TFWYH – Chapter 316 Becoming a Master

“Uh… y-yes, that’s right!” Aunt Zhou cursed inwardly. She really had no face left to stay. “I still have things to take care of at home, so I’ll be going now. I’ll come chat with you all another day!”

“Alright then, Aunt Zhou, take care!” Madam Qian said with a beaming smile. But the moment Aunt Zhou had only taken a few steps away, Madam Qian’s smile dropped. She spat and cursed, “When people have no shame, they’re invincible. Day in and day out, dreaming of eating shit!”

Aunt Zhou stiffened for a moment, then scurried off in embarrassment.

Ling Yue watched from the side, utterly amazed. She immediately gave Madam Qian a thumbs-up. “Eldest Aunt, you’re amazing!”

“Of course!” Madam Qian said smugly, adjusting her hair bun. “I did serve your grandmother for so many years. Don’t look at how unreasonable she is now—when she was young, she was also the type whose words were half-sour, half-bitter, enough to drive people to death.”

Then Madam Qian shot Ling Yue a sidelong glance. “And you—don’t go learning everything from Wan-niang. She can fall out with people the moment she wants because she can fight and won’t let herself suffer losses. You’re not as formidable as she is. Don’t think about using your hands every time you get angry. Protecting yourself is the most important thing.”

Ling Yue nodded, indicating she had learned her lesson.

From then on, whenever anyone came to set their sights on her eldest brother, Ling Yue would switch into her passive-aggressive mode, infuriating them to the point of coughing up three liters of blood, yet leaving them with no grounds to lash out.

Gradually, fewer and fewer people dared to scheme about Ling Yu.

It couldn’t be helped—marrying a daughter into that family was supposed to be enjoying a good life, not suffering. Not to mention having the bride’s natal family spend money to support the husband’s family.

What’s more, with such a formidable younger sister like Ling Yue, would a daughter really have a good life after marrying in?

A few more days passed, and Yi Zhanhong finished handling his affairs and was about to leave.

However, the county magistrate reassigned to Xiangxi Town still hadn’t arrived.

So Yi Zhanhong went to Ling Yu and asked him to temporarily take over the position of magistrate’s clerk, managing the county office until the next magistrate arrived.

Ling Yu originally didn’t want to bother with it, but after a second thought, he agreed.

Having someone take over the county office’s affairs also helped Yi Zhanhong out.

The very next day, Yi Zhanhong happily returned to Weng City. When the Ling family went to see him off, Ling Yue even smilingly gave him twenty packets of dried beef to take back and sample.

She also gave a set of skincare products to Yi Zhanhong’s wife.

Yi Zhanhong immediately felt that this Second Miss Ling was quite interesting.

Weng City was a proper city, not just a town, and its flow of people was far greater than that of Xiangxi Town.

She clearly wanted to use his hands to open up the Weng City market.

Tsk…

Had all the children of the Ling family undergone some kind of mutation?

This little girl was only thirteen. Thinking of his own daughter—only a year younger than Ling Yue—she had been spoiled rotten and was good for nothing.

After seeing Yi Zhanhong off, Ling Yu also began his career as a clerk, reporting to the yamen punctually every day.

As for the people left behind by Wei Gao, those who should be released were released, and those who should be promoted were promoted.

Laughably, some of the yamen runners were still thinking about how to give Ling Yu a show of authority. But before they even had a chance to act, Ling Yu had already stripped them of their power.

Unconvinced?

Fine!

Ling Yu didn’t bother sparring with them verbally. He simply shut the doors and unleashed Su Xi, beating them so badly even their mothers wouldn’t recognize them.

With people like this, Ling Yu couldn’t even be bothered to waste words—he suppressed them directly with force.

In just three days, the county office was completely renewed, and almost everyone there was now Ling Yu’s man.

Of course, the main reason he could be so arrogant was that he never intended to serve as a clerk for long.

Once the next county magistrate arrived, he would voluntarily resign from the clerk position.

The New Year was approaching fast, and once spring came, Xiangxi Town would become a living hell.

The local people would be unable to survive, and the officials would bear heavy responsibility.