Chapter 2428: Extra - Da Bao's Aspirations (Patreon)

Chapter 2428: Extra - Da Bao's Aspirations


This matter was agreed upon by the other members of the Meng family.


He Shi still wanted to continue living her life as it was, and she was somewhat fearful of going against the eldest uncle's family. Although Meng Yunzheng didn't say anything, Meng Pei did, and she didn't dare to disobey.


Although Tao Shi still felt it was not ideal, she didn't say much either.


So, Tao Shi returned to Chenggu County to avoid seeing He Shi's troublesome behavior.


Meng Han had privately complained to Shu Yu, feeling that her father had a knack for finding troublesome daughters-in-law. Shu Yu, however, couldn't help but shake her head. After all, He Shi was her brother's wife.


This time, when Shu Yu and her group came, they also had to make a trip to Chenggu County. The main purpose was to pay respects to Meng Yunzheng's mother, Song Xin. Therefore, they didn't inform Meng Xiaoshu's family in advance. Otherwise, knowing Meng Xiaoshu's temperament, they would surely come to Changjin Prefecture.


"Sister-in-law, why don't you stay at our place tonight? Gan Rui's elder sister has been asking about you, and she prepared a room for you early on."


Shu Yu wasn't too keen on staying at someone else's house, especially since if they were to stay anywhere, it should be at the Meng Family's escort agency. However, considering the situation at the escort agency, where Meng Qi had gone on an escort mission and He Shi wasn't very familiar with her, she decided not to go there.


Shu Yu and Meng Yunzheng exchanged a glance and decided to stay at an inn.


Meng Han felt a bit disappointed, but Shu Yu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter where we stay, and our little Mengmeng is still young and lively. It might not be convenient to stay at Gan's place."


Mengmeng puffed out her cheeks, "I'm quiet." She didn't think she was causing any trouble.


Shu Yu couldn't help but twitch her mouth, wondering if she was being sincere.


Meng Han didn't insist and followed them to the inn.


Only people from the Zhenglu Academy were staying at the inn. The convoy had gone directly to Lu Ji store to unload their cargo. With so much merchandise, it would be inconvenient to store it at the inn.


Meng Han had heard about the purpose of the Zhenglu Academy students' trip to the capital. However, she found it strange, "Why haven't I seen Ah Rui and the others?"


"They went on a journey. This time, they headed south, so they didn't travel with us."


Shu Rui, Er Niu, and Da Bao had become an indestructible trio.


The three of them did everything together, and this time, they went south mainly for Er Niu. Er Niu was older than the other two; when Shu Yu had just returned to the Lu family, he was already ten years old. Now, nine years had passed, and he was already a young man.


His academic talent wasn't as high as Shu Rui, and he hadn't received private tutoring from Meng Yunzheng during his early education. In addition, he started his studies late, and he still hadn't had the chance to participate in any exams.


Earlier this year, Meng Yunzheng had assessed the subjects he had taught Er Niu and believed that he would be ready to take the exams next year.


Before that, Er Niu wanted to go on a journey.


Shu Rui and Da Bao went with him. Shu Rui planned to take the Prefectural examination next year and hoped to bring back a scholar title for the family.


As for Da Bao, his ambitions were never in academia. At first, Liang Shi was upset about this, but later on, she became more accepting of it. Anyway, he was seventeen years old, and if he had the ability, he could find a wife and bring her back.


Da Bao did want to get married, but perhaps due to spending so much time with Shu Rui, his thoughts had subtly changed.


Shu Rui said that a man should establish himself before starting a family. So, Da Bao had recently been quietly considering opening a food stall to fulfill his long-cherished dream.


However, there was an issue with the initial capital.


He decided to quietly borrow some money from his two brothers during their journey. Especially from Shu Rui, who received a large red envelope from their two sisters every year—a big household like the Lu family.