Chapter Thirty-Eight

"Give it back to him, don't take other people's things. It's not right."

"How can Xiaojiu and I be considered other people?" An empty food box wedged itself between the sister and brother, and Nian Youyu spoke while wiping his mouth with his sleeve. "There is no reason for this office to take back what he has given away. The lunch hour is over, and the Six Ministries still have a meeting to discuss. I'll head out first, Xiaojiu."

"..." Don't use the tone of a working husband instructing his humble wife when talking to her younger brother!

Wait, wait, wait. Did he just say the Six Ministries had a meeting to discuss? In that case, shouldn't her current identity also require her to immediately roll on over to the meeting site?

"Lord Nian!"

"..." Turning around, he unhappily raised an eyebrow, signaling her to speak if she had something to say.

"Uh... which private room is the Six Ministry Review in? I'm not very familiar with the place. Could I catch a ride and go over with you?"

"The Six Ministries meeting—what does it have to do with you?"

"Because... I seem to have just been appointed as the Minister of Works..."

Awkwardly scratching her head, she didn't dare to look at Zhu Xiaojiu's widening eyes and could only manage a sheepish, dry laugh.

"...The newly appointed Minister of Works? To think it was you..."

Author has something to say:

Mwah mwah mwah mwah, thank you Yuqi, Yunyun, Xiaozi, Shisi, and Qiyi. Love you guys!

Almost there! The first volume will end in another two or three chapters, QAQ.

The second volume is right around the corner!

Chapter Thirty-Eight

"Hehe, right, right... It's truly yours truly."

"--This kind of trash." Picking up the previous sentence.

"..." What was meant