"Hey, brothers, we've been beaten up by this kid! Everyone, please focus and help me get revenge!" The two family guards who were just beaten up saw that everyone was chattering away, sometimes wanting to go beat up the Wang family, other times wanting to thoroughly investigate who was sabotaging the peaceful and harmonious situation, but they had forgotten about the main culprit right in front of them. They hastily spoke up to remind everyone.
"Oh, yes, you're a low-ranking servant, on your first day of reporting for duty, not only did you not use the side door, but you also burst in through the main gate and even assaulted a mid-ranking servant. How audacious!" Wang, the steward, said with a pretentious tone.
"Yes, beat him, beat him." A large group of middle-aged house slaves shouted in unison.
The servants and maids who came and went also stopped in their tracks, watching the commotion before them. As they watched the new servant being surrounded by Wang's steward and others, the maids couldn't help but worry about the new servant - how did he manage to offend Wang's steward? He's definitely in for it now.
Lin Wanrong looked at these noisy guys, shook his head helplessly, a plate of loose sand, can't become a trend.
"What else do you have to say?" Wang, the housekeeper, said with a pleased tone: "These brothers' eyes are indeed sharp. Of course, as long as you confess who is behind your back, I can also give you a lighter punishment and guarantee that it won't be difficult for you."
Lin Wanrong had already thought of an excuse and smiled: "Then thank you for your generosity, Wang Guan's family."
He smiled mysteriously and said in a low voice: "Actually, it was Uncle Fu who instructed me from behind."
"Old Fu?" The few guys were shocked, Old Fu was one of the few old-timers in the Xiao family, and even Mrs. Xiao and the young ladies treated him with great respect, not to mention Manager Wang and his men.
Lin Wanrong was just relying on the transcendent status of those three old guys, so he dared to be so unscrupulous. Anyway, with those few old guys supporting him, in this Xiao Fu, there really wasn't anyone worth his fear.
"You said you were sent by Master Fu, what's your name?" This Wang butler was able to sit in the butler position and still had some thoughts, knowing that if he really was sent by Master Fu, he might not be able to handle this kid on his own.
"My name is Lin San." A hint of malicious smile flashed in Lin Wanrong's eyes.
"Are you Lin San? The contract worker Lin San?" Wang asked in surprise.
Yesterday, Lin Wanrong signed that contract, and the news immediately spread throughout the Xiao Fu. The servants of the Xiao Fu suddenly regarded him as a big fool. To be a servant in the Xiao Fu for life, with food and clothing, good treatment, where can you find such a good job? This guy's brain must have been sick, coming up with something like contract employees, after a year when the Xiao family kicks him out, let's see how he cries then! All the servants had a bit of schadenfreude.
Of course, Wang Guan Jia knew more than that. This Lin San was one of the three old men from Xiao's family who were personally selected and praised yesterday. It is said that this kid was late for half an hour during the interview yesterday, and Vice Steward Pang had already received instructions from above to pay attention to a guy named Lin San. So yesterday, Vice Steward Pang accepted Lin Wan Rong's silver, but after finding out he was Lin San, he had no choice but to return the silver.
"It's me, I'm Lin San." Lin Wanrong said with a smile, seeing the different expressions of the servants around him, some mocking, some admiring, and several maids blushing as they gazed at him with peach blossoms in their faces.
"This, this, Lin San, although you have a relationship with Fu Bo, but you beat up the middle-aged housekeeper like this, it's also a bit unreasonable, right?" Wang Guan Jia smiled wryly. Knowing that he had three old qualifications covering for him, Wang Guan Jia's tone had already softened a lot, and saying this was just to save face and show some courtesy.
"I didn't hit him." Lin Wanrong looked innocent: "I just walked in and these two brothers lost their footing on the stairs and rolled down. You two brothers, isn't that right?"
As soon as they heard the name Fu Bo, the two brothers who were beaten knew that they had encountered a tough opponent. Fu Bo was a person in the Xiao family who no one dared to provoke easily, and even Wang, the housekeeper, and Pang, the deputy housekeeper, such arrogant people, would take a detour when they saw him. This Lin San had Fu Bo backing him up, so the two of them considered this beating to be for nothing.
What's most hateful is that this kid still has an innocent look on his face, hypocritically asking "Is it or isn't it, you two brothers?" These two guys had already cursed Lin Wanrong to death in their hearts, but on their faces they put on a pretentious smile and said: "Oh, so that's how it is. Looks like it was just a misunderstanding, a big misunderstanding."
"It was just a misunderstanding, that's good, that's good." Wang the housekeeper wiped the sweat from his forehead and finally found an excuse to step down. Then he glared at the surrounding maids and servants and said: "What are you looking at? Is there something good to see? Don't you have work to do? Be careful or I'll report to the mistress and deduct your wages."
The maids and house slaves scattered, a few of them even daring to stare at Lin Wanrong for a few moments, clearly curious about this contract worker.
Through this matter, Lin Wanrong, although he had just arrived at the Xiao family and was still a lower-ranking servant, was considered a figure in the circle of servants in the Xiao family.
Although this King's steward was also somewhat humiliated, he was a clever person and arranged for Lin Wanrong to be under Fu Bo's command. Yesterday, during the heartfelt conversation with the three old men, all three of them extended enthusiastic invitations to Lin Wanrong, offering him positions as head chef, craftsman, or gardener. However, Lin Wanrong had no interest in any of these roles; he just wanted to kill time here and then leave after a year, without any further obligations.
So among these three departments, he chose and chose again, and finally selected Fu Bo. Under his hands, watering the flowers was also a very pleasant thing to do. Lin Wanrong didn't know anything about planting flowers, but picking them was his specialty.
Wang Guan arranged for Lin Wanrong's errands before leading everyone away.
Lin Wanrong had just managed to extricate himself from the crowd's attention, and had only taken a few steps when he was pulled back by someone. Turning his head, it turned out to be Xiao Feng, the bookworm who had crawled through the dog hole earlier.
Xiao Feng concernedly said: "Lin brother, I just saw you being caught by Wang's housekeeper, are you okay?"
"It's nothing, what could happen?" Lin Wanrong smiled and patted his shoulder: "Xiao Feng brother, from now on in this Xiao family mansion, if someone bullies you, just say I'm Lin San's brother, let's see who dares to move you."
Just now, Lin Wanrong swaggered in through the main gate without saying a word. I heard he even beat up two mid-level house servants with his old fist, but nothing happened to him at all. Scholar Xiao Feng really admires him immensely, and with his care, he should be quite comfortable too.
Xiao Feng, having studied for a few years and being fond of speaking in a refined manner, was assigned to assist several masters as an apprentice. After training for a few years, he might even become a master himself and be considered a white-collar worker in the Xiao family, able to enjoy some small prestige. Lin Wanrong patted his shoulder and laughed: "You have a promising future, you have a promising future, work hard!"
Xiao Feng smiled awkwardly and said: "I'll have to ask for your guidance more often in the future, Lin brother."
Farewell to Xiao Feng, Lin Wanrong went directly to the Gardening Department where Fu Bo was. Although the Xiao family's courtyard is large, Fu Bo lives in a very secluded corner. Lin Wanrong asked five housekeepers and four maids before finding this place.
This is a quiet and secluded courtyard, close to the back mountain. The garden is full of flowers and grasses. The stunning peonies, the elegant and fragrant irises, the subtly scented chrysanthemums, the noble orchids, all are competing in beauty, breathtakingly beautiful, Lin Wanrong's heart is filled with great joy, it's truly a wonderful place to pick flowers.