In no time, those people walked straight toward Lin Qixia with great poise.
Many worried glances were cast around them, with whispers murmured, "Sigh, it's Li Yuan and his gang again."
"Those few—they bully people everywhere just because they work in the government office!"
“He’s got his eye on that girl from Xiahe Village now, she’s probably going to be in trouble.”
The neighbors on Hongfang Street have all learned recently that the owner of this new "Xiahezhuang" store is this young girl.
The girl always has a smile on her face and is always polite to everyone; she must be a good person.
They all wore expressions of regret for a moment.
I felt that if the little girl was going to be bullied, the shop probably wouldn't be able to stay open.
Seeing that the boys had surrounded Lin Qixia, they gradually couldn't bear to watch her being bullied.
Li Yuan was now standing in front of Lin Qixia, looking at her with slightly narrowed eyes, his expression deep and unreadable.
"Is something the matter?" Lin Qixia asked him warily.
It was truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly; the local government offices in Lichong County were already making things difficult for her at every turn.
Li Yuan, whom she had dealt with before, is definitely not coming to her for anything good now.
However, the next second, to everyone's surprise, Li Yuan grinned at Lin Qixia and said very politely, "Miss Lin, don't misunderstand. It's just that we met again in the county town, which I feel is very fate, so I would like to invite you to have a cup of tea."
Lin Qixia raised an eyebrow, "Want some tea?"
The scene shifts, and she is now sitting in a teahouse.
It was morning, and only a few people were sitting at the tables outside the teahouse, except for Lin Qixia's table, which was particularly lively.
She rested her chin on her hand, while the yamen runners in front of her fawned over her, massaging her shoulders and serving her tea.
Lin Qixia was genuinely bewildered, wondering why they were being so attentive to her.
"Miss Lin, try this Pu'er tea. It's this year's new tea." As he spoke, Li Yuan smiled and brought another cup of tea over.
Lin Qixia pushed away his cup of tea speechlessly, "That's enough, what's wrong with you?"
"Uh." Li Yuan's smile froze for a moment at her question. "What else could it be?"
He put down his teacup and sighed, "Miss Lin, you don't need to be so wary of me. I witnessed firsthand how you dealt with Zhao Shao last time. How could I dare to go against you?"
"Hehe, that's right, Li Yuan is right!"
The other constables also chimed in with beaming smiles.
Lin Qixia sat at the tea table and glanced at them discreetly before noticing that the group of yamen runners, including Li Yuan, all looked very familiar.
They were all people who were present on the day they killed Zhao Shao.
No wonder Lin Qixia's lips curved into a smile; it seems she had unintentionally intimidated them.
Although she smiled, a hint of sarcasm flashed in her eyes: "So? What do you want from me?"
"Hehe, it's nothing serious. You've opened a grain shop in Lichong County in such a short time and even established a connection with the Cheng family—"
"Of course we want to reconcile with Miss Lin!"
“Reconciliation,” Lin Qixia said knowingly.
It turns out, they were afraid I would retaliate against them for what happened before.
However, if we were to pinpoint the reason why they believed she possessed this ability, it would undoubtedly be the Cheng family.
Lin Qixia was slightly surprised, not expecting that the Cheng family would have such a status in this small Lichong County.
Even the yamen runners were so wary of it.
"How is it, Miss Lin?" Li Yuan asked her with a grin.
"Well—" Lin Qixia knew their intentions at this moment, so she was no longer in a hurry. Instead, she slowly reached out to take the tea and snacks on the table.
Li Yuan quickly helped her bring it closer, saying, "Please."
Lin Qixia responded and took a bite of a tender lotus flower cake.
The delicate flavor and lotus fragrance instantly made her exclaim with delight, "Mmm, delicious!"
"If you like it, girl, have some more." Li Yuan placed the plate of tea and snacks directly in front of her.
Lin Qixia responded and continued eating slowly.
Seeing her calm and composed demeanor, Li Yuan finally couldn't help but ask, "Miss Lin?"
"What?" Lin Qixia asked him innocently, as if she had forgotten Li Yuan and the others' request earlier.
Li Yuan was stumped by her question, his smile becoming stiff and unsightly. "Of course—please forgive our recklessness last time, Miss Lin. It was all Zhao Shao's doing."
"At that time—"
Seeing that she had amused him enough, Lin Qixia suddenly spoke up, "Oh, I remember now, so you were talking about that matter."
"Miss Lin, then you—"
"I almost forgot about this if you hadn't mentioned it, so of course I have no intention of holding it against you," Lin Qixia said to them in a kind tone.
Upon hearing her words, Li Yuan and the other constables exchanged glances and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Really? That's wonderful!"
"Miss Lin, you are so beautiful and kind!"
However, at this moment, Lin Qixia spoke again: "But—"
Her moment of hesitation caused the smiles on Li Yuan and the others' faces to freeze, and they all became tense.
"Miss Lin, please feel free to make any further requests," Li Yuan said quickly, showing his keen observation.
Lin Qixia was very satisfied with how cooperative the boy was.
However, she still looked worried. "As you all know, I recently opened a grain shop in the county."
"But now that the official seal has been approved, the certificate itself is still not being issued to me. Your colleagues are making things difficult for me."
"If I don't get my documents within three days, they'll force me to close down."
Upon hearing this, Li Yuan scratched his head. "Oh, I see."
Lin Qixia leaned closer to him and said, "Could you help me with this—go easy on me?"
She had planned to go to the government office today to get her documents, but she had been there several times before and they hadn't given them to her.
Therefore, Lin Qixia felt that the chances of success were slim this time. Now that Li Yuan and the others were here and clearly needed her help, she decided to give it a try.
If we could resolve this matter through the efforts of a few of them, that would be ideal.
Li Yuan sighed with difficulty, "Miss Lin, I'm afraid I can't help you with this request."
"What do you mean?" Lin Qixia didn't give up and continued to ask.
She had been unable to solve the problem because she didn't understand the situation within the government office; she was just wandering around aimlessly like a headless fly.
Now that she had insiders to gather information, she naturally didn't want to let it go.
Faced with her questioning gaze, Li Yuan glanced hesitantly at his friends beside him.
The group of people nodded at him in unison.
One of the constables, who was clearly young but had a thick beard, said to him, "Just tell Miss Lin, what is there to hold back here?"
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