In the restaurant opposite Wanhua Tower, Lu Yanyan, Han Qingyun and Lu Fugui, whose faces were concealed, sat by the window.

Han Qingyun took a deep breath.

Long time no see, Master Lin.

Lu Yanyan held Han Qingyun's hand and signaled him to calm down.

Han Qingyun closed his turbulent eyes, and when he opened them again, they were clear again.

Lin Yuwen strode into Wanhua Tower, and the noise inside the building suddenly quieted down.

Xiaoguang saw Lin Yuwen and sneered disdainfully, "Hypocrite!"

Lu Changping was having fun, but when he saw everyone on the opposite side stopped, he became unhappy.

"Why don't you place your bets? Hurry up..."

Dalin just stared at Lu Changping and didn't turn around to look behind him.

Lin Yuwen frowned again. Where did this dude come from? So noisy.

Lu Changping finally realized that something was wrong. He looked up at Lin Yuwen with his eyes wide open.

"Uncle Dalin, do you think that's Master Lin?"

Dalin turned around and shouted in surprise, "Master Lin, why are you here?"

Dalin's voice penetrated the entire Wanhua Tower and was even heard by the restaurant opposite.

Lin Yuwen's heart skipped a beat and he turned around and wanted to leave.

Lu Changping was quick to act and grabbed Lin Yuwen.

"Master Lin, is it really you? How did you get to Shangyang Mansion? Don't you recognize me? It's only been four years since we last met. I'm Lu Changping, and my uncle is..."

"shut up!"

Lin Yuwen pulled his sleeve and realized that he had overreacted.

A bunch of people were whispering.

"Isn't this Lord Lin? How could it be Master Lin?"

"It's normal to be a teacher before and an official later."

"What do you mean by normal? Didn't you hear that young man say it's only been four years? Who can go from being a commoner to a magistrate in just four years?"

……

Lin Yuwen said angrily, "You got the wrong person."

Lu Changping pulled Lin Yuwen back and asked in disbelief, "You are my uncle's teacher, how could I have made a mistake?"

Lin Yuwen shouted to the officers, "Catch this troublemaker!"

Dalin suddenly stood up and said, "Master Lin, you have such great authority. What did my young master say wrong? You have been my son-in-law's teacher for seven years. The Lu family treated you well. Now that you have become an official, you turn your back on me. Ugh!"

Xiaoguang's eyes rolled quickly and he hurried upstairs to find Fan Tong.

Fan Tong had heard Dalin's voice a long time ago, and he was still wondering where Master Lin came from.

When Fan Tong heard Xiaoguang say that Master Lin was Lin Yuwen, he was still a little confused.

Xiaoguang wished he could shake the water out of his young master's head.

"Lin Yuwen, Lin Tongpan, necklace, master..."

Fan Tong suddenly woke up and ran out of the door and went downstairs without even bothering to put on his shoes.

Xiaoguang grabbed him, pushed him to the ground, and hid behind the railing to look down.

Dalin has defeated all the officials brought by Lin Yuwen.

Lin Yuwen was held tightly by Lu Changping. He was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead, but he could only say weakly, "You've got the wrong person."

Lu Changping complained to everyone in a wronged manner.

"When Master Lin was serving as the county magistrate, he lost his position due to the influence of his superiors. Because you are a fellow Jinshi, my uncle's family respected your talent and invited you back home to teach my uncle."

"You got the wrong person!"

"You lived in my uncle's house for seven years. During those seven years, not only did my uncle's family treat you as a distinguished guest, but my Lu family also treated you with utmost sincerity."

Lin Yuwen shouted angrily: "That's enough, I don't know what you are talking about. You said four years ago, how old were you four years ago? You recognized the wrong person."

Lu Changping seemed to be convinced by Lin Yuwen, and he looked at Dalin.

"Did I recognize the wrong person? Isn't he Master Lin Yuwen?"

As soon as Lin Yuwen said those three words, there was a moment of silence among the whispering crowd.

Fan Tong wanted to stand up and shout that he was Lin Yuwen, but Xiaoguang held him down and covered his mouth.

Dalin was also a little confused, but he still spoke loudly.

