Zhou Shuren's smile never reached his eyes as he stood listening to the man's grievances. From time to time, he interrupted with questions. See, he asked so thoroughly that no one could claim he was perfunctory, leaving no room for gossip.
Chang Yi turned his head to look at his father, feeling an overwhelming admiration. If it were him, he would have sent the man to the proper place to file his grievance long ago, instead of wasting so much time here.
Once the man was looking dejected, Zhou Shuren stopped asking questions and signaled Jin Yan to take the petition from the man's hand. Zhou Shuren examined it closely, feeling the paper and touching the ink, before finally looking again at the man's attire, particularly focusing on his shoes, with a slight curl of his lips.
Zhou Shuren nodded to Jin Yan, then handed the petition to him and turned to board the carriage.
The man was dumbfounded. Wait, why did Mr. Hou leave?
