The Love of Passerby A

Chapter 768 The best friend of the reborn daughter of the Duke's Mansion (37)

However, before Zhou Tianyu let go, Su Xiangran took the initiative to shake his hand back before separating from him.

"Brother, why are you here?" Su Xiangran then took the initiative to walk out from behind Zhou Tianyu and asked Su Ruoxu with a smile.

"I was afraid you were in a bad mood, so I came to see you." Su Ruoxu was very nice to his sister. "Who is he? A tenant farmer on the farm?"

I was amused by this remark, but when I looked back at Zhou Tianyu's clothes, they really didn't seem to be in line with his status.

"Brother Zhou is not from our village, he is an official of the imperial court." Su Xiangran blinked at her brother and said, "His rank is higher than yours!"

Su Ruoxu secretly guessed with delight: his official rank is higher than his own, his surname is Zhou, and he looks like a farmer.

"Zhou... Zhou Tianyu!" Su Ruoxu felt frightened, but still pulled his sister behind him, "Come here quickly, don't get too close to this person."

"Brother, you are too nervous." Su Xiangran patted Su Ruoxu soothingly, "Brother Zhou is a good man. He will be sad if you do this."

Zhou Tianyu, who originally thought it didn't matter, immediately cooperated and showed a somewhat depressed expression after hearing what was said, which made Su Ruoxu unable to deal with it.

Isn't Zhou Tianyu said to be quite cunning? Why does he look like a big fool?

In fact, there was a reason why Su Ruoxu thought this way. Zhou Tianyu sometimes had to deal with the Ministry of Industry for matters concerning farm tools, but this man was slippery and ruthless, and he always managed to take advantage of the Ministry of Industry.

As time went by, the people in the Ministry of Industry began to evaluate Zhou Tianyu as a cunning and deceitful person who appears to be honest.

Su Ruoxu worked as a clerk in the Ministry of Works, so he heard some rumors, but he had never really witnessed Zhou Tianyu's "methods".

At this moment, I felt a little embarrassed by the other party's pitiful look, and felt that I seemed to have said something too harsh.

After all, he is her brother, so Su Xiangran certainly won't let Su Ruoxu suffer any loss, so she said, "Brother, you don't have to feel too guilty. Brother Zhou is not a stingy person."

Zhou Tianyu immediately said: "Yes! Master Xiao Su, I know what people say about me, but I don't care."

Su Ruoxu: This person is quite nice!

Zhou Tianyu: This guy is so easy to deceive!

Su Xiangran: These two people are quite conspicuous!

Since the "misunderstanding" was temporarily resolved, Su Ruoxu did not dwell on it too much. Instead, he started chatting with Zhou Tianyu with a little reservation. When he heard the other party talking about a book his sister had read, he also became interested.

"Xiao Ran, I remember that you usually took the books you read from my study. Did you return them later, so you can't find them?" Su Ruoxu asked, "How about I go back to the study and look for them?"

Su Xiangran really wanted to roll her eyes: It’s still a conspicuous bag, she just said it casually, where did the real thing come from!

"No, brother!" Su Xiangran explained, "I saw that book by chance in a bookstore that specializes in selling second-hand books. At that time, there was only that one copy. After the book was lost, I went to that bookstore again.

But I heard that there was not much business, so the boss closed the shop and returned home."

After hearing this, Su Ruoxu couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

Su Xiangran could only say: "But it doesn't matter. I still remember a lot of things and can sort them out when the time comes. Brother, you can come and help too! I remember that there seemed to be a lot of tool drawings in that book. You can draw them according to my instructions."

"Okay! Okay!" Upon hearing that there are tool drawings, Su Ruoxu said quickly, "Then you don't have to stay at the manor recently. Come back with me! This will also make it easier for you to organize the information."

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Tianyu's heart trembled. This man looked stupid, but he didn't expect that he would come towards him.

"That's fine, but if there's anything in the book that needs to be discussed?" Su Xiangran said with some embarrassment, "It's okay, just write it down first, and if there are any questions, I will communicate with Lord Zhou."

"Mr. Zhou, what do you think?" Su Xiangran raised her eyes and looked at Zhou Tianyu, "Do you think this arrangement is a good idea?"

Zhou Tianyu was unhappy, but he could only smile and nod and say that this was a good idea.

When Su Ruoxu returned home that day, he brought his sister back to the Su Mansion.

Zhou Tianyu wanted to go back to the city immediately, but firstly, he had some things to do in the fields, and secondly, it was official business and he couldn't just leave, so he could only stay in his farmyard for a few more days.

"Master, if you are really interested, you can propose marriage earlier." The old housekeeper advised, "No matter what, you have to have a legitimate reason to meet."

Zhou Tianyu sighed: "As the saying goes, parents who love their children will make long-term plans for them. From the matter of the Third Prince and Su Ruoxu's attitude, we can see that they have a very good pair of parents.

With my reputation of being unlucky in marriage, if I rashly come to propose marriage, I’m afraid they won’t agree.”

The old butler thought for a moment and said, "But Master, you are not..."

"A marriage that is arranged by coercion is not as good as one that is arranged willingly." Zhou Tianyu knew that the other party was talking about the imperial decree. "I hope Xiaoran agrees to marry me on her own, and I hope her parents can rest assured in marrying her to me."