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

"I'm not doing this for your safety. I just want to go." Zhou Lin suddenly said.

Shen Chuning: "Ah?"

When she realized what was happening, her face flushed instantly. She glanced at Zhou Lin and walked forward on her own.

Seeing her like this, Zhou Lin also became anxious.

I want to stop her, but it's not easy to do it directly.

I could only shout from the side.

"Miss Shen."

"Miss Ninth."

"Shen Chuning."

"A Ning."

"Little Nine."

"Ning'er."

Shen Chuning suddenly stopped, turned around and asked him, "What did you call me?"

"Ning... Ning'er..." Zhou Lin said hesitantly.

"Don't shout!" Shen Chuning glared at Zhou Lin.

But her soft, almost coquettish tone betrayed her.

Zhou Lin also stopped and said, "Okay, I won't scream, but can you listen to me for a few words?"

Shen Chuning nodded.

"I really want to go." Zhou Lin stared at her and said.

"If you want to go, just go by yourself. I'm not related to you, so you don't need to report to me." Shen Chuning said unhappily.

"Fuping is a small border town located in a remote area. Most of the people in the city have naval personnel in their families, so they can easily get to know each other by just wandering around. It is indeed unreasonable for a stranger like me to appear in Fuping." Zhou Lin explained patiently.

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning quickly offered a suggestion: "Why don't you pretend to be a businessman and claim to be going to Fuping to do business?"

However, Zhou Lin shook his head slightly, expressing his disapproval. "As a key military base, Fuping is essentially self-sufficient in supplies, so they usually don't accept outside merchants to do business. Even if they occasionally need to purchase items that are lacking in the city, they will choose to go to nearby towns to buy them."

Hearing this, Shen Chuning couldn't help but frown, looking troubled. "This is really tricky! But it doesn't seem appropriate for you, my cousin from another family, to keep following me around. Do you really have to go to Fuping in person? If you just want to get some information, can't I ask for you?"

Zhou Lin shook his head firmly again and reminded, "I've had some interactions with people from Lingshan before, and I'm familiar with their style of doing things. If you go alone, don't mention anything related to Lingshan, and even try to avoid people from Lingshan if you meet them."

Shen Chuning sighed helplessly, "If it's true as you said, that Fourth Uncle is there, then it's really not appropriate for you to pretend to be someone else. After all, my Fourth Uncle knows you, so it's hard to fool him."

Zhou Lin nodded slightly, a blush on his face, and said softly, "I do have an idea, but it may be a little offensive to you."

Shen Chuning couldn't help but feel curious and asked quickly, "Offense? What kind of offense is that?"

Zhou Lin's cheeks turned red instantly, spreading all the way to the base of his neck. He stammered and explained, "It's just...it's just...pretending that there is...a friendship between us...that's why I insisted on following you..." His voice became lower and lower.

After hearing this, Shen Chuning's face turned red and she scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about! My mother is still following us."

Zhou Lin was stunned when he heard this. After a moment, he suddenly realized, "Yes, I actually forgot about this."

Shen Chuning shook her head and chuckled, "Never mind. I'll take Fifth Brother and Eighth Brother with us, and you can come with us. We'll announce it to everyone as a family outing. After all, you're worried about my Fourth Uncle."

"Really?" Zhou Lin's eyes, which had been dimming, suddenly lit up again and he asked excitedly, "You agreed to let me go with you?"

Shen Chuning smiled and said, "I'm taking Fifth Brother and Eighth Brother with me, and you're going with them."

But Zhou Lin didn't listen to these words at all, and just repeated: "Okay, okay, I'll go back and prepare."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Shen Chuning quickly reached out and grabbed his sleeve, saying hastily, "Why are you so anxious? We still have nearly two months before departure!"

Zhou Lin looked back at her and answered seriously, "Two months isn't a long time. We have to be fully prepared. Besides, we're traveling with women, so we can't go too fast. It will also delay the trip for a few days."

After hearing this, Shen Chuning nodded in agreement.

Then she continued, "Then I should also prepare early. Will you stay in Jinan during this period? Where should I find you when I am ready to leave?"

Zhou Lin lowered his head and pondered for a while before answering, "I may have to go back to Beijing in the next few days, but I will be back as soon as possible. If there are any changes, please let Xuanying and Xuanyou contact me. They know how to find me."

Xuanying and Xuanyou were the two secret guards that Zhou Lin had given to Shen Chuning before.

After listening to this, Shen Chuning responded with an "OK" and spread out her palm. In her palm was a button, which was the one she had just pulled off Zhou Lin's sleeve.

She winked playfully and said to Zhou Lin in a serious tone, "The embroiderer in the Zhou Mansion is too careless in her workmanship. This button fell off with just a slight tug."

Zhou Lin stared at the button in Shen Chuning's hand in a trance. The turquoise button seemed to glow in her fair palm.

Zhou Lin looked at his waist and said, "I have some things to do later. I didn't bring my purse with me today, and I don't have a place to put it. Can An Ning keep it for me for the time being?"

Shen Chuning nodded with a slight blush on her face, and put the turquoise button into her purse. It made a slight sound when it collided with the other five buttons in the purse.

……

Shen Chuning had just walked to Yun Shuxuan's door, and before she could step over the threshold, she heard Shen Chengliu's yelling voice coming from the room.

"Mom, do the women of the Wang family in the West Courtyard have problems with their legs and feet?"

"I heard Sixth Brother talking bad about others from far away!" Shen Chuning said as she walked into the door with a bright smile on her face, looking at Shen Chengliu jokingly.