"What a coincidence, I was just saying that today would be a peaceful day, but who knew we'd run into each other here." Old Lady Shang pointed at the four siblings of the Shang family and asked, "Lin Auntie, have they been causing you any trouble?"

  "No trouble at all, on the contrary, you've helped me a lot." Lin Qingyan offered her a seat and had the shopkeeper move the screen aside to add another table in the private room. "I should thank you instead, old lady. This year's Lantern Festival was quite lively for me."

  "You won't mind their noise, every year during the Lantern Festival they make a racket, as if the sky would light up as soon as they step out, they rush to hurry before it's even dark, it's deafening."

  "That's the old lady's good fortune," Lin Qingyan said with a smile: "Others don't have so many children and grandchildren, they can't get this lively atmosphere even if they want to."

  The old lady listened and was indeed delighted, laughing happily.

  Mrs. Shang frowned and looked at Shang Mingjie, "Your sisters can still help Lin Auntie here, what are you doing here? Why don't you go home and help your older brother?"

  "What did he do?" Old Lady Shang said with a tone of discontent, "He's still just a child, and at home, Mingyuan has always been in charge. If Mingjie wants to play, let him play, why restrict him."

  Mrs. Shang nodded and said: "Isn't it that you think Ming Jie will be going on a long trip next month? It's always good for him to follow his older brother and learn more things."

  Lin Yuhong and Shang Jia's three sisters looked at Shang Mingjie in surprise. He was going on a long trip?

  How come they don't know?

  Lin Qingwan bowed her head, took a sip of tea, and turned to Lu Si: "The sky is dark, I'll have someone notify your mother, they'll be here to pick you up soon. Why don't you join us for dinner first?"

  Lu Si, who was somewhat uncomfortable, nodded in agreement.

  Lin Yuhong sat down beside her, "Have you ever had a meal at Yi Pin Lou?"

  Lu Si nodded and asked with wide eyes, "You've never had it?"

  Seeing Lin Yuheng nodding, she was even more surprised, "Wasn't Yi Pin Lou your family's restaurant before?"

  "Yes, but I've never had it before, so I don't know what's good."

  When it comes to eating, Lu Si has countless words, so he counts the dishes on Pin One's menu with Lin Yubin, and the little discomfort on his body disappears.

  The old lady and the second wife suddenly discovered that there was a stranger in the house, felt embarrassed, and stopped their internal strife.

  But tonight, the Yipin Building seems to be very popular. Lin Qingwan and others have not finished eating yet, Lu's family and Zhou's family also came over for tea. There were too many people, and one box was not enough to hold everyone. So they simply went down to the flower shed to sit and watch the lights, and chatted while they were at it.

  Mrs. Zhou and Old Lady Shang were the oldest, walking together, but Mrs. Zhou fell half a step behind Lin Qingwen, causing Old Lady Shang to slow down as well.

  Lin Shanglu's children gathered together at home on Thursday, and Lin Qingwen glanced at Shi Hui before waving her hand: "You all go play, just don't throw away the younger ones, pay attention to safety."

  The girls cheered and ran out hand in hand, and Yingyan saw the eldest sister run ten steps away before she could catch up.

  Jiang Nan, who was standing aside, had a headache. He hated places with many people the most, it's hard to keep up with Master, right?

  He gave a wink to the guard hiding in the shadows and hastily followed the little girl in front.

  Lu Yu's several paternal cousins and Shang Mingjie were also stunned for a moment before they came to their senses, hastily paid their respects to the elders, then chased after them.

  Shang Mingyuan scratched his head and finally decided to stay behind to take care of the old lady, he didn't want to squeeze into the crowd.

  Zhou Tong was a bit stunned, his classmates and friends had all left, but he didn't have any sisters, could he follow them?

  Old Lady Zhou looked at her grandson's silly eyes and couldn't help but say, "What are you still dazing about? Hurry up and go find Master Lu and the others, and win two flower lanterns for me and your mother to bring back."

  Zhou Tong hastily paid his respects and rushed off in pursuit.

  Mrs. Zhou shook her head and smiled, saying to the old nun, "This child is a bit silly, don't mind him."

  "How could this be, such a child is so honest, I don't love those oily mouths." Old Lady Shang already knew that Old Lady Zhou was thinking of marriage, and Danlan's age was indeed not young anymore, so she was delighted to see it happen.

  The old lady had made up her mind and would agree as soon as the Zhou family brought it up.

  Lin Qingwan glanced at the two of them and turned around to enter the flower shed with Shi Hui and others to rest.

  Shi Xian smiled and glanced at the two elderly ladies, "The young mistress seems to have brought about a marriage, congratulations are in order."

  "Whether they are meant to be or not, it's all their fate. I just played a part in it."

  Shi Xian walked over, propping up his chin and sizing her up, "So idle, why don't you go tell Yu Bin a joke?"

  Lin Qingwan raised an eyebrow, "I remember I said that Yubin is still young, no rush."

  "If it's good, why not settle on it early?"

  "For example?"

  "For example, my niece from my wife's family," Shi Xian said with a smile: "I didn't mention it earlier because I hadn't asked my brother about it, and I don't know if he has arranged a marriage for the child or not."

  It's clear that Shi Xian has already asked for the Stone family's opinion, and if they weren't interested, he wouldn't have brought it up.

  Lin Qingwan lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea, then raised them again with a smile: "I haven't seen your nephew yet, I wonder what he looks like."

  Shi Xian couldn't help but shake his head and smile, "I thought you would ask about character first, didn't expect you to ask about appearance instead."

  "Appetite is also sex."

