Chapter 3914: (ˊ〇ˋ*) Setting Out for the Rongguo Immortal Estate (2)
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Before taking his seat, Lin Ruhai had already swept his gaze over Jia Lian and gauged his cultivation level.
Yet he showed no hint of disdain. After exchanging a few pleasantries, he calmly turned to Jia Yucun beside him and introduced him:
"This is the estate's private tutor, Mr. Jia Hua, courtesy name Shifei. He is also my daughter's teacher."
"He'll be returning with you this time. He has a letter to present in person to your second uncle. When the time comes, I'll have to trouble you to pass along a few words for me, Nephew Lian."
Jia Lian hastily said it was no trouble, then immediately cupped his hands to Jia Yucun.
"So you're Mr. Shifei. I've long heard of you."
Though they were meeting for the first time, he was reasonably courteous.
But his courtesy clearly stemmed in part from his respect for Lin Ruhai. Without Lin Ruhai's standing, it was hard to say whether he would have been so polite.
"Not at all!"
"This junior pays his respects to Second Master Lian!"
Jia Yucun hurriedly returned the salute, saying, "Not at all"—because he truly didn't dare accept it!
After all, even when he'd held an official post, he'd only been a minor county magistrate. How could he compare with Jia Lian, the eldest son of Jia She, a first-grade general of the Rongguo Mansion?
The two sides exchanged a few more pleasantries. Lin Ruhai mainly asked after the elders at the Rongguo Mansion, while Jia Lian had clearly come prepared. He answered fluently about the Old Lady, Jia Zheng, Jia She, and the others, and his polite reassurances were flawless.
Afterward, Lin Ruhai sent someone to invite his daughter, Lin Daiyu, from the flower