Transmigration: The Little Chef Calls The Shots-Chapter 1407 - 226, Someone is Coming (23)

The day was getting late, Lin Yuan and her group still had to rush back to the Lin family valley, so Jin Yuyu took Jin Shiwen and left.

After the siblings had departed, Xia Zheng looked at Lin Yuan with a half-smile, "Were you just thinking about asking about Li Chang’s family’s recent situation?"

Lin Yuan was startled, not expecting that her fleeting thought had been caught by Xia Zheng.

"Do you still need to ask her? Couldn’t you just ask me?"

Facing Lin Yuan’s puzzled look, Xia Zheng said, "Li Chang resigned from his office, naturally, all his money was gone, however, Lady Jin hasn’t fallen. Plus, the dowry old lady Jin gave her is intact, so the three of them are still doing quite well. Tsk, tsk, have to say, Lady Jin is really a formidable woman, a brilliant business mind indeed. Reportedly, the shops she opened are doing quite well."

Relieved by this, Lin Yuan was curious, however, why it was just the three of them now?

"Hey!" Xia Zheng chuckled, "Li Chang’s money is gone, so how could he support those Little Concubines? Besides, being dismissed, everyone would rather avoid him! Lady Jin asked him whether he wanted his Little Concubines or her and his son. Li Chang isn’t a fool, so naturally, he chose Lady Jin and his son. Some of those Little Concubines were bought from the brothel, and others were sent by families of lower status, all regained their freedom and went back to their homes."

"Moreover, Old Lady Jin said when she lent them money, if Li Chang found another woman outside, she would immediately let her daughters divorce him. Now Li Chang is depending on Lady Jin, where would he dare to mess around? This old man is now behaving well, wholly focused on cultivating his son at home, dreaming of making his only son a top scholar!"

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Every time she thought of Li Chang being tightly controlled by Lady Jin, Lin Yuan couldn’t help but chuckle.

However.

"Oh no! I forgot to talk about that important matter with Yukyuk!" Before she could mention it, she let her go. Darn this terrible memory!

Curious, Xia Zheng leaned in, "What’s the matter, let me hear it too?"

Xia Zheng blinked furiously, looking like an innocent little animal, rubbing against Lin Yuan trying to act cute.

Lin Yuan curled her lip, "At this moment, if you just look at Xia Zheng you might really think he is a perfect good boy, only it’s too bad, he’s a sly wolf!"

"It’s nothing much, I was just thinking of being a matchmaker."

Matchmaker?

Xia Zheng uninterestedly withdrew, the most boring thing in the world for women was matchmaking, yet one by one they were so keen on it, not understanding what drove this characteristic in women.

Seeing Xia Zheng’s clearly uninterested demeanor, Lin Yuan secretly smiled and said, "Aren’t you curious who the other party I’m matchmaking for is?"

"Not curious," Xia Zheng shook his head, "But if you really want me to be curious, I can play along!"

Pfft! Lin Yuan pushed his smug face aside, went to the table, poured herself a glass of water, and just when someone was starting to show interest lightly said, "It’s the newly honored top scholar."

Eh? Him?

Xia Zheng’s eyes whirled with thoughts, amusingly thinking how unlucky that boy was to have the object of his affection tied by her own schemes as a matchmaker.

In truth, Lin Yuan had also considered this, intentionally acting as matchmaker for Ma Junying, whether it succeeded or not, she hoped to use this method to sever certain undesired affection threads.

Xiao Linshuang and her two sisters had long been awake, merely lazing in bed without wanting to stir until Lin Yuan came knocking on the door, prompting them very reluctantly to get up and prepare to head home.

This return to Zhuma Town had exhausted the group, but fortunately, all busy affairs had been dealt with, and all friends had been met; the gifts they had brought were also distributed among everyone.

The following days were spent just resting in Lin family’s valley, enjoying a peaceful life that was rare and long-missed. It was strange, when they used to live in Lin family’s valley, it seemed filled with intrigues and conflicts, either quarreling with someone today or fighting with another tomorrow, but now, looking back, life there seemed the most innocent and beautiful.

Even now, Lin family’s valley was still rife with machinations, but Lin Yuan seemed to have lost the interest to bicker with the villagers, letting them talk or take advantage however they pleased.

No need to worry about matters in the Capital city, initially planning to stay about ten to fifteen days before returning, but before even a week passed, someone abruptly showed up from the Capital.

That evening, just as Lin Yuan’s family had settled into bed, Lin Yi suddenly leapt off. If Lin Yuan hadn’t been chatting with Xia Zheng, they might not have noticed Lin Yi at all.

The residents of Lin family’s valley were simple folk, not the type to grab and rob; Lin Yi’s sudden departure surely indicated a matter of concern.

Indeed, after a short while, the well-secured front door opened from the outside without much movement, and Lin Yi entered with a man dressed in night attire and wearing a black mask.

Upon seeing this man, Lin Yuan distinctly felt Xia Zheng’s breath hitch.

"Second son, the Great commander ordered me to deliver this message."

The man in black knelt on one knee, presenting a sealed envelope which Xia Zheng, with a grim expression, opened and unexpectedly scoffed, "This fox! Indeed, he can’t keep his patience!"

Lin Yuan was puzzled. Fox? Could it be Prime Minister Su? It seemed like people in the Capital secretly called him Su Fox. Could it be that he was planning some mischief?

"Xiliang is getting restless, big brother, what do you need this gentleman for?"

Xiliang—Lin Yuan suddenly felt an urge to slap herself. Indeed, hadn’t Xia Zheng mentioned a cunning Xiliang fox who had intercepted a carriage of Glaze?

It turned out not to be Prime Minister Su causing trouble, but that Xiliang!

The man in black continued, "To answer the young master, this confidential report was sent back by the people the Great commander and young master had dispatched to the Western Region to transport Glaze. Within a couple of days, the Capital will likely receive the news as well. The Great commander believes, since this intelligence was sent by your people, it’s naturally your responsibility to handle it."

What kind of logic was that? Shouldn’t matters of leading troops and war be the Great commander’s—his elder brother’s—responsibility? Why did it fall onto Xia Zheng, a mere businessman?

However, the next words from the black-clad man clarified things for Lin Yuan.

"The Third Prince also said, tackling Xiliang will certainly be assigned to the Xia Family Army, young master. If you want to reclaim that carriage of Glaze, don’t miss this opportunity. Moreover, if you want to seize the chaos to acquire more Glaze, that’s also fine, just don’t forget to send him a mirror exactly like the previous one afterwards, he’ll turn a blind eye and pretend ignorance."