CHAPTER 397: CHAPTER 393: EIGHT YEARS

The wedding of Yuan Yindi and Ruan Wan was very grand.

After a light snow, the weather cleared up. With a ten-mile-long bridal procession, the scene was truly spectacular.

On the white official road, the sound of suona and gongs echoed to the skies. The red silk ribbons tied to the dowry chests fluttered in the wind, and the dowries stretched for more than ten miles.

As the most beloved daughter of the Ruan Family, Ruan Wan’s wedding scene was comparable to that of a princess marrying.

Yuan Yindi also became famous once again because of this marriage.

Throughout Daxia, countless people envied Yuan Yindi’s astounding luck.

Just a farmer’s son, yet he married the legitimate daughter of the Ruan Family!

And with this event, the Yuan Family also gained some reputation in Daxia.

Yuan Wangdi and Yuan Laidi’s careers in the military also benefited to some extent.

And the inexpensive eateries managed by Yuan Pandi and Yuan Zhaodi naturally rode this wave of good fortune.

However, after Yuan Yindi and Ruan Wan got married, they stayed in Yunyang City for less than ten days before setting out for Yanmen County.

This time, Yuan Bao was finally able to fulfill her wish and accompanied them on the journey.

Although she went to Yanmen County and wouldn’t be able to visit Mrs. Wei Shen and Wei Qiqi to play anytime, leaving Yunyang City meant Yuan Bao wouldn’t have to frequently encounter Mrs. Xiao Li and Yuan Zhaodi.

Old Yuan and Mrs. Zeng were reluctant to let Yuan Bao go, but they understood that it was impossible to keep her.

Old Yuan and Mrs. Zeng could see Yuan Bao’s discomfort with Mrs. Xiao Li and her unease around Yuan Zhaodi.

Indeed, they doted on Yuan Bao, but this affection had its limits.

In Yunyang City, apart from Yuan Shougui, all of Old Yuan’s grandchildren were there, especially three recently born grandsons.

Old Yuan and Mrs. Zeng could not neglect these three grandsons just for Yuan Bao.

Moreover, Old Yuan firmly believed that Yuan Bao had great luck that could bring good fortune to those around her. And Yuan Yindi was the most outstanding among his five sons. Naturally, Old Yuan hoped that Yuan Bao would stay with Yuan Yindi to bring him more good luck and aid him in his official career.

Yuan Bao, naturally, knew nothing of Old Yuan’s thoughts.

No one had ever told Yuan Bao about her ability to change the Yuan Family’s fortune.

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After traveling from Yunyang City to Yanmen County, Yuan Bao found that compared to Yunyang City’s weather, Yanmen County’s weather was worse.

The city of Yanmen County was so cold that Yuan Bao felt as if she was in the far north.

"County Princess, isn’t it too cold outside!"

Hu Niuniu was accompanying Yuan Bao. She had just stepped outside for a brief walk and felt as if she were about to freeze.

Despite the clear sunny day with the sun high in the sky, the sunlight offered no warmth.

"You’ll get used to it!"

Although Yuan Bao felt cold as well, due to practicing martial arts, she had a much higher resistance to the cold.

"County Princess, this isn’t something one can just get used to!"

Hu Niuniu felt that she might never be able to adapt in her lifetime.

Yuan Bao didn’t say much, she nestled further into the warm kang and invited Hu Niuniu over, saying, "Come over, the kang is warm, warm yourself up!"

"Thank you, County Princess!"

Hu Niuniu quickly expressed her gratitude and squeezed into the kang with Yuan Bao.

Nanny Xue wasn’t around at the moment; she had taken Ximei to help Ruan Wan with some tasks.

Originally, Yuan Bao had wanted to go too, but Ruan Wan stopped her, citing the cold weather as the reason.

As for Yuan Yindi, he was extremely busy after returning to Yanmen County.

As the Prefectural Governor of Yanmen County, Yuan Yindi had many responsibilities. And with the unusual temperature this year in Yanmen County, although it hadn’t snowed as much as in Yunyang City, the weather was bitter enough to freeze a dog.

"County Princess, we’re not going to stay in Yanmen County forever, are we?"

Hu Niuniu asked, after getting warm enough on the kang, as she turned to Yuan Bao, "I heard people say that in Yanmen County, aside from winter, there’s only summer, with no spring or autumn. Half of the year is winter, and there’re only three or four warm months. If it gets cold, it doesn’t warm up until June or July, and snow can fall again by August or September!"

"If we don’t stay here, where else can we go?"

Yuan Bao rolled her eyes.

After all, she had been adopted as Yuan Yindi’s daughter.

"Go back to Yunyang City!"

Hu Niuniu replied as a matter of course, "The house in Yunyang City is also your home, County Princess!"