The path from the courtyard to the gate passed through small springs, layers of rockeries, and colorful trees and flowers. Sun Miaomiao wanted to find something to say several times, but she was struck by Lan Chen's inexplicable indifference.
Return.
This 'indifference' is very strange, I have never seen it in him before, but it is definitely not the kind of disgust.
It was as if he was thinking about something secretly, as if no one was around.
But it is precisely this "indifference" that is burning Sun Miaomiao's heart. What is more important than the two people who are about to separate?
[Separation?] Sun Miaomiao was stunned for a moment, and was immediately startled by her own thoughts.
Take a few quick breaths, force yourself to calm down, and let yourself fly away from this feeling.
The two people walking side by side moved forward slowly, a little slowly, and a little too fast. After parting this time, they would never see each other again in the Year of the Monkey and the Moon.
Finally, when they arrived at the door, Sun Miaomiao knew that it would be too late if she didn't say something, so she finally mustered up the courage to stop Lan Chen.
"Lan Chen!"
"Ah..." Lan Chen, who had no choice but to stop, turned around and said apologetically and gently, "I'm sorry, I was thinking about something just now and got a little distracted. Did you just tell me
What?"
"No." Sun Miaomiao shook her head and sighed casually.
Lan Chen smiled to himself and said, "I thought you were urging me to write the next story quickly."
"Whether you write or not has nothing to do with me."
"Oh? I, the most loyal reader, don't even look forward to the storybook anymore? Could it be that I am in love with someone else?"
"No way!"
These bold words made Sun Miaomiao blush, but after learning from the previous lesson, she quickly calmed down and asked with some hope, "Lan Chen, when can we meet next time?"
"Sun Miaomiao, Miss Sun." Lan Chen shrugged his shoulders and said with a little regret, "Now that things have happened, I thought you would change. I never thought you would ask such a question."
Sun Miaomiao hesitated for a moment, and seemed to see the "disappointment" in Lan Chen's eyes. Then she woke up and added, "Then let me ask again, will you be in Xuzhou in the near future?"
"That's how it should be."
"That's it, after I finish busying with Huadu, I will go to Xuzhou for a visit." Subconsciously, Sun Miaomiao raised her head unconsciously, her eyes full of determination.
"Hey, that's it." Lan Chen showed a satisfied smile at this time, but then said, "As a close friend, I want to give you a piece of advice. Don't disobey your father these days. If possible, use it more often."
Brain, use your wisdom that has read thousands of books to help your father share the burden."
"Since you feel that you are not inferior to men, then work harder to prove it. That's all. Green mountains and green waters, mountains and rivers meet each other, Sun Miaomiao, see you later!"
After handing it over, Lan Chen turned and left without looking back.
In fact, those words were not just to motivate Sun Miaomiao, but also because of Sun Fanfeng's fleeting "slowness".
Lan Chen keenly sensed that there would be some changes in the Sun Mansion, and this intuition did not come out of nowhere.
In addition to Sun Fanfeng, Lan Chen also visited several dams in Huadu a few days ago - he always had an indescribable weird feeling.
If possible, he hoped that he was overly worried, but this inevitably made him keep in mind that if Yanfang wanted to gain a foothold in the Daqian Dynasty in the future, the shipping routes within Huadu would be a very important link.
After returning to Bafangke and waking up Katie Wang, the two of them found a random place to have a meal.
Seeing that it was still early, I started to go shopping, thinking it would be a good idea to buy some souvenirs to go back to.
As I walked around, I ended up in the west of the city.
Standing in front of the three-story attic, Lan Chen asked Katie Wang in confusion, "Is this the good place you said?"
"Yeah, after all, I followed Hua Wuchang for a few days. I still know where there is a souvenir shop in Huadu."
"But why is it so strange here?"
"Sir, you don't know something. It is said that we have collected specialties from Huadu and even the towns around Huadu. You can find everything you want."
"This is the first time I've seen this kind of store." Lan Chen frowned, feeling a little bitter.
"Hahaha, this is actually my first time here. When I heard Hua Wuchang mention it, I thought the store was so brave that they dared to move all the merchandise into one place. Like Xuzhou, there are many street-facing shops.
The store's display of merchandise is also simple, but it's better here, with a dazzling array of everything, and it saves us the time of running around."
Having said that, Katie Wang was still unfinished and said, "Sir, I have a suggestion. If you think it's feasible, let's go back to Xuzhou and open a house? This is called..."
"Grocery stores can also be called department stores."
"Yes! As expected of your lordship, you can think of all these things. It's better than the one in front of you called 'Wanya Pavilion', which is clumsy and fails to express its meaning."
Lan Chen rolled his eyes and went over, feeling that Wang Katie was trying to flatter him, but he also really admired this store for being able to create such a 'one-stop' shopping department store in this era.
This requires not only foresight, but also great courage.
But looking at the scene of customers coming and going, at least it proves that the store is successful.
But for some reason, Lan Chen felt that 'Wanyating' looked familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere...
After entering the door, apart from the merchandise, what caught Lan Chen's eye the most was the majestic back figure not far away.
"Wow?" Katie Wang was also quite exaggerated. "I'm afraid he's not a foreigner. He's so muscular. He's even more powerful than me."
"Go shopping and buy a few more copies so that I can prepare gifts for you." Lan Chen said as he handed a banknote to Katie Wang. In the end, he ignored him and walked directly to the figure.
Looking at Lan Chen's actions, Wang Katie was just slightly stunned, and then thought that it might be Lan Chen's friend he met in Huadu, and then he walked around on his own, while also leaving his peripheral vision to observe over there.
Direction, lest Lan Chen was bullied and didn't know it yet.
Finally, Katie Wang was overly worried.
But speaking of it, Lan Chen was almost bullied by this giant strong man. When he saw this figure from behind, Lan Chen also remembered.
Isn't this 'Wanya Pavilion' the place mentioned by Sun Fan whom he met in Bafangke when he first arrived in Huadu? And the strong man in front of him is also his retainer - Awang.
When I walked in and took a look, I realized that Sun Fan was also here. He was picking up pieces of merchandise and looking at them one by one, very seriously, and he did not forget to explain to the waiter several times during the process.
"Sun Fan? Ah Wang? Long time no see." Lan Chen smiled and said goodbye over a drink that day. He never thought that we would meet again before leaving.
"Who are you?"
"Ah..." Lan Chen smiled awkwardly and said helplessly, "That's right. Young Master Sun Fan has so many things to do, and it's normal for him to forget about me. Speaking of which..."
"Hahaha!" Sun Fan burst into laughter. "Are you kidding me? Who keeps you from coming to me? I know it's you, Lan Chen, the young master of Xuzhou? Congratulations, I haven't even had time to celebrate with you. I found my retainer.
Now?"
"how do you know?"
"I heard what my sister, Sun Miaomiao, said. So we are considered a family now? I should also call you...brother-in-law? Oh, calling you brother-in-law is more elegant."