Chapter 805: Chapter 804: Feigned Outrage

Zhou Xuennian and Madam Lu never expected that the person searching would be so persistent, even finding their way to Zhou Xuennian’s shop where he worked as an accountant.

“You—it’s you.” Zhou Xuennian looked at the man in his thirties. Although more than ten years had passed, he recognized him instantly. This was the little servant who used to follow orders around that man back then, what was his name again?

Fu Gui looked at the man before him, his mood was a bit complicated. He had gathered quite a bit of information about the Old Zhou family’s affairs. This Zhou Xuennian even bought exam questions just to achieve scholar status, and later those incidents happened, it couldn’t be more distressing.

Now, standing in front of him was a man whose old features were completely evident. Where was the scholarly demeanor once seen?

“Elder Master Zhou, it’s been years, and I didn’t expect you to still recognize me.” Fu Gui forced a smile, “How about we find a place to talk?”

Zhou Xuennian nodded, informed the shop assistant, and followed Fu Gui to a private room in a restaurant to sit down.

“You, you are called?”

“Elder Master, I am called Fu Gui.”

“Yes, yes, Fu Gui, it’s really you.” Zhou Xuennian remembered and urgently asked, “What are you here for? Where is your master now?”

“Young Master should now be called Elder Master.”

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xuennian’s heart began to pound, forcing himself to calm down.

“I don’t care what he’s called, where is Wu Lihong now? And what are you doing here?” Zhou Xuennian sipped his tea, pretending to be calm as he asked.

Fu Gui then said, “In fact, I’m here this time performing errands with the Elder Master. Revisiting familiar places, the Elder Master remembered Madam Zhou and instructed me to inquire, knowing that Madam has not remarried?”

Zhou Xuennian heavily put down his teacup and sneered, “Remarry? Wasn’t my sister already married to your Elder Master? As the old saying goes, ‘a woman does not serve two husbands.’ Are you saying the women of the Zhou family lack virtue? Even though we’re not as grand as your big families, my sister, even if born to a peasant family, is still the daughter of a Scholar family, and has read the Female Precepts, studied, and learned to read.”

“You say my sister hasn’t remarried. I would have liked her to marry early, but she’s a stubborn one, unwilling to. If she’s unwilling, can we force her into the bridal sedan? Not to mention, she also has a daughter. She’s stubborn enough to wait for that faithless man who has been gone for sixteen years, and even her daughter has reached the age of marriage but still hasn’t waited for him. Hmph.”

Fu Gui’s eyes flickered, realizing Zhou Xuennian was quite a character, probably guessing his intentions and now putting on an act.

If it were someone else, Fu Gui might have given them the cold shoulder, but knowing the Elder Master’s thoughts, he could only bear with Zhou Xuennian’s feigned affront.

Fu Gui poured more tea for him, saying, “Elder Master, don’t be angry, it’s really a series of unfortunate events. Our Old Master was gravely ill back then, so the Elder Master hurried back, and afterwards…”

“Don’t rush to speak, let me ask you, is Wu Lihong married?” Zhou Xuennian stared at him as he asked, no one noticed he had clenched the robe on his lap tightly.

Fu Gui smirked, “Well, before our Old Master passed away, the family arranged a wedding to ward off ill fortune. The Elder Master married upon his return.”

Hearing this, Zhou Xuennian wasn’t too shocked, as it was expected. However, he still had to put on an act.

He feigned extreme anger, standing up, “Married? And what about my sister? She has waited for him ten years and also bore him a daughter. Where does he place the mother and daughter now? Wu Lihong must come out and give an explanation.”