The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 396 Thank you for not marrying me
Inside the study of the Gan residence.

Fang Molin looked at his disciple's expression and hesitated to speak.

Gan Mingfu chuckled and said, "Master, please ask me anything. I will answer to the best of my knowledge."

Fang Molin hesitated for a long time before finally asking the question:

"Zhengze, do you still hate the Qi family?"

No matter how bad the Qi family is, their daughter-in-law is still his own niece, and blood ties cannot be severed so easily.

Gan Mingfu shook his head:
"To be honest, right after the engagement was called off, I did get stuck in a rut. I complained that the peasant uprising had delayed the imperial examinations, and I regretted not taking the exams at the age of fourteen to play it safe. I even questioned whether I hadn't been attentive enough to the young lady of the Qi family."

As for the hatred you mentioned? It's really not that bad! Back then, I was just a commoner, and my family's wealth was nothing compared to the Qi family's. My character and talent weren't enough for the Qi family to weigh the pros and cons and continue the marriage.

Later, when they arrived at the border town, the students realized that personal feelings were utterly insignificant in the face of the life and death of the nation.

Fortunately, the student's knowledge still had some use in the border region, and his sister had made a name for herself in the border region through her military achievements. The student's family's life in the border town was much better than in Lezhi County.

Most importantly, the student also met his soon-to-be bride. His future mother-in-law and father-in-law did not mind that the student was only a centurion and were willing to marry their only legitimate daughter to him.

The student has now achieved some success in his career, is about to marry the woman he loves, his parents are in good health, and he has enough money to live on. To anyone, he is a true winner in life.

Therefore, how could one possibly hate the benefactor who gave the student a new lease on life? They should be grateful to her for not marrying him.

Fang Molin: "."

If Qi's mother knew what the closed-door disciple had just said, she would probably regret it to the core.

How could I not regret it?
The Qi family left Ganluchuan and went to the nearest city, Hami, overnight.

There's no need to inquire too much.

General Gan, Commander Gan, and Zuo Xiucai, that gigolo from the Zuo family, all made contributions to Guanzhong. Any military family member from the border city could talk about them for three days and three nights.

Mother Qi then gave each of the old women who were chatting idly at the gate of a certain courtyard a double-sided embroidered handkerchief.

The exquisite embroidery from Shangdu was a rare sight for the native families of soldiers in the Northwest.

What old woman of this age doesn't like to take advantage of others?
Before long, they were completely talking.

“Young lady, your choice to come to Kansai for business is the wisest one. If you ask where the safest place in the world is right now, it has to be Kansai, and Hamiwei is the safest among them.”

Mother Qi hesitated, looking puzzled: "Is this place safer than Huaiqing Prefecture and the border town?"

"Biancheng borders the Tatars of the southern desert. In the years before General Gan came to Biancheng, how many Tatars didn't come to plunder the vicinity of Biancheng? Don't worry, sister, with General Gan of the Angmen as our guardian deity in Guanzhong, the Hu people and Tatars dare not come easily. Even if they do come, we're not afraid. No matter how many come, we'll make sure they don't leave alive!"

"Yes, without General Gan and his vanguard battalion, we wouldn't have the peaceful life we ​​have today. Little sister, when you live in Kansai, just remember one thing: respect General Gan and treat him as your guardian angel!"

Mother Qi asked timidly, "Wasn't it said that General Gan used to be a pig butcher? How could he be so skilled at killing people?"

General Gan's die-hard fans were immediately displeased:

"How much does a pig weigh, and how heavy is a barbarian? What's so special about a capable person who can subdue a pig and easily kill a barbarian?"

Mother Qi: "."

How can these be compared? Pigs are livestock, so there's no psychological burden when killing them. Who can kill someone without feeling scared?
Oh, no!

That guy, isn't he just a mentally challenged idiot?
All the food I ate went into my energy. Goodness, we still have to keep talking.

It was only with great difficulty that the issue was finally brought to the attention of General Gan's maternal family.

"General Gan's family is quite something; they're the richest family in Angmen Border Town! Just by having a recipe for mutton head soup, diners from hundreds of miles away travel to their restaurant to eat meat and drink soup."

"Besides General Gan, the Gan family has two other promising young men in this generation. The most fortunate one is Gan Mingfu, the second son in the family. He is now the prospective son-in-law of a prince, who is to marry a princess, the future princess!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? With Commander Gan's character and talent, even without his older sister, he could probably be promoted to a fifth-rank general within three to five years. Putting aside everything else, he designed and supervised the construction of the entire new city of Ganluchuan! It's all made of blue bricks and gray tiles, and there's even a river in the city. Mature fruit trees have filled the whole city. How many generals' wives went to Ganluchuan and never came back?"

"That's true. Commander Gan is indeed quite talented. Apart from our Hami Guard, the other guards wish they could rebuild their cities just like Ganluchuan New City."

"Sigh, all the capable ones are other people's children. Looking at my own troublesome daughter, I'm envious of Mrs. Gan again."

Mother Qi: "."

She's not envious!

The entire Kansai region is showering the Gan family with compliments.

So, can this former mother-in-law who has offended Gan Mingfu so badly have a good ending?
Can the Qi Family Embroidery Building still open in Hami City?

What will become of my daughter Dongyu's marriage?
As for leaving Kansai, the Qi family had never even considered it.

Firstly, the journey is too long and too much trouble.

Secondly, as these old women I just met said, this might be the safest place in the world.

For the Qi family, who possessed a huge sum of money, nothing was more important than safety.

On the way here, they even planned to sell the embroidery products from the Qi Family Embroidery Building to the Western Regions.

How to do?
The best solution is to find a powerful patron, someone as influential as the Gan family, to whom you can attach yourself.

The Qi family was trembling with fear, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Gan Mingfu didn't even flinch once when this family left Ganluchuan.

As he was about to set off back to the border town to say goodbye to his older sister.

Gan Minglan also asked, "I heard the Qi family went to Hami City. Do you want them to get out of Guanzhong?"

"Sister, unimportant people aren't worth your time. What height can a grasshopper jump after autumn?"

"That's hard to say. Isn't it implying that she'll bring a boudoir as part of the dowry? Many bachelors would be laughing in their sleep if they could marry a wife like that."

"Have you forgotten about the Yun brocade that your brother-in-law made? What kind of embroidery is nothing compared to Yun brocade? Besides, even ordinary embroidery, as long as it's made with our seven-colored silk, is it afraid of competing with the Qi family's embroidery workshop?"

"It seems you've really grown up and matured! Your perspective has broadened as well."

"Sister, sister, in front of you, I will always be the younger brother."

"Ah!"

(End of this chapter)