Qian Dayong also saw the carriage, but he didn't know who was inside.
But judging from the carriage's exquisite and luxurious appearance, he guessed that it was probably another wealthy gentryman who had come.
Qian Dayong's eyes darkened. He had taken Chu Yuanwai's words to heart. The gifts he was carrying were indeed rather meager compared to these people.
He composed himself and decided to leave. Master Chu had been waiting at the door for a while, and the door was still closed. It seemed unlikely that he would see the governor today.
Qian Dayong lowered his head slightly and walked towards the direction the carriage had come from, out of curiosity, wanting to see who was trying to curry favor with the governor.
They didn't see the person, but they heard a familiar voice coming from inside.
Xu Yi? It's Xu Yi!
The two didn't get along, so Qian Dayong naturally couldn't let him know he had been there. He quickly walked a few steps and hid around the corner.
To confirm whether he had misheard, he even peeked out with half his head out.
The carriage had stopped by then, and the first man to get off was indeed Xu Yi. He then reached inside and took out a woman.
Qian Dayong didn't recognize the woman. No, he didn't recognize her; he had only met her once.
It was a very unpleasant meeting.
Qian Dayong felt a surge of hatred just thinking about it; it was the owner of Fu Ji, that shady shop.
What is the relationship between this woman and Xu Yi? The two seem to be behaving quite intimately.
Okay, so he said that the woman was unmoved when she heard his name and even looked down on him as a deputy commander.
It turns out she's already hooked up with Xu Yi; perhaps everything this woman did that day was at Xu Yi's behest.
"Hmph, do you think I, Qian Dayong, am easy to bully?" Qian Dayong glared at the two men fiercely before turning and leaving.
"Brother?" Fu Man'er followed Xu Yi's gaze. "What's wrong?"
Xu Yi shook his head and looked away. He had just felt someone watching them, but when he turned around, he found no one there.
"Let's go." Liu Fang mentioned visiting Song Kangcheng yesterday, and today both of them happen to be free.
Master Chu didn't expect to run into the Xu family so soon. He was actually quite satisfied with Xu Yi, but Xu Yi's arrogant and unyielding attitude made him very unhappy.
"It turns out I really misjudged him. I thought Mr. Xu was an upright person, but I didn't expect him to pull this stunt."
Chu Yuan spoke in a sarcastic tone, his beady eyes looking disdainfully at the things Xu Yi was carrying.
"Your Xu family are supposed to be businessmen, so what? Didn't you make any money? You can't even give a decent gift."
The Chu family had been in business for generations, and some pride was ingrained in them. He always felt that those who started out in business were all show and no substance.
Looking at his thick lips that opened and closed, Fu Man'er wondered why she hadn't thought of sewing his mouth shut back then.
It croaks and croaks, like a big toad, it's really noisy.
"Hey, you have a huge turtle on your forehead," Fu Man'er said, barely suppressing a laugh as she thought about her handiwork.
"Turtle?!" Master Chu covered his forehead. "What's going on? I washed myself several times before I left home!"
It might not be appropriate to say this when I meet the governor later. "Take a good look, is the thing on my face obvious?"
Thinking of this, Master Chu stopped arguing, and the servants practically glued their eyes to his face.
"Sir, it's not very obvious; you have to look closely to see it."
Master Chu cursed the two men as idiots, asking who would stare at his face like that.
Wait a minute, how did this little girl know? Master Chu came to his senses and looked at her suspiciously, "How did you know?"
At that moment, it was as if something in his mind had connected, and the answer to the question that had been puzzling him for so long seemed about to be revealed.
Fu Man'er rolled her eyes and said, "Go to the street and listen. Now everyone knows that your Chu family has done some wicked things, which is why your face is covered in so many poisonous things."
Those who attended the banquet yesterday saw Master Chu, and the news spread like wildfire.
Master Chu had been staying at home these past two days, so naturally he was unaware of this matter. He had managed to keep his family on guard, but he hadn't been able to keep out outsiders.
“By the way, Master Chu.” Fu Man’er looked at him with a bright smile, “We remember what you did to our Xu family the other day. We will definitely repay you double after these two days.”
The little girl smiled innocently and spoke softly, so Master Chu didn't feel threatened at all.
"Haha, little girl, anyone can talk big. I, Chu, am waiting."
The Xu family is nothing special; they've just developed a bit too quickly. He doesn't even need to take them seriously.
