Beijing, Yan Residence.
After returning from Xiliang, Li Xingnian instructed the butler to prepare the goods to be sold in Ganzhou Guard and then arrived at the Yan Residence.
That day happened to be Yan Zhiqiang's birthday, and the entire Yan Family was at home, including several daughters who had married out and returned for the occasion.
Seeing Li Xingnian, who had darkened several shades, the members of the Yan Family experienced a moment of stunned silence.
Li Xingnian greeted Madam Yan with a smile and then exchanged greetings with Yan Zhigao and Yan Zhiqiang.
Madam Yan, upon knowing that her second brother just returned from Xiliang, quickly asked, "Second brother, is the climate in Xiliang really that harsh? You've only been gone for a little over three months, and you've become so much darker. Yiyi and the others who have stayed in Xiliang must have gotten even darker, right?"
