The Schoolgirl Secret Agent

when the older generation in the family passed away.

The seats around three full tables of feasts were nearly all taken.

“Yirou, come, sit over here!” Zhang Meihua waved at Qin Yirou before gesturing to her to bring her children over to the table where the man had commented on Yun Jian’s young age and starting a company.

The other two tables were fully occupied and that was the only table with a handful of seats vacant.
Favouring Yun Jian, Zhang Meihua had specifically fetched them bowls and chopsticks.

“Ay, sure, mom!” Hardly experiencing her mother’s preferential treatment, Qin Yirou quickly brought the kids over.

Since Qin Yirou was already making her way there, Yun Jian could not possibly stand alone.
Holding Yun Zhu’s hand, she came to sit beside Yun Yi.

One table could fit slightly more than a dozen people.
Adding Qin Yirou and family, the round table was now full.
Zhang Meihua squeezed herself in, purposely slotting herself next to Yun Jian and acting like she was close to her.

“Jianjian, this is your uncle! Your uncle’s in the bureaucracy in Zhe Province! He complimented you just now, said you’re good!” Once Zhang Meihua sat down, she could not help pushing herself forward to introduce the person who called Yun Jian “not bad”.

Yun Jian’s uncle who commented on her just now was Qin Yirou’s older cousin, Qin Li.

Coming from Yun Jian’s generation, they were considered distant relatives to Qin Li.

Anyone with tact understood what Zhang Meihua was trying to say.
She was buttering up Yun Jian while making a hint implicitly that Qin Li was authoritative as he worked with the government.
For someone in the bureaucracy of Zhe Province to call her good was a shower of praise to her.

However, Yun Jian did not hear any hint of commendation from Qin Li’s tone and words just now.