After paying her respects to Mazu, the group headed back down the steps.
Once they left the temple, Lin Yilin put some distance between herself and Jiang Linyuan again. She joined Zhang Juntang and the others, and they chatted about the results of their Bo Bei.
The steps were still crowded. Bare trees lined both sides; come spring and summer, they would probably be lush with greenery.
"Hehe, I just asked Mazu if my husband would cheat on me in the future. Guess what answer I got?"
Su Muzhi shot Jiang Linyuan a mocking glance.
"Little Su, you shouldn't have asked that. You should've asked if your husband would stay with you forever. I bet Mazu would've given you a Holy Cup."
Jiang Linyuan knew she was jealous again.
Su Muzhi glanced back at the others following them, then suddenly said,
"My mom messaged me yesterday and told me to go back to Shanghai before the semester starts."
"I'll go with you."
Jiang Linyuan didn't ask what it was about. He simply said that.
Su Muzhi smiled with narrowed eyes.
"What if I told you I'm going back tomorrow?"
"Then I'll go with you."
After hearing that, Su Muzhi glanced at Lin Yilin behind them and said,
"I'm going back for a routine checkup. It's nothing serious."
Oh, it was Little Su's heart condition.
"Sounds like there's never anything serious when you talk about it, Little Su. You should take better care of yourself."
As they passed a stall, Jiang Linyuan bought some boiled rice cakes and handed them to Su Muzhi.
"Hehe..."
Su Muzhi took a bite, then watched as Jiang Linyuan passed the rest to Lin Yilin and the others.
"Mm... Thanks, Senior."
Lin Yilin glanced at Su Muzhi. Seeing that everyone had gotten some, she accepted hers