Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"I didn't mess with him."

Feng Yucai touched his nose and looked innocently at the door Zhou Lin had just slammed shut. He muttered to himself, "I only called him Miss Zhou a few years ago at Fengming Mountain. How could he still hold a grudge against me?"

After listening to Feng Yucai's words, Shen Chuning said, "Because of the death of the late crown prince, Brother Zhou Er is in a bad mood. It's not directed at you."

After that, she added tea to another cup, pushed it across from her, and said with a smile, "Have a seat. What do you want me to do today?"

Feng Yucai sat opposite Shen Chuning, picked up the tea on the table and drank it all, then picked up the teapot and poured himself a cup.

Then he said, "Didn't you ask me to go to the Ministry of Industry to repair the irrigation canal? Now that things over there have come to an end, I wanted to ask you what I should do next."

After hearing what Feng Yucai said, Shen Chuning jokingly said, "Am I your father?"

Feng Yucai, who was drinking water, heard these words and spat out all the tea he had just drunk with a "puff".

Shen Chuning hid back in disgust, afraid of being splashed by the water sprayed by Feng Yucai.

Feng Yucai saw Shen Chuning's actions and realized his own loss of composure. He quickly wiped his mouth with his hand and smiled awkwardly, "Sorry, I was too excited."

As he said this, he actually pulled up his sleeves and started wiping the table.

Shen Chuning: "..."

Feng Yucai only realized what he was doing when he saw the indescribable expression on Shen Chuning's face.

He quickly explained, "I was used to living and eating with the workers when they were building the canal, so I didn't care about these rules."

Shen Chuning smacked her lips in surprise. "I didn't expect that the always particular Young Master Feng would be so casual."

"What did you want to ask me just now?" Shen Chuning asked.

"The canal construction is completed, and now there is an opportunity for promotion. Should I continue to work in the Ministry of Works or go somewhere else?" Feng Yucai asked.

"I'm not your father, how can I decide where you go?" Shen Chuning said speechlessly, "The money you gave me last time was only enough for me to show you a way."

Shen Chuning is short of money now. If Feng Yucai can give her more money, she doesn't mind showing Feng Yucai a way out.

"If you want to be my father, that's fine." The more Feng Yucai thought about it, the more he felt that his idea was feasible. "My biological father wants me to go to the Ministry of War, saying that he has all the connections there, but I don't want to work under my father. If you can show me a way forward, you can be my godfather."

Shen Chuning said speechlessly, "Come on, I don't want a son like you. Money is more practical."

Hearing Shen Chuning mention silver, Feng Yucai took out a few gold bars from his pocket and handed them to Shen Chuning. "This is what my father asked me to bring to you. He said that without your guidance, I would at best be a playboy who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun in the capital. How could I be like this now, not only doing my job seriously, but also achieving some achievements?"

Shen Chuning took the gold bar, her eyes lit up and a satisfied smile appeared on her face.

Feng Yucai looked at her expression and secretly felt lucky that he had found the right method.

Then, he added, "Nineth Father, as long as you can help me arrange everything, your son will naturally not treat you unfairly."

Shen Chuning was only concerned with admiring the gold bars in her hand and completely ignored Feng Yucai's address to her.

After a while, she came back to her senses and continued to ask: "You asked me to show you a way, so what are your hobbies?"

Feng Yucai thought about it carefully, and then began to count on his fingers.

"First, rule out the Ministry of War. If I go to the Ministry of War, my father will definitely keep a close eye on me."

"Secondly, the Ministry of Rites isn't suitable either. I don't like following rules, so how could I possibly manage ceremonial affairs and the school's imperial examinations?"

"The Ministry of Revenue is no good either. They don't understand how to calculate money. I'm afraid you'll lose all my family fortune after just a few days of work." Feng Yucai said, shaking his head.

"Ministry of Justice... You know, I'm a soft-hearted person and I can't bear to see others suffer. If all the prisoners are released, I'll have to go to jail." Feng Yucai said with a frown again.

"Why don't we go to the Ministry of Personnel? My father is in charge of military officers, and I'll be in charge of civil officials. If I don't like someone, I can just dismiss him..." Feng Yucai said excitedly, not noticing that Shen Chuning's face was getting darker and darker.

Shen Chuning finally couldn't help it and interrupted him directly, "Is your father going to rebel?"

Feng Yucai was startled, and he uttered "Ah, ah, ah" twice, unable to utter a complete syllable. Shen Chuning didn't rush him, but just watched him panic visibly.

After a long while, Feng Yu finally stammered, "Ninth Father, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Rebellion is a serious matter and your entire clan will be executed. You are now a member of my nine clans, so you can't curse yourself. It's unlucky." After saying this, he swallowed nervously.

Shen Chuning clenched her fists tightly and resisted the urge to swing at Feng Yucai.

She lowered her voice and said, "Our Shen family has nothing to do with your Feng family. Don't take me with you when you exterminate the entire clan. Your father didn't intend to rebel, so why are you so concerned with the affairs of the six ministers? Or is it that the construction of an irrigation canal that you oversaw was such a great deed that His Majesty directly promoted you and gave you a second-rank official position?"

Hearing this, Feng Yucai scratched his head a little embarrassedly, and an awkward smile appeared on his face. "Hehe, you should always have dreams. Who knows, maybe one day they will really come true! This requires planning ahead and considering various things."

Shen Chuning couldn't help but chuckle and said jokingly, "You're bringing it up too early."

Feng Yucai pondered for a moment and said, "Why don't I stay in the Ministry of Works? The interpersonal relationships in the Ministry of Works are relatively simple, and most of the construction projects are not in the capital, so I can stay away from my father."

He paused, then continued, "However, with the project currently under construction, it's difficult for me to achieve any significant results if I join in mid-stream. I guess I'll have to wait until there's a new project, and then I'll ask for your opinion."

"Don't wait, do you like repairing tombs?" Shen Chuning asked in a flat tone.

She didn't want to wait any longer. She didn't know when the new project would be completed, and she was still waiting for Feng Yucai's gift of money.

"Nineth Father, has someone in your family passed away? Was it your unreliable ex-parents?" Feng Yucai asked bluntly.

However, as soon as he said it, he realized his gaffe.

He quickly reached out and slapped himself on the mouth a few times, "Pah, pah, pah, children speak without restraint. Those two are still your uncle and aunt now, after all. I shouldn't have cursed them like that. Nineth Father, who is the one who passed away and needs to be repaired? Tell me, I'm terrifyingly strong now."