Chapter 16: Giving Gifts When There is a Disagreement
Lin Qianqian has always known that the Lin family took her in so that she could marry the fool Si Xuan instead of Lin Baozhu.
In the past, she had no intention of having any contact with Si Xuan. She just wanted to finish what she was supposed to do, and then leave the capital and go to the poetic and picturesque Jiangnan.
But this fool is quite thoughtful. He eagerly sends the good things he gets to her.
When he regains consciousness and turns back into the invincible and cool general, he wonders how he will feel when he realizes that he did such a thing when he was stupid.
Zhao Xiaoliu had received instructions from Duke Xingguo in advance. After greeting Lin Qianqian, he took a few steps back and followed not far away with the other three followers.
He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: When the master was normal in the past, he would stay away from women, but I didn't expect that he would cling to Miss Lin like this now. I hope that after the master recovers from his illness, he will not forget the girl.
Lin Qianqian had no way to deal with Si Xuan, so she just treated him as if she was talking to a child: "I have something serious to do today, can you go home first?"
"not good."
A few days ago, he held her clothes without saying a word, but now he can speak.
Alas, I can’t drive him away, so I can only let him follow me.
Considering his sincerity, I will reward him with another "candy bean".
Now that this guy has his followers following him, he can't violently pinch Si Xuan's pretty chin to feed her candy beans, so he can only negotiate it out.
"Come on, open your mouth."
Someone opened his mouth obediently and listened like a child.
Lin Qianqian stuffed a "candy bean" into Si Xuan's mouth and warned him, "You must be obedient and don't pull at the corner of my clothes, otherwise I will chase you away."
Si Xuan seemed to be more sensible than before and let go of his hand obediently.
But he was not idle. He peeled a lychee and stuffed it into Lin Qianqian's mouth while she wasn't paying attention. "Sweet."
Then it was natural to have the second, the third...
This scene stunned Zhao Xiaoliu who was not far away.
Zhao Xiaoliu: Although the master is stupid, it seems that he is better at pleasing women than him, who is not stupid.
The lychees were sweet and fresh, and Lin Qianqian enjoyed the meal very much.
She looked up at the sun. It was almost noon and she had wasted a lot of time. She had to hurry up.
She immediately arranged for Si Xuan to sit in her carriage, with A Da still the driver, and they hurried on their journey.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the government office responsible for the house comprador procedures - the Comprador Department.
There were a lot of people outside the comprador's office. Many ordinary people were stopped outside by the soldiers, and they looked anxious.
The soldiers guarding outside the yamen were wearing silver armor and holding spears in their hands, looking very majestic.
One of the soldiers whispered to the crowd, "There are rules for doing things. If you want to get things done quickly, you have to give gifts."
Lin Qianqian finally understood why Ada couldn't complete the formalities. It turned out that he didn't give any gifts.
Giving gifts to officials is not a small amount of money.
If it takes three or four thousand taels of silver to get the job done, then wouldn't that be enough to buy half of Jiang's house?
She would never pay this money in vain.
Lin Qianqian pointed at Si Xuan and asked the soldier, "Can he come in?"
The soldier recognized Si Xuan and was startled by his sudden appearance.
This guy is no ordinary person. I heard that he beat Prime Minister Wang's grandson half to death a few days ago. The key is that this guy has a strong background and Prime Minister Wang has no way to deal with him.
Even Prime Minister Wang was helpless, let alone these ordinary soldiers with no background.
If we can't afford to offend, we can afford to hide.
"Of course, my Lord, you can go in."
Then Lin Qianqian called all the common people outside the gate to enter the comprador office.
Ordinary people pay taxes when they buy and sell houses. It is really unacceptable that you, the government, take the money but do nothing to help.
Since you have met him, just help him.
The soldier guarding the gate wanted to stop him, but when he saw Si Xuan looked unhappy, he didn't dare to step forward to stop him.
If I get beaten half to death by this guy, I won't be able to seek justice.
In the bright and spacious office of the comprador agency, there were a dozen officials working on their business, and on each of their desks there was a thick pile of documents.
But they didn't deal with paperwork. Instead, they gathered together to chat and drink tea, looking very comfortable.
