The wedding date was fast approaching, and Xu Qing returned to Jiangning Prefecture first to prepare for the bridal procession and the "bed installation" ceremony.
Upon returning to the large Xu Residence, the Top Scorer's archway had already been made, and the door lintel was freshly renewed.
In his past life, Xu Qing actually didn't care much for such matters, deeming them somewhat ostentatious and superficial.
When he studied, his favorite phrase from the books was "Confucius said: 'How admirable was Hui! With a simple bamboo container of food and a gourd-cup of drink, living in a mean alley, others could not have endured his grief. But Hui did not change his joy.'"
The richness of one's inner world was much more interesting than the satisfaction of material things, and far more fulfilling.
Well, that was because he had never been wealthy in his former life.
Now, he was wealthy in both spirit and material, and he wanted both!
