Upon returning ho, Qin Yi was all smiles as he imdiately shared the news with Su Pan’er that their new house would soon be ready to move in. Su Pan’er was instantly filled with jubilation.
"Once everything is fully prepared, we will pick a good day and move. This small courtyard was originally prepared for Ke’er. It wouldn’t be good for us to occupy it forever."
"We need to choose an appropriate ti to move."
A delighted glow ca to Qin Yi’s face. "Not long ago, Great General Ye had a conversation with . It won’t be long before the Imperial Court issues the appointnt. By that ti, I’ll have a clear idea about my specific official position. We’d better settle this house matter before that."
"Did Great General Ye tell you about this?"
A slight stiffness crept into Su Pan’er’s smile. "That indeed is good news. Let’s consult soone about which dates are auspicious soon. We can pick the best one to move."
"Correct! He said so himself."
Qin Yi eagerly nodded. "Speaking of auspicious days, in less than two weeks, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. I have had soone look up the auspicious dates, and it turns out the fifteenth, sixteenth, and the twenty-ninth of this month are all good days. Which one do you think is the best?"
"I can’t believe I completely forgot about the Mid-Autumn Festival!"
Su Pan’er sighed as she gently tapped her forehead. "I have been sleeping poorly these days and even forgot such an important day. How about we move on the fifteenth? Shouldn’t our move be a harmonious and joyful occasion marked by family unity?"
After a slight mont of deliberation, Qin Yi agreed. "That’s a perfect day. It’s a great opportunity to blend the joy of moving into a new house with the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Su Pan’er imdiately agreed.
The joy of moving, according to village customs, should be celebrated with a feast attended by relatives and friends.
As for who should be invited, Su Pan’er and Qin Yi spent a lot of ti discussing. Considering that Su Sikong, who was ultimately Su Pan’er’s uncle, had just passed away, they didn’t feel it was appropriate to host a grand celebration. So, they decided to scale down the guest list.
Parents and siblings from both sides would be invited. The Clan Leader and the Clan Elder, who helped them a lot with their new house, would naturally be asked to attend. Others like Jun Ruochen and his siblings, Ye Han, Hwa Diexiang, Lui Ming, and Lui Muyi were also on the invitation list.
When they added it all up, the final list was quite a crowd!
The couple discussed late into the night, and Qin Yi personally wrote and sent out the invitations.
Unexpectedly, when delivering the invitation to the Clan Leader, he brought back additional good news. The winery cooperated by the Lui and Qin families was finally about to open!
The opening date was set for three days later, which was decided collectively by Qin Yi and both families!
"When was this decision made? Why haven’t I heard anything about it?"
Su Pan’er was sowhat surprised.
Qin Yi was equally ecstatic. "Don’t you rember we already brought it up twice? However, at that ti, we hadn’t finalized a shop in the county city, wasn’t just dragging on. Uncle Lui has now found a nice place, which was originally a winery. We simply need to do so refurbishing before we can open. But with all the things going on recently on our side, he just didn’t get a chance to ntion it."
Hearing this, the smile on Su Pan’er’s face muted.
During their predicant, Lui Muyi was badly involved, and ended up spending a lot of money, and yet, he didn’t manage to get their prison doors open.
This was sothing they later learned from Chief Ran.
When Su Pan’er and Qin Yi were sent to prison, the gatekeepers were all from the Wang Qi and Wang Ba factions. Lui Muyi’s money didn’t help at all.
"What he has been through for us..."
It took Su Pan’er a while to exhale these words with a sigh.
Fortunately, they managed to get out safely; otherwise Lui Muyi might still have been in trouble because of them.
Now, the winery is opening!
After discussing things with Su Pan’er, Qin Yi had another conversation with the Clan Leader and decided to completely retreat to the background.
The winery is nominally still a workshop of the Lui Family.
As a partner, Su Pan’er should ideally have made an appearance during the opening, but due to her pregnancy, she stayed back and let Qin Yi go instead.
Upon returning, he brought back a cart full of Bamboo Leaf Green Wine.
"These are the most authentic taste, save them for our house moving celebration on the fifteenth of August!"
Qin Yi laughed cheerfully. These wines couldn’t be compared to the ones out there; they were high-quality wines that money couldn’t easily buy.
Just looking at the wine jar made Su Pan’er feel itchy. Thinking about the little sprout in her belly, she had to quench her desire!
Seeing her eyeing the wine jar, drooling and craving for it, Qin made Qin Yi shake his head with a smile.
"I’ve asked Doctor Cao. You can’t drink alcohol while pregnant. Afraid of you being envious, I let soone specially make you so rock sugar, snow pear, and bird’s nest porridge."
"I don’t want to eat that. I’m fed up with sweet things!"
Su Pan’er couldn’t help pinching her nose as she spoke.
It seed as though she had already slled the sweetness.
Recently she began to crave spicy food. Whether she is eating or enjoying soup, she needs to add a couple spoonfuls of Douban sauce before she can eat it.
Watching her eat red-hot dishes and rave about their deliciousness was a bit too much for others even just to watch or sll.
Even though Su Pan’er knew that eating too much chili was not good for health, she simply couldn’t resist the craving! A al without spiciness seed insipid to her.
She was genuinely craving it!
Qin Yi worried about her digestating, constantly trying to make her delicious food for fear that she might hurt herself, but she just couldn’t eat anything else.
Finally, in the midst of their conflict, the fifteenth of August arrived!
Early in the morning, everyone arrived from all directions in a festive spirit.
Mrs. Su-Hua arrived with Ke’er.
As per country customs, the family mbers of a deceased person couldn’t pay social visits in the neighborhood within a hundred days of the death. To avoid any talk, Su Lao Si didn’t co.
Mrs. Su-Hua had a complaint about this. "Your Uncle’s accounts had been settled long before. He refused to acknowledge any kinship when you and Qin Yi were arrested. Despite your father kneeling and begging before him, he cut off brotherly relations and made your father feel guilty for his death. We held our noses and buried him, now observe he isn’t here to join us for the celebration. What’s with that?"
Ke’er and Shuang’er were playing well together on the side, their continuous laughter echoed.
Su Pan’er couldn’t help but gently touch her belly, imagining the little sprout in her stomach growing fast and coming out to be as lively and lovely as these two kids.
Upon hearing Mrs. Su-Hua’s words, she burst into laughter!
"Mother, don’t complain about father. I guess he probably doesn’t feel too good about it either."
Su Pan’er was well aware of what kind Su Lao Si was.
Even if Su Sikong no longer recognized him as his brother, he still rembered brotherly love. However, this would be the last ti.
"He shouldn’t have offered himself up for tornt!"
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