Liu Jingwen has already lowered his posture so much, it would be unreasonable for Minister Lin to still make things difficult for him.

Mrs. Lin, who was standing next to her, reached out and tugged at Minister Lin's sleeve, and then she heard Minister Lin snort, "That's not impossible."

Liu Jingwen breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Mrs. Lin beside him with great gratitude, thinking to himself that Mrs. Lin was a kind person and much easier to deal with than Minister Lin.

"Thank you, Lord Shangshu, and thank you, Madam." Liu Jingwen said with a smile, "I will definitely work hard to satisfy you two."

Madam Lin smiled at him and said softly, "It's getting late and the road outside is dark. I'll send someone to take Master Xiao Liu back."

Liu Jingwen quickly waved his hand: "No, no, this place is not far from where I live, I can go back by myself."

"Of course, of course. Master Liu is the new top scholar and is very popular. What if he gets targeted by a bad guy and gets hurt on the way back?" Madam Lin smiled and glanced at her tall son standing beside her. "Lin Cheng, go see Master Liu off."

Lin Cheng is Lin Qingqing's elder brother. He is tall and strong. Although he is a civil servant, he looks stronger than a military general.

Lin Cheng took a step forward and said honestly, "Yes, mother."

He walked up to Liu Jingwen and said, "Master Liu, let's go."

Liu Jingwen: “…”

He felt that Lin Cheng didn't want to send him home, but wanted to send him to death.

It's not just his future father-in-law who's difficult to deal with, his future brother-in-law is also difficult to deal with. He thought Mrs. Lin was the most gentle, but it turned out to be the most cruel, a gentle knife that killed people without being seen.

Liu Jingwen took a deep breath and said with a stiff upper lip, "Let's go."

He was considered to be highly valued and was personally escorted by the master's son.

After leaving the gate, a carriage had already been prepared outside. Lin Cheng stood beside the carriage and said, "Master Liu, please come in."

Liu Jingwen didn't dare to delay and got into the car obediently, followed closely by Lin Cheng.

In the carriage, the two men sat opposite each other. Lin Cheng did not speak, but just stared at Liu Jingwen, as if he wanted to see through him.

Liu Jingwen's palms were sweating, but since Lin Cheng didn't say anything, he didn't say anything either.

After a long while, Lin Cheng finally spoke, and said in a very sincere tone: "I am a little curious about Master Liu, and I have some small questions to ask Master Liu."

Liu Jingwen: Here I come.

He raised his head and looked over, pulling the corners of his lips: "Excuse me."

Lin Cheng coughed lightly, and then his expression changed. He asked in a deep voice, "Where are you from? Where is your family? How many people are there in your family? What do you do for a living?"

"Did you have a wife and children or a childhood sweetheart back home?"

After Lin Cheng finished speaking, he leaned back and waited for Liu Jingwen's answer.

Liu Jingwen: “…”

Is this a curious little question?

It can almost be called an offense.

But Liu Jingwen dared not speak out.

"I'm originally from the south, and I'm homeless. I've been living off other people's houses since I was little, and I have no parents or relatives," Liu Jingwen answered. "I'm a poor wretch who can't even afford to eat. What woman would be willing to marry me and bear me children? The women in the village treat me like a snake, so how could I possibly find a childhood sweetheart?"

He has probably encountered more cold stares since he was a child than he has eaten any food.

Therefore, when he thought he was about to die on the street, Lin Qingqing appeared. She did not look down on him or avoid him. She just looked at him with the simplest and most ordinary eyes. Then she gave him a new life like a god, like a beam of light illuminating his dark life.

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