She knew Ling Mohan's little intentions, wasn't he just worried that she was angry? But considering Ling Mohan's very good performance today, she could magnanimously overlook it for once.
"Stop what you're doing. Let's forget about what happened before. But if you dare to make another mistake, don't blame me..."
"I promise there will never be a next time. If there is, you can kill me with one blow."
Before Feng Jin could finish her warning, Ling Mohan, being very perceptive, assured her that he would never make the mistake a second time.
He then dropped the tools in his hands and followed Feng Jin into the pavilion. He eagerly reached for a cup of tea and drank it down greedily.
He was truly dying of thirst. Working under the scorching sun was a real torment. Fortunately, Feng Jin had mercifully let him go, and he no longer had to work so hard.
After working for just a short while, his arms and back were already sore and uncomfortable, more tiring than leading his troops into battle.
Feng Jin glanced at Ling Mohan, who was enjoying himself leisurely, and coughed lightly. "What about the half-finished work you left behind? Aren't you going to finish it? Are you just going to abandon it and ignore it?"
The way it was done, it was no different from being gnawed by a dog. She was truly impressed by Ling Mohan.
The man turned his head to look at the remaining battlefield, his eyes flickered, and finally, he settled his gaze on Lu Shi, who was sitting by the side, a smile curving his lips.
"Lu Shi, you go and finish the remaining work."
Lu Shi, suddenly called upon, froze. He felt it was unbelievable. He had just been sitting there, not saying a word, and had been inexplicably caught in the crossfire.
This was too tragic. After a moment of stunned silence, he came to his senses. His slightly dazed gaze turned to Ling Mohan, as if asking if it was true.
"What are you standing there for? Didn't you hear me?"
"Your subordinate obeys."
Lu Shi helplessly agreed, finally resigned, he got up, picked up the hoe, and started working with a sense of fate. Who told him he was unlucky, and he was always the one who got hurt in the end.
If he had known it would turn out like this, he would have run far away earlier and wouldn't have stayed here.
"Alright, now that someone is doing the work, the sun is strong here. Don't get sunburnt. Let's go back first."
After arranging everything, Ling Mohan looked at Feng Jin with a fawning expression, wishing he could directly help Feng Jin walk.
This extremely obsequious demeanor, as expected, was met with contemptuous glances from everyone present, with Lu Shi being the most displeased. His resentful gaze was practically spitting fire.
"Lord Lu, thank you for your hard work this time."
Chu Qing glanced at Lu Shi, who was toiling hard under the scorching sun, and felt he was truly pitiful. A trace of pity rose in her heart.
"It's not a problem, it's just... it's just that there's too much work here. Even if I work until dark, I can't finish it alone. Could you possibly..."
"No!" Chu Qing instinctively refused. "I just suddenly remembered I have something to do. I'll be leaving now."
Fearing that Lu Shi would ask her to stay and help, Chu Qing mumbled an excuse and then fled without a trace.
"I..." Lu Shi's mouth opened slightly, but the words that were about to come out were swallowed back forcefully. He sighed helplessly. He just wanted Chu Qing to help call a couple more people to work together, so it would be faster.
He didn't mean anything else, but she ran off pretty quickly, not even letting him finish speaking.
Lu Shi looked helpless and could only resign himself to working diligently. Who told him he was so ill-fated? Every piece of bad luck seemed to befall him.
...
"Can you just sit there quietly and not hover around me? Also, I'm not hungry now... nor am I thirsty. Clean up all these things!"
Feng Jin glared at Ling Mohan with displeasure, gesturing for him to quickly tidy up the messy things on the table and not just stand there.
Ever since they returned, Ling Mohan had been constantly hovering around her, either bringing her food or serving her tea.
This disrupted the thoughts she had just organized. All she wanted now was for Ling Mohan to disappear from her sight as quickly as possible, or for him to sit quietly without doing anything or saying anything.
"You didn't eat much during the meal just now. I was just worried about you. How about eating a piece of pastry to tide you over? This chestnut crisp is your favorite."
Ling Mohan still approached Feng Jin with a fawning expression, wishing he could directly stuff the pastry in his hand into Feng Jin's mouth.
"I'm not hungry, and I don't want to eat it." Feng Jin placed the chestnut crisp handed over by the man on the table with a helpless sigh. Her eyes turned, and then she opened her mouth and 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 brow furrowed slightly. Why did she suddenly want to drink flower tea? Although he had his doubts, he didn't want to disappoint Feng Jin. 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 this annoying guy. With no one hovering around, the air felt much quieter.
Seizing the rare opportunity, Feng Jin, now with free time, continued to research the latest cosmetics. Yu Yan Fang should have new arrivals. If they always had the same few items, it would cause customer fatigue. To continue attracting people, they had to introduce new products from time to time and always maintain a sense of novelty.
...
Aunt Bai was busy spreading out the freshly cut sweet potatoes to dry when she saw Ling Mohan's figure appear at the courtyard entrance. Her heart suddenly jolted, and the basket in her hand dropped to the ground. Without even a moment to pick it up, she hurried over to Ling Mohan.
"Young General, why do you have time to come here? Is there something important?"
Aunt Bai's nerves instantly tensed, the end of her voice trembling slightly. Her eyes were cast down, and she dared not look at Ling Mohan.
"Where is Ling Wan?"
Naturally, with her naturally calm disposition, she didn't say much to Aunt Bai and got straight to the point.
"She's in her room. I'll go call her..." Aunt Bai quickly responded and trotted towards the room. Before she could reach it, Ling Wan hurried out of the room.
Upon seeing Ling Mohan, Ling Wan was also startled and quickly walked over, steadying her emotions. "Elder Brother, why are you here?"