Chapter 12: Farewell

  "It's okay, I'm not going to stay away forever," said Guo Jia, who still remembered his long-term observation plan.

  "When are you coming back?" asked Xiaoyue with a reluctance to part.

  Guo Jia's eyes rolled around,

  "I'll be back after you figure out the difficult problem I gave you last time."

  Huang Yueying curled her lip, which seemed perfunctory to her. After some thought, she suddenly spoke up and said,

  "Then I'll go with you too!"

  "What nonsense!" Madame Huang scolded as she walked over, "Your brother Guo didn't go out to have fun."

  Xiao Yueying's expression changed back to what it was initially, she tightly grasped onto Guo Jia and refused to let go, while towards others, she had a completely unfamiliar look.

  "No way is no way!" Unfortunately, Huang's mother could rely on Yueying for anything, but there was still a bottom line.

  After discovering that her "acting cute" was useless, Huang Yueying could only hum a sound and turn her head to the side. Although she didn't say anything, towards this mother of hers, indeed, Huang Yueying still had no good feelings at all. This wasn't allowed, that wasn't okay, everything had to be controlled, it was simply too annoying!

  Just out of innate fear, Xiaoyue Ying still didn't dare openly oppose her mother's words.

  At this time, Huang Bobo led a little girl to come up, it was indeed Ya Niang Ming Er, Huang Chengyan said to Guo Jia:

  "Good nephew, it's going to be tough from now on. Everything will depend on you yourself. I have some acquaintance with Cai Yong and his family, take this letter with you, maybe it can help you."

  Huang Bo said, handing over a letter and a package of luggage to Guo Jia's hands, which naturally still contained a lot of travel expenses. From then on, Guo Jia simultaneously possessed the letters of introduction from the hermit Water Mirror Mr. Sima Hui and the famous scholar Huang Chengyan, plus the evaluation of Pang De Gong, this price is rising rapidly.

  It's just unknown whether these elders will lament in the future that Guo Jia ruined their signboard.

  "Thanks for taking care of it, Uncle." Guo Jia took it over without hesitation, after all, these things were indispensable. This world was like that, no money was not okay, and no relationship was also not okay.

  Then Huang Bo Fu pulled Ming Er from beside him to the front.

  "On the way here, no one took care of you either, so your uncle found a maid for you, who can take care of your daily life."

  As soon as he finished speaking, the little girl beside him immediately paid respects to Guo Jia.

  "I'll see you tomorrow, sir."

  "Ah... " Guo Jia's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but think that this was actually a good thing. Who wouldn't want to enjoy it? But this little servant girl was a bit too young, wasn't she? In the end, was it the servant girl taking care of Guo Jia or Guo Jia taking care of the servant girl instead?

  Moreover, this maid was originally prepared by Huang Chengyan for Huang Yueying. Wouldn't Guo Jia be somewhat unkind now?

  Originally, Huang Chengyan saw that Guo Jia was about to leave, and although he could still find other maids, for the time being, where would he find one as obedient and clever as Ming'er? So, Huang Chengyan once again showed his noble character and directly gave the good ones to Guo Jia, the son of a worldly acquaintance.

  As for Huang Yueying's side, it doesn't matter anyway, just take your time and look again later.

  Poor girl was deceived like this tomorrow, and even later her family members came to Huang Chengyan here to reason.

  She's not an ordinary girl from a common family, after all. With her family background and upbringing, she wouldn't have been so obedient and sensible at such a young age if it weren't for the sudden drastic change in their circumstances. In this era where boys are valued over girls, they couldn't afford to raise her anymore, so reluctantly, they had to send her to the Huang's as a maid.

  The Huang family is of good social standing, and Huang Chengyan is a well-known scholar. Moreover, since Ming'er will be sent over tomorrow to serve as a personal maid for Huang Yueying, if Huang Yueying marries well in the future, Ming'er's prospects will also improve naturally. It is precisely because they know that Ming'er will not suffer once she leaves her family that they are willing to send their daughter away.

  But who would have thought that Huang Chengyan directly gave Ming'er away to someone else.

  It's strange if there isn't any complaint in their family, now at this time, no matter how you look at it, following Miss Huang Yueying is absolutely much better than following Guo Jia who has nothing and is nobody.

  Putting aside trivial matters, Guo Jia reluctantly accepted the little maid from Huang Bo's hands. Taking a closer look at this young maid, she indeed looked quite delicate and pretty. Although she was still young, having her by his side to admire would be some consolation.

  Hehe, I've just crossed over and already have a personal maid, it seems the future is indeed bright and boundless~ Some despicable guy has started daydreaming again.

  Finally, there is no banquet in the world that does not disperse.

  Outside the long pavilion, by the ancient road, willow trees on the shore, the remaining moon in the dawn wind, they gazed at each other with tears in their eyes. Guo Jia and Huang Bo exchanged a deep, meaningful glance for a moment.

  Uncle Huang nodded his head, "Worthy nephew, take care!"

  Kwok Ka took a deep breath, said nothing more, and resolutely turned around, shedding a line of clear tears. The onlookers couldn't help but wipe their eyes too, what a wonderful uncle-nephew relationship!

  No one knew that at this moment, Guo Jia was thinking:

  Damn it! I've been waiting for so long with eager eyes, and you don't even tell the guards what's going on. How are we supposed to get through this?

  Guo Jia took Guo Yuan and the newly arrived little maid Ming Er, the three of them had not walked far when Xiao Yueying's eyes turned around, and Huang Bomu beside her said faintly.

  "Don't even think about secretly following me."

  No one knows a daughter better than her mother.

  "Wow—"

  Xiao Yuemei, whose thoughts had been exposed, finally burst into tears for the first time in these days, then ignored everyone and ran back to her room alone.

  "Look at this..." Huang Chengyan turned to his wife and said.

  Huang's mother raised an eyebrow and said casually,

  "It's just a child, what does she know? She's just lonely and needs someone to play with. After some time passes, we can find her another maid and everything will be fine."

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  In the distance, Guo Jia suddenly stopped in his tracks, turned around, and found that he could no longer see Huang Bo and the others.

  "Big brother, what's wrong? Did you forget something? I'll run back and help you get it." Guo Yuan said.

  Guo Jia shook his head, opened the luggage, and directly took out the contents inside. He spread them out and it turned out that he wanted to see how big of a "red envelope" Huang Bofu had given him.

  At this time, Guo Jia suddenly realized that he couldn't understand the current currency at all, and involuntarily asked:

  "What is the current price?"

  No response.

  "How much purchasing power does this money have?"

  No reply.

  Guo Jia's mouth twitched and he suddenly shouted at Guo Yu:

  "I told you long ago to read more books, now look at you, can't even understand written words, and can't even make out what people are saying!"

  "Me, me..." Guo Yuan's face turned red, and for a moment he couldn't say a word.

  At this time, even if a university scholar were to come, upon hearing Guo Jia's words, they would likely be so ashamed that they would cover their face.

  Helpless, Guo Jia could only turn his head and ask Ming'er, the little maid.

  "How long will this money last us?"

  He looked at it tomorrow, then silently calculated in his heart and replied.

  "Returning to the master, it should be enough for an ordinary family of three to eat for almost a year."