Chapter 27

Du Ruo subconsciously followed Shang Tianyou's line of sight and looked over.

That person was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a slender figure and a handsome face; against the backdrop of a blue and white Confucian robe, he looked even cleaner and clearer, with the vitality of a youth, but also the steadiness and uprightness of a scholar.

She was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Liangchen? The childhood sweetheart of the original owner?

Du Ruo suddenly remembered; Xiao Liangchen was indeed studying at Xiushan Academy and was recommended by several teachers.

One had to know that as the best institution in the whole town, Xiushan Academy wasn't something just anyone could enter; you had to have money, talent, or connections.

And Xiao Liangchen belonged to the second type.

When Xiao Liangchen was admitted, his mother was so proud that she sang everywhere, saying that the ancestral grave of their family was smoking, and she had accumulated virtue in her previous life to give birth to such a promising son.

She also said she had someone calculate it, and she was a noble lady with a wealthy fate.

Meaning her son Xiao Liangchen would definitely make a name for himself in the future and reach the position of a high official.

Whether the fortune teller was accurate or not, Du Ruo didn't know, and she didn't care.

Du Ruo turned her face away indifferently.

Xiao Liangchen finally came back to his senses from the shock of seeing Du Ruo for the first time. His expression was slightly unnatural, but he walked over in the end.

Shang Tianyou immediately stuffed two balls into his hand and greeted: "Hurry up and taste it; it was made by Jiang Sister-in-law herself; it's delicious!"

Xiao Liangchen froze instantly.

He looked at the ball in his hand, not knowing whether to eat it or not.

Du Ruo smiled, but the smile didn't reach her eyes: "Since Young Master Xiao doesn't like this, there is no need to force it."

Xiao Liangchen raised his eyes to look at her abruptly.

Counting it up, they hadn't spoken to each other for a long time.