"By the way, Xu Yi, the Xu family is the Xu family, and you are you. It's rare for our Yiyi to have someone she likes. If you have feelings for our Yiyi, I might consider showing mercy to the Xu family."
Xu Yi looked at Master Chu with disgust and said, "Whatever." This indifferent attitude infuriated Master Chu.
Just then, the small window in the door opened, and the doorman was about to speak when he looked at Xu Yi.
"Commander Xu." This wasn't Xu Yi's first visit to the Song residence; the gatekeeper already recognized him.
These doormen may not look like much, but they all have very sharp eyes.
Master Chu, who was standing nearby, was waiting for his reply when the gatekeeper opened the door and came out, beaming as he spoke to Xu Yi.
"General Manager Xu, are you here today to visit the master?"
"Yes, please inform him that Xu Yi and his younger sister have come to visit Lord Song." Xu Yi's tone was neither humble nor arrogant, and he did not look down on him because he was a gatekeeper.
"Yes, please wait a moment." The doorman turned to go inside.
The dumbfounded Master Chu quickly grabbed him, "Young man, young man, has Lord Song agreed to see me?"
The gatekeeper calmly shook off Master Chu's hand, saying, "Our master is busy with something and doesn't have time to see you. Please leave."
Master Chu was still somewhat unwilling to give up. "Well then, I'll leave these books I brought here as a way to amuse Lord Song. I'll come to visit you another day, alright?"
If we can preserve these things, then we'll have a chance to take things a step further in the future.
This time, the doorman refused even more firmly, saying, "Take them back with us; our master doesn't need them."
"Hey, no, buddy, please help me out! I already said I'd reward you handsomely if it worked out."
Master Chu was still holding onto the man, preventing him from leaving. The gatekeeper, driven to desperation, ignored Xu Yi's presence and stuffed the money bag he had just received back into Master Chu's hand from his sleeve.
He then broke free from Master Chu's hand and walked inside. Before leaving, he said to Xu Yi, "General Manager Xu, please wait a moment, I'll be right there."
The obvious difference in treatment made Master Chu's face turn red with anger. "What are you looking at? Take your things and leave. Didn't you hear them say they didn't want them?"
He vented his pent-up anger on his followers; only these were the people he could yell and curse at.
Master Chu led his men down the steps, and the entrance was finally quiet. Fu Man'er secretly made a face at their backs.
Xu Yi was amused by her and affectionately patted the little girl's head.
Suddenly, he heard a running sound coming from behind the door. It was quite loud. Could it be the doorman running over?
No, that doesn't sound like someone running out.
The main gate creaked open, as did the side gate for carriages, and a coachman pulled the carriage out.
That carriage looks like the one Song Kangcheng uses. Are they going out?
As Xu Yi was wondering what was going on, people started running out of the gate. Afraid of bumping into Fu Man'er, Xu Yi pulled her back a little and blocked most of her body with his own.
"Lord Song." Xu Yi saw Song Kangcheng's figure. He seemed to be in a great hurry, and his outer robe was not properly straightened.
The jade crown was also slightly crooked, making it look like the hair had been hastily tied up.
"Xu Yi, I have some urgent business to attend to today. Please come another day." Song Kangcheng was so anxious that he didn't even glance at Xu Yi before running straight towards the carriage.
"Yes." This was the first time Xu Yi had seen Song Kangcheng so out of sorts. He didn't look like a high-ranking governor at all; he looked like a friendly uncle next door.
Song Kangcheng urged the carriage to leave before even settling in properly, and Xu Yi had no choice but to leave with Fu Man'er.
"Haven't seen Lord Song for so many years, do you think he's become very dignified?" Xu Yi asked.
Fu Man'er shook her head. "I think it's still the same as before."
Just as warm and friendly as before, she had actually glanced at Song Kangcheng from behind Xu Yi just now, but even in that one glance, she still felt that familiar warmth.
Xu Yi was taken aback. Was Song Kangcheng friendly? No, he wasn't.
Perhaps it is because of this that subordinates can feel the chilling aura of their superiors.
For a girl like Fu Man'er, her memories of Song Kangcheng are still from when she was a child.
"Go home or not?" Xu Yi no longer agonized over this question.
"Let's go to Fu Ji." Fu Man'er realized she hadn't been there for several days. Luckily she went, otherwise Fu Ji would have been smashed up.
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