"He even boasted that Qin Long was only fit to shovel manure, but now Qin Long isn't the one going. Instead, he beat everyone to it! Isn't that hilarious?" After bursting into laughter, Zhang Meilan was absolutely overjoyed. She was in such a good mood that she even found Qin Long not so annoying anymore.
Tang Xuewu looked at Qin Long, who stood beside her with a calm expression, and felt a surge of surprise. Qin Long, however, looked completely unperturbed, as if he had anticipated all of this from the start.
"Isn't Li Mingjie a candidate for a prominent position in Lin'an District?" she asked, pursing her lips in confusion. "Even if he didn't get a promotion, he shouldn't have been demoted to shoveling manure…"
"Who knows?" Zhang Meilan said, taking a sip of wine, her mind suddenly sharp. "He claimed he messed something up and was sent here by his superiors to 'continue his training.' That's obviously a flimsy excuse. He must have offended some big shot, right?"
