Hu Ting's embrace was big, fair, and bouncy.
After the hug, she took the flowers Lin Zhe had given her and went home from work.
After watching Hu Ting leave, Lin Zhe took out his phone and glanced at it.
Before he knew it, it was already six in the evening.
After hesitating for a moment, he found Li Muchan on WeChat and told a little lie.
He claimed he had a dinner engagement in Yu County that evening and couldn't return to the city.
Li Muchan didn't say much. She only told him not to drink too much and asked nothing else.
"Whew..."
Lin Zhe had thought it would take quite some effort to handle Li Muchan. He hadn't expected to settle things in just a few sentences, and he let out a long sigh of relief.
"Shopkeeper Lin! You're Shopkeeper Lin, aren't you?"
Hearing someone greet him, Lin Zhe looked up and saw a bald, middle-aged man smiling at him.
The man had a kind, gentle face that gave him a very upright air.
"And you are?"
Judging by his accent, the man seemed to be from a nearby village. Lin Zhe's professional instincts told him he wasn't here for a room.
"Hello, Shopkeeper Lin. Let me introduce myself first. My name is Lin Youcai. Lin Gengtian is my brother-in-law."
"I came here today to offer you my services."
Lin Youcai introduced himself with a smile, also making a point of mentioning his relationship with Lin Gengtian.
"Oh? What do you mean, Mr. Lin?"
Lin Youcai's words left Lin Zhe a little confused. He didn't know what services the man was offering.
Lin Youcai didn't beat around the bush and got straight to the point.
"Shopkeeper Lin, my brother-in-law Gengtian told me you're planning to buy Xiaomeng's old