Magistrate Tao was a man who appeared no older than thirty, with an exceptionally pale complexion and a mustache shaped in a "figure-eight" beneath his nose, giving him a scholarly look. When he saw Hua Xiaomai entering the pavilion, he merely lifted his head slightly and gently placed the teacup in his hand onto the stone table.
"I don't know why you have summoned me... What instructions do you have for me?" Hua Xiaomai clenched her teeth as she uttered these words.
Well, this time she put the label "woman" on herself, and once it was on, it was likely not easy to take off...
"There's no other matter. I just wanted to thank you in person because today's banquet was quite to my liking. The arrangement of dishes was appropriate, and their taste was beyond reproach," Magistrate Tao said, nodding at a soft chair across from him, "You must be tired after working all morning. Don't stand, please have a seat."
