Manager Wan, who was already grinning from ear to ear, said, "Good, Miss Song is exceptionally intelligent. You can share any brilliant ideas you have, and the Wan family will do our best to cooperate."
Only then did Wan Yanming truly believe Song Liyun's words, or rather, his third uncle's words, and he was overjoyed.
This trip back to my ancestral home was very rewarding, and I didn't expect there to be another surprise before I left.
Unfortunately... he glanced at Song Liyun.
Although he told Manager Wan not to bring up the past again, he still kept the phrase "once upon a time" in his heart.
Seeing Song Liyun's bright eyes, relaxed brows, and graceful demeanor, one couldn't help but feel admiration.
However, he dared not reveal any of these feelings. All he could do was listen carefully to every word Song Liyun said, for fear of missing even the slightest detail and being ridiculed.
After talking about cashmere, Song Liyun didn't mention another matter at all, only saying that she would have to meet with her partner to discuss it further.
After some discussion, with only half an hour left until Wu Shi (5-7 AM), they arrived at the appointment with Lin Qingyuan.
The three of them took a car directly to Guixianglou.
As soon as I got out of the car outside the restaurant, I saw Old Qian sitting in the outer hall, staring blankly out the window.
The moment he saw Song Liyun, his expression relaxed: "Miss Song, it really is you!"
Song Liyun hurried over: "How is your master?"
Old Qian nodded: "Young master has arrived as promised and is waiting for the young lady in the elegant room."
As he spoke, he looked warily at Steward Wan and Wan Yanming: "Steward Wan, did you also come with Miss Song?"
Song Liyun was not surprised to see that he knew the Wan family. Although there were hundreds of merchants in Pingyang Prefecture, if Lin Qingyuan wanted to investigate him, he should have already figured out the Wan family.
“Manager Wan is specifically there to discuss business with your master,” Song Liyun explained.
Lin Qingyuan's caution made her slightly nervous.
"Alright, young lady, please! Manager Wan, please!" Old Qian gestured to the stairs, and Song Liyun, Manager Wan, and Wan Yanming went straight upstairs without lingering.
In the private room of the highest tier, Lin Qingyuan was waiting anxiously.
As soon as he saw Song Liyun, he rushed over, grabbed her sleeve, and put on a pitiful, shameless expression: "Liyun! As expected, you're the one who worries about me the most. You actually came all the way to help me. I will never forget your life-saving grace!"
Song Liyun flicked her sleeve and slapped him away without any mercy: "Lin Qingyuan, speak properly, or I'll make you slap me!"
Song Liyun didn't even flinch when she hit Lin Qingyuan, this cunning businessman disguised as a playboy.
Lin Qingyuan was dismissed but didn't take it to heart. Instead, he smiled and bowed to Steward Wan and Wan Yanming, saying, "I am Lin Qingyuan. Greetings to Stewards Wan and Wan Yanming."
His crazy behavior just now had left the two stewards of the Wan family dumbfounded.
At this moment, the two looked very unpleasant. When he greeted them, they reluctantly returned the greeting, sitting close to Song Liyun.
The four sat down, and Wan Yanming looked at Lin Qingyuan with displeasure, his tone contemptuous: "I heard that the Lin residence has been inconvenient to enter and exit recently. I suppose Young Master Lin went through some trouble to keep his appointment with Miss Song!"
Wan Yanming was from Pingyang Prefecture. When he went to Southeast Road to take up his post, he was also a young master from the prefecture.
Even if they didn't see each other often, they had been in contact for a while.
In particular, Lin Qingyuan's bad habit of indulging in frivolous relationships with mature women naturally led to his being ostracized by the other young masters in the city.
Lin Qingyuan curled his lip: "I never expected that the person who asked to meet me would be a birdman like you."
Since you're here to freeload off Miss Song, I'll be generous and treat you to whatever you'd like.
Wan Yanming sneered: "You stray dog, you still have money to spare?"
