She also understood Ling Mohan's little thoughts, which were simply that he was worried she was angry. But considering Ling Mohan's excellent behavior today, she could be magnanimous and forgive him this once.
"Stop what you're doing. Let's just let the past be the past, but if you dare to offend again, don't blame me..."
"I swear there won't be a next time. If there is, you can kill me with a single blow."
Before Feng Jin could finish her warning, Ling Mohan, being very sensible, promised that he would never repeat his mistakes.
He immediately dropped the task at hand and walked into the pavilion with Feng Jin. He eagerly grabbed a cup of tea and drank it in large gulps.
He was truly parched to death. Working under the scorching sun was a real torment. Fortunately, Feng Jin let him off the hook in time, and he no longer had to toil away.
After only a short while, his arms and back ached terribly, which was more exhausting than leading soldiers in battle.
Feng Jin glanced at the leisurely Ling Mohan and cleared her throat, saying, "Those half-done tasks of yours, are you not going to finish them? Are you just going to abandon them and pay no mind?"
The way they were done was no different from being gnawed by a dog. She was truly impressed with Ling Mohan.
The man turned his head to look at the remaining work site, his eyes darting around. Finally, his gaze fell on Lu Shi, who was sitting nearby, and the corners of his lips curved into a smile.
"Lu Shi, you go and finish the remaining work."
Lu Shi, suddenly called out, was taken aback. He felt it was utterly unbelievable. He had just been sitting there, not saying a word, and was inexplicably caught in the crossfire.
This was too much. After a moment of stunned silence, he came to his senses and looked at Ling Mohan with a somewhat dazed gaze, as if asking if he was serious.
"What are you standing there for? Didn't you hear me?"
"Your subordinate obeys."
Lu Shi reluctantly agreed. Finally, resigned, he got up, picked up the hoe, and began to work with a sense of fate, who could he blame but himself? Ultimately, he was always the one who suffered.
If he had known this would happen, he would have run far away much earlier and wouldn't have been here.
"Alright, now that someone is doing the work, and the sun is so strong, don't get sunburned. Let's go back first."
After arranging everything, Ling Mohan looked at Feng Jin with a flattering expression, wishing he could personally help her walk forward.
This fawning demeanor, as expected, was met with disdainful glances from everyone present, with Lu Shi being the most displeased. His resentful eyes seemed ready to spit fire.
"Lord Lu, thank you for your hard work this time."
Chu Qing glanced at Lu Shi, who was toiling under the scorching sun, and felt he was truly pitiable. A pang of sympathy arose in her heart.
"It's nothing, it's just... it's just that there's too much work here. I won't be able to finish it even if I work until dark. Can you see if you can..."
"No!" Chu Qing subconsciously refused, "I just remembered I have something to do. I'll be leaving now."
Fearing that Lu Shi would ask her to stay and help, Chu Qing vaguely made an excuse, then fled without a trace.
"I..." Lu Shi's mouth opened slightly, but the words he was about to say were swallowed back forcefully. He sighed helplessly. He just wanted Chu Qing to help call a few more people to help, so the work would go faster.
He didn't have any other intentions. She ran away so quickly, not even letting him finish his sentence.
Lu Shi looked helpless and could only resign himself to the hard work, who was he to blame for his misfortune? All the unlucky things seemed to happen to him.
...
"Can you just sit there quietly and stop hovering in front of me? I'm not hungry... and not thirsty either. Pack up all your things and get out of here!"
Feng Jin glared at Ling Mohan with displeasure, gesturing for him to quickly tidy up the messy items on the desk and stop standing there.
Ever since they returned, Ling Mohan had been constantly hovering around her, bringing her food or tea.
This disrupted the train of thought she had just organized. All she wanted now was for Ling Mohan to disappear from her sight as soon as possible, or to sit quietly without doing anything or saying a word.
"You barely ate anything during the meal. I was just worried about you. How about you have a piece of pastry to tide you over? This chestnut crisp is your favorite."
Ling Mohan still approached Feng Jin with a flattering expression, wishing he could shove the pastry directly into Feng Jin's mouth.
"I'm not hungry, and I don't want to eat it." Feng Jin helplessly placed the chestnut crisp offered by the man on the table. Her eyes shifted, and then she said, "By the way, I want to drink some flower tea. Can you go to Ling Wan's place and get some for me?"
Ling Mohan's brows furrowed slightly. Why did she suddenly want flower tea? Although he harbored doubts, he didn't want to disappoint Feng Jin, so Ling Mohan readily agreed and then strode away.
Feng Jin watched Ling Mohan leave with a smile in her eyes. After he was gone, she let out a faint sigh of relief. She had finally sent away the annoying fellow. With no one hovering around, the air felt much quieter.
Seizing the rare moment of leisure, Feng Jin continued to research the latest cosmetics. Yu Yan Fang should have new arrivals. If there were always the same few items, it would make customers feel aesthetically fatigued. To continue attracting people, new products must be introduced from time to time to maintain freshness.
...
Aunty Bai was busy laying out the freshly cut sweet potatoes to dry when she saw Ling Mohan appear at the courtyard entrance. Her heart suddenly jumped, and the basket in her hand fell to the ground. Without even a chance to pick it up, she hurried to Ling Mohan's side.
"Young General, what brings you here? Is something the matter?"
Aunty Bai's nerves instantly tensed, the end of her voice trembling slightly. Her gaze was lowered, and she dared not look at Ling Mohan.
"Where is Ling Wan?"
Naturally, with her naturally cool and detached disposition, she didn't linger in conversation with Aunty Bai and got straight to the point.
"She's in her room. I'll go call her..." Aunty Bai quickly agreed and trotted towards the room. Before she could reach it, Ling Wan rushed out from inside.
Upon seeing Ling Mohan, Ling Wan was also startled. She quickly walked over, steadied her emotions, and said, "Eldest Brother, why have you come?"