The strongman's wife who traveled through time and space and became a young general

"Hehehe, Miss Lin, Brother Lin, I knew you weren't the talkative type. I was just being mean and lumped you together with those shameless people in the county. It was really my fault."

Song Congyuan could not see any emotion on Lin Qiuer's face, so he quickly admitted his mistake and offered compensation. "We'll invite you two to have a meal at Wanfulou, the best restaurant in the county, as an apology. Miss Lin, what do you think?"

It doesn't matter if Song Congyuan is suspicious or something, but if he wants to apologize at Wanfulou, the best restaurant in the county, then it doesn't matter if he comes a few more times. No matter what, Lin Qiu'er won't go against delicious food.

"Mr. Song looks like a generous man. My third brother and I will never refuse friends like him." Lin Qiuer said with a smile.

Lin Nanye also saw that his younger sister was interested in the restaurant that Song Congyuan mentioned, and agreed, "Brother Song is obviously a friend worth associating with."

Song Congyuan had never been praised so much for a meal before. He felt a little flattered and boasted, "As long as you two are willing to do me the honor, I can always invite you to have a meal at Wanfulou. Friends should treat each other with sincerity."

"So, why did you come to see me this time?" Lin Qiuer suddenly changed the subject.

This made Song Congyuan, who was still feeling elated, a little stunned. The people he knew in the past always spoke in a roundabout way. Every time they talked about something, they would go around in circles for a long time before getting to the point.

He didn't expect that Miss Lin would praise him one moment and then change the subject to the purpose of coming to see her the next moment. The change was so fast that he couldn't react.

"Haha, haha, Miss Lin, what are you talking about? Why don't I understand?" Song Congyuan didn't know how to respond for a moment, so he had to play dumb.

Anyway, other families in the county said that he was the stupid son of a landlord, so he might as well just stay stupid.

Lin Qiu'er could tell at a glance that this person was playing dumb. She raised a faint smile and decided to teach him a lesson. So she said in a slightly serious tone, "Mr. Song's acting skills are really not that good."

She looked at him and blinked, signaling him not to be so nervous. "You should open your eyes wide, imagine what I'm saying, then tilt your head and open your mouth wide. That's the expression of confusion. If you do this, I can tell you're playing dumb."

Song Congyuan was still grinning, but when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, muttering in his heart: This Miss Lin, how can she speak so directly, and point at other people's shortcomings, it's really hard to deal with. I just wanted to take the opportunity to make friends, but she exposed me and said that my acting skills are not good, wuwuwu...

Song Congyuan looked at Lin Qiu'er's serious eyes and knew that she was not joking, so he had to straighten his face, "Ms. Lin, you really have a keen eye. I came to Gu's house to find you because I really have something to ask for."

"Do you need a favor?" Lin Qiu'er frowned in confusion, "How can I help you?" She looked at Song Congyuan's serious face, looked around, and saw servants busy in the courtyard. This was obviously not a good place to have a detailed discussion.

"Let's go to the yard where we live and talk about it." Lin Qiuer said lightly.

The three of them quickened their pace. Lin Nanye led Song Congyuan and the servant in front, while Lin Qiuer followed slowly behind. They soon arrived at the courtyard where they were staying.

However, what Lin Qiuer did not expect was that Gu Anqing and Chang Qing were also waiting in their courtyard.

"Mr. Gu, why are you here?" Lin Qiuer shouted in surprise.

She thought that Gu Anqing did not come home all night last night and must have a lot of things to deal with today, so how come he still has time to wait for her here?

Gu Anqing did not answer Lin Qiuer's question, but first looked up at Song Congyuan and his servant standing beside Lin Nanye, "Who are these two?"

"I am Song Congyuan, the youngest son of the eldest branch of the Song family. General Gu greets you." Seeing the idol whom he had always wanted to make friends with but was unable to do so, Song Congyuan was so happy that he was a little incoherent.

Lin Qiuer looked at Song Congyuan, who was incoherent and had shining eyes when he saw his idol. She opened her mouth but didn't know what to say, so she simply closed her mouth and stood there quietly.

Gu Anqing sat upright on the chair and accepted Song Congyuan's gift, but his eyes seemed cold and somewhat displeased.

He glanced at Song Congyuan and asked in a routine tone, "Master Song came to the Gu Mansion today. Is there anything important?"

"Yesterday I met Miss Lin and Brother Lin in the teahouse next to the post station and we had a great conversation. I learned that they were new to the county, so I came here today specially to take them around the county and then go to Wanfulou for a sumptuous dinner." When Song Congyuan heard Gu Anqing's question, he immediately answered politely.

His expression and attitude were completely different from the joking and laughing Master Song. In front of his idol, even a figure like Master Song would pay attention to his image.

Gu Anqing snorted when he heard Song Congyuan's words, and turned to Lin Qiu'er and asked, "Miss Qiu'er, you want to go out for a walk, why don't you tell me first? Changqing has loved traveling around the county since he was a child, and he is very familiar with the small shops and restaurants everywhere. We can let him lead the way."

This series of questions popped out of Gu Anqing's mouth like beads.

She didn’t know if it was an illusion, but Lin Qiuer felt that there was a sense of displeasure in his words.

"Mr. Song only said half of what he said." Lin Qiu'er did not directly answer Gu Anqing's question. Instead, she turned to Song Congyuan and asked, "You came to see us brothers and sisters for only superficial reasons. The person you really want to find is Mr. Gu, right?"

"Oh? What do you mean?" Gu Anqing raised his eyebrows with interest, and finally turned his gaze to Song Congyuan, who had been ignored but had an excited look on his face.

Song Congyuan felt Gu Anqing's gaze shift to him, and he immediately straightened his back and tried hard to suppress his excitement.

He spoke with a trembling voice, his voice so weak that it was almost inaudible, "The county magistrate has been killed, and now many official affairs of the county government are temporarily handled by the county magistrate. However, after all, a county cannot be without a county magistrate for a long time, so I think, I think..."

Gu Anqing looked at his hesitation and took over his conversation, "So you want the Gu family to recommend the county magistrate to the imperial city as the new county magistrate?"

Song Congyuan showed a flattering smile and nodded repeatedly, "General Gu is indeed very smart, that's exactly what I meant."

Gu Anqing frowned and said slowly, "The appointment of the county magistrate is a matter for the court. Although my grandfather is a military commander, he has no influence on the appointment of civil officials."

When Song Congyuan heard this, his originally excited expression turned into a little depressed.

He nodded and said, "My second uncle said the same thing. But my father refused to give up and forced me to go to the Gu Mansion to talk to General Gu." He smiled helplessly, "General Gu can't help with this matter, but my father still doesn't believe it."