Transmigrated into a Grandpa, Embracing the Laid-Back Life

Chapter 180: Celebration

Steward Wang Defa of the Accounting Office in the External Affairs Hall, his plump face beaming like a full-blown chrysanthemum, hurried into the courtyard carrying a delicate wooden box. Two menial disciples followed behind him, carrying a brand-new stone table and stools.

Instantly, the rich, elegant fragrance of top-grade "Cloud Mist Spirit Tea" wafted through the air.

"Su Ming, look at this place of yours. You're always so busy with affairs, you don't even have a proper spot to receive guests. Please, you must accept this small token of my respect!" Wang Defa instructed the menial disciples to set up the stone table while personally opening the wooden box, revealing a set of high-quality purple clay tea ware and a sealed jar of spirit tea preserved with a jade talisman.

"Steward Wang is too kind," Su Ming stood up, his expression calm, neither overly familiar nor distant.

"Ah, still calling me Steward Wang? You're putting me to shame!" Wang Defa hurriedly waved his hands, the wrinkles on his face deepening further, "From now on, if you have any instructions for the Accounting Office, just say the word! Junior Brother, you're a man destined for great things. We'd be more than satisfied just to cheer you on from the sidelines!"

His posture was extremely humble, but Su Ming knew he hadn't come just to offer congratulations.

Sure enough, after dismissing the menial disciples, Wang Defa personally poured a cup of tea for Su Ming. The tea liquor was a clear jade green, misted with spiritual energy. Lowering his voice, he leaned close to Su Ming and spoke mysteriously, "Senior Brother Su, everyone in the Accounting Office is overjoyed about your promotion. However... there's something I'm not sure if I should mention."

Su Ming picked up the teacup, feeling its warm smoothness. He gently blew away the floating leaves, his movements unhurried, "Senior Brother Wang, please speak freely."

Seeing his steady attitude, Wang Defa felt even more awe. Gritting his teeth, he said, "Your application, Elder Ma personally submitted it. But according to the rules, it must go through a joint review by the Stewards' Hall and the Transmission Pavilion. Over at the Stewards' Hall, with Elder Ma's influence, there shouldn't be much of a problem. But the Transmission Pavilion side... you know, the elders of the Transmission Pavilion value bone structure and lineage the most, and their ways are the most rigid. Your evaluation of 'damaged Dao foundation'... I'm afraid it might... get held up by Elder Luo."

As he spoke, his eyes were fixed on Su Ming's reaction, his fingers unconsciously twisting the hem of his robe.Elder Luo?

Su Ming's mind stirred, but his expression remained unchanged. The one from Formation Peak is also surnamed Luo. Coincidence, or...

"Which Elder Luo?"

Tianzheng, Elder Luo," Wang Defa's voice dropped even lower, "This Elder Luo is famously at odds with Elder Luo from Formation Peak, but the two are surprisingly aligned when it comes to 'upholding the sect's orthodoxy.' He is most averse to the

worth

out the first foreseeable stumbling block on Su Ming's

Brother Wang," Su Ming

on Wang Defa's face grew even more genuine, "If you ever need any information in the future, Senior Brother, just give the order! These eyes of mine aren't good for much else, but I do have

trivial matters before rising to take his leave. As he turned to go, a discarded talisman paper used to wrap tea leaves "accidentally" slipped

Ming bent down to pick it up, about to throw it away, when he noticed two characters written in very faint strokes

Gift-giving, currying favor, presenting a letter of allegiance—a seamless

Wang Defa off, tranquility returned

and the others gave Su Ming were no longer just of admiration, but now held an added firmness

someone like Steward Wang came to actively show goodwill, what worries could there be about

did

Ming! Su Ming! We're

ones, were actually staggering in together, carrying a wine jar half a person tall between them. The

placed in the courtyard, causing the ground to

from our Master's wine cellar!" Qingfeng puffed out his little chest, looking immensely proud, as if

bamboo fragrance and spiritual energy, instantly filled the entire courtyard.

and the others couldn't help but take deep breaths, feeling

workshop. The flowcharts on the walls she couldn't understand,

side, tilting her delicate, jade-like little face up, and asked curiously, "Su Ming, Su Ming, now that you're an outer sect disciple, you don't have to stay here fixing these broken

words were spoken, the previously cheerful atmosphere

Li, Zhang Asheng, and the others involuntarily faded a little. Deep in their eyes, a trace of hard-to-conceal