldn’t mistake anyone else during the exams.
Lin Changfeng agreed and thought it made sense, so he followed Lin Caisang.
However, when the carriage stopped again, it was beside a very large restaurant.
The waiter stationed at the restaurant’s entrance saw a carriage pulling up and immediately came over to see, as part of their customer attraction efforts.
"Welcome, patrons! Are you here to eat? Our restaurant is the most... Oh dear, it’s Miss Lin! Forgive my poor eyesight. Please, come in," greeted the waiter upon recognizing Lin Caisang.