Candidate Hou really was a seasoned gossip spectator.
With Candidate Hou around, her days at work probably wouldn't be so dull and unbearable anymore.
Jian Ruonan asked the system, [Could Candidate Hou actually be my melon-field badger?]
She suddenly remembered the "summon a melon-field badger with one click" feature.
Main System: [Huh? Unless I'm mistaken, Candidate Hou is human?]
Jian Ruonan: [It's a metaphor! A metaphor!]
The useless system had already upgraded, yet it was still this dense.
[Doesn't that super gossip button have a feature called "summon a melon-field badger with one click"? I've waited so many days without seeing a single actual badger. I figured "badger" really meant a gossip buddy, someone like Candidate Hou.]
Maybe this feature actually sent her gossip buddies. After all, enjoying gossip together was better than enjoying it alone!
Main System: [I don't know.]
Jian Ruonan: [...You've upgraded and still don't know anything?]
Its uselessness was plain as day.
[What's Candidate Hou's background?]
Main System: [Candidate Hou comes from a prominent clan in Jiangnan. His father is the current left vice minister of personnel, his eldest uncle serves in the Censorate, and his seventh uncle serves in the Court of Judicial Review. More than a dozen members of his clan hold official posts. Hou Yuchen placed third in the imperial examinations at a young age and is the successor his clan is focused on grooming.]
Jian Ruonan understood instantly. Candidate Hou was the young master on whom a great clan pinned its highest hopes, spoiled by the entire family since childhood. No wonder he had so many crafty ideas.
She would have to keep her wits about her when dealing with him.
Candidate Hou handled things flawlessly. He privately instructed his servant to have the bailiffs arrive first, the Fu Family second, and