Chapter 220 Shen Yuan: Where is my cat?

As soon as he got home, Shen Yuan couldn't wait to jump off the carriage. It was the first time he was away from home for such a long time and he missed it so much.

When He Ying heard that her grandmother and Shen Yuan had returned, she went out to greet them, holding her child.

When Shen Yuan saw his little nephew, he was surprised and asked, "Sister-in-law, how come he has grown so much?"

The old lady smiled lovingly when she saw her great-grandson. "Children are always the same every day. This child is so white and plump that he almost falls off my arms when I hold him, right?"

"Yeah, if she gets noisy, I won't be able to hold her."

As if to prove his mother's words, Sui Sui immediately started dancing and gesticulating, uttering "ah ah" twice. He Ying had no choice but to hand the child to the wet nurse behind her.

Seeing this, Shen Yuan said, "Then let my brother hug you more. He is very strong anyway."

"Your brother has been very busy lately. When he got home in the past few days, the child was already asleep. How could he have the time to hold the child?"

Since September, the Ministry of Personnel has been extremely busy. There is almost no day when they can get off work on time. They can only relax a little at lunch and dinner. In the small kitchen of the Ministry of Personnel, the master also knows that the adults have been working hard in recent days, so he has put in all his efforts to prepare delicious food. Originally, the adults only ate one meal in the ministry, but now they eat lunch and dinner in the canteen. After dinner, they still have to work.

The reason is, of course, the selection of female officials by various government offices. Although whether or not to recruit female officials is up to each department, once they have decided, they must submit it to the Ministry of Personnel for review. If they can choose whoever they want, wouldn't that be a mess?

"This Honglu Temple is kidding me! Look at what's written here? There is only one Honglu Temple official, Mingzan, and his position is normal, but what's written at the back requires a female, 18 years old, born in June, 6 feet 3 inches tall, and from the capital. Why don't they just write their names?!" The Shangshu threw the memorial submitted by the Honglu Temple aside angrily, "Put aside the next one sent by the Honglu Temple and ignore them."

Recently, due to review purposes, everyone has gathered together to look at the memorials submitted by the various government offices. If there is anything that is uncertain, people can speak out and we can discuss it together.

All memorials sent in from various places must clearly state the official position, reason, and requirements for selection. The fear is that someone will take advantage of the situation. But even so, there are still people who are causing trouble.

Shen Su was helpless after hearing this. This person from the Honglu Temple... did he think the Ministry of Personnel was a fool? Even if you wrote your height as six feet or six feet and three inches, are you afraid that people won't be able to figure it out?

In order to take the exam, one has to register at the Ministry of Personnel. The people in the Ministry of Personnel need to screen the applicants based on the official position requirements written by each ministry. Not everyone can take the exam.

The most common problem in the current review is that many memorials submitted by government offices describe their requirements in too much detail, as if to make it clear that they just want to select someone. Naturally, the Ministry of Personnel will not allow such a thing.

Then, the Shangshu Lord spoke again, "It's getting late today. You have all worked hard these days. Go home early today."

Work has to be done, but we can't work day and night. The Minister also cares about his subordinates, so let everyone go home early today and rest.

A few days ago, when Shen Su walked out of the Ministry of Personnel, it was already dark. It was rare that when he came out today, it was still daylight.

So when he got home today, even the doorman was surprised.

"Young Master, you are back so early today! What a coincidence! The old lady and our daughter are back today as well."

“Grandma and Manman are back?!”

Shen Xu figured that it was time for dinner at home, so he went straight to the dining room. As expected, as soon as he stepped outside, he heard laughter and joyful chatter inside.

"Grandma, Manman, when did you arrive?"

"We arrived this afternoon. Yingniang said you were busy these days. Hmm... you have indeed lost a lot of weight."

After cleaning his hands, Shen Xu walked over to his wife and sat down. "Grandma, are you seeing things? I think I've gained weight. The food at the Ministry of Personnel has been so good these days. I think I've gained weight."

"Brother, I just don't think you've lost weight. Grandma thinks everyone is thin. When she saw Dad today, she also said he was thin. We all have to be plump so that grandma won't say we're thin."

"You kid, you're talking nonsense." Old Madam Shen cursed with a smile.

Everyone started laughing. Isn't that what elders are like? When they haven't seen their children and grandchildren for a while, they feel that they have become thinner.

Shen Yun asked his son, "Are you not busy today? You came back quite early today."

"Sir Shangshu sympathizes with our hard work these days and asked everyone to go home early today. I didn't know Grandma and Manman were home today. What a coincidence."

"Your superior is a pretty good person. When your great uncle first became an official, he wrote a letter home every three days, saying that he was scolded all day and didn't want to work anymore. Fortunately, his superior was transferred soon, otherwise your great uncle would probably be farming at home now."

After listening to this, Shen Yuan asked curiously: "What about my father?"

"Your father is different from your great uncle. Your father never tells the family anything. He keeps it to himself. Your grandfather and I don't know whether it's good or not."

In other families, the eldest son is calm and steady, while the second son is more spoiled. But in their family, it is the opposite. Old Madam Shen recalled that in the past, the eldest son would write back every two or three days saying that he didn't want to do the job anymore, while the second son would always write back saying that he was doing well. It was the same when he later arrived in the capital, always reporting good news but never worries.

Shen Yun smiled and said to his daughter, "Your father is lucky. The superiors I met were all very good, and I didn't suffer any injustice."

What Shen Yun said was also true. After he passed the imperial examination and became a Jinshi, he first served in a remote place for a few years. Later, he was evaluated as having a high grade and naturally entered the capital, and was promoted to the position of Shaoqing of the Dali Temple. During this period, he served several superiors, all of whom were very nice and took great care of the younger generation.

After dinner, Shen Yuan followed her to the courtyard where her father lived, "Dad, I'm here to take Huang Jingao back."

"Well, come in."

Shen Yun walked to the door calmly. At this point, Gaogao had probably eaten and lay down in bed.

Shen Yuan saw her father open the door and asked curiously, "Dad, where does Huang Jingao live?"

"Gao Gao lives with me."

Shen Yuan followed in confusedly, only to find Huang Jingao lying on her father's bed with her arms and legs spread out, playing with the bed curtains with her paws.

"Gao Gao'er, Daddy is back!"

Shen Yuan:?

No, whose father?

While Shen Yuan was stunned, her father had already walked up to her with the cat in his arms.

"Gao Gao'er, your sister is here? Do you recognize her? Your sister is here to take you back."

As he was about to give the cat to Shen Yuan, Huang Jingao meowed and buried his head in Shen Yun's arms, not looking at Shen Yuan.

"Hey! It seems that Gao Gaoer doesn't want to go with you. Forget it today. It hasn't seen you for a long time and doesn't recognize you. Let's talk about it in a few days."

——Small Theater

Shen Yuan: Dad, I’m here to pick up my cat.

Shen Yun: What are you talking about? This is not your cat.