Love is More Than a Word

Chapter 3 - Part 8

Chapter 3 - It Never Rains But It Pours, Part 8

Author: Su Youbing

Translator: EXandros, Renkun27

Proofreader: lonelycauliflower

Old Tao and Tao Mo had been together for many years and had never been separated. Bidding farewell was difficult.

The two spent a long time exhorting each other. After that, Old Tao reluctantly set on his journey.

Mu Chun saw Tao Mo's eyes were red, so he comforted him, "Elder L...Old Tao's going back to reunite with his old friend even though the journey will be long. So it's a happy event. No need to worry too much about him."

"Since Old Tao came to my house, this is our first parting. Without him, perhaps I won't be who I am now," Tao Mo said.

"It's good if you're attached to each other, but if you blindly rely on him, I'm afraid you'll outsmart yourself instead."

"I know. I'll try to be a good official and I won't make Old Tao disappointed," Tao Mo gloomily said.

Mu Chun smiled and did not say anything.

All of a sudden, Secretary Jin came in a hurry.

"Secretary Jin, did you come to send Old Tao off, too?" Tao Mo asked.

Secretary Jin was dumbfounded by what he said. "Send Old Tao off?"

Before Tao Mo could open his mouth, Mu Chun cut him off and changed the topic, "This is the famous Secretary Jin?"

Secretary Jin was dumbfounded again. "This is..."

"Humble me is Mu Chun." Mu Chun cupped his hand in obeisance. "May I know why are you such in a hurry, Secretary Jin?"

Secretary Jin responded, "The members of the Qius and the Liangs are fighting. They're now in front of the Tongs' residence."

Tao Mo wondered so he asked, "Who're the Qius? And who're the Liangs?"

Secretary Jin waved his hand and said," I'll explain it further on the way."

Due to the large number of passengers, Hao Guozi specially brought out the carriage, which Old Tao insisted to leave behind.

Tao Mo, Mu Chun and Secretary Jin got on the carriage in order.

Secretary Jin heaved a sigh of relief and collected himself together. "The Second Miss of the Qius and Liang Wenwu of the Liangs made a marriage agreement two years ago. There're red cards [1] as proof. After the Liangs changed residence, they agreed to marry the Second Miss of the Qius into their family within two years. Who would've thought that after two years, the Liangs' bridal sedan still hasn't arrived. Coincidentally, the eldest son of the Qius owed a huge amount of gambling debts and is being held hostage, so the elders of the Qius decided to marry off the Second Miss to Master Tong, who was ready to take in a concubine."

([1] 红庚 or Hong Geng are red cards exchanged during an engagement which contains the groom and bride's Eight Characters, which indicated the year, month, day, and hour of a person's birth, formerly used in fortune-telling.)

"Master Tong?" Tao Mo asked.

Secretary Jin nodded and said, "Precisely the father of Tong Yinghong."