Chapter 654 Magistrate Xu's Little Assistant 10
The young man in blue was cheerful, optimistic, and enthusiastic—qualities that Xu Qingyuan could never comprehend.
All he knew was to fulfill his duties and handle every matter fairly and justly.
But Master Jiang possessed a human touch that he lacked.
Song Jinhuan was overjoyed and couldn't help but invite, "Lord Xu, it's almost time for dinner. Would you like to come together?"
"Go early, and you can get braised pork knuckle with soybeans—it's so chewy!"
Song Jinhuan had already found out the cafeteria menu; his lack of enthusiasm for eating indicated a problem with his thinking.
Xu Qingyuan always felt that after meeting Master Jiang, many things became beyond his control.
In order to prevent such a thing from happening again, he decided to refuse.
"No need."
Song Jinhuan understood. "Lord Xu has other important matters to attend to, right? Then I'll go to the cafeteria to save you a seat and get you a meal."
The boy's gaze was pure and sincere.
Xu Qingyuan was about to refuse when he suddenly changed his mind and said, "Okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, it was like a sudden blow to the head, and the man's pupils shrank sharply.
Song Jinhuan didn't notice all that; she only knew that she had guessed correctly.
He felt quite pleased with himself.
The day when I can relieve Lord Xu's worries and troubles is just around the corner.
Song Jinhuan skipped excitedly to the cafeteria, but was stopped by Yuan Chengyang on the way.
"Master Jiang, I heard this morning that you were attacked last night. Were you injured?"
Song Jinhuan: "It's alright, thank you for your concern, Master Yuan."
Yuan Chengyang breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good."
Then, changing the subject, she reminded him, "There are some things you don't know about the case of the Shi family's encroachment on fertile land."
Song Jinhuan became interested. "Oh? What's going on?"
"Shi Lang's daughter is a concubine of Prefect Li of Mingzhou, and she is usually quite favored by Prefect Li."
Song Jinhuan raised an eyebrow, feigning ignorance, and exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Prefect Li ordered Shi Lang to seize this fertile land?!"
Master Yuan's eyelids twitched. "Master Jiang, you can't just say things like that. I just want to tell you that Shi Lang has Prefect Li behind him. A higher-ranking official can crush a person."
"Lord Xu is only a seventh-rank official. What if he offends Prefect Li because of this matter?"
Song Jinhuan frowned deeply, caught in a dilemma.
Xu Qingyuan turned a blind eye to the grievances of the people in order to get promoted. In the end, he was still a treacherous minister who would do anything to climb to the top.
However, offending the prefect could very likely make his career path even more difficult.
Her mission is to eliminate the other party's desire to destroy the world.
If the other party climbs up the social ladder without distinguishing right from wrong, the desire to destroy the world cannot be eliminated at all.
Regardless, Song Jinhuan only had one hope.
But if Xu Qingyuan was wary of Prefect Li, she didn't seem to have much confidence in persuading him.
Sigh...it's so frustrating.
Song Jinhuan: "Master Yuan knows a lot."
Yuan Chengyang: "I was just giving you some pointers."
Song Jinhuan laughed it off as he said goodbye to Yuan Chengyang.
I walked to the cafeteria with a heavy heart.
I ordered two meals.
My portion was packed very flat and very full.
When I'm in a bad mood, my appetite suddenly becomes huge!
Her slender, tall figure blocked the entrance to the cafeteria.
As soon as the man appeared, everyone else in the cafeteria stood up and shouted in unison, "Lord Xu!"
Song Jinhuan turned her head, and after seeing who it was, she quickly got up to greet them.
Xu Qingyuan then lifted his robe and entered.
"Please sit down, sir. Here is your food." Song Jinhuan warmly pushed the bowl and chopsticks over to him and even prepared a spoon for him.
Xu Qingyuan was also unsure why he was in the cafeteria at this moment.
(Author's note: Good evening! I don't care about your indifference :-( I can't handle this dimension anymore, waaaaaah))
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