Chapter 2246: Recognizing Another Top Scholar

Chapter 2246: Recognizing Another Top Scholar

When the three carriages arrived outside the city, Zhao Xi and the others had been waiting for a while.

Hong family members originally thought there wouldn't be too many people, but when they got out of the carriages, they were surprised to find a whole caravan of them.

Little Huohuo was crouching on the ground, talking to a tiny bug. When he heard the sound of carriage wheels, he immediately turned around, dropped the twig he was holding, and ran over, shouting, "Lele, come quickly! Let me introduce a new friend."

Song Le got out of the carriage and went to meet them, but a question mark appeared on his forehead.

A new friend? He knew everyone present, so who could this new friend be?

Little Huohuo was already pulling him towards the bug, but it was so small that he forgot to mark it and couldn't find it. He sat down on the ground, feeling dizzy from turning his head around, then suddenly remembered something and burst into giggles.

Zhao Xi was dumbfounded by his son's antics. He rubbed his forehead and decided to leave the boy to Song Le. Then he walked over to Shu Yu.

Shu Yu was introducing Aunt Hong to everyone, saying, "This is my sister, and these two are my cousins..."

Since delivering the goods to the capital, Daniu and Yuangui hadn't left. Not only them, but many others from their caravan had decided to stay in the capital for a while. Since Shu Yu had no intention of staying in the capital for long, they all decided to return together.

As a result, the group returning home was quite large.

After Aunt Hong and the others had met everyone, they urged the Hong family members to leave.

The Hong family members wanted to wait until they had left before departing themselves, but Shu Yu and the others got out of the carriages and didn't seem to be in a hurry to leave.

Aunt Hong was a bit puzzled. "Aren't we setting off?"

"No rush; we're still waiting for a few more people."

Just when Aunt Hong wore a bewildered expression, a carriage slowly approached.

Following that, they saw Xiang Weinan carefully helping Xiao Shi out of the carriage.

"Did we arrive too late?"

Shu Yu quickly approached them. "You're pregnant, why did you run out here?"

"When you all leave, we won't know when we'll see you again, so of course, we have to send you off." Xiao Shi held her hand. "Unfortunately, I won't be able to attend your wedding."

If she weren't pregnant, Xiao Shi believed she could make this trip. Shu Yu laughed, "You just focus on taking care of yourself at home. When the child is a bit older, you can come to Dong'an Prefecture to visit."

"All right, I'll definitely come then."

Meanwhile, while these conversations were happening, the Hong family members were staring wide-eyed.

Yu shi, in particular, was excitedly tugging at her husband's sleeve, whispering, "I recognize him; that's Xiang Weinan, the top scholar from the previous year."

They couldn't help but feel regretful. If they had treated Gouwa better in the past, they might have been received as warmly as Auntie Hong was now.

"Didn't I hear someone say before that Young Master Xiang is now serving as an assistant minister in the Ministry of Revenue?"

"Pff..." The Hong family members gasped in shock and looked at Xiang Weinan, who was chatting happily with Meng Yunzheng.

"It seems like Gouwa's uncle has a close relationship with Young Master Xiang."

"More than just a good relationship; they look like brothers."

"In the future, Gouwa is really going to prosper. With a top scholar uncle, a county princess aunt, and now it seems like they have quite a few connections in the capital."

They were now filled with regret. If only they had treated Gouwa better in the past, they might have received such a warm reception as Aunt Hong.

"Hey, there are two more carriages coming this way, and it looks like they're heading in our direction."