Farming Family's Pocket Dimension: A Charmed Little Lady Comes to Farm

For a moment, Liu Fu looked from the Indenture Contract in Mr. Xu’s hand to the one in Gu Fei’s, unable to tell which was real and which was fake.

’Just how is it that this Mr. Xu isn’t even afraid of the Young Master Heir?’ he wondered.

Su Chen, of course, knew that Mr. Xu’s Indenture Contract was a joke. He frowned. "Mr. Xu, you are a man of learning. Aren’t you afraid of becoming a laughingstock by resorting to such tactics?"

Called out by Su Chen, Mr. Xu lost face and sneered, "Don’t spout nonsense, Mr. Su. My Indenture Contract is genuine. If you don’t believe me, let’s go to the government office and have them determine the truth."

Gu Fei smiled. "Alright, then. To the government office it is!"

Su Chen frowned. Just as he was about to say something to Gu Fei, Mr. Xu cut in, "Then let’s be off. Mr. Su, once we get to the government office, you’d best not invoke the name of the Prince Qi Mansion to interfere with the proceedings."

Su Chen snorted. "Then I trust Mr. Xu won’t be invoking the name of the Marquis Mansion, either."

After saying this, he gently tugged on Gu Fei’s sleeve and whispered, "Are you sure about going to the government office?"

"It looks to me like Mr. Xu came prepared. He might have already made arrangements with the government office."

Gu Fei turned slightly to avoid Mr. Xu’s gaze. "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

Su Chen sighed internally. ’Little Fei is still too naive. Does she really think the Lord Prefect will rule in her favor just because her Indenture Contract is real?’

’But it’s no matter,’ he thought. ’Once we get to the government office, if things don’t look right, I’ll just discreetly present my uncle’s calling card.’

Gu Fei turned and called to Lian’er, "Go and get Lan Zhi."

’To verify the authenticity of the Indenture Contract, they’ll definitely have to compare thumbprints.’

Lian’er ran to the back courtyard, where she saw Gu Erlang standing guard at the door. She shot him a glance, knocked, and called out, "Lan Zhi, our lady says you’re to come with us to the government office."

Lan Zhi opened the door, her face filled with terror. "Is that Mr. Xu here? Why do we have to go to the government office?"

Lian’er explained, "Mr. Xu has produced an Indenture Contract, claiming you sold yourself to him. Our lady is going to the government office now to have the magistrate determine if it’s real."

Gu Erlang was so angry he slammed his fist into the doorframe. "How can that man be so shameless!"

Hearing about the Indenture Contract, Lan Zhi’s heart began to pound, but she gritted her teeth and headed outside.

Gu Erlang hurried after her.

In the main hall, Gu Fei had already sheathed her long blade. When she saw Lan Zhi emerge, she said calmly, "Let’s go."

When Mr. Xu saw Lan Zhi, he found her lowered head and furrowed brows gave her a kind of delicate, moving charm. This only intensified his desire, making him want to possess her even more.

Young Master Zhou and Sister Dan were also in the crowd of onlookers outside. They hurried to catch up with Gu Fei. "Little Fei, we’ll go with you."

Lian’er started to follow as well, but Gu Fei stopped her. "Lian’er, you don’t need to come. Stay here and watch the shop."

Then she turned to Old Huang. "Mr. Huang, if Lian’er gets too busy, could you please help keep an eye on things?"

Mr. Huang nodded. "Don’t you worry. Just go."

And so, the group set off for the government office.

The governmental officials and Mr. Xu’s guards followed, trailed by a large crowd of curious townspeople. It was a vast procession, a great throng of people heading for the government office.

As they made their way through the streets, pedestrians who didn’t know what was happening began to ask questions and join the crowd. The group swelled in size until, by the time they reached the gates of the government office, a full one to two hundred people were trailing behind.

The governmental officials at the entrance to the government office saw the large crowd and, not knowing what major incident was unfolding, quickly sent someone inside to report it.

Mr. Xu’s servant beat the drum. A moment later, a governmental official emerged and summoned them inside.

Gu Fei then took Lan Zhi by the arm and walked inside.