Chapter 178 - 177: Borrowing Money Has to Be Repaid
Jiang Yifan had already warmly initiated a thorough inquiry with Cheung Wusi and Wong Qiao, from where they were originally from, and the local customs there, to what they did for a living, and what they excelled at, and even the condition of their journey, and whether they had registered with the government office. He discussed everything, both great and small, in casual conversation.
It seemed like ordinary questioning, but Ye Xinyan could hear that through Jiang Yifan’s casual questioning style, the jumpiness of the topics, and the laid-back, gentle way he spoke, he had practically turned Cheung Wusi and Wong Qiao’s family affairs upside down.
Ye Xinyan had once read a line in a novel, "As long as you ask the right questions, you are bound to get the answers."
She had once doubted this statement for being too absolute, but after traveling back a thousand years, she unexpectedly had the opportunity to witness the true version of this line. It turned out that through the way questions were asked, you could indeed get all the answers you wanted.
She glanced at Jiang Yifan again. This guy was also quite unlucky, having such a mind, to be ruined by the original host of Ye Xinyan. At the same time, she admired the original host to the utmost, considering Jiang Yifan’s intelligence and yet the original host managed to leave him completely harried and helpless—it was a skill indeed.
Everyone sitting in the room, aside from Qi Yougui, who hadn’t visited the county town more than a few times in his life, was a clever individual who had seen much of the world.
Even Cheung Wusi and Wong Qiao, newcomers though they were, after experiencing round after round of what seemed like Jiang Yifan’s gentle and casual onslaught and having their family backgrounds exposed, also understood that for some reason unknown to them, they had been marked by the Magistrate Sir of Qingyuan County.
After a cordial conversation with Cheung Wusi and Wong Qiao, Jiang Yifan seemed very satisfied with the outcome of the talk, and he appeared to be in a particularly good mood.