Yes, the last time she came back, she received a letter from Guan's mother, saying that she was going to Kyoto to find Guan Wenyi.

Now that both mother and son are in Kyoto, there is no need to come back.

"What's wrong? Didn't you and Qin Yu express your feelings to each other, and now you are thinking about Guan Wenyi again?" Shen Han joked.

"Brother, I don't have any romantic feelings for him. I only treat him as a friend. Please don't talk nonsense."

"There's no need to be so anxious to sever ties with you. He did write you a letter. Come with me to his room to get it." Shen Han stood up and walked towards his room.

Shen Li also stood up and followed behind: "Brother, is he doing well in Kyoto?"

"It's OK. I used the money you gave me to buy a small courtyard. We lived together before, but then Aunt Guan came and I thought about moving out. The housing prices in Kyoto are very expensive. If you can't afford to buy, you can only rent. Anyway, I'm alone, so I let them live with me. Aunt Guan felt embarrassed and took the initiative to take care of me."

"Our family is rich now, didn't you buy a servant to serve you?"

"I bought one, otherwise Guan Wenyi and I really can't take care of ourselves. Big brother knows that I have money, but it's not right to always spend your money."

"What do you mean by yours and mine? I make money to make our family live a good life. Brother, if you keep being so formal, I'll get angry. Put yourself in my shoes. Can't you help me with something I need?" Shen Li said unhappily.

"Of course not."

"Why are you still arguing with me about money? Also, my business may have to develop towards the central and northern regions in the future. Kyoto is somewhere between the central and northern regions, and it's a good transit point, so it's very likely that I'll go to Kyoto in the future."

"I understand, Ali. I won't say these things anymore. But are you really going to Kyoto to develop?"

"Ah."

"Kyoto is a complicated place, full of conspiracies and intrigues, and there are powerful people everywhere. It's not a good place." Shen Han said.

"Wherever there are people, there are conspiracies and intrigues. There is no difference anywhere."

"That's true, just think it over." As he said that, he arrived at Shen Han's door and went straight in to get the letter.

Shen Li did not follow him in, but stood at the door waiting.

After a moment, Shen Han took out the letter and handed it to her.

"Brother, you haven't seen it, right?" Shen Li asked casually.

Shen Han glared and said, "What are you talking about? Who do you think your elder brother is?"

"I'm just kidding, seriously." Shen Li said, then he felt that something might be wrong.

"Is there anything you're afraid others will know? But even if I don't read it, I know roughly what he wrote."

"Then tell me?"

"It's just words like thank you."

Shen Li opened the letter, read it quickly, and then looked at Shen Han.

"What's wrong? Did I guess wrong?"

"You really haven't seen it?" Shen Li really didn't expect that he guessed so accurately. The letter said sorry that he couldn't come back to see her, but he didn't forget her kindness. If there was anything he could help with, he would definitely do his best. At the end of the letter, there was a sentence "How are you?" What did this mean? Was he asking if she was doing well?

"It seems that I guessed right." Shen Han said proudly.

"Yeah, that's right." Shen Li said unhappily, and then added, "I'm leaving." She had walked quite far, and could still hear Shen Han's laughter. Why did he become like a fox?

The next day was New Year's Eve. Shen Li watched Liu Dahua busying herself with preparations. She asked the servants and maids in the mansion to put up spring couplets and hang lanterns. The people in the kitchen were also busy preparing New Year's Eve dinner.

In a blink of an eye, this is already her third year here.

In the first year, the family was happy to have some delicious food. In the second year, when they had more money, it was the last year they spent in Heike Village. And this year was the first year they spent in the prefectural house.

The only thing that remains unchanged is that every year the couplets are written by Shen Han. No matter he is a scholar or an official now, he is always ordered by Liu Dahua to write some festive couplets to suit the occasion.

After a busy morning, the family finally sat together and had the reunion dinner.

In addition to the four siblings and Liu Dahua, there was also Qin Yueying, but Qin Yu did not come back in time, saying that he would be a few days late.

There was also Fang Tianya. He could have sat together for dinner, but he did not come in order to accompany Shen Liang's master Nian Xiucheng, who had been living in the backyard.

Nian Xiucheng was still unwilling to come and eat with everyone. Shen Liang knew him very well and did not force him. He just had the food delivered to his room.

This year, the four brothers and sisters had been separated and doing their own things. Now that they were together, they were naturally happy. They had to drink some wine to liven up the atmosphere. Even Liu Dahua and Qin Yueying drank some.

Qin Yueying left afterwards, saying that she was a little drunk and wanted to go back to rest. Shen Li knew that she wanted to leave this moment of reunion for their family, and she might also be thinking of her dead parents and daughter.

Liu Dahua naturally saw it, and fearing that she was too sad, she left with her and said she wanted to have a good chat. She now understood that her children had grown up and there was no need for them to be involved in everything. As long as they were doing the right thing and what they wanted to do, she had nothing to worry about.

The four siblings exchanged glances.

Shen Xing was the first to speak: "Do you feel that Aunt Qin gives people the impression of being the lady of a large family? I feel embarrassed to be too presumptuous in front of her."

Shen Li understood the feeling he was talking about. It was like meeting an elder with great style and bearing, which made you unconsciously restrain yourself and not let yourself go. Although she was not majestic, she made people behave themselves unconsciously.

"Third brother, you are a young hero, are you afraid of this?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that I can't help but want to... Oh! Let's not talk about this, let's drink. I'm telling you, Ali, I can drink a lot now, you may not be able to drink more than me."

"Oh, I'm just a little girl. If I can't drink, then I can't drink." Shen Li didn't know how much his alcohol tolerance had increased, but there was definitely a difference between people who always drink and people who don't drink.

Shen Han listened to their conversation and smiled gently. This feeling was really good. Even after being separated for so long, there was still no barrier between them. They were still the same as before. Moreover, now that he was an official, he realized how precious sincerity was.

There was actually a hint of smile on Shen Liang's lips.

Shen Li looked at his rare smile and knew that he was really happy. He raised his glass and said proudly, "Three brothers, let's have a drink together and wish that in the new year, all the things you want to do will come true and the people you like will like you."

Her words were plain, but sincere.

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