"Ah, Uncle Fu, I just want to be a bit freer, why did you sigh so much?" Lin Wanrong said with a smile, diverting Uncle Fu's attention: "Don't worry, as long as the Xiao family needs my help in any way, I will definitely do my best to assist them. This is also a way for me to repay your kindness."
Looking at his smiling face, there is no intention of repaying the kindness of knowing each other. Fu Bo smiled and said: "You little scoundrel are as slippery as a loach, I don't know what's true and what's false."
Lin Wanrong said seriously: "Fu Bo, don't worry, I'm not good at other things, but when it comes to knowing the favor and repaying it, I can still do it."
Fu Bo nodded and said, "Mm, Lin San, this is what you said, I hope we haven't misjudged you."
Lin Wanrong laughed and said, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Fu Bo, why don't you teach me how to identify flowers and plants first? I've grown up so big, but I still only know how to pick flowers."
Fu Bo shook his head and sighed, this kid didn't seem to have any seriousness, and he didn't know if he could help the Xiao family, so he just had to take it one step at a time.
In the following days, Fu Bo began to teach Lin Wanrong how to prune branches, how to cultivate soil, and how to familiarize himself with the habits of flowers and grasses. Although Lin Wanrong was only interested in picking flowers and didn't care much about planting and raising them, he had a good memory, and after several days, he became familiar with all the flowers and grasses in the garden, and could even describe their temperaments. Fu Bo was very satisfied with his progress.
These days, Lin Wanrong has been patient and stayed in the garden to study with Fu Bo. Every day, he eats three meals on time, and when he is free, he wanders around the big yard. He is a household servant of the gardening department, and there are only two household servants in the entire gardening department. Fu Bo is the first, and he is the second. No one manages him, and he lives a very comfortable life.
In the yard, he had also met Xiao Feng, a bookworm, several times. Xiao Feng was very enthusiastic about him and told him about the scolding he received from his master every day. Lin Wanrong would give him some ideas on how to slack off. For a while, life was quite carefree.
That day, the maids who had run away in fright at the sound of the dog barking all came back to find Lin Wanrong later and chatted with him. Of course, Lin Wanrong wouldn't really mind their "desertion" during the crisis. However, every time he asked about the woman, the maids would change the subject by talking about the dog's strange behavior. As a result, the maids in the courtyard gradually became more familiar with Lin Wanrong, and they moved around more frequently.
Lin Wanrong is humorous and witty, knowledgeable and insightful. Simple words become interesting when they come out of his mouth, and the maids all love to listen to him talk. He knows many interesting things and can speak many obscure dialects. He knows why flowers are red and the sky is blue, and he often recites stunning poems that move heaven and earth. He also sings many catchy little tunes with beautiful melodies, but the lyrics always make people blush.
Having been with these maids for a long time, Lin Wanrong couldn't help but have some romantic feelings and occasionally tell a few off-color jokes. Every time they heard this, the maids would definitely blush and scatter like birds and beasts, but after just one meal, they would gather around him again to listen to his stories about the outside world.
In short, as long as he doesn't tell off-color jokes, everything is fine, but occasionally when he tells some slightly risqué jokes, there are a few bold servant girls who dare to sit down with red faces and listen to him finish.
As a result, Lin Wanrong's reputation gradually spread, and all the maids in the Xiao family's mansion knew that the gardening department had a new and extraordinary lower-ranking servant: handsome and elegant, full of sunshine; knowledgeable and talented, proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting; humorous and witty, knowing everything about the world.
What's even more rare is that this newcomer named Lin San was said to have walked in through the main gate with his head held high when he reported for work, unlike those lowly servants.
As a result, Lin Wanrong gradually became the most popular figure among the Xiao family's servants, and was even evaluated by some gossipers as the number one charming young man among the Xiao family's servants. Of course, these gossipers were all women.
As for those servants, they don't think so. What's so great about that Lin kid? Even if you stick your butt up in the air, you're still just a lowly servant of the Xiao family, no different from me.
Lin Wanrong became the most welcome person among the maids in this mansion, and also became the most hated person among the family servants. However, he didn't seem to notice anything. In his opinion, as long as he didn't fight for power or take advantage of others, but only sought a carefree and happy life, he shouldn't have offended anyone.
Lin Wanrong is not only good-looking, but also knowledgeable, and he came in through the front door, unlike other family members. In no time, he was flying high and blowing his own trumpet - his reputation spread far and wide.
Those slightly charming maids began to find excuses to get close to him, with all sorts of clever excuses emerging one after another.
"Third brother, this is the chicken soup I stayed up all night making for you, hurry and drink it while it's hot——"
"Third brother, I just cooked a sugar and silver ear soup for you, come try some..."
"Third Brother, this is top-grade swallow's nest, I specially got it from Madame Wanli Ke. You try some quickly—"
For a time, the orioles and swallows sang in chorus, the Wu dialect was spoken softly, the plump and slender ones, the soft jade warm fragrance, directly made people's eyes dazzled, unable to look away.
The other servants all stretched their necks and widened their eyes. How did this good fortune fall to this newcomer, a low-ranking servant?
Seeing the jealous eyes of his colleagues, the sisters also started to worry about him. Lin Wanrong said annoyedly: "I'm already low-key enough, but they're still jealous? Alas, it's true what they say, if you don't make people jealous, you're just a mediocre person."
The sentence was spread by the busybodies, and as a result, the entire Xiao family's household launched an angry campaign to discuss Lin, while the servant community took the initiative to form the Lin Protection Corps. The two factions frequently broke out in debates, arguing endlessly.
Lin Wanrong didn't have the heart to intervene, watching as the maids and houseboys argued over him with red faces and ears, he acted like nothing was wrong, eating when he should eat, sleeping when he should sleep, playing when he should play.
The maids saw him so uninhibited and their admiration grew even more, they ran into the garden with greater haste.
Lin Wanrong felt a bit uncomfortable, those maids who had good intentions saw that he was easy to talk to, and several of them made some bold moves.
"Third brother, what kind of flower is this?" A plump maid held a delicate peony flower and gently rubbed it against her chest a few times, a pink glow spreading across her face as she asked in a soft voice.
"Third brother, this rose looks great, can you help me put it on?" Another pretty maid handed him a freshly picked rose, her face flushed with excitement, her body tightly pressed against his, waiting for him to make a flower hairpin.
"Third brother, this chrysanthemum is about to bloom. I want to transplant it into my room. Can you help me carry it over?"
Lin Wanrong was taken aback.
A few maids with ulterior motives pretended to ask about flowers and plants, intentionally or unintentionally getting close to him, the faint scent of water powder and rouge making his "dormant" heart stir slightly.
