She knew that he was specially summoned by the central government. Could it be that there was some trouble and her master had no choice but to travel around to settle it despite his old age?

  Qiao Nan knew that her master, Lin Yuankang, was not in the country. He seemed to be overseas.

  Zhai Sheng sat next to Qiao Nan, their thighs next to each other. It was similar to back when Qiao Nan was still in her second year of junior high school, and she did her revision in the Zhai family’s residence. San Bao, who pestered her father to play with her and to lift her higher into the air, abandoned her father decisively as soon as Zhai Sheng sat down. She revealed little millet teeth and had a wide smile on her chubby face as she climbed agilely to her mother, inching her way into her embrace.

  The two children who were arguing minutes ago settled down in their mother’s embrace. They did not push around or fight each other. Instead, they gave each other a hug.

  Zhai Sheng gave a smack on San Bao’s chubby buttocks for being so heartless. He then focused his attention on the conversation. “The country gave Elder Lin an assignment. You know that he spent a long time overseas, but you may not know that it was because of his experiences that the country asked earnestly that Elder Lin come back to serve the country. Elder Lin not only has a wide network in the country, but he also has a similar network overseas.”

  Many hands made light work.

  Elder Lin had many good friends overseas. When dealing with things, with many friends to help him, everything would go smoothly and easily for Elder Lin.

  Other than Elder Lin’s own ability, the country also valued the friends that he had.

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  Qiao Nan pursed the corners of her lips. “It has to be kept a secret?” Otherwise, if there was anything, not only would her master tell her, but he would also try ways to take her with him so that she could gain experience and learn.

  Qiao Nan could not help but be concerned for her master’s safety since it was highly confidential. It meant that the trip must be very dangerous.

  “Instead of associating it with danger and risk, you can look at it from another perspective: the central government highly values this assignment. Elder Lin has made a lot of contributions to the country. You can be assured that nothing will happen to Elder Lin. If he loses a strand of hair, Peng Yu will be the first to suffer.” Zhai Sheng was very calm. He analyzed it clearly to Qiao Nan.

  Qiao Nan’s eyes lit up when she heard the crucial part.

  She put Er Bao and San Bao to the floor one by one before she patted them on the head. “Er Bao, San Bao, look, Da Bao is playing with the toys by himself. Shall you play with him? Otherwise, Da Bao will be so lonely by himself.”

  Da Bao, hearing his name, raised his head and pouted his lips helplessly. His features had a growing resemblance to Zhai Sheng. He was not lonely at all, but he had to take care of his younger brother and sister.

  Da Bao did not make things difficult for Qiao Nan. He raised his chubby hands and grabbed Er Bao and San Bao. The three children got along well with each other. Er Bao and San Bao also began to realize that Da Bao was the eldest among them and they had to listen to him. Therefore, Er Bao and San Bao did not take issue that their mother abandoned them. Instead, they ran happily toward Da Bao.

  After making sure that the children were well-taken care of, Qiao Nan continued to probe. “What has Peng Yu got to do with master?”

  Now that the children were out of the way, Zhai Sheng had no intention of being hugged by his wife and wanted to get his wife into his arms. It did not bother him that the three children and Miao Jing who stayed close to them were still around. He pulled Qiao Nan into his embrace. “You should know that Elder Lin is very important to the country. Elder Lin is working for the country, so the country has to be responsible for his safety. Peng Yu is capable and hands-on, and he is very cautious and had high expectations of himself. Therefore, Elder Lin specifically asked that Peng Yu be in charge of his safety.”

  Peng Yu had to do a good job. If he failed and Elder Lin was hurt or startled, Peng Yu would have to write a letter of self-reflection, and in the worst-case scenario, the organization would circulate a notice of criticism and he would be demoted, and the necessary disciplinary action would be taken against him.

  Protecting Elder Lin was the most arduous but thankless job, particularly when Elder Lin found Peng Yu an annoyance.

  Elder Lin played petty tricks against Peng Yu, but Peng Yu could not be disrespectful to Elder Lin.

  “Apart from Peng Yu, there should be other people who are in charge of my master’s safety, no?” If Peng Yu became moody and unreliable, would her master be in danger?

  “Don’t worry. There won’t be many people who are of the same rank as Peng Yu. But there will definitely be people who are in a lower rank than Peng Yu. Nothing will happen to Elder Lin.” Zhai Sheng patted Qiao Nan on her shoulder. “I heard that you will not go back to school and you are going back to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. How’s work? Did you run into any problems that could not be solved? You can tell me.” This time around, Zhai Sheng was more concerned about Qiao Nan’s work.

  Last year, Qiao Nan only did her internship for a month, and the minister of foreign affairs, He Yi, was Qiao Nan’s senior.

  During the one month’s time, if Qiao Nan was bullied, Elder Lin would have taken it out on He Yi before Zhai Sheng received news of it and wanted to take revenge for his wife.

  But right now, Elder Lin was not in the country, and Qiao Nan spent more time in the ministry. Although He Yi still did his best to protect Qiao Nan, he could not possibly stay in the ministry all the time and protect her all the while.

  Therefore, Zhai Sheng had to show more concern for Qiao Nan.

  “You came back at the right time. I have some matters to discuss with you.” Qiao Nan told Zhai Sheng what happened at school as well as the fact that the Deng family sided with the Peng family. “Brother Zhai, what do you think is Peng Yu’s or the Peng family’s intention?”

  There was a glitter in Zhai Sheng’s dark eyes. “You don’t have to worry about this. You should have some interaction with Deng Wenchang to know what kind of person he is so that you have an idea of how to deal with him. You don’t have to worry about Qiu Chenxi. Regardless of the plans that the Peng family has, or what Peng Yu plans to achieve with the two of them, I don’t think it will materialize in the end.”

  There was contempt in Zhai Sheng’s tone at the mention of Deng Wenchang and Qiu Chenxi.

  He had been with Qiao Nan for many years. He could tell from her tone that Qiao Nan was confident in dealing with Deng Wenchang. As for Qiu Chenxi, Zhai Sheng had never seen her as his opponent. “Don’t forget about another thing. You no longer need to go back to school, and there are two people who are in a similar situation as you. Zhu Baoguo and Shi Qing are quite capable and they have already joined the special forces for training.”

  “.……Aren’t they students?” Besides, if she was correct, they were suited to be generals in the future. Why was it that they turned out to be average soldiers in the blink of an eye?

  Zhai Sheng smirked. “They are indeed inexperienced. But after all, one of them is Chief Zhu’s son, while the other is my master’s daughter.”