"Mr. Zhu, my name is Lu Jin." Lu Jin took a sip of tea to wet his throat. "I've already seen your assessment results from this morning. A perfect score!"
"To be honest, that was quite unexpected. I always took you for a more... rustic sort of hero."
The term "rustic hero" implied someone with plenty of courage and valor, but little in the way of cultural refinement.
In truth, Lu Jin was genuinely shocked. This completely upended his first impression of Mr. Zhu...
"Hold on a minute, Old Lu!" Chu Bamboo sized up Lu Jin, his gaze shifting to Lu Muxue and finally landing on Madam Xue. He sighed. "Is this some kind of matchmaking session?"
"...?" Lu Jin froze. A storm brewed within him, but he maintained a placid expression as he glanced at his wife. When his gaze returned to Chu Bamboo, it had sharpened. "Even if you are Xiaoxue's savior, words like that will damage her reputation..."
