Chapter 106 - 80, As Easy As Turning Over One’s Hand_2
Chen Ji smiled, "If it’s gone, it’s gone; just visit Taiping Medical Hall less often in the future."
The manager laughed angrily, "That’s your own statement!"
Chen Ji nodded, "Yes, I said it myself."
The manager swept his sleeve and left; his arrival was swift, and his departure was swift as well, seemingly unwilling to waste more time here.
At this moment, Bai Li poked his head out from the corridor behind, "Were you arguing with your housekeeper?"
"Yes."
Bai Li spoke softly, "With your intelligence, you must have seen that he certainly doesn’t want you at the Chen Mansion the day after tomorrow. None of the mansion’s housekeepers are fools; they wouldn’t offend people for no reason. This manager deliberately spoke harshly to provoke you into saying something impulsive, which he could then report back to your father... You shouldn’t fall for his tactics."
Chen Ji turned to look at Bai Li and said with a smile, "Going back to Chen Mansion or not doesn’t matter; I never planned to return."
Bai Li responded, "If not returning, then so be it. Come on, let’s make dumplings!"
"Alright," Chen Ji looked out towards Anxi Street, and as the sounds of ’chop, chop, chop’ from chopping the dumpling fillings drifted from the backyard, his mood instantly calmed.
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