Chapter 45
The familiar name echoed in the ears of the two men. Before they could react with surprise, they heard footsteps getting closer and closer to them. The two men quickly hid in the bushes beside them.
A man in a black cloak walked out first. His face was blocked, but his figure looked familiar. Following him came a man in luxurious clothes, who should be Li Dongyi.
The man in black did not stop and left as soon as he walked out the door. Mr. Li behind him watched him walk away before closing the door.
"Sure enough, just as we guessed, this Mr. Li is also related to this matter."
Lin Xing stared straight ahead with hatred in her eyes, but she couldn't wait for the people around her to speak.
"Chen Ling, Chen Ling, Master Shen, what are you daydreaming about?" In the end, she failed to call Chen Ling back to life, and Lin Xing had to push him back.
"No, I was just thinking about something."
Lin Xing smiled knowingly, "Missing the Prime Minister?"
"Um."
"What do you think of the Prime Minister now?"
Shen Ling opened his mouth and closed it again, not knowing where to start, so Lin Xing spoke for him.
"At first, the Prime Minister was someone you admired, but you were not appreciated for your talent and could not become someone like him. But by chance, you were recommended by the Prime Minister to enter the government, and you wanted to become a good official to repay the Prime Minister. However, your family was raided and your father was imprisoned because of the Prime Minister's report. Although you blame him, you don't hate him because your father was wrong in the first place."
This was a heavy blow to Shen Ling, but he actually chuckled and continued Lin Xing's words: "Just now I heard that again. The image of the Prime Minister has been damaged. You don't know what to do for a while."
"Smart." Lin Xing gave him a thumbs up.
"I'm not as fragile as you think, don't worry."
The two turned their eyes back to the front. There was still no servant in the courtyard. Lin Xing calculated the time and stood up. "It's almost time. Let's go knock on the door."
"Mr. Li, we are Madam Zhao's cousins. We came to visit you specially to thank you for taking us in."
Master Li's smiling face appeared in front of the two. Apparently he was not mentally prepared enough, otherwise why did the smile on his face freeze for a moment when he saw the dusty Lin Xing and Shen Ling?
After all, he was a respectable man. He immediately smiled again, and even his tone was impeccable. "You two are finally here. I have been waiting for a long time. Please come in."
As soon as he entered the house, Shen Ling hugged Master Li and muttered, "Thank you so much, cousin-in-law. If it weren't for my cousin-in-law taking us in, we would probably have to live on the streets."
Mr. Li's expression was very interesting. Shen Ling's clothes were very dirty, but he didn't dare to push him away directly, so he could only smile awkwardly. Fortunately, Shen Ling didn't make things difficult for him for too long and let go of his hand after he finished speaking.
His expression suddenly became natural, and he even patted Shen Ling on the shoulder, "What kind of words are these? When you are away from home, relatives should naturally help each other."
"You two have come a long way, so you must be thirsty. I'll pour you some tea, please don't be disgusted."
Master Li turned around and revealed the black marks left by Shen Ling on his back, and the two murderers could no longer hold back.
"Brother-in-law, you don't need to pour tea. Go change your clothes. It's all my fault that I, your brother, got your clothes dirty."
"It doesn't matter whether the clothes are dirty or not. The main thing is not to embarrass myself in front of the guests. You two wait a moment, I'll be back soon." Although he said that, his expression clearly showed that he didn't care.
Shen Ling did not let him go, but waved his hand with a look of confusion, "If it were in our hometown, my brother-in-law would just follow me to swim in the creek in the summer, why would we have to go through so much trouble."
His hand was hit, and Lin Xing pretended to be angry and said, "Brother, are you confused? It's late autumn now, where is Xia Xi? Xia Xi is gone."
"And can your brother-in-law be the same as you? You are just an illiterate hooligan."
"What are you talking about? I can't read, but you can? How dare you say that to me?"
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Boss Li hurriedly stopped them, "This matter has nothing to do with you, so don't be angry. Have a drink of water first, I'll be back soon, don't quarrel."
After the two of them calmed down, Master Li felt at ease to go out and change his clothes. He did not notice the triumphant smiles on the faces of Lin Xing and Shen Ling behind him.
"He played the role of a gangster quite realistically. He is really talented."
"You're not bad either."
There wasn't much chit-chat. The two of them observed their surroundings. Lin Xing had just deliberately said that the two of them couldn't read, and that Master Li didn't even put away his things when he left, which gave them an opportunity to take advantage of.
"This Mr. Li seems to be writing a letter?" Shen Ling had walked around to the desk without knowing when.
"What did the letter say?"
"I can't tell. It only wrote the beginning, but it seems to be a reprimand." Shen Ling read out the contents of the letter honestly, "You are so useless. You failed to do your job well. Not only did you let someone escape, but you also found him at your house, and even I was held accountable."
"No more?"
“No more.”
There were footsteps outside. Master Li was really quick. The two of them hurried back to their original positions, and the next moment the door was pushed open.
"Why are you two standing here? Why don't you sit down and wait for me?"
In the blink of an eye, Shen Ling turned into a hooligan again, “It’s because my sister won’t let me. I’m almost exhausted.”
Lin Xing stepped on him and said embarrassedly: "I'm afraid of dirtying my brother-in-law's chair."
She lowered her head and looked at her clothes mischievously. Master Li understood immediately, "It's very uncomfortable to wear dirty clothes. Why don't you go back and take a shower and change clothes first? I will hold a welcoming banquet for you two at dinner time, and we can improve our relationship during the meal."
"Brother-in-law, you really don't need to. I feel comfortable wearing this dress. I feel uncomfortable when I change clothes."
