Building the ancestral hall was the top priority for the Gu Family. They had looked at so many potential sites, but for one reason or another, had yet to settle on one.
While they were still deliberating, Ancient Wen Heng returned with Jin Qianqian, having finally concluded a great many social engagements.
He was the first Scholar to emerge from the village, and they had barely sat down at home before people from every household in the clan started arriving.
Jin Qianqian brought out the small pastries she had prepared earlier to serve her guests. Whenever a sweet-talking child came by, she made sure to stuff a few extra into their pockets.
"The Scholar's wife really is different, so much more generous," Liu Liu said, pushing her two children forward. "Hurry up and have your Seventh Aunt fill your pockets too. She's so generous with other people's children, she can't possibly be stingy with her own nephews and nieces."
