ebookland Chapter 722 We Are the Same
Chapter 722 We Are the Same
Shen Hechi watched outside without saying a word, then opened the paper deed in his hand, smoothed out the wrinkles and placed it on the table. He picked up a cup to press down the paper deed and followed him out.
"He Chi, why are you so late to come out? Come here and sit here." Zhang Jinlan waved at him. She wanted to arrange him at Meng Bujiu's table, but there was no seat left, so she had to turn her attention to the table next to them.
Sitting at this table are the younger generations of the Jiang family and the Jiang family’s relatives.
"No, grandma, I have something urgent to do and I have to leave for the imperial city soon. Just consider this meal as something I've already eaten. I'm leaving first. I'm really sorry. I was rude." Shen Hechi said apologetically.
He turned his head to look at Jiang Fubao, but Jiang Fubao was talking to Jiang Ruyi, as if they were discussing the bracelet on his hand, and did not look at him.
There was a gloom in Shen Hechi's eyes and brows. He clenched his fists again and then quickly released them.
"What? Why are you leaving so soon? What's the matter that makes you so anxious? Don't you have time to eat a meal? How can you travel on an empty stomach, kid?" Zhang Jinlan was stunned.
Although she knew what was going on, she really felt sorry for this poor child. His mother was killed when he was young, his father didn't love him, and now all his family members were dead, and he was the only one living in such a big house.
Thinking that he was in a hurry to leave, Zhang Jinlan prepared to bring him something.
"Well, I have to go now, grandma. If I have time in the future, I will come back to see you often. I'm leaving first. Bye." Tears welled up in Shen Hechi's eyes. He clasped his fists and said this, then turned and left.
Zhang Jinlan quickly ordered the servants to pack a meal and send it out after him.
Shen Hechi got on the carriage and the food was brought over.
"The old lady said that you should be careful on the road, take good care of yourself, don't tire yourself out, and don't offend anyone in the imperial city, there are officials everywhere. If you are bullied, just come back. It's good to be a leisurely county magistrate after all. Remember to eat these meals while they are hot. If they are cold, you will get an upset stomach..."
The servant told Shen Hechi exactly what Zhang Jinlan had said.
Shen Hechi felt really upset.
He hasn't been cared for so much in a long time.
He never knew what family affection was or what love was.
I only remember that before his mother passed away, there were always people who were concerned about his health, worried that he was hungry, not well fed or clothed. But after his mother passed away, no one spoke to him like this anymore.
"I will be back, wait for me." Looking at the plaque with the words "Jiang's House" written on it, Shen Hechi said silently, then got into the carriage, with the food box placed on his legs.
As soon as he opened it, the rich aroma of rice rushed straight into his nose.
The Jiang family’s food is the best in the world. Even if he has eaten in countless restaurants in Jiangnan, none of them can compare to it.
Except for the Changshou Restaurant that Fubao opened in partnership with others and sells medicinal food.
He had been there before, but only ate there once and never went back again.
The Fang family knew him and refused to take any money from him.
When did he fall in love with Fubao? It was probably after his mother passed away and his father ignored him and his aunt bullied him. He found a girl who was willing to tell him the truth. He knew that those words were not said unintentionally.
Fubao is smart, from the first time I met her.
Shen Hechi knew it.
They are essentially the same kind of people.
Shen Hechi knew all the characters when he was three years old, but his grandfather told him that he should learn to hide his shortcomings. Children who become famous at a young age rarely grow up to be famous, especially when there is a concubine in the family.
Shen Hechi remembered this sentence clearly until his grandfather passed away. The last person who loved him was gone.
When Jiang Fubao left him, he smelled the scent of the same kind.
They are the same kind of people and should be together.
He will become a high-ranking official, and he will return in glory. By then, Fubao will surely look up to him. He will strive to obtain an imperial decree for Fubao, and maybe when he returns again, it will be the time for him to marry Fubao.
With this thought in mind, Shen Hechi left Lianshan Town.
It was only after the banquet that Jiang Fubao realized that Shen Hechi had left without even eating.
She couldn't describe how she felt about Shen Hechi. She didn't hate him, but she didn't like him either. The first time they met, she just felt sorry for him and told him the truth, even at the risk of being suspected by her grandmother.
Nothing else.
There was an unpleasantness when they met for the second time, but she didn't take it to heart. She just felt that Shen Hechi's feelings for her were a little inexplicable.
It was obvious that she and Shen Hechi had not had many contacts, and besides, Shen Hechi was not her type.
Upon learning that he had already set off for the imperial city, Jiang Fubao just hummed.
I hope he can be promoted step by step and become a high-ranking official soon.
"Miss, look what this is. I saw it when I went to the main room to get you a cup. It was pressed under your teacup."
The guests left, even Meng Bujiu left.
Jiang Fubao was standing in the yard. Just as he was about to go back to the second courtyard, he saw Xue Huan coming out with a cup and a piece of paper. She looked so anxious that Jiang Fubao stopped.
"The paper deed of the shop? This..." Jiang Fubao took it and was stunned at the first sight.
Isn’t this the gift Shen Hechi wants to give her?
He didn't take it?
This guy, really.
Jiang Fubao was speechless. How could she return such an expensive gift?
"What's wrong, young lady?" Xue Huan didn't see it, so she didn't understand.
She just felt that the young lady would be very unhappy to see the paper.
"It's okay. I'll return it to him when we go to the imperial city later. Put this paper deed in a box by itself and lock it with the other boxes." Jiang Fubao returned the paper deed to Xue Huan and went to the second courtyard.
At this time, Shen Hechi, who was about to leave Qixi County, frowned because the road was too bumpy and stopped closing his eyes to rest.
The empty lunch box at his feet fell to the ground.
A small wooden box painted black rolled out.
It was very small, only the size of a palm, and he didn't notice it while eating.
Shen Hechi picked it up and opened it. It turned out to be silver bills, each with a face value of one hundred taels, a total of thirteen.
"Grandma..." He called Zhang Jinlan silently, thinking that the silver note was given by Zhang Jinlan because she was worried that he would not have a good life in the imperial city.
However, the person who actually stuffed the banknotes was Meng Bujiu. He had been paying attention since Shen Hechi started talking to Zhang Jinlan. When the servant passed by him while delivering the food box, he asked Lingshan to put the small wooden box at the bottom of the food box, where there was a layer.
Thirteen silver notes were all the money he had.
He knew that Shen Hechi would definitely keep the paper deed, but he couldn't come up with more money. Who would carry tens of thousands of taels of silver notes on him? Even this was what he carried with him in case of emergency.
He knew better than anyone how expensive the shops in the imperial city were.
Shen Hechi was not a businessman, so the money he spent was naturally all earned by his father.