After Lin Fang was successfully elected as the deputy director, all the prominent families in Shangcheng went to him to give him gifts and congratulate him.
However, those who visited soon discovered that Lin Fang seemed to have a particularly good impression of the Zhuang family.
The Zhuang family was also somewhat puzzled. Although they had a passing acquaintance with Lin Fang in the past, they were definitely not close friends.
But after arriving at Lin’s house, Lin Fang was surprisingly warm and welcoming to them.
For a businessman, this was naturally a good thing, and Zhuang Jing’s father, Zhuang Lin, quickly became close friends with Lin Fang.
What he didn’t know was that Lin Fang was treating him like his father-in-law, which was why he was so welcoming.
Otherwise, Lin Fang wouldn’t have given the Zhuang family any special treatment.
After seeing the guests off, Lin Fang stumbled back to his room.
But once he returned inside, there wasn’t a trace of drunkenness left on his face.
He took out a hairpin from his pocket. After examining it for a moment, Lin Fang placed it against his lips and kissed it fiercely.
Then, with narrowed eyes, he said, “My little darling, I’ve missed you so much.”
Then, Lin Fang carefully placed the hairpin in his pocket and walked over to the shoemaking machine to begin tinkering with it.
Although Lin Fang was a rough and tough man, he could get rich by selling shoes, so his shoe-making skills were undoubtedly excellent.
At this moment, Lin Fang was holding an embroidered shoe, no bigger than his palm, in one hand, and a slender embroidery needle in the other.
With nimble movements, he weaved back and forth across the embroidered shoe in her hands, and in no time, a lifelike peony flower took shape on the sloping surface.
After cutting the silk thread, Lin Fang opened a black box and pulled out several rubies he had already pierced.
Then, Lin Fang continued to thread the needle and inlay the ruby onto the phoenix embroidery on the embroidered shoes.
After all the rubies were inlaid, Lin Fang breathed a sigh of relief and carefully placed the embroidered shoe in another cabinet.
Then, he began to work on another one.
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Meanwhile, at the Shao family home—
For the past two weeks, since Shao Liangping returned, he would go to Mu Yunge’s place almost whenever he had free time.
Mu Yunge didn’t avoid him as she had in her previous life. Instead, she openly sat in the main hall with her two maids and spoke to him.
Through Shao Liangping, Mu Yunge also learned about Shao Liangsheng’s recent activities.
Today, Shao Liangping brought up the story of Shao Liangsheng’s close relationship with a female student at the school.
“Sister-in-law, that girl also comes from a prestigious family, but of course, she’s not half as pretty as you. I don’t know what my brother was thinking; he’s completely infatuated with her. They even made plans to go boating on the lake tomorrow!” Shao Liangping said while carefully observing Mu Yunge’s expression.
Hearing Shao Liangping’s words, Mu Yunge’s face fell, and she twisted her handkerchief tightly in her hands.
After a moment, she suddenly turned to Shao Liangping and said, “Brother-in-law, where are they going boating tomorrow? Can you…can you take me there?”
Hearing Mu Yunge’s words, Shao Liangping was somewhat surprised.
This sister-in-law, after marrying into the Shao family, had never gone out once except for the day she returned to her parents’ home.
Did she suddenly get so excited that she wanted to go out?
But Shao Liangping quickly agreed, “Sure. But if you see Brother, please don’t be angry.”
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Lin Fang: Wife, look at these embroidered shoes I made for you! Aren’t they beautiful? (Handmade Shoes Skill Acquired)
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