Although An Chengyu was there to keep him company, the boy was only a child. What was the point of comparing himself to a child?
With that thought, he glanced at An Chengyu. An Chengyu caught the meaning in his eyes and immediately bristled.
"Martial uncle, I really hate to say something that'll hurt you, but your martial nephew isn't alone either!"
At An Chengyu's words, everyone turned to look at him. He discreetly puffed out his chest and lifted his chin a little, declaring proudly, "I may be little, but I have a wife too."
Shen Shixu bent a finger and rapped him on the forehead. "What are you daydreaming about? Where did you get a wife? And if you really had one, how come I, your master, don't know about her?"
The tap didn't hurt at all, and An Chengyu paid it no mind as he happily showed off his new playmate.
"We only met recently. Her name is Xu Baozhen, and she's the granddaughter of an old friend of my grandfather's.
She came to the Capital recently to visit my grandfather, and we've been playing together these past few days. I thought she was really pretty and had such a nice temper, so I asked if she wanted to be my wife, and she said yes. That means I'm a married man now too!"
Shen Zexi knew children often said things like that when playing house. It wasn't something to take seriously.
But that didn't change the fact that even An Chengyu had someone. Shen Zexi felt thoroughly put out. He couldn't compete with the older ones or measure up to the younger ones.
He decided that out of sight was out of mind, flicked his sleeve, and left.
Watching him beat a hasty retreat, Shen Mother