"His last name is Lin, and they look exactly like each other. How could it be such a coincidence? Are they twin brothers?"

Someone in the crowd shouted, "He's Lin Yuwen!"

Lin Yuwen gnashed his teeth in hatred.

Lu Changping suddenly exploded.

“Well, now that you’ve become a high-ranking official, you can no longer look down on us.

When you collected 500 taels of silver as a yearly tribute from my uncle's family, why didn't you tell me that I had recognized the wrong person?

When my grandfather gave you 10,000 taels of silver every year, why didn't you say I had the wrong person?

When you asked my family to find ancient paintings and books for you, why didn't you tell me I had the wrong person?"

Lin Yuwen was furious.

Han Hongyuan gave him fifty taels of silver as a salary every year.

Lu Youtian did give a symbolic red envelope, but in seven years it was only a little over a thousand taels.

As for ancient paintings and ancient books, that is complete nonsense.

"If you dare to slander me again, I will teach you a lesson."

Lu Changping's voice was louder than his.

"Who's afraid of who? Let's go see the official now. It's a good opportunity to get back my Lu family's silver, as well as the Bamboo Shadow Pine Flower Inkstone, the Tiger Head Agate Cup, and the Summer Lotus Crane Pot..."

Lin Yuwen trembled all over: "Enough!"

Lu Changping stopped talking and just stared at Lin Yuwen hatefully, his eyes red.

The crowd was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop clearly.

Even the people in the restaurant across the street held their breath and leaned over to look.

Fan Tong and his servant, Gui's mother, and the people who had just rolled the dice with Lu Changping all believed what Lu Changping said.

This Lu guy is just a brainless nouveau riche and a sucker. It's not impossible for him to spend more than 10,000 taels a year to hire a teacher who has the same background as a Jinshi.

But others didn't really believe it. If he was really a brainless person, then where did his money come from?

But after Lu Changping mentioned the Bamboo Shadow Pine Flower Inkstone, the Tiger Head Agate Cup, and the Summer Lotus and Crane Pot, no one disbelieved it.

It turns out that there really are such idiots in this world. With more than 10,000 taels a year, he can invite a second-class Jinshi, let alone a fellow Jinshi.

The Bamboo Shadow Pine Flower Inkstone, the Tiger Head Agate Cup, and the Summer Lotus and Crane Pot are the birthday gifts that Lin Yuwen has given to Chen Su over the years.

Those who can come to Wanhua Tower in broad daylight are all playboys with some connections in their families.

In order to let his subordinates compete in giving gifts and to avoid being accused of bribery in the future, Chen Su would publish the list of gifts received by the Chen Mansion truthfully.

There are also some people who have never heard of these things, but have also been educated about them by people around them.

Everyone's eyes changed when they looked at Lin Yuwen.

Lin Yuwen felt dizzy and he really regretted why he denied it just now.

Lu Changping spoke half-truths, and just because he denied it, everything now seemed true in the eyes of outsiders.

In the restaurant opposite, the guests sitting next to Han Qingyun, Lu Yanyan, and Lu Fugui were all sneering.

"Where did this so-called Lu family come from?"

"Haha, this is really making me die of laughter. Why can't I encounter such a good thing?"

"I heard that the young man across the street is...haha, incredibly stupid. He's been coaxed into spending over ten thousand taels these past few days by the youngest son of Fan Tongzhi's family."

"How much? If I were his father, I would beat him to death."

"Tsk, that's because you're poor. Maybe the Lu family doesn't care about these things at all."

"My servant just heard that the boy surnamed Lu was visiting brothels, but he wasn't looking for women. He was playing dice there, hahahaha..."

"Yes, yes, yes. I heard that he lost more than five thousand taels in one morning. What a loser."

"What's that? His guard kicked Xiao Tao down with one kick. Poor Xiao Tao, such a beautiful girl. Tsk tsk, he really doesn't understand romance."

"Can Mama Gui tolerate this?"

"One hundred taels for each kick, plus one thousand taels, to make sure the girls in the building don't bother his young master."

"What a natural born freak, hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter..."

The three members of the Weird Family lowered their heads and remained silent.

A bunch of grown men, talking like this...

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