Joy of Life: The Mei Family's Son Grows Up

Chapter 49 Confession Bureau
Chen Pingping certainly didn't tell the truth, but he was right about one thing: he really didn't feel that Chen Pingping had any ill will towards him.

"I believe you have no ill will towards me. To be honest, I have a good impression of you."

Chen Pingping was a little surprised.

"You have a good impression of me?"

Mei Chengan nodded.

"It's true. I think you're a nice person."

Chen Pingping suddenly laughed.

"My reputation is not very good. Many people are afraid of me. Why do you think I am so good?"

On the one hand, Mei Cheng'an had a very good impression of Chen Pingping when he watched the drama, so he had a natural filter when he saw Chen Pingping in this world. On the other hand, he had met Chen Pingping a few times, and except for the time at the Supervisory Commission, Chen Pingping had always been very gentle to him and never put on airs.

As the president of the Supervisory Council, a powerful figure in Qing Kingdom who had great power over everything, spoke softly and gently to a small figure like him and talked to him as an equal, which made it hard for him not to have a good impression of him.

Mei Cheng'an thought about his wording.

"Whatever rumors about you spread outside has nothing to do with me. Although I haven't met you many times, you have always been nice to me every time we met, and you have never made things difficult for me.

Although the Supervisory Council forced me to reveal the shop secrets, I managed to keep it confidential and promised not to pursue the matter of the skills, so I forgave you for that incident, not to mention that you helped me, whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally.

So I think you’re a pretty good person.”

Chen Pingping suddenly realized and smiled.

"So that's how it is. Hearing you say that, I feel like I'm a really good person. The outside world has a lot of misunderstandings about me."

"..."

People are praising you, but you don’t know what humility is, right?

Shadow couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Mei Cheng'an glanced at the shadow and said, "You've eaten bee poop, are you so happy?"

Shadow apologized while laughing.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help it, please continue."

Mei Cheng'an forced himself to adjust his emotions. He had no choice but to curse.

"So you see, you have no ill will towards me, and I have a good impression of you. I think we should be honest with each other, so that we can talk more easily in the future and don't have to test each other anymore. What do you think?"

Chen Pingping thought about it.

"That makes sense. How do you want to be honest?"

Mei Cheng'an already had a plan in mind, so he spoke without hesitation.

"Let's ask each other some questions that we want to ask each other. If the question makes the other person feel embarrassed, they can choose not to answer. If they do answer, they must tell the truth. What do you think?"

Originally, there shouldn't be any punishment, such as drinking or something, but Mei Cheng'an was afraid that Chen Pingping would stop playing with him after the punishment.

Chen Pingping thought this way of playing was very novel and became interested. After thinking about it, he felt that although he was at a disadvantage, it didn't seem like a big problem. At worst he could just not answer.

"can."

Mei Cheng'an breathed a sigh of relief.

"Since I proposed it, you can ask me first."

"it is good."

Chen Pingping thought about it and came up with a question that he was curious about for Mei Chengan.

"I want to know why you haven't written any poetry since you were appointed by His Majesty?"

Damn it! You are embarrassing me right away. Can I say I don’t want to copy or can I say I can’t write a poem?

Mei Cheng'an thought again, the requirement was just to tell the truth, but he didn't say that he had to explain the detailed reasons. Was he trying to cut corners?
"Because I don't want to."

The real thought is that I don’t want to plagiarize. I just removed the word “plagiarize”. It is the truth and there is nothing wrong with it.

Chen Pingping asked.

"Why don't you want to?"

"That's another question, and it's my turn to ask it now."

Chen Pingping paused.

"You ask."

Since Chen Pingping hit his sore spot directly, Mei Chengan also wanted to let Chen Pingping feel the sinister nature of human nature.

"I want to know why you are so concerned about Danzhou. I just went there to expand my business, but you called me to the Supervisory Council and asked me why I chose that place. I also want to ask you, Danzhou is just a remote town, what is there to be concerned about?"

Chen Pingping was stunned. He didn't expect that after so much time had passed, Mei Chengan still remembered this matter.

Shadow was also waiting to see Chen Pingping's reaction with interest. You must be in trouble, hahahaha, you deserve this day.

Chen Pingping hesitated.

"You don't have to answer, right?"

"can."

"Then I won't answer."

Mei Chengan had expected this and didn't insist.

"You ask me instead."

Chen Pingping asked the same question just now.

"Why don't you want to write poetry anymore?"

Mei Chengan did not hesitate.

"I choose not to answer."

"Did you plan for me to enter the Honglu Temple?"

Chen Pingping was stunned again. Mei Chengan actually asked the same question as before. He was fooled by his half-truths before. Now if he answered, he had to tell the truth. If he didn't answer, it would mean he admitted that he lied. He was in a dilemma.

Chen Pingping glanced at Mei Chengan with a strange look.

Good job, kid, you played a trick on me. Will he answer or not?

As he was thinking about it, Chen Pingping suddenly laughed, because he found that answering and not answering expressed the same meaning. This guy was forcing him to admit that it was his plan.

"Yes!"

