Lao Fan chuckled, "Little bunny, you tried to trick me and ignore me, now watch how I trick you!"
He extended a finger towards Su Tianrui and beckoned, whispering mysteriously into his ear, "Actually, the restaurant is a minor matter, it’s the women who are the big deal."
Women? Indeed, it was about women!
Su Tianrui’s eyes widened as he thought of his younger sister at home, always longing for Xia Zheng, hardly able to eat a bite, and his heart ached. Even though Xia Zheng had never made any promises to his sister, and one could even say rarely paid her any mind, as a brother, he couldn’t bear to see her .
Initially, he had nothing to do with the disaster relief mission to Jiangnan, but when he heard that Xia Zheng was also going to be in the relief troop, Su Qiuyu came to him crying. No need to ask, he knew what his sister meant.
But now things were looking up; it wasn’t just him, even Zhao Hongde couldn’t make Xia Zheng stay, so what could he do? As soon as he thought of his sister’s tearful face all day long, Su Tianrui felt a headache coming on.
Now that there was a chance to learn about Xia Zheng’s whereabouts, Su Tianrui naturally didn’t want to miss it. Bringing back the man himself might not be possible, but bringing back some news would be nice too. However, there was already a woman by Xia Zheng’s side? Could that be true?
Zhao Hongde, who had been quietly listening to the side, couldn’t help but widen his own eyes; who was Xia Zheng? Ever since he was a child, apart from his mother, which woman could get close to him?
"Truly a woman? Elder Zhen, you’re not deceiving us, are you?"
Lao Fan gave Zhao Hongde a disdainful glance: "If you don’t want to listen, then don’t! And stop doubting the old man. The old man is getting angry and won’t speak anymore!"
"Hey, don’t, don’t, Old Master Zhen, if he doesn’t believe it, I do!" Su Tianrui wished he could shoo Zhao Hongde back into his tent—couldn’t this guy hold a conversation properly?
Lao Fan, thinking about the entertainment he was going to get, eased up and waved at Su Tianrui: "Come, you little rascal, let’s chat, just the two of us."
Su Tianrui hurriedly moved a couple steps closer, afraid that the old man with the quirky temper would suddenly clam up, quickly flattering him: "Right, let’s chat, just the two of us, not for him to hear!"
Lao Fan had a pretty good impression of the fox-like and cunning Su Tianrui, of course, not mentioning his elder brother and the tearful younger sister.
"I’ll tell you, that stinker, in Zhuma Town, he met a young girl. That girl, tsk tsk, is simply the perfect match for that stinker! An absolutely perfect match!"
Su Tianrui once again felt an immense pity for his sister; even the old man thought that girl was good, which meant she really must be extraordinary.
"Whose daughter is she, to earn such high praise from you, Old Master Zhen?"
Su Tianrui’s curiosity was piqued, and even Zhao Hongde, who had been idly making a fire, couldn’t help but stop his work to listen closely. This was big news, and he would have to tell his aunt when he returned to the capital.
When asked about the daughter, Lao Fan snorted: "In that tiny place, Zhuma Town, could there be any genuine daughter of a wealthy family?"
Zhao Hongde and Su Tianrui couldn’t help but cough awkwardly; if it wasn’t for their understanding of Lao Fan’s temper, knowing that he would easily speak of anything, they might have reacted more than just coughing.
But Lao Fan was oblivious, continuing his tale: "That girl is just a village girl, but don’t underestimate her. Despite being from a village, the girl is clever and has vision! In the future, she will definitely be, you know, someone!"
As he spoke, Lao Fan raised his thumb in praise of Lin Yuan.
However, at this point, even if Lao Fan raised his big toe as well, Zhao Hongde and Su Tianrui wouldn’t be able to see it anymore.