Even if her Uncle Chu refused them, surely someone would find ways to send him gifts!
Jiang Yingcheng could not hear her Uncle Chu's inward screams. Being a girl of action, the instant her curiosity stirred, she called on System Bro to find her the information, then lowered her head and started digging through it.
Chu Dong: "..."
Extreme joy inevitably bred sorrow.
He knew it! After all those compliments the little girl had heaped on him for no reason, there had to be an earth-shattering reversal waiting for him!
See! Hadn't it come true?!
Ahhhhhhh!!
Strings of meaningless syllables raced through Chu Dong's mind, and even his expression twisted!
Reality, however, refused to bend to his wishes. Moments later, the little girl, who had been engrossed in the information, raised her head with sparkling eyes, her gaze brimming with the excitement and wisdom of someone who had feasted on gossip.
[Hahahahaha-]
The little girl's laughter was about to make Chu Dong cry.
[Chengcheng knew it! With Uncle Chu in that position, he was bound to face all sorts of bribes and attempts to win him over, but hahahahaha-]
[Weren't the things they sent practically attempts on my Uncle Chu's life?!]
That inner voice dragged Chu Dong back into those unbearable memories, and he finally shed tears of sorrow.
As his gaze wandered, he caught sight of his colleagues' eyes shining as they waited for the gossip, stabbing his fragile nerves once again.
Kill them all.
I'll kill every last one of you once we get back to the Capital!!
*[Uncle Chu had a reputation for integrity. The officials who arrived in the Capital later thought this was some kind of hint, so they stopped fixating on gold and silver for their gifts, and each gift was more "original" than