Chu Heng couldn’t let go of her, and how could she let go of him.
To avoid burdening the other, Ye Muyu made up her mind not to bid him farewell.
Chu Ziluo had a moment of confusion. She didn’t understand why her mother would say that. She herself would have chosen to exchange some words with her father before his departure.
Whether it was Ye Muyu’s gaze being too obvious or not, when the team passed by them, Chu Heng suddenly looked towards her.
Ye Muyu, having been noticed, was first taken aback, then smiled and looked back at him. Her smile was gentle and beautiful, and Chu Heng’s gaze lingered on her.
His hand holding the reins slightly tightened.
A pair of dark and obscure eyes fixedly returned her gaze.
Neither of them spoke; they just looked at each other as Chu Heng departed, and Ye Muyu felt very satisfied.
When the team exited the city gates, she finally spoke: "Let’s return to the residence."
Su Mei and Chun Xing nodded, walking on either side of her to protect her from collisions. Lu Chuan followed behind.
The carriage was parked at the mouth of an alley, without obstructing the crowd. Ye Muyu boarded the carriage, lifted the curtain, prepared to ascend, when a voice sounded from beside her.
"Madam Chu."
Ye Muyu paused, turned around to look.
She saw that it was Madam Xie standing some distance away.
"Madam Xie, when did you arrive in the capital?" Ye Muyu was somewhat surprised, got down from the carriage, and walked towards her, feeling slightly shocked.
Madam Xie’s appearance hadn’t changed much. She still looked dignified and elegant, dressed and adorned in a manner befitting her status. With a slight smile on her face, she felt relieved that Ye Muyu’s attitude hadn’t changed, with a tinge of admiration.
Once, the Chu family in her eyes was just a farming and reading household in the countryside. Later, after her son got acquainted with Chu Heng and his wife, she found them to be good people and proactively sought to make connections.
Now, Chu Heng, who once was a schoolmate of her son, had bee a third-grade official, and her youngest son’s performance in office was promising; he might have a chance to be promoted or even transfer back to bee an official of the capital.
But no matter how one considered it, it wouldn’t pare to Chu Heng’s position.
The status of the two families had drastically reversed. Although there was still interaction back home, she worried that the Chu family might look down on hers. Now it seemed her judgment was indeed correct.
"I only arrived five days ago, with lots of things needing arrangement, so I didn’t get a chance to visit the residence."
"Madam Xie, you are too polite. You are an elder; I should be the one visiting you. May I ask if you are busy now? If not, I would be honored to invite you to the residence."
"Would it be too much trouble?" Madam Xie recalled the news she heard earlier, knowing that Chu Heng was going to the Northern Region as an envoy.
Ye Muyu smiled softly: "No, it wouldn’t."
"Given the relationship between our families, we should have shared a meal together long ago."
Madam Xie smiled and did not refuse, boarded her own carriage, and went to the Chu family residence with Ye Muyu.
After returning to the residence.
Ye Muyu handed Nuanbao over to the wet nurse for care.
She personally, along with Chu Ziluo, weled Madam Xie.
"Ah Yu, this time ing over, it’s also with my husband. Firstly, to buy a house in the capital. You know, Xiao Yu’s two older brothers have some talent in business. They previously expanded the business to the Prefectural City, and now they are trying to develop in the capital. Regardless of how the business goes, having a house means that Xiao Yu will have a place to stay when he returns to the capital in the future."
Ye Muyu nodded: "That’s understandable."
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