"Thank you, brother-in-law."
Lin Xing pulled Shen Ling out of the house, scolding him from time to time. Even when the two walked far away, the sound reached Master Li's ears. He looked at the two of them playing and couldn't help but curl his lips. If his sister was in the mansion, they would probably get along like this too.
I don’t know what he was thinking of, his smile disappeared and he became angry. He sat back and continued writing the unfinished letter.
Zhao Qi was very considerate and prepared clothes for the two of them early on. As the saying goes, clothes make the man, and saddles make the horse. After Lin Xing and Shen Ling put on clean clothes, they also looked noble.
There was still some time before the dinner started. Lin Xing learned from Xun Zhu that Zhao Qi had been sitting in the house in a daze since the two of them left. She was worried about her and decided to chat with her. Shen Ling followed behind Lin Xing.
"Thank you Miss Zhao for the clothes. They are very comfortable."
Zhao Qi raised his eyes and looked at the two of them, "I didn't expect it to be so suitable for you, I just picked it casually."
Neither of them lied. Zhao Qi just made casual preparations based on Xun Zhu's description of the two of them. The pink flowery skirt made Lin Xing look glowing white, completely different from her previous dusty look.
"That only shows that Miss Zhao has good taste and the clothes she picked are very beautiful."
Xun Zhu interrupted, "Of course, my young lady is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting at the age of sixteen. Everyone who knows her says that she is a talented woman."
"Xun Zhu, stop talking nonsense."
Xun Zhu was not afraid of being scolded, "I am telling the truth, everyone in Nanru knows it."
Lin Xing looked at the interaction between the master and servant and knew that their relationship must be like that of sisters. She smiled and said, "Miss Zhao, there is no need to be modest. We have indeed heard of your great name."
Seeing both of them say this, Zhao Qi felt embarrassed to scold Xun Zhu anymore. She pursed her lips and smiled, her eyes staying on Shen Ling's face for a long time without moving away.
The others all noticed something was wrong, and Lin Xing asked, "What happened to Miss Zhao?"
"I just feel like you look familiar. I feel like I've seen you somewhere before."
"Miss Zhao has indeed seen the person next to me."
"I'm sinking Ling."
The two of them cooperated well. As soon as Lin Xing finished speaking, Shen Ling introduced himself.
Zhao Qi's brows relaxed when he heard the name, "It turns out to be Master Chen Ling, no wonder he looks so familiar. But why did Master Chen come to Quyang?"
"Miss Zhao, you don't know that my family has encountered misfortune, so I can only follow Manager Lin to the capital to seek a way to make a living."
Zhao Qi looked calm, but Xun Zhu couldn't sit still. From the moment she heard Shen Ling's name, she opened her eyes wide and interrupted whenever she found an opportunity, "Manager Lin? You are the manager of the person waiting to return!"
"I didn't see you two again in Nanru, and I thought we would never meet again, but fate made me meet you two in Quyang."
"Xun Zhu!" Zhao Qi scolded in a low voice.
Lin Xing waved to Zhao Qi to indicate that everything was fine and waited for Xun Zhu's next words.
"I admire Manager Lin very much. I heard that you lived outside the city with the disaster victims and even gave your house to them. You are my role model. Not only me, but all the women in the city admire you very much."
Xun Zhu turned to Chen Ling and blushed, "Mr. Chen may not remember that I was surrounded by a group of hooligans when I went out to buy something, and it was you who drove them away."
"From then on, I swore that I would toast you a glass of wine next time we met, but I never saw you again."
Shen Ling also waved his hand, "This is just a small matter, Miss Xun doesn't have to worry about it."
"No, no, no, this is not a small matter. I must toast you with a glass of wine today."
Lin Xing looked at Xun Zhu's expression in front of her and felt that he looked familiar. I remembered that the fans around her in college were also like this offline.
She couldn't help but wonder if Xun Zhu had a cell phone, she would definitely ask for a photo with the two of them, and, oh, an autograph.
In any case, after being interrupted by Xun Zhu, the atmosphere in the room became much more cheerful, and the distance between the people was shortened. The four of them talked about Nanru's weather, food, and clothes. What started out as sharing with each other turned into a collective longing for Nanru.
"Don't worry, everyone will definitely return to Nanru."
"Mrs. Zhao, Mr. Li invites everyone to move to the banquet hall for the welcoming banquet."
Hearing this, everyone's expression changed drastically, and the smile in Zhao Qi's voice disappeared. "Got it, we'll be there soon."
Listening to the people outside the house walking away, Zhao Qi spoke worriedly: "Don't answer anything Li Dongyi asks you later. Let me speak, so as not to reveal the truth."
"I will listen to Miss Zhao."
There were only a few people in the banquet hall. It was a family dinner, so they wouldn't be able to relax if outsiders were present. In fact, the people who should leave the most haven't left yet, so it doesn't matter whether others leave or not.
"Aqi, you should eat more of this dish, it's good for your health." Master Li was also taking advantage of the situation. Seeing that Zhao Qi ate a little too much today, he kept picking up dishes for him, not even afraid of spitting on his face.
If Zhao Qi was a blank sheet of paper when they first met, and their company just now painted her with color, then when she faced Li Dongyi, the color was not only faded but also yellowed.
Lin Xing rolled her eyes where he couldn't see, but unexpectedly this bastard suddenly spoke to her.
"Is my sister married?"
Lin Xing was speechless for a moment, and Shen Ling cooperated by pretending to be choked by the food and coughing so violently that the table shook, buying time for Zhao Qi to think of the answer.
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