If you need to run away, just call out "Young Master Wan," and I'll give you a few taels of silver for travel expenses.
No wonder Wan Yanming looked down on him. Although Lin Qingyuan's clothes were also made of satin, they were wrinkled and looked like they hadn't been changed for days.
There was also a dry, brownish moss stain under my armpit, I don't know if it was left from climbing over a wall or crawling through a dog hole.
Moreover, Lin Qingyuan's groping of Song Liyun had also greatly annoyed Wan Yanming, so he didn't hold back in his sarcasm.
Lin Qingyuan was furious at Wan Yanming's provocation and was about to retort when Song Liyun stopped him: "Lin Qingyuan, you two should wait a while before you start arguing. Let's talk about serious matters."
Manager Wan was getting on in years and wasn't as impulsive as Wan Yanming, but he wasn't much better off; his expression was stiff, and he couldn't even manage a smile.
He suppressed his doubts and looked at Song Liyun: "The partner Miss Song mentioned... is it him?"
He had originally thought that the person Song Liyun was going to introduce would be an honest and trustworthy or shrewd and capable merchant, but he never expected it to be this dissolute young master who was famous throughout Pingyang Prefecture.
Song Liyun nodded, then glared at Lin Qingyuan and said, "The partner I was talking about is Young Master Lin. I just didn't expect the Lin family to be involved so deeply, which is a bit troublesome."
"Young Master Lin, tell the truth, is there still a chance for the Lin family to escape?"
Lin Qingyuan waved his hand dismissively, as if talking about someone else's business, and said casually, "There's no way to protect them. The Qi family hasn't made a move yet, so the Lin family is destined to be abandoned."
At this point, Lin Qingyuan suddenly gave a strange smile.
He thought of his furious father, his paralyzed stepmother, his pale-faced elder brother, and the concubines who were huddled together and crying in the Mingxuan Hall, and felt a strange sense of relief.
Even Lin Shou-chou has met his end!
As a father, seeing Lin Qinghua and her son suppressing him at every turn, and even saying that he, as an illegitimate son, should not have any selfish motives and could only wholeheartedly help Lin Qinghua.
Forcing oneself to act like a dissolute scoundrel only makes one more despised.
The Lin family had few male heirs, so Lin Shouzhuo's women were brought into the mansion one by one.
From the day she entered the mansion, the concubine used every trick in the book to try and please the stepmother in order to protect herself.
A small backyard transformed a kind-hearted girl into a vicious and ruthless woman.
Now's your chance to break free from the Lin family!
Although the government sealed the gate under the pretext of arresting Lin Qinghua, they did not actually make any move to arrest him; they were simply waiting for the right time.
Not only were all the people in the Lin family confined behind the second gate, but even the servants and maids were not allowed to move around freely.
He managed to get out by crawling out through the dog hole in the backyard.
Upon hearing that the Lin family was to be abandoned, Song Liyun frowned slightly.
She remembered that Lin Qingyuan's elder sister was the granddaughter-in-law of the Qi family. Could this marriage alliance really be severed so easily?
Lin Qingyuan noticed that Song Liyun's eyebrows were furrowed, and after a moment's thought, he knew what she was thinking: "My elder sister took her child back to her parents' home last month to visit relatives. I saw that she was not in good health, so she set up a courtyard outside to recuperate, and asked my aunt to take care of her for a while before she left."
Song Liyun understood immediately.
Lin Qingyuan was indeed a fox with a keen sense of smell. With his own warning, he managed to get all of his relatives out of the Lin residence.
"Well, Lin Qingyuan, I didn't expect you to actually be like this. Now you're free of all worries!" Song Liyun laughed easily.
Jiang Feng had mentioned Lin Qinghua's collusion with officials, saying it could be a big deal or a small one.
Now that officials from the Censorate in Beijing are personally taking action, that's a big deal.
Not only will the Lin family members be returned to Beijing for trial, but all of their assets will also be confiscated to replenish the national treasury.
She was absolutely right!
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