Su Yu nodded without hesitation and said, "Okay, then I will go find the clan leader to be a witness. But speaking of my little daughter An An, if it weren't for the fact that she is alive and well now, do you think I would be as easy to talk to as I am now?"

When Su Shian's name was mentioned, Su Jinnian couldn't help but feel a little guilty, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he could only mutter to himself: "Why do we need to ask the clan leader for help? This is clearly a matter between our family members..."

"Dad, please stop wasting time. I have to rush back to the city to entertain County Magistrate Chen! If I neglect them, even my eldest brother will be implicated..." The words stopped abruptly at the tip of his tongue, the deep meaning of which was self-evident.

After hearing this, the two elders of the Su family and the other people present stopped trying to stop him. So, after Su Yu quickly finished his work, he turned around and returned to the city.

The first guest to arrive at the Su family was the chief clerk Qin Caichun, who was holding a jar of realgar wine that he had obtained from his master, Doctor Liang. It was the Dragon Boat Festival, so drinking this wine was perfect.

Su Shikuan had been waiting by the door for a long time. When he saw Qin Caichun coming, he immediately shouted into the house, "Qin Zhubu is here!"

Qin Caichun looked at the unfamiliar face in front of him and asked curiously, "What's your name?"

"My name is Su Shikuan."

"So it's Shi Kuan. From now on, don't call me Master Zhubu. Call me Chun... Just call me Brother Caichun. I'm only seventeen years old, and the age difference between us is not too big..." He was almost embarrassed to be called Brother Chun by a little kid.

"Uh, okay!" Su Shikuan seemed not to notice the other party's strangeness, and quickly took over the conversation, "Brother Caichun, your name sounds like a girl's name..."

"That's not the case. This name was given to me by my teacher. The deep meaning of it comes from the poem 'The spring breeze is full of affection, and it also fills my sleeves with fragrance.'" Qin Caichun explained seriously.

"What does this poem mean? I am not well educated and it is difficult for me to understand the profound meaning of it." Su Shikuan scratched his head, looking confused. After all, he had just started learning to read, so he naturally could not understand such a profound poem.

"It's okay, it's okay. If you read more poetry and books in the future, you will understand the true meaning." Qin Caichun comforted with a smile.

Su Shikuan continued to ask with great interest: "Then Brother Caichun, please tell me about it quickly, I will definitely remember it immediately." With him making jokes on the side, the atmosphere was indeed much more lively, and there was no sign of a dull moment.

At this moment, Su Shining happened to walk into the yard. She raised her head and her eyes met Qin Caichun's. He nodded to Su Shining, thinking that this little girl would be very beautiful when she grew up, which made him look forward to it. His thoughts drifted away for a while, and he completely forgot that he was talking to Su Shikuan.

Su Shining was still very young and couldn't feel anything else. She just felt a little shy when meeting strangers.

Seeing his dazed look, Su Shikuan couldn't help laughing and said, "Brother Caichun, I asked you to tell me about the name, why are you staring at my sister?"

"Kuan'er, what nonsense are you talking about!" Su Shikuan was just a child, but Deng Qiyue thought it meant something else. He said, "Ning'er, don't worry about this. Go help your mother get the rice dumplings. Leave the things in the front hall to this brat."

"Oh, okay." Su Shining took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, then turned around and slowly walked towards the kitchen.

Seeing this, Deng Qiyue hurriedly explained to Qin Caichun: "Master Qin, I'm so sorry. Kuan'er is still young and very curious. Please forgive me." He said this just to tell the other party that this was just the child's innocent behavior and there was no malice in it, and it was not intentional on the part of their Su family.

Qin Caichun also knew that his thoughts were indeed a little out of control, and he really shouldn't blame a young and ignorant child. So he quickly responded: "Mr. Deng, you are too serious. I was impolite. I hope you won't take it as an offense."

Seeing Qin Caichun so sincere, Deng Qiyue couldn't help but feel more favorable towards him. He smiled and invited, "Master Qin, if that's the case, let's go to the lobby and take a seat, sipping tea and trying something new while waiting for other guests to arrive."

However, Qin Caichun seemed to have other ideas. He waved his hand and suggested, "Master Deng, in my opinion, why don't you let Shikuan take me around and have some fun? After all, County Magistrate Chen and Li Huairen haven't arrived yet. To be honest, I'm not in a hurry to join the table at the moment."

"Okay." Deng Qiyue agreed happily, then turned to his son and shouted, "Kuan'er, go get some tea and snacks for Qin Zhubu. By the way, what kind of tea does Qin Zhubu like to drink?"

"Mr. Deng, you are too kind. I am not particular about anything. I like all kinds of fine tea, but I like black tea the most."

Seeing this, Deng Qiyue took the initiative to make a decision for him: "Then let's offer this Yangxian black tea to Qin Zhubu for tasting."

"Very good!" Su Shikuan smiled happily upon hearing this, and hurriedly turned around to prepare tea. Qin Caichun took the opportunity to say to Deng Qiyue: "Master Deng, since Shikuan calls me brother, then you are naturally the junior. From now on, I hope Master Deng can just call me by my name!"

Deng Qiyue was a little unhappy when he heard this: "What do you mean? Do you think I am old enough to be your uncle?"

"No, no, it's just a matter of generation..."

"In that case, just call me brother like you would call them."

"Uncle Seven, I want to call Caichun brother." Before Qin Caichun finished speaking, Su Shikuan had already walked into the courtyard with tea sets in his hands, and joked to Deng Qiyue: "Uncle Seven, others respect you as an elder, but you are not happy about it. It's obvious that you are taking advantage of others and still acting cute."

After hearing this, Deng Qiyue's heart suddenly ignited with anger, so angry that it was almost smoke coming out of his head: "Well, you ignorant brat, you actually dare to bend your elbow and speak for outsiders?"

"Who took advantage of whom?" Just then, a voice came from outside the door. Then, another voice echoed: "I think it's probably Brother Ziyue who took advantage of others."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Li Huairen, the dean of Linfeng Academy, and County Magistrate Chen walking in together. Deng Qiyue and the other three hurriedly got up and went out to greet them. They had just exchanged greetings for a moment when Su Yu hurried back.

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