mesbooks Chapter 54 Nameplate
Chapter 54 Nameplate
Li Wanqing quickly covered her mother's mouth, secretly glanced at Liu Shan, and complained, "Mother, you're bringing up these old stories again! I'm all grown up now, not a child anymore, things are different from before."
Mrs. Wang nodded repeatedly, "Yes, time flies so fast. In the blink of an eye, you're already married. If you ask me, you should hurry up and have children while your father and I are still young..."
Liu Shan was utterly astonished; his mother-in-law's thought process was simply unbelievable!
At this moment, Wang suddenly turned to Liu Shan and said with a smile, "Having children is not just a woman's job; you also have to work hard."
"Ah!" Li Wanqing was so embarrassed that she couldn't lift her head.
Liu Shan gave a polite but somewhat awkward smile.
At this moment, Li Polu spoke up: "My dear son-in-law, starting tomorrow, you will come with me to work at the government office. Chief Clerk He will assign you to my command."
Liu Shan was a hundred times unwilling. Before transmigrating, he was a boxer, but after transmigrating, he only wanted to become a cow lying flat.
Judging from his son-in-law's expression, Li Polu knew he was unwilling, but if his son-in-law didn't take the job, he had no reason to promote him.
"How about we clock in at 7 AM and leave at noon every day?"
Only working half-days?
Liu Shan hesitated for a moment, but seeing that his father-in-law's expression was serious and not something that could be negotiated, he had no choice but to agree.
Li Polu's expression remained serious, but a hint of a smile flashed in his eyes. "Little rascal," he thought, "once this donkey is caught in the trap, it has no choice."
When things get busy, he'll definitely forget to leave work.
Around noon, Wang wanted to have a family meal to celebrate, but He Qiong suddenly came to visit and pulled Li Polu outside.
“Sister-in-law, the Prefect is hosting a private banquet at Pear Blossom Pavilion to celebrate Brother Li’s promotion, and he has ordered me to invite Brother Li to attend.”
Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed across Wang's face, and she hurriedly said, "Go, go quickly, don't keep the prefect waiting."
……
On the afternoon of the third day, Li Wanqing and Lin Nanjia waited in Liu Shan's room for the entire morning.
At 1:00 PM, Liu Shanshan arrived late.
Li Wanqing was a little upset, but she could only keep it to herself. She asked softly, "Why are you back so late? Were you busy with government affairs?"
Liu Shan hesitated for a moment, struggling with whether or not to answer.
If I don't answer, I'll seem heartless; but if I do answer, I'm afraid she'll become addicted to meddling.
Fortunately, Li Wanqing was just asking casually and didn't really want to know why Liu Shan was home late.
She continued, "Let Nan Jia tell you about the current situation at the Wei residence."
Lin Nanjia said, "In the past two days, the Wei family has been seeking help everywhere, but to no avail. Many people immediately shook their heads and refused as soon as they heard that the other party was the Song family, as if they wanted to avoid them at all costs."
“Xiuying told me privately that she, she…”
This wasn't the first time Li Wanqing had heard this, but she still seemed nervous.
Liu Shan sighed inwardly; he truly hadn't expected the friendship between these three girls to be so deep!
Lin Nanjia continued, "Xiuying said that if it really came to that, she would obediently marry Song Bowen and then die with him on their wedding night."
Li Wanqing looked anxious. "Liu Shan, how could she be so foolish? We can't persuade her."
Lin Nanjia's eyes reddened. "She asked me what I would do if I were in that situation, and I..."
She hadn't finished speaking, but Liu Shan already understood.
If it were him, he would also choose to die to prove his innocence and have Song Bowen buried with him.
Suddenly, Li Wanqing felt a sense of relief.
I am glad that I married Liu Shan. Although he has his shortcomings, Liu Shan is definitely much better than Song Bowen, who is old, lecherous and greedy.
Thinking of this, Li Wanqing first glared at Liu Shan, then grabbed Lin Nanjia's hand and together they plotted to bring down Song Bowen.
Liu Shan was bewildered by the stare, and what puzzled him even more was that three ordinary people were actually plotting to overthrow a high-ranking official of the fifth rank.
Absolutely ridiculous!
If this happened in modern times, it would be like an ordinary person trying to overthrow a deputy mayor—absolutely impossible…
Liu Shan suddenly thought of filing a formal complaint. If done properly, ordinary people still have a sliver of hope of overthrowing the deputy mayor.
However, the prerequisite for making a real-name report is that there must be evidence, but they don't even have any clues, let alone evidence.
Because Liu Shan remained silent, Li Wanqing and Lin Nanjia quickly ran out of things to talk about.
Li Wanqing sighed and said softly, "No matter what, we can't stand idly by. These past few days you've worked hard gathering information at the Wei residence; let me know immediately if there are any changes."
Lin Nanjia nodded in agreement and got up to take his leave.
After seeing Lin Nanjia off, Li Wanqing did not return to Liu Shan's room, but went back to her own room. After dismissing Amber, she sat alone on the bed in a daze.
Seeing that Li Wanqing hadn't returned, Liu Shan was happy to have some free time and planned to take a nap.
However, he was woken up by Tian Fugui as soon as he closed his eyes.
At times like this, Liu Shan naturally had a bad temper. He glared angrily at Tian Fugui, waiting for his explanation.
Tian Fugui said, "The master has sent a yamen runner to invite you to the yamen to hear the case."
Liu Shan said with dissatisfaction, "I'm not going. You just promised me yesterday that I could leave work this afternoon, and you've already changed your mind? Go tell that yamen runner that I'm sick and can't go to the government office."
Tian Fugui advised, "Young Master, the Master is looking for you, so please go..."
Liu Shan interrupted him, "How about this, you happen to know how to perform autopsies, so you can be the clerk and put your skills to good use."
Upon hearing this, Tian Fugui almost knelt down.
He bowed and explained, "Young master, I only wish to be your servant. Please don't misunderstand, I have no other intentions."
At this point, he hurriedly walked out, "Young master, I'll go and refuse the yamen runners right away."
Liu Shan waved his hand, signaling him to hurry up and go.
Not long after, Tian Fugui suddenly ran back in a panic, his face full of anxiety.
"Young Master, something terrible has happened!"
Liu Shanping lay on the bed, eyes open, staring blankly at the ceiling. He just wanted to catch up on some sleep, why was it so difficult?!
"Tell me, what happened? What's wrong?"
Tian Fugui said urgently, "Young Master, look at this!"
Liu Shan didn't move his head, but looked at it sideways.
It was a wooden plaque stained with blood, with C+O=CO engraved on the front, and the back...
Liu Shan immediately jumped up, took the nameplate with sharp eyes, and examined it carefully.
Sure enough, a string of numbers was engraved on the back of the nameplate.
Tian Fugui was familiar with this nameplate because it was made by Liu Shan himself.
When Liu Shan parted ways with Ge Yuniang, seeing her difficult situation, he gave her this plaque, instructing her that if she encountered difficulties in Jinhua County, she could take this plaque to the Li family in Cangzhou for help.
Tian Fugui asked, puzzled, "How did you know this nameplate was related to you, sir?"
Liu Shan casually said, "He has a bronze one in his hand. Let's go, take me to see that yamen runner."