Chapter 106 The New Year is coming soon, can I kowtow to you in advance? !
Jiao Hongmiao and Lin Deyun, one is in business and the other in politics, not only do they keep out of each other's way, they have never even met each other.
When Lin Deyun hurried over after receiving the message from the doorman, he and Jiao Hongmiao looked at each other for a long time, both of them fell into speechless embarrassment.
If an unfamiliar senior official suddenly visited any ordinary person's home, they would probably be terrified and fearful for a long time. The fact that Lin Deyun did not kneel on the spot with trembling legs was a testament to his strong mental strength.
In the end, it was Lin Deyun who spoke after hesitation and broke the deadlock.
"I wonder why Lord Jiao has come to visit my humble abode?"
Little did they know that this question would immediately push the situation to an even more embarrassing level.
Jiao Hongmiao: “…”
How would he know?!
He even knew a few minutes earlier than Lin Deyun that the two of them were going to meet today, okay? !
Jiao Hongmiao smiled awkwardly and glanced at the little prince beside him imperceptibly.
The little prince, who knew the inside story, looked up and down, but refused to meet his gaze.
Fortunately, after more than a decade of ups and downs in the officialdom, he has become extremely good at telling lies with his eyes open!
"I was asked by the little princess to help investigate the condition of Mr. Lin Jinshu, the son of your family."
The reason was not difficult to guess. The little prince's study partner suddenly asked for leave for something, and the little prince took great pains to trick him into the Lin residence. It was easy to guess why.
Lin Deyun looked flattered and looked down at the two little kids: "...What about these two?" Could they be the noble ladies from the palace? !
When asked, Jiang Yingcheng dodged and hid behind Jiao Hongmiao, grabbed a piece of cloth from his robe, raised his head, and timidly called out, "Daddy!"
Jiao Hongmiao shuddered suddenly, which also scared Lin Deyun who was sitting opposite him.
"grown ups?"
Jiao Hongmiao: “…”
It's nothing serious, it's just -
The Chinese New Year is coming soon, can I kowtow to you in advance? !
The muscles on Jiao Hongmiao's face also trembled: "No problem, my old illness has come back."
Lin Deyun: “Ah, ah…”
The group was respectfully invited into the mansion.
Although the two young men did not reveal their true identities, the title of "children of the Minister of Revenue" was enough to earn them quite honorable treatment.
The table in front of the two of them was filled with all kinds of cakes, but Jiang Yingcheng didn't eat a single piece. Instead, he called the maid to get some oil paper and packed up all the plates of cakes.
While packing, I was humming an unknown tune in my heart.
[Hehehe, my brother will never be able to eat so many delicious snacks, so I’ll pack them all up and bring them to my brother!]
Lin Deyun smiled like a Maitreya Buddha, turned to Jiao Hongmiao and said, "Your daughter is so adorable."
Jiao Hongmiao had been numbed by the two little ancestors' tricks, and replied randomly: "Thank you, you too."
Lin Deyun: “…”
"???"
Realizing what he had said, Jiao Hongmiao suddenly came back to his senses, quickly suppressed his wild thoughts, and got straight to the point: "Master Lin, since I have been entrusted by the young prince, I need to do the prince's business. I hope Master Lin will give me some convenience."
"This..." Lin Deyun's eyes rolled around in his eye sockets. "It's not that I don't want to help you, sir, but..."
"The disease my dog has is highly contagious. Anyone who sees him will get sick. All the people who went to take care of him have been infected. So far, no one has been able to recover..."
Lin Deyun spoke with great sincerity, and before he finished speaking, he gave the two young guys a suggestive look, showing that he was considering Jiao Hongmiao with great care.
However, before he could put on a polite smile, he heard the little dumpling, who had stopped moving since who knows when, ask innocently, "Can the opposite side cause illness?"
Lin Deyun nodded, looking a little worried: "That's right."
"Then why are you okay?" Little Tuanzi asked, "Didn't you go to see your child?"
Lin Deyun choked.
Because of Lin Jinshu's important identity, he always presented himself as a kind father. Even those shameful schemes he had in his daily life were always done perfectly, without letting Lin Jinshu find out any clues.
But he quickly thought of an excuse: "I was out doing business that day, and when I came back I was told that my son had contracted this disease. Alas..."
These words were impeccable, Jiang Yingcheng nodded——
"Then the lady must have been infected too?" Jiang Yingcheng glanced at the beautiful woman who was about to walk into the house. "Who is this aunt? Is she uncle's concubine?"
Fang Yiwan: “…”
Lin Deyun: “Um…”
"It's so contagious, why don't you seal off the house? Aren't you afraid of the disease spreading?"
Lin Deyun: “…”
Lin Deyun's forehead was already covered with sweat, but Jiang Yingcheng kept asking, "Uncle, why did you let us in? What if my dad is also infected?"
Jiang Yingcheng's baby voice is very fluent when he is talking to people.
"If my father hadn't asked just now, he would never have known about this. What if he went to court without knowing about it?"
"What if I infect my colleagues?"
"What if the infection spreads to His Majesty?"
"Tell..."
Lin Deyun kept wiping the sweat off his face with his sleeve. He had been beaten to the point where he had no power to fight back after being chased repeatedly. Finally, Fang Yiwan, who was standing at the door, suddenly spoke up, and only then did he stop the seemingly endless questioning.
"Jinshu's condition is not that serious. The reason you said that just now was because you were afraid that it would not attract everyone's attention," Fang Yiwan stood in the middle of the hall and bowed to the people. "I apologize to you on behalf of you. I hope you don't mind."
Jiao Hongmiao looked closely.
Fang Yiwan looks 90% alike to Fang Siwan and is a standard beauty. When she stands there gracefully and explains something with a smile on her face, it makes people want to believe her.
If Jiang Yingcheng wasn't there next to him.
[Humph! That sounds nice, but my brother was actually fighting with the young master of the mansion. Those people were so unrestrained that they attacked me in the face. My brother couldn't face them and had to ask for leave!]
[Chengcheng will write all of them down in a little notebook when he gets home, and I will definitely call back one by one later!!]
Jiang Yingcheng paused in anger, then became cheerful as if he had discovered a new continent: [Maybe... Uncle Jiao can just beat a few today? ]
Jiao Hongmiao's expression froze. "In that case, do you have any children of the right age in your house who can take me...my two children out to play?"
"They are both very active by nature, I'm afraid they won't be able to stay still for long."
He was anxious to send the two away as if they were the god of plague.
Just kidding, if he dares to take action today, Emperor Mingze will have an excuse to take more money from him tomorrow!
Lin Deyun also wanted to send these two little guys away, especially the sharp-tongued one. Hearing this, without thinking, he called Fang Yiwan to find two children of similar age and take the two little guys for a walk.
Jiang Yingcheng was very satisfied with this arrangement.
[Hehehe, I can go find my brother now hehe~]
Before leaving the door, she secretly turned her head to glance at Fang Yiwan, then looked away as if nothing had happened.
Bad woman, she doesn't want to acknowledge her.
Jiao Hongmiao and Lin Deyun also breathed a sigh of relief.
only……
When the figures of the young guys disappeared from his sight, Jiao Hongmiao realized belatedly that -
Now that the two little princes have left, he can only have awkward conversations with these two people until they come back!
What kind of hellish joke is this?!
Master Yuan, do you usually live like this?