An hour later, the door rang, and Ning Yuan's voice came.
"Junior brother Lin, if anything happens, open the door quickly."
Lin Jie came back to life from his dead look. He exhaled, calmed himself down, and opened the door with an expressionless face.
"Qin Ping and the others made an appointment with us to go to the Shen Mansion now."
He frowned, then quickly relaxed, revealing a smile.
"OK."
Ning Yuan looked at Lin Jie's face and felt relieved. He patted his shoulder, then went downstairs and waited for him in the lobby again.
Lin Jie didn't let the two of them wait for too long. He tied up his hair and tidied his clothes before going down.
The three of them headed towards Shen's Mansion. Lin Jie said the same words as usual that made Ning Yuan unable to find Bei Nan.
When they arrived at Shen's Mansion, they knocked on the door. It was the same maid from last time. When she saw the person coming, she stood aside respectfully with lowered eyebrows and welcomed the three people in.
In the lobby, Zhu Feng and others had already arrived one step ahead, and Shen An was discussing with Qin Ping.
Seeing the people from Law Enforcement Peak coming, Shen An also said hello, and then just like last time, the three of them went to the study.
Lin Jie drank tea and ate good pastries as boringly as last time, and then complained to Zhao Guangming from time to time.
The disciples on the main peak were discussing their recent trip to Yuli County, and everyone on both sides ignored them.
After a while, a girl wearing an exquisite skirt at the door secretly glanced inside and swept her eyes across everyone present.
But her sizing up was quickly discovered by the monks in the lobby. A disciple from the main peak immediately shouted loudly when he discovered it.
"Who's at the door?"
After all, he thought that someone so sneaky must be a young person who sneaked into Shen's house.
Seeing that everyone had discovered it, Shen Riyue hurriedly stood at the door. Just when she was about to explain, she heard a gentle voice speak.
"She is Shen An's daughter."
This made her swallow back the words she wanted to explain, and glanced at the man explaining for her, who was the same man she had met last time, named Lin Jie.
Lin Jie explained something for the girl, and no one else asked again. They had an impression after just recalling it.
Glancing at the little girl standing dumbly at the door, Lin Jie was also a little curious about what she wanted to do.
Shen Riyue walked in with broken steps, and then moved in the direction of Lin Jie. When she got in front of him, a pair of almond-shaped eyes stared at him with slight annoyance.
"Are you alright?"
Lin Jie didn't know why. He had kindly explained it to her just now, but her face didn't seem to be grateful to him.
"You tricked me last time. You didn't ask Lin Quli at all."
Just because of this, Lin Jie really couldn't understand it.
"Same, Shen Ming."
"My name is not Shen Ming. My name is Shen Riyue."
Shen Riyue retorted.
"I know, let's go play."
Lin Jie ignored her, thinking about other things in his mind, and became confused.
"you?"
Shen Riyue rolled her eyes at Lin Jie, turned around and left. She was going to find her father.
In the study room of Shen Mansion, the three of them had almost finished their discussion. Regarding some small deficits in the accounts, Shen An took the initiative to admit and made up for it.
Qin Ping and Ning Yuan had nothing to say about this. They could just report it truthfully, but there shouldn't be too severe a punishment.
After finishing the topic, Shen An took out a booklet from the cabinet on the desk and handed it to Qin Ping.
"This is the result of my negotiation with people from the imperial court."
Qin Ping opened it and looked at it for a while and nodded. The result was within the estimation of the sect's senior officials. Shen An did a good job in handling this matter.
She put the book away and then said.
"Go to Dingli Mountain Lingshi Mine for a routine inspection tomorrow."
Shen An nodded, this was the old rule, and then the two of them looked at Ning Yuan at the same time. After all, the people from the Law Enforcement Peak were here to supervise the meeting between the three of them, so they couldn't ignore it.
On the surface, Ning Yuan listened intently to the discussion between the two, but in fact, his thoughts were already far away.
Noticing the looks from the two of them, he collected his thoughts and nodded.
"I have no objection."
Seeing that the conversation was over, Ning Yuan turned around and was about to leave, when he saw a figure standing there at the next door, with his back turned, waiting.
He turned back to look at Shen An. Shen An's face was calm and there was no surprise. He explained to Ning Yuan and Qin Ping.
"My little girl doesn't know etiquette."
Why don't you understand etiquette? It's obvious that you, Shen An, are too doting.
Qin Ping didn't care. As a little girl, she didn't want to embarrass the other person. The same was true for Ning Yuan. Otherwise, Shen Riyue would be labeled as eavesdropping on secrets, and Shen An would probably be sad.
Shen Riyue was waiting at the door boredly. When she saw the door opened, she quickly looked over and saw Shen An walking out with a sullen face.
Then Ning Yuan and Qin Ping walked out.
Shen An did not follow. When the two of them were far away, he looked at his precious daughter angrily.
"What's the matter with you? Don't you know what dad is talking about? He's always so careless. He's nothing like dad when he was young."
Shen Riyue blinked, looking innocent.
In this regard, Shen An couldn't say any more words of blame and softened his tone.
"What's the matter? Why do you need to find me?"
Shen Riyue snorted,
"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?"
When Shen An heard this, he touched her head and said with a smile.
"sure."
"Dad, actually I want to go to your study to find some books to read."
Shen An nodded and then waved his hand. On weekdays, his study is an important place in the house, and even his two sons cannot enter or exit at will.
Shen Riyue entered the study, and Shen An glanced at her daughter's back.
Already this big? Is it time to find a man for her? As for the conditions, you have to be at least better than me, right? Looking at it this way, it seems that there is no such person in Yuli County. The imperial inspector named Zhou Wen is quite good, but it's a pity that I can't match him.
Shen An was thinking as he walked, worried about his daughter.
Shen Riyue strolled in the study for a moment, and his eyes quickly locked on a few books on the table.
Those are manuscript papers brought by Ning Yuan and Qin Ping. On them are some notes on the accounting process.
She picked it up and looked at it for a moment, then her eyes flashed and she murmured softly.
"It turns out it's really him."
…
In the lobby, Ning Yuan and Qin Ping walked in together.
"How's it going?"
"Tomorrow we will go to the mine according to the rules, and then we will play for two more days before returning to the sect."
After two days of playing, it really feels like a trip, Lin Jie sighed inwardly.
He pulled Zhao Guangming up and left with Ning Yuan.
Qin Ping was still chatting with the disciples at the main peak. Lin Jie walked over and said hello, and she responded softly.
After Lin Jie left, a disciple suddenly asked out of curiosity.
"Senior sister, how come you are familiar with that Lin Jie?"
"Not familiar."
Qin Ping responded coldly. She had obviously never said hello or spoken to her a few times, so why did that kid suddenly take the initiative to say hello to her?
