After finishing his official duties, Shen Hao had just gotten off the carriage at his doorstep when someone called out to him.
"Lord Shen."
"Oh, Liu? Why don't you come in and have a seat?"
"Haha, I dare not disturb Lord Shen. I was just waiting here, hoping to catch a word with you."
The visitor was none other than Liu Hengyi, the owner of Hengshun Carriage and Horse Company, who had previously dealt with Shen Hao and even helped him out.
This once prominent figure in Fengri City, the distinguished Master Liu, now looked gaunt, his cheeks sunken, and, more strikingly, his temples had grown quite a bit whiter.
"Come on, let's go inside and talk." Shen Hao greeted him warmly, then turned and scolded Xiaoma, who had opened the door: "Are you blind? Seeing Master Liu standing outside and not inviting him in! If this happens again, I'll gouge your eyes out!"
