Bai Shicheng mocked, "Brother Zhao is a good man, but don't you feel ashamed to eat and live at Miss Fu's house like this?"
Zhao Lin was surprised and asked, "What's so embarrassing about this?"
Bai Shicheng sneered, "You are a man, but instead of going out to earn money, you deceive Miss Fu and ask her to give you a house and maids. How shameless!"
Fu Liqing wanted to refute, but wanted to see what Zhao Lin would say, so he fell silent.
Zhao Lin chuckled: "Brother Bai, you are wrong."
He leaned back in his chair and said leisurely, "Do you know what a confidant is? No, no, no, don't use that look. The confidant I'm talking about is different from the confidant you think of. There's no relationship between man and woman at all."
Zhao Lin looked at Fu Liqing and smiled. "Qing'er and I are rare bosom friends. We share the same interests and personalities. If we weren't of the opposite sex, I would have long wanted to become sworn brothers with her. I wouldn't ask for us to be born on the same day, but I would ask for us to die on the same day. We have such a good relationship, so what if we could just live with her in the same courtyard? Isn't that right, Qing'er?"
Fu Liqing's pretty face turned slightly red.
Zhao Lin prodded Bai Shicheng again, "Hey, Brother Bai doesn't look very well. Did you catch a cold last night?"
Bai Shicheng gnashed his teeth in hatred.
As the saying goes, to see whether a man is good to you, you have to see whether he is willing to spend money on you.
The same is true in reverse.
Fu Liqing was usually rude to men, but he was so nice to Zhao Lin, giving her a yard and money. Bai Shicheng's eyes almost turned red, and he sneered, "He takes advantage of women and is so smug about it. How shameless!"
"Brother Bai, you're wrong." Zhao Lin's face straightened and he said, "What do you mean by taking advantage? Do you think taking Qing'er into your own courtyard and a few servants is taking advantage?"
"Isn't it?" Bai Shicheng said angrily, "This courtyard is worth at least five thousand taels, and those maids and servants are worth one or two hundred taels, enough for a family of three to spend for a lifetime. You just asked for it without any reason. Isn't that taking advantage?"
"I do." Fu Liqing said this out of the blue, almost breaking Bai Shicheng's defense.
Zhao Lin chuckled and poured more fuel on Bai Shicheng's anger, saying, "Brother Bai, you've never had a close friend before. You don't know how much money and treasure can't compare to that friendship."
Bai Shicheng gritted his teeth, his eyes were red, and he wanted to bite Zhao Lin to death.
Seeing that the excitement was almost over, Zhao Lin said, "Brother Bai is from a family of scholars, and his literary talent is first-class. Is that true?"
Bai Shicheng sneered: "Is there any need to ask?"
Zhao Lin said, "I have a question. Brother Bai, please share your opinion."
Zhao Lin showed Bai Shicheng the problems he found while reading.
"Those with whom I govern the world are the literati and officials. Their habits are not upright, and their desires are too great to be corrected. I wish to correct their habits and restore the Way. What method can I use?"
Bai Shicheng glanced at it and stopped writing, "How dare you ask such a trivial question? It's nothing more than a slander against scholars serving as officials. Some people, who are incapable of being officials, accuse officials of flattering their superiors and bullying their subordinates, colluding with officials, and committing evil. It's truly despicable."
Bai Shicheng's family inherited the position of the Ministry of Personnel, so he was a member of the "scholars" in the question. Naturally, he was a defender of the rule of the scholars and always scoffed at this kind of question.
Zhao Lin said, "Then please ask Brother Bai to solve the problem."
Bai Shicheng paused slightly and said, "It's simple. It's just to emphasize the imperial examination, increase punishment, and increase supervision."
Zhao Lin and Sudi both nodded slightly.
These nine words may seem simple, but they effectively address the problem of officials having boundless desires but limited vision.
Unfortunately, knowing is one thing and doing is another.
Just like Bai Shicheng, when he saw this question, his first reaction was to mock the person who set the question.
Zhao Lin asked a few more questions, and Bai Shichengdu answered them one by one, but only realized that something was wrong at the end.
Zhao Lin treated him as a free gentleman.
Bai Shicheng immediately snorted and said, "Qing...Miss Fu, shall we go?"
Zhao Lin quickly said, "Don't worry. I've been so grateful for Brother Bai's guidance today. I have to have a quick meal before I leave."
Zhao Lin was really grateful to Bai Shicheng.
Although Zhao Lin knew how to answer some questions, due to the circumstances here, just knowing the answer was not enough. He also had to carefully consider the words he would use in his answer, which was very complicated.
Bai Shicheng was particularly unhappy that he had been a teacher for nothing. He didn't want to see Zhao Lin for even a second. He stood up and said, "Forget it. All the food and drinks you eat and drink are paid for by Miss Fu. I'm not that shameless."
As soon as the words fell.
The doorman came over hurriedly and said, "Master, there is a girl named Zhu who wants to see you."
A girl named Zhu?
Fu Liqing immediately raised his eyebrows.
Bai Shicheng seized the opportunity and sneered, "Brother Zhao is truly a playboy. I am ashamed of myself for not being as good as him. It's only been a few days since a girl came to visit you. Miss Fu, we are not here at the right time today."
Zhao Lin already knew who it was, and said calmly, "Let her in."
Fu Liqing had already stood up, but sat back down again, picked up the cold teacup and slowly blew away the foam on it.
Bai Shicheng sneered repeatedly, waiting to see the show, and sat down without moving.
Zhu Wanting entered the lobby under the guidance of the concierge. Seeing several people in the lobby, she was startled. Before she could see clearly, Bai Shicheng spoke first: "Miss Zhu? What are you doing here?"
Zhu Wanting then recognized Bai Shicheng: "It turns out to be Mr. Bai. Miss Fu is here too. I apologize for my rudeness."
Zhu Wanting greeted Bai Shicheng and Fu Liqing before saying, "I came here today to ask Master Zhao for a poem."
Zhao Lin said: "Have you thought about it?"
Zhu Wanting pulled out a banknote from her sleeve: "Ten thousand taels, from Hengtong Bank."
Zhao Lin took it and handed it to Bai Shicheng: "I don't recognize the banknote, Brother Bai, please help me check whether it is real or fake."
Zhu Wanting was slightly stunned.
She naturally realized that Zhao Lin was not targeting her, but she couldn't understand where Zhao Lin got the confidence to provoke Bai Shicheng.
Zhao Lin and Bai Shicheng are extremely incompatible, and almost everyone knows it. Zhu Wanting was wondering just now why Bai Shicheng was at Zhao Lin's house. Could it be that the two of them had reconciled? But now it seems that they still haven't reconciled.
Bai Shicheng didn't answer, he snorted coldly and said, "Miss Zhu is not that kind of person."
Zhao Lin smiled and stuffed the banknote into his sleeve: "Brother Bai is right. I was judging others by my own standards. Please don't blame me, Miss Zhu."
Zhu Wanting quickly said, "It's only right to verify the authenticity of the banknotes. Mr. Zhao, don't mind. What about the poem?"
Zhao Lin nodded and said, "I will definitely give it to you on the day of the beauty pageant."
Zhu Wanting showed a delighted look: "Thank you, Mr. Zhao. Then Wanting will not disturb you all anymore. Goodbye."
Zhu Wanting came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
"Ten thousand taels for a poem, hey, you can buy two houses like this." Sudi said on the side.
Bai Shicheng's face suddenly turned dark.
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