"I want to know, why are you so sure that your going to the Honglu Temple must be my plan? I can understand that you suspect that the assessment is related to me, but the Honglu Temple was clearly set up by His Majesty, why do you also think it has something to do with me?"

Now it was Mei Cheng'an's turn to hesitate. He couldn't just say that it was because he knew the plot, but not answering would also be a problem. According to normal logic, if you suspect someone and ask, you must give a legitimate reason, otherwise it would be groundless suspicion.

If it was someone else it would be fine, but he is Chen Pingping. If you suspect him without reason and force him to confess, then he will start to suspect you. If he doesn't want to be targeted, he must give a reason.

Hiss~that’s difficult.

Mei Cheng'an thought for a long time and came up with a barely acceptable explanation.

"Because the questions you asked me at the time were all about geographical information of other countries. You also specifically mentioned the archives left by the Overwatch Council in Qilin Pavilion. When I arrived at the Honglu Temple, I found that these were actually the information that the officials of the Honglu Temple must know. The correlation and coincidence were so great. Was it unreasonable for me to doubt you?"

Chen Pingping thought about it and thought that this made sense, so he uttered two words.

"It makes sense. It's your turn."

Mei Cheng'an heaved a sigh of relief in his heart, he had passed the test, but at the same time he was a little excited, because the sex scene was about to begin and he could finally ask the key questions.

"I want to know the purpose of our visit to Honglu Temple. How can I help you? Or, what do you want me to do?"

Chen Pingping remained silent. The room suddenly became quiet, even a little solemn.

At this moment, Wang Qinian suddenly came into the room.

“Sorry for being late…”

He stopped talking halfway because he found that the three people in the room were looking at him with serious expressions.

Wang Qinian stood frozen at the door, his eyes darting around. He keenly sensed that something was not right in the atmosphere in the room, and it seemed like he had come in at a wrong time.

Wang Qinian's reaction was surprisingly quick at this moment.

"Ouch, look at my memory. I forgot to bring a dish. You guys eat first and I'll go bring the dishes."

After saying this, the foot that had stepped into the house stepped back out, turned around and left quickly.

Mei Cheng'an knew that the current atmosphere was inappropriate, but Wang Qinian was so funny that he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Looking back, Chen Pingping was also smiling, and smiling happily.

Even Shadow's shoulders were shaking.

Chen Pingping smiled and turned to Shadow and said.

"I said Wang Qinian is a talent. He reacts so quickly."

Yingzi had complaints about Wang Qinian in many aspects, but he couldn't refute what Chen Pingping said, so he admitted it with a smile.

"It's fast enough."

Chen Pingping laughed heartily.

He stayed there for a long time.

I have never been so happy.

The three of them laughed for a long time before they slowly calmed down.

Mei Chengan brought up the old matter again.

"Do you need me to repeat my question?"

Chen Pingping shook his head. He was not that old yet. He was just hesitating whether to speak out or just not answer. After all, Mei Chengan was just a chess piece he casually placed. He couldn't see clearly what would happen in the future. It was still unclear whether this chess piece could be used or not.

After thinking for a while, Chen Pingping had the answer. He still admired Mei Chengan very much, so he decided to be honest.

"I don't know now, but I may know when the time comes. Even if I know, I may not ask you to do anything, and I won't make it difficult for you to do anything."

"..."

To sum it up in five words, we’ll tell you when the time comes?

Why are you putting it here, here, and here?
No nesting dolls allowed!

It seems that he is unwilling to reveal any useful information.

Mei Cheng'an reluctantly agreed. Although the words sounded a bit empty, they might indeed be the truth. He knew about the future, but Chen Pingping didn't. The only thing he could be sure of now was that he needed Fan Xian to get the secret of the temple from Sean. The specific arrangements and time would probably have to wait until he got to the temple.

Mei Cheng'an was a little disappointed. The reason for his disappointment was that he would not know what Chen Pingping had arranged for him to do until then.

"Okay, I agree, go ahead and ask."

Chen Pingping was still thinking about what question to ask when Shadow leaned over and whispered something in his ear.

After hearing this, Chen Pingping looked at Shadow speechlessly.

Is there anything serious to do? I give in, but he is also quite curious.

“I wonder why you didn’t catch any fish for two months and then suddenly you caught some again.”

Mei Chengan was horrified.

"How did you know this? Have you been spying on me?"

Chen Pingping pointed at the shadow.

"He told me."

Mei Cheng'an raised his head and looked at the shadow with a serious expression.

"How did you know that? Were you spying on me?"

Shadow waved his hands quickly.

"I didn't spy on you. I just glanced at a collection of public opinion in Kyoto this morning. Your story was on it. It was said that it was heard from a vegetable vendor. It spread very quickly. Because it has a fairy mythological color, it was noticed and collected by a certain place."

"..."

Mei Cheng'an was completely speechless at this moment. What was going on?

What just happened yesterday afternoon, how come it got out so quickly? How much do Kyoto people love to listen to stories? Too gossipy, right? The same goes for the first place, collecting this kind of news, are they so free? The same goes for the two in front of me, asking about gossip at such an important opportunity? Too gossipy.

(End of this chapter)