  "Don't worry," Shi Xian said, pointing at Shi Hui: "She's no worse than those few nephews of the Lu family."

  "Sister!" Shi Hui glanced at her, she really didn't expect Shi Xian to come up with this idea.

  Lu's sons were indeed good-looking, Lin Qingwen couldn't help but tap the table, "It would be great if I could see him in person."

  "All right, after the imperial examination is over, I'll let him come to Jiangnan to stay for a while."

  Lin Qingwan smiled, "Are you so sure he won't get in?"

  "He's only seventeen, and he's not someone like Lin Daren or Xie Gongzi, how could he possibly pass the exam at such a young age? This time it's just to go through the motions, gain some experience."

  Lin Qingwan nodded slightly and said with downcast eyes: "Alright, I'll wait to see him."

  Shi Xian couldn't help but glance at Shi Hui with a pleased expression.

  Shi Hui couldn't help but find a gap when Lin Qingyuan was not around and asked her, "Sister, how did you think of matchmaking between the Shi and Lin families?"

  "You said how many women in today's world can compare with the mistress of Lin Manor?"

  Shi Hui lowered her eyes and said: "The princess counts as one, the English princess counts as one, and sister also counts as one."

  Shi Xian slightly shook his head, "I'm far inferior to her, just in terms of bravery I'm not a match for her. If she's like this, how can the Lin County Master she taught be any worse?"

  Shi Hui was silent.

  "We are her masters, and you have also seen her cleverness and intelligence. If she can learn three points of her aunt's mind and temperament, let alone the mistress of our Shi family, even the mistress of a noble family like Cui or Lu can do it."

  Shi Xian said in a low voice: "Being able to marry her is a blessing for our Shi family."

  Shi Hui sighed, "Lin Junzhu is indeed formidable. When she and her niece first returned to Suzhou, several families were willing to come forward and ask for their hands in marriage?"

  Without a father or brothers, and having lost her mother at a young age, Lin Qingyuan was now helping Lin Yubin exchange all his bad cards for good ones.

  Since both brothers and sisters have their own ideas, Shi Hui naturally won't stop them. "But I think the Shang family also has the intention of forming an alliance with the Lin family."

  She said in a low voice: "That young master of the Shang family is actually childhood friends with Yu Bing..."

  Shi Xian said indifferently, "A family with a daughter will have many suitors, and the Lin family hasn't made up their minds yet. Any family has a chance. If Yan'er can't win her over, it's because he's not good enough."

  Shi Hui: ……

  Lin Yuhbin has grown up so big and it's the first time he walked through such a bustling street, with all sorts of fun and delicious things along the way, dazzling people's eyes.

  When she was very young, her parents would also take her out to play during the Lantern Festival. At that time, both she and her aunt were still young, so her father and mother wouldn't take them wandering around the streets. Instead, they would arrive early at a wine tower and sit by the window watching the lanterns and fireworks outside.

  Most of the time is spent eating at home, admiring lanterns and playing games, but the excitement is limited.

  When her mother passed away, she was sent back to Suzhou to live with her maternal grandmother. Firstly, it wasn't good for her to go out while mourning, and secondly, the Shang family didn't have the custom of going out on Yuanxiao Festival in previous years either.

  In the past two years, she followed her aunt to mourn for her father and it was even more impossible for her to go out and have fun during the Lantern Festival. So at this time, being buried in the bustle, she couldn't help but excitedly call out.

  Lu Si was also excited by her and shouted while pulling her hand: "Wow, someone is roasting mutton, I want to have a plate too."

  Lin Yuhu's gaze moved away from the colorful lanterns and towards the small food stalls by the road, she swallowed her saliva secretly, "It seems like we just had dinner."

  "Don't you think we're a bit hungry after running all this way?" Lu Si looked at her with eager eyes.

  Lin Yuheng seriously rubbed his belly and said, "It seems so."

  So the two happily decided to buy a plate and by the time Shang Danlan and the others caught up, they had already started eating together.

  "Hey, you guys are just going to stand there and eat?"

  Lin Yuhong's face turned slightly red, and he said in a low voice: "Everyone eats like this."

  Before they could say anything else, Lin Yuhong directly stuffed a piece into their mouths and asked: "How is it, delicious?"

  Shang Danlan couldn't help but chew a few more times and asked: "How was it roasted?"

  Lu Ling and Cui Rong said directly: "Give me another one, I didn't taste the last one."

  "There's no more food, go queue up." Lin Yuhbin pointed to the usual queue behind him: "Hey, who's going to queue?"

  Xiang Dan Ju slammed her mouth shut and bravely squeezed forward to line up.

  Lin Yuhong immediately said: "Fourth sister, you buy two more plates, I and Lu Si will go see the tofu flower in front, what flavor do you want to eat?"

  "How sweet!" everyone exclaimed in unison.

  Now everyone doesn't care if it's on the main street or not, smelling the fragrance and feeling like their stomach is really hungry.

  When De Lu Yu and the others finally caught up after overcoming countless difficulties, what they saw was a group of little girls gathered together sharing delicious food, with a crowd of people coming and going beside them.

  They couldn't help but rub their foreheads and stepped forward saying: "Aren't we here to guess lantern riddles? Why are you all eating?"

  Lu Li rolled her eyes and said: "Didn't you guys just have dinner?"

  Shang Mingjie looked at what was in their hands, swallowed his saliva and asked, "Is it delicious?"

  Lu Yu couldn't help but stretch out his hand to hit him, while Zhou Tong burst into loud laughter on the side, and particularly helped them with a foot of strength.