JOY OF LIFE

[VOLUME 1]Chapter 38: Leaving Danzhou

Teng Zi Jing never imagined that the mission that was a.s.signed to him by the Count this time would be completed so smoothly – he originally thought that, since Young Master Fan Xian did not have much status, he would be very vocal against going to the Capital where he would meet the Second Mistress. As such, he expected him to find all sorts of reasons to remain longer in Danzhou. It was rather unexpected that this Young Master agreed to the Count's request nonchalantly and without any hesitation.

He already knew the Old Madam's decision to stay in Danzhou long ago, but he did not think much about it. As long as this nameless Young Master would follow him and his subordinates to the Capital he would be fine. As for the Old lady, since she loves the sea view that much she should remain here to retire in peace; moreover, the Count did not explicitly request for the entire manor to move back to the Capital.

The black three-horse carriage stopped outside the main gate of the Manor. The throne was covered with a navy blue cushion; the contrast of the blue and black was rather pretty. The door was already surrounded by the citizens of Danzhou; everyone had already seen the formation for moving house and had long since gathered around here. After some questioning, it was found that Young Master Fan would be returning to the Capital today.

Although everyone from Danzhou were all flawed, such as some who were easily jealous, others who were sharp-tongued, throughout the ten years, whenever they saw the Young Master Fan who did not behave like a young master at all shopping or shouting at the rooftop, they would be glad of it. Now that they heard he is about to leave for the bustling Capital, they figured that he may not return, and were thus all rather melancholic about it.

There was quite a crowd gathered outside the main door of the Count's Manor to await the last time Fan Xian would walk out from this house.

However, after half a day, they still do not see that beautiful and ever-smiling face.

The backyard was rather busy and messy; Fan Xian was grinning while leaning against a pillar, looking at the many servant girls rushing around. One of them called out, "The toothbrush! Don't forget the toothbrush." This call caused another frantic search for about half a day.

After arriving in this world, he did not have any great invention; the only thing he did was to make the toothbrush more comfortable by a little by replacing the horsehair people used with pig bristles. At the same time, he replaced the hard pillow with one made of cotton that was much softer; also, he managed to fashion something like a shower head at the back of his bed chambers.

There were a lot of other things, but at this moment, the only things he could take back to the capital constituted a small portion of this.

It was not until a long while before all the belongings were stuffed concisely and properly at the back of the carriage before Fan Xian finally helped the Old Madam, who was beaming the entire time, out from the Manor.

After shaking hands and saying his goodbyes to all his fellow citizens, Fan Xian was not surprised to see a red-eyed Si Si in the middle of the crowd; she must have cried the night before.

Fan Xian was unusually garbed in a long sleeve today; with his chest held high, he knelt down and kowtowed once to the Old Madam.

After standing up, he used an absolutely informal and unorthodox method known in this world – he hugged the Old Lady furiously and kissed her wrinkle-filled forehead and softly said, "Granny, please find a good family for Si Si to marry into, at least like Dong-er."

All the servants in the Manor pretended as if they did not see the Young Master fooling around.

The Old Madam was also startled; she did not think that this child who has always been matured and understanding would actually have such a mischievous side. She hit his forehead and scolded him, "What are you playing at, I would naturally settle such things."