Yan Chengyuan had already been invited in and sat in the living room, with Yan Chengze, her step-uncle, sitting next to him.
To be honest, the presence of this cheap uncle is really weak. She has seen him several times in court, but they have never spoken. In her eyes, he is worse than a stranger.
Yan Chengze was a cautious person, even speaking in a low voice. He stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant Yan Chengze greets the Prime Minister."
Yan Shiyue helped him up casually: "Uncle, there's no need to be polite, just call me Yue'er." Yan Chengze was obviously relieved, she said: "Uncle, please sit down."
She stepped forward and poured more tea herself: "Daddy, what are you doing?"
Yan Chengyuan said calmly: "Your uncle wants to see you for something."
She looked at Yan Chengze.
Yan Chengze hesitated for a moment, and said respectfully: "Prime Minister, it is like this. I heard that the Ministry of Commerce is recruiting soldiers, so... so I came here with audacity. My son Yan Shilan is quite diligent. I wonder if you can give him a chance to go to the Ministry of Commerce to gain some experience..."
To be honest, from what he said, we can tell that this person is not very good at dealing with human relationships, and it is no wonder that he has to bear the name "Yan" (Yan) as he was nearly fifty years old before he became a minister.
You have to know that you are clearly here to ask for a favor. If you are asking for a favor, you have to use connections. She called him uncle and told him that she could call him by his name, but he still called her Prime Minister and kept calling himself a humble official. He was respectful, but he was not respectful to the right person.
...
...
Yan Shiyue said: "My business department is different from other places. There is a probation period."
"Yes, yes," Yan Chengze said, "It all depends on you, sir. I just ask you to give me a chance."
"Well then," Yan Shiyue said, "Since my uncle has said so, I have to give him this favor. You can ask him to come over tomorrow to let me take a look. Let me make it clear first, I am a person who is not very good at judging people. If it really doesn't work, then I don't want it."
Yan Chengze thanked him repeatedly.
Yan Shiyue invited the two of them to have dinner, but Yan Chengze declined. Yan Shiyue then pulled Yan Chengyuan along, and Yan Chengyuan stayed.
After sending Yan Chengze away, she couldn't help but nag: "You, my big brother..."
Yan Chengyuan glared at her and said, "Yan Shilan is a decent person."
"I know," Yan Shiyue said with a grin, "You'd have to be okay to bring people here, otherwise you would have scared them away with your cold face. But once this is started... I guess a lot of people will come to us."
Yan Chengyuan said: "It's good that you can think of this."
He looked at Bu Shi Pan and said, "Go check on the child."
Yan Shiyue had long discovered that although Yan Chengyuan was serious, he really liked children.
He followed Meng Min and had to wait for Meng Min to hold the baby in his arms before he took it reluctantly. Then he held the baby for a long time, staring at the child's little face. When the child babbled, he could see a faint smile on his face.
And sometimes when I was with Huo Qijing, I could see the strange way of communication between the two people who could not show their emotions, which mainly manifested as:
Yan Chengyuan looked at Huo Qijing and frowned, expressing his disdain for the way he held the child. Then Huo Qijing lowered his head and kissed the child's chest and neck. Sometimes when the child smiled, he would look at Yan Chengyuan, and then Yan Chengyuan couldn't do this action, so he calmly put the child down.
The communication is over.
It looks very funny.
The next day, Yan Shilan came over and Yan Shiyue chatted with him for a while.
The eldest cousin from the first house died long ago, and this second cousin was born out of wedlock. He is already twenty-five years old this year, and is still just a minor official.
But he looks like a nice guy. He is indeed an honest person, but he is not inflexible. He is much better than his father. Most importantly, he is good-looking, with deep eye sockets. When he smiles, he has a charming feeling, which conceals his stupidity.
Yan Shiyue said to him, "There are many things in the Ministry of Commerce that must be kept secret. Even if we are father and son, we cannot make an exception. Do you understand? If your uncle is thinking about your future, he will not blame you."
Yan Shilan said anxiously: "Yes, I understand."
"Okay," Yan Shiyue said, "Then go find Si Nian. I mentioned it to him yesterday."
Yan Shilan bowed respectfully and left.
As expected, after this precedent was set, countless people were eager to make their own move.
The first person who lost his temper was Liu Zhongqing. He came with his nephew and as soon as he entered the door, he said with a smile on his face, "My dear relatives."
Yan Shiyue: “…”
As a young girl, she is really just a fresh and tender young...woman, and does not like being called that, as it reminds her of an old woman with wrinkles all over her face.
Then he said respectfully but intimately, I heard that your Ministry of Commerce is recruiting people. A place like this should have a few trustworthy people. My nephew is smart and talented in both civil and military affairs. You can hire him. After all, we are relatives. I will help you in any way I can. Don't be polite!
This is probably the basic way these people talk. She is the outlier.
But sometimes she was also helpless. People like Liu Zhongqing were smart and eloquent when talking about state affairs, but he stuck to a fixed way of dealing with people. Even if you knocked hard on his head... he would think, oh, so that's how it is, but he would not change afterwards.
It was as if he had heard many things about how fair and selfless the Prime Minister was, but he still insisted that we are now in-laws, and it is different from before, so we can use connections and backdoors to get things done.
Similarly, he also insisted that, after all, she was a woman, and when she encountered problems, she still needed help from men, so if I sent someone over at this time, it would be like providing timely assistance, and the prime minister would definitely be grateful.
Yan Shiyue listened to his beeping silently.
Liu Zhongqing finished his work in an obscure way, then waved his hand: "Huo Li, why don't you come over to see the Prime Minister?"
Huo Li seemed to be a smart man. He stepped forward and bowed: "I am Huo Li, your humble servant. I pay my respects to the Prime Minister."
Yan Shiyue looked him over.
Huo Li looked to be in his thirties, with a respectful expression and gentle, just-right movements. He must be a sensible person.
Yan Shiyue asked: "Where are you now?"
Huo Li replied hastily, "Prime Minister, I am now serving as the Secretary of the Imperial Household Department."
She asked, "Why do you want to join the Ministry of Commerce?"
"To be honest with you, my Lord, I am good at numbers and have learned the new accounting method taught by Mr. Gu, so I want to show my strengths in the Ministry of Commerce."
Yes, he is a smart man. Yan Shiyue said, "Go down and have a cup of tea."
Holly bowed and said, "Yes."
He retreated. Yan Shiyue turned around and saw Liu Zhongqing stroking his beard with a hint of complacency on his face, saying, "The person I gave you is not bad, right?"
There is no point in saying anything to such a person unless you convince him in his own way.
So Yan Shiyue said: "We can't let this trend continue, otherwise what if Aye says I am nepotism?"
As expected, Liu Zhongqing understood it immediately, and instantly felt like he was one of them. He lowered his voice and said, "It's my fault for not thinking it through. I should have taken a detour."
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