In the following time, Ge Hong's attention and thoughts were completely focused on Chai Yan, who said nothing. In this way, Ge Hong seemed to have entered a fugue state. Regarding what Situ Zhou said, Ge Hong either
He didn't listen, or he answered the question incorrectly or didn't understand what was said. Situ Zhou was confused and asked his daughter what was going on with his eyes.
Situ Jing didn't know why Uncle Ge was acting so abnormally, so he hurriedly spoke calmly: "Dad, Uncle Ge was injured before, and he was always worried about protecting his daughter along the way. It must be because he was too tired.
, Why not... Why not find a place for Uncle Ge and the others to rest first, and let's talk about it tomorrow..."
"Yeah, that's fine! It's getting late. Ge Yingxiong has been tired all the way, so he should rest early..." Situ Zhou agreed.
Suddenly, Chai Yan said: "Master Situ, the inn you introduced to us is quite good, let Uncle Ge and the others stay there!"
Situ Zhou immediately nodded and said with a smile: "Secretary Chai, I think so too! Living in the same place makes it convenient for Secretary Chai and Ge Yingxiong to reminisce about the past, hahaha..."
"I...this..." Ge Hong's face showed no other expression except shock.
Chai Yan smiled and asked, "Why, Uncle Ge doesn't want to?"
"No...no!" Ge Hong quickly shook his head in denial.
"Okay, that's it, it's decided!" Chai Yan said.
Then, Chai Yan said again: "Master Situ, you father and daughter must have a lot to talk about when they meet. Uncle Ge and the others can be left to me. I will personally take them to the inn to check in!"
Situ Zhou panicked and said: "No, no, how can I trouble Director Chai..."
"Master Situ, Miss Situ, let's take our leave now..."
Chai Yan bowed his hands to Situ and his daughter, then looked at Ge Hong and said with a smile: "Uncle Ge, come with me!"
Ge Hong had no choice. After saying goodbye, he followed Chai Yan and left the flower hall.
"Xiaohuan, go and see you two off..."
Situ Jing hurriedly greeted him, Xiaohuan nodded and ran out.
After everyone left, Situ Zhou said: "Jing'er, why does Ge Hong feel so weird? Look at him just now. When he saw Secretary Chai, he looked like a mouse seeing a cat!"
Situ Jing said: "Dad, how can it be as exaggerated as you said? Uncle Ge is a citizen, and Secretary Chai is an official. There is nothing strange about his restrained behavior in front of him."
Situ Zhou disagreed, thinking that there must be a reason for Ge Hong's strange behavior that he didn't know.
"Dad, we have to find a way to send the bodies of the five Chen Xuns back to their hometown, and we have to provide good care to their families." Situ Jing suddenly changed the subject.
Situ Zhou nodded heavily and said, "Of course! They gave their lives to protect you, and as a father, I will not treat them badly!"
Situ Jing added: "Dad, Uncle Ge and the others want to open a carriage and horse racing business in Ganquan County. My daughter promised them some funding to repay their life-saving grace!"
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"Girl, there's no need to send her off, please come back..." Chai Yan suddenly said to Xiaohuan, still some distance away from leaving the county office.
Ge Hong didn't want Xiaohuan to see the way Guan Maochun looked when he saw Chai Yan, so he also said: "Miss Xiaohuan, don't send me away. You can go back and take care of me."
Seeing that both of them said this, Xiaohuan also wanted to return to the lady as soon as possible, so he said politely and returned along the original route.
When Xiaohuan walked away, Ge Hong whispered: "Chai Yan, why don't you..."
Chai Yan raised his hand to stop him and said calmly: "Speak slowly after you go out!"
After saying that, Chai Yan continued walking outside the county government office.
In front of the county government office, Guan Maochun and Fatty Lai were bored and sat on the steps. When they heard someone coming out from behind, Guan Maochun immediately looked back.
"Uncle Ge... Chai Chai Chai Chai... Oops..."
After Guan Maochun called "Uncle Ge", he saw Chai Yan. He was so startled that he fell down the steps. Compared with Ge Hong before, he was even worse.
Fatty Lai took a moment before turning his head. When he saw Chai Yan's face, he was shocked: "It's...it's you!"
"That's right, the big wild boar is me!" Chai Yan said.
Guan Maochun, who fell down the steps, stood up again and immediately shouted: "Uncle Ge, run...run!"
"Maochun, calm down!" Ge Hong shouted, and the panicked Guan Maochun finally calmed down.
Chai Yan looked at Guan Maochun with a smile, and then said to Ge Hong: "Let's go to the inn first."
The three of them followed Chai Yan to the inn quietly, and no one made a sound during the whole process.
The innkeeper heard that the three of them were Miss Situ's escorts, and hurriedly arranged a room for them.
Ge Hong asked Guan Maochun and Fatty Lai to stay in the hall, while he entered the room with a solemn expression to talk to Chai Yan.
"Why didn't you expose me?" Ge Hong asked Chai Yan.
Chai Yan found a chair and sat down, and asked: "Do you really want me to expose you?"
Ge Hong frowned and asked, "What do you want?"
"I didn't think about anything..." Chai Yan shrugged slightly and said: "For the sake of you saving Miss Situ from the bandits and sending her safely to her father, I thought about it.
, I won’t expose you for the time being..."
Ge Hong said nothing, he didn't know why Chai Yan did this.
When Chai Yan saw that Ge Hong was silent, he stopped talking as well, and his anger suddenly faded away.
After a while, Chai Yan asked, "Don't you have anything to say?"
Ge Hong glanced at Chai Yan, shook his head and said, "No!"
Chai Yan was speechless and had no choice but to say: "I heard from Miss Situ that you want to open a horse and carriage dealership in Ganquan County?"
Ge Hong said nothing, but nodded slightly.
Chai Yan said: "I know you want to live a normal life... OK, I'll give you a chance!"
"Ah?" Ge Hong raised his head in surprise and asked, "Why? We planned to kidnap you before!"
Chai Yan sighed and said, "Actually, I understand that it's not easy for you Shiguo people. You have lost your country and your home, and you are wandering around without a place to live. Can't we give you a chance to change your ways?"
"You...you really think so?" Ge Hong's eyes revealed a trace of hope.
Chai Yan solemnly nodded: "I guarantee with my personality, I really think so! If one day you can live and work in peace and contentment and benefit society, then I have done a good thing..."
Ge Hong was just moved when he heard Chai Yan change the topic and asked: "By the way, is it profitable to drive a horse racing business?"
"Ah?" Ge Hong was confused. Why did he ask this?
"Let me ask you, do you make a lot of money from driving a horse racing business? How much money can you make in a month?" Chai Yan asked.
Ge Hong was stunned for a while, and then said after a while: "About a month... I can probably earn more than ten taels of silver..."
"No, it's just that much?" Chai Yan looked disgusted, holding his chin and shaking his head: "Twelve taels a month, only one hundred and twenty taels a year... Oh my god, how many years does that take?
Just enough for one hundred taels of gold?"
Hearing this, Ge Hong couldn't laugh or cry for a moment. He didn't expose himself for a long time. It turned out that he was still thinking about the one hundred taels of gold!