Chapter 10
"Little shopkeeper, get up quickly."
"Here it comes. Here it comes."
"Then I'll get busy first. Just come out and go directly to the front of the restaurant."
In fact, Lin Xing got up very early. She didn't sleep well. After waking up, she kept lying in a daze, as if she was back to the time when she was still in the money house, until Liu Lian came to call her.
The restaurant attached great importance to this banquet, and everyone got up early to prepare, for fear that any mistake would make the Shen family unhappy and tear down the restaurant in anger.
Lin Xing went out to meet up with everyone, but when he reached the door he went back to take the fan that Shen Ling had given him, maybe he could play a huge role in it.
I pushed open the door and saw a bouquet of flowers outside. There was still dew on the flowers, they had just been picked.
Lin Xing bent down and picked up the bouquet of flowers, carefully took it back into the house and put it in the vase, but suddenly found a hairpin in the bouquet, engraved with apricot flower pattern.
She looked at the hairpin and smiled. What a fool! She was not angry at all.
Lin Xing carefully put away the hairpin and went to the restaurant. As the owner of the restaurant, she couldn't let others wait for her.
There were already many people standing in front of the restaurant, some were nervous, some were excited, and some were worried. Lin Xing smiled at them one by one, calming everyone's boiling mood.
Wait, why is Huan'er here too? Wait a minute, where is Yu Hang? Didn’t she arrange an identity for him? What was he doing? Was he temporarily disappearing?
Lin Xing looked around, hoping to see Yu Hang, but her gaze fell into Lin Huan's eyes.
"Sister Xiao Xing, what are you looking for?"
"Nothing, I was just looking around. By the way, Huan'er, why are you here? I remember you didn't have to go with us today."
"Should I come and see Sister Xiao Xing off? That's not even possible?"
Lin Xing was very happy to hear Huan'er's coquettish behavior. This showed that Lin Huan really treated her as a family member and no longer lived in fear as before.
"Of course, I'm happy to see you. You should go back early, it's cold now."
"No, I'm leaving before you get on the carriage. Do you want to send someone off? I want to see you get on the carriage."
Lin Xing couldn't persuade her and let her go. Fortunately, Liu Lian had already started to invite people to set off. Lin Xing hurriedly persuaded Huan'er to go back, saying that she was going to get in the car.
Lin Xing got on the carriage and lifted the curtain to signal Huan'er to go back quickly. After watching Huan'er leave, she began to look for Yu Hang everywhere. Really, they are all leaving, where is the person, did he lose himself by picking flowers?
Even if Lin Xing was speechless she didn't show it. Soon the carriage was about to leave, and Lin Xing still hadn't found Yu Hang. In order not to attract attention she could only sit back and wait.
Lin Xing was absent-minded along the way, and she frequently lifted the curtain and looked out of the window, but Yu Hang did not appear until the carriage arrived at the Shen Mansion. She began to worry that something might have happened. The more she thought about it, the sadder she felt, and her palms began to sweat.
The carriage stopped and arrived at the Shen Mansion.
Although everyone in the restaurant came together, Lin Xing came to the banquet as a guest, so she had to separate from Uncle Gui and the others as soon as she got off the carriage.
When Lin Xing got off the carriage, she noticed that there were already people waiting outside the door of the Shen Mansion. Leading the group should be the housekeeper of the Shen Mansion. When they saw her get off the carriage, they immediately came up to her.
"I am the housekeeper of the Shen Mansion. Manager Lin can call me Manager Chen. I have heard of Manager Lin's great name for a long time. Now I see that Manager Lin is truly a heroine and a beautiful lady."
"Butler Chen is so polite. Compared with the young master of the Shen family, I am really ashamed of myself."
The autumn wind was too cold, causing Lin Xing to cough. Seeing this, Steward Chen immediately said, "Look at my memory. I asked Shopkeeper Lin to stand outside in such a cold day. Shopkeeper Lin, please come in."
"Our master has prepared a place for everyone to rest temporarily. Please follow me."
Butler Chen led the way in front, and Lin Xing had no choice but to follow. Before entering the Shen Mansion, she looked back for the last time and found that Yu Hang had appeared in the team again, but Yu Hang did not look up at her.
Lin Xing felt relieved and followed Butler Chen to the house. She was in the mood to take in the scenery along the way. It must be said that the Shen Mansion was built in a very majestic way, and there was even an artificial lake.
When they arrived, Butler Chen stopped at the door and opened it for Lin Xing. Lin Xing thanked him and went into the house.
"If Manager Lin is not satisfied with anything, you can call for someone at any time. I will take my leave first."
Without waiting for Lin Xing's response, Butler Chen closed the door and left.
Lin Xing observed the house and had to admit that the Shen family was really rich. Even this ordinary guest room was decorated like a nouveau riche. It was rare to see a family of this level being so wealthy.
Lin Xing is a person who can't sit still. She looks left and right and turns the whole house upside down.
A fan on the bed caught her attention. It was exactly the same fan that Shen Ling gave her. Lin Xing immediately touched the fan she was carrying and found it was still there. She walked to the bed and observed for a while. After making sure it was safe, she picked up the fan. When she opened the fan, a note fell out.
Lin Xing picked up the note and found a sentence written on it, "Look out the window."
Looking up, there was a person standing outside the window, Shen Ling. He was still dressed the same as he was that day in the restaurant, waving a new fan in his hand.
"Manager Lin, we meet again."
Facing the mysterious Shen Ling, Lin Xing didn't want to maintain a false smile or act with him anymore, so she chose to ask directly.
"You invited me to the party? What are your intentions?"
"Manager Lin really thinks highly of me. How could I have such ability? Inviting you here is definitely the intention of a big shot. I just missed you a little and came to see you."
"You are such a smooth talker. Since you didn't invite me here, why did you leave this fan behind? Our Master Shen is really free."
Lin Xing hated such frivolous people the most. It was fine before she traveled through time, but in this dynasty, when she thought about the deeds she had heard before, she no longer had a good impression of Shen Ling and was no longer polite when speaking to him.
"I told you, I just want to meet Shopkeeper Lin. As for the fan, it's just to add a little fun."
"Mr. Shen is truly a man of leisure and elegance, and he truly lives up to his reputation."
"Manager Lin, thank you for your compliment, but I think your pink dress is not suitable for today's banquet. It would be better if it was blue."
Lin Xing really doesn't want to give him face this time. Are they very familiar with each other? Who gave him the qualifications to make the evaluation?
"Mr. Shen is a handsome man, but he has one flaw, which is that he has too high standards. Otherwise, he would have entered the government long ago. But looking at Mr. Shen's friends, I feel that Mr. Shen's standards are not high, right?"
"Shopkeeper Lin is right. The banquet is about to begin. I will take my leave first and see you at the banquet."
Shen Ling turned to leave, and Lin Xing threw his fan out of the window, shouting, "You forgot to take your fan."
After throwing it out, Lin Xing immediately closed the window, not caring whether the fan hit Chen Ling or not. She had let out a gust of anger anyway.
Lin Xing sat down at the table to rest and heard someone knocking on the door. She thought it was Shen Ling coming back for revenge, but a female voice came from outside the door.
"Manager Lin, I'm here to bring you tea."
"Come in."
As soon as she finished speaking, a maid who looked very young came in. She was staggering as she carried the teapot. Lin Xing quickly stood up to help her.
But before Lin Xing could touch her, she fell down.
The good news was that neither of them was burned; the bad news was that Lin Xing's clothes were wet and she had to change clothes.
"Please forgive me, Manager Lin. This was unintentional."
The little maid wanted to reach out to wipe Lin Xing's clothes, but she noticed that her hands were dirty, so she retracted her hands and could only kneel there and apologize continuously.
"Nothing, you can get up first. Can you find me some clean clothes?"
Upon hearing this, the little maid nodded immediately and said, "Please wait for a moment, Manager Lin. I will be back soon."
Watching the maid running away, Lin Xing thought: Do I look scary?
The little maid came back with clothes, but behind her was another maid who was also holding clothes. The difference is that one person holds a pink shirt and the other holds a blue shirt.
Lin Xing looked at the little maid suspiciously and asked, "What is this?"
"Replying to Shopkeeper Lin, Master Shen heard about this and specially sent someone to deliver a blue dress, saying that Shopkeeper Lin can choose whatever he wants."
"Mr. Shen? Is it your Mr. Shen Ling?"
"Yes, Manager Lin."
"Put your clothes down. You two can go out now."
The maid placed two pieces of clothing on the bed. The pink one was almost the same as what she was wearing, while the blue one was another popular style.
The banquet was about to begin, and Lin Xing didn't have much time to hesitate. After carefully checking the two pieces of clothing on the bed, she made her choice.
After Lin Xing changed her clothes, she heard a maid outside the door telling her that the banquet was about to begin and asked her to go to the banquet hall. As soon as Lin Xing went out, she found Shen Ling looking at the direction of her house from a distance. Shen Ling saw her appear, noticed the clothes she was wearing, and smiled.
The maid brought Lin Xing to the banquet hall and said that the banquet was about to begin. In fact, there were not many guests there, but mostly servants making final preparations.
Lin Xing sat at the lower table, quietly waiting for the banquet to begin. What she didn't expect was that Shen Ling came so early.
The servants in the hall saluted Shen Ling, and Lin Xing also stood up.
"Shopkeeper Lin, you don't have to be polite. You are a guest. If you are not satisfied with anything, please feel free to speak up." As he spoke, Shen Ling had already walked to Lin Xing's side. Finally, in a voice that only the two of them could hear, he said, "As expected, the blue shirt suits you better."
Lin Xing rolled her eyes and sat down, and Shen Ling also went to sit in his seat. She really didn't want to care about Chen Ling anymore. This man was a frivolous scoundrel. Even in modern times, he would be a gangster.
After sitting down, Lin Xing felt very uncomfortable and had a thorn in his back, as if someone was watching him. When she turned around, it was indeed that guy Shen Ling. She turned back as if she didn't see him.
Shen Ling continued to stare at her. Lin Xing was ready to turn around and warn Shen Ling as she could no longer endure it.
Suddenly, a uniform greeting came from outside the door, "Greetings, Prime Minister Song. Please come in, Prime Minister Song."
Lin Xing could no longer care about Chen Ling, and quickly stood up to greet Song Xiang, and Chen Ling also stood up with her.
Two men of similar age walked in together. Lin Xing didn't know who they were, but she knew the next second.
One of the men in black saw Lin Xing and took the initiative to say, "You must be Shopkeeper Lin, right? I'm Song Chenhui. I've heard a lot about you."
"Prime Minister Song, you are too kind. I am just an ordinary restaurant owner. Compared with Prime Minister Song, I am really insignificant."
After some pleasantries, Mr. Shen invited Prime Minister Song to take a seat. During this time, Prime Minister Song kept talking to Lin Xing, but Mr. Shen seemed to be indifferent.
Until the first half of the banquet ended, Lin Xing still didn't understand why Prime Minister Song was so attentive to her.
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