“What’s wrong with me? Laifu works and earns money in our workshop. If he doesn’t work hard, what’s wrong with me firing him?”

He's making money off our family but doesn't work properly, and when I pointed it out, he accused me of being petty? Ridiculous!

Si Lang's expression was indifferent as he patiently spoke to his younger brother, "Wu Lang, you must remember, these people are paid by us. We must respect them, but we can't spoil them and let them take advantage of us, understand?"

If you think that working for them for a few years will allow you to coast along in the workshop and make money, you're sorely mistaken!

Especially since Laifu is Uncle Si's apprentice!

How many people are watching?

If Laifu is given this special exception, what will others think of the Chi family?

Especially the artisans brought by the Meng family!

Do you want them to say behind your back: "So what if you're rich? You're still a country bumpkin, aren't you?"

No!

He absolutely will not allow it!

"Wow, it's so complicated."

Goro didn't bother to listen and continued eating with his head down.

Anyway, he has so many older brothers, it's never his turn.

"Goro, you have to listen carefully."

Silang pulled Wulang along and talked on and on, until Wulang was nodding and dozing off like crazy!

That finally satisfied his urge to preach!

"Alright, go to sleep."

Shiro finally took pity on Goro and let him go, then went back to his room to sleep.

As I walked through the yard, I suddenly saw a pot of asparagus fern by the well.

"Hey, isn't this what I said I was going to give to Brother Shen? Did you forget?" Si Lang walked over and took a look.

An'an bought this asparagus fern and took good care of it, intending to give it to Shen Nanxun.

It seems that he left in such a hurry with his father that he forgot to give it to Shen Nanxun.

"That reckless fellow, I'll go deliver it for him. Otherwise, who knows when he'll be back next time?"

As he spoke, Shiro picked up the flowerpot and went straight to the next room.

When they arrived next door, Shiro knocked on the door for a long time before someone finally opened it.

When Hongling saw it was Silang, her eyes flickered, and she asked softly, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, this was bought by my brother An'an as a gift for Brother Shen, but he and my father left in such a hurry that he forgot, so I brought it over for him."

"Oh, okay, thank you."

Hongling picked up the flowerpot with one hand and then closed the door immediately, as if she had something urgent to attend to.

Shiro:? ? ?

What's going on here?

And why did he smell a strong medicinal odor on Hongling just now?

Has Brother Shen's condition worsened again?

No wonder you were in a bad mood and anxious.

"Hey, I can ask Uncle Li to go and take a look." Si Lang happily ran back home, but he suddenly stopped as soon as he entered the house.

"Forget it, Brother Shen is the eldest son of the Earl's mansion, he can have any famous doctor he wants."

Silang wasn't stupid; he had been in the workshop for several years and had some experience in dealing with people.

Therefore, it is clear that the Shen family does not want to receive guests at the moment.

Furthermore, everyone knows that they have a doctor in their family, so if Brother Shen needs help, they will come and call for one.

Shiro shook his head and went back to sleep.

Meanwhile, in the neighboring Shen family's courtyard, Hongling was kneeling, being scrutinized by the servants coming and going.

This made Hongling blush so hard it was burning hot!

She had never been so humiliated!

An hour later, she got up and went to the young master's bedroom.

As soon as you open the door, the smell of medicine hits you, making you feel suffocated and uncomfortable.

Shen Nanxun coughed as if he were coughing up his internal organs.

Hongling quickly poured a glass of warm water for him: "Young Master, drink some water to calm your nerves."

Shen Nanxun took a sip of water, barely suppressing a cough. His slanted eyes flashed, and he asked coldly, "Do you know you were wrong?"

"This servant knows her mistake and will never act on her own again."

"I said I wanted to be on good terms with the Chi family. What you just did has made Si Lang misunderstand, hasn't it?"

"……yes."

It's just a little kid, so what if he misunderstands?

Does the young master value the Chi family, or is it because of that chubby girl?

"I don't think you've remembered it."

"Young Master, I was wrong."

Hongling immediately knelt down and frankly admitted her mistake: "This servant was only worried about the young master, how could I have time to deal with others?"

Shen Nanxun said coldly, "I don't need one! I don't need a lackey who would disregard my orders and act on his own!"

The overwhelming pressure almost made Hong Ling unable to breathe.

Hongling, with her head down, gave a bitter smile, her heart aching terribly.

Young master, in your heart am I just a servant?

Why do you value a little girl you've only met a few times so much?

but……

"My life belongs to you, young master. The person you value is the person I value! Don't worry, young master, it will never happen again."

"You already know what I found out. This girl has a strange kind of luck. For someone like me who's always having a run of bad luck, it's never a bad thing to associate with her more."

Hearing Shen Nanxun's self-pitying words, Hongling quickly said, "No, how could Young Master be a person plagued by bad luck? In my eyes, Young Master is the most virtuous and upright person in the world!"

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. How's the investigation going in the capital?" Shen Nanxun asked.

Although he claimed that his excuse for coming out this time was to avoid his cousin and not want to get married, that wasn't really the only reason!

What he really wanted to do was—catch ghosts!

"Young Master, at first they didn't dare to make a move after you left. But recently, news has come back that they are bribing the clan elders and secretly trying to bribe the people around the Old Madam. Even..."

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