"Alright, in that case, let's sign a contract!"
The friend was extremely grateful at this moment for having a contract, which is equivalent to a modern contract and has legal effect.
As long as there's a contract, nothing bad will happen, right? Anyway, if something goes wrong, the government will back you up.
"OK!"
Although Steward Xiao was amazed by Zhiyin's cunning, she was nothing like an ordinary farm girl.
But he still nodded decisively, after all, he knew in his heart that someone who could research all kinds of novel foods in a short period of time and attract the attention of countless people could not be an ordinary person.
However, when I was getting my hands massaged, I saw a note on it stating, "If any member of the household causes trouble with fabricated charges, and the person injured is not required to pay compensation."
He couldn't help but twitch his lips, feeling ashamed. He looked at Zhiyin sincerely and said, "Manager Zhi, to be honest, it seems I really can't make this decision!"
"It's alright, you can get your hands massaged first. Logically speaking, your master is the eldest son of the Xiao family, so he should have the right to do it, right? We can let him do it, hehe."
The confidant, however, spoke in a relaxed and matter-of-fact tone.
"Alright..."
Butler Xiao shook his head helplessly, inwardly marveling at how clever young girls had become these days, so difficult to fool.
"Mother, could you please arrange for Butler Xiao to stay next to Grandpa Huang and the others?"
After Zhiyin finished everything, she turned to look at Yao Yulin, Old Huang, and Ziyou, who were all watching the show at the door and standing openly on the roof beam.
Seeing that she had been caught, Yao Yulin coughed twice and quickly stepped forward.
Old Huang, however, didn't care at all. He walked briskly and approached with a grin, his whole body beaming like a flower. "My dear granddaughter Yinyin, I'm a little worried about you going to the provincial capital alone. It's the central hub of the Great Chu Dynasty, with convenient transportation in all directions and countless foreign merchants."
"How about I go with you?"
As Old Huang spoke, he looked at his confidant with longing eyes, rubbing his hands together, his eyes sparkling with excitement, clearly looking forward to it.
Upon hearing this, Zhiyin immediately laughed and joked, "Are you sure you're not just here to freeload?"
“My dear granddaughter, I don’t like hearing you say that.”
Upon hearing this, Old Huang immediately felt a little guilty, but he quickly put his hands on his hips, pretended to be angry, and retorted, "Do I look like that kind of person?"
"Tch, what good food haven't I eaten?"
How could you misunderstand me? I'm genuinely worried about you being alone!
He kept winking and making faces at Zhiyin, looking like he was angry because Zhiyin had annoyed him.
Wow, I see!
Zhiyin raised his head with a meaningful look, drawing out the last syllable.
I was too lazy to call him out on it, lest I hurt an old man's pride.
Looking into Zhiyin's all-knowing eyes, Old Huang coughed twice, then suddenly became anxious and nimbly moved closer to Zhiyin, "Oh, my dear granddaughter, you still haven't said whether you want me to come along or not?"
Seeing that Zhiyin ignored him, he kept following behind her, chattering on and on, "Anyway, if you don't take me, this old man will go by himself—!!"
"snort!!"
Seeing him acting like a mischievous old man, Zhiyin kept shaking her head inwardly with amusement.
This also negated his previous guesses, as this person was most likely not some royal relative as he had imagined.
At most, he should be an official several ranks higher than a county magistrate.
Otherwise, she could hardly imagine that in an era where imperial power was supreme, there would be members of the royal family who were so shameless and outgoing, without any airs of superiority or the power to oppress others.
"Okay, okay, go, go, go—!!"
Unable to resist being pestered, Zhiyin had no choice but to nod in agreement, but the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, clearly amused.
"Cough cough~~"
Ziyou, who was standing to the side with his arms crossed like a wooden stick, also looked at Old Huang expectantly.
Seeing that Old Master Huang was looking over, he immediately became resolute, his eyes serious and righteous, and said, "Master, I want to go too! I want to protect your safety!!"
"No, no, you have to teach your dear granddaughter to paint and practice martial arts every day, how can you slack off? Besides, we'll be gone for at least ten days to half a month."
Old Huang immediately frowned in disgust and waved his hands frantically.
"But sir, you still have to teach art lessons..."
Ziyou immediately said with a hint of grievance, "Besides, I'm here specifically to protect you. I can't leave your side for even a moment. What if something happens to you?"
When he said his last sentence, his voice was noticeably more serious.
"What could possibly happen to me? You need to help look after my adorable granddaughter who paints and Xiao Yao."
"What if something happens to those two women while we're out?"
Old Huang immediately waved his hand and said that he was indeed worried that Zhihua and Yao Yulin would be bullied.
After spending the past few days together, he knew that although the villagers were simple and honest, not everyone was kind.
There are always ill-intentioned people who are afraid that they will be bullied.
"this…"
Upon hearing this, Ziyou was immediately caught in a dilemma, his brows furrowing so deeply that they seemed capable of trapping a fly.
His head hung low, and his entire demeanor turned icy cold.
"Oh, go ahead, it's fine. I'll ask Yuanyuan's mom to come to my house and keep an eye on things."
Zhiyin wasn't worried about Zhihua and Yao Yulin having any accidents; she was more worried about Old Huang going with her alone. If something really happened, she would be in trouble.
"Okay, that works too~"
Old Huang looked at Ziyou with disdain, but he knew that Yuanyuan's mother was a formidable figure, invincible, so he wasn't afraid.
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