Chapter 29
"Xiao Mei, why did you come from the bank without informing me in advance so that I could send someone to pick you up."
Xiao Mei was overjoyed to see her old friend, "It's not that far, why bother you."
She looked at Liu Lian behind Lin Xing, seeming to want to say something but stopping herself. Sister Lian was a sensitive person, so she naturally noticed that something was wrong with Xiaomei. She just thought that they had just had some personal stuff to talk about since they hadn't seen each other for a long time.
"Young shopkeeper, take Miss Xiaomei back and chat slowly. There is tea in your room, and Xiaomei must be thirsty."
"Yes, Xiaomei, let's go back to the house and talk."
The two of them walked forward talking and laughing. Liu Lian was very happy when she saw this scene. She had always felt that the young shopkeeper was unreal before, but now she realized that he also had a past. She could now do her own thing with peace of mind.
As soon as she entered the room, Lin Xing quickly took Xiaomei's package and placed it beside the bed, and poured her a cup of tea. Xiaomei took the tea but didn't drink it. Instead, she looked at Lin Xing with an indescribable look.
"Xiaomei, do you have something to tell me? I noticed it outside just now. There are only two of us here, so feel free to tell me."
Xiaomei put down the teacup and walked to the package. After searching for a while, she took out a letter and handed it to Lin Xing. She didn't say a word during the whole process, as if she wouldn't speak unless Lin Xing answered her question. There was no other way, Lin Xing had to take the letter first.
There was no signature or words on the letter, but it was thicker than an ordinary letter. The letter is still sealed and Xiaomei has never opened it.
"This letter is a big part of the reason I came to see you."
Lin Xing's gaze shifted from the envelope to Xiaomei, her eyes full of confusion.
"There were outsiders present just now, so I couldn't tell you directly. Yesterday, a wealthy businessman came to me and said he could redeem me. But he has one condition. Bring this letter to you."
"Do you know who that man is? Did he do anything to you?"
"Of course not, I'm fine." Xiaomei turned around and pointed at the teacup she had just put down on the table, "I always come to the restaurant by carriage, I'm not thirsty at all."
Lin Xing put the letter on the table and held Xiao Mei's hand, "That's good. You really can't get into trouble again."
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere froze, and both of them thought of Xiaotao. Lin Xing knew she had said something wrong and wanted to say something to make amends, but was interrupted by Xiao Mei, "Don't worry, I will always be with you, Xiao Xing."
The next second, Xiaomei hugged Lin Xing. Lin Xing wanted to hug her back, but her hands couldn't let go for a long time. She was not Xiao Xing, she was Lin Xing. While she was hesitating, Xiao Tao had already pulled away. Noticing the tears in Lin Xing's eyes, she smiled and comforted her.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore." Lin Xing turned around to take Xiao Mei's package and held it in her arms. "Now that you're in the restaurant, don't even think about leaving. You have to stay here with me."
Xiaomei felt that Lin Xing looked like she had found a treasure when she was holding the package, but it was just some worthless stuff. She was puzzled, but Lin Xing knew that she had caught her friend.
"I won't leave. I'll stay with you in the restaurant." Xiao Mei circled around Lin Xing. "I see that you seem to have lost a lot of weight. From now on, I will be the one to supervise you."
"No!" Lin Xing pretended to wail, but her tone was full of happiness.
"If Xiaotao were still alive, she would definitely do the same. So the objection is invalid."
Lin Xing stopped acting funny and stopped talking, just nodded. To Xiaomei and also to Xiaotao.
"Young shopkeeper, I'm here to bring you some cakes. Can I come in?"
There was a knock on the door and Liu Lian's voice rang out at the same time. Lin Xing put down the package and pulled Xiaomei to open the door.
"Sister Lian, Xiaomei will stay with us in the restaurant from now on. You can help her clean up a room."
"That's great, this way there will be one more person to play with our little shopkeeper.
"Sister Lian, why do you make me sound so uneducated?" Lin Xing pouted to show her dissatisfaction.
"My bad. Can you let me take the cakes in first? I bought these specially from Gaoji. They are priceless."
Lin Xing went back, took the package and put it in Xiaomei's hand, and then put Xiaomei's hand on Liu Lian's arm. After they finished together, he nodded in satisfaction, "I don't like this cake. Sister Lian, just take Xiaomei to your room and leave the cake with her."
"That won't work. Gao remembers that pastries are very..."
"Since the shopkeeper doesn't like it, give it to Xiaomei."
Xiao Mei was at a loss for words after being interrupted by Liu Lian. She subconsciously looked at Lin Xing, only to see that she also agreed. Liu Lian didn't give her much time to stay, "Xiao Mei, follow me quickly, I'll take you to the house to rest."
Liu Lian walked out while talking, and Xiao Mei quickly followed without even having time to say hello. Lin Xing was the only one left in the room, and she began to pay attention to the anonymous letter.
Lin Xing has very few friends here, let alone any wealthy businessmen, whom she has never seen before. This letter is really strange, but the person should not have any malicious intentions. After all, he rented a car for Xiaomei to come to the restaurant.
The envelope was opened and Lin Xing read the entire letter at a glance. She could only say that this letter was just as shocking as the one from the Prime Minister, but this one was more tactful.
The first half of the letter was all flattery, saying how powerful and wise Lin Xing and Yu Hang were, and how they had taken down corrupt officials in one fell swoop. Now that the bank has a new manager, it will definitely not make the same mistake again.
