After leaving the government office, Village Chief He said with a face full of emotion, "I never thought that Qinglan actually knows Lord County Magistrate."

Old Man Shen laughed heartily, "Do you know who backed our Qinglan when she was in the Capital?"

"Who?" Old Man Li and Village Chief He asked simultaneously, looking at him. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Old Man Shen proudly replied, "The Prime Minister’s wife."

"The Prime Minister’s wife?" The two were shocked.

They were educated men and had naturally aspired to careers in government before, so they knew well what kind of official a Prime Minister is.

That’s someone who is favored by the Holy Emperor, and to have the Prime Minister’s wife provide support, that’s enormous good fortune!

After recovering from the shock, Old Man Li chuckled, "Our Qinglan truly is fortunate!"

Village Chief He nodded in agreement, "This fortune, no one can match it!"

Shen Qinglan smiled helplessly, "If I truly have good fortune, I don’t ask for anything else, just that the three grandpas could live to a hundred."

The three heard this and instantly beamed with joy.

Village Chief He laughed, "That’s good. Us three old folks will gladly accept your kind words."

Shen Qinglan smiled, "Let’s go eat something delicious, grandpas. What do you want to eat?"

"When people get old, everything tastes bland," Old Man Li said, "Just find somewhere that has good wine, girl, and take us for a couple of drinks."

"If we’re talking about the best-tasting wine, that’s definitely Wangjiang Building’s daughter red and Shengxiang Restaurant’s fruit wine," Village Chief He said, "I’ve been lucky enough to drink at those places, and the taste is top-notch!"

Old Man Li frowned, "Those places are where the big shots go. Would the wine be expensive?"

"It’s a bit pricey!" Village Chief He said, "A small jar costs one tael of silver."

"Whoa~" Old Man Li exclaimed in shock, "Is it wine or silver we’re drinking?"

"Old Li, you don’t understand, it’s good value," Old Man Shen laughed, "Today, I’m treating you both, you can drink as much as you want, as long as you don’t get sick."

"Where did you get the money?" Village Chief He snorted, "You didn’t take it from your old lady, did you?"

"Nonsense!" Old Man Shen glared, "This money is from the New Year’s gift envelope Qinglan gave me, a full hundred taels."

Village Chief He laughed out loud, "Old man, you’re not ashamed to take the girl’s hard-earned money?"

"Why be ashamed?" Old Man Shen said, "That’s an envelope, auspicious money, it must be accepted."

"Grandpa is absolutely right!" Shen Qinglan smiled, "I’m the one taking the three grandpas out today, how could I let the elders spend money? I’m treating, you can eat and drink anything you want!"

"Look," Village Chief He said, "Someone with money speaks with confidence."

Shen Qinglan chuckled lightly, "Or perhaps, you three grandpas want to buy something else?"

"No, no," Old Man Li waved his hand, "In a little while, we’ll have a couple of drinks and then it’s time to go home."

"So, Grandpa He," Shen Qinglan looked at Village Chief He, "Do you want Wangjiang Building’s daughter red, or Shengxiang Restaurant’s fruit wine?"

"Let’s go to Wangjiang Building," Village Chief He said, "Isn’t that run by the Jiang Family? Let’s go there, got to support our own people’s business."

Shen Qinglan chuckled lightly at this, "I’ll go with your decision."

But Old Man Shen knew a thing or two, and looking at Village Chief He, he said, "Shengxiang Restaurant is good, and so is Wangjiang Building, we can go to either, they’re all run by our own people."

"All our own people?" Village Chief He was puzzled, "You also know people at Shengxiang Restaurant?"