Zhen Chun wasn't interested in staying either. After leaving the Qiao Family, she went straight back home to Nanjiang. She had a wide social circle and many classmates in Nanjiang. Xu Chunliang set three ground rules for her: no drinking, no going to bars, and no sleeping out. Zhen Chun agreed to them all. She now had quite a high regard for this younger cousin.
The only ones who ended up going to the tea house were Xu Chunliang, Mei Ru Xue, and Ye Qingya.
Ye Qingya had already adapted to a life without her husband's company. She told Xu Chunliang that her grandfather often mentioned him and hoped he would have time to study the Five Animal Play.
Xu Chunliang agreed with a smile, promising to visit next month when he goes to the Capital City.
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Xu Ying's tea house remained closed until the seventh day of the new year. The small courtyard at the tea house entrance was becoming more elegant, with clusters of pale yellow winter sweet blossoms in full bloom.