They were talking about the hottest topic in the capital right now: Prime Minister Wang’s grandson getting beaten.
"Have you heard? Prime Minister Wang's grandson was beaten so badly that he couldn't get up. I heard it was very tragic. I don't know if he can continue the family line in the future."
"I know, it was the idiot Guanjun Hou who beat him, but the Queen Mother issued an order not to pursue the matter. Haha, you can imagine Prime Minister Wang's broken heart..."
"That's right. Now everyone in the capital is afraid of the idiot Guanjun Hou. If you get beaten by the idiot, it will be useless. It's impossible to fight back. Even the Prime Minister's family doesn't dare to fight back. Who else dares to fight back?"
"So you must stay away from it. It will be terrible if you get beaten by a fool."
As they were talking, they met the fool Si Xuan himself.
The officials were terrified. My God, it really is true that one should not criticize others when he has nothing to do.
One of the officials was so startled that he knocked the inkstone off the table.
The officials were thinking about how to coax the fool when they saw Lin Qianqian slam the deed to Jiang's house on the table.
"The money for buying the Jiang residence has already been paid, but you guys refuse to help with the formalities. Tell me, what conditions do you want in order to help?"
Seeing that Lin Qianqian was angry, Si Xuan also became angry and repeated, "Help me with something."
The official had just picked up the fallen black inkstone, but was frightened by Si Xuan and dropped it again, breaking it into two pieces.
What a pity, it’s such a nice inkstone!
Fortunately, it was the inkstone that was injured, if it was him, it would have been terrible.
"No, Lord, please don't be angry. We will help you with the formalities now. Don't worry, it will be done quickly."
Seven or eight officials signed and stamped the document.
As a result, the procedures that had taken many days to complete were completed in less than half an hour.
The ordinary people who came in with them also completed the procedures smoothly.
A group of people surrounded Lin Qianqian to express their gratitude.
Lin Qianqian pointed at Si Xuan and said, "If you want to thank someone, thank him. It's all his credit."
The procedure went very smoothly today.
Lin Qianqian was happy. After walking out of the comprador office, she stuffed two more "candy beans" into Si Xuan's mouth.
"It's all thanks to you today, otherwise it wouldn't be so smooth. This is a reward for you."
Lin Qianqian waved to Zhao Xiaoliu and the other three who were not far away, "Zhao Xiaoliu, I have other things to do, so it's inconvenient for me to bring outsiders with me. Take your master back quickly."
"Yes, Miss Lin."
Zhao Xiaoliu escorted Si Xuan back to the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion.
When Duke Xingguo learned that his silly son had gone to see Miss Lin again, it seemed that he really liked the girl.
It just so happens that I have an engagement with the Lin family, so why not let them get married earlier? Maybe then my stupid son’s illness will heal faster.
"My Lord, you don't know that the master is very smart now. He even knows how to peel lychees for Miss Lin to eat."
After hearing this, Duke Xingguo felt even happier.
Si Xuan is now like a young child, and every little growth of his can touch the heart of his father, Duke Xingguo.
Duke Xingguo was not only rich, but also very generous, and would give gifts whenever he disagreed with someone.
Four more boxes of gifts were immediately arranged to be sent to the Lin Mansion.
In the Lin Mansion, the old lady also loves money.
She heard that the Duke of Xingguo's Mansion had sent gifts, all of which were valuable things, so she hurried to Wang's room.
Only after carefully examining and touching the contents of the four boxes did Old Lady Lin begin to speak.
"Since the Duke of Xingguo intends to marry his daughter-in-law as soon as possible, then we should exchange the engagement letter first."
Lin Baozhu objected: "Mom, I don't want to marry a fool. My cousins have laughed at me for this many times. Besides, that fool likes to beat people. He beat my cousin half to death. If I marry him, he will beat me to death."
Lin Baozhu's cousin is Wang Qing from the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Wang: "I didn't say you should get married. Let's write Lin Qianqian's name on the engagement letter. Why do you think I want to take her into the mansion? Of course, I want her to suffer for you. That idiot likes to beat people, and he would beat her, not you."
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