Best friends transmigrate into a book! They marry a high-ranking official! If you run, I run too!

From this small glimpse, Gu Juyuan knew that his daughter had not been mistreated in other people's homes!

Hot water was brought over, along with sweet soup and eggs. Gu Juyuan couldn't refuse, so he washed his hands, wiped his face, and then ate the eggs.

Before eating, Gu Juyuan said very embarrassedly, "I've caused you trouble by coming all this way."

Shen Pengfei disagreed, "Look at what you're saying. You came all this way without complaining about the trouble, but now that you're here, wiping your hands and having a hot drink is considered troublesome?"

Gu Juyuan wasn't one to mince words, so he stopped being polite and said no more.

After Gu Juyuan finished eating the sweet egg soup, many people from the Shen family arrived one after another, and Shen Pengfei had to greet them.

Gu Juyuan then stopped sitting in the main room.

The people who came later were all acquaintances of Shen Pengfei. Although Shen Pengfei valued Gu Juyuan, those people would not look down on Gu Juyuan either, but sitting there, he himself felt uncomfortable.

So he told Shen Pengfei that he would just wander around on his own.

Shen Pengfei thought about it and agreed. He then said to Gu Shuhe, "Shuhe, take your dad to see the house, the front and back yards, and also the place where you will live in the future."

Although Gu Shuhe and Shen Tingci are both married, this is only the second time Gu Juyuan has visited the Shen family!

This is where his daughter will live for decades to come. He hasn't even had a chance to see how comfortable she will be yet!

If they come again in the future, it will probably have to wait until Gu Shuhe gives birth.

Therefore, Shen Pengfei did not insist that Gu Juyuan sit in the main room.

The Shen family's house is different from the Gu family's old house; it is a newly built bungalow that is popular nowadays.

It's the same as the Gu family's new house, but you can tell from the walls that it must have been built several years ago.

The Shen family had a large courtyard and many houses.

There are four rooms next to the main hall, and two more rooms on the east side.

There is one room next to the kitchen, and there are a total of eight rooms.

The vegetable garden in the backyard is also very large, and the garlic sprouts, spinach, bok choy, and baby bok choy are all growing very vigorously.

Gu Shuhe led Gu Juyuan around.

Moreover, the Shen family's courtyard wasn't made of mud; half of it was paved with cement, and the other half, near the entrance, was paved with red bricks.

The courtyard was clean and tidy.

After reading it, Gu Juyuan could only sigh, "Your parents-in-law are both capable people."

He's capable, which is why he built such a family fortune for his son.

Regardless of whether they are officials or not, first and foremost, they are capable.

After all, not just anyone can become that official.

Gu Juyuan looked at the Shen family's house and land with envy in his eyes, and said to Gu Shuhe, "Your place is much bigger!"

Gu Shuhe replied, "Their home? That's not our home!"

Gu Juyuan smiled upon hearing this.

He knew his daughter hadn't changed her mind yet!

But as a father, he couldn't very well tease his daughter, so he stopped talking about it.

After having a banquet at the Shen family's house at noon, Gu Juyuan prepared to leave as soon as the banquet ended.

He'll miss the tractor if he leaves now, and he'll have to walk back, so it's better to leave sooner rather than later.

But Shen Tingci didn't let him leave. "Dad, sit for a while longer. When no one's around, I'll take you home."

"Otherwise, you won't have a ride back now."

Gu Juyuan immediately waved his hand, "It's okay, it's not far, I can walk!"

"How long will it take?"

“In the past, when I was assigned to dig drainage ditches, even though they were far away, I would walk there, which didn’t take long.”

But Shen Tingci still wouldn't listen. "I'll take you later, isn't that more convenient!"

"Anyway, I don't have anything to do right now!"

After Shen Tingci finished speaking, he asked Gu Shuhe to keep an eye on Gu Juyuan first.

"You sit with Dad for a while. I'll take him home as soon as I'm done with my work!"

Gu Juyuan still felt it was inappropriate.

Gu Shuhe, however, didn't think it was a big deal. "Anyway, he can drive, so let him take you!"

"Otherwise, how long would it take you to walk there?"

"Isn't this just making things difficult for yourself?"

"Sit down!"

"Do you want some sunflower seeds? I'll go get you some!"

Gu Juyuan shook his head, "I won't eat it, it'll make my lips chapped!"

Gu Shuhe took a piece of candy out of her pocket. "Then you eat the candy!"

Gu Juyuan shook his head again, "You eat it!"

Gu Shuhe really peeled it and put it in her mouth.

Then the father and daughter sat under the eaves, basking in the afternoon sun, chatting idly until all the Shen family's guests left.

All of Shen's guests had left, leaving only family members.

Chen Ying busied herself packing some things for Gu Juyuan to take with him.

Gu Juyuan did not bring it.

Chen Ying told him, "There are some leftover dishes from the banquet inside. We won't need them tomorrow, and they'll spoil if left for too long."

"If you don't mind, take it back and heat it up for Shuhe's mother to eat."

Upon hearing that it was leftovers, Gu Juyuan reached out and took it, though he was quite embarrassed, saying, "I've come all this way and I'm taking things back with me..." His face was full of awkwardness.

Chen Ying said, "They're not outsiders!"

Gu Juyuan didn't say anything more, "Then I'll go back, you guys get back to your work!"

"Alright, then I won't keep you any longer. I'll have Tingci take you home!"

When asked about Shen Tingci seeing him off, Gu Juyuan explained, "Actually, I could have walked back very quickly!"

Chen Ying disagreed, saying, "It's such a long road, how long will it take to walk?"

"Besides, it's not like there's no way to deliver it!"

"There's a way to deliver it, why should people suffer?"

"I'll have Tingci escort you there; it'll be quick!"

Gu Juyuan didn't say anything more. He greeted the rest of the Shen family, glanced at his daughter, and got into the car.

When Gu Juyuan got home, he realized that the bag didn't contain leftovers at all.

These were all crispy fish, meatballs, and other items used at the Shen family's banquet, neatly packed in earthenware jars and then placed in bags.

There were also some things that people brought when they visited the Shen family for the New Year, like peach shortbread.

Zhong Meixian was so angry that she scolded Gu Juyuan, "Are you here to freeload?"

Gu Juyuan said aggrievedly, "But she said it was leftovers!"

"If she says yes, then it must be true?"

"Don't you think they'd let you bring back so much leftover food?"

"What good food could possibly be left at a banquet?"

"Is it possible for you to bring it?"

Gu Juyuan kept his head down, "Well, we've already brought them all back..."

Zhong Meixian said irritably, "You've already brought it back, so eat it!"

"You're lucky to have a daughter, I'm not going to shut you up!"

Gu Juyuan found Zhong Meixian's words unpleasant, but dared not say anything.

Because he was the one who brought the items back.

Gu Jinfeng smoothed things over, saying, "It's just their kind intention. Father doesn't go very often anyway, so it's fine if they bring it!"

Zhong Meixian said nothing more.

That evening, Shen Tingci tried again.

Because of her experience the previous night, Gu Shuhe stopped there and felt that Shen Tingci was the best choice.

Shen Tingci "..."

The next day was the day Shen Tingyu and Jiang Ruoruo got married.

Jiang Ruoruo was unhappy because of the issue of having four sets of clothes, and also because her family's dowry was less than Gu Shuhe's.

Anyone could see the bride was wearing a long face!

As soon as the car door opened, the bride got out with a long face, and then the groom carried her into the bridal chamber...

The people who were originally having a lively and joyful time now seemed to be smiling somewhat unnaturally because of her sullen face.

Shen Pengfei and Chen Ying, the couple who got married, weren't much better off.