Chapter 271 Prayer (I spent more than an hour on the phone, and it’s only one chapter)
The next time Lin Shutang heard about Yao Qianqian was on the third day after he and Li Yansheng arrived in Gangcheng, when he was having dinner with Li Yansheng and some of his friends.
Zhou Xi said: "She went to the Sheng family to ask them to protect her, but she was kicked out before she even saw them."
Zhang Ran didn't seem surprised when he heard this. He sneered with disdain and said, "The Sheng family is still as heartless as ever."
Ji Dongquan: "Sister-in-law, don't worry. As soon as she escaped back, A Yan asked me to submit evidence. It won't be long before she is arrested."
Lin Shutang smiled and nodded: "Thank you."
After discussing this matter, they turned the topic to the Li family.
Zhang Ran looked at Li Yansheng and asked, "Are you going up the mountain this year?"
What Zhang Ran was talking about is a regular activity in Shangli, where people go to the temple to burn incense and pray for blessings at the end of every year.
Li Yansheng: "Yeah."
Zhang Ran: "Instead of going to the temple every year to seek comfort, I would rather do more good deeds in daily life."
Li Yansheng smiled and said nothing.
The Shangli prayer ceremony was scheduled for Thursday. While climbing the mountain, Lin Shutang casually glanced at the calendar. It indicated that it was a suitable time for offering sacrifices, praying for blessings, seeking offspring, and breaking ground on construction.
Lin Shutang thought that what was said online about people in Hong Kong attaching great importance to these things was indeed true.
She turned her head to look at Li Yansheng, who was looking through the documents. She suddenly became curious whether he believed this as well, so she asked, "Do you believe these things?"
Li Yansheng paused flipping through the documents and looked sideways at her. "When this kind of activity becomes linked to commercial activities, it often becomes a management tool. It's not ruled out that some people genuinely believe in it, but most of the time it's for management purposes."
Lin Shutang nodded in understanding.
This is like the imperial teachers and priests of ancient times. Most of the time, the emperor knew that their teachings were just tricks. But the ruler needed an excuse to convey certain instructions and, when necessary, to stabilize the people's hearts.
Most of the time, these things that go beyond the material realm are simply spiritual sustenance. They don't seek to truly fulfill their wishes, but simply to comfort their hearts.
The blessing ceremony was scheduled for five o'clock. When the group arrived at the temple, it was still early, so Li Yansheng accompanied Lin Shutang for a stroll in the temple.
On the way, he met Li Guangsong and Su Yuwei. The former glanced at Lin Shutang with a bad expression, snorted coldly, and said nothing.
Su Yuwei, however, had a smile on her face as always, and she even said to Lin Shutang: "If you're hungry, you can ask Yansheng to take you to the front for vegetarian food. The vegetarian food here is pretty good."
Her tone was gentle, and she looked like a virtuous stepmother.
Lin Shutang didn't think Su Yuwei was unaware that Li Yansheng was investigating her. He also had a rough idea of what she had done. If evidence of those things were uncovered, all of Su Yuwei's efforts within the Li family would likely be undone. So, in such a situation, she could remain so calm, demonstrating her deep cunning.
Lin Shutang thought this in his heart, but he didn't show any exclamation or surprise on his face. Seeing that Li Yansheng didn't say anything, he also followed Su Yuwei's example and said with a smile: "Okay."
The answer was brief and seemed to be a casual response, but no one could find any fault with it.
After a few more minutes of browsing, Li Yansheng received a call from work. Lin Shutang told him to go home first and wander around the place.
Li Yansheng adjusted her sunhat and asked, "Can you do this by yourself?"
Lin Shutang: "Don't worry, this place is not very big, you won't get lost. I'll come find you when I've had enough of walking around."
Li Yansheng: "Call if you have anything."
"good."
After Li Yansheng left, Lin Shutang wandered around for another hour or so. To be more precise, she wandered around for half an hour, and the remaining half hour was spent listening to her aunt's nonsense.
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