NOVPUBShen Roujia finally realized that Tu Lie had somehow been following her all along.
Tu Lie grabbed the sandbag that had been thrown and, in his frustration, was about to confront whoever was responsible.
Before Shen Roujia could ask Tu Lie what was going on, a few polite children hurriedly ran out from behind the courtyard wall. “We’re sorry, it was an accident...”
One of the children slowly lifted his head, “Apologies.”
Both Shen Roujia and Tu Lie were taken aback. “It’s alright. Are your parents home?”
The children seemed to think they were in trouble and turned pale with fear. “We’re sorry, we didn’t mean to.”
Shen Roujia waved her hand, “No, no, that’s not it. I actually came to the Liang Residence on business, so I was just asking.”
One of the children stepped forward and said to the other, “A’xiu, this lady’s voice sounds familiar. She must be a friend of Mother’s, right?”
The child named A’xiu also seemed surprised, sizing up Shen Roujia and then looking at Tu Lie. “Is that so?”
Shen Roujia was a bit bewildered by these two little ones. “Uh...”
Liang Xiu scratched his head, then instructed the servants, “Well, don’t just stand there, invite our guests in.”
The young servants, ever polite, dutifully escorted the puzzled Shen Roujia and Tu Lie inside.
For a so-called merchant’s home, it looked no different from a scholarly household, full of refinement and culture.
The children, too, were well-mannered and clearly well-taught.
This stirred Shen Roujia’s curiosity even more about her maternal family.
Tu Lie, feeling awkward, tugged at Shen Roujia’s sleeve.
Shen Roujia gave him a helpless look and whispered, “When did you start following me?”
Tu Lie scratched his head, “I wasn’t following, I just happened to see you while I was wandering around.”
Shen Roujia adjusted her veiled hat as Liang Xiu, pulling the young boy beside him, ran inside.
“Grandfather, we have a visitor.”
Shen Roujia looked up slightly, her gaze meeting that of the white-haired old man inside. This was Liang Yutang.
The elder Mr. Liang, who was known in the martial world.
In the beginning, the saltworks wasn’t nearly as prosperous as it was now. In fact, the early days were quite difficult.
The Liang family’s rise came through managing river transportation, having done all sorts of work, all thanks to Mr. Liang, who single-handedly lifted his family’s fortunes. 𝚗ovp𝚞b.𝚌om
He paved the way for the success of future generations.
Shen Roujia couldn’t help but regard this elder with great respect.
Even though he wasn’t her biological grandfather.
