"I've missed daddy so many times." Sanbao said in a baby voice.
"How many times is many times?" Wei Qing pinched her little face and asked.
Sanbao started counting on his fingers.
"Think about it in the morning, think about it in the afternoon, and think about it at night~" Sanbao gestured with three fingers, "Three times."
Wei Qing was amused and laughed out loud.
The little guy is so cute, just like when he was a child, he can make people melt with just one action or a few words.
Sanbao tilted his little head and looked at him. Daddy seemed to have changed a little, taller and bigger, but he was still the familiar daddy.
Daddy’s arms are still as warm and reliable as when I was a child.
Daddy's scent hadn't changed, and she felt at ease whenever she smelled it.
Sanbao clung to Wei Qing and refused to come out of his arms.
When her father was about to leave, she realized that he had been holding her and not her mother. She felt a little embarrassed, and her tender little face turned slightly red.
Sanbao crawled out of Wei Qing's arms, ran to Tangli and hugged her waist.
"Sanbao, what are you doing?" Tangli asked in confusion.
"Daddy holds Sanbao, and Sanbao holds Mommy, which is equivalent to Daddy holding Mommy."
"Puchi." Tangli laughed out loud out of amusement.
The little girl is so cute, funny and thoughtful. Even if it's the moon in the sky, I want to pick it for her.
Wei Qing looked at the mother and daughter with a face full of reluctance, but he had to go.
"Wife, I'm leaving now." Wei Qing said.
Tangli nodded and walked him to the door.
Tangli closed the door and turned around, only to see Sanbao hugging the pillar, pouting and looking reluctant.
Tangli pinched her little face and said, "Don't be sad. You will be able to see your father again in two days."
Sanbao nodded heavily and became happy again.
In the evening, when the children came back, Tang Li told them that Wei Qing had returned and instructed them not to reveal Wei Qing's identity.
The children were extremely happy and couldn't wait to see him.
But the children were very sensible and did not act impulsively. They waited obediently for Tangli's arrangements.
The next day.
Wei Qing went to the government office early in the morning.
As soon as Wei Qing arrived, he called Sun Huai over.
Sun Huai had dark circles under his eyes and looked listless.
After being reprimanded yesterday, he was afraid of losing his official position, so he ran over to help the chief clerks compile the military register.
He had never done anything before, so he had no idea how difficult it was to edit the military register. He worked all night and only finished half of it. Now he was really feeling the pain.
He regretted it deeply now. If he had known this would happen, he would not have torn up the military register...
Sun Huai said timidly: "Sir, there is still a little bit of work to be done on the military register. I will definitely finish it tomorrow."
Wei Qing looked at Sun Huai thoughtfully for a while, until he was sweating profusely, and then he said, "Okay, leave it to me tomorrow."
Sun Huai breathed a sigh of relief and went back to work.
After another day and night without sleep, he and the two chief clerks finally finished revising the military register and handed it to Wei Qing.
Sun Huai originally thought that he could have a good sleep, but unexpectedly, Wei Qing became furious and said that there was an error in his military register. He asked him to check it again and he would give him a completely correct military register the next day.
Sun Huai had no choice but to stay up late to check with the two chief clerks.
He really wanted to hand the matter over to the two chief clerks, but the county magistrate was keeping an eye on him, and he didn't want to lose his official position, so he had to grit his teeth and persevere.
Sun Huai was in great pain.
After much difficulty, they checked everything the next day and handed Wei Qing a new military roster.
Sun Huai thought, is this finally possible?
Wei Qing flipped through the military register and put it aside after reading it.
Sun Huai secretly observed his expression and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no anger on his face.
"Sir, is this military roster all right?"
"There's no problem with the military register." Wei Qing paused, "Sun Huai, you don't need to come to the government office tomorrow. Just stay home."
Sun Huai: “???”
Sun Huai was stunned: "Sir, I have already finished repairing the military register. Why are you..."
Wei Qing picked up a book and opened it: "Sun Huai, during his tenure, he neglected his duties and accepted bribes..."
The book in Wei Qing's hand recorded all the crimes committed by Sun Huai during his tenure.
Wei Qing asked Cao Ji to collect the evidence for this crime. In fact, he had obtained it long ago. After obtaining it, he did not dismiss him immediately, but asked Sun Huai to compile the military register, which was a deliberate torture for him.
Who made him bring his daughter around in front of him, causing him to almost be misunderstood by his wife!
Wei Qing kept it in mind.
Wei Qing gave Sun Huai a good beating and then took off his hat. Only then did his anger subside.
Wei Qing's subordinates all had some problems, but since too clear water would attract few fish, Wei Qing needed people to do the work, so he used Sun Huai as an example to scare the monkeys. He wanted these people to see what happened to Sun Huai and work hard for him.
Wei Qing dealt with Sun Huai and did not promote anyone to replace Sun Huai. Instead, he let Cao Ji take the position of Chief of Arms.
As a result, the morale of his subordinates improved a lot, and they all worked honestly.
Naturally, this matter reached the ears of Wen Junshu.
The prefect of Wen County was reading a document. After listening to it, he put it down.
"Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, this new county magistrate is quite interesting."
He originally thought that this young Marquis Wu was a person who did nothing, but he didn't expect that he would do such a big thing as soon as he arrived.
He knew very well that Sun Huai was a flatterer, while Cao Ji was the one who could get things done.
The reason why Wen Junxian placed Cao Ji in that position was to prevent the previous county magistrate from messing around. Cao Ji was actually a pillar of support that he placed there.
The former county magistrate and Sun Huai tried their best to get rid of Cao Ji but failed because he was backing him up.
The new county magistrate immediately reused Cao Ji as soon as he arrived, which shows that he is a smart man.
"Let's wait and see."
…
While Wei Qing was busy with his official duties, he ran to Ningfeng Restaurant and approached Tang Li.
Soon, everyone knew that the newly appointed County Magistrate of Qinghe County had set his sights on Manager Tang of Ningfeng Restaurant.
"Hey, aren't Shopkeeper Tang and Mr. Du a couple?"
"No, I met him a few days ago. Mr. Du is actually a woman."
"No wonder they are so close. They are two girls. That makes sense."
"Shopkeeper Tang is a widow with four children, yet she opened the huge Ningfeng Restaurant. She is truly a heroine."
"But that County Magistrate is also a young talent. Shopkeeper Tang, a widow, is still not worthy of him, right?"
"Don't meddle in other people's affairs. The County Magistrate has taken a fancy to her and never said she's not worthy. What gives you the right to say she's not worthy?"
Naturally, this matter also reached the ears of Mrs. Wu from the County Magistrate's Mansion.
But when it reached her ears, it sounded a bit unpleasant.
"That widow with four children is a vixen. She was previously flirting with a scholar, and now she has set her sights on the County Magistrate and is trying to seduce him."
"How could a woman like her be worthy of the County Magistrate? It's a pity that the County Magistrate was so bewildered by her that he rushed to become someone's stepfather."
Mrs. Wu couldn't help but frown when she heard those words.
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