Village Chief Ruan, being singled out, could only wrinkle his brows and step out from the crowd, the corners of his mouth twitching stiffly. "County Lord, our Ruan Family Village is crude and simple. It's a country place, I'm afraid it will wrong you."
"That doesn't matter. It's not like I've never had hard days. For my grandmother's sake, I'm willing to put up with it."
Village Chief Ruan, "..."
He secretly took a deep breath. "By rights, I'm the village chief of Ruan Family Village, and your status as county magistrate is right here in front of us. As the village chief, I ought to be the one to host you. It's just that there are too many people in my house, too many eyes, and the children are young and noisy. I'm afraid they might offend the county magistrate. If you're sure you're staying in the village tonight, why not… stay at Ruan Dali's house instead?"
As he spoke, Village Chief Ruan gave a look to the man beside him, who immediately ran out to find Ruan Dali's parents.