On the surface, this was just a letter of praise, but the second half of the letter took a different tone, saying explicitly and implicitly that the county magistrate was not the real culprit behind the scenes, but someone else, who also held an important position in the court. Perhaps because he was afraid that Lin Xing would not believe it, he also attached the correspondence between the county magistrate and this person, but it was transcribed.
Lin Xing read them one by one and found that these letters were totally insufficient to serve as evidence for identification. Nothing in the letter was stated clearly, and if Lin Xing wasn't an insider, she wouldn't have understood it at all.
Lin Xing had guessed something about this matter a long time ago. She didn't believe that a county magistrate would have the courage to do those things. However, no evidence was found, but now the evidence is right in front of us.
The only person who could know these things so clearly could be that person. That man played a big role in arresting the county magistrate and other officials, but the intention of this letter is not obvious. There is nothing else in the letter except what I just said.
Lin Xing felt that this was like an unfinished letter, and her other half was waiting for her. She doesn't need to worry, the second half of the letter will be delivered this afternoon.
Now that things have come to this, we can only take a rest. Lin Xing moved smoothly and hid this letter together with the previous letters. Lin Xing turned around and walked out, not knowing how Xiaomei was doing.
Lin Xing was in a good mood and hummed songs along the way, but they were modern pop songs; she couldn't sing ancient songs. As she sang, she felt a little sad. She could sing, but could anyone understand her?
From this point on, Lin Xing suddenly remembered the conversation with Xiao Mei just now. She is not Xiao Xing. Lin Xing didn't have time to tell Xiao Tao about this because she didn't want to hide it from Xiao Mei.
But the timing is really not right now, she needs to find the right time. Lin Xing turned a corner and sat back in her room. This time could be any time, but not now, because she is not ready yet.
Not daring to see Xiaomei and unable to go out to play, the bored Lin Xing finally decided to go to the lobby to help. After all, she was the owner of the restaurant, so it was reasonable and logical. Who would dare to say no? She stormed out the door.
"Young shopkeeper, why don't you stay in the room and sneak out again?"
“That’s right.”
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Liu Lian, Lin Huan and Gui Shu stood in a row in front of Lin Xing. The scene was like a trial in court. Why is this happening? It turned out that Lin Xing was caught by Liu Lian before she even reached the lobby. While the two were talking, Huan'er came over and added fuel to the fire, and in the end even Uncle Gui was attracted over.
"I'm fine to begin with, and I'm almost well now. I was too bored staying in the house, so I wanted to come and help."
"I think the shopkeeper is right. Staying in the house every day is not a good idea."
Lin Xing had been looking down at her toes, ready to face the storm, but unexpectedly she heard Uncle Gui's voice of approval. Lin Xing suddenly perked up, raised her head and nodded vigorously.
"Uncle Gui, the young shopkeeper is ignorant. How can you not understand? The young shopkeeper collapsed outside that day. I can't stand it again."
"Sister Lian is right. Sister Xiao Xing's body hasn't recovered yet. She can't keep running around outside."
"But the shopkeeper didn't..."
“Let me put this on my lips. If anything happens to the young shopkeeper, I will die too.” Sister Lian killed the game. Not only her opponent was speechless, but her teammates were also shocked.
"Sister Lian, don't be angry. I'll go back and lie down now. I swear I won't run around until I'm in good health."
Seeing that Sister Lian was really sad, Lin Xing quickly began to comfort her. In fact, it was not difficult to stay at home. Sister Lian waved her hand to signal her to leave, and Lin Xing had no choice but to leave. Lin Xing had only taken two steps when she was stopped.
"Shopkeeper, there is another letter for you."
"Why are you here again? Are we a restaurant or an inn?"
A servant came running from behind. Lin Xing didn't dare to stay. She took the letter and ran away. Liu Lian's head started to ache when she heard there was another letter. Her young shopkeeper was going to be kidnapped.
After speeding all the way, Lin Xing sat down at the table again and again. She found that this was another letter sent by Yu Hang. Judging from the time, they should have arrived in the capital and probably have already met the emperor. Logically speaking, shouldn’t Yu Hang be very busy? Not a single thing the emperor asked us to do has been done, and so many other things have gone wrong. How does he have time to keep sending letters?
Thinking it was just some trivial matter, Lin Xing didn't even open her eyes. The content of the letter surprised her and her eyes widened immediately. This was the second half of the letter.
This letter was written in the emperor's tone.
It was still the same routine. The first half was full of praise and compliments, and the second half was an invitation to her to serve as an official in Beijing. In the letter, the emperor said that there was a lack of talented people to manage the national treasury and wanted her to take the position of accountant. Although the official position is not high, it is special.
The emperor was quite reasonable and gave Lin Xing the power to refuse. If she didn't reply within three days, they would regard it as Lin Xing giving up. If you have other requests, please state them in the letter and the Emperor will try his best to meet them.
If it was Lin Xing who had just come out of the money shop, she would definitely refuse. She is just an ordinary college student and doesn't want to be involved in the vortex of power. But what about her now?
After experiencing the plague and the fire, Lin Xing also deeply understood the difficulties faced by the lower-class people in this dynasty. Of course she could have kept herself out of trouble, and no one would have blamed her. Even as long as she doesn't say it, no one will know about it.
It was such a difficult choice. Lin Xing sat there until the evening. He picked up a pen and wrote a letter, and then asked someone to deliver it to Yu Hang as quickly as possible.
She doesn't want to be an official. Her friends are still in the capital. How can she let them fight alone?
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