Chapter 988: Do You Know Who Drew the Blueprint?
Other people also thought this woman might be insane, didn’t they? She was giving off a strange, jarring vibe with her sudden laughter.
"Hahaha." Shu Yu finally laughed enough, straightened up, wiped the corner of her eye, and turned to look at Ms. Mei with a smile, "You said that the blueprints were poorly drawn, like something a child would sketch? Do you know who created them?"
Ms. Mei replied, "Who drew them? God himself? They’re still terribly ugly, that’s undeniable."
"Not quite that exaggerated. No, they weren’t drawn by God himself. However, these blueprints were actually created by Vice Minister of Ministry of Industry from the capital, Lord Yao Tianqin."
Ms. Mei’s eyes widened, "W-Who did you say?!"
It wasn’t the first time Shu Yu had taken the opportunity to bluff using borrowed influence. Since Lord Yao had provided her father with so many blueprints, she thought she might as well use his name when needed.
"Of course, Lord Yao is an official in the capital, someone you wouldn’t recognize. But surely, you’ve heard about the high-speed cylindrical irrigation tool that’s being vigorously promoted across prefectures and counties lately? That’s something Lord Yao designed and manufactured, and which earned high praise from the Emperor himself. And now you have the audacity to say that the blueprints drawn by Lord Yao are subpar? Just whom are you questioning here? Lord Yao’s capabilities, the Emperor’s judgment, or the very irrigation tools that have benefited the nation and brought convenience to the people?!"
Shu Yu questioned them line by line, each one falling like a hammer striking hard on Ms. Mei’s heart.
As her final words landed, Ms. Mei’s face instantly turned pale.
"N-No, that’s impossible." Ms. Mei abruptly raised her head and blurted out, "You’re just trying to scare me. How could you possibly know the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry from the capital, much less have his blueprints?"
Beside her, Ms. Yu steadied herself and echoed in agreement, "That’s right. Where did you even get those blueprints? Did you steal them?"