The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 217

Chapter 217: Chapter 199, Horse-Riding Attire_1

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“Eh, why has the boat stopped moving?”

Seeing the boat suddenly slow down and stop, Daohua immediately stood on tiptoe and stretched her neck to look outside, then saw some disturbance at the harbor.

At this moment, Qin Wu walked over.

Qin Wu was skilled and careful, and now, as long as Yan Zhigao went out, he would bring him along.

“Miss, the master wishes for you to return to the cabin. It seems someone has fallen into the water ahead; the boats have blocked the harbor, so we might have to wait a bit before going ashore.”

Daohua nodded. The number of people out and about for the Double Ninth Festival was large, and the various boats squeezed together indeed made accidents more likely.

Glancing at the boats gradually approaching theirs, Daohua pulled Zhou Jingwan into the cabin.

Once inside, they bowed to Yan Zhigao and the others, then headed straight to the window and peered out.

“Eh, Daohua, look quick—isn’t that your brother and mine? What are they doing? Are they rescuing someone?” Zhou Jingwan suddenly pointed towards the harbor and spoke.

Daohua quickly looked over and spotted Yan Wenxiu and Zhou Chengye among the crowd.

It couldn’t be helped—amidst the chaotic and noisy dock, Yan Wenxiu and Zhou Chengye, calmly directing the mooring of the boats, truly stood out like cranes amongst chickens.

Moreover, both of them were handsome, with a genteel and elegant demeanor, which easily distinguished them from the crowd.

“It’s them. They seem to be helping maintain order!”

Elsewhere, Yan Zhigao and Zhou Family’s senior master also noticed Yan Wenxiu and Zhou Chengye at the dock.

Seeing the two young men giving commands to the boatmen to dock and evacuate with composure, both fathers showed expressions of satisfaction.

“Wenxiu nephew is becoming more and more capable, quite having the style of brother Yan,” stated Zhou Family’s senior master, praising Yan Wenxiu first.

Yan Zhigao, although proud of his eldest son’s excellence, humbly responded, “He still can’t compare to Chengye’s steadiness. Wenxiu has much to learn from him.”

Indeed, due to their different environments growing up, Zhou Chengye, accustomed to grand scenes from a young age, was somewhat more thorough and steady than Yan Wenxiu in some aspects.

Afterward, the two elderly fathers went on to compliment each other’s children, with the other invited guests chiming in now and then.

The dock was swiftly restored to order, and before long, Daohua and her group could disembark.

“Whose young master is that?”

“If they hadn’t helped, who knows how long we would have been stuck here?”

“With their appearance and manners, they must surely be from aristocratic families, no?”

As Daohua and Zhou Jingwan disembarked, they overheard conversations from people on another boat.

The two girls exchanged a glance, then turned to look, and saw a group of girls around fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing veiled caps, gazing in their direction from the neighboring boat.

“Do you think they’re eyeing your brother or mine?” Zhou Jingwan whispered with a hand covering her mouth.

Daohua paused for a moment, “Perhaps they’ve taken a liking to both.”

Zhou Jingwan giggled softly, then with a grown-up air, lamented, “Sigh, my brother is also of age to talk about marriage.” Glancing at Zhou Chengye, who was greeting everyone, she whispered, “Let me tell you, my mother has secretly started looking for a daughter-in-law for him.”

Daohua suddenly realized, “Is that why your family has been hosting banquets lately, setting your sights on some girl?”

Zhou Jingwan took offense, “How can you say setting sights? It’s called mutual selection.” She nudged Daohua, “I remember Yan, your elder brother is just a year younger than mine; has your mother started looking for candidates for him?”

Daohua thought for a moment, “My mother did mention it before, but then there was no further move. Perhaps she wants my brother to focus on his studies quietly for now.”

Her stepfather, because of the grain matter, was said to have received the emperor’s commendation. Moreover, from the frequent interactions with other families over the past year, it seemed likely that he would climb higher in rank after fulfilling his current post.

Her mother wasn’t arranging matters for her brother, probably waiting until her stepfather received a promotion to look for suitable matches.

After all, by doing so, there would be a wider range of choices and the prospects would likely be better.

At this point, Yan Wenxiu, Zhou Chengye, and Yan Zhigao’s party completed their greetings and then approached Daohua and the others.

“Eh, weren’t we going to the horse field? Why have we come to the palace?” _{freewebnovel.cσ๓}