In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

As soon as County Magistrate Zhang left, a man followed him in the next second. This man was Chen Xuli.

Before Su Zhizhi and the others could react, Chen Xuli spoke first, "I want to talk to you alone."

Su Zhizhi stared at the self-righteous Chen Xuli in front of her, her face expressionless, unable to tell whether she was happy or sad. Chen Xuli was more composed than Su Zhizhi, and the two of them just stood there in a standoff. In the end, it was Su Zhizhi who spoke first: "Master Chen is in a good mood, even coming to chat with me."

"I'm just catching up with an old friend's daughter. Boss Su, are you unwilling to give me the honor?" Chen Xuli said cheerfully, not angry at Su Zhizhi's attitude.

Su Zhizhi knew Chen Xuli was not a good person, but she couldn't openly turn hostile to him, so she could only step aside and let him in. "Master Chen, you are joking. If others heard this, they would definitely think I am ungrateful."

Su Zhizhi brought Chen Xuli to the private room. They sat opposite each other at the table. A hint of impatience flashed across Su Zhizhi's face. She folded her arms and looked at Chen Xuli. "So, what exactly does Master Chen want to say? I guess Master Chen isn't some idle guy."

Chen Xuli smiled faintly, but spoke in a low voice, "Back then, your father loved you the most. I had a good relationship with your father back then, and you were cuter when you were little. Unfortunately, your father is also confused. I just don't know what he would think when he sees you now..."

Chen Xuli said this seemingly unintentionally, but Su Zhizhi's face changed instantly. Among the four classes of people, scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans, doing business is easy to be criticized, not to mention that she is a woman. She knows that she should not care about other people's thoughts, but Chen Xuli, the culprit, is now mocking her business in front of her. Su Zhizhi thought about it later and didn't know how she could bear it.

Su Zhizhi's face was gloomy. "Master Chen, I know everything about my father, so I won't bother you to elaborate. Besides, I think you know the reason for my father's death better than I do. Don't you feel guilty and ashamed in front of me?"

Chen Xuli opened his mouth and was about to say something else when Su Zhizhi interrupted him. "Master Chen, you came here today just to say these words. I'm sorry I can't accompany you. I have other promotion matters to take care of. I won't keep you sitting here for long. Someone, please escort Master Chen out."

As soon as Su Zhizhi finished speaking, the door of the box was pushed open, and Xie Chengjin walked in with two servants. He nodded slightly at Chen Xuli and said, "Master Chen, please come this way."

The expression on Chen Xuli's face could no longer be maintained at this moment. His face was dark and his hands hidden in his sleeves were clenched tightly. He was extremely dissatisfied with Su Zhizhi's ignorance of what was good for him, but since there were no confidants of his here, it was not easy for him to attack Su Zhizhi. In the end, he had to leave in anger.

Su Zhizhi's mood brightened up when she saw Chen Xuli's frustration. Xie Chengjin looked at Su Zhizhi and said helplessly, "What happened just now? Why are you so angry? Did he say something?"

When Su Zhizhi heard this, she got angry and told Xie Chengjin everything Chen Xuli had just said. Xie Chengjin was at a loss for words.

"You knew he was here to cause trouble, so why did you let him in?" Xie Chengjin asked with a smile.

Su Zhizhi huffed, "He's from Beijing after all, so we should give him some respect. Who knew he'd be so shameless? Forget it, let's not talk about him anymore. He's so annoying. Just go and do your own thing."

Xie Chengjin comforted her a few more times before walking out. As for Chen Xuli, his face had been very ugly since he left the box.

After all, he was an official from the capital, and being treated so coldly in this remote county town made him feel even more that Su Zhizhi was ungrateful.

He strode out of Yue Tower and headed towards his residence with a gloomy face. However, before he had gone far, Chen Xuli was stopped in a small alley.

The guards behind Chen Xuli immediately stood in front of him, staring vigilantly at the few people blocking the way not far ahead.

Chen Xuli was startled at first and looked over carefully. He signaled the guards to step back and walked forward. He recognized the people blocking his way. They were Su Zhonghuai's family.

When Su Zhonghuai saw Chen Xuli coming over, his face lit up with joy. He and Li hurried to greet him, both with flattering smiles on their faces.

"I'm Su Zhonghuai, the humble servant, meeting Lord Chen. Lord Chen looks like he just came out of Laiyue Tower. Could it be that that damn girl Su Zhizhi offended you?" Su Zhonghuai said to Chen Xuli with a flattering face and a nod.

Chen Xuli's expression brightened slightly, as if he knew he could feel superior to Su Zhonghuai. He glanced at Su Zhonghuai and said, "Who was it I thought? It turned out to be Second Master Su."

"I am frightened. Sir Chen, just call me by my name." Su Zhonghuai shrank back. He didn't dare to respond to Chen Xuli's words at all.

Chen Xuli looked Su Zhonghuai up and down. Combining what Su Zhonghuai had just said and the information he had investigated himself, he knew that Su Zhonghuai was indeed not from Su Zhizhi's side. Chen Xuli felt that he could use Su Zhonghuai to take action against Su Zhizhi.

Thinking of this, Chen Xuli felt much better and he found Su Zhonghuai much more pleasing to the eye.

"I think you are looking for me today because of something. Come with me."

After saying that, Chen Xuli walked straight ahead, not caring whether Su Zhonghuai could keep up.

Chen Xuli has a mansion in the county town. In the study, Chen Xuli looked at Su Zhonghuai who was standing respectfully in front of him and was in a very good mood.

"Tell me what you want from me today. Everyone here belongs to me, so don't worry about being overheard."

Su Zhonghuai finally breathed a sigh of relief and said flatteringly, "Today, I saw Master Chen coming out of Laiyue Tower, and his face looked a little unhappy. Did that little bitch Su Zhizhi offend you?"

"So what? She is your niece after all. You can't do anything to her." Chen Xuli looked at Su Zhonghuai, who was filled with righteous indignation, calmly.

Su Zhonghuai's eyes flashed with a sinister look, and he quickly expressed his loyalty to Chen Xuli. "Master Chen, what are you saying? I've long disliked that damned girl Su Zhizhi. Although she's nominally my niece, she doesn't take me, her second uncle, seriously at all. Her family, too, isn't a good thing. Now she's even offended Master Chen. If Master Chen trusts me, I'm happy to help him teach this ignorant girl a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuli looked at Su Zhonghuai with some surprise, and then his face was full of admiration. Su Zhonghuai had been paying attention to Chen Xuli's expression. Seeing that the other party was not angry, Su Zhonghuai finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he had